Ex-Canaanites

‘Something Really Beautiful and Energizing’: NCHS ’09 Grad Valk Hitting All the Right Notes

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On the evening of Nov. 7, 2014, Laura Valk took to Stage One of the Rockwood Music Hall, a venue located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, to perform with her band Skout. And to perform music from her debut EP, set for a worldwide release the very next day, titled ‘Again Anew,’ to a live audience for the first time. A musician typically would have days—if not weeks—to prepare with her bandmates for such a pivotal moment. Yet as a result of crazy, hectic schedules, Valk only got to rehearse with them the night before. So with just one night’s practice and the band playing on a corner stage so small that its drummer had to play off to the side, Valk walked up to the mic, looked out at the about 70 people who filled the intimate, standing-room-only venue to capacity, and played the first note of her musical career.

"5 Things I'm Obsessed With"

Teen Girls Obsessed With Shopping and Netflix

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For this installment of “5 Things I’m Obsessed With,” I ran into these three teens on their way for a quick dinner after a long day of typical summer fun. For Chloe, Victoria, and Charlotte, hanging out with friends to shop or watch Netflix is all apart of their everyday summer lifestyle. Having that, here are these teen New Canaanites’ “5 Things I’m Obsessed With:”

Chloe Sigg, 15

Friends
Bathing Suits
Snapchat
Shoes
Netflix

Victoria Whitcomb, 15

Netflix
Food
Shopping
Summer
Friends

Charlotte Sigg, 13

Shopping
Netflix
Brandy Melville
Starbucks
Friends and Family

Street Style

Street Style: Basics to Boho

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Despite it being the final month of summer, incoming college sophomores Julia Fleisher and Tess MacKenzie are excited to keep the summer style alive with basic staple pieces to just about everything boho. NewCanaanite: What are you wearing today? Julia: Today I’m wearing a pair of Lululemon high-waisted black leggings, a gray cropped tank top matched with a gray suede hat, and all white Kenneth Cole sneakers. Tess: I’m wearing a striped flowy long sleeved romper with a pair of black and beige Birkenstocks, and blue Ray Ban Aviators. NewCanannite: What would you say your day-to-day style is?

"5 Things I'm Obsessed With"

Seventh Graders Obsessed with Football’s Giants and Patriots, Basketball’s Knicks and Celtics

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Glad I was able to catch up with a group of sports fanatical seventh-graders outside Baskin Robbins and learn all of the latest sports news. Whether the topic ranged from the 2016 NBA Draft picks and Derek Rose signing with the New York Knicks, or their excitement for the upcoming football season, these incoming sevies are always on track with the latest news the ESPN and the NFL Network apps. With that, here’s what these sports-crazed kids had to say in this installment of “5 Things I’m Obsessed With,” where we ask young New Canaanites to give us their lists:

Justin Villeneuve, 12

Lacrosse
Listening to music
Having fun
Eating junk food
Being active outside

Matthew Wronski, 12

Boston Celtics
Dallas Cowboys
Dez Bryant
Tony Romo
Kevin Durant

Beau Ahrens, 12

Boston Celtics
New England Patriots
Isiah Thomas
Al Horford
Tom Brady

Matt Kelley, 12

New York Knicks
New York Giants
Boston College Eagles
Kristaps Porzingis
Odell Beckham Jr.

Will Schneider, 12

New England Patriots
Tom Brady
Boston Bruins
Boston Celtics
Boston Red Sox

Local People

Street Style: Comfortable and Cute

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For this installment of “Street Style” we caught up with New Canaan’s Sofia Paloka, a rising senior at New Canaan High School and barista at Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee. New Canaanite: What are you wearing today? Sofia: Today I’m wearing ripped boyfriend jeans from Urban Outfitters. A white flowy off the shoulder top from Caren Forbes. Accessory wise, I’m wearing jewelry that I just bought in Belize from my mission trip, my round Ray-Ban sunglasses, and my favorite sandals from Forever 21.