Skip to content
  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • In the News
  • Contact
  • Newsletter Sign-Up
  • Advertising
  • Testimonials
  • NewCanaanite.com
  • NewCanaanite.com
  • News
    • Around Town
    • Government
    • Public Safety
    • Schools
    • Opinion
      • The Grazing Ram
    • Obituaries
    • Sports
  • Real Estate
  • Business
  • There & Then
  • Our Animals
  • Podcasts
  • Events
    • Add Event
  • Who Knew?
  • Global Navigation
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • In the News
    • Contact
    • Newsletter Sign-Up
    • Advertising
    • Testimonials

NewCanaanite.com - Big news for a small town: New Canaan, CT.

NewCanaanite.com (https://newcanaanite.com/tag/katrina-parkhiill)

  • News
    • Around Town
    • Government
    • Public Safety
    • Schools
    • Opinion
      • The Grazing Ram
    • Obituaries
    • Sports
  • Real Estate
  • Business
  • There & Then
  • Our Animals
  • Podcasts
  • Events
    • Add Event
  • Who Knew?
Subscribe

Katrina Parkhiill

Board of Education

The Grazing Ram: The Real Problem with Making Columbus Day a Holiday 

By Leo Mikkola-Patel | February 22, 2023

[Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of “The Grazing Ram,” an opinion column by New Canaan High School sophomore Leo Mikkola-Patel.]

The Board of Education last month voted not only to make Columbus Day a holiday but also to extend school by one day in the summer. This decision is detrimental to students and also demonstrates a broader issue in the Board—namely, that its members are putting personal political interests above the general interests of the student body and town. The Educational Drawback 

It’s obvious why taking away a day in October is extremely detrimental to learning. As school is starting up, having every day that we can in school is extremely important. In early October classes start to get into the rhythm and large projects, assignments and tests are assigned.

Most Popular

  • New Canaan Teen Charged with DUI
  • New Canaan High School Class of 2025 Graduates [VIDEO]
  • Hoyt Farm Road Colonial Sells for $1.9 Million
  • Police: Teen Arrested After Violating Restraining Order
  • Police Seek Help ID’ing Cyclist

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

* indicates required

Events

« June 2025 » loading...
S M T W T F S
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
Fri 20

Men’s Club to learn gardening tips Friday at meeting

June 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Fri 20

The Shawshank Redemption

June 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Sat 21

“Unleash the Artist In You” Painting Workshop with Melissa Benedek

June 21 @ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Most-Read Past Month

  • Parents Sue in New Canaan Boy’s Nonfatal Drowning Case
  • Richard Anthony Franco, Jr., 74 
  • Woman, 36, Charged with Leaving Children Unsupervised in Vehicle
  • Tina Marie (Mazzola) Kinol, 45
  • Commercial Building Owners Propose Hotel on Locust Avenue
  • New Canaan Teen Charged with DUI
  • Property Developer Details Proposal for New Hotel on Locust Avenue
  • Town Council Committee Discusses Next Steps Regarding Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
  • Town Council Honors the Late Keith Richey
  • Deborah C. Moran, 57

This Is Us

  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • In the News
  • Contact

Follow

Like Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on YouTubeFollow Us on InstagramSubscribe via RSS

Archives

Helpful Links

  • NewCanaanite.com
  • Town of New Canaan
  • New Canaan Public Schools
  • New Canaan Library
  • New Canaan Chamber of Commerce
  • New Canaan Police Department
  • New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1
  • New Canaan Land Trust
  • New Canaan Office of Emergency Management
  • New Canaan Nature Center
  • New Canaan Historical Society
  • Drug Free New Canaan

We Like

  • Darienite
  • Greenwich Free Press
  • Good Morning Wilton
  • The Monroe Sun

Our Newshounds

Our Newshounds

Dexter & Wallace

© Copyright 2025, Newshound LLC. Reproduction of material from any NewCanaanite.com pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. Newshound LLC is a registered LLC in the state of Connecticut.

  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • In the News
  • Contact

Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Back to top ↑