SchoolTube
CHS Links
CHS Main Webpage
DNN YouTube Channel
Colonia High School Facebook Page
The Declaration Twitter Page
Woodbridge BOE Page
Class Activities
Fun Fact of the Day
Today In Music
Today In Sports
Club meetings
Testing Dates
Township Events
Holiday album review
Holiday Movies
Teacher Feature
The Declaration
CHS Athletics Twitter Page
Club Corner
Beat Coverage
Life in 90 seconds
January 18Final exams are 1/27 and 1/30
November 16American Education Week is 11/14 - 11/18
November 16SEL Wednesdays are during Homeroom after Bl. 1
November 16New marking period starts 11/16
Alexandra Powanda, Fall Editor and Reporter
Alexandra Powanda is a senior at Colonia High School, and is currently 17 years old. She plans on going to college for journalism after high school. She enjoys writing in her spare time and would possibly like to become an author when older. Music is something that she always listens to, she likes all kinds of genres . Watching movies is another thing she enjoys, her favorite movies include, Titanic and Harry Potter. Her favorite book is 13 Reasons Why and she likes to read The Maze Runner series. She likes watching sports like major league baseball and use to play softball. She likes photography, painting, and just being creative. Powanda hopes to be very successful in her future and accomplish many goals.
All content by Alexandra Powanda
ABC Family changes name to attract more audience
Studies suggest that most individuals have a stronger bond with music than with people
The FBI has a Twitter slang dictionary
The summer in Uranus is 42 years long.
The whole Harry Potter series contains 199 chapters, 4,224 pages and 1,090,739 words and has been made into 19 hours and 39 minutes of film
Over 100,000 people have applied for a one-way trip to colonize Mars in 2022
There are 1 billion cars currently in use on earth
On Mars, sunsets are blue
An age limit may be needed at concerts
Music videos in 2015 that stood out
149 – 0 is the highest score ever made in a Soccer game
The first New Year's celebration dates back 4,000 years.
Many Fish can taste without even opening their mouths
You don't like the original version of a song because it's better. You like it because it's the one you heard first.
Apple sold 340,000 iPhones per day in 2012
The world's largest snowflake was reported to be 15 inches across and 8 inches thick
All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas song would equal 364 gifts
Snow is Not White, snow is actually clear and colorless.
Students who chew gum have better math test scores than those who do not, a study found.
The International Space Station is the most expensive object ever built, at US$150 billion.
The Kill Order is a read for those who enjoy books about dystopias
Hockey in 90 Seconds
Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
Christmas movies to get you in the spirit
The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors
Everything you say to Siri is sent to Apple, analyzed and stored
On average, it takes 7 years to grow a Christmas tree, although it can take up to 15
A space suit costs US$12 million.
Canada is the second largest country in the world, right after Russia.
Every minute, 2 million searches are performed on Google
None of The Beatles could read music.
Cats are America's most popular pets: there are 88 million cats compared to 74 million dogs.
Philosophy club is a chance to say what you want
347,000 Tweets are sent every minute
Philophobia is the fear of falling in love.
Over 90% of American movies made before 1929 are lost, no copies are known to exist
There are 106 people named Harry Potter in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau
During the Christmas season, almost 28 Lego sets are sold every second
90% of people restart the whole song if they miss their favorite part
Penguins can jump up to 6 feet out of the water.
The type of music you listen to affects the way you perceive the world.
The most common color for highlighters is yellow because it doesn't leave a shadow on the page when photocopied
Purpose is a comeback album to hear
Listening to music while working out measurably improves physical performance
[Photo] Rick Riordan's new book is something of Viking proportions
Young country music duo Maddie & Tae release their debut album
Nearly 4 in 10 Americans have never moved from their hometown
Purple is the hardest color for the eye to distinguish
A soccer ball has 32 panels
A giraffe can run faster than a horse
Babies are most likely to be born on Tuesdays
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
A piece of paper can be folded no more then 9 times
A jellyfish is 95% water
It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter
A standard slinky measures 87 feet when stretched out
You can change your language on facebook to pirate
Ireland is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween
Mayday Parade headlines the AP tour
Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C., which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years
The first Jack O'Lanterns were actually made from turnips
People worldwide spend more than $150 billion during Halloween on costumes, decorations, food and parties
Former Colonia students are recognized for their sport achievements
Fireflies are also known as lightning bugs
Marty McFly and Dr. Brown traveled to October 21, 2015 in Back to the Future Part 2
Back to the Future: It's all in the future?
The color pink soothes the nerves
Your favorite song is probably your favorite because you associate it with an emotional event in your life
Zebras are actually pretty short and can be 3.5-5 feet tall.
The most popular color is blue
Shakespeare made up over 2,035 words
Men and women see the color red differently
The AP Tour is coming to New Jersey on October 16th
A normal raindrop falls at about 7 miles per hour
Mayday Parade's new album comes out October 9th.
Snow leopards are rarely seen during the day
In 1980, when pacman was introduced to America it sold over 100.000 units in its first year of game-play
On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza everyday
Food Truck & Rock Carnival brings entertainment to all ages
The milky way has over 200 billion stars
Water has recently been discovered on Mars
Today is national coffee day
Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart.
When playing with female puppies, male puppies will often let them win, even if they have a physical advantage.
The longest marathon drumming lasted 133 hours and 3 minutes.
Seahorses mate for life, and when they travel they hold each other's tails.
A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.
Dolphins have names for each other.
Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day.
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue
Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
The student news site of Colonia High School
© 2023 All pictures taken by the staff of The Declaration are the ownership of The Declaration. Therefore, written consent must be obtained to use these photos. • Advertise • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in
Alexandra Powanda