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EDUCATION
Staples Class of 2024 passed real-life tests with grit, spirit
WESTPORT — Two characteristics of the Staples High School Class of 2024 stand out to Principal Stafford Thomas — their maturity and penchant for having a good time. “This year I’ve seen you live your best lives,” he told 430 graduates seated on chairs spread across the school’s football field at the 137th commencement exercises Monday evening.
Going up: School lunch prices, staff pay and out-of-town tuition
WESTPORT — For the first time in 10 years, the cost of a basic school lunch will increase this fall, by 45 cents. Salaries for the school district’s non-union staffers, including several top administrators, are rising 3 percent for the 2024-25 academic year. And tuition rates for non-residents...
Cellphone Ban At Wilton Schools Moving Quickly Toward Reality
With an apparent groundswell of community support, things have been quickly put in motion by Wilton Public Schools officials toward implementing a student cellphone ban. While Superintendent of Schools Kevin Smith first introduced the idea at the previous Board of Education meeting on May 23 and said he would bring forward a more formal proposal two weeks later, he shared more recently on Thursday night, June 6, that a committee was already in place and would meet on Tuesday, June 11, to examine the question more closely.
WHS Presents 2024 Senior Athletics Awards
On Monday, June 10, Wilton High School held its annual Senior Athletic Awards Night, where Athletic Director Bobby Rushton and other invited organizations presented senior athletes with awards and scholarships. The event also recognized several individual athletes and fans for special contributions they made to athletic life at WHS. Rushton...
Enrichment and Acceleration
When my eldest daughter was in 5th grade in public school, she and several other students apparently finished the “project on an animal of your choice” faster than other students, and had nothing to do with a few days left in the project. So each of them were told by the teacher to pick a second animal and do the same project again. And then a third animal. Not surprisingly, my daughter came home complaining. I sympathized with the teacher: many members of her class of 27 students simply needed more time. The situation prompted me to think further about enrichment and acceleration, and how best we can challenge students.
2024 Metro Awards: 'Les Miz' — and 2 Brewster sisters — win big; full list
PURCHASE — It was a big night for St. Joseph Regional High School's production of "Les Miserables" Monday night at the Metro Awards. The musical based on the epic story of crime, punishment and redemption was named outstanding overall production and won three other honors at the annual celebration of high school musicals in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Bergen counties. ...
Wilton Student Financial Aid Committee Invites Applicants
The Wilton Student Financial Aid Committee (WSFAC) is one of the longest running charities in continuous operation in Wilton, celebrating 65 years of supporting Wilton students heading off to college. The Committee offers financial support not just for Wilton High School graduates, but for any Wilton students who will be attending an accredited, post-secondary educational institution on a full-time basis.
Multiple Bridgeport, Harrison County Students Earn a Cut of Nearly $300,000 in Scholarships through YCF
Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF) is pleased to announce 106 scholarships totaling $293,900 have been awarded for the 2024-2025 academic year. Applications were evaluated by scholarship committees with over 100 volunteers from across North Central West Virginia. YCF currently manages over 40 scholarship funds. New...
Bridgeport's Aidan Sparks Recognized as '24 Winner of Frank Loria Memorial Scholarship Academic Award
Bridgeport’s Aidan C. Sparks has received the 2024 Frank Loria Memorial Scholarship Academic Award which is awarded annually by the Clarksburg Columbian Club as part of the Frank Loria Awards Banquet. The Award is sponsored by David J. Romano of Romano Law Office, LC. The Awards Banquet was held...
Title train keeps rolling for Masuk’s softball program
STORRS, CT — The top seed Masuk High softball team’s Class L State Championship victory, a 4-0 blanking of No. 2 Ellington, at the University of Connecticut on Saturday night, marks a continuation of dominance dating back several years. In fact, Coach Leigh Barone’s Panthers have won six...
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