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Granby Boys Soccer vs Canton
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Jay Harder reported that in the Sept. 29 game, with about 15 minutes remaining, Granby scored a goal on a penalty kick.
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Jay Harder reported that in the Sept. 29 game, with about 15 minutes remaining, Granby scored a goal on a penalty kick.
The Granby Boys Cross Country team had an outstanding season, finishing the regular season undefeated for the first time in 51 years and winning the NCCC Championship for the first time in 44 seasons!
Cayden Mele, a sophomore at Granby Memorial High School, earned a spot in the prestigious Junior Gold National Championship Bowling Tournament in Indianapolis in July 2027.
On Sept. 19 the GMHS Athletic Booster Club hosted Rovers Night, a long-standing tradition in Granby where all of the Rovers (town travel soccer) players, families and coaches are invited to attend back-to-back Boys and Girls Varsity soccer games under the lights at the high school.
Last month, middle school students enrolled in the Fish Kids program gathered in the Salmon Brook Ecology Center to welcome 150 brown trout. The trout arrived in the back of a CT DEEP truck equipped with a cold-water holding tank with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
“Nobody is bigger than the G,” says Mike Dombrowski, head coach of the boys’ soccer team at Granby Memorial High School. Dombrowski motioned to the big G painted at the center of the soccer field, explaining that “the G is a symbol that reminds us we are part of much bigger community.”
Middle school students at the Salmon Brook Ecology Center have learned that the term “brown trout” might be a misleading common name for the species. Their scales include special, pigmented skin cells called chromatophores, which allow brown trout to routinely change colors.
Granby Public Schools is excited to welcome Ashly Darnell as the next principal of Granby Memorial Middle School. Darnell was selected from a robust pool of highly qualified applicants, and her depth of experience, student-centered leadership, and commitment to building strong relationships immediately rose to the top.
The 2026–27 school year is off to a wonderful start in Granby Public Schools.
With the new school year underway, I’d like to give our Granby Public School district families and broader community a window into the work the Board of Education is prioritizing, the impactful issues before us and how you can engage in the conversations that matter to you.