School & Sports
Granby student writes award-winning PSA
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Bryce Tomasino was honored last week as a finalist at the 14th eesmarts™ Student Contest ceremony held at the state capitol.
School & Sports
GMHS DECA conquers Orlando
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Granby Memorial High School DECA students John Grindal, David Migliaccio, Alessandra Boffi, Erin Moody and Daniel Litin were Ready For It as they joined over 22,000 other DECA members, advisors, and business professionals in Orlando, Florida, for the largest International Career Development Conference (ICDC) ever!
GMHS DECA students in attendance gained first-hand professional, industry knowledge, tested their academic prowess against the nation’s best competitors, attained 21st century career skills through their events and DECA experiences, explored a global network of students and entrepreneurs, and took advantage of the hospitality and tourism that Orlando offers.
Connecticut DECA students were housed at the Renaissance at Seaworld and enjoyed luxurious amenities and accommodations during their visit along with a few special days in the Disney, Universal Studios, and Seaworld theme parks in addition to their academics and studies. DECA’s motto: work hard, play hard!
School & Sports
GMHS Performing Arts brings home Halo awards
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Granby Memorial High School Performing Arts is proud to announce the results of the Halo awards presented on May 28 at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. Forty-eight high schools were represented and Granby was grateful to be one of them.
School & Sports
Superintendent Addley moving on after 21 years with Granby schools
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Granby’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. Alan Addley has been appointed the new superintendent for the Darien Public Schools, and will begin there over the summer.
School & Sports
Board of Education April 17, 2019
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Congratulations to Wells Road for raising over $12,000 for Kids Heart Challenge formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart.
School & Sports
Local student places in statewide art competition
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Christian Cusano, eighth grade student at Granby Memorial Middle School, is the recipient of a third place recognition in the Middle Division of the 2019 Future Problem Solving of Connecticut statewide art competition held at North Haven High School on March 30.
School & Sports
Wells Road School principal named
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Pauline P. Greer has been named as the new principal of Wells Road Intermediate School, effective July 1. Greer brings 14 years of K-6 teaching and instructional leadership experiences to the district with expertise in literacy and social emotional learning.
School & Sports
Safe Grad Night is next month!
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The 2019 GMHS Grad Night is June 14 at the Granby YMCA. Safe Grad Night has provided a free, fun-filled, substance-free event to our high school seniors for the last 33 years.
Focus on Education
District considers changing school start times
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Last year the district established a community School Start Times Taskforce to study the impact of different school start times on students’ wellness and academic performance and to assess the feasibility of implementing new start times for all Granby schools.
BOE
Spring and summer planning for BOE sees exciting changes taking place
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Dr. Alan Addley has announced his departure after 21 years of service to the Granby Education system—11 as superintendent—and will be taking a superintendent position with the Darien Public School system.