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Granby Lions Club – May 1
Community Scholarship Association of Granby – May 1
Citizens for a Better Granby (Granby Drummer) – May 1
Democrat Town Committee – May 4
Students should contact Ms. Caruso in the high school guidance department for applications.
The Granby Board of Education (BOE) recently charged the Superintendent of Schools to conduct an administrative study to explore the impact of different school start times on students’ wellness and academic performance and to assess the feasibility of the implementation of new start times for all Granby schools. In Connecticut, school districts such as Greenwich, Wilton, Guilford, West Hartford, and Simsbury have implemented, or are currently exploring, new start times.
Since 1991, Valley Pre-School has been using the power of imagination to transport its 4s classes on a magical beach vacation for one day each March. The annual “VPS Florida Trip”, now in its 27th year, is one of the school’s most beloved traditions and the source of many happy memories for VPS alums.
A true labor of love, parents and teachers spend hours clearing out the classroom and preparing the space.
As we pass the week of midterms at GMHS, you may have been hoping for a better grade on some of your exams. This article may help give your grades for future tests and final exams a little boost, as it will suggest tips you have never used before, or may help you bring your current strategies to the next level. Whether you are a freshman or an experienced upperclassman, it is always helpful to learn new last-minute study tricks or try out some entirely different strategies.
Parents for a Safe Grad Night need your help. We need donations and volunteers.
GRADE 8
HIGH HONORS
Brian Austin, Lauren Badorek, Alexa Bajek, Alexa Becker, John Bell, Katherine Benoit, Ashley Bristol, Tyler Brown, Alexandra Camilleri, Griffin Carey, Brianna Cassin, Courtney Cassin, Ashlyn Clapprood, Troy Crockett, Amelia Davis, Kayla Davis, Eli Dehner, Carly DeMartino, Maeve Dingley, Kylie Downs, Natalie Ehrenwerth, Lily Fetridge, Isabella Garbeck, Andrew Giuliano, Jessica Gnesda, Theodore Godard, Benjamin Gottsche, Madeline Green, Alyssa Groneman, Emma Hansen, Alexandra Hassett, Kate Hollister, Caelum Janski, Alec Jedamanov, Devyn Jennings, Timothy Jennings, Kevin Jones, Katherine Kaczkowski, Madelyn Karadimas, Joshua King, Ryan Kollmorgen, Noah Kroninger, Rachel Larson, Makayla LaTorre Gronningsater, Sarah Maher, Juliette Marzo, Isabella Mattson, Katrina McCord, Aniella McGovern, Julia McHugh, Seth Mowry, Katelyn Murach, Erin Panella-Malley, James Phillips, Ashley Puglise, Savannah Rijkse, Madelyn Samplatsky, Natalie Scanlon, Jacob Scotto, Elizabeth Squier, Jessie Talasco, Margaret Thrall, Autumn Tirillo, Alyssa Wilson, Ryan Ziskin. HONORS
Katarina Anderson, Samuel Banever, Grace Bennett, Pearce Boit, Matthew Boock, Philip Bors, Skylar Boucher, Isabelle Brooke, Jason Brown, Russell Brown, Jacob Burnham, Laci Cyr, Kevin Davis, Kylee Disabella, Luke Dlugolenski, Troy Duffy, Mary-Alice Dyer, Margaret Ellis, Madison Ellrod, Griffin Fairchild, Peter Fulwider, Aaron Galuska, Devin Galuska, Eleanor Gies, Liam Heinze, Trent Hieber, Max Jansen, Haley Kaczka, Molly Laird, Pippa Large, Anthony Mazzucco, Ally McDonald, Olivia Medina, Dustin Mintell, Ethan Morton, Ryan Mowry, Hayden Mueller, Chelsea Newton, Carl Novak, Steven Peterson, Justin Phillips, Mckenzie Provost, John-David Rainwater, Gage Robertson, Joshua Sears, David Sessions, Kira Sharp, Kyirell Sheffield, Alan Siedlecki, Bennett Simpson, Natalie Smyth, Mairead Spellacy, Jack Steele, Natalie Taylor, Garrett Thompson, Lauren Thompson, Amber Tomasino, Breanna Wallace, Kaitlyn White, Jacob Wimble, Grace Yoder.
On January 27, the Shannon-Shattuck Post 182 of the American Legion hosted approximately one hundred people for its annual Game Dinner at its post in Granby. The purpose of the yearly game dinner is to raise money for the Post’s annual scholarship fund awarded each year to a Granby High School senior.
Board members present: Jenny Emery, Mark Fiorentino, Lynn Guelzow, Melissa Migliaccio, Sarah Thrall, Rosemarie Weber, Brandon Webster, and Sarah Cusano, Student Representative. Announcements
• Dr. Addley read a statement regarding the Florida shootings: “It is a sad day when any Superintendent of Schools cannot confirm the safety of our staff of students” and went on to inform the Board of the recent state safety grant awarded to Granby for $1M.
Patricelli-Regan has established an initial yearly scholarship in memory of her mother, Sylvia Davis Patricelli, for a graduating senior from Granby Memorial High School who is pursuing a career in the fine arts. Patricelli-Regan and her parents previously lived in post-WWII Granby and she wished to encourage the creative arts within Granby’s academic curriculum in recognition of her mother’s success as an internationally recognized portrait painter from Australia.
