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Six youth from the Granby 4-H Club won the State VEX Robotics competition and qualified to represent Connecticut at the VEX Robotics World Championship, April 29-May 1, in Louisville, Ky. At Worlds, the youth competed in teamwork, programming and driving competitions.
Granby Memorial Middle School student Caelum Janski has been raising more than a few eyebrows among teachers and peers this year. Not only did the 8th grader win the school-wide geography bee, he qualified to compete against 100 of Connecticut’s best geographers in the state geography bee.
At the end of a very successful season, the players in the Granby field hockey program counted their wins and donated needed food items to the Granby Food Bank.
Business Manager’s Report
Business Manager Anna Robbins, presented the March statement of accounts that reports a negative forecast of $251K, which is $97K worse than the prior month. Special education expenditures are projected to be unfavorable at $297K, which is $57K less favorable than last month.
For most students at Granby Memorial High School, the school day begins at about six in the morning. This gives them enough time to eat breakfast, get dressed, and catch their bus, the earliest of which comes around 6:25 a.m. They go to school until 2:20 p.m. and then go right home.
Teaching and Learning
Jeff Stanwood, business teacher at the high school, along with student DECA members Jenna Dauria, Marile Marzo, Jacob McDonald, David Migliaccio, Owen Plourde, Andrew Quagliaroli, Jillian Thrall, and Joseph Wix presented to the board after attending the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
Grade 8 High Honors Brian Austin, Lauren Badorek, Alexa Bajek, Alexa Becker, Katherine Benoit, Pearce Boit, Ashley Bristol, Tyler Brown, Griffin Carey, Brianna Cassin, Courtney Cassin, Ashlyn Clapprood, Troy Crockett, Amelia Davis, Kayla Davis, Carly DeMartino, Maeve Dingley, Kylie Downs, Natalie Ehrenwerth, Madison Ellrod, Isabella Garbeck, Eleanor Gies, Andrew Giuliano, Jessica Gnesda, Benjamin Gottsche, Madeline […]
Parents for a Safe Grad Night need your help. The committee needs donations and volunteers.
The Granby Education Foundation invites you to honor exemplary students, innovative educators, and appreciated community members who have made a difference in education in the town of Granby by participating in the GEF’s tribute program. While the tribute program runs year-round, it makes a particularly appropriate end-of-school year gift to recognize a student’s achievements, thank community volunteers and acknowledge inspiring educators both within the school system and throughout the area.
Granby’s seventh and eighth grade girls’ travel basketball team won the NCC Travel Basketball League championship.