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Stamford Art Students Draw Prestigious Attention, Top Awards Stamford Art Students Draw Prestigious Attention, Top Awards
Stamford Art Students Draw Prestigious Attention, Top Awards A flourishing school art program in Fairfield County is preparing its students to become "visual and creative thinkers" for their 21st-Century career and a prestigious art gallery has taken notice. Fourteen students from Stamford School District's three high schools, including a top winner, received awards at the Silvermine Guild in New Canaan, at the Teen Visions Art Show Nov. 17. The exhibition was sponsored by Jerry's ARTARAMA and showcased artwork by students in the district's three high schools: Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE), Stamford High School (SHS), and…

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Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor
Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor Here's a New York first: Mahopac High School now offers its students the Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery course leading to counselor certification.  It is a viable career in New York, which is fourth, to California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, for having the most employment options for substance abuse counselors. The elective will start in January and be open to juniors and seniors. It teaches students the facts on substance abuse, addiction, and recovery in their local environment, "so they have a stake in the vitality of it," said the district, noting the philosophy beh…

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New HS In Norwalk Will Save Local Taxpayers $100 Million New HS In Norwalk Will Save Local Taxpayers $100 Million
New HS In Norwalk Will Save Local Taxpayers $100 Million The new high school coming to Fairfield County will save $100 million thanks to the state's budget plan for the building.  A new school building will replace the existing Norwalk High School and be built on the same campus. Classes will be held at the current building until the new building is ready, or parts of it said Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff. He made an announcement about the four-year project last week, along with city and school officials. The community response has supported the project, according to Duff. "So far, outside of a vocal few, the response has been ov…

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Around The Schools: Bilingual Boost In Port Chester, Italian Teacher Wins National Award Around The Schools: Bilingual Boost In Port Chester, Italian Teacher Wins National Award
Around The Schools: Bilingual Boost In Port Chester, Italian Teacher Wins National Award Bilingual education opens the world to kids culturally and gives a boost to their brains so it is no surprise that a dual language program is gaining steam at a Westchester school district. The program's goal is to have students become proficient in English and Spanish. Children have the opportunity to be bilingual, bilateral and bicultural thanks to the new dual language program at Port Chester Public Schools. Each of the elementary schools offers students 50/50, Spanish- English Two-Way Dual Immersion program, while John F. Kennedy Magnet School currently runs a 90/10 One-Way Dual Imm…

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Since Losing Son At Sandy Hook Mom Spreads His Nurturing, Healing Love Message Since Losing Son At Sandy Hook Mom Spreads His Nurturing, Healing Love Message
Since Losing Son At Sandy Hook Mom Spreads His Nurturing, Healing Love Message In his final moments, Scarlett Lewis's son Jesse was a hero who saved children before losing his life. For Lewis who founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, her son is remembered on this seventh anniversary of Sandy Hook, not for his murder, but for the message he brought to the world of Nurturing Healing Love. The words were found written on a kitchen chalkboard by Jesse's mother sometime after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 14, 2012. Saturday is the seventh anniversary of the murders of 20 first-grade students and six staff members. The gunman first killed his mo…

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Around The Schools: New High School Campus For Norwalk, Canaan Board Of Education Adds New Trio Around The Schools: New High School Campus For Norwalk, Canaan Board Of Education Adds New Trio
Around The Schools: New High School Campus For Norwalk, Canaan Board Of Education Adds New Trio Norwalk will get a new, expanded high school campus -- totally replacing the existing high school. State Sen. Bob Duff, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, Schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski, and other state and local officials announced plans for the new Norwalk High School on Monday, Dec. 9   The 337,000-square-foot facility will be expanded to include three unique school programs for 2,000 students.  State and school officials estimated that 80 percent of the construction costs will be paid with the help of state taxpayer money. The remaining cost would be paid using local …

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Pump It Up: Education Department Says Greenwich Students Are Fittest Of All Pump It Up: Education Department Says Greenwich Students Are Fittest Of All
Pump It Up: Education Department Says Greenwich Students Are Fittest Of All Are your children getting the minimum recommended daily hour of exercise -- a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline? Take heart, Greenwich Public School parents, because your kids are getting at least that. Their 60 minutes is at school alone. The schools' physical education program drew high marks last month when the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) recognized Greenwich Public Schools as a highly performing, Physically Active School System  also known as PASS, awarding the school district a 2019 Connecticut Red Ribbon PASS Program Award. The award d…

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One Book Unites—Not Divides—Westchester Cities, Towns One Book Unites—Not Divides—Westchester Cities, Towns
One Book Unites—Not Divides—Westchester Cities, Towns Children's interest in reading declines by the age of nine according to the Scholastic 2019 Kids and Family Reading Report. So having children and tweens/teens along with adults included in this year's One Book Westchester is a boost for county families.  The committee decided to offer three reading selections in order to target three different age groups, thus widening the appeal of the project and allowing for families to read together, said Assistant to the County Executive/Operations Roseanne Finizio. The literacy initiative calls upon community members to read the same …

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'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority 'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority
'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority In October, a family at Green Homes, an affordable housing community in Bridgeport, went without water several days through a weekend after a burst pipe flooded their unit and others.  When Mayor Joe Ganim got the news from his staff, he wanted to "find out the correct story" then work on a plan to improve the lives of city housing residents. "There's no reason a mother and two children should go without water the whole weekend. Mayor Ganim truly cares about folks and he's looking at these areas to improve quality-of-life conditions," said Rowena White in the mayor's office. To i…

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No Dread, Just Fun During Phys Ed At This Westchester School No Dread, Just Fun During Phys Ed At This Westchester School
No Dread, Just Fun During Phys Ed At This Westchester School Remember the existential dread of phys ed class? Children good at sports love gym class, but just the thought of going could be en energy drain for non-athletes. Nearly every youngster can learn to ride a pogo stick or spin a plate. They are just a few of the fitness activities that enlivened physical education classes recently at a school in Westchester. Third- to fifth-grade students and their gym teachers at  F.E. Bellows Elementary School in Rye Neck also learned diabolo manipulation, devil sticks, Chinese yo-yo, clowning and stilt-walking from circus performers of O-Town Circus Ac…

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