Math-A-Thon sees most successful year
Students at Urbin T. Kelley Elementary School have found a unique way to celebrate their fundraising success this year – by taping their principal to the wall. The “Tape Mrs. Kahl to the Wall” event...
View ArticleNew principal picked for Southington Catholic School
Southington Catholic School co-pastors, Father Ronald May and Father Nicholas Melo, announce the appointment of Eileen Sampiere as the new school principal, effective July 1. Sampiere is currently the...
View ArticleSHS musicians perform at All-State Festival
Seven student musicians represented Southington High School (SHS) at Connecticut’s All-State Musical Festival last weekend. The students—three sophomores, a junior, and three seniors—practiced and...
View ArticleHonoring exceptional teammates
Kennedy Middle School eighth graders Dean Bauchiero and Stephen Murray, left, received the CIAC Mike Savage Exemplary Unified Teammate award at the 13th Annual Michaels Unified Sports Cup Awards....
View ArticleSHS finishes in the top 100 in national video contest
A video, aimed at showing inclusion for special needs, above, finished in the top 100 in a national competition. By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Southington High School (SHS) students stepped in front of...
View ArticleTown furthers farming plans
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER The Farm Heritage Committee (FHC) is taking steps to utilize open space properties in town that were once used for farming, and those lands could potentially operate as...
View ArticleSchools present Profiles in Professionalism awards
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Southington Public Schools recognized 14 recipients for the Profiles in Professionalism award. Announced on May 2, the honorees for the 2015-2016 school year were...
View ArticleKnight runners go the distance: Napoli, Garrison sign Letters of Intent
Tracksters Gabi Napoli, left, and Sean Garrison, center, sign NCAA Division I National Letters of Intent during a ceremony at the high school. By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Seniors Gabi Napoli and...
View ArticleSt. Paul Catholic High School sets graduation date
Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Hartford, will confer diplomas at the graduation ceremony for the St. Paul Catholic High School class of 2016, on...
View ArticleBradley Auxiliary awards scholarships
The Hospital of Central Connecticut Bradley Memorial campus Auxiliary announced three local Auxiliary scholarship recipients. Each year the Auxiliary awards three $1,000 scholarships to deserving...
View ArticleKennedy Middle School announced their Students of the Month for April
Kennedy Middle School announced their Students of the Month for April. Front, from left, Dylan Sandow, Justin McMeans, Avery Cowen, Jenna Michaud, Stephanie Starrs and Fanola Dede. Back, Asst....
View ArticleReading with feeling
Holly Lombardi of Southington was a semifinalist at the Kingswood Oxford School Speaker’s Forum. For 28 years, the interpretive reading competition been a rite of passage for sophomores at the West...
View ArticleSt. Paul HS sets graduation date
Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Hartford, will confer diplomas at the graduation ceremony for the St. Paul Catholic High School class of 2016, on...
View ArticleBOE, school officials, and local veterans honor SHS seniors
School and local officials gathered at the municipal center on Tuesday, May 24 for the annual Military Appreciation Luncheon. Six members of the Class of 2016 were recognized for enlisting into the...
View ArticleMagaro graduates from Naval Academy
Colin Magaro successfully completed four years of challenging academic, physical, and professional military training, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy on May 27 with a bachelor’s degree in ocean...
View ArticleSouthington Catholic School welcomes new principal
Eileen Sampiere,Principal of Southington Catholic School The grand experiment is coming to an end with great success, and Southington Catholic School is preparing to take the school to the next level....
View ArticleSouthington’s top 3 reminisce about their tenure at SHS
From left, Southington’s top three graduates, salutatorian Emily Maciejewski, valedictorian Timothy Cocozza, and essayist Natalia Gimenez. By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Southington High School’s (SHS)...
View ArticleSouthington Catholic visits the Capitol
On Monday, May 23, State Sen. Joe Markley (R-Southington) met with students from Southington Catholic School during a field trip to the senate chamber. Markeley offered a lesson about the history of...
View ArticleUNICO partners with Kennedy Unified Theatre
Southington UNICO Sergeant of Arms Ron Ingriselli, presents a check for $250 to John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) Unified Theatre Club advisors Amy Perry and Desiree Daigle. These funds will be used for...
View ArticleClass of ‘46 celebrates 70th reunion
The Lewis High School Class of 1946 recently celebrated their 70th high school reunion at a dinner in the banquet room of Southington Country Club’s Back Nine Restaurant. The youngest of the group is...
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