While school populations decline, special needs are on the rise
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER At a recent board of education meeting, a presentation of the school district’s special education programs highlighted the national trend of growing needs that the school...
View Article2019: The year in review, part I
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Another year has come and gone. As we look ahead to 2020, it’s important to take a step back and review the last twelve months: the highs and lows, and everything in between....
View ArticleCSCU commits to Connecticut’s free community college initiative
In December the Pledge to Advance Connecticut (PACT), the state’s free community college program, was officially adopted as a policy by the board of regents for higher education. According to...
View ArticleThe Force is strong in this team: Robotics team begins Jedi training
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The municipal center assembly room was surging with the force on Jan. 4 as the Southington High School FIRST Robotics Team 195, the CyberKnights, gathered for the 2020 season...
View ArticleSouthington’s year in review: 2019, part two
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER It was another banner year in Southington, complete with an exciting municipal election that shook things up, Southington’s season of festivals, progression on a few major...
View ArticleBudget: Superintendent asks for 3.11% increase for 2020-21 budget
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The superintendent of schools made his initial budget proposal presentation of the year during the Jan. 9 board of education meeting. For the 2020-21 school year,...
View ArticleFallen soldiers: Wall of Honor seeks help from community
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington High School Wall of Honor committee is reaching out to the public for help. Last year, chair of the committee Bob Brown started a new initiative. The wall of...
View Article‘Quit Lying’ campaign takes on tobacco propaganda
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Hundreds of Southington High School students took a stand against tobacco use last week in the American Heart Association’s #QuitLying anti-vaping campaign in collaboration...
View ArticleEditorial: A good start to budget season
Maybe we’re reading too much into it, but we could almost feel the defensiveness in his voice when Southington superintendent Timothy Connellan presented his budget proposal at the Jan. 9 board of...
View ArticleStill time to register at Tunxis
Tunxis Community College in Farmington will offer late-start courses and accelerated online offerings this spring in addition to its traditional semester classes. Students can register for late-start...
View ArticleBOE approves budget by split vote
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington Board of Education has voted, 6-3, to approve a 2020-21 budget request of $101,628,444 at an increase of 3.12%. The approved budget includes an additional...
View ArticleECCS earns $4,000 grant
On Thursday, Jan. 16 the Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington (ECCS) was presented with a $4,000 grant at the annual women and girls fund grant presentations. The Main Street Community...
View ArticleRehearsals begin for SHS almuni band
Recently, rehearsals began for the first Southington High School Alumni Band. There are over 50 members so far representing numerous years, including instrumentalists from the Class of 1978 to students...
View ArticleNew assistant principal at Bristol Eastern
The Bristol Board of Education has appointed Melanie Vetrano as assistant principal of Bristol Eastern High School. Vetrano is a 20-year veteran science teacher and instructional leader at Eastern....
View ArticleCatholic Schools Week underway
Catholic Schools Week began on Sunday, Jan. 26. St. Paul Catholic High School hosted the two Bristol Catholic elementary schools for a Mass Monday morning: the K-8th grade students from St. Joseph...
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Still time to register at Tunxis
Tunxis Community College271 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, CT 06032(860) 773-1300 Tunxis Community College in Farmington will offer late-start courses and accelerated online offerings this spring in...
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Superintendent asks for 2.61% increase to $39.2 million next year
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Steven LePage, superintendent of Plainville Community Schools, announced that he will be proposing a $39,227,677 budget for the 2020-21 school year; an increase...
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Chippens Hill student shows off her inventive personality
by JAMILA YOUNG STAFF WRITER Emily Walls of Chippens Hill Middle School with her project. The 2020 Young Inventor of the Year competition is underway. A Chippens Hill Middle School student is...
View ArticleBOE approves budget by split vote
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington Board of Education has voted, 6-3, to approve a 2020-21 budget request of $101,628,444 at an increase of 3.12%. The approved budget includes an additional...
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ECCS earns $4,000 grant
On Thursday, Jan. 16 the Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington (ECCS) was presented with a $4,000 grant at the annual women and girls fund grant presentations. The Main Street Community...
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