Uma Ramesh

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Superintendent and BOE Member Pay Tribute to Graduating GHS Student Government Leaders

At every past Board of Education meeting during the 2014-15 school year, GHS Senior Class President Julia Bunte-Mein and Student Body President Blake Reinken eloquently discussed the needs and concerns of the GHS Student Body. At Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, Superintendent William McKersie and Board of Education member Adriana Ospina paid tribute to their achievements and leadership.
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Greenwich Schools CIO Discusses Upcoming Phase of the Digital Learning Environment

Phillip Dunn, the Chief Information Officer for Greenwich Schools, firmly believes that digital devices have the power to change education for the better. At present, he is in the process of implementing phase III of the Digital Learning Environment (DLE), a goal of which is to place a device in the hand of every student within the Greenwich Public Schools (GPS). Continue Reading →

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Sarah Darer Littman’s “Backlash” Deepens the Conversation about Bullying

Greenwich-based author Sarah Darer Littman reflects on her latest book, Backlash, which was published on April 28th, 2015, by Scholastic Press. Backlash focuses on the story of Lara Kelley, a teen brutally cyber-bullied on Facebook, and tells a story of harassment from the perspective of various adolescents involved. Continue Reading →

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“Making God’s World a Better Place” – Reflections of Two Stanwich School 2015 “Graduates”

This past Friday, students and teachers at The Stanwich School gathered together in a Closing Ceremony to commemorate the end of the 2014-15 school year. To reflect on the significance of this past year for Stanwich, this reporter interviewed two beloved members of the school community: Class of 2015 salutatorian Jose Maita-Cerna and departing Head of School Paul Geise, who jokingly refers to himself as a Stanwich “graduate.” Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Historical Society Exhibition Showcases the Community’s Vibrancy

The Greenwich Historical Society designed the Greenwich Voices exhibition, a sign for which is displayed above, to celebrate the town’s 375th anniversary. Greenwich Voices, which will run from April 22nd to August 30th, is defined on the Greenwich Historical Society’s website as “an audio time capsule of life in Greenwich in 2015.” Continue Reading →

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