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Alissa Landberg is the senior class president for the class of 2018 and she’s very excited for the upcoming year.
“I wanted to challenge myself and really see what I could do in a more serious position.” Alissa said about her decision to run for senior class president. She is only the second female student to be elected to this position at Greenwich High School in the last ten years.
Greenwich High School students gathered at the YMCA of Greenwich to spin in support of girl’s education. Organized by the Greenwich High School Girl’s Empowerment Club, the proceeds went directly to support the club’s She’s the First scholar, Lisbeth H in Peru.
Joined by the YMCA’s own, Bob Deangelo and Heather Brown, the group enjoyed an hour of invigorating exercise with great music. The class was lead by enthusiastic spin instructor, Wendy Coleman. Continue Reading →
The Girl’s Empowerment Club at Greenwich High School is holding a spin class at the YMCA of Greenwich this Sunday, June 11 to raise money for their sponsored scholar in Peru, Lisbeth.
The club’s mission is to empower girls through education. Through its partnership with non profit “She’s the First,” GHS students support girls in developing countries be the first in their family to graduate from high school. Last year, the club raised enough funds to give a scholarship to Lisbeth, a girl attending secondary school in the Sacred Valley of Peru.
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Docked at Indian Harbor is the Pachamama, a fifty foot sailboat which is home to the Schwoerer family. For the past sixteen years, Dario and Sabine Schwoerer have lead the TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition, an expedition with the mission to collect data on climate change and to share their discoveries with others. Continue Reading →
In May, 2014, Greenwich High School seniors Courtney Oarr and Matt Pignataro, interns for Greenwich Free Press, wrote, “Picture this. You’re heavily intoxicated at a party with no way home. Or, your promised ride home is not in a position to give you a lift. Who do you call? Not Safe Rides. Safe Rides, once a popular program in the Town of Greenwich, is officially off the road.”
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The Thanksgiving food drive and fundraiser at Greenwich High School was organized by the Roots and Shoots club. Students and teachers brought in enough perishable food items for 150 food insecure families in Greenwich to have full Thanksgiving meals.
In an emotional and cathartic event at Bruce Museum, teens and parents listened to the stories of Giovanni Rivera of MTV fame, as well as several Greenwich High School teens who shared their stories of mental health and recovery. Continue Reading →