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Greenwich Teachers to Return to Buildings Monday; CIAC to Evaluate Sports One Week at a Time

After the first two days of professional development were switched to remote, teachers will return to their buildings Monday. Meanwhile CIAC announced that fall interscholastic sports will proceed, despite recommendations from the State Dept of Public Health. Continue Reading →

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CIAC: Fall Sports Conditioning to Resume, DPH: Consider “7v7” Style Football and Outdoor Girls Volleyball

The Dept of Health said moving girls volleyball outdoors or playing a “7v7” style of football that eliminates tackling and line play may be modifications that would allow both of these sports to be considered in the “moderate risk” outdoor sports category. Continue Reading →

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GCDS Proposes ‘Soft Opening’ for Turf Field and Temporary Bleachers

On Tuesday Greenwich Country Day School returned before the Planning & Zoning commission with a revised proposal to upgrade their lower school athletic fields at 47 Fairfield Rd, which is at the end the dead end at Cardinal Rd. Now that GCDS extended their grades through 12th and acquired the former Stanwich School for their high school campus, they seek to establish a top tier varsity athletic program. Currently, at the high school campus at 257 Stanwich Rd there isn’t enough room for a full size multi-use field. Back in January, GCDS went before P&Z with a much larger proposal. They had sought to upgrade two grass playing fields to synthetic turf, and construct a field house with boys and girls locker rooms, visiting team locker rooms, training room and toilets underneath spectator seating for 478, plus portable bleachers that seat 200 and public toilet rooms on one side of building. Continue Reading →

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