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Eating five a day at North Mianus School, the Fruit and Veggie Challenge is made possible by PTA volunteers, generosity of Stop & Shop, and a willing attitude among the students. Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again. Cub Scouts and their parents are busy making their Pinewood Derby cars. This week at a series of workshops at Camp Seton, the boys and their parents selected a template and got busy cutting and sanding their cars. The boys then take the cars home to assemble and paint. The Pinewood Derby is set for March 13! See you there! Continue Reading →
SummerFare at Greenwich High School is an annual event for exhibitors to present materials and talk with public and private elementary, middle and high school students and their parents about summer programs, internships, and camp opportunities. The event is Jan 27, 2016 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. (snow date Jan. 28). The event is free and open to the public. This year there will be a nice twist to the event. The PTA had a great idea. They are organizing live music and bands to get everyone into the summer and holiday mood. Continue Reading →
Fathers’ Forum guest speaker John Hamilton is CEO of Recovery Network of Programs, the largest addiction prevention network and service in Connecticut. will talk about the opiate epidemic in Connecticut, including Oxycodone, Percocet and Vicodin, among others. The epidemic is of such proportion that President Obama mentioned it 60 seconds into his final State of the Union: “So I hope we can work together this year on some bipartisan priorities like… helping people who are battling prescription drug abuse and heroin abuse.” Continue Reading →
GHS Career Center Counselor Randi Green is back. After 8 years at GHS, she left to work in a private high school in California for a year where the college admissions process was less frenzied and there was a 3 AP cap. She’s back and shares her new perspective on the process. Continue Reading →
Recent GHS grad Katherine Lawrie interviewed current GHS seniors and fellow grads from the class of ’15 to compare their fresh memories of high school stress to those in college. She also spoke to GHS wellness teachers, and touches on the college admissions frenzy, parental pressure, sheer volume of homework and lack of sleep. The results are surprising. Continue Reading →
Despite the shortage of Greenwich School district pre-school slots, Megan Sweeney who is the Family Centers Director of Early Child Education and Head Start said there is no shortage of pre-school slots in town. She said about 95% of Greenwich children attend pre-school and that the remaining 5% are most likely children with a stay-at-home parent. Continue Reading →
If your teen with Autism, Asperger’s, Social Communication Disorder, and other social/emotional challenges struggles to make or keep friends, or has difficulty with peer conflict and rejection, Greenwich Education Group may have the answer. GEG’s Collaborative Center has a 14-week program where teens will learn to make and keep friends. Parents meet concurrently to learn to coach their teen to improve friendships. Continue Reading →
Emmanuel “Ema” Twumasi is a long way from Ghana, where he grew up playing soccer. At 11 he earned a spot at Right to Dream Academy, and at 15 he earned a scholarship to Kent School. This Thanksgiving he committed to Wake Forest University, which is currently ranked number one for soccer.
Fresh from scoring the winning goal for his East team in the Soccer All-American game with just 5 minutes left in the game, the promising 18-year-old soccer player said he looked forward to spending the holidays with his host family, Kirkpatricks of Old Greenwich, eating high school specials from Garden Catering and baking pumpkin pies. Continue Reading →
Stamford Police would like the public to know these investigations are taken seriously since the purpose of these fake licenses is for underage youth to obtain alcohol and enter bars.
The bigger concern is that these licenses can be obtained for more nefarious reasons as far as obtaining fake identities for terrorism related purposes or to gain fake citizenship in the United States.
Parents of underage children should be aware that this is happening and be on the lookout for their children possessing licenses from another state. Continue Reading →