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New AP Courses Proposed at GHS; Student Gov Leader Warns Heavy Course Loads and Earlier Start Time Take a Toll on Sleep, Erode Community life

“With earlier start times amid the budget cuts of last year, this sleep issue will continue to grow. Looking back to the classes before us, we find traditions that have long been lost. I’m sure many people watching online and in this room can attest to some of their best moments at GHS being SRO, the parade down Putnam, and the once grand senior pranks – all done away with today. One main reason for this is less time and less sleep. This can be accredited to the increase in AP participation where students see more homework and a more demanding course load.” – GHS student body president Gabe Elezaj Continue Reading →

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GHS Student Body VP, PTAC President Seek More Community Input on Future Schools Operating Budget

“It is disheartening that at the last BOE meeting where you took a vote on the new budget, there was no discussion. It was déja vu back to a BET meeting last school year, where we all came out month after month, urging, pleading and sometimes crying – and none of it mattered.” – Lisa Sylvester, PTAC president Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Schools Chief, Dr. Toni Jones: Good News about Bus Parking, Test Scores and CMS Open Enrollment

Jones said as a result of an agreement with St Paul’s Church on King Street, the district was able to remove buses from Julian Curtiss School where staff had been parking in the grass. Also, a portion of the buses parked at Western Middle School – about 25 – will relocate to the church parking lot for the remainder of the school year. Continue Reading →

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WMS Alumnae Sisters Compete in ACC Women’s Basketball, Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse

Greenwich natives Mackenzie and Camdyn Nelson have been familiar names in local basketball circles since their days at Western Middle School, where they began dominating area leagues. Now, the sisters rank among the 1–2% of high school athletes who go on to compete at the NCAA Division I level. Continue Reading →

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