Food

Holiday Recipe: Festive Naan Pizza ~ Red, White and Green

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Get into the Holiday Spirit with this gorgeous, and quite healthy appetizer. Make ahead, and heat with colorful toppings before serving. Naan dough is quite easy to make and roll – have fun with it! The Holiday season is upon us – Serve your guests this creative, delicious pizza for Christmas, New Year’s Eve, or New Year’s Day

Naan Bread is simple to make at home ~ Yogurt enriches partial whole grain dough which comes together in minutes. Step by step directions for a crispy exterior and a soft chew inside – a bread base for all of your creative toppings. Continue Reading →

Schools

Behind the Scenes at “Cardinal News” with Greenwich High School Broadcast Journalism Students

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Greenwich High School now offers a broadcast journalism class, taught by longtime media teacher Richard Detmer. We trailed them during their Friday class as they interviewed students in the Student Center and mapped out Episode 5 for Cardinal News. Taking the place of traditional homeroom, Cardinal News appears on the school’s Vimeo Channel. Watch the embedded Episode 4 and stay tuned for Episode 5. Continue Reading →

Schools

BOE Fodder: Fixing Spotty Wi-Fi inside GHS; Providing Greenwich Students with Wi-Fi at Home

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At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, GHS student government leader Spencer Faragasso said that a survey of students revealed that Wi-Fi in the building is spotty at best. Phil Dunn said 25 students have been identified as not having Wi-Fi at home and he was excited by an announcement that same day from Charter Communications in Stamford that they would make available Wi-Fi for $15.00 a month for low income students. Continue Reading →

Later Start Start Time Advocates Press Board of Ed to Give SST Committee a Mandate

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At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting a dozen parents took turns at the microphone during the public hearing portion of the meeting. They all urged the Board and Superintendent to issue a policy directive to the school start time steering committee. They said that a clear mandate would make their task less ambiguous. In response, Dr McKersie said, “I think it is healthy to have some debate and discussion.” He said a transportation consultant was nearly selected and insisted that the committee is focusing on the “how” rather than the “if.” Continue Reading →

Schools

John Yoon to Return to GHS. Future of Last Chance Agreement Hangs in the Balance.

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Town Attorney Wayne Fox told the Board of Education it was not in their purview to made decisions about the validity of the 2014 Last Chance Agreement signed by John Yoon. At Thursday’s Boad of Education meeting, a parent of 3 GHS grads urged the Board of Education to re-examine it in short order and “avoid a repeat of what was an expensive, time consuming and emotionally charged process.” Continue Reading →