Greenwich High School Theater Arts Presents HAIRSPRAY in the Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center: May 17-19, 2018 at 7:00. Order tickets online today. Continue Reading →
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Letter: Few things make me angrier than adults who underestimate teens
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“Snyder asks if GHS students pay taxes, as if being a taxpayer is a prerequisite to exercising one’s right to free expression under the First Amendment.” – Sarah E. Littman Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Berrin Snyder, First Amendment, freedom of speech, Greenwich High School, gun violence, Parkland, Sarah Darer
Letter: Media Ban of March 14 Event at GHS Was Excessive
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“Teenagers are coming of age at a time when attempts to restrict press freedoms have become commonplace, and educators should not become complicit in these actions.” – Michele Turk, president of the Connecticut Press Club Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Connecticut Press Club, Greenwich High School, March 14, media ban, Michele Turk, walk-out
Selectmen Mull GHS Student Parking, Double Parking, Lack of Compliance on Drop off and Pick Up Agreement
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First Selectman Peter Tesei asked for more aggressive police enforcement against double parking on Hillside Road and suggested a working committee be formed to explore smoother drop off and pick up. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Transportation, Ashley Cole, Board of Selectmen, Captain Mark Kordick, Dept of Public Works, Dr. Chris Winters, Elizabeth Dempsey
InLab Scholarship Showcased at National History Day Competition
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This year’s National History Day theme, Conflict and Compromise in History, afforded students many creative avenues of exploration. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Greenwich High School, Innovation Lab, National History Day
GHS Headmaster: Taking away student parking on Hillside Rd does not begin to address congestion
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“Many of the issues you raise are not influenced by student parking on Hillside. Parents make illegal maneuvers, they pull into driveways, they double park. They will do this whether there is street parking or not. …The Greenwich Police Dept has allowed that practice out of sheer practicality. There are not good options for after school pick up.” – GHS Headmaster Dr. Chris Winters Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Ashley Cole, Dr. Chris Winters, Greenwich High School, Hillside Road
Teen Who Walked-Out of Greenwich High School Unity Rally Explains Why
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Christopher McDonnell explained why he walked out of GHS on Wednesday rather than attend a school sanctioned, apolitical rally featuring speakers from student government. His friend Zach Lori shared his opinions of the rally and why he was intimidated to walk out. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Christopher McDonnell, Greenwich High School, gun control, Parkland, school shootings, unity rally, walk-out
Greenwich High School Walk-Out Receives Mixed Student Reactions
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This article was written by Michelle Xiong and Emma Burstiner for The Beak at Greenwich High School, and was published on Friday, March 16, 2018 Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Emma Burstiner, Greenwich High School, Michelle Xiong, The Beak
GHS Students Explain Unity Rally Media Ban; Bemoan Focus of Coverage on Ban
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“I do feel that students should not be punished for that ultimate decision for the press not to be here. That was something that we could not control. We want our focus to be on celebrating our huge accomplishment.” – Willa Doss Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Greenwich High School, national walkout, unity rally
Media Banned from “Unity Rally” at GHS. No “Walk Out” Allowed
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Rather than a walk out, a highly structured indoor event that was billed as a Unity Rally.The first speaker was Headmaster Winters. Continue Reading →