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Michelle Xiong entered the Connecticut Bar Foundation Statewide Essay Contest with an essay on the topic, “Taking a Knee or Taking a Stand,” which dealt with school discipline in a case involving a high school athlete’s refusal to stand for the national anthem and a fellow student’s reaction to his protest. Michelle is also a Greenwich Free Press writer. Continue Reading →
In part 1 in “A Look Back,” a series on what life was like for Greenwich High School students over the years, Maxine King interviews Bob Lynagh. Continue Reading →
Julian Fraser, a 2014 graduate of Greenwich High School, passed away in February after a battle against osteosarcoma. His friends and family swam to honor him at this year’s Swim Across America open water swim. Collectively, the team raised over $82,000. Continue Reading →
Friends and teachers of Nic Del Priore recall a humble, driven student, passionate volunteer, and dedicated member of the GHS theater department. Continue Reading →
Fairfield Pizza provided the Critics with incredible food at relatively low prices. Continue Reading →
June 24 is the Greenwich/Stamford Swim Across America event, and Alec Fraser is the honored speaker. Team Julian has raised over $60,000, making it the top fundraising team in the nation.
Diana Tramontano’s team will include members of the Greenwich Academy and Brunswick School communities: Hannah Subramaniam, Paula Scanlan, Ben Israel, Marcus Hodgson, Ever Lasley, Alex Morgan, Cole Pierce, Kristina Norrgard, Jack Muccia, Jack Sparks, and Gwendolyn Walker. Continue Reading →
Commencement speaker Alisyn Camerota told the class of 2017 they are graduating into a divided, toxic world where national discourse is punctuated by anonymous trolls. She urged graduates to take lessons learned at Names Day and in the Kindness Campaign out into the world and be good listeners. Continue Reading →
At a memorial service on June 24, there will be a collection non-perishable food items to donate to Neighbor to Neighbor in memory of Nicolas’ efforts through Roots & Shoots. Continue Reading →
“It is one thing to allow some students to choose to get up early for an extra-curricular on non-core elective, and something completely different to force more than 2,600 students to come in every day for core academic courses at an hour that has been clearly shown to jeopardize their health, well being, and academic performance.” – Valerie Erde & Wheatleigh Dunham, Start School Later, Greenwich Continue Reading →
Denise and Mark Longo met 37 years ago. She was 13 and he was 15. They married young – Denise was 21 and Mark was 23 on Jan 27, 1990 – and are going strong today. Continue Reading →