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Greenwich Men’s Rugby Club / OGRCC will play New Haven on Saturday Oct 8 at Greenwich High School’s Cardinal Stadium. The newly formed club has men age 20-34 and are 2-2 so far this season. There is no fee to go see the game at 2pm on Saturday! Continue Reading →
Reshma Saujani who founded Girls Who Code and who has a wildly popular TED Talk “Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection,” addressed girls from Greenwich High School, Greenwich Academy, Stanwich School, Whitby School, Convent of the Sacred Heart and Greenwich Country Day School. Saujani urged the girls to work on becoming brave, and to embrace risk-taking and failure rather than limit themselves to what they are good at and aiming for perfection.
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Oct 1-2 is a busy weekend in Greenwich, with events including the Knights of Columbus flea market, the chili cook off in Cos Cob, the Boys & Girls Club Muddy Up at Camp Simmons, the GHS class of ’76 reunion, the Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Co open house, and the Teddy Bear Clinic at Greenwich Hospital. Also, apple season begins at the Greenwich Farmers Market in Horseneck lot. Continue Reading →
Brian Fagella and Catherine Veronis have recruited dozens of teenage mentors for a new business called Role Model Mentors, first piloted in Ridgefield. After success in that town, Brian and Catherine hope the operation, which pays teens who are paired with younger children according to shared interests for mentoring relationships. Continue Reading →
Greenwich High School’s class of 1976 is holding its 40th reunion this Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Hilton in Rye Brook. Continue Reading →
School is in session in Greenwich and Domenick Delfino, owner of Joey B’s again offered up his restaurant for a sports team fundraiser. On Tuesday members of the Greenwich High School swim and dive team worked in shifts behind the counter, taking orders for everything from hot dogs hamburgers to to salads. The restaurant, which is popular with GHS students, and the swimmers each have their favorites from the menu, which they listed as the mac ‘n cheese bites, BBQ chicken sandwich, chicken tenders and Oreo milk shakes respectively. The girls explained that previously the girls water polo team did a fundraiser at Joey B’s, as did the boys water polo and boys swim team, so they thought it would be a good idea to follow suit. “You can really raise a lot of money for your team,” said Ainsleigh Winget, a junior at the high school. Continue Reading →
Goldin will advance to the next stage of the program. As one of four Finalists, the State’s Teacher of the Year selection committee will visit Dr. Goldin’s classroom and interview colleagues, students, parents and members of the Board of Education. Continue Reading →
Now defunct clubs at GHS tell a story. Once there were clubs dedicated to specific professions including Future Doctors of America, Future Nurses of America, Future Teachers of America, and Future Business Leaders of America. Back in 1941, GHS cheerleaders were boys! In the 1980s, Greenwich High had a synchronized swimming club.
The Polar Bear Club dived into the Long Island Sound every other Sunday from November to Aprll. Its’ members wrote, “We love it! If you have never been to a Polar Bear swim, you will never understand the feeling of accomplishment you could have, standing on the beach dripping wet, with icicles forming in your hair.” Photo: Compass yearbook, 1990 Continue Reading →
About 640 seniors streamed into the GHS performing arts center on the first day of school. Friends found each other and the air buzzed with excitement. Dr. Winters asked everyone to stand up and introduce themselves to someone they didn’t know. He also urged them to keep making new friends and participate in SRO, which is a great chance to make go beyond longstanding friend groups. Continue Reading →
Great enthusiasm on display in Cos Cob’s hub on Tuesday afternoon, the last free day of summer for Greenwich High School upperclassmen. These boys spent their time raising funds for the soccer booster club. Continue Reading →