Student questions to the candidates focused on abortion, gun safety, mental health, the ballot question about no excuse absentee ballots. Continue Reading →
Student Led Debate at GHS is Final Encounter between Simmons and Fazio before Nov 5
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Greenwich High School Students Partner with Huntington’s Disease Society of America for Fundraising Walk
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Two Greenwich High School students, co-presidents of the school’s Anatomy and Physiology Club, Mia Lin (senior) and Benjamin Zackson (junior), said their club has partnered with the Huntington’s Disease Society of America to organize a walk on Nov 2 at Sherwood Island State Park to raise funds for Huntington’s disease. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Schools, Volunteering, Benjamin Zackson, Greenwich High School, Huntington's Disease, Mia Lin
With a Passion for Cars, Greenwich High School Students Car Detailing Business Takes Off
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GHS freshman Austin Ho started a car detailing business. He was joined by his older brother Trevor and friend Nick Petrov, who helped with the website and social media. This week, through a lot of hard work over three hours, the trio brought a tired looking 2006 BMW back to life. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Schools, Austin Ho, car detailing, CT Car Care, Greenwich High School, Nick Petrov, Trevor Ho
Feedback to BOE: School Safety, Foreign Language Cuts, Class Sizes, GHS School Spirit, Loss of Flex Time, Traffic at Dismissal
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“Is all that lost school community, all those extra cars on the road, all those students who can’t meet with teachers, really worth an extra two minutes of class time?” – Hadrian Nobay, GHS class of 2026 Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Alexandra Stevens, Brent Reeves, Central Middle School, Dr. Toni Jones, flex time, Greenwich High School, Hadrian Nobay
PHOTOS: Greenwich Veterans Honored with Connecticut Wartime Service Medal
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The event was held in the GHS Performing Arts Center where veterans were presented with the Connecticut Wartime Service Medal, established by Gov Jodi Rell and the CT General Assembly in 2005 as a way to recognize the service of the state’s veterans. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Allen Green, Barbara Havranek, Barry Wood, Boris Lucana, Branford Mills, Brian Maher, Bruce Maclennan
Families Alerted to GHS Freshmen Football Team Bus Wrong-Way Incident
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“Due to heavy traffic and construction detours on Interstate 95 in the Norwalk area, the bus driver needed to reenter the highway, but did so in the wrong direction.” – Dr. Toni Jones, GHS principal Ralph Mayo & GHS AD Peter Georgiou Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, First Student, Greenwich High School
A Dozen GHS Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
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On Wednesday officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced 16,000+ Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program including students at GHS and the local private schools including Brunswick, Greenwich Academy, Sacred Heart Greenwich and GCDS. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Greenwich High School, National Merit Scholarship Program
Greenwich High School’s Popular Ethics Course: “It’s about what is the right thing to do and why.”
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Alcorn said the goal of the course is to give students the vocabulary and habits to think through situations they will encounter and be able to articulate their decision making.
“There aren’t necessarily right answers. There are well reasoned answers. That can be liberating for the students.” – GHS social studies teacher Ken Alcorn Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Erik Lee, Ethics, Greenwich High School, Joe Baske, Ken Alcorn, Margarita David, Michael Belanger
Officials Mark Completion of GHS Secure Vestibule with Ribbon Cutting
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“At that time the entire student body gathered in the student center to commemorate the opening of the ‘new’ Greenwich High School. Over the years we have added a science wing, a performing arts center, team rooms, fitness center and a dance studio. The school district rehabilitated the entire building in the 1990s. As we completed all this construction and created a new house, we never built an entry-way worthy of one of the best high schools in our country. Until now.” – GHS principal Ralph Mayo Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Ashley Cole, Craig Amundson, Dan Watson, Greenwich High School, Jake Allen, Jim Himes, Lisa Sylvester
New School Year, New Novel: GHS Social Studies Teacher’s Second Book, “Grimwell” to Be Released Sept 2
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Greenwich High School social studies teacher Michael Belanger wears many hats, and in his free time he writes across multiple genres. The release date for his second novel, “Grimwell,” is Sept 2. Continue Reading →