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West Hartford Public Schools has initiated a Green Cleaning Program, in order to reduce the chance of exposure for anyone using WHPS facilities, from produces that might adversely affect human health and the environment.
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The 2010 Summer Options for Kids and Life Learn Catalogs are now online.
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West Hartford Public Schools has looked within and appointed two current staff members as elementary school assistant principals at Smith and Charter Oak schools.
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The Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance has selected two West Hartford teachers for prestigious statewide awards.
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Conard High School has new baseball dugouts gracing the varsity baseball field this season. Due to the generosity of several individuals and contractors, Conard High School now has the use of brand new baseball dugouts.
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Sedgwick Coach Steve Garneau and Conard senior Nick Volpe have both been recently honored with awards for their dedication to sports activities.
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Noam Sturm, currently vice principal at the Smith School of Science, Math and Technology, will begin duties as the new principal at Bugbee Elementary School on July 1, following the retirement of Peg Beecher.
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Ivan Lendl, former World Class Tennis Champion, visited Hall High School on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 to fulfill a promise to Tennis Captain Colin Schlank for raising money for Lendl’s Adaptive Sports Camp.
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Click here to read an article from Kiplinger's Magazine ranking West Hartford as one of the top ten cities (in the nation) for the next decade. "Education is West Hartford's hallmark, and schools - both public and private - are the biggest draw for newcomers to town."
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Scott Ferguson, an English teacher at Hall High School who has been with the district since 2002, has been named West Hartford Teacher of the Year for 2010.
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Celebrate! West Hartford is an annual event held each June, at 50 South Main Street. This year’s entertainment will feature performances by bands from King Philip and Sedgwick middle schools as well as Conard and Hall high schools.
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The Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools announced on May 11, 2010 that a Special Initiative Grant in the amount of $10,000 has been awarded to the Conard High School Technology and Science Departments to help establish an Alternative Energy Technology Awareness Lab and Community Display
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The Connecticut Consortium for Law and Citizenship Education has announced Hall High School has won the 2010 State Mock Trial championship (see picture of winning team on the front page).
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The Board of Education Awards were held on May 25, to honor student and staff achievements in the areas of academics, arts, athletics and leadership. Click here to view the awards presented at the ceremony.
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The 3rd edition of Connections, a districtwide publication presented to you by the Office of the Superintendent, is now available on-line.
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Three West Hartford Public Schools teachers have been named as finalists for the 2010 WHPS Teacher of the Year.
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Earth Day was celebrated this April, and West Hartford Public Schools went green both figuratively and literally, saving taxpayer dollars and teaching conservation by example.
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The first annual West Hartford Middle School Spelling Bee will be held on Friday, May 21st.
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Dr. Ellen Stokoe, Principal of Morley Elementary School, has been named National Distinguished Principal by the Connecticut Association of Schools. At Conard High School, Dr. Peter Cummings, a principal in the Farmington school system, has been named to follow Tom Moore when he moves to his new Assistant Superintendent of Administration position in July.
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The Looking in Theatre of the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts will visit three West Hartford middle schools this spring. The theater group is composed of high school students who present dramatic scenes dealing with important social, family and personal issues such as bullying, sexuality, substance abuse, suicide and how these issues affect adolescents.
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Click here for more information about the 2010 United States Census.
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On April 12, at 7pm, Hall High School will host a Hall vs. Conard Faculty Basketball Game with other fun competitions between the students. All proceeds benefit the American Red Cross Relief Efforts in Haiti.
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Charlie McMahon, an 8th grade student at Bristow Middle School, has been named by the National Geographic Society as a semifinalist in the Connecticut Geographic Bee competition.
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Please click here to see this announcement from the Centers For Disease Control, in collaboration with public health officials from states in the Northeast, concerning an investigation of a multi-state mumps outbreak.
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Seven Webster Hill Elementary School students have won a spot at a world competition for problem solving. This third grade team competed in the Odyssey of the Mind Statewide Finals and took second place among elementary schools in Connecticut.
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Dr. Ellen Stokoe, Principal of Morley School is one of three finalists for the CT Association of Schools (CAS) Elementary Principal of the Year.
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Duffy School has been selected as one of 20 National Finalists for the 2010 National Schools of Character (NSOC) awards program. The selection was made from among 166 applications.
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Two long-term volunteer tutors, Don Grosso and Bernie Gatzen, are being honored at the March Connecticut Association of Schools Volunteer Recognition Banquet.
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Katherine Gillis, a 5th grade student at Morley Elementary School, was honored March 3rd by Governor Jodi Rell for her Veterans Day writing assignment which evolved into a haunting poem and video.
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West Hartford offers two elementary magnet schools open by lottery to any West Hartford student - Charter Oak International Academy and Smith School of Science, Math and Technology.
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Conard High School’s principal Tom Moore has been promoted to the post of assistant superintendent of administration, Superintendent Karen L. List said Tuesday. Click here to view the announcement.
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Joanne Barry-Dutro, art teacher at Hall High School, has been named Outstanding Connecticut Art Educator for 2010 by the Connecticut Art Education Association.
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Conard High School has been named a second runner-up in the 2009 Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) Live Green – Win Green student competition, earning the school a $5,000 grant to fund future environmental improvements at Conard.
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The Board of Education Awards are held twice a year to honor student and staff achievements in the areas of academics, arts, athletics and leadership. Principals, department heads, and teachers refer nominations to the Superintendent’s Office. Click here to view the awards presented at the January ceremony.
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The SEPTA Transition Planning Workshop has been rescheduled for February 24, 2010, 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Click More for Agenda.
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Dr. Robert Fuller, head of emergency medicine at the Health Center, has just returned from Haiti where he worked as a physician-volunteer with the International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Team.
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"Let Your Fingers Do The Talking; Texting, Sexting & Teens" is the title of a family forum sponsored by CyberCompass, West Hartford's Internet Awareness Initiative.
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The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed Public Act 09-199, which obligates the state Department of Public Safety to notify school superintendents whenever a sex offender is released within their school district.
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The best video wins a $20,000 grant from CL&P allowing schools to invest in energy saving devices such as motion sensors and other energy saving devices. Please go to the webpage, watch the video, and then vote for Conard. Click here to vote.
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The 1st edition of Connections, a districtwide publication presented to you by the Office of the Superintendent, is now available on-line.
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West Hartford Public Schools is deploying the Connect-ED rapid communication service by Blackboard Connect Inc., to provide school officials the ability to reach all parents, faculty and staff with time-sensitive information within minutes.
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The Morley School Red Wagon food drive to benefit the West Hartford Food Pantry kicked off its 15th annual event on November 18th.
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The public is invited to attend a Regional School Choice Fair to be held on Thursday, December 10, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., at Avon High School, 510 West Avon Road, Avon.
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Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan has named Kristi Luetjen, Kindergarten teacher at Whiting Lane Elementary School, as the Connecticut 2010 Teacher of the Year.
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Este es un anuncio de Connect Ed de Steve Huleatt, director del Distrito de Salud de West Hartford-Bloomfield, con información sobre las clínicas de vacunación para el H1N1.
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The West-Hartford-Bloomfield Health District will offer an H1N1 vaccine clinic at King Philip Middle School, on Wednesday Nov. 18th, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., for children enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First Grade.
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West Hartford Public Schools will kick off another Conservation Challenge for November 2009.
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Click here for information about the workshop on October 27, 2009.
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Conard High School has been selected by WFSB Channel 3 News as the first “Cool School” of this school year.
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West Hartford Public Schools is pleased to announce the launch of the Connect-ED® service, our new alert and notification service.
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