Quinnipiac University Student With Cystic Fibrosis Graduates After Six Years
Nicole Antaya of Orange, graduated Saturday, May 18 after fighting cystic fibrosis and receiving a double lung transplant. Antaya, a Quinnipiac University senior psychology major, took part in the commencement ceremony at the People’s United Center on the York Hill Campus after spending the last six ye...
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Race Brook Students Receive Superintendents Award
Four 6th grade students from Race Brook School were recently recognized with the Connecticut Association of Public Schools Superintendents (CAPSS) Award. This award is given to students based on their community service and service to others; academic prowess; and leadership service to the school commun...
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Student News 5/31/19
Achievements Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT—Displays of research and creativity dominated the Eastern Connecticut State University campus on April 12 for the annual CREATE conference. CREATE stands for “Celebrating Research Excellence and Artistic Talent at Eastern,” and is the un...
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Who Will Be Madam President?
On April 9, 2019, Girl Scouts of CT were treated to a “meet the author” event with Jennifer Palmieri whose most recent accomplishment includes penning “Dear Madam President,” a book full of advice for a future female world leader. Jennifer Palmieri has established a career in Washington D.C. She has h...
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Amity Seniors Joseph Benedetti, Austin Gilbride – 2018 Google Science Fair Winners
How Cell Size Affects A Plant’s Maximum Efficiency Joseph Benedetti, Austin Gilbride, Connecticut, USA16-18 The research conducted was to help understand constraints of genome size on cell size and packing density. Rhododendrons were obtained from the New York Botanical Garden and housed in the Greeley...
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Elmer F. Manley Memorial College Scholarships Available
Ansantawae Masonic Lodge #89, is offering two “Medical Scholarships” for $1,000 each to a college student studying counseling, social services, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, medicine, social work, gerontology or pharmacology and having completed a minimum of two semesters in their chosen field, and m...
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Kennedy Tours & Speaks With Foundation School Students
State Rep. Kathy Kennedy (R-119) took the opportunity to tour the Foundation School in Milford on the morning of April 9th. “I enjoyed spending some time with the kids today. They were welcoming, hardworking and very engaged in our conversation,” said Rep. Kennedy. “The school appears to do a great j...
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Calling All Foodies!
Food Truck Festival Promises Something for All Kick off the holiday weekend with food, fun, music and more! The 6th Annual Race Brook School (RBS) Food Truck Festival is Friday, May 24th from 4-8pm at the Orange Fairgrounds, 525 Orange Center Road. The event is being held as a fundraiser for RBS and a...
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Student News 5/3/19
Achievements Hart School of James Madison University Congratulations to the 2018-19 Hart School’s Most Outstanding Seniors: Alex Bunnell and Natalie Pyne. The students were recognized as part of the annual Senior Sendoff reception. These two outstanding young people are Amity 2015 graduates, and by am...
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The Value Of High-End College Admissions
By now many people are aware of Operation Varsity Blues. Federal prosecutors allege that William “Rick” Singer touted his knowledge of “the secret of getting into college,” becoming “the mastermind of an enormous, elaborate scheme carried out over years, brazenly paying off coaches and test monitors, f...
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