Boys and Girls in grades 1-12 may register for the 2013 Wali Kadeem Classic Winter Basketball League, a six-week program for $65.

Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 4, grades 7-12 will meet at Johnson House Academy Gym at 6:15 p.m. On Thursday, Dec. 5, grades 1-6 will meet at Johnson House Academy Gym at 6:15 p.m.

Participants may register online now and at the day of the eventl htcfinc.org, 203-572-0171.

The following students were named to the first quarter honor roll at Stratford High School:

First honors

Grade 12 — Keishera Aldonza, Megan Aviles, Samantha Beck, Taylor Binkley, Anthony Bobko, Alicia Buynovsky, Jeremy Calvar, Danielle Calzone, Jacob Cayton, Quincy Cayton, Kelly Ceccarelli, Andrew Cerone, Jillian Chambers, Timothy Cox, Jacob Cuevas, Margaret DeCapua, Jenna Fasanella, Ann Fednard, Samantha Feliciano, Carlos Flores, Christian Foito, Christopher Gonzalez;

Also, Gloria Grave Avila, Kristopher Guzman, Jonathan Homburg, Reid Jefferson, Kristofer Koch, Rebecca Kuzmich, Katherine Lee, Eleanor Lefever, Yasmine Mahmud, Margaux Mahoney, Spencer Marks, Alexander Martin, Jacob Martinez, Eric Mezzo, Milo Mitchell, Haley Moore, Timothy Paproski, Abbie Perez;

Also, Joanne Pierre-Louis, Anabelle Plaza, Kathryn Posser, Edward Rivera, Katherine Rodriguez, John Rohaly, Emma Rooney, Gabrielle Rooney, Rachel Santo, Kaitlyn Schuessler, Nora Scott, Miguel Seclen, Chayla Sherrod, William Tait, Elizabeth Tallberg, Alexandra Trahan, Anna Trahan, Michael Vavala, Jacqueline Walsh, Paige Whitley.

Grade 11 — Jenna Amoroso, Samantha Breaz, Samuel Breiner, Zane Carey, Christopher Carroll, Piotr Chaber, Mariah Cortes, Marissa Dacruz, Christopher DeCrescenzo, Tyler Devellis, Jerry Dinan, Nathanael Domschine, Thomas Ferrara;

Also, Tarquinn Granado, Katharine Himpel, Kaitlin Hines, Carlos Jaramillo, Stephen Jepsen, Michael Lapia, Timothy Leveen, Alex Masi, Ambar Negron, Anthony Rivera, Emily Sanchez, Christian Sarmiento, Haley Schaefer, Anna Velasquez, Kylee Vitka-Lainey, Emily Winter.

Grade 10 — Marlene Abouaassi, Julia Barksdale, Elmar Barrios, Laura Battey, Helen Branyan, Timothy Breiner, David Buonantony, Matthew Canapetti, John Cox, Joseph Cox, John Duffy, Shannon Dugan, Elissa Dykes, Kyle  Fasanella, Jayla Frederick, Nathan  Glick, Katherine Goodrich, Christopher Hamilton, Ashley Jean-Pierre, Jason Kelly;

Also, Megan Leonard, Joseph McClean, Gabrielle Olexovitch, Danielle Peterson, Michael Petillo, Teresa Petreycik, Aileen Pingol, Eric Redgate, Jeffrey Riccio, William Rooney, Zohra Sarpas, Tamara Schriffert, Rachel Scott, Allana Scudder, Chynna Sherrod, Christopher Smith, Richard Starkey, Daniel  Thorstensson, Jakub Tomaszewski, Carlos Umana, Jennifer Vargas.

Grade 9 — Connor Anderson, Benjamin Andrade, Ndidi Anekwe, Connor Anstis, Ross Bodington, Brianna Braham, Alan Brzuszko, Christian Camargo, Danielle Cisero, Nicholas Cody, Jeremy Corpuz, Kathryn Cullen, David Decoteau, Olivia Donnelly, Maia Dufane, Daniel Duque, Thomas Fernandes, Erik Flores, Tristan Frownfelter, Samantha Gangemi, Zachary Gottlieb, Charlotte Haas, Liam Hannon, Kaitlyn Keegan;

Also, Steven Koripsky, Roula Kouvatas, Emma Lacourciere, Jean-Paul Lieu, Caroline Londa, Leanne Lubas, Emily Luciano, Rebecca McMahon, Olivia Murray, Allysa Noccioli, Jenna Noccioli, Sam  Noccioli, Tiffany Owen, Tatyanna Pettway, Angeleen Pingol, Olivia Plavcan;

Also, Martha Polanco, Meghan Reynolds, Samantha Rivera, Vanessa Rivera, Alexis Rosado, Molly Ryan, Daniel Schaefer, Katie Schneider, Raghad Serri, Jeffrey Sharnick, Nathaniel Shields, Khalil Sokunle, Franklin Vasquez, Marguerite Walsh, Kaya Wells, Michael Yacik, Brady Young.

Second honors

Grade 12 — Kristen Alicea, Luke Amiot, Joseph Baptiste, Maggie Bodington, Isaiah Booker, Andrew Bouchotte, Harrison Brooks, Cody Butler, Michael Cannata, Samantha Carroll, Meera Chanda, Matthew Chonko, Patrick Conlogue, Zachariah Correa, Daniel Dellavecchia, Liliette Diavua, Matthew DiCostanzo, Nicolas DiIulio, Brian Evan, Kyra Ezekiel, Tyler Ferrara, Dontrel Flathers, Richard Francois, Julia Genetti, Brendan Gloss, Linsey Gold;

Also, Alexander Gordon, Sarah Henriques, Jephthe Jean, Taylor  King-Craigwell, Nicholas Kovalik, Ivette Lebron, Daniel Leon, Bryan Lidman, Cassandra Lo, Victor Lopez-Hernandez, Matthew Masi, Brittany Mendenhall, Brendan Miller, Shannon Mraz, Madison Norton, Alberto Ortiz, Destiny Ortiz, Alexander Pale, Alaijah Perry-Francis, Nyle Peterson, Sarita Peterson, Carolyn Petkevich;

Also, Siah Reeves, E’mani Riley, Robert Rohaly, Denise Sanchez, Alexander Sarmiento, Anekka Scott-Gray, Thomas Signore, Rebecca Simon, Alexia Smith, E’Zhana Smith, Jacob Sosik, Allyson Starkey, Emma Sullivan, Nour Taleb, Juliana Troche, Ana-Michelle Valente, Anthony Vazquez, Andre  Vilarinho, Kevin Vrabel, Jada Watley, Nicholas Wills, Amanda Wright, Roman Yacik.

Grade 11 — Gabriela Aguieiras, Bertha Barrios, Curtis Boahene, Giselle Bonilla, Shaquanna Borodack, Ashley Bowers, Austin Bult, Brianna Bursey, Andrea Camargo, Phinehas Cleary, Brett Cody, Alexander Colwell, Livingston Cortez, Karen De La Roca, Cierra Donald, Nelson Duque, Derek Falcon, Kelsey Gabris, Jahliah Green, Lance Jamison, Schekina Jean, Destiny Jefferson, Yezenia Jones, Coralie Joseph, Crystal Kantzas, Katherine Krasniewicz, V’eona Lanham, Angela Mariano, Michael McClean, William McDonald;

Also, Kevin Mendoza, Tasiana Mesidor, Rosalina Morales, Alyssa Mucherino, Bethy Napaul, Lauren Padua, Audrey Pancak, Athanasios Panolis, Kristin Pantelis, Stephanie Perez, Kassie Poruban, Laura Quijano Jimenez, Alexis Rader, Taylor  Reed, Jacob Ricco, Kareem Robinson, Victoria Sajaw, Crismen Sanchez, Matthew Schaefer, Lynn Schneider, Jacob Silverman, Emma Simmons, Ayanna Staton, Matthew Tomsheck, Alexis Williams, Miles Wilson.

Grade 10 — Ryan Anderson, Grace Belport, Kristina Bennett, Daniel Brennan, Jonathan Brooks, Joana Brousseau, Samantha Canas, Kyle Carmona, Remy Cooper, Danielle Evan, Lenyn Feijoo, Stephanie Gabriel, Mackenzee George, David Goldstein, Matthew Herrera, Kayla Hughes, Shaina Joseph, Mirjeta Kameraj, Sarah Kotsay, John Lagerfeldt;

Also, Helen Langston, Marc LaPierre, Madison Lazaro, Willie Llera, Maya Marrero, Miguel Marrero, Olivia Mastroluca, Mark Mastrone, Willie McCallister, Darla Moss-Clarke, Emily Pappas, Brett Patrick, Brianna Rotonto, Tyler Schuessler.

Grade 9 — Yasmin Achour, Kirsten Adams, Maher Alsakkaf, Tia Anderson, Mackenzie Bakos, Nara Baldoni, Britney Boursiquot, Amelia Brennan, Jordan Chach, Shawn Chambers, James Dotterman, Stephen Duncanson, Mackenzie Dunn, Dillon Fabrizio, Justin Gendron, Matthew Gerrity, Ryan Gerrity, Rory Hannon, Brooke Haschak, Caitlin Hoey, Jessica Homburg, Paige Hoydick;

Also, Kenaisha Johnson, Haseena Kalam, Khalifa Karim, Emily Kiely, Kelsey Lepesko, Jennifer Medina, Brandy Okrah, Amanda Osenbach, Amanda Pale, Megan Pale, Terry Ramalho, Brandon Rashan, Anginette Repollet, Nicole Richards, Vanessa Russo, Christopher Scott-Gray, Peranai Sirichantho, Cassidi Sutherland, Colin Townsend, Koe Tsutsumi, Rebekah Wargo, Sarah Zuiewski, Hannah Zurlo.

A volunteer from Bunnell High School’s Environmental Club helps mark storm drains around Stratford. Photo by Dr. Ben Wrubel from Bunnell

Soundkeeper has created a customized storm drain marker that volunteers from Bunnell High School’s Environmental Club recently used to mark storm drains around Stratford, more specifically around Bunnel High School. These storm drain markers are educating residents that what goes into storm drains eventually ends up in the Sound, thus anything but pure, clean water dumped down drains will have a negative effect on water quality, becoming a factor in beach closures and shellfish bans.

The high school students are learning good environmental stewardship and passing it along to other members of the Stratford community so that we can protect our environment and enjoy all that Stratford has to offer.

The following students were named to the first quarter honor roll at Bunnell High School:

First honors

Grade 12 — Renata Nicole Aguirre, Agnieszka Bartoszek, Neyra Enid Benoit, Julianna Carole Boras, Lauren Brainard, Caitlin Beth Bryant, Madeline Renshaw Burgess, Matthew Jacob Burgos, Sabrina Marie Burgos, Celeste Dominique Burnett, Christian M Caravaglia, Eduardo Carmelo, Elisabeth Cerino, Katie-Ann Cervone, Michelle Katherine Costa, Corey John Cusano, Sarah Marie Czerwinski, Siobhan Marie Davis, Elyssia I Delgado, Kaleigh Tara Dillon;

Sabrina E Dinuzzo, Tara Bridget Doherty, Emily Rose DuRivage, Charles Joseph Dyke, Lindsay Marie Fraedrich, Bridget Ann Frouge, Daniel Ghajar, Margaret Mary Halper, Ranya Samir Hamada, Michael Kenneth Henetz, Haley Elizabeth Hubbell, Anthony William Johnson, Ryan Jovanelly, Hayley E Kepchar, Kevin R Kiley, Christina Joy Klein, Erin Elizabeth Koletar, Eldine Sabrina Lazarre, Kevin Ledezma, Kayla Renee’ Lombardo, Emily W Mackay;

Also, Priscilla Mahar, Trevor Brian Mandl, Anita Rose Martin, Sherice Mayne, Patricia Rae Meade, April Nicole Meadows, Haley Mitchell-Adams, Christopher David Och, Craig Pellegrino, Julia Prusaczyk, Nicolina Y Rivera, Alexandrea Marie Sajda, Jennie Lee Salgado, Alyssa Ana Santiago, Syed Saud, Heaven Sent Janay Sealey, Ariel Cherie Smith, Elise Sotolongo, Devante Teel, Brandon Roberts Thomas, Natalia Rosa Torcaso, Alex Trabanino, Matthew J Varney, Mark Eugene Verrilli, Evan Matthew Wilson, Stanley Teng Zheng.

Grade 11 — William Ortiz Alberti, Emily Stoddard Andrade, Ricardo Pierre Belizaire, Hannah Lillian Caldwell, Hope Caliendo, Ana Lilia Cardenas, Joseph Catapano, Adrian Jacob Cordova, Eric Joseph DiCicco, Molly Kate Ditoro, Armando Dominguez, Timo J Fischer, Rylie Noelle Forte, Shawn William Gerte, Julie Ann Greenberg, Christina Marie Hardacre;

Also, Linden Christopher Higgins, Montana L Honafius, Stephanie Joan Kaesmann, Sean Karasik, Justin Lasko, Audrey Law, Tyler Stefan LeComer, Neileauna Neileycia Medley, Rachael Ann Merritt, Mildred Rosemary Morales, Lukman Bolaji Obisesan, Joyce Proano, Giovanni-Marie Roper, Kayleigh Anne Ross, Juan-Jose Salazar, Matthew Patrick Sharnick;

Also, Juliana Marie Sharp, Brady Patrick Shea, Brittney Nicole Sierer, Sebastian Walter Smaga, Matthew Smarz, Benjamin Stein, Brianna Villa, Frederique Vlaanderen, Sarah Wiegand, Laura Camila Zapata.

Grade 10 — Fatima Ali, Audrey June Anderson, Lauren Ashlee Anderson, Michelle Lee Archer, Gabriela I Arias, Emily Ayala, Olivia Belliveau, Darrin Phillip Bosco, Karina Castro, Amanda R Cavoto, Dhruva T Chagi, Ewelina Dabrowski, Morgan Elizabeth Damato, David DaSilva, Victoria A Fatovic, Jack V Ferrara, Morgan Emily Galvez, Alex Michael Ghajar;

Also, Patrick O Gough, Bridget C Grover, Emily Lynn Harrison, Melissa Hernandez, David J Junga, Christopher Kovach, Sarah Jean LaMontagne, Jessica Lapinski, Jeanine Katherine Marsh, Diamond Nicole Ashle Medley, Nicholas Anthony Nolting, Ashley Morgan O’Neill, Cynthia Yamileth Ordonez, Michael Pham;

Also, Miles Christopher Richards, Noel Rodrigues, Katelyn Marie Root, Yazmin Santos, Orlando Segui, Devin A Starr, Erin Diane Sullivan, Eleanora Grace Turner, Megan Lynn Uhrynowski, Madeleine Lee Videira, Maria Volonte, Autumn Zhu Lynn Wagner, Amanda Nicole Williams, Ashley Rose Young.

Grade 9 — Anthony R Abed, Chrisaine S Bailey, Francesca Rose Barone, Devon Michael Binion, Jennifer A Cadley, Ashley Elizabeth Conley, Danielle Marie Costa, Carissa Emily DiCicco, Caroline Mary Early, Zachary Jan Fagan, Monika Hlinka, Kathrine Jankowska, Dalisa Claire Kennedy, Julianna Rose Koonitsky, Emily Grace Kratochwil, Lawrence Lam, Angelina Lee LaMonica;

Also, Melissa Marie Lemieux, Jade Dylan Lester, Rebecca Nicole Marrero, Sara Nicole Moore, Saira Nahomy Ordonez, Joseph M Pellegrino, Isabella Josephine Puzzo, Madison Theresa Robotti, Rachel C Scott, Alexis Anastacia Trovarelli, Joshua M Vazquez, Yeymi Velasquez, Alyssa Ann Velez, Marlon A Vinza, Kylie Elizabeth Zack.

Second Honors

Grade 12 — Matthew Luis Alcantara, Izzah Meraj Ali, Ricardo Antoine, Emily Anne Aquilino, Nana Asare-Kwakye, Rhofrane Assadi-Slaoui, Nolan Shepard Aurelia, Cameron Hartley Belliveau, Jocelyn M Berrios, Elizabeth Ann Bevacqua, Jessica A Bogdwicz, Alexis Rafael Cabrera, Angeles Cardenas, Katelyn Leigh Carlson, Jillian Carneiro, Nicholas Donald Cavoto;

Also, Shauna Rose Connell, Crystal Cordero, Lindsey N Croteau, Brigitte Curcio, Victoria Louise Davis, Lindsey M Delahoz, Marissa Delvecchio, Matthew James Ditoro, Aijah Monet Downer, Cayla Elandra Eaddy, Bria Rose Eastman, Alyssa Morgan Fedak, Jeffrey Daniel Flores, Tristan Foucault, Aleena Mercedes Garcia, Ashley Rose Genereux, Amanda Gomez;

Also, Daniel Luis Gordon, Megan Beata Grabowski, Teresa Marie Harkins, Edward Alan Harrison, Sean Michael Hayden, Jack Gregory Heiden, Yvonne Hinds, Crystal M Holly, Lauren Emilia Jachimczyk, Tanaija Monique Jordan, Malik R Junes, Emily Jane Katinger, Michael Steven Kiosse, Brittany Amber Lawson, Aldine Lazarre, Ivy Serondo Ling, Dean Michael Loehn, Robert Lynch, Connor Macleod, Tyler John Macolino, Elyjah Magliochetti;

Also, Andrew B Mahabee, Christopher J McKulla, Donna Ellen Messina, Hunter Mitchell-Adams, Monet Monterroso, Katherin Yomara Mujica, Jonathan C Naval, Kacie Erin O’Neill, Lillian Marie Parry, Monica N Pham, Jacqueline Pihonak, Kathiana Princy, Courtney Raven Riordan, Jocelyn Catherine Rodriguez;

Also, Michaela Lynn Roman, Eric Robert Ross, Elizabeth Mary Ruggiero, Benjamin David Ruskin, Ryan Sage, Rogelio Santana, Jake Thomas Skurja, Katarina Sokol, Thomas West Sullivan, Ian C Taylor, Christopher P Tumio, Issac J Vann, Justin Anthony Wargo, Darek Wojenski, Hailey Rose Young.

Grade 11 — Mariana A Alcantara, Diane R Arias, Ruth Bernadel, Katerie Rosie Boursiquot, Isabelle Brown, Lindsey Danielle Brown, Matthew Thomas Bull, Jaydon Angel Caban, Stephanie Marie Cadley, Jeanie Cameron, Joseph L Caro, Courtenay Carrano, Diana Marie Carroll, Laura Elizabeth Caserta, John Tyler Edward Castellanete, Emily Ann Cervone, William Joseph Chonka, Megan Connor, Elizabeth Christine Cosgrove, Sean Patrick Craven;

Also, Christian Emmanuel Cruz, Jasmine Mamacos Darlucio, Marisa-Jane C Decker, David Jonah Delaney, Matthew Peter DiNardo, Sarah Katherine Doce, Ruvens Exantus, Deja Ryen Fonseca, Julia Cristina Fredericks, Terra Frye, Monica Helen Gorton, Kaily Gruttadauria, Olivia Hayes, Adrianna Elsa Hickey, Shannon Marie Hofmiller, Thomas Hong, Marjae Jackson, Daphney Jean-Pierre, Mbuyi Samantha Kalemba, Jazmine Brinae Khantikone;

Also, Alice Lam, William Andrew Lesko, Samuel Fildes Leventhal, Cassandre Marcel, Amanda Miakos, Phillip Ballard Miklovich, John Minopoli, Lucas C Mola, Monica Montanez, Kadian Morgan, Ahyiana Sheray Morris, Alexis Marie Mucherino, Lily A Mudre, Rachel M Mudre, Ronald Gene Nelson, Jade Neverson, Dat Nguyen, Robert John Noel, Blake Alexander Norton, Tamya Justine Olufowobi, Jillian Marie Pastor, Thomas Kenneth Petrahai;

Also, Ryan Anthony Pittman, Charlene N Plavnicky, Melanie Lynn Rapoport, Trevaun Jonae Lynett Ricketts, Aaron Rios, Ronnie W Rossomando, Kasey Tomlinson Ryan, Aaron Val Samuel, Bryan Santana, Christopher Sinise, Kaylin Sirichantho, Tracie Denea Slade, Hailey N Smith, Damien Jacob Soler, Celeste Stewart, Jessica Amber Tartaglio, Nicole Marie Terrizzi, Nicole Robin Truedson, Brian Thomas Valeriano, Marc Scott Van Etten, Jacqueline Roman Williams, MacKeisha Notalia Williams, Sabrina Lynn Yakush.

Grade 10 —  Abigail Aguirre, Dylan Ahern, Bonita Ugonna Alisa, Bailey Rose Barnum, Arielle Juliana Beninco, Caitlyn Nichole Carrafiello, Amber Catchings, Doralis Ceballos, Daniella Lucia Cervetta, Olivia Rose Cioffi, Alyssa Rose Cooper, Aaron C D’Haiti, Cole E Davis, Javel Lloyd Dawkins, Alyssa C Dudley, Winnie Etienne, Nicholas Fazekas, Mariana Forte, Max Ellis Garber, Nicholas David Giannoni, Elizabeth Margaret Grznarik, Patrick J Haggerty;

Also, Bryan Alfredo Hatcher, Anthony Thomas Herman, Jack W Herrera, Elizabeth Nicole Johnson, Olivia Susanne Kascak, Brennen Paul Kelley, Peter Lorenzo Kuroghlian, Heather Lang, Paige M LeComer, Autumn Robin Levasseur, Christopher J Loehn, Alicia M Lombard, Zuehailee Kayla Martinez, Daniel James McCormick, Dexter Mercado, Matthew E Messina, Kara N Murray, Ryane Elizabeth Newall, Lydia O’Donnell, Megan Kathleen O’Leary;

Also, Jonathan Walter Och, Florence Opoku, Christina M Perez, Sarah Kaylee Pickel, Valerie Pierre-Charles, Beau Reece Reyno, Joselyn P Rivera, Astrid Carolina Rodriguez, Jaslene Yolibel Ruiz, Brooke D Shannon, Alex Bibi Sithivong, Paulina Smaga, Justin Arquimedes Valle, Juan Velasquez, Samanntha Lyn Velazquez, Sirette Vicenty, Alicia Clarissa Washington, Amanda Onide Williams, Christian A Williams.

Grade 9 — Sevin Artik, Nora Jane Bannister, Ryan Batka, Abby Nicole Bociek, Brett J Bogdwicz, Emily Rose Booth, Kathryn Mary Boyle, Christopher Jeovoni Branez, Rachel Anne Brideau, Tiana Monet Brown, Rochelle Mia Buchanan, Brandon Bungu, Catherine Ann Chmielewski, Lindsay Marie Colacurcio, Nicole Yingzhen Collins, Holly A Crowther, Foster W Deak, Adriana Lee DeLeon, Kayla Angie Dominique, Patrick Keller Finn, Kwann Anton Geer;

Also, Katherine Gorlo, Courtney Greene, Marissa S Guasp, Jessica Helene Guerrucci, Erin Beth Hanna, Abbas Mohamed Harris, Alexis Hartman, Mikayla Hartman, Carly Margaret Horch, Mary Katherine Jovanelly, Bilonda Renathe Kalemba, Alexander Steven Kells, Michael James Kelly, Breyanna Nicole Lesperance, Christopher Manente, Caitlin Marie McCormick, Hannah Marie McGettigan, John Thomas Merritt, Vanessa Misurale, Michele Frances Morra;

Also, Shannon Mullings, Noureen Z Nassra, Haylee J Norton, Emilia G Ordner, Dominic Francis Parrella, Clarinda Polynice, Clarissa Polynice, Michael William Ross, Chadwick Emerson Schroeder, Mark Sennello, Cooper John Shea, Jasmine Sherelle Streeter, Jessica M Taliercio, Maria Isabella Terrizzi, Giovanni Anthony Trovarelli, Tiffany Vannarath, Gabriel E Williams.

The following students were named to the first marking period honor roll at Notre Dame High School in Fairfield:

Grade 9 — Megan Peterlin, honors;

Grade 10 — Rose Brennan, Brendan Gallagher, Elyse Politica, Caitlin Wardlow, high honors;

Grade 11 — Shadea Foster, Trenton Moore, Mario Nunes, high honors;

Grade 12 — Pedrica Belizaire, Jasmine Fuller, Samnyeong Heo, honors.

The following students were named to the first quarter honor roll at Wooster Middle School:

First honors

Grade 8 — Alexander John Adzima, Michelle Noella Aiello, Makayla Cheyanne Albert, Morgan Anissa Anderson, Allison Elizabeth Anka, Christopher James Antrum, Sean Nicholas Attanasio, Tamauri D Attaud, Michael Chernak August, Caitlin Nicole Bacon, Tyler Cree Bailey, Gabriella Nicole Barg, Matthew Noel Barrios, Dakota Marie Benson, Katherine Lynn Bike, Samantha Bobko, Steven James Bonazzo;

Also, Taylor Nicole Brady, Jada Nicole Bryan, Claire R Budnick, Travon Palmer Burnett, Jayson Alexander Camargo, Alexa Julianne Capuano, Christopher John Carey, Ryan Anthony Carrano, Destin Lyric Charles, Liliana Elzbieta Chipman, Jake Alfred Chittem, Nicholas Joseph Cipriani, Kaitlyn A Ciufo, Abigail Watkins Colwell, Rory Cooper, Ryan Cooper, Emma Cranston, Payton Virginia Damato, Laura Daniel, Carmela Beth Daponte-Smith, William Thomas Das;

Also, Kaylee Judith Davidson, Scott W Detuzzi, Jeremiah David Domschine, Anthony Joseph Dragone, Brendan Sander Duffy, Kevan Christopher Duffy, Ryan Patrick Duffy, Madelyn Terese Dunkel, Mikhaila Renee Eller, Lisa Enaye, Emily B Faulkner, Holden A Fetchin, Marla Dorothy Fetcho, Alexandra Flathers, Amanda Sue Gallagher, Chastity S Garcia, Ki’son J Gardner;

Also, Kate Melany Gavilanes, Emily P Goddard, Olivia Morgan Grant, Abigail Amelia Granton, Naishia Renee Gray, Amanda S Haydu, Tyler David Heffern, Benjamin Fairbend Heiden, Ameira Samary Hernandez, Leanny Hernandez, Dillon Richmond Higgins, Louiz-Anthony Ferreira Iannucci, Amanda L Jeffreys, Trinite Mujinga Kayembe, Zachary Bennett Kenney, Jordan Thomas Kinder, Fiona Kyle, Brianna Nicole Lapia, Owen Sibley Law, Tiaire Jovon Lee, Amanda Leonard, Barry Dean Libowitz, Michelle Lin, Michael R Little, Brianna M Lora;

Also, Alexis Victoria Mackbach, Eric Edward Mackowski, Gillian Renae Mariconda, Derek Tyler McKane, Hannah Leigh McLaughlin, Seth Cornell McNellage, Shannon F Meisel, Deja Lana’e Mendenhall, Rafael Alejandro Mesias, Isabella Marie Moshier, Gianella Faith Moyano, Matthew N Murray, Lauren Elizabeth Nadzam, Drew Avery Newcomb, Wisley Nathan Noel, Jasmin M Ochoa, Kristi Alexis Pena, Kellie Marie Perillo, Marley Cathryn Peterson, Chloe Anne Plavcan, Damian Quinones, Sara Grace Rader, Jenique RoseMarie Richards;

Also, Jovanny Will Riley, Alicja Maria Rog, Faith Danielle Roos, Clarissa Hanna Rotonto, Alexa Rose Ruiz, Emma Kathryn Sakowicz, Jose Camilo Salazar, Katie Lynne Sarnecky, Nicholas Jacob Satta, Gavin Anthony Scofield, Zachary James Shaham, Meghasri Shankar, Hannah Lynn Shimura, Markel Jaquan Simon, Reilly Alexandra Simpson, Aoife Grace Smith, Emily June Sosik, Nyasia Monet Thomas, Annie Tran, Shannon Elizabeth Tripodi, Martina Ida Troncoso, Danny Vega, Jesse Alexander Veilleux, Daniel J Vilarinho, Eliot Calvin Walker, Katherine Lynn Weller, Jessica Wills, Ayesha Tu Zahrah.

Grade 7 — Ayziah Elexus Abner, Elyza Brianna Acevedo, Krysta Jaylin Alverio, Taylor Marie Alves, Christopher Edward Anstis, Ivan Javier Arguello, Kyla E Bailey, Mathew Beck, Samuel Branyan, Jackson Lawrence Buchanan, Samantha Elizabeth Carbone, Olivia Grace Carriero, Christiana Jessica Carrillo, Noah Christian, Nicholena Honey Connelly, Nelson Cortes, Christopher Stephen Coughlin, Alexa Crea, Norman Afonso Cruz;

Also, Claire Elizabeth Curry, Brianna A D’Aloia, Ryan Khang Dang, Kaitlin Elizabeth de Friesse, Jacqueline Gayle DeCrescenzo, Glen Orlando Diaz, Sydney Page Durost, Kyah Echo-Lyric Durrschmidt, Joshua Edmond Erdos, Lauren Ann Fazekas, Karli Elizabeth Flores, Bryce Forte, Angie Dejesus Garcia, Nathan William George, Charlotte Rose Gilbert, Ashley Yanelly Gramajo, Christopher Alan Gulish, Sarah Harrison;

Also, Eyliana Marie Hernandez, Ashley Michelle Hong, Kristen Hubbell, Bao-Van Huong, Gabrielle Celestine Jacob, William Scott Jenkins, Kacie Lyn John, Olivia Esinam Johnson, Abigail Elizabeth Joy, Raissatou A Karim, Megan Rose Kozlowski, Suri Anahi Lainez, Tristan Alexander Lariccia, Jaspar Michael Law, Saraya Theresa Lewis, Kelly Kassandra Londa, Jake William Lopez, Everett Kiernan Lowe, Taylor Lubas;

Also, Walter Luciano, Maggie Luong, Nicholas Joseph Macisco, Jaysen Anthony Madera, Julia Kathleen Mahoney, Kamila Anisa Malinowska, Danielle Mae Malota, Justin Masi, Facundo Mateo, Brooks Hannah Matthews, Ann Elizabeth McNeil, Rachel Laura Meglio, Jennifer Stephanie Melo, Cassidy Rose Moore, Ysabel A Motta, Olivia Xiaodou Mraz, David Keegan Nalezynski, Christopher Lars Ohlin, Magnus Ordner, Joshua Alexander Ortiz, Shanely Ortiz;

Also, Alexander Clark Osenbach, Amelia Elizabeth Overby, Chloe Pappas, Emma Catherine Parkes, Grace Sharon Perez, Madyson E Perley, Daniela Brennan Petillo, Austin Pongpit, Christian Graviel Ramos, Summer Valencia Reid, Elizabeth Ann Rohrs, Faye Elizabeth Rooney, Patricia Marilynn Rotonto, Rachel Ruth Sajaw, Braydon Lundquist Seaburg, Kayla Theresa Simon, BobbieJune Mary Singer, Maniyardpha Sirichantho, Sanoma K Smart, Jervon Jervar Speed;

Also, Jaqueline Mae Swagerty, Bay Tait, Laura Andrea Taracena, Amanda Nicole Tecci, Kaitlynn Torres, Nicholas Antonio Traussi, Shea Kathleen Tyler, Nnenna Faith Ugenyi, Loreina Gabrielle Vasilakos, Ryan James Wechter, Anthony David Wilcoxson, Justin Thomas Williams, Kayla Ameila Noel Wilson, Melissa Lodge Wilson, Chloe-Ryan Woolfolk, Cheree Marie Wright, Angela Yi, Jenna Alyssa Zabaneh, Carly Alexis Zajac, Logan Bennett Zezima.

Second honors

Grade 8 — Destinee Elizabeth Arroyo, Makalah La’shay-Marie Banks, Sai’Ka Blondy Belony, Shivam Devshi Bokhiria, Olivia Essence Brooks, Edwin Camille, Marissa K Cantiello, Aaron Ronald Christy, Adrianna Cintron, Emma Josephine Cogswell, Sheila Trinity Crespo, Cyrus Quinnlan Dufane, Elise J Dunning, Nicholas Peter Evan, Christiana Marie Flores, Zachary Flores, Imanol Flores-Quechol, Vincent Leigh Gabrielle;

Also, Natanael Garcia, Rebecca Glaudin, Joseph Tyler Grindrod, Kasey Emily Herrera, Kelly Ann Hylton, Mekhi Eugene Jones, Alyssa Gabrielle Latham, Dejah Danielle Latham, Britney Joan Levasseur, Keenan Alvon-Kenneth Little, David Walter Mainato, Cora Martonak, Christopher Robert Matarazzo, Raymond McIlhoney, Christian Alexander Medina, Emma Rose Miller, Justino David Monteiro;

Also, Will Anthony Morzello, Kerrigan Julia Murtha, Kristen Michaela Navarro, Julianna Elina Nunez, Victoria Owusu-Afriyie, Trinity Feliz Pagan, Kara Michele Pepper, Ryan Zachary Poisson, Kaitlyn Marie Priestley-O’Brien, Jordan Prout, John Patrick Reed, Jacob Nathaniel Ruiz, Kanii Sampson, Antonio Frank Sciarappa, Jalon D Scudder;

Also, Kyle Nicholas Sekelsky, Emily Lynn Shaw, Andrew Jay Silva,  Victoria Rose Sorrentino, Richard Chairman Souffrant, Chyna Karen Tisdale, Ernest Armanny Velazquez-Rodriguez, Alyssa Baia Verissimo, Andrew J Visnicky, Dream Alore Marie Whitaker, Nicholas Gus Yerinides, Alexandra Delia Zambrana.

Grade 7 — Gabriel Avila, Josue Alexis Bonilla, Kiyomi Leslie Bowen, Patrick Jameson Carter, Anthony Edward Castro, Makayla Arianna Clarke, Edgar Cortes, Na’varia Emonti Curry-Johnson, Don’Unique Rayvin Daniels, Don-Nique Lydell Davis, Everett John Delaney, Jack Antonio DeLise, Amari Moore Dickerson, Jasen G Docteur, Jesse Scott Fabrizio, Rosabet Mary Falcon, Crystal Samara Fricker-Barr, Jacob Eliseo Gonez;

Also, Isiaha Jason Gonzalez, Giovanni Emamuel Gramajo, Myles James Hall, Javier Giovanny Hernandez, Yamelize T Hernandez, Brett Charles Hill, Shailene Jennings, Amber M Johnson, Jaslin Johnson, Ariel Jones, Joseph Christopher Allen Jones, Dylan Kravitz, Jeneva Larose, David Lin, Shamar T Livingston;

Also, Emily Rose Macisco, Aidan Patrick Marin, Juan Martin, Kathryn Tatiana Martinez, Alexandria Eve Matyasovszky, Stacy Caroline Medina, Isaac Mellen, Kenneth Faustino Mendoza, Dallas Clifford Mortimer, Kerrigan Helene Murphy, Valerie Annette Navas, Kyleen Octayvia Nelson, Jerry Antonio Palomo, Ashleigh Elizabeth Patrick;

Also, Matthew Vinton Pond, Gianna Marie Poremba, Jessien Felipe Ramos, Manuelito Reyes Valencia, Mackenzie Taylor Rivera, Joshua Jefferson Gene Robbers, Rachel Alejandra Rosales, Avery Elizabeth Rosenbaum, Daniel Sikes, Cameron Rodney Smith, Nicholas James Sorrentino, Amaya Inez Soto, Quintan D Staton, Shaun Emmanuel Taylor, Kieara Nya Trenard, Preston Matthew Williams, Madison Rose Winter.

Wilcoxson Elementary School PTSA is hosting its annual holiday fair, Friday, Dec. 6, from 5:30-8:15 p.m.

There will be childrens’ activities, arts and crafts, raffle prizes, pictures with Santa and many vendors.

Admission is $1. Donations for canned goods also will be accepted. Light refreshments will be available for purchase.

For more information or vendor inquiries, contact Kathleen Torres at kamac71@aol.com.

Colin Bauer decided in early October to make pink and white rainbow loom bracelets to help raise money to support the fight against breast cancer. He wanted to sell them to his classmates for $.50 for a single bracelet and $1 for a fishtail.

Colin said he wanted to “Give the money that he raised to help the people who are sick to help them get better.”

After getting permission from his school to sell the bracelets in the third grade classes, Colin along with his classmate Tilly Pethrick began looming. There were so many “orders” that other classmates also helped making bracelets. They collected $124.

The money was donated to the Norma Pfreim Breast Cancer Center. Colin has already decided that he wants to raise more money next year.

Monday’s Board of Education meeting was a combination of thanks and farewells to four members who were serving at the final meeting of their four-year term and unanimous votes of approval on 10 action items.

Board Chairman Gavin Forrester and members Joseph Crudo, Janice Daponte and Charles Lindberg came to the end of their term, received commendations from schools Superintendent Dr. Janet Robinson and offered their own words of appreciation.

Their final meeting was much more than ceremony, however, as they proceeded through a full agenda, including addressing three items in Career & Technology Education.

The board unanimously approved planning and development of a three-course program in game making for high school technology students. A board memorandum on the subject states that the program would “unleash student imaginations while challenging them to think analytically to design and create 3-D digital games” where the “future job forecast for careers” in this area is “positive.”

The program will replace Graphic Communications, Advanced Graphic Communications and Communication Technology courses.

Also approved by unanimous vote of the board was adding medical assistant certification standards to the Pre-Nursing Program. The board description of the change says that “in addition to the standards within the Pre-Nursing curriculum, students will be introduced to Medical Assistant standards,” including electrocardiography techniques, phlebotomy procedures, patient intake procedures, and medical billing and coding. With this enhancement students can graduate from Stratford public schools with a certification as a medical assistant.

A third upgrade to career education was approved by the board, also unanimously. This action gives students the opportunity to choose to take Health & Medical Careers courses at a more intellectually rigorous level, which will allow students to earn “honors” credit for the work.

The hiring of a transportation auditing company was also approved to examine the possibilities for improved routing of the current bus service.

The next meeting of the Board of Education, which will welcome four members elected by the public in November, is set for Dec. 16 at Center School.

Board of Education Chairman Gavin Forrester with board members Janice Daponte, Chuck Lindberg and Joe Crudo at the final board meeting of their terms Monday Nov. 25. Each was honored for their dedication and service to Stratford Public Schools. In Stratford, Board of Education members are limited to one four-year term. Greg Reilly photo.

Large letters saying Death 2 Thee Kids was painted onto the exterior of Second Hill Lane Elementary School, and it was noticed Wednesday Dec. 4.

News 12 Connecticut is reporting that the lettering was removed right away, and that Stratford officials are increasing security at the school.

Check back to this website for updates.

An information and training session will be held this afternoon for adults who wish to learn how to become a mentor for a young person in Stratford or brush up on their mentoring skills.

The session is today, Dec. 6, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Oronoque Village South Club Building and will be conducted by Stratford Public Schools, which coordinates the mentoring program in town, in collaboration with the Governor’s Prevention Partnership Program.

The program refers to a mentor as “a wise and trusted friend and guide.”

Stratford leads Mayors’ Mentoring Challenge

Stratford is a leading town in the regional Mayors’ Mentoring Challenge program, in which the mayors of Stratford, Bridgeport and Norwalk urge members of the community to become a mentor and urge other towns to join the Challenge. In the past few years, Monroe, Trumbull and Westport have joined.

Jody Harkins, the wife of Mayor John Harkins, has taken the program under her wing as the town’s first lady and reports that the program has “roughly tripled since I took it on and with the help of the mayor, who has urged town workers to become mentors.”

“Stratford has become the leader of the whole Mayors’ Mentoring Challenge by being ahead in the numbers [of mentors] and with John taking the lead” by urging town employees to become a mentor, said Mrs. Harkins. “We are setting a model that other towns are following.”

Mrs. Harkins said, “The two busiest people in town — the mayor and the superintendent of schools — make the time” to mentor a child. “Not that they have the time, they find the time,” she said, “because of the fact that the program is important. We’re helping kids.”

For more information about mentoring in Stratford, contact Diane Christiano at 203-385-4281 or christianod@stratfordk12.org, or Cheryl Hewitt at 203-381-2013 or hewittc@stratfordk12.org.

Stratford Police Deputy Chief Joseph McNeil is one of the many who serve as a young person’s mentor here in Stratford.

An information and training session will be held this afternoon for adults who wish to learn how to become a mentor for a young person in Stratford or brush up on their mentoring skills.

The session is Friday, Dec. 6, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Oronoque Village South Club Building and will be conducted by Stratford Public Schools, which coordinates the mentoring program in town, in collaboration with the Governor’s Prevention Partnership Program.

The program refers to a mentor as “a wise and trusted friend and guide.”

Stratford leads Mayors’ Mentoring Challenge

Stratford is a leading town in the regional Mayors’ Mentoring Challenge program, in which the mayors of Stratford, Bridgeport and Norwalk urge members of the community to become a mentor and urge other towns to join the Challenge. In the past few years, Monroe, Trumbull and Westport have joined.

Jody Harkins, the wife of Mayor John Harkins, has taken the program under her wing as the town’s first lady and reports that the program has “roughly tripled since I took it on and with the help of the mayor, who has urged town workers to become mentors.”

“Stratford has become the leader of the whole Mayors’ Mentoring Challenge by being ahead in the numbers [of mentors] and with John taking the lead” by urging town employees to become a mentor, said Mrs. Harkins. “We are setting a model that other towns are following.”

Mrs. Harkins said, “The two busiest people in town — the mayor and the superintendent of schools — make the time” to mentor a child. “Not that they have the time, they find the time,” she said, “because of the fact that the program is important. We’re helping kids.”

For more information about mentoring in Stratford, contact Diane Christiano at 203-385-4281 or christianod@stratfordk12.org, or Cheryl Hewitt at 203-381-2013 or hewittc@stratfordk12.org.

Stratford native and aclaimed violinist Kersten Stevens returns to the area for a holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 22.

Bunnell High School graduate Kersten Stevens, who has been dubbed Queen of the Sacred Violin, will return to Connecticut to celebrate the sounds of the season with An Inspired Christmas: A Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 6 p.m., at Fairfield Theatre Company’s Stage One, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield.

The event is Stevens’ first full-length concert in Connecticut in more than five years. With arrangements from her Christmas album The Gift, and crowd favorites from the Inspire Me album, “The versatile Kersten brandishes her bow like a magic wand, transforming Holiday classics into marvelous jazz performances,” according to The Black Gospel Blog.

Accomplished both in the jazz and faith-based arenas, Stevens’ career began in Stratford. She has opened for the legendary Ray Charles, Denzel Washington and President Barack Obama. She is a three-time Amateur Night at the Apollo winner, a three-time “Showtime at the Apollo” champion and continues a close mentorship with the world-renowned violinist Regina Carter.

Her newest album, Inspire Me, has received critical acclaim, and her I’ve Been Inspired Tour kicked off with a sold-out album release party at the World Famous Apollo Theater sound stage.

The Fairfield concert will feature El Shafer on trumpet, Miki Hayama on keys, David Rosenthal on guitar, Parker McAllister on bass and Russell Carter on drums.

The future of programs funded with grant money is always questionable. And this year, with state budget cuts, Stratford’s middle schools felt the blow.

Since 2006, Wooster and Flood middle schools each have won $150,000 annual state grants that were used to fund after-school programs: FLASH — Flood Learns After School Hours, and at Wooster, CLASP — Creative Learning After School Program.

The programs were passed over by the state Department of Education’s After-School Grant Program for the fall 2013 through spring 2015 cycle.

In their place, the Stratford Board of Education, school administrators and teachers, with PTA support, are doing their best to provide after-school support for students (and parents) who want and need it.

In CLASP and FLASH, students had access to up to 300 hours of structured, after-school activities that included academics, wellness time and a snack. Parents were charged nominal fees for each of the eight- to 10-week sessions. Without the programs, the schools’ administrators estimate they can currently offer less than 50% of those hours.

Wooster Middle School Principal Jack Lynch estimates that the CLASP program at Wooster supported about 90 of his 550 students. Lynch said his after-school activities have been cut to two days a week, usually ending by 3:45, sometimes as late as 5:30. Current organized activities are intramural sports and arts-related, with homework help being offered by teachers on an as-needed basis. Students previously making use of after-school support are still getting time after school, Lynch said, but less than half the time, and without the structured academic component.

“After school is a critical time for a child,” said Lynch. “In these programs, the parents know their children are involved, that they are safe and secure. We really do miss the program. It was systemic to what we do here.”

Flood’s principal, Jack Dellapiano, said he was “taken aback” when he learned the program had not been funded through 2015. However, the schools and the board have some funding set aside from small fees collected in previous years and from a Board of Education intramural budget, he said. This money is available because of a required “sustainability plan” written into the grants.

“Right now, we have clubs and activities after school that mirror some of the same activities we had with FLASH,” Dellapiano said. “We are by no means offering the same, but we are coming close with some of the activities that were well-attended and successful. It does speak to the dedication of everyone involved.”

The loss of the program is a blow not just to the families who relied on the program for support but to the cross section of community members, teachers, administrators, and parents who invested time and energy into creating the programs’ success.

“The kids are disappointed. The parents are disappointed,” Dellapiano said. “As soon as we learned about this, we started to talk. [The programs now are] going to be abbreviated, but they are going to be better than having nothing.”

Valuable programs lost

After-school programs in Stratford’s middle schools provided services for up to 300 students each year, over the course of three eight- or 10-week sessions. Programs started at 2:45 and ran to 5:30 Tuesdays through Fridays. Cost of transportation, program facilitation, coaching, teaching supplies, food, and program support was covered by the grant funds.

The programs like CLASP and FLASH support students academically and emotionally, and help ease the burden of working-parent households. The two Stratford programs were so well run and received, said Pat Naylor, grants coordinator for the Stratford Board of Education, that they were recognized as two of the top in the state.

Research compiled by the Connecticut After School Network shows that well-designed after-school programs have been shown to reduce juvenile crime, help increase future graduation rates, support working families, and boost the economies that rely on those families.

The CLASP and FLASH grants were partnership grants, in which Stratford Community Services provided program facilitators and developed leadership activities and service opportunities for students. The schools also partnered with the town health department, police department and Sterling House.

Less state money given to fewer programs

Naylor wrote all of the grant applications with Tammy Trojanowski, administrator of the town of Stratford’s Community Services office. Since 2006, the pair has coordinated their efforts to ensure the applications were competitive.

“We worked really hard to position for this funding,” Naylor said. “You have to look at the grant application and what they are asking. They give you points and there is a rubric. You have to make sure you answer succinctly all the questions.”

The state Department of Education’s 56-page grant application offers three options — elementary, middle/high school, and a STEM (or science, technology, engineering and mathematics) option. This means that after-school programs at any grade level, and including specialized programs, are competing for funding from the same pool of money.

Naylor said she believes part of the reason for grant loss this year was twofold. First, a $1-million line item was cut as part of the state’s extensive budget cuts last June. Second, Naylor said, the limit for funding per program was raised from $150,000 to $200,000. That meant that grant awardees could receive more money but fewer awards would be available. The After-School Grant Program awards approximately 20 to 25 grants per two-year cycle, and only about 10% of those are middle school and high school grants.

Naylor, who said it was “a little frustrating for us, because they used [our program] as the model,” is already planning for the next grant cycle.

“It takes so long to build a high-quality program, so it is, of course, frustrating,” she said. “I think we did an amazing job and it was a big disappointment.”

Elizabeth Long, Laryssa Palomo, Justin Wu, Anthony Scioscia and 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Jen Errico.

The 3rd grade class at St. Mark School recently spread some holiday cheer to troops who will be spending Christmas away from home this year. The students organized a school-wide collection of gifts that filled Christmas stockings for Air Force troops stationed in Afghanistan.

Collectively, 38 stockings were stuffed with microwavable meals, travel size books, games and toiletries, snacks and candy and a personal card thanking each of them for their service.

Registration is ongoing for the 2013 Wali Kadeem Classic Winter Basketball League. Boys and girls in grades 1-12 can register for a six week program that costs $65.

Grades 7-12 will meet Wednesdays at Johnson House Academy gym at 6:15 p.m. Grades 1-6 will meet Thursdays at Johnson House Academy Gym at 6:15 p.m.

Participants can register online now at htcfinc.org or call for more information 203-572-0171.

The following students were named to the first quarter honor roll at Wooster Middle School:

First honors

Grade 8 — Alexander John Adzima, Michelle Noella Aiello, Makayla Cheyanne Albert, Morgan Anissa Anderson, Allison Elizabeth Anka, Christopher James Antrum, Sean Nicholas Attanasio, Tamauri D Attaud, Michael Chernak August, Caitlin Nicole Bacon, Tyler Cree Bailey, Gabriella Nicole Barg, Matthew Noel Barrios, Dakota Marie Benson, Katherine Lynn Bike, Samantha Bobko, Steven James Bonazzo;

Also, Taylor Nicole Brady, Jada Nicole Bryan, Claire R Budnick, Travon Palmer Burnett, Jayson Alexander Camargo, Alexa Julianne Capuano, Christopher John Carey, Ryan Anthony Carrano, Destin Lyric Charles, Liliana Elzbieta Chipman, Jake Alfred Chittem, Nicholas Joseph Cipriani, Kaitlyn A Ciufo, Abigail Watkins Colwell, Rory Cooper, Ryan Cooper, Emma Cranston, Payton Virginia Damato, Laura Daniel, Carmela Beth Daponte-Smith, William Thomas Das;

Also, Kaylee Judith Davidson, Scott W Detuzzi, Jeremiah David Domschine, Anthony Joseph Dragone, Brendan Sander Duffy, Kevan Christopher Duffy, Ryan Patrick Duffy, Madelyn Terese Dunkel, Mikhaila Renee Eller, Lisa Enaye, Emily B Faulkner, Holden A Fetchin, Marla Dorothy Fetcho, Alexandra Flathers, Amanda Sue Gallagher, Chastity S Garcia, Ki’son J Gardner;

Also, Kate Melany Gavilanes, Emily P Goddard, Olivia Morgan Grant, Abigail Amelia Granton, Naishia Renee Gray, Amanda S Haydu, Tyler David Heffern, Benjamin Fairbend Heiden, Ameira Samary Hernandez, Leanny Hernandez, Dillon Richmond Higgins, Louiz-Anthony Ferreira Iannucci, Amanda L Jeffreys, Trinite Mujinga Kayembe, Zachary Bennett Kenney, Jordan Thomas Kinder, Fiona Kyle, Brianna Nicole Lapia, Owen Sibley Law, Tiaire Jovon Lee, Amanda Leonard, Barry Dean Libowitz, Michelle Lin, Michael R Little, Brianna M Lora;

Also, Alexis Victoria Mackbach, Eric Edward Mackowski, Gillian Renae Mariconda, Derek Tyler McKane, Hannah Leigh McLaughlin, Seth Cornell McNellage, Shannon F Meisel, Deja Lana’e Mendenhall, Rafael Alejandro Mesias, Isabella Marie Moshier, Gianella Faith Moyano, Matthew N Murray, Lauren Elizabeth Nadzam, Drew Avery Newcomb, Wisley Nathan Noel, Jasmin M Ochoa, Kristi Alexis Pena, Kellie Marie Perillo, Marley Cathryn Peterson, Chloe Anne Plavcan, Damian Quinones, Sara Grace Rader, Jenique RoseMarie Richards;

Also, Jovanny Will Riley, Alicja Maria Rog, Faith Danielle Roos, Clarissa Hanna Rotonto, Alexa Rose Ruiz, Emma Kathryn Sakowicz, Jose Camilo Salazar, Katie Lynne Sarnecky, Nicholas Jacob Satta, Gavin Anthony Scofield, Zachary James Shaham, Meghasri Shankar, Hannah Lynn Shimura, Markel Jaquan Simon, Reilly Alexandra Simpson, Aoife Grace Smith, Emily June Sosik, Nyasia Monet Thomas, Annie Tran, Shannon Elizabeth Tripodi, Martina Ida Troncoso, Danny Vega, Jesse Alexander Veilleux, Daniel J Vilarinho, Eliot Calvin Walker, Katherine Lynn Weller, Jessica Wills, Ayesha Tu Zahrah.

Grade 7 — Ayziah Elexus Abner, Elyza Brianna Acevedo, Krysta Jaylin Alverio, Taylor Marie Alves, Christopher Edward Anstis, Ivan Javier Arguello, Kyla E Bailey, Mathew Beck, Samuel Branyan, Jackson Lawrence Buchanan, Samantha Elizabeth Carbone, Olivia Grace Carriero, Christiana Jessica Carrillo, Noah Christian, Nicholena Honey Connelly, Nelson Cortes, Christopher Stephen Coughlin, Alexa Crea, Norman Afonso Cruz;

Also, Claire Elizabeth Curry, Brianna A D’Aloia, Ryan Khang Dang, Kaitlin Elizabeth de Friesse, Jacqueline Gayle DeCrescenzo, Glen Orlando Diaz, Sydney Page Durost, Kyah Echo-Lyric Durrschmidt, Joshua Edmond Erdos, Lauren Ann Fazekas, Karli Elizabeth Flores, Bryce Forte, Angie Dejesus Garcia, Nathan William George, Charlotte Rose Gilbert, Ashley Yanelly Gramajo, Christopher Alan Gulish, Sarah Harrison;

Also, Eyliana Marie Hernandez, Ashley Michelle Hong, Kristen Hubbell, Bao-Van Huong, Gabrielle Celestine Jacob, William Scott Jenkins, Kacie Lyn John, Olivia Esinam Johnson, Abigail Elizabeth Joy, Raissatou A Karim, Megan Rose Kozlowski, Suri Anahi Lainez, Tristan Alexander Lariccia, Jaspar Michael Law, Saraya Theresa Lewis, Kelly Kassandra Londa, Jake William Lopez, Everett Kiernan Lowe, Taylor Lubas;

Also, Walter Luciano, Maggie Luong, Nicholas Joseph Macisco, Jaysen Anthony Madera, Julia Kathleen Mahoney, Kamila Anisa Malinowska, Danielle Mae Malota, Justin Masi, Facundo Mateo, Brooks Hannah Matthews, Ann Elizabeth McNeil, Rachel Laura Meglio, Jennifer Stephanie Melo, Cassidy Rose Moore, Ysabel A Motta, Olivia Xiaodou Mraz, David Keegan Nalezynski, Christopher Lars Ohlin, Magnus Ordner, Joshua Alexander Ortiz, Shanely Ortiz;

Also, Alexander Clark Osenbach, Amelia Elizabeth Overby, Chloe Pappas, Emma Catherine Parkes, Grace Sharon Perez, Madyson E Perley, Daniela Brennan Petillo, Austin Pongpit, Christian Graviel Ramos, Summer Valencia Reid, Elizabeth Ann Rohrs, Faye Elizabeth Rooney, Patricia Marilynn Rotonto, Rachel Ruth Sajaw, Braydon Lundquist Seaburg, Kayla Theresa Simon, BobbieJune Mary Singer, Maniyardpha Sirichantho, Sanoma K Smart, Jervon Jervar Speed;

Also, Jaqueline Mae Swagerty, Bay Tait, Laura Andrea Taracena, Amanda Nicole Tecci, Kaitlynn Torres, Nicholas Antonio Traussi, Shea Kathleen Tyler, Nnenna Faith Ugenyi, Loreina Gabrielle Vasilakos, Ryan James Wechter, Anthony David Wilcoxson, Justin Thomas Williams, Kayla Ameila Noel Wilson, Melissa Lodge Wilson, Chloe-Ryan Woolfolk, Cheree Marie Wright, Angela Yi, Jenna Alyssa Zabaneh, Carly Alexis Zajac, Logan Bennett Zezima.

Second honors

Grade 8 — Destinee Elizabeth Arroyo, Makalah La’shay-Marie Banks, Sai’Ka Blondy Belony, Shivam Devshi Bokhiria, Olivia Essence Brooks, Edwin Camille, Marissa K Cantiello, Aaron Ronald Christy, Adrianna Cintron, Emma Josephine Cogswell, Sheila Trinity Crespo, Cyrus Quinnlan Dufane, Elise J Dunning, Nicholas Peter Evan, Christiana Marie Flores, Zachary Flores, Imanol Flores-Quechol, Vincent Leigh Gabrielle;

Also, Natanael Garcia, Rebecca Glaudin, Joseph Tyler Grindrod, Kasey Emily Herrera, Kelly Ann Hylton, Mekhi Eugene Jones, Alyssa Gabrielle Latham, Dejah Danielle Latham, Britney Joan Levasseur, Keenan Alvon-Kenneth Little, David Walter Mainato, Cora Martonak, Christopher Robert Matarazzo, Raymond McIlhoney, Christian Alexander Medina, Emma Rose Miller, Justino David Monteiro;

Also, Will Anthony Morzello, Kerrigan Julia Murtha, Kristen Michaela Navarro, Julianna Elina Nunez, Victoria Owusu-Afriyie, Trinity Feliz Pagan, Kara Michele Pepper, Ryan Zachary Poisson, Kaitlyn Marie Priestley-O’Brien, Jordan Prout, John Patrick Reed, Jacob Nathaniel Ruiz, Kanii Sampson, Antonio Frank Sciarappa, Jalon D Scudder;

Also, Kyle Nicholas Sekelsky, Emily Lynn Shaw, Andrew Jay Silva,  Victoria Rose Sorrentino, Richard Chairman Souffrant, Chyna Karen Tisdale, Ernest Armanny Velazquez-Rodriguez, Alyssa Baia Verissimo, Andrew J Visnicky, Dream Alore Marie Whitaker, Nicholas Gus Yerinides, Alexandra Delia Zambrana.

Grade 7 — Gabriel Avila, Josue Alexis Bonilla, Kiyomi Leslie Bowen, Patrick Jameson Carter, Anthony Edward Castro, Makayla Arianna Clarke, Edgar Cortes, Na’varia Emonti Curry-Johnson, Don’Unique Rayvin Daniels, Don-Nique Lydell Davis, Everett John Delaney, Jack Antonio DeLise, Amari Moore Dickerson, Jasen G Docteur, Jesse Scott Fabrizio, Rosabet Mary Falcon, Crystal Samara Fricker-Barr, Jacob Eliseo Gonez;

Also, Isiaha Jason Gonzalez, Giovanni Emamuel Gramajo, Myles James Hall, Javier Giovanny Hernandez, Yamelize T Hernandez, Brett Charles Hill, Shailene Jennings, Amber M Johnson, Jaslin Johnson, Ariel Jones, Joseph Christopher Allen Jones, Dylan Kravitz, Jeneva Larose, David Lin, Shamar T Livingston;

Also, Emily Rose Macisco, Aidan Patrick Marin, Juan Martin, Kathryn Tatiana Martinez, Alexandria Eve Matyasovszky, Stacy Caroline Medina, Isaac Mellen, Kenneth Faustino Mendoza, Dallas Clifford Mortimer, Kerrigan Helene Murphy, Valerie Annette Navas, Kyleen Octayvia Nelson, Jerry Antonio Palomo, Ashleigh Elizabeth Patrick;

Also, Matthew Vinton Pond, Gianna Marie Poremba, Jessien Felipe Ramos, Manuelito Reyes Valencia, Mackenzie Taylor Rivera, Joshua Jefferson Gene Robbers, Rachel Alejandra Rosales, Avery Elizabeth Rosenbaum, Daniel Sikes, Cameron Rodney Smith, Nicholas James Sorrentino, Amaya Inez Soto, Quintan D Staton, Shaun Emmanuel Taylor, Kieara Nya Trenard, Preston Matthew Williams, Madison Rose Winter.

The following students were named to the first marking period honor roll at Notre Dame High School in Fairfield:

Grade 9 — Megan Peterlin, honors;

Grade 10 — Rose Brennan, Brendan Gallagher, Elyse Politica, Caitlin Wardlow, high honors;

Grade 11 — Shadea Foster, Trenton Moore, Mario Nunes, high honors;

Grade 12 — Pedrica Belizaire, Jasmine Fuller, Samnyeong Heo, honors.

Pictured: Peter Carlson (6th grade teacher), Keryna Upchurch (6th grade student), Laura Hoydick, Kate Murphy (Principal), Johmalie Rivera (6th grade student), Brian Frazier (District Coordinator for Fine Arts, Physical Education and Health), Kathleen D’Amico (6th grade teacher).

State Rep. Laura Hoydick (R-120) visited Lordship Elementary School recently to congratulate Johmalie Rivera and Keryna Upchurch, the winners of an art project competition she sponsored on what it means to be from Stratford. Sixth grade students in Stratford were asked to participate by creating an art piece, either drawing, painting or collage that reflects the meaning of being a Stratford resident. Rivera and Upchurch were selected as the winners by the school district’s administration and faculty. They were among numerous entrants. Winners were chosen based on appearance, research, and insight into Stratford. Hoydick thanked all the students and staff for their participation and personally congratulated the winners.

“Seeing the positives about Stratford through the eyes of our sixth grade students is very affirming,” said Hoydick. “I’m happy they identify the good things about Stratford, and I’m thrilled that they were able to share their thoughts with us through the creative process of visual art.”

“We are so proud of both Keryna and Johmalie for taking advantage of this opportunity to highlight the history and diversity which makes Stratford so unique,” said Principal Kate Murphy. “Our thanks go to Rep. Hoydick for sharing the idea for this contest with us.”

Hoydick presented the winners with certificates from the House of Representatives. The winning artwork is currently prominently on display at the State Capitol in Hartford and will continue to be throughout the month of November.

Stratford Schools Superintendent Dr. Janet Robinson and Stratford Police Chief Patrick Ridenhour have a coordinated plan for increased police presence around the schools in town before and after the Dec. 14 one-year anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Robinson said, “We have really tight security in place. We are reinforcing what we have been doing already.”

Also, she said that every day “we have [police officers] in the two middle schools and the two high schools.”

“I have spoken with Chief Ridenhour and he has assured that police would have increased presence around the schools,” Robinson said. “Stratford police have worked hand in hand to make sure everything is secure. We have gotten instant response whenever we’ve had a question. I am very impressed.”

Robinson and Ridenhour both declined to provide details of the security plan around the anniversary, but Ridenhour did say, “There will probably be a little extra presence around the schools. Also we are mindful that Newtown and Monroe may need manpower.” He said he is coordinating an offer of help to those towns through the Fairfield County Chiefs Association.

The chief said that anniversaries of tragedies such as the Columbine shooting and 9-11 do bring more attention to security measures. “And Sandy Hook is always on our mind,” he said.

Robinson was the superintendent of schools in Newtown when the massacre occurred and during its aftermath.