Stratford student named New England Scholar
Kalyn Sandia Choma, a junior in the UConn NEAG Program for Special Education was named a 2013 New England Scholar. She was selected because her grade point average was at least a 3.7 for the 2013...
View ArticlePreschool professionals learn about ethical conduct
Twenty local early childhood education professionals received training on the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment on...
View ArticleShakespeare Academy offers scholarships
Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford, a new summer theater program for college students, recently announced this week that the Mighty Quinn Foundation will provide two full scholarships and one partial...
View ArticleFamily fun night supports Wilcoxson school
The Wilcoxson PTSA and The Shelton Sports Center are offering a fun family night for Wilcoxson families, friends, extended families and the greater Stratford community on Friday, March 28, from 5:30-8...
View ArticleArea students earn degrees
University of New Haven: Matthew Blumstein, master of science, environmental science; McCarthy Breedy, master of science, industrial engineering. Marquette University: Eric Takeda, bachelor of science...
View ArticleArea students named to fall dean’s lists
Rhode Island College: Michaela Kascak. Berkeley College: Malyna Reid. Siena College: Lindsay Rogers, psychology, president’s list; Marybeth Condon, liberal arts, dean’s list. Wagner College: Lauryn B....
View ArticleMovin’ On Up to middle school
The Stratford public schools and Town of Stratford Community Services are sponsoring the annual Movin’ On Up for rising sixth grade students and their families. Students and families are invited to...
View ArticleStratford student pursues degree
Jennifer Therien received her associate’s degree in dental hygiene magna cum laude from the University of Bridgeport in May of 2013. She passed her boards and is a licensed dental hygienist. She is in...
View ArticleLocal high schools plan reunions
Bunnell High School classes of 1974 and 1975 will hold a combined 40-year class reunion on Saturday, July 5, from 6 to 10 p.m., at the Riverview Bistro, Ferry Boulevard in Stratford. For more...
View ArticleReading expert discusses dyslexia
“English is a great language, but it’s part of the problem.” Words of wisdom from Margie Gillis , project director at the Haskins Literacy Initiative at Yale University , delivered earlier this month...
View ArticleYouth Character and Leadership Day
The fifth annual Sterling House Youth Character and Leadership Day, a program for students in grades 9 through 12 who will be actively engaged in skill development, will be Thursday, April 17, at...
View ArticleStudent wins performing arts scholarship
Even Fernandes, a seventh grader at St. Mark School in Stratford, is the winner of the 10th annual Matthew Chiappetta Memorial Scholarship award at Crystal Theatre in Norwalk. The winner receives a...
View ArticleSchools see no increase for tech, special ed
Mayor John Harkins’ 2015 Town Budget Proposal includes a $2,306,499 increase for Stratford Public Schools, 2.4%, which covers the schools’ $1,235,735 requested increase for personnel benefits and the...
View ArticleFreshmen invited to forum on underage drinking
A presentation of real life stories and facts about underage drinking — Talk Early, Talk Often — will be held for all current Stratford high school freshmen and their families Tuesday, April 1, from...
View ArticleSchools’ salaries show larger bases, smaller increases
Unlike the Town Hall side of Stratford’s 2015 budget proposal, where scheduled wage increases for workers are public information on the town’s website (see The Star, March 20, page 1), the Board of...
View ArticleCommon Core challenges schools’ technology, teacher evaluations
Town council members, state legislators, members of the Stratford Board of Education and the general public joined in a forum last Wednesday to discuss the impact of implementing Common Core standards...
View ArticleSpecial Ed program has disabled, non-disabled children together
The Stratford Board of Education Early Learning Services offers special education preschool services for eligible Stratford children ages three through five, and one of the program’s highlights is Come...
View ArticleSummer preschool camp slated at St. James
St. James School will hold a summer camp for ages 3-4, July 7 through Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the school building. Cost is $135 a week with a registration fee of $25. For more information, call...
View ArticleSchools seek children with special needs
Stratford Public Schools is participating in Child Find — a project to identify young people with special education needs. Federal and State regulations require that all disabled children be...
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