Southington High School officials announce the Class of 2019
Southington school officials announced the list of 463 graduating students from Southington High School’s Class of 2019: Nadja Abaza; David Lawson Ackerman; Natalia Adamczyk; Robert Joseph Adamo; Emma...
View ArticleUNICO celebrates Southington High School’s top 25 and Italian Honor Society
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The 74th annual Southington chapter of UNICO National top 25 dinner celebrated the 25 highest academic achieving students in the Southington High School graduating class of...
View ArticleThe Class of 2019 is in the house…
Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night could keep Southington High School’s Class of 2019 from graduating high school. On Thursday, June 13, hundreds gathered in the high school gym and...
View ArticleGrads stress diversity, opportunity, and the real world
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Southington High School graduated 463 students from the Class of 2019 during commencement exercises on June 13. Heavy rain in the afternoon directed the ceremony indoors,...
View ArticleSchools lose 20 employees to retirement
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER While Southington High School sent off more than 450 graduating seniors last week, the entire Southington Public School district will be saying goodbye to a number of...
View ArticleStudent government: BOE bids farewell to 2 student representatives
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER At the end of each school year, the Southington Board of Education not only celebrates the graduating class, but also says farewell to the student representatives on the...
View ArticleCaroline Turek is the 2019-20 paraeducator of the year
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Southington Public Schools announced the 2020 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year: Derynoski Elementary School paraeducator Caroline Turek. Turek has been submitted...
View ArticleGraduation station: Class of 2019
This week, we celebrate the Class of 2019 with our annual graduation edition, and the hardest part—once again—was trying to stuff all of the graduation and school news into just one newspaper. You...
View ArticleCommittee focuses name change on South End school
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER After a petition from the community was brought forth, a five-member ad-hoc committee was charged with determining if it was appropriate to re-name a school facility after...
View ArticleTrack, cross-country athletes sign college letters
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Six standout Southington athletes signed letters to compete at the college level in cross country and track and field last month in a ceremony held in the Southington High...
View ArticleRugby duo beat the odds, commit to LIU
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Finding a college that offers a Division I NCAA scholarship in women’s rugby is not easy. Southington senior girls rugby club team standouts Rhiannon Simione and Lynsey...
View ArticleKnights charge into the NCAA
Five athletes from the Class of 2019 will go on to compete in athletics at the highest collegiate level. Throughout the year, Will Downes, Tim Walsh, Abby Lamson, Jamie Lamson, and Jacob Flynn signed...
View ArticleHeather Allenback is Southington’s teacher of the year
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Southington Public Schools announced that Heather Allenback can add another designation to her belt: 2020 Teacher of the Year. Allenback is a social studies teacher at...
View ArticleSoftball championship final out is in the running for CIAC fan’s favorite moment
The CIAC is giving fans a chance to vote for their favorite championship moment from the 2018-19 high school seasons. Southington has an entry on the list, and it comes from the 2019 Class LL state...
View ArticleSEF awards over $10K in educational grants
The Southington Education Foundation grant committee awarded $10,890 during the spring 2019 grant period. A total of 10 grant applications were submitted to the committee and reviewed. Hatton...
View ArticleSchool board approves cost increase for school meals
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington Board of Education approved $0.25 increases to school breakfasts and lunches across all grade levels to begin in the 2019-20 school year. The last school...
View ArticleSHS roof repair project on schedule for Aug. 15 completion
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER During the 2018 election, voters approved a referendum question that would allow for roof repairs at the Southington High School. That work has begun this summer, and is on...
View ArticleDerynoski school earns a new playscape
One of Southington’s elementary schools has been crowned “runner-up” in the TerraCycle recycling challenge out of 62 total teams. Derynoski Elementary School will receive a playground made out of...
View ArticleSHS Wall of Honor turns to students for future growth
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington High School wall of honor proudly recognizes graduates of Southington schools who have gone on to accomplish wonderful things in their careers and...
View ArticleSuperintendent applauds growth in annual report
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Superintendent of Schools, Tim Connellan, released his 2018-19 annual report, highlighting many of the school year’s programs and initiatives throughout the district’s...
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