Browse past news stories for Bristol Central High School in Bristol, CT.

• Lesson of the monuments (The Bristol Press)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 11:48:30 am
  BRISTOL — Tenth graders from Bristol Central High School and Bristol Eastern High School spent a crisp fall day last week on Veterans Memorial Boulevard looking at each monument and learning about what the nation’s veterans did for them.
• Candidate Q & A: Plainville Town Council (The New Britain Herald)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 10:42:20 pm
  The New Britain Herald has asked the candidates in the municipal elections questions on the issues facing our communities.
• Alford answers the party’s call when asked (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 08:26:02 pm
  BRISTOL — When the Republicans found themselves without a mayoral candidate in August, they turned to a 62-year-old bookkeeper who had never sought public office before.
• Lawton takes the plunge into politics (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 08:25:53 pm
  BRISTOL — Angry that the Republicans refused to back his bid for a City Council race and convinced the city needs to change course after 16 years of Democratic domination, Gary Lawton opted this summer to try, against all odds, to win the city’s top job.
• Signs of poverty increase (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 08:40:43 pm
  BRISTOL — More city residents are asking for help with the grocery and heating bills and more Bristol children are qualifying for free and reduced meals in schools — all signs of economic struggle in the Mum City.
• Unified Sports brings kids together (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:57:56 pm
  BRISTOL — Cheerleaders were cheering, coaches were yelling and athletes were hustling. The buzzer sounded, and some soccer players threw their arms up, either in defeat or victory. This was as big as any championship sporting event — this was the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and Special Olympics Connecticut Fall 2009 High School Unified Sports Soccer Tournament.
• Meet the Candidates: Bristol Mayor (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 08:12:36 pm
  Arthur J. Ward (Democrat) 322 Stevens St. Bristol, Conn. Education: Bristol Eastern High School Employer: Mayor, City of Bristol Military Service: U.S.M.C., Vietnam service, Purple Heart recipient
• Bristol teen "caught" again on video (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 03:28:46 am
  NEW BRITAIN — One of the teens charged in a brutal beating and robbery at 7-Eleven in June found himself in trouble again Friday when a judge discovered his violation of release on bond was shown on YouTube.
• Prevention Partnership honors Barnes, BCHS grad (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 05:27:24 am
  Special to The Bristol Press NEW BRITAIN — The Governor’s Prevention Partnership honored Thomas O. Barnes, president of The Barnes Group of Bristol with the second annual William A. O’Neill Legacy Award and spotlighted a former Bristol high school student at its luncheon Tuesday at Central Connecticut State University.
• Miss Bristol 2010 crowned (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 03:27:57 pm
  BRISTOL — The 49th annual Miss Bristol and Miss Bristol’s Outstanding Teen 2010, showcased many outstanding contestants, with Martha Price and Sarah Decker taking home the titles.
• Bristol Fight Posted Online Causes Controversy (FOX 61 Hartford)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 12:18:01 pm
  A Bristol teenager is recovering after a vicious beating that was caught on tape and posted on Youtube.com.
• Schools do better on test but lose for it (The Bristol Press)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 09:28:58 am
  BRISTOL — The Board of Education approved the use of a consolidated state grant at its meetingWednesay night, but not without expressing concern over the phase-out of its priority school district grant.
• Local high schoolers to compete in Art and Academic Challenge (The New Britain Herald)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 06:44:26 pm
  BRISTOL — High school juniors and seniors from around the region will compete Saturday at Tunxis Community College in various disciplines.
• Teachers Learned They Were Right Fit (Hartford Courant)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 11:29:31 pm
  'I told my mother since I was a teenager that I was never getting married," Jerry Tomlinson says.
• Families, participants brave rain to keep mum parade tradition alive (The Bristol Press)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 11:38:37 am
  BRISTOL — The rain was steady during the 48th Annual Mum Festival Parade, but it didn’t get anyone’s spirits down.
• Eastern soph crowned Miss Mum (The Bristol Press)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 08:54:13 pm
  BRISTOL —The Miss Chrysantheum pageant, the first event of the 48th annual Mum Festival, featured a host of bright and intelligent contestants. but it was Jessica Laprise, 15, a Bristol Eastern High School sophomore, who was given the crown.
• Bristol Central honors two Class of 1960 grads (The Bristol Press)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 12:08:57 am
  BRISTOL — Teachers and distinguished alumni were honored at the Bristol Central High School "Power Breakfast" Thursday morning, but those who were recognized stressed that the focus should be on students.
• Obama a 'no-show' in area schools (The Bristol Press)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 04:48:00 pm
  President Barack Obama gave his back-to-school speech Tuesday, but students in Bristol and Plymouth didn’t get to see or hear it, at least not live during the school day.
• GOP bets on bookkeeper for mayor in Bristol (The Bristol Press)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 09:52:57 pm
  BRISTOL — City Republicans turned to a political newcomer Wednesday to run as their mayoral candidate this year.
• Kids Resist Earlier Bedtimes As School Approaches (Hartford Courant)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 08:09:41 pm
  It's a warm summer evening, sunlight poking through the backyard trees.
• Schools still analyzing state tests (The Bristol Press)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 04:22:19 pm
  BRISTOL — Connecticut Academic Performance Test and Connecticut Mastery Test results were released at the end of July, but Bristol public schools are still figuring out what to make of them.
• Spurned for GOP council slot, city man eyes mayor run (The Bristol Press)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 09:01:15 pm
  BRISTOL — When Gary Lawton sought to run on the Republican ticket for a City Council seat last week, the GOP turned him down cold.
• Wood Bats At American Legion State Tournament Stirs Debate (Hartford Courant)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 10:57:20 am
  Although some teams have been using wood bats for several years, wood bats are being used in the state tournament for the first time since the 1970s. Once the decision was made, seven of the eight zones in the state went to wood in the regular season.
• Club to host wrestling camp (The Bristol Press)
  posted on July 12, 2009 at 01:32:29 am
  The Bristol Boys & Girls Club will host "The Champ Wrestling Camp" from July 13 to 24, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day at the Boys & Girls Club on Laurel Street. The target age group 11- to 17-year-old wrestlers from 65 to 200 pounds.
• Bristol native earns Bronze Star in Afghanistan (The Bristol Press)
  posted on July 7, 2009 at 11:29:35 am
  BRISTOL — A city man who joined the U.S. Air Force a quarter of a century ago has won a Bronze Star Medal for his leadership in Afghanistan.
• We'll be back in fall, say Bristol TEC students (The Bristol Press)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 12:01:47 pm
  BRISTOL — Students half way through their work at Bristol Technical Education Center said at their certificate ceremony Monday that they were looking forward to returning in the fall to keep studying their chosen trade.
• Young Parents Program closing (The Bristol Press)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 12:07:13 pm
  BRISTOL — After 22 years of helping teen moms finish high school, the Young Parents Program is shutting its doors.
• Top BCHS grads praise school atmosphere (The Bristol Press)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 11:24:04 pm
  BRISTOL — Ethan Talbot, Bristol Central High School’s valedictorian counts his parents as the main inspiration for his achievement by not placing any pressure on him to be No. 1.
• Family struggles to get woman out of Africa after car crash (The Bristol Press)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 11:44:44 pm
  BRISTOL — For the past three weeks, Brier Cole and his family have been living a nightmare. His 42-year-old sister, Dawn Cole, was injured in a car accident in Africa. Now paralyzed, she waits in a Kenya hospital while her family struggles to raise money for her care. Their ultimate goal, to have her returned home, is out of reach financially and no one seems to be able to help them.
• Hit-and-run suspect held (The New Britain Herald)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 08:29:00 pm
  BRISTOL — Robert Park, charged in the death of 14-year-old Henry Waye Jr., had his bond lowered Tuesday in Superior Court here but remains in custody at the Hartford Correctional Center.