Browse past news stories for Danbury High School in Danbury, CT.

• 'One of a kind' woman dies in Thanksgiving crash (The Sandusky Register)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 07:10:18 am
  BAY TWP. A 21-year-old Sandusky woman died as a result of a two-car crash Thanksgiving afternoon on Wilcox Road in Bay Township near Port Clinton.
• Brazoria County officer dies at 47 (The Facts)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 05:06:36 am
  HOUSTON — K-9 Officer Rick Opperud began his 20-year police career in Danbury and became nationally known as a police dog trainer, Brazoria County Sheriff Charles Wagner said.
• Greenwich High field hockey team reaches state final (Greenwich Time)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:31:05 am
  DANBURY ­-- Be it injuries, illness or just another higher seed, there is seemingly no obstacle the Greenwich High School field hockey team cannot overcome.
• PantherPalooza helps town show success (The Facts)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:06:45 am
  DANBURY — For the fourth year in a row, the Danbury Alumni Association will present PantherPalooza this weekend at Skrabanek Park in Danbury. PantherPalooza has become a big fundraiser for the group that was started in 2003 to help the community, students and athletes of Danbury.
• Danbury school administrators agree to modest one year contract (The News-Times)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 03:43:08 am
  DANBURY -- Danbury school administrators have agreed to a contract that puts them in line with the city teachers' agreement but gives the group the chance to renegotiate in a year.The Board of Education unanimously approved the contract of the 41-member Danbury Administrators Union during its meeting Wednesday night.
• Assistant Superintendent Hired (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:13:40 pm
  Maureen McLaughlin, the new assistant superintendent of schools in New Milford, said that, among other things, she will emphasis data analysis of student performance, an area that the state Department of Education has made a higher priority in recent years.
• She traded muscle cars for a fighter plane (The News-Times)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:58:09 pm
  Lynn Brown's Geo Tracker has two stickers on the rear window, "I ™¥ Jet Noise" and "I ™¥ Warbirds," which seem totally at odds with the 16 snow white doves she keeps in her household aviary.The 59-year-old Danbury resident and retired New Fairfield High School science teacher actually decorated her car with a 51-year-old aluminum bird in mind -- the MiG-17 jet fighter resting in the hanger next ...
• VFW banquet honors Danbury team (Port Clinton News Herald)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 02:44:49 pm
  Marblehead VFW Post 7572 honored Danbury High School's football team at the 64th consecutive banquet at the post Saturday.
• Inspiring co-learning (The News-Times)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 02:43:09 am
  Students in the new Fine and Applied Arts Department at Danbury High School rolled out the red carpet for 19 youngsters in Cristina Roth's bilingual kindergarten class at King Street Primary School in Danbury who made a recent full-day visit to the high school.
• Veterans Day observances in Danbury (The News-Times)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 09:28:08 pm
  DANBURY -- The following Veterans Day observances are scheduled:n Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 149 will conduct a Vietnam War memorial service Friday at 10 a.m. at Rogers Park on Memorial Drive in Danbury. All are invited.n The Council of Veterans will have a ceremony Wednesday at 11 a.
• Danbury grad has front-row seat to history (The News-Times)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 03:58:11 am
  DANBURY -- Sure, Storrs is nice, but David Solis never thought his junior year of college would be anything like this. Meeting and talking to high-ranking government officials. Hearing some of the nation's foremost authorities talk about whatever topic interested him on a particular day, whether education, defense or health care.
• WestConn student plans initiative (The News-Times)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 03:13:09 am
  DANBURY -- Western Connecticut State University student Derek Roy fell in love with the city of Danbury when he arrived as a freshman four years ago.He grew up in a house along a dirt road in Goshen, and he was floored by the "intensity" of the city.
• Danbury waits patiently for vaccinations (The News-Times)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 02:43:09 am
  DANBURY -- Traffic on the roads surrounding Danbury High School was horrendous Friday. Vehicles were parked in all of the school's parking lots and on the raised grass medians in front of the main entrance. The H1N1 vaccine was being offered to students of all ages on a first-come, first-served basis, and thousands took the opportunity -- and the required hours waiting in line -- to receive the ...
• Gala and silent auction in support of the Latino fund will be held in Danbury on Saturday (The News-Times)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 11:58:09 pm
  DANBURY-- Gustavo Contreras was 13 when he came to Danbury from Peru. Even then he knew he wanted to be an engineer. He attended middle school in Danbury, where enough teachers believed he could master high-level work, despite his shortcomings in English, that he was allowed to take honors courses.
• Music to our ears: Concert to Benefit Danbury Music Centre (The News-Times)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:58:29 pm
  For more than 35 years, the Danbury Music Centre has been enthralling residents of the Greater Danbury area with musical performances and productions featuring local talent. This weekend, two of its members (and past performers) -- Christina and Howard Rovics -- are giving back.
• Danbury charter changes endorsed by voters (The News-Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:28:29 am
  DANBURY -- The Common Council will become known as the City Council, after proposed changes to the city's charter passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night.As a result of those changes, the City Clerk's position will be appointed, rather than elected, during the next election cycle.
• Voting goes smoothly at area polls (The News-Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:13:08 am
  DANBURY -- The voting machines may have changed -- gone are the days of the big green machines with the large levers -- but the atmosphere around the polling stations remains the same.Outside just about every poll in the area, candidates were trying to drum up last-minute voters, cheerleaders were selling baked goods to raise money or Girl Scouts were selling cookies.
• Danbury High School to present twists, turns in play (Port Clinton News Herald)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 01:41:19 pm
  DANBURY TOWNSHIP -- Danbury High School will present "The Ransom of Red Chief" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $5 and available at the door.
• Danbury High Class of 1942 reunion Nov. 5 (The News-Times)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 04:23:07 am
  DANBURY -- The Danbury High School Class of 1942 will hold a reunion Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at Almonte's Restaurant on Padanaram Road.For reservations, call 203-748-9130 or 203-743-6979.
• Brain tests help trainers monitor athletes (The News-Times)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:44:00 am
  Of the three ways to measure a concussion, a computer test that measures brain function has become the most reliable.Trainers can measure balance, which is hard to do, and see symptoms like vomiting, headache or blurry vision, which happen in degrees and students often don't admit having.
• Trainers and athletes need to work together (The News-Times)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:43:49 am
  Danbury High School senior Ian Ratchford has played football for four years and has never had a concussion, but he welcomes the change in attitude about them.When he first started playing Ratchford said he read the warning on the back of the helmet to learn about brain injuries.
• Parents reassured by new concussion protocols (The News-Times)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:38:27 am
  Sharon Calitro, who has three children playing sports at Danbury High School, appreciates that the athletic staff take concussions seriously.Fifteen-year-old sophomore Austin Calitro plays varsity football, and his twin sister, Tess, is a cheerleader and runs track.
• Band jamboree at Danbury High on Halloween (The News-Times)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 10:28:12 pm
  DANBURY -- The Danbury High School Marching Hatters, a group celebrating its 75th year, will play host to seven other area high school marching bands Saturday in the 2009 Jamboree of Marching Bands Competition..The jamboree, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Danbury High stadium, will feature bands from Bethel, Brookfield, Meriden, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Milford and Shelton.
• Danbury, New Milford chasing state cross country titles (Stamford Advocate)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 01:03:56 pm
  DANBURY -- Just under 12 miles. That's all that separates Danbury High School and New Milford High School. It's just one highway exit, 17 driving minutes, or, for the Danbury and New Milford boys cross country teams, an easy day at practice. To put it bluntly, the Hatters and Green Wave have dominated Connecticut boys cross country throughout the past decade.
• Danbury, New Milford chasing state cross country titles (The News-Times)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 03:13:09 am
  DANBURY -- Just under 12 miles. That's all that separates Danbury High School and New Milford High School. It's just one highway exit, 17 driving minutes, or, for the Danbury and New Milford boys cross country teams, an easy day at practice. To put it bluntly, the Hatters and Green Wave have dominated Connecticut boys cross country throughout the past decade.
• Lady Wreckers Shut Out Danbury 2-0 (WestportNow)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:56:52 am
  Westport’s Staples High School girls varsity soccer team today defeated Danbury High School 2-0 at Danbury.
• Danbury High School Class of 1942 reunion is Nov. 5 (The News-Times)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 10:58:18 pm
  DANBURY -- The Danbury High School Class of 1942 will have a reunion Nov. 5 at 12:30 p.m. at Almonte's Restaurant on Padanaram Road.For reservations, call 203-748-9130 or 203-743-6979.
• 2 Danbury teens killed in crash (The Facts)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 04:06:15 am
  DANBURY — The community is grieving the loss of two young Danbury High School graduates after a fatal car crash early Sunday morning, officials said.
• Author coming to Danbury to talk about daughter's mental illness (The News-Times)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:13:08 pm
  DANBURY-- In his book, "Hurry Down Sunshine," author Michael Greenberg begins with his 15-year-old daughter Sally's sudden crack-up on the streets of Greenwich Village and then chronicles her journey with mental illness, and its impact on her and her family Greenberg decided to write the book eight years after his daughter's first breakdown.
• Columnist learns to appreciate life inside and outside of a wheelchair (The News-Times)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 06:28:09 am
  I have to admit, I was a little nervous after News-Times publisher David Dear asked me to participate in "Hoops for Hope," a benefit wheelchair basketball game to promote the outreach efforts of Ability Beyond Disability.If you're not familiar with Ability Beyond Disability, it's this fantastic nonprofit organization in Bethel that helps disabled people enjoy the best life they can.