Browse past news stories for Fairfield Woods Middle School in Fairfield, CT.

• Workshop helps teachers with Holocaust lessons (Newsday)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 06:28:48 pm
  Sacred Heart workshop helps teachers with new ways to teach about the Holocaust
• Workshop helps teachers with Holocaust lessons (The Victoria Advocate)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 06:16:31 pm
  An AP Member Feature Exchange
• BOE bids farewell to three former members (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:19:00 am
  Departing Board of Education members Brenda Kupchick, Dave Weber and Helen Dodson -- who all began their terms together six years ago -- were given special time to say a few words before the board delved into agenda items Tuesday night.
• Workshop helps teachers with Holocaust lessons (Connecticut Post)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 10:37:42 pm
  FAIRFIELD -- Angela Capozzi, a Stratford middle school teacher, has taught about the Holocaust for years by assigning her eighth-graders to read "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl," about a
• Fairfield: Ahead of the curve (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 01:48:00 pm
  Good news! Fairfield is one community that is ahead of the curve when it comes to environmental awareness and involvement in environmental issues. This is true for the Town of Fairfield, and residents who are getting involved in ever-increasing numbers.
• Police Reports (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 05:19:53 am
  Two company vehicles were reportedly broken into at Phoenix Audio Video, 511 Commerce Dr., on Monday. Store video surveillance showed the suspect to be a white male in blue jeans driving a white pickup truck.
• Solar Panels on Mill Hill's Roof? Needed: Sponsors (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 05:19:04 am
  Chris Thomas graduated from Mill Hill Elementary School in the 1970s. His 9-year-old daughter is a student there now. He has a vision, "Perhaps one day when my children's children go to school there, we'll have solar panels on every school and municipal building in Fairfield."
• Pilot House welcomed with open arms (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 05:18:37 am
  The Pilot House has moved into its new home. At a festive open house Sunday, families, staff and local dignitaries celebrated the special needs resource foundation's moving into a former school at 240 Colony St. in Fairfield.
• Next step in middle school addition (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 07:33:00 pm
  The Board of Finance on Tuesday night unanimously approved $250,000 in funding for architectural design work related to a much-needed addition to Fairfield Woods Middle School.
• Board of Education welcomes new teachers (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 05:18:30 am
  Thirty-two new teachers were welcomed to the district by the Fairfield Board of Education Tuesday evening. Many were young, some were older and most were female.
• Panel proposes pavilion be named for Durrell (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on August 7, 2009 at 05:24:06 pm
  A memorial committee established by the Board of Selectmen is asking the Parks and Recreation Commission to rename the Penfield Pavilion II in honor of former First Selectman Jacquelyn C. Durrell, who died this year.
• Panel proposes pavilion be named for Durrell (Connecticut Post)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 05:47:04 pm
  FAIRFIELD -- A memorial committee established by the Board of Selectmen is asking the Parks and Recreation Commission to rename the Penfield Pavilion II in honor of former First Selectman Jacquelyn
• Oster: Best in Youth (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 05:13:01 am
  Being a good kid pays off. Fifteen-year-old Gary Oster is in California this week, enjoying, among other things, a stay at the Hollywood Hilton and a visit to Universal Studios.
• Fairfield school positions trimmed to avoid layoffs (Connecticut Post)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 08:47:09 pm
  FAIRFIELD -- School administrators are trimming hours for several positions throughout the district rather than laying off five teachers, as was approved by the Board of Education, to balance the
• Scale of Fairfield Woods project debated (Connecticut Post)
  posted on June 23, 2009 at 02:32:08 pm
  FAIRFIELD -- It wasn't exactly an all-nighter, but a seemingly simple resolution to appoint a building committee for the renovation and expansion of Fairfield Woods Middle School got a bit more
• Selectmen demand cost estimates for school project (Connecticut Post)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 02:17:18 am
  FAIRFIELD -- After over two hours of discussion that included some terse exchanges between First Selectman Kenneth Flatto and Deputy Superintendent of Schools Jack Boyle, the Board of Selectmen
• Overcrowding issues at Fairfield Woods Middle School unresolved (The Fairfield Citizen)
  posted on May 29, 2009 at 05:57:40 pm
  A motion to trim down the requested addition to Fairfield Woods Middle School (FWMS) from 16 rooms to 12 was delayed by the Board of Education so that more information could be gathered before taking action.
• No action on downsizing Fairfield Woods addition (Connecticut Post)
  posted on May 28, 2009 at 03:32:38 am
  FAIRFIELD -- The Board of Education has held off trimming a proposed addition to Fairfield Woods Middle School -- from 16 rooms to 12 -- to gather more information on the project.
• Flatto cool to large Fairfield Woods addition (Connecticut Post)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 03:32:08 pm
  By Genevieve Reilly FAIRFIELD -- A proposal by the first selectman that would limit possible expansion of Fairfield Woods Middle School is not getting high marks from school officials.
• Middlebrook musicans to play Friday with community band (Wilton Bulletin)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 07:43:54 pm
  Twelve Middlebrook students will perform at the Westport Community Band’s annual “Play with the Community Band” project in a concert on Friday, May 15, at 8 p.m. in the Bedford Middle School Auditorium in Westport.
• Adults and Weston students unite for Community Band concert (Weston Forum)
  posted on May 8, 2009 at 04:02:53 am
  The Westport Community Band and area middle school musicians are participating in the annual Play with the Community Band project in a concert on Friday, May 15, at 8 p.m. in the Bedford Middle School auditorium in Westport.
• Opportunities in the arts (Norwalk Advocate)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 09:26:34 am
  THE GREENWICH ART SOCIETY Offering classes featuring Botanical Illustration, The Story of Art and Artists in Film, Off the Beaten Path: Contemporary Art Tours, Felting Workshop, Watercolor Workshop, Sculpture, Creative Writing, classes for advanced artists and parents and children.
• 10 Questions for Suzanne Bona (Connecticut Post)
  posted on April 27, 2009 at 03:02:48 am
  One of the most popular Sunday morning radio shows on radio station WSHU-FM in Fairfield is "Sunday Morning Baroque," hosted by Fairfield native Suzanne Bona.
• Opportunities in the Arts: Sunday, April 19 (Stamford Advocate)
  posted on April 19, 2009 at 04:04:59 am
  ART CARRIAGE BARN ARTS CENTER Spectrum 2009 Call for entries in all media except photography. Receiving: Tuesday, 10:30 a.
• Fairfield school redistricting opposed (Connecticut Post)
  posted on March 9, 2009 at 10:11:37 pm
  FAIRFIELD -- Parents want the school board to do its homework before making any decision on drawing new boundaries for the town's elementary school districts.
• Hungarian culture still the talk of the town (Stamford Advocate)
  posted on March 3, 2009 at 01:22:43 am
  FAIRFIELD -- Lazslo Gubicza often has people drop by his neighborhood market just to talk. A frequent topic of conversation is Hungary, its people, culture and traditions.