Browse past news stories for Griswold Middle School in Griswold, CT.

• Griswold school project ready for next step (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 03:58:09 am
  The Griswold Public Schools hopes to receive a certificate of occupancy for the newly renovated Griswold Middle School this week and plans to begin moving fourth- and fifth-grade classroom equipment and supplies into the building.  
• Griswold Middle School’s clock up and running again (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 03:43:03 am
  The clock at Griswold Middle School is running again for the first time since the early 1980s after FIP Construction Inc. donated $5,000 for repairs.
• Snowflake Festival delights children in Jewett City (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 05:41:39 am
  Children sipped hot chocolate and waved to Santa as the 9th annual Griswold Snowflake Festival and Parade passed through downtown Jewett City on Sunday.
• Local Roundup: Coast Guard falls in season-opener (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 03:45:00 am
  Adam Radtke scored a career-high 23 points and Jevon James added 13, but the Coast Guard men’s basketball team fell in its season- and home-opener, 73-58, to Merchant Marine in New London on Sunday.
• Griswold school aims to reach out to reduce dropout rate (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 04:23:23 am
  Griswold may need to become more flexible with everything from schedules to instruction to reach more of its high school students, the school board chairwoman said last week.
• Congregation Beth Yam kicks off High Holy Day services (Island Packet)
  posted on September 12, 2009 at 04:01:09 am
  Congregation Beth Yam will hold its annual end of Yom Kippur break-the-fast at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in
• English language learners start class in Norwich (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 03:54:14 am
  About 250 students are in the daytime program at Norwich Adult Education, which began Monday. Another 125 students will begin night classes Sept. 14. In addition, 50 students are on a waiting list.
• Griswold school construction start date on the move (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 03:54:04 am
  Construction on the foundation of Griswold’s new elementary school may begin this fall instead of in February, as originally planned.
• Not all Eastern Connecticut schools will air Obama (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 03:39:40 am
  Some Eastern Connecticut schools say they aren’t taking part in President Barack Obama’s televised back-to-school speech to the nation’s schoolchildren, scheduled for Tuesday.
• Q&A: Griswold schools chief eager to get down to work (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 03:35:31 am
  Paul S. Freeman, the assistant superintendent in East Lyme, starts Monday as the next superintendent of schools in Griswold.
• Area schools plan registration, orientations (Atlantic News Telegraph)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 07:49:06 am
  The first day of a new school year is rapidly approaching for area schools and districts will be holding registration and orientations for new and returning students.
• New classrooms, high-tech touches coming to Griswold Middle School (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on July 25, 2009 at 03:27:49 am
  Work on the renovation and addition to Griswold Middle School is running ahead of schedule, and the building will be ready for students the first day of class Sept. 3, with a project completion date of Dec. 18.
• Griswold schools chief facing weighty tasks (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on June 27, 2009 at 03:45:01 am
  Griswold’s interim superintendent of schools will have at least three major tasks after he starts July 1: Begin negotiations with the teacher’s union, finalize a contract with a child care center and keep updated on a $70 million school building project.  
• Teachers Shave Heads For Fundraiser (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)
  posted on June 23, 2009 at 08:27:12 pm
  Students at Griswold Middle School in Rocky Hill present a challenge to their teachers, but not for a grade.
• Griswold may save $1 million on schools (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on June 23, 2009 at 03:30:22 am
  Bids for the construction at Griswold Elementary School have come in under budget, the chairman of the school building committee said Monday.
• Interim schools superintendent selected (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on June 16, 2009 at 03:10:47 am
  Richard Foye, the former principal of Griswold High School during the building and opening of the high school in 1992, starts July 1 as interim superintendent of schools in Griswold. Foye, 56, retires as headmaster of Woodstock Academy June 30. The Griswold superintendent’s office is sending a note from him to parents this week.  
• Game memorializes Relay for Life Bingo caller (The New Britain Herald)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 06:34:59 pm
  NEWINGTON — In an event characterized by mixed emotions, a late-night Bingo game in memory of a late Wethersfield resident proved especially poignant.
• Children flock to Griswold's Youthtopia festival (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on May 31, 2009 at 04:22:59 am
  Avery Fitzpatrick and Kayleigh and Chloe Ezzell had a plan at Saturday’s Youthtopia in Veteran’s Memorial Park in Griswold: Navigate, climb, slide and repeat.
• Town gears up for youth event (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 03:54:20 am
   Griswold has distributed more than 10,000 fliers to neighboring towns to promote its annual youth event, including communities that have seen summer programs cut.  
• Find Out What's Going On This Weekend (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 05:57:12 am
  Find out what's going on this weekend in Connecticut in our Community Calendar.
• Griswold school building committee meets Tuesday (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on May 18, 2009 at 04:32:44 am
  Griswold’s School Building Committee will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium of Griswold High School to discuss the progress of the school building project.
• Griswold schools’ ‘Wizard of Oz’ shows sold out (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on April 23, 2009 at 03:44:20 am
  Griswold High School and Griswold Middle School have sold out all five performances of their production of “The Wizard of Oz” this week. The show opened Wednesday and ends Saturday night.
• Griswold Elementary School construction may be delayed (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on April 3, 2009 at 04:17:16 am
  Construction at Griswold Elementary School may have to be pushed back about seven months because the middle school will not be done in time for students to be moved there in the fall.
• Griswold may cancel summer program (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on March 21, 2009 at 03:44:41 am
  The Department of Youth and Family Services may have to cancel its summer recreation program, which enrolled 140 children last year, because of a lack of space, director Ryan Aubin said.