Joel Barlow High School News
Browse past news stories for Joel Barlow High School in Redding, CT.
- Town's annual Holiday Tree Lighting is Dec. 5 on the green (Redding Pilot)
posted on December 2, 2009 at 05:07:26 am
The town’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting will take place on The annual Holiday Tree Lighting will take place on the town green on Saturday, Dec. 5, beginning a 3:30 p.m. - Colleen Zenk Pinter: Cancer survivor has much to be thankful for this year (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 05:22:26 pm
Thanksgiving will be more than a pleasant holiday gathering with family and friends this year for Colleen Zenk Pinter. It will be a celebration of life, of being thankful for those closest to her. - Redding teen to perform in Thanksgiving parade finale (Connecticut Post)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 04:08:35 am
Allison Griffith wasn't actually born singing, but she came close. "I was singing before I could talk," said Allison, an energetic 17-year-old from Redding. - Park & Rec. representatives present goals to Board of Selectmen (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 04:37:31 pm
The Board of Selectmen continued its review of the draft Long Range Financial Plan Monday night, focusing solely on Park and Recreation needs, which include major improvements to Topstone Park. - Card system offers data on lunches for parents and school officials (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 12:22:38 pm
Coins and tokens are nearly a thing of the past for school lunches now as over the last several weeks, Chartwells, the food service provider for the districts, began implementing a POS (point of sale) system in each cafeteria. - Enrollment lower than projected in Redding district (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 12:22:27 pm
As of Oct. 1, there were 1,265 students enrolled in the Redding school district, 16 fewer than projected. But while overall enrollment was lower, kindergarten enrollment was actually higher than projected. - Selectmen choose Karvelis to fill Region 9 post (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:22:40 pm
The Board of Selectmen has nominated Democrat Leon Karvelis to fill the vacancy left by Julia Pemberton on the Region 9 school board. The Region 9 school board oversees Joel Barlow High School, which serves Redding and Easton. - Barlow’s lacrosse team hosts fund-raiser for Wounded Warrior Project (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:08:06 am
Members of the Joel Barlow High School Boys lacrosse team will be playing in the Sticks for Soldiers tournament at Fairfield Ludlowe High School on Saturday, Nov. 28. This year’s tournament will once again benefit war-injured troops through the Wounded Warrior Project. - Schwear’s Eagle Scout project benefits church (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:07:25 am
When it was time for Max Schwear to decide on a project that would lead to his Eagle Scout rank, he knew where he wanted it to be. “I am very active in my church,” said Max, explaining that he wanted to do something “to help my religious community.” - Williams/Bronson Wedding Announcement (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:58:36 pm
Williams/Bronson Wedding Announcement Submitted to the Bonanza Dagny Mathiasen Williams and Thomas Wilcox Bronson were married May 16, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hartford, Conn. The maid of honor was Nancy Baccheschi, and the bridesmaids were Jessica Weathers and Shelton Richards. The best man was Edward Bronson, the brother of the groom and groomsmen were Paul Gale and Edward ... - Schools set variety of Veterans day events (Redding Pilot)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 03:37:27 pm
There will be no town-organized Veterans Day observance this year, but Joel Barlow High School has planned an event for Redding’s service men and women, and students. A sing-along is also set at Redding Elementary School. - SWC title beckoned the Green Wave in boys' soccer Coach Tong's kickers dueled Brookfield for the championship (The Greater New Milford Spectrum)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 01:18:08 am
The South-West Conference title was there for the taking last night (Thursday) for the New Mlford High boys' soccer side.Coach James Tong's Green Wave was pitted against neighboring Brookfield in the league championship match at Joel Barlow High School in Redding after press time. - Business Update: Children's Cottage moves, Kristen's Marche changes, Harrington joins, dentists collect (Ridgefield Press)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:54:59 am
The Children’s Cottage designer consignment boutique is moving to a new downtown location, under Practically Green at 23 Catoonah Street, with a grand opening Tuesday, Nov. 3. - 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. - Wave Boys Beat Nighthawks (The New Milford Times)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 04:03:55 pm
The New Milford boys soccer team is scheduled to start the South-West Conference championship tournament on Friday, and the Green Wave's 14-2 record is more than good enough to give it a home game. - Schools bracing for second wave of swine flu (Connecticut Post)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 09:37:42 pm
Shelton Intermediate School students can forget about the fall dance scheduled Friday, at least for now. Ditto for Friday's Homecoming Dance at Joel Barlow High School in Redding, as well as socials - Homecoming postponed, middle school socials canceled: H1N1 cases jump from 5 to 21 in one week (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:22:40 pm
NEWS ALERT | Friday, 12:15 p.m. School officials have postponed Joel Barlow High School’s Homecoming Dance over concerns of confirmed H1N1 flu cases which have more than quadrupled in one week. Socials planned at John Read Middle School have been canceled. - Cicchetti takes new job (The Berlin Citizen)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 01:49:01 pm
Byline: Olivia L. Lawrence Breaking News: Breaking News Berlin’s superintendent of schools has taken another job. Michael Cicchetti, 55, who’s been with the school district for four years, will be the new superintendent of schools for Educational Region 9 which serves the communities of Easton and Redding. read more - Updated story: Cicchetti named new superintendent (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 01:37:26 pm
The nearly nine-month search process for a new schools superintendent has come to an end. The Easton, Redding, and Region 9 Boards of Education (Tri-Board) announced Friday they voted unanimously to hire Dr. Michael Cicchetti as new superintendent of schools for the tri-district. - For Music for Youth: Local musicians play benefit concert (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:07:26 am
Redding residents Declan and Cormac Cummiskey, Michelle Curtis, Olivia Owens and Lance Parisot are some of the young musicians who will be featured during the benefit concert for Music for Youth on Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. at Trinity Church in Southport. - Saturday's rally focuses on global warning awareness (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 02:22:31 pm
On Saturday, Oct. 24, Reddingites will join people in more than 1,000 communities around the globe for 350.org, an international effort to bring awareness about the global warming crisis. The event takes place on the town green from 1 to 4 p.m. - Cicchetti is named new superintendent (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 04:37:26 pm
The Easton, Redding, and Region 9 Boards of Education announced Friday they have voted unanimously to hire Dr. Michael Cicchetti as new superintendent of schools for the Tri-District. - UConn football player stabbed to death (Connecticut Post)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 04:03:57 pm
STORRS -- Jasper Howard, a standout defensive back on the UConn football team, was stabbed to death early Sunday morning following a party on the university campus. - Teens help prep for event targeting global warming (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 10:39:48 pm
On Oct. 24, Reddingites will join people in more than 1,000 communities around the globe to help save our planet. - Eighth graders from Redding and Easton invited to Transition Dance (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 04:07:36 am
The annual Fall 8th Grade Transition Dance will be held at Joel Barlow High School on Friday, Oct. 16, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The inclement weather date is Oct. 17. - Texts for Tanzania: Trip to Africa spurs teen project (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 04:07:26 am
Deep in the jungle of the Rau Village in Moshi, Tanzania, Brittany Calzone found herself doing something few 17-year-olds like herself have experienced. Left alone in a schoolhouse, she and another teen taught English to a group of approximately 50 kids of varying ages. - Saturday's collection of sports equipment benefits several places in Bridgeport (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 04:07:36 am
Jackie Kansao is turning a health project into a project that will benefit lots of children in Bridgeport by giving them sports equipment for an after-school program and lacrosse equipment to start a youth program there. - Joel Barlow High School officials have plan to improve CAPT scores (Redding Pilot)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 06:52:26 pm
Concerns over this past year’s CAPT results has Joel Barlow High School officials cramming to find out why this happened and how to correct it. - Three Barlow fields: Study would look at upgrades (Redding Pilot)
posted on September 27, 2009 at 04:08:27 am
A study is in the works that could lead to the upgrade of three Joel Barlow High School fields, making them viable as practice fields.
