New Haven Needs Choices
by | Jul 28, 2017 7:51 am | Comments (1)
The following opinion article was written by retired Hillhouse High School teacher Robert Gibson.
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“Sunnysideup” Bringing Solar To New Haven
by | Jul 20, 2017 7:10 am | Comments (2)
The following was submitted by Lynne Bonnett of the New Haven Energy Task Force.
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Fair Haven Strong Rallies Community
by | Jun 19, 2017 7:13 am | Comments (0)
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Outreach staffers, Stacy (left) and Cassandra (right)
The following recap of the Fair Haven Strong Fair was submitted by New Haven Mental Health Outreach for Mothers (MOMS) partnership members Curtis Antrum, Joanne Simiola and Sabrina Whiteman.
A To-Do List For The Next Schools Chief
by | Jun 15, 2017 12:06 pm | Comments (3)
The following was submitted by Nataliya Braginsky, teacher at Metropolitan Business Academy, on behalf of the New Haven Educators’ Collective regarding the search for a new superintendent for NHPS.
Scholarship Fund Grants $230,000 To 230 Teens
by | Jun 14, 2017 7:40 am | Comments (0)
The following was submitted by the New Haven Scholarship Fund.
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Free Summer Swim Team Tryouts
by | Jun 14, 2017 7:30 am | Comments (0)
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The following was submitted by Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership.
Fill That Library!
by | Jun 7, 2017 12:00 pm | Comments (0)
The following was submitted by Peter Schaller, communications director at the United Way of Greater New Haven.
In Jocelyn Square, A White Oak For Theresa Carr
by | May 25, 2017 1:45 pm | Comments (2)
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This year marks the third anniversary of New Haven activist Theresa Carr‘s death. The following was submitted by community member and former Spinsters Opposed to Nuclear Genocide (SONG) member Joan Cavanagh, a friend of Carr.
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ECA Gets Its Fundraising On
by | May 25, 2017 7:30 am | Comments (0)
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“Time Compression,” by Juliana Ragonese
The following was contributed by Caroline Rosenstone, chair of the Creative Writing Department at the Educational Center for the Arts.
LEAP Jumps Into The Pool
by | May 24, 2017 7:33 am | Comments (2)
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LEAP is starting the summer off in the pool, with both swim classes and a new community swim team. The following information comes from Elvert Eden, director of youth development and aquatics at the organization.
Dwight Team Thanks Yale For 25 Years Together
by | May 10, 2017 1:56 pm | Comments (0)
Fair Haven Gets Its Stroll On
by | May 10, 2017 7:21 am | Comments (0)
The following was submitted by Carolyn Christmann and Allyx Schiavone:
Solar Youth Keeps It Clean At Winterbrook
by | May 3, 2017 12:56 pm | Comments (0)
Solar Youth Inc. green jobs interns spent a recent Saturday tackling litter and trash around the Wintergreen Brook.
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Wilbur Cross Takes 5th At ProStart Invitational
by | May 3, 2017 11:50 am | Comments (1)
The Wilbur Cross management team placed fifth out of 43 in the National ProStart Student Invitational held recently in Charleston, S.C.
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Probus Club Expands Efforts To Help Homeless
by | Apr 27, 2017 7:17 am | Comments (0)
Ed Botwick, Probus past president, Les Faiman, activities chairman, Meredith Benson, director of operations and the Rev. Steven A. Cousin, Jr., both of the Bethel AME Church, Roy Lukacs, Probus past national president and Bill Kegeles, treasurer.
The Probus Club of Greater New Haven (formerly Hamden Probus) was founded nearly 100 years ago to help people in the community with special needs, and the club continues to do that through an expanded effort to supply survival items to the homeless in the area.
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The Magic Of Science
by | Apr 27, 2017 7:13 am | Comments (0)
Crystal R. Emery of STEM submitted the following article:
In 2015, President Barack Obama said, “[Science] is more than a school subject, or the periodic table, or the properties of waves. It is an approach to the world, a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world, and then have the capacity to change that world.”
How To Help Students In Need LEAP Into Prom Season
by | Apr 16, 2017 8:47 am | Comments (1)
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LEAPers JC Leana and Leandrea Mitchell at 2016 prom.
The following was submitted by LEAP:
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Rising Stars Honored
by | Apr 6, 2017 7:48 am | Comments (0)
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Davis Arts and Academics Magnet School student Indira Akilotan with Mayor Harp.
The following was submitted by Mauro-Sheridan teacher Eva Schultz.
New Haven Learns—Then Teaches—Jeju 4.3
by and | Mar 29, 2017 7:47 am | Comments (2)
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The Jeju 4.3 Peace Memorial Hall.
The following was submitted by Career High School Teacher Chris Brennan and Metropolitan Business Academy Teacher Max Comando.
Learn To Swim
by | Mar 20, 2017 7:34 am | Comments (0)
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A LEAPer learns to swim.
The following was submitted by Elvert Eden, director of youth development and aquatics at LEAP.
LEAP Leaps Into Prom Season
by | Mar 17, 2017 7:30 am | Comments (0)
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LEAPers JC Leana and Leandrea Mitchell at 2016 prom.
The following was submitted by LEAP Director Henry Fernandez.
“The Best Chance For Success”
by | Feb 27, 2017 8:45 am | Comments (0)
LEAP’s teen counselors visited colleges in the South during the February break. Two of them wrote in on their experiences from Day Four:
“Northern Girl” Wants City Nearby
by | Feb 23, 2017 8:57 am | Comments (0)
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At the Fort Valley State statue Centennial Monument and Wildcat Statue.
On Day Two of a February break tour of Southern colleges and universities, high-schoolers who work at LEAP checked out Albany State University and Fort Valley State University. Two of the students offered the following write-ups:
“LEAP Year” Looms
by | Feb 1, 2017 8:28 am | Comments (0)
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This article was submitted by LEAP.
Are you concerned about the country’s direction and want to discuss foreign policy with a former assistant secretary of state? Or would you rather reflect on Einstein with one of the foremost scholars of his life?
Don’t Drill, All Ye Faithful
by | Dec 22, 2016 8:55 am | Comments (0)
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Anti-pipeline activist Melinda Tuhus sent in this write-up about a protest Wednesday on the issue.