Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Brookfield residents recognized for fundraising efforts.
On January 30, 2012 The American Diabetes Association (ADA) held its Annual Recognition Dinner at the Marriot in Rocky Hill, where two Brookfield residents were honored for their efforts to combat diabetes. Beth O'Connor, the school nurse at Center Elementary School (CES), was honored as the coordinator of a Diabetes Walk held last spring at CES. This event raised $10,710.50. She received two awards during this ceremony — one of the recognitions was for CES fundraising efforts ranking in the top 20 schools nationwide in the fight to stop diabetes; the other award recognized her efforts as being the top second school in the state raising funds for the ADA. Kyle Rosa (second grader at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School) was also honored as …
Monday, January 30, 2012
Huckleberry students collect food and help stock the pantry's shelves.
H-kids of Huckleberry Hill Elementary School (HHES) just finished visiting the Brookfield Food Pantry to help sort and check expiration dates for all the food collected from their food drive. The food drive runs through Tuesday, January 31. H-kids teaches students that they, too, can make a difference in their community by helping out.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Performance poet David Zucker visits Huckleberry third graders.
Third graders at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School (HHES) enjoyed a very special assembly last week called Poetry in Motion, a performance by David Zucker from the Young Audiences of Connecticut Inc. Poetry in Motion is a revival of the almost lost art of performance poetry. Zucker brings to life the best of poetic literature. His one man show synthesizes his more than 30 years of experience as an actor, director, playwright, teacher and mime with masks and puppets. Zucker is a professional mime, actor, playwright and director. He has performed in theatre, film and television. He holds an MFA from Brandeis University, teaches the Chinese art of Tai Chi Chuan and is also a T’ai Chi Master that holds a sixth degree black belt in the art of…
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
More Brookfield students gaining honors at their universities.
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Wednesday, January 25
Jenna Hourani, a Sophomore Health Sciences major from Brookfield, has been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for fall 2011. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester. Alexander Occhiboi (junior, Biology), Christopher Belden (senior, Management), Dana Ketterl (senior, Secondary Education) and Nicholas Martin (sophomore, Exercise Science) were named to the Dean’s List at the University of Scranton for fall 2011. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean's List. Christopher Ryan was among over 1,800 students from Wake Forest University to make…
Monday, January 23, 2012
Winter weather causes 90-minuted delayed opening.
Due to icing and freezing rain, all Brookfield Public Schools will be on a 90-minute delay Monday, January 23. Classes will begin at Brookfield High School at 8:45 a.m.; Whisconier Middle School at 9:25 a.m.; and Huckleberry Hill Elementary School and Center Elementary School at 10:10 a.m.
Fourth grade students learn about state government and history.
Fourth grade students at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School (HHES) had an enriching experience when they visited the state Capitol in Hartford last month. The trip was an extension of the fourth grade government curriculum and supported the school district's Schoolwide Enrichment program. Over the course of the day, students explored the Capitol, toured the museum and visited the House of Representatives and the Senate inside the Capitol building. The students learned all about the different parts of Connecticut’s state government and how the government operates. Inside the museum, the students heard about Connecticut’s history, saw many different symbols that represent Connecticut and discovered statues of famous former Connecticut …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Tell us how you feel about the increase in our poll.
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Friday, January 20
The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education on Thursday approved tuition increases for the four CT state colleges (Southern, Central, Western and Eastern), and 12 of its 13 community colleges (Charter Oak State College considers tuition and fees in June.) In a news release, Lewis Robinson said the increases were modest and will "enable enable additional funds to funnel back to the campuses to hire much-needed faculty and essential student support staff." "We're mindful that in this economy, any amount of increase in tuition and fees can be difficult for students and their families, which is why we took every step to keep them as low as possible," he said. The tuition and fee increases include the following: In-State Commuter …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Board of Ed restores funding and sends 2012-13 budget to First Selectman.
The Brookfield Board of Education (BOE) approved a proposed $37,185,545 budget that would increase spending by 2.86 percent, add more teachers at the elementary schools through the reallocation of existing positions and some additional funding, while also restoring money for paraprofessionals and remedial reading instructors, which were on the chopping block in earlier budget proposals. “Parents expect us to provide a quality education,” BOE Vice Chairman Jane Miller said Wednesday in voting for the package, which is slightly higher than the 2.76 percent spending hike that Superintendent Anthony Bivona proposed in his presentation December 21. BOE Chairman Ray DiStephan voted against the package, indicating that he supported another of the…
New group of elementary school students gathering to help the Brookfield community.
Huckleberry Hill Elementary School (HHES) H-kids held their first meeting last Tuesday with an overwhelming response in attendance. As one student pointed out at the meeting, "H-kids stands for Helping Kids." H-kids will work together in our Brookfield community on various projects and needs. H-kids will connect local concerns with global issues and gain an awareness of others. All this will serve them now and in years to come. H-kids are currently hosting a food drive to benefit the Brookfield Food Pantry. All donations are being accepted now through January 31 at HHES. Please contact Tammy Sylvester with any questions at sylvester_tammy@yahoo.com.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Brookfield students thriving at Connecticut colleges.
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Wednesday, January 18
The following Brookfield college students achieved Dean’s List at UConn, Quinnipiac and WestConn: Catherine (Kate) O'Leary, a student/athlete majoring in Criminology, Class of 2013 at the University of Connecticut, achieved Dean's list status with her 3.8 GPA for the fall semester. Mary-Caitlin Harding, Lauren Kline and Spencer Mannion have been named to the Dean’s List at Quinnipiac University. To be eligible for dean's list status, a student must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis (A through C) to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits …
Jen Nielson
8:29 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The American Diabetes Association could not be more grateful to the community of Brookfield for all of their efforts to help us STOP Diabetes for the 26 million American affected by the disease. more ›