Students in Mrs. Weeds' first grade class in Carrington School have been collecting cans for three weeks as part of a food drive contest created by Alderman George Noujaim and ShopRite. The class that collects the most cans wins a pizza party, but Mrs. Weeds' students collected the cans because they knew it was a good thing to do. "Most of my students do not even like pizza believe it or not. They were doing it simply for the fact that it was to help out the people in our city that need it the most," Mrs. Weeds explained. The items will be donated to the Waterbury food pantries.

The WCA Manufacturing team won 1^st Place in the Viewer’s Choice Voting for the Connecticut Dream and Do It Video Competition. Below is a picture of some of the students who assisted in this project, with assistance from H&T Manufacturing and Cyndi Zoldy from the Smaller Manufactures Association. Pictured are:

Standing L-R; Giovanni Rodrigues, Jason Alegre, Alyssa Walcott, Lee McHugh, Samantha Mateo, and Malik Watson.

Sitting; Vaughn Coggins and Shayla Hill

Not Pictured; Kelsey Concepcion and Ben Muniz.

Fifty-one students from throughout the school district were honored on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at a ceremony at Kennedy High School. The 51 students were selected by their schools for their commitment to their education, their willingness to help others both in school and in the community, and their leadership. Click here for a photo gallery of the event. 

There is also a video of the event and a separate link to a video that was shown during the ceremony. 

Below: Areli Brown, Driggs School, shown here with Principal Michael Theriault, Superintendent Dr. Ruffin and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Rodriguez, was among those receiving awards that evening. 

Lisa M. Romano, Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School, is Waterbury's newest Teacher of the Year! Inez Ramirez, Vice Principal at Kingsbury School, was named Administrator of the Year. Congratulations!  CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO GALLERY.