Student Reports to Board of Education, October 15
At each meeting of the Board of Education, three student representatives from Southington High School update the Board and the public on school system news. This year’s representatives are Murad Alkatib, Alexa Nowakowski, and Arshi Roy. What follows is their report from the Board meeting of October 15.
Arshi Roy - District
South End Elementary will host its annual Halloween Carnival with games thanks to high school volunteers from the Key Club and National Honor society.
Karen Smith Academy took a field trip to Southington Bread for Life and met Missy Cipriano who spoke about what Bread for Life offers for our community and building a partnership with Bread for Life, allowing students to volunteer there throughout the year.
South End fifth graders are off to Sturbridge Village next week to participate in a day of hands-on learning in the Old Sturbridge Village. Students will walk through historic homes, a schoolhouse, farms, shops, and mills while staff dressed in period clothing demonstrate things like blacksmithing, cooking, weaving, and farming.
Kennedy Middle School's 8th graders participated in Grit and Wit last Friday, a team building event with mental and physical challenges.
From September 15 through October 13, the morning announcements highlighted influential Hispanic Americans in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Unity Day will be recognized on October 21st for National Bullying Prevention Month where students and staff will wear the color orange to stand up against bullying.
Flanders students are looking forward to the annual PTO Trunk or Treat event scheduled for Friday, October 23rd. The Flanders staff has a surprise in store for our students on Halloween day!
Alexa Nowakowski - SHS
Today Southington High School’s Sophomores and Juniors took the PSAT! It went...?
The Pep Rally held on October 9, last Friday, went very well! The student body was very involved and excited! The Unified Sports teams received incredible support and immense cheers as well.
This upcoming Tuesday, October 20, SHS will hold its annual fall concert featuring the Symphonic Band, Chamber Singers, and Orchestra.
Next Wednesday the math team will be competing at Avon high school.
The first quarter is ending on October 29!
For more extra-curricular focused events, National honor society and World Language Honor Society have inductions on the 22nd.
There will also be a first generation college info session on how to navigate through the college process for students to be the first in their family to attend college.
There is also a Robotics competition (the Cyber Knight invitational) being hosted at Southington High this weekend with teams from all over New England competing, combined with STEAM for all, and with free activities for kids.
Murad Alkatib - Sports
The Blue Knights are continuing their very successful fall season, with wins and achievements across the board!
Last week, the track teams held their senior meet, celebrating their seniors alongside their families.
The girls’ volleyball team hosted a Pink Out game in support of breast cancer awareness and came away with a great win against Maloney.
Also, the marching band continues to impress, earning outstanding results across multiple competitions these last few weeks!
The girl’s swim team also had a successful week, defeating Conard yesterday while demonstrating their support for breast cancer survivors.
On the soccer field, the girls’ team battled to a tie against Berlin on Tuesday and will look to build on that performance as they take on Wethersfield today.
Looking ahead, the boy’s golf team is preparing to compete in the CCC Championship tomorrow, and Coach McAloon won CCC Golf Coach of the Year.
And finally, the undefeated football team added another win to their season, defeating Manchester in their Pink Out game last Friday.
Overall, it’s been another fantastic week for the Blue Knights.
