May 10, 2008
Together time
Above are Band Together founder Rob Fried, Gov. M. Jodi Rell, Jerry Vigorito, co-founder, and state Sen. John McKinney
Band Together, including its founders, Rob Fried and Jerry Vigorito, and all its members and supporters were recently honored at the state Capitol by Gov. M. Jodi Rell with an official statement. It reads: “ This recognition celebrates your many contributions to the State of Connecticut and your devotion to the lives of others. It is an honor to commend your efforts in taking what you love, playing music for others, and using it to benefit families as well as bringing the community together to help those in need.”
The group also received an official citation from the Connecticut General Assembly for its “ tremendous charitable efforts and commitment to public service,” as introduced by state Sen. John McKinney.
Band Together is a community of local musicians, as well as volunteers and sponsors committed to “Helping Connecticut Families One at a Time” through a series of fun musical events.
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4-legged friends not forgotten
Fairfield’s Sherman Elementary School’s fourth-grade Cub Scouts recently conducted a pet food drive, and made toys for dogs and cats. The items were donated to the Fairfield Animal Shelter.
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Dream exhibit
The first week of March was a week of wonder and learning at Peck Place school in Orange.
The excitement was due to an exhibit of paintings by Diego Rivera titled “Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park.” The reproduction on silk screens of the famous murals was the great attraction.
Rivera was a great muralist of the 20th century. Fresco, the painting technique he used, was the same as that used by some of the great painters of the Italian Renaissance, such as Michelangelo and Raphael.
Before the arrival of the exhibit, students from third to sixth grade had become familiar with the works of the Mexican artist by reading biographies and art books, and also by seeing various posters and a power point presentation provided by Spanish teacher Rosa Maria Franzese.
In addition, thanks to the Orange Arts & Culture Council, students had the opportunity to see life-size reproductions of some of Rivera’s mural masterpieces.
Parents and the public at large were invited to attend. Each grade and classroom had a student who served as “guide” to welcome visitors and talk about the paintings on display.
Students of all grades learn to work at authentic Latin American arts and crafts, crafts from Peru, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Chile and more. In fact, throughout the year, visitors and parents can admire the children’s crafts that are displayed on the walls and in art cases.
The Rivera exhibit was a great success. The children learned about and admired some fantastic works of art!
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Thinking warmly of others
In the spirit of giving, children at Susanna Wesley School in Shelton recently created a “Giving Tree.” The branches were decorated with new hats, gloves, scarves and mittens. After the branches were full, the items were delivered to the Shelton Safe House, a facility that provides temporary housing for children removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.
The preschoolers also created holiday cards and sent them to U.S. soldiers recovering at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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These kids know a Thing or 2
Brothers Nicholas and Joseph Mammano of Derby dress as Thing 1 and Thing 2. On Feb. 29, Bradley School celebrated Read Across America Day and students were encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character.
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Exemplary student
Elizabeth Morse of Shelton, a junior at the College of the Holy Cross, has received a Goldwater Scholarship; she is one of approximately 300 nationally to receive the award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Morse, a Shelton native, is a biology major with a biochemistry concentration and is enrolled in the college’s Honors Program. She is the program director of the Student Programs for Urban Development English as a Second Language tutoring program, co-chair of the Science Ambassadors, a student leader in the Hour of Power Interdenominational Prayer Group and is a flautist in the Contemporary Music Ensemble. During spring break she took part in one of the college’s Immersion Programs in Lafayette, La., where she helped with relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina and Rita.
Recently, she was accepted into Alpha Sigma Nu, which honors exceptional students of Jesuit institutions who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty and service. In May, she will be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and the most prestigious national academic honor society in America.
This summer Morse will be conducting research regarding RNA interference in the lab of Craig Mello, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. She hopes to attend graduate school to pursue a degree in biochemistry.
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Creativity on display
Edwina Casey, left, of Creative Connections and Sandy Bria, GE Corporate Financial Services community relations program manager, stand in front of 15 pieces of artwork mounted in observance of Black History Month in the lobby of the GE Corporate Financial Services Building 201 in Norwalk. The artwork represents the creativity of students in grades three through eight, assembled as part of an exchange called ArtLink developed by Creative Connections to promote understanding between young people in Fairfield County and the U.S. and their counterparts in countries around the world.
The exhibit features water colors by students in Stamford, Bridgeport, Westport and Colts Neck, N.J., and youngsters in South Africa, Gambia, Uganda, Colombia and Nigeria.
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Beanies for the babies
On Feb. 7, the boys and girls of Saugatuck Nursery School’s 4's program donated more than 60 new Beanie Babies and stuffed animals to Bridgeport Hospital's Newborn Intensive Care and Pediatric Units. Pictured with their donation baskets are, back row, from left, Adyan Malik, Elizabeth Casey, Sophia Lauterbach, Chase Fenton, Arthur Belile and Shannon Tomas. Middle row: Charlotte Moncho, Patricia O'Keefe, John O'Keefe, Madelaine Ambrose and Bobby Turner. Front row: Priya Nandagopal and Vivien Lynch.
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After the show
Stratford Mayor James R. Miron takes the stage to meet and congratulate the cast following Square One Theatre’s opening night performance of “Rabbit Hole,” the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning new play by David Lindsay-Abaire. Pictured with Miron, right, are: Stratford actors, seated from left, Candice Sisbarro, Cal Robertson and Lillian Garcia, and, standing, J. Kevin Smith of Norwalk and Alice McMahon of Ridgefield. The production was directed by Tom Holehan.
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Math whizzes
Standing, from left, are Malathi Muralidharan, seventh-grade math teacher; Anna Kim, Annie Lane, Matt Klein, Ryan Bowers, Anurag Chinepalli and Roger Lo. Kneeling, from left, are Nate Matschke and Andrew Vojt.
Congratulations to Hillcrest Middle School’s Math Counts team and their coach, Malathi Muralidharan. The team placed fourth in the Chapter competition at Fairfield University Feb. 2. The team will now go on to compete in the state competition in March at the University of Hartford.
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