Region 10 School Bell SPRING 2017 A Publication About Region 10 Schools

APRIL ISSUE Three Region 10 Odyssey Of The Mind Teams to Compete in World Finals Regional School District #10 is pleased to announce that such as building a balsa wood structure or solving a mechani- three of the thirty-four teams headed to the cal dilemma. While each team had an adult coach, they met Odyssey Of The Mind World Finals this Spring are from our for months prior to solve the problem in their own way, with district. Two teams from Har-Bur Middle School and one absolutely no outside assistance from their coach, teachers, or team from Lewis S. Mills High School will join 825 teams parents. Each of the team’s fi nished solutions were presented from around the world as they compete in the 38th annual as an eight-minute performance in front of a team of judges. World Finals at Michigan State University, May 24th-27th. The Lewis Mills team placed 2nd in Division 3, Problem 3 Their journey began on March 18th when Connecticut “It’s Time, OMER”; Har-Bur Team A placed 2nd in Problem Odyssey of the Mind held its 36th Annual State Tournament 4, Division 2, “Ready, Set, Balsa, Build!”; Har-Bur Team at Southern Connecticut State University. 160 teams from B tied for 1st in Problem 2, Division 1 “Odd-a-Bot” and elementary, middle and high schools competed in four divi- received the Jill Riggles Award for Excellent in Spontaneous sions by age group in the day-long tournament. During the for placing 1st in Spontaneous Problem. Congratulations to competition, student teams addressed one of fi ve problems, all three teams and best of luck at Worlds!

Lewis Mills: Tanya Weingart, Har-Bur Team A: Evan Pannuto, Erin Winn, Har-Bur Team B: Tyler Pierzchalski, Neil Aidan O’Connor, Alisha Petrosky Kyle Galvin, Mimi Shellito, Catherine Tibbo O’Keefe, Jameson Sederquist, Odd-a-Bot, & Lucy Gottfried. & Brayden Welch. Julia Dean, Emma Andrews, Reilly Greene & Bridget Lincoln. 1st Annual StratoStar Weather Balloon Launch & STEM Day Saturday, April 29th (rain date May 6th) 9:00am - 12:00 pm Har-Bur and Lewis Mills Campus Family activities include: Weather Balloon Launch at 10:00am (LSM fi eld) Egg Drop Challenge begins at 10:30am (pre-registration required) 3-D Printers and MakerBot Robots, CO2 Car Races, StratoStar Weather Balloon logo Boy Scouts of America mobile STEM lab, Flight Simulators, designed by Local Museums and Community Organizations, Reptiles and Live Animals, Lewis Mills students Alex Iacovazzi & Kyle Russell Food, Live Music and much, much more! Visit www.region10ct.org for additional information and to register for the Egg Drop Challenge

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Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Th e warms days of Spring are upon us and our students will fi nally be able to play and run outside. Sports teams have begun the Spring with much needed practices and games and our youngest students will fi nally be able to enjoy our playgrounds and fi elds.

Th e Spring is always an exciting time in Region 10. We will soon announce the Board of Education’s Youth and Community Awards as well as Region 10’s Teacher of the Year for 2017-2018. It is still not too late to nominate an educator from Region 10. Applications were forwarded to you just the other day. In addition, nominations can be found on our Web page: www. region10ct.org or by contacting us at Central Offi ce at (860) 673-2538. Please take time to recognize that special Region 10 Educator!

Th e Board of Education has completed an intensive review of the Estimate of Expenses for 2017-2018 and on Monday, April 17, adopted for referendum a fi nal Estimate of Expenses:

Regional School District #10 Board of Education’s Estimate of Expenses for 2017-18 $ 39,783,708 An increase of 2.08%

a dollar increase of $811,429

Th is year’s referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 6 AM to 8 PM in each Town Hall.

We look forward to the grade four moving up ceremonies, our grade 8-12 awards programs, our grade 8 moving up cer- emony on June 19th and of course the graduation of this class of 2017 at the Warner Th eater on June 21, 2017.

I do hope you will be able to join us for many of the exciting events planned for the Spring: Big Band Bash, Har-Bur and Lewis S. Mills athletic events, Field Days, Arts Shows, student performances and the launch of StratosStar on April 29, 2017.

As the warmer weather is upon us, please use extra caution with students walking and riding their bicycles in our towns.

Wishing you a safe and wonderful Spring.

Respectfully,

Alan Beitman Superintendent of Schools The Litchfi eld County Superintendents’ Association recently honored four students from Regional School District #10. www.region10ct.org Lewis Mills Seniors Melanie Senk & Brian Drisdelle and Har-Bur Middle School 8th graders Makenzie Jones & Aidan Surian were recognized by Region #10 for serving their schools and communities as model citizens while participating in extra-curricular activities, maintaining good academic performance, and exhibiting ideal leadership qualities.

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StratoStar High Altitude Weather Balloon Launch Cheri Burke, Director of Student Learning Regional School District STEM activities for all ages. We will have Scribbler and #10 is launching into the fi nal Dash & Dot robots, 3D printers, CO2 Car races, parachute months of school with enthu- fun, face painting, planting and a reptile show- just to name siasm for everything STEM. a few! There will also be many local museums and organiza- We hope you are planning tions on site to share the fun ways you can learn more about to join us on Saturday, April STEM. The CT Science Center, Talcott Mountain Science 29th between 9:00 and noon Center, Boy Scouts of America mobile STEM lab, and Tunx- for a fun morning of hands is Community College are just a few of the many exhibitors on activities and engaging that will be in attendance. experiences related to science, technology, engineering This will also be an event to celebrate students across and mathematics. Region 10 Public Schools that are learning and That morning we will launch a StratoStar high growing as scientists, engineers and mathema- altitude weather balloon that contains a pay- ticians. Students will display Odyssey of the load of science experiments and investigations Mind projects, unique inventions, 3D Printer developed by our young scientists at Har-Bur designs and models, and much, much more. A Middle School. Come observe as this balloon fun activity will be the 10:30am Egg Drop Chal- takes fl ight over the LSM girls softball fi eld at lenge for students in grades 3-12. The challenge 10:00am. is to design and fabricate a protective device This real life mission will grow our students for an egg. When the device is dropped from a learning from the textbook and into the authen- specifi ed height, the egg remains unharmed. No tic world of science. The students are planning, cracks, no scrambled eggs! Grades 3-6: eggs designing, launching and then plan to analyze will be dropped from a height of 25 feet. Grades the results from the balloon launch. While the 7-12: eggs will be dropped from a height of 40 mission is underway, smart televisions in the lobby of Lewis feet. Registration for the Egg Drop is required, so please visit Mills High School will broadcast real time data so that the the Region 10 website www.region10ct.org to register. This community may monitor the weather balloon’s location, is sure to be a fun day for the entire family! altitude and effects on the payload as it travels through space! Many thanks to the towns of Burlington and Harwinton, Later that morning the balloon will be recovered using a GPS All Star Transportation, Make A Mark Foundation and the tracking device built into the unit. Regional School District #10 Board of Education for their The morning will be jam-packed with a variety of fun support of this event. A Visit to The United Nations to Celebrate International Women’s Day Har-Bur Middle School Wellness instructor Kelly Smith is tary-General of the UN, and Matthew Rycroft, UK Ambas- one of Connecticut’s Congressional District leaders for the sador to the UN. They also listened to three young women organization ONE; a campaigning and advocacy organization from Northeast Nigeria who are a powerful symbol of the taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, girls’ education crisis; two are survivors of the Boko Haram particuarly in Africa. When a representative from ONE con- kidnappings and one is an escaped child bride. When these tacted her about an International Women’s Day event, she three young women were fi nished speaking, the Mills students knew she wanted to attend. Ms. Smith and 14 Lewis Mills were able to speak one on one with them. Mills sophomore students, as well as her 8th grade daughter, were able to go to Emma Langer stated, “This was an amazing opportunity and New York City. it made a lasting impresson on The students were invited to myself and those who traveled the United Nations and spent with me.” the day learning about topics Ms. Smith noted, “Before such as extreme poverty and a attending this trip, I asked the lack of education for girls. Two students to do research on these high profi le celebrities, Robin topics. I wanted them to make Wright and Connie Britton, their own discoveries and form led a powerful “walk-in” to the their own opinions. These are United Nations to talk about very important topics, mature the critical global crisis of girls’ topics, and I am so glad we were education. able to be at the UN on this im- During the experience the Students from Region 10 attended the ONE rally outside the United Nations. portant day to educate ourselves students interacted with Amina ONE is helping bring awareness to the fact that there are 130 million girls even further.” Mohammed, Deputy Secre- who are being denied an education around the world.

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113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 3 44/20/17/20/17 10:0810:08 AMAM Lewis Mills Senior Receives Scholastic Art Award and Scholarship Lewis Mills art instructor Mark Woodcox knew that his student, senior Brianna “Breezy” Brochu, was artistically talented. He encouraged her in the beginning of the school year to create a portfolio of eight ceramic fi gures of the same category to enter into a competition. Brochu, a senior at Lewis Mills, entered those pieces into the Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards competition this past January. Competing against students from various schools across Connecticut, Breezy won in her cat- egory and was awarded a scholarship to the University of Hartford, “They called up all the winners for scholarships onto the stage and presented us with a 4-year, $80,000 scholarship to the University of Hartford Art School ($20,000 per year). My portfolio of eight pieces that I made earned me my scholarship. I plan on attending in the fall and working toward becom- ing an art teacher for college level students.” Breezy credits Mr. Woodcox as her inspiration, “Mr Woodcox was my number one supporter. He was the only one who could really see how much I enjoy this and has pushed me harder then anyone else. For that I am forever grateful. I never thought I would be able to attend anything other than community college but now I’m enrolling in a university! I truly aspire to be like him one day.” When asked to refl ect upon her artwork, Breezy states, “When I look at my work I see me, different, simple, but bold. Ever since I was little, my passion thrived for that freedom of creativity that my sculptures allow me to peruse. The world inspires me, with its endless combinations of color and textures. When I work on a new piece I can’t help but get lost in it. I am caught up in an endless oasis. I fi nd my bliss when I can put myself into my work and show who I am as a person and my point of views. I can relax but also at the same time challenge myself to do better. I fi nd my inspirations from such a variety of different things such as nature, laughter and adventure. Failure is probably one of the biggest parts of my work; I fail more often than I succeed. Cracks, missed glaze spots, and all the other joys that come with the beauty of these pieces have only taught me to embrace what I have been given to work with and to never be discouraged by it. I make those become a part of the piece and it helps give it character. Art is everything you put into it. That is what I want people to see and take away when they observe my pieces.”

Make A Mark Enrichment Fund Events COMMUNITY CHESS TOURNAMENT JOHNNYCAKE MUSIC FEST 2017 Chess Tournament Results: The 6th annual Johnnycake Music Festival will be held on Beginner: Saturday, June 10th from 3-9pm at Johnnycake Mountain 1st Place: Josh Schibi Farm in Burlington. 2nd Place: Rajan Patel Last year’s event drew almost 1,200 people! This family friendly festival, sponsored by the Burlington Advanced Beginner: (pictured in an intense fi nal match!) Lions Club, features entertainment and musical 1st Place: Evan Pannuto appearances by Cajun Ray & The Steamers as well as a 2nd Place: Sebastian Wroblewski variety of local talent. While the music plays, children can Intermediate: enjoy a bounce house and games or join other families in 1st Place: Alan Raymond pickup games of , frisbee and cornhole that they 2nd Place: Adam have brought to the event. Be sure to bring blankets and Abdelrehim chairs to enjoy the festivities in comfort. Supply your own picnic or enjoy a variety of food for purchase. Swiss: Suggested donation is $5/person or $20/family. 1st Place: Dmitri Efi mov For more information please contact: 2nd Place: Howard Heller Kelly Fecteau at [email protected] or Colleen Ververis at [email protected] Visit www.makeamarkfoundation.org to learn more about the MAM programs and grants.

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113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 4 44/20/17/20/17 10:0810:08 AMAM Mills Boys Wins Title The Lewis Mills Boys Basketball team, led by fi rst year of 28.5 points and none of those 17 wins came by fewer than coach Jim Barone, had an incredible 17-1 run during the 12 points. Entering the State Tournament, the Spartans were regular season (undefeated in League play), clinching the ranked #1 in Class M. Berkshire League Title Senior captain Trevor outright with a 78-46 Baker received several win over Housatonic. accolades this season in- Like this season, the cluding a selection to the win was a true team ef- Connecticut High School fort as Josh Schibi led Coaches Association Se- the way with 25 points nior All-Star game. Baker and 10 rebounds. also participated in the Trevor Baker added Nonnewaug Athletic Club 11 points, 7 rebounds All-Star game with his and 5 blocks. Jack- teammates Josh Schibi son Lord chipped in and Kyle Alvarez. The with 15 points and 5 highlight of the awards rebounds. Joe Neary, season for Baker was his Lorenz Gunzl, and selection for the Leon Will Ponte all scored 6 Veretto Award which is points each with Ponte adding 5 assists. Kyle Alvarez added voted on by all coaches of the Berkshire League. This presti- 4 points and 4 assists, and Cam Baiardi and Cameron Nor- gious award is given to a player who works to his full ability, dstrom helped this team accomplish their goal this season. possesses great basketball skills, and has tremendous leader- This is the fi rst outright Berkshire League championship for ship and a positive attitude toward the opponents, coaches, Lewis Mills in 20 years! offi cials, and the game of basketball. Congratulations to the Lewis Mills’ other 17 league victories came by an average team on an outstanding season!

Highlights from Lewis Mills Athletics

Karissa Niehoff Team Academic Achievement The Farmington (top GPA’s): Valley Generals Girls Basketball 4.18, Indoor Track 3.72, Ice Hockey team Swim & Dive 3.57 beat the co-op from E.O. Smith/ Hartford Courant’s “All-Courant Teams” for Fall: Tolland 7-4 to Joe Fortuna- 1st team, Boys Soccer; win their second Chloe Waldron- Honorable Mention, Girls Soccer; straight CCC Jordan Perzan & Valerie Neuhausser- Honorable South Champion- Mention, Field Hockey ship. The Gener- als advanced to Berkshire League All-Stars: the Quarterfi nals Trevor Baker & Josh Schibi- Boys Basketball; of the Divison II Sammy Chadwick- Girls Basketball; Shawn Magill- Ice Hockey State ; Aubrey Surian- 500 Free Swim championships before losing to School Records: eventual Divison Shawn Magill- 252.3 & 409.80 (Berkshire League meet II champion record) in Diving, Sydney Mello- 35’ 8” in Shot Put; Steve Guilford, 9-6. Wyzkowski, Jake Lyga, Jack Keegan, Jarrod Correll- The Generals team is comprised of players from Lewis 1:40.77 in 4 x 200; Steve Wyzkowski, Jake Lyga, Jack Mills, Farmington, Avon & Windsor. Pictured are Lewis Keegan, Jon Lewis- Sprint Medley Relay, 5th place at Mills players (L-R) Owen Lacourciere, Sam Buchanan Class M Championship with a time of 3:38.76 and and Kyle Kadziolka. 6th place at State Open with a time of 3:44.55; Jasmine Sztyler-Magee, Lindsey Riordan, Jaime Jackson, Morgan Sederquist- 2:01 in 4 x 200 ATTENTION SENIOR ATHLETES LSM ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB Swim Team: STUDENT-ATHLETE PICNIC Aidan O’Connor qualifi ed for States with a 55:30 in 100 free Wednesday, June 7th, 5:30pm, LSM Cafeteria Spring Athletic Awards Program to follow, 6:30pm

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113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 5 44/20/17/20/17 10:0810:08 AMAM Shine On 5K to be held May 21st The 7th annual Shine On 5K Race will take place this year on Sunday, May 21st at 11:00am at Lewis S. Mills High School. This is an earlier start time than in years past. Many of our runners have been asking for an earlier start, so we thought we would give it a try! The 1 mile Fun Run (13 and under) will begin at 10:40am. The certifi ed 5K race/walk will begin at 11:00am. The ¼ mile Dolphin Dash begins on the Lewis Mills track at approximate- ly 11:40am. We are really excited to see everyone at the race again this year. We continue to be blessed with support from local businesses and community members. Due to success from past races, The Karen DuCotey Fund For Kids an emergency response fund (operated by The Main Street Community Foundation) granted over $1,400 to children and families in need in the Region 10 area last year. This year, more than $1,700 is available for children and families in need. Funds from the race were also used for The Karen DuCotey Memorial Award which is given annually to a college bound Lewis Mills senior interested in becoming an elementary educator. Last year, because of our awesome participants and sponsors, we were able to select two students to receive the memorial award! For online race registration visit myburlingtonrec.com/info/activities. Register by May 1st to receive your free 2017 race t-shirt! Online Registration ends Wednesday, May 17th. You can register in person at the Burlington Parks and Recreation of- fi ce or mail in a registration from the shineon5k.com website. Race Day registration is from 9:30-10:45am. at the Lewis Mills High School track. We have many generous sponsors who make our event possible, some of whom have been donating year after year for 7 years! We would like to thank past and present sponsors: K.C. Dubliner, Burlington Insurance Agency, Ink13, Advanced Phys- ical Therapy, Miller Fuel, DuCotey Bros. Lawn Service, Andrews Perry Construction, Torrington Savings Bank, True Value of Litchfi eld, CT School of Broadcasting, Veigas Entertainment, The Bagel Chalet and Minuteman Press. Also, a big shout out to Sharon McHale who heard about our cause 7 years ago and selfl essly gifted us with her time and guidance. SHINE ON! ~submitted by Erin Ducotey-French

Where In The World...Lewis Mills Alumni!

✤ Ashley Penna ‘07, studied Special Education and Communication Disorders at Bridgewater State University and has her Masters from Smith College in Deaf Education. She now teaches at Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School in Orange, MA teaching American Sign Language 1 and 2 for grades 9-12.

✤ Ryan Niedmann ‘12, is an Air Traffi c Controller at Lackland AFB. Ryan knew at the age of 13 that he wanted to join the military. After extensively researching the military branches, Ryan decided he wanted to join the Air Force. He has been stationed in San Antonio, TX for almost fi ve years, with a little over one year to go, and has loved it there. “My experiences in the military have been amazing. I have visited a lot of cities, learned computer software, met a lot of interesting people. It is amazing how many connections you make.” He also discourages the stereotype of what people think military life is, “Most people think I get up and run everyday. That’s basic training. I have a house, a dog, and this is my job.” Ryan works in the control tower at the airfi eld directing military traffi c. He talks with pilots and tells them when it is safe to take off and land. “It can get pretty hectic when there is fl ight training going on or several helicopters coming in or fi ghter jets are doing maneuvers and coming out of the sky at weird angles. I am constantly telling pilots where to go so they do not crash. You can only be up there for 1 1/2 to 2 hours and then you have to go elsewhere to get a break. It can be stressful but you do get used to it.” Ryan returned to Lackland this past January after a 6 month deployment to Kuwait. “I volun- teered to go to Kuwait and went with 11 others from my Base. I was part of the force protection. People in Kuwait are wealthy and do not work, the government pays them, so people from other countries called OCN’s (Other Country Nationals) go there to work and get paid very well.” Ryan’s job was to escort the OCN’s onto the Base where they would go to work. He would help supervise them as they did their jobs and provided security. “I really enjoyed my time there. It was Ryan Niedmann is pictured with his hard to leave after spending 6 months with these people. We would work, hang out, go to the mall, mom Beth who is a nurse at Har-Bur celebrate holidays together. I met some of the greatest people and they became like family.” What Middle School. is in Ryan’s future? After his 6 years of service are up he would like to come back to Connecticut and get a job. “I will most likely come back here when I fi nish and would like to become an EMT or get a job as a fi refi ghter. I’ve thought about becoming a civil engineer, too.” Ryan may look into an Air Traffi c Controller job as well. "I like the multi-tasking and I'm good at it. I've learned to know what to do before I have to do it and realize something is a mistake before I make it.” For now he is going to enjoy his fi nal year at Lackland AFB. His advice for those thinking about joining the military is to talk to someone if you are interested. “I took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) the Fall of my Junior year and shortly after an Air Force recruiter called me.” The rest is history in the making.

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113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 6 44/20/17/20/17 10:0810:08 AMAM News From Around Region 10 Members from Har-Bur’s Unifi ed Sports and Art Teams On February 6th the Connecticut Association of Schools attended the annual Youth Leadership Summit this past held their 18th Annual Celebration of the Arts to celebrate December. Mr. Casey took team members James Robinson, the outstanding achievements in art and music of children Leah Underwood, Lauren Grant and Harrison Colossale from school to the breakout districts across sessions while the state. Leah Unifi ed Art Mischke, Advisor Ms. Elizabeth Loughery and Atkins, members Calvin Grace Pan- Holliday and nuto and Garrett Gallup Lauren spoke with over 90 Kozlak were coaches regarding chosen to how Har-Bur has represent successfully raised Harwinton funds for their program. To date, Unifi ed Sports and Arts at Consolidated School and Lake Garda Elementary based on Har-Bur has raised over $24,000 for Special Olympics and their ability in fi ne arts and music as well as their positive the Unifi ed programs at Har-Bur Middle School! character traits. Principals Mrs. Megan Mazzei and Ms. Stefanie Carbone presented a certifi cate to each of the award recipients after praising them for their achievements. Region 10 was well represented at the Special Olympics Pen- guin Plunge held at Winding Trails. For the 4th year in a row HBMS won World Read Aloud Day was Thursday, February 16th. Mil- the Rockin’ lions of people around the world participated in this event School that draws attention to the importance of reading aloud and House Award sharing stories. Harwinton Consolidated celebrated World for the most Read Aloud Day in the library by Skyping and sharing books money raised with authors and classes around the United States. by a middle Students had Skype visits with several authors including school. They Stacy McAnulty, who read aloud to second graders from her were also book Dino Files, and with author and illustrator Adam Rex awarded the who had fi rst graders laughing as he read the book Guess Penguin Cup Again, which he illustrated. All of the authors allowed time for the second year in a row, having raised more money than for students to ask questions about their books and writing any school at the Plunge! Har-Bur’s team raised $6,741. processes. Several HCS classrooms had virtual visits includ- The Lewis Mills Spartans (pictured) were awarded the 2017 ing Mrs. Carr’s class who Skyped with a fourth-grade class Rockin’ School House Top School Fundraising team for high from Hawaii. The students read poems for two voices and schools! Mills’ top fundraiser was Ben Hall with the Unifi ed heard the story, Same, Same, but Different, which is about Sports team raising over $3,000. Half of the money raised by two pen pals who live in different parts of the world. Mrs. these teams will be used to support our Unifi ed programs. Carr’s fourth graders, who had just experienced 3 snow days, were amazed to hear that students in Hawaii had never even seen snow! They enjoyed the opportunity to ask each other questions about their different lifestyles. World Read Aloud On March 16th the Har-Bur cafete- Day was a terrifi c way to celebrate reading and make some ria was fi lled with Geniuses at work! memorable connections with readers around the country. Nearly 100 6th grade students hosted a Genius Hour Open House at Har- Creative Writing stu- Bur Middle School. 6th grade teachers dents in Tania McNa- Sue Geissler and Elena Padolko held boe’s class partnered Genius Hours in their classrooms with 1st graders from earlier in the year. Genius Hour allows Harwinton Consolidated students a choice in what they learn to create stories. The during a set period of time during Mills students were school which helps them explore their tasked with fi nding out own passions and encourages creativ- what their young partner ity. Whether learning how to make a saw as his/her personal hoodie (top photo) or how to create strength. Using these ideas, the writers from Mills created a handmade blankets without sewing tale about their 1st grader and how he/she used this strength (bottom photo), the Genius Hour had to resolve a confl ict. The young students delighted in reading something for everyone in attendance! a story about themselves and seeing how their inner strength was used to resolve confl ict in a peaceful manner.

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113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 7 44/20/17/20/17 10:0810:08 AMAM American Sign Language Students visit American School for the Deaf Our sign language (ASL) classes visited The American School for the Deaf (ASD) in West Hartford on February 1st. ASL 1 students visited elementary school classrooms to observe how deaf students learn. It was fascinating to see some of the things they were learning, such as vocabulary and tenses which is similar to what we learn. We also visited the museum that is on campus to learn about the founding of ASD. Seeing the real artifacts from the founding put the history in perspective and holding Thomas Gallaudet’s real glasses was pretty awesome. ASL 2 students spent the morning with their pen pals in the high school classrooms. We were able to observe the different classes there, interact with the deaf students, and even join in their gym class. Despite being a little nervous at fi rst, many of us were very surprised and happy with how well we were able to converse in sign. At lunch we all got a chance to meet and interact with our pen pals. The day ended with the group of Mills and ASD students playing games. The ASD students were very patient with us and slowed down their signing so we could understand. Using sign language with people who are fl uent makes all the time in our classroom worth it. Overall, go- ing to ASD was very valuable to the learning of sign language. Being a part of the Deaf world for a day was very interesting and defi nitely unforgettable. ~ submitted by Allison Rau (ASL 1) and Greta Schnitzler (Independent study with ASL 2)

Honors Bestowed Upon Region 10 Students Riley McNaboe, a junior at Lewis S. Mills High School was recently rec- ognized with a Proclamation from Secretary of State Denise Merrill and the Connecticut Citizenship Fund, Inc. for making a difference in his community. McNaboe, President of the Class of 2018, orchestrated the creation and dona- tion of over 45 blankets to children in need via the Project Linus organization. Region 10 students, staff, parents and community members came together after school and in the evenings to create homemade blankets. These blankets were donated to the Project Linus Chapter of Hartford County which then cleans and distributes them to children in hospitals, shelters, and social service agencies to provide a sense of security, warmth and comfort. Pictured: Class of 2018 Advisor & Dean of Students Steve Schibi, Riley McNaboe, Superintendent Alan Beitman

Har-Bur Middle School 6th grader Crystal Sor was recognized in January for taking fi rst place in a Martin Luther King Day poster contest put on by the UCONN African-American Cultural Center. Crystal beat out over 120 entries from around the state and was specially honored at the Martin Luther King Day of Observance held at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts in Storrs. The Day of Observance celebration at UCONN showcased Crystal's winning poster along with music, dancers, and speakers including UCONN President Dr. Susan Herbst. The event's keynote speaker was Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College, author, and political contributor for CNN who refl ected on the works and teach- ings of Dr. King. Pictured: Har-Bur MIddle School Principal Ken Smith, Crystal Sor, 6th grade Social Studies teacher Bryan deManbey

Ellie Martin, an 8th grader at Har-Bur Middle School, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President's Volunteer Service Award. The national award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered signifi cant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. Martin is a member of Har-Bur's Kids In The Middle, a United Way and community initiative that provides students with meaningful experiences and connects them with caring adults and their community. Martin volunteered over 60 hours for 20 different community service projects in 2016. Pictured: Har-Bur Middle School Principal Ken Smith, Ellie Martin, Kids In the Middle Coordinator Jim Mann

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113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 8 44/20/17/20/17 10:0810:08 AMAM The “A” List: Achievements, Accomplishments, Accolades and Awards

ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS:  Congratulations to our History Day winners! Lewis Mills- The June issue of the School Bell newsletter will be high- Kim Lawton- 1st place individual website, Griffi n Ursin- lighting your graduation at the Warner Theatre as well as 1st place individual documentary, Katherine Colleen- 2nd your post-graduation plans. We are very proud of you and place individual website; Har-Bur- Brooke Kvedar, Jaclyn your accomplishments and would like to highlight each of Johnston, Julie Malejczyk & Samantha Plebanek- 2nd you in the newsletter. If you could please answer the place group exhibit, Stephanie Walkley- 2nd place individual following and email your answers to me by Friday, June exhibit, Gabriella Zellor- 3rd place individual performance. 9th I will be able to include your information in the The winners will go on to compete in the state History Day upcoming issue: competition at CCSU on April 29th. *Name of the college/university/academy that you are at-  Harwinton Con- tending & your major OR your upcoming place of em- solidated School is ployment in the workforce OR the branch of military you proud to announce are joining & deployment date/location if known; the winners of their *Any scholarships/accolades/internships received from Fire Prevention Post- the college/university/military branch/academy that you er contest (Pictured are attending; R-L): 1st Place: *If you will be a member of a team (sports, cheer, dance, Leah Mischke, 2nd etc.) or the band at your school please include the specifi c Place: Lena Eifes, information. 3rd Place: Kyleigh Best wishes to each of you! Sutula. The cer- Stephanie Cowger, [email protected] emony took place in January with  Introducing LSM’s National Foreign Language Honor Superintendent Alan Society members: Spanish- Gabriele Bagdonas, Jessica de Beitman, First Selectman Michael Criss, Principal Megan Atienza, Erin Gonchar, Madisyn Longdin, Riley McNa- Mazzei and Harwinton Fire Department Offi cer Kevin Fer- boe, Emilia Norberg, Natalie Plebanek, Hannah Rich, rarotti congratulating the winners. Abigail Shafer, Aubrey Surian, Sophie Zipoli; French-  After this winter’s blizzard, a request from senior citizen Alyssa Amista, Chris Case, Stephen Davey, Caitlin Holi- housing came into Lewis Mills asking for volunteers to clear day, Maeve Houton, Lauren McCard, Emily Minella, off approximately 20 cars~ Terian Guerra, Tyler Joseph, Lindsey Riordan, John Ververis, Annie Vincent; Chinese- Ally Ochs, John Mudgett and Julia Rich responded. Several Emily Ollero. other students also offered to fulfi ll the request but their help  On February 6th the Lewis S. Mills High School Fine Arts was not needed at the time. We are so pleased that our stu- Department presented a “Side By Side” concert in conjunc- dents are here for the Region 10 community! tion with the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra (NSO). Members  Lake Garda and Harwin- of the NSO wind and percussion section presented a concert ton Consolidated students of band music. The fi nal three selections saw the NSO players participated in their version of joined by high school students from several area schools. In the “Souper Bowl” this past addition to students from Lewis S. Mills High School, there February. Although the Patri- were musicians from Farmington High School, Northwest Re- ots won the big game, the real gional High School, , Bristol Eastern winners in our community are High School & Bristol Central High School. patrons of the Harwinton and  On February 8th, 55 of Har-Bur Middle School’s Grade Burlington food pantries. This 8 instrumental music students participated in the American annual event, sponsored by School Band Director’s Association Grade 8 Honors Band the schools’ Student Councils, Day. The festival included participants from the towns of Re- resulted in the collection of gion #10, Newington, Rocky Hill, Region #7 and Torrington. over 1,600 non-perishable food items! Many thanks to the The festival itself is set up in a rehearsal/workshop fashion generous families at our elementary schools and in our com- where the performers were placed in one of two large concert munity. bands along with students from other area middle schools. The  The School Bell would like to recognize Mr. Wayne bands worked with two conductors throughout the course of Frombach who is a dedicated member of the Burlington Lions the morning culminating in a performance for each other at Club. His affi liation was incorrectly stated in the Winter issue the end of the four-hour event. article about Lions Club vision screenings.

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 Congratulations to the captains for the following spring  Senior John Ververis played sports. MILLS: Baseball- Sam Buchanan, Mike Ciccarelli, one of the lead roles of Karl Stos- Will Coughlin, Jared Czarnecki, Billy Willett; Crew- Kate sel (portrayed as a 15 year old) in Fabrizio, Siena Stickney, John Dunning, Zachary Nor- ‘The Christmas Schooner’ with dstrom, Cam Norton; Softball- Jordan Perzan, Amanda the Connecticut Theater Company Sullivan; Boys Lacrosse- Varsity: Nate Schultz, Jack at the Repertory Theater in New Keegan, Evan O’Brien, Evan Baden, JV: Gage Abraham, Britain. The Christmas Schooner Raymond Heim; Girls Lacrosse- Rachel Hedden, Cath- ran from December 2nd-18th. erine Pietrafesa; Boys - Jacob Honig, Shawn Ma- gill, Isaac Baek, Eli Jones; Girls Tennis- Grace Colossale,  Owen Giese, a junior at Lewis Olivia Gillette, Erica Robinson; Boys Track- Jake Lyga; Mills, is competitively racing his Girls Track- Eli D’Oca, Morgan Sederquist; Boys Volley- dirt bike in the Grand National ball- Kevin Kryzwick, Lorenz Gunzl. HAR-BUR: Baseball- Cross Country Series, competing Ryan Jehnings, Evan Reynolds; Softball- Hailey Gorack, in states such as Florida, Ohio, Makenzie Jones, Brianna Pelchar. South Carolina and West Virginia. Owen competed in half of the  On March 27th the Future Business Leaders of America races last year as a privateer. This year he was asked to join a competed in their state events. Nineteen of these students won team and will race the full GNCC series from March-October. awards with 17 of those (in italics) qualifying for Nationals in Anaheim, California. Congratulations to- Kathleen Keegan  The American Heart Association received a lot of support 3rd place & Alyssa Wrabel 5th place, Business communica- from Region 10 staff and students this winter. The Jump Rope tions; Jenna Baron, Emma Cabral & Valerie Neuhausser for Heart event raised over $8,200 at Lake Garda and $3,650 2nd place, Business Ethics team event; Sam Dorman 3rd at HCS. Staff at all four schools participated in AHA’s Go Red place, Emerging Business Issues; Jack Keegan & Jack Mar- Day 2017, with over $1,000 dollars raised. Pictured below are tin 2nd place, Global Business team event; Maeve Houton staff at Har-Bur Middle School who opted to Go Red! 3rd place & Madison Hays 5th place, Job Interview; Jessica Lay 2nd place, Journalism; Maggie Piotrowski 2nd place & Natalie Plebanek 4th place, Public Speaking II; Lauren Cleaver & Laura Glynn 2nd place, Publication Design team event; Hannah Chadwick 1st place, Securities and Invest- ment; Katherine Duba & Jordan Perzan 2nd place, Social Media Campaign team event; Jessica De Atienza 4th place, Word Processing.

 While everyone was getting into the spirit of March Mad- ness the Junior class offi cers, Michio Agresta, Kathleen Keegan, Riley McNaboe and John Mudgett, were busy organizing the fi rst ever Lewis Mills Pillo Polo Tournament  On January 7th over 20 vocal and instrumental students held on March 18th. Eight teams (pictured below) competed from Har-Bur Middle School auditioned for the Connecti- for more than two hours, hoping to claim victory. The fi nal cut Music Educator Association’s Northern Region Middle game pitted Tom Buchanan’s Pillo Polo Masters against the School Festival. The auditions were held in West Hartford Redtails with the Masters, Sam Buchanan, Hunter Cowger, with approximately 60 schools and 1,400 students from Ross Coyle, Jonny Groleau & Kyle Kadziolka, coming out throughout the northwestern quadrant of the state taking part. on top. The Junior class hopes to make this a yearly tradition. Twelve students from Har-Bur were accepted into this event and participated in an honor’s festival on March 24th & 25th at Wethersfi eld HS. The festival included a jazz ensemble, choir, orchestra and concert band that rehearsed in preparation for a concert on the afternoon of the second day. Congratula- tions to all of the students that auditioned and especially those who represented Har-Bur Middle School in March: 7th grade: Concert Band- Andrew Behrendt; 8th grade: Concert Band- Kristina DeMichiel, Edward Jankoski, Campbell Kara- nian, Joseph Licata, Amanda McCard, Emily Scott, Leah Underwood, Brianna Votino; Choir- Lauren Fitzgerald, Maeve Tucker; Orchestra- Gavin Nelson.

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Lewis Mills Athletic Booster Club Positions Available The LSM Athletic Booster Club has several open positions on their Executive Board. All positions can be fi lled by more than one person so join with a friend! Below are brief descriptions of the four available positions: Merchandise Coordinator- organize merchandise in the back of the concession area and keep a running record of avail- able merchandise, place and pick up new orders from local vendors & deliver to the concession area, sell merchandise at pre-determined events throughout the school year; Event Coordinator- promote the Booster Club’s annual fundraising events and develop a group of volunteers (sub-committee) to assist with the main fundraiser; Membership Coordinator- promote Booster Club membership to parents of athletes and all Region 10 athletic coaches, input membership informa- tion and email addresses into Excel, Word and email accounts, help fi nd ways to increase membership; Concession Stand Coordinator- stock and restock food products during all three athletic seasons, work with teams’ parent liaison to train on re-stocking and clean-up procedures, shop at BJ’s for food & place order with Coca-Cola for beverage products. If you are interested in one of the open positions on LSM’s Athletic Booster Club Executive Board, or would like additional information, please email Karen Mudgett, President at [email protected] or call her at 860-307-9311.

REGION 10 TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS The 2018 Region 10 Teacher of the Year nomination forms are now available. If you have not received the form and would like one, please contact Region 10’s Central Offi ce at (860) 673-2538. Nominees for Teacher of the Year should be exceptionally skilled and dedicated, working in grades Pre-K through 12, and employed for a minimum of three years in the Region 10 school district. Nominees should have the respect of parents, students, and co-workers and have the ability to inspire a love of learning for students of all backgrounds and abilities. The individual chosen as Regional School District #10’s Teacher of the Year will become our candidate for the 2018 Connecticut Teacher of the Year honors. Nomination forms are due by Friday, April 28, 2017.

Lewis Mills Baseball & Project Graduation Annual Softball Tournament Tag Sale & Bottle Drive Saturday, June 26th, 2016 SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH Hawks Landing, Southington, CT 8:30am-2:00pm Registration begins at 7:00am, 8:00am Tee Time Harwinton Fairgrounds, Locust Road Scramble Format $1.00 Entry Donation $150 per golfer includes: 18 Holes, Cart, or Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Gift 8:00am EARLY BIRD ENTRY~$5.00 Non-Golfer Dinner $30 How you can help: Family or Corporate Sponsors Welcome! DONATE TAG SALE ITEMS Advance Registration due by June 10th April 27th or 28th, 5:00pm-8:00pm Checks made payable to: Lewis S. Mills High School DONATE CANS & BOTTLES and mailed to Jesse Darcy, LMHS April 27th, 28th & 29th at the Fairgrounds 24 Lyon Rd., Burlington, CT 06013 Project Graduation is an after graduation party For additional Tournament information please contact which provides an alcohol and drug free Dave Bohmer at (860) 309-5498 environment for students to celebrate their All proceeds benefi t the Lewis S. Mills High School graduation night. Baseball & Softball Programs

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