Region 10 School Bell

WINTER 2019 A Publication About Region 10 Schools

MID-YEAR ISSUE HAR-BUR MIDDLE SCHOOL WELCOMES NEW PRINCIPAL- The 2018 High School Assistant Principal of the Year Mr. Joseph Masi began his first official day as Har-Bur Studies teacher in Cheshire. Masi is a proud UCONN gradu- Middle School Principal on January 2nd. He spent time ate, receiving his Bachelor of Science in History and then his preparing for his new role by working with Masters from the Neag School of Educa- interim Principal, and former Lewis Mills tion. In 2011, he completed UCONN’s HS Principal, Mrs. Pam Lazaroski. Administrator Preparation Program. Masi comes to Region 10 from North- Leaving Northwestern was bittersweet, western Regional High School with an as he thoroughly enjoyed working with the impressive resume. In December of 2017, staff and students in Region 7. Masi notes; the Association of Schools however, “There is only one job in my life (CAS) recognized Mr. Masi at their annual that I would leave Northwestern for and Celebration of School Leadership. He was that’s the principalship at Har-Bur. When it named CAS’ 2018 High School Assistant opened, I knew I had to apply. This is the Principal of the Year. After receiving this town I live in and my kids will go to this honor, Masi was selected by CAS to repre- school. We’ve had such a positive experi- sent Connecticut in the National Assistant ence in Region 10 so far and I want to to do Principal of the Year Program. Masi stated, my part to be sure that continues.” Mr. Masi “It was a great honor and is recognition lives in Burlington with his wife Shirra, a for all of the good things that happened at Region 10 alumni, and his three sons aged Northwestern. My mantra at Northwestern 7, 6 & 2 who attend Lake Garda Elementary was GTD, “Get Things Done,” and I intend School. to continue this at Har-Bur.” Mr. Masi has a clear vision on how he will “Get Things At Har-Bur he has started developing relationships with the Done” the remainder of this school year, “I am looking staff, “I am coming into this position with no preconceived forward to working with the staff and students to see what notions. I want to take the temperature of the people in the awesome things they’re doing inside and outside of the class- school, listen, observe and be visible. I will be talking with rooms. I want to know: Are the students engaged? Are they the staff to find out what they value and asking what we need active participants? I look forward to talking with the staff to focus on to make the school even better.” about our collective vision over the remainder of this school Mr. Masi served as Assistant Principal at Northwestern year. Surrounding myself with good people is going to help Regional since 2012. He began his career in 2000 as a Social all of us be successful.” Lewis Mills Placed on College Board’s AP Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Student Success Regional School District #10 and Lewis S. Mills High School have been included on the 9th Annual Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll. According to Principal Chris Rau, “We are one of only 373 districts across the country and Canada, and one of only 15 in Connecticut, to achieve this honor. This is based on our growing number of AP students over the past 3 years along with our continued success in achieving high AP pass rates. This honor is a wonderful recognition of the dedica- tion and hard work of all of our students and teachers.” To be included on the Honor Roll, Lewis Mills had to, since 2016, increase the number of students participating in Ad- vanced Placement courses while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that the district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP. “Success in Advanced Placement is a combination of students’ own motivation and the opportunities educators provide for them,” states Trevor Packer, Senior Vice President of AP and Instruction at the College Board. “I am inspired by the teachers and administrators in this district who have worked to clear a path for more students of all back- grounds to earn college credit during high school.”

January 2019

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

It is very hard to believe we are beginning 2019. I hope all our staff, students, families and friends enjoyed a happy, safe and relaxing Winter Recess.

The coming weeks will be filled with sports, classroom activities, and of course preparation for the 2019-2020 Estimate of Expenses.

The Superintendent’s Recommended Estimate of Expenses will be presented on Monday, February 11 at 7 PM in the Lewis S. Mills Auditorium.

While last year I was able to recommend, and we did pass, a .3% in- crease we are working hard to keep our expenses again in a very responsible range.

I do want to formally welcome Mr. Joseph Masi to Region 10 as principal of Har-Bur Middle School. Joe was selected as principal in November and he began his formal tenure on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

To our many generous families, staff and students who helped with food drives, clothing drives and toy drives: THANK YOU!

Lewis S. Mills High School had a successful NEASC (NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COL- LEGES, INC. COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS) collaborative conference visit this past October. Their initial report will be used to guide our school improvement work over the next two years.

NEASC will be back for LSM’s full accreditation visit in November of 2020. We are happy to report the school received many commendations and already meets all of NEASC’s foundational elements. This is a great starting point and we are confident we will be fully prepared for the 2020 visit.

I want to wish you a happy and a healthy 2019.

Respectfully submitted,

Alan Beitman Superintendent of Schools

In lieu of purchasing holiday gifts for one another, Region 10’s Central Office staff annually contribute to a fund for families in need of assistance in both of our towns. Checks in the amount of $347.50 were given to the Town of Burlington and the Town of Harwinton. Burlington First Selectman Ted Shafer and Harwinton First Selectman Mike Criss were on hand to receive the donations.

Pictured L-R: Sue Laone, Ted Shafer, Maria Gorski, Anita Gabrielson, Cheri Burke, Allyson Mackiewicz, Patty Cassidy, Patricia George, Linda Carabis, Chris Weaver, Mike Criss & Alan Beitman.

Missing from photo: Maggie Dreher, David Fortin and Meghan Infantino

2 Region 10 School Bell Mental Health Awareness and Support in Region 10 Cheri Burke, Director of Student Learning For the 2018-2019 school year, the Region 10 community is focusing on mental health awareness in a variety of ways. We are proud to provide resources and supports for the Burlington and Harwinton communities and the students of RSD10 in this important area. Regional School District 10, in partnership with the McCall Center for Behavioral Health, is the proud recipient of the Connecticut Networks of Care Suicide Prevention (NCSP) grant. This is a two-year grant that will afford our district the opportunity to offer training, resources and funds to promote mental health and suicide prevention. What is the NCSP grant?: A two year mini-grant with the goal of funding CT school systems and their partners that are uniquely positioned to integrate and coordinate mental health promotion and suicide prevention, intervention and response activities to support the youth they serve. Who will it involve?: The Region 10 Coalition and Region 10 School District partnered on the application and the community was awarded with one of the 21 mini-grants issued in August. Moving forward, this initiative will involve everyone K-12 and will impact the broader communities of Harwinton and Burlington. What are the actionable components?: School Based • Examining and updating current crisis response protocols in all four schools • QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Training for all staff- teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, maintenance workers, office staff, security guards, administrators- Everyone! So that the adults know what to do if a child is in need. • Implement suicide prevention curricula K-12 • Gizmo’s Pawesome Guide for grades K-5 – Age appropriate and focused on positive ways to feel good and ask for help if you need it! (www.gizmo4mentalhealth.org) • SOS: Signs of Suicide, grades 5-11, Rollout Spring of 2019. One class period to provide students the tools they need to identify the signs of depression, suicide, and self-injury in themselves and their peers and know what to do to seek help. • Develop life skills that enhance protective factors • Continuation and enhancement of life-skills related curricula used K-12 • Educational presentations by McCall staff • Coordinated School Health Team – Wellness Monthly Newsletters • Promote connectedness through current and new programs Coalition/Community Based: • Develop a Resource Guide for Region 10 for a youth audience • Develop a Resource Guide for Region 10 for a parent/adult audience • QPR Trainings for RSD10 families and community members • Marketing Campaign around reducing access to potentially lethal means (firearms/prescription drugs) • Promote connectedness through current and new program Unfortunately, mental health needs are at an all-time high. According to a 2015 report from the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 1 in 5 youth aged 13 to 18 years of age experiences a seriously debilitating mental disorder at some point during their adolescence. Troubling statistics from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed 17% of youth seriously considered suicide in the previous year and more than 14% made a plan. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth between the ages of 11 and 18 (Center for Disease Control, 2015). Suicide is preventable and RSD10 wishes to help you and your family. Please ask for help if you or someone you love is struggling with mental health or thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Dial 2-1-1 for 24-hour assistance for any services you may require. School Counseling Contacts: Lake Garda Elementary School- Steve Skelly, [email protected] Harwinton Consolidated School- Katie Masse, [email protected] Har Bur Middle School & Lewis Mills High School- Erin Putnam, [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS: *March 14, Crucial Conversations for HBMS parents & students April 8-12, Health Promotion Week at Harwinton Consolidated and Lake Garda *May 7, 4:30-7:30pm Spring Region 10 Showcase & Community QPR Training *=registration required

Region 10 School Bell 3 GIRLS SOCCER WINS CLASS M STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO CAP OFF UNDEFEATED 20-0 is an incredibly impressive record, highlighted by the lots of goals and celebratory hugs, pasta dinners and musical depth of talent, and youth, on this Class M State Champion- bus rides, and most importantly, lots of love for each other, ship team. After suffering two straight semifinal losses, the our coaching staff, and our amazing family and friends who #1 ranked Mills girls soccer team, under 2nd year head coach supported us every step of the way. Finally being able to hold Jared Sheik, won the 2018 Class M State Title with a 2-1 OT up that championship plaque alongside the people I love most win over #3 ranked Plainfield. was an indescribable moment Assistant coach Alfredo that I will never forget. Ciarlo summed the game up Thank you to everyone who best: “The team fell behind helped us make our dreams a re- Plainfield 1-0, but SeniorJazzy ality. Thank you to every player Sztyler-Magee tied it up with that has ever played as part of a goal in the first half. Sopho- Mills Soccer - you were role more goalie Mia Bylykbashi’s models for us and truly set the spectacular save on a 30-yard groundwork for all we accom- direct kick toward the end of the plished this season. But most of game kept the score tied at 1-1. all, thank you to all my team- The second half was domi- mates throughout the years, the nated by Mills as Sophomores positive impact you’ve had on Vicky Fleming and Abby Mills my life has been tremendous.” peppered the Plainfield goalie with numerous shots on goal. Sophomore Grace Buchanan, who was named the Class M Seven minutes into the first overtime, SophomoreGrace State Championship Most Valuable Player stated, “Winning Buchanan’s first shot attempt rebounded back to her and the State Tournament this year was an amazing experience her second attempt found the net to give Mills the 2-1 lead. that I was lucky enough to experience during my time here at The defense then went to work to preserve what was a great Mills. We all worked incredibly hard during the preseason and TEAM effort overall. From Freshmen to Seniors, everyone regular season and come state tournament time we knew that did their part. This was the first Girls Soccer State Champion- this was our year. Winning the MVP award is an honor and ship in the history of the school!” I’m so proud of the entire team for how hard we all worked Senior Captain Grace Kryzanski noted, “Our commitment to get here. Everyone left it all out on the field and I think the to change the course of this program’s history was what pro- outcome definitely reflected that. 2018 will be a year I will pelled us to success throughout the past year. Immediately af- never forget.” ter losing in the semi-finals last year, our mission for the 2018 Congratulations to Seniors Hannah Anderson (Captain), Class M State Championship began. All of our work in the Marissa Fortuna, Grace Kryzanski (Captain), Jazzy off-season culminated into such a special season, filled with Sztyler-Magee and Layla Wazorko on a fantastic season! 5th Grader Inspires with Award Winning Invention This past November, Har-Bur Middle School 5th grader, Corinne Sutula, was asked by the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford to have her award-winning “Portable IV Vest” invention on display throughout the month of November. Corinne, a former Harwinton Consolidated School student, received 2nd place in the Nation for 4th grade inventions in June of 2018 for this Vest. She received the award during the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (photo, left). Corinne’s “Portable IV Vest” has pockets to hold all of the equipment that would traditionally be held by an IV pole. She hopes the Portable IV Vest will help individuals, particularly those receiving infusions like her sister, maintain their mobility and independence during lengthy treatments, “My sister has immune deficiency and receives medicine through her port every three weeks, which takes 7-8 hours, and she is attached to her IV pole. It is hard for her to be attached and to move around, and she constantly needs help to get toys or move around the house on her own. I wanted to make this easier not only for my sister but for anyone who has an IV.” In addition to the aforementioned honors, Corinne went on to win the 2018 Society of Women Engineer’s Next CT Inventing Her Futures Award as well as the 3M Science Applied to Life, Business, or Home Award. In addition, she received the Connecticut Invention Convention Recognized Inventor Award. Corinne has sage advice for those who are eager to invent, “...think of something that could make the world better, or make things easier for people. Try to come up with solutions, work to solve it and never, ever give up on it. Keep going and trying because you never know when your idea can turn into reality.” In November, Corinne was highlighted in an online article by CCMC’s Advancing Kids Innovation Program, where they featured her invention in their “Social Innovation Spotlight.” The Spotlight highlights the contributions of social innovators who promote the health and well-being of children and families. To learn more about Corinne and her inspiring Portable IV Vest invention, please visit the CCMC blog at http://bit.ly/2K4aD1f.

4 Region 10 School Bell PROFESSIONALS WANTED FOR LSM CAREER FAIR It is with great excitement that Lewis Mills High School announces that we are holding our 1st Career Fair! Our high school strives to provide our students with meaningful experiences that will enhance their college and career readiness by providing them with the tools and pathways for their future. The goal of the Career Fair is to offer our students the opportunity to learn more about different career options, by interacting and engaging with professionals like yourself. In collaboration with Junior Achievement of Southwest New England and the Northwest CT Chamber of Commerce, LSM is hosting this event on April 10th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. We are reaching out in hopes that you can join us on that day to provide an interactive experience to our students as part of the Fair. As a professional, you can directly respond to student questions regarding the joys and challenges of your profession and offer them individual advice on required training, career paths in your field and networking tips. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young adults by participating in this years’ event. Please RSVP no later than February 22nd, by registering with Colleen Gilroy at [email protected] Thank you for your commitment to our students and community and we look forward to your participation. We will follow back up with you in March to confirm your attendance and provide additional information. Please feel free to reach out to any of the following with your questions or concerns.: Kristen Grindal-Keller Colleen Gilroy Lauren Zordan Transition Counselor, Lewis Mills HS Education Manager, JA VP Programs & Events, NW CT Chamber [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

LSM CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER SIGN UP REQUEST WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Employer Name: ______Address: ______Contact Name(s): ______Phone Number: ______Career Cluster (choose from 16 Career Clusters listed below): ______We truly appreciate your interest in our first LSM Career Fair! We plan to have all 800 students in our school rotate through the gymnasium to talk with you. Each employer will be provided a table to set up. You are welcome to bring anything that dem- onstrates your career field/business. Interactive and hands-on displays, promotional items and a one page takeaway business summary are recommended. DO YOU NEED A POWER SOURCE?: r YES r NO Please make sure you bring any power cords or other connections that you may need. PLEASE EMAIL THIS FORM/INFORMATION TO [email protected] no later than February 22, 2019.

16 CAREER CLUSTERS Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources: Agribusiness Systems • Animal Systems • Environmental Service Systems • Food Products & Processing Systems • Natural Resources Systems • Plant Systems • Power, Structural & Technical Systems Architecture & Construction: Construction • Design/Pre-Construction • Maintenance/Operations Arts, A/V Technology & Communications: A/V Technology & Film • Journalism & Broadcasting • Performing Arts • Printing Tech- nology • Telecommunications • Visual Arts Business Management & Administration: Administrative Support • Business Information Management • General Management • Human Resources Management • Operations Management Education & Training: Administration & Administrative Support • Professional Support Services • Teaching/Training Finance: Accounting • Banking Services • Business Finance • Insurance • Securities & Investments Government & Public Administration: Foreign Service • Governance • National Security Planning • Public Management & Admin- istration • Regulation • Revenue & Taxation Health Sciences: Biotech Research/Development • Diagnostic Services • Health Informatics • Support Service •Therapeutic Services Hospitality & Tourism: Lodging • Recreation, Amusements & Attractions • Restaurants & Food/Beverage Services • Travel/Tourism Human Services: Consumer Services • Counseling & Mental Health Services • Early Childhood Development & Services • Family & Community Services • Personal Care Services Information Technology: Information Support & Services • Network Systems • Programming & Software Development • Web & Digital Communications Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security: Correction Services • Emergency & Fire Management Services • Law Enforcement Services • Legal Services • Security & Protective Services Manufacturing: Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance • Logistics & Inventory Control • Maintenance, Installation & Repair • Manufacturing Production Process Development • Production • Quality Assurance Marketing: Marketing Communications • Marketing Management • Marketing Research • Merchandising • Professional Sales Science: Technology, Engineering & Mathematics • Engineering & Technology • Science & Mathematics Transportation, Distribution & Logistics: Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance • Health, Safety & Environmental Manage- ment • Logistics Planning & Management Services • Sales & Service • Transportation Operations, Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management & Regulation • Warehousing & Distribution Center Operations

Region 10 School Bell 5 ADDING PERSONALITY & CHARM TO OUR SCHOOLS...

Tommy Langer’ 18, with the help of his sister, Emma ‘19, helped Har-Bur spruce up its Reading Center over the summer. Tommy is The Media Center at Lewis Mills HS has undergone quite a creative transformation a talented artist and agreed to design and paint a mural of a dragon since Mrs. Gina West took over as librarian this Fall. Students have been decorat- hoarding books rather than jewels.The idea is to make the space more ing the previously plain glass enclosure, located in the center of the library, with inviting for all students who access the Reading Center. Interestingly, their own artwork. Here, artists Katie Bates ‘19 (left) and Shannon Bronson ‘21 Tommy is colorblind, but the mural is breathtakingly colorful. (right) show off their talents with drawings of a detective and a dragon.

Lewis Mills students spent part of their summer adding their own creations to the Inspirational quotes have been popping up all over high school’s hallways. Adrienne Jones ‘20 and Cassidy Ursin ‘20 were winners of the the walls at Har-Bur Middle School. Created by a Region 10 Youth Coalition’s contest to paint a mural on the white hallways leading to team of educators with an artistic flair, the murals the high school Cafe. The students were assisted by Celina Daigle ‘19, Emma Foley, not only catch the eye, but the heart and spirit of the ‘20 Samantha Plebanek ‘21 and Taylor Tantaquidgeon ‘20 in creating their murals. HBMS community.

Elementary schools are notorious for being colorful and full of student artwork. Harwinton Consolidated and Lake Garda are no excep- tion. Visitors to these schools will see beautiful expressions of artwork and individuality at every turn, such as outside the HCS library or at the entrance to LGS.

Understanding the World Inside Out Children at Harwinton Consolidated School got the chance to sit inside a gigantic “Earth balloon,” thanks to the generosity of their school’s PTO. The enormous globe came to HCS via earthAdventure, a Minnesota-based non- profit organization that travels to schools across the country teaching children about their planet. When Mr. David Knutson, Executive Director of earthAdventure, used his laser pointer to show students different features on the globe, discussions ensued about time differences, rain forests, volcanoes, the size of the ocean, ecosystems and much more. Once the students and their teachers stepped inside the globe, they continued the geography and science lesson--one they will not soon forget.

6 Region 10 School Bell THE MAKE A MARK REGION 10 ENRICHMENT FUND 7th Annual Community Chess Tournament DATE: Saturday, March 2nd TIME: 10:00 am PLACE: Lewis S. Mills Cafeteria ENTRY FEE: $5.00 per person Players of all ages and skill levels are invited to participate! •• Gift Card Prizes for Level Winners! •• Practice Area for Free-Play and Volun- teer Instruction (Bring your own board for Free-Play) •• Light Refreshments Will Be Available for Sale (Provided by LSM National Honor Society) •• Senior Citizens Eat for Free •• BRACKET ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE POSTED ONLINE FRIDAY, MARCH 1st Entry forms can also be downloaded from the website: www.makeamarkfoundation.org All entry forms and payments must be received by Wednesday, February 27th

SAVE THE DATE JOHNNYCAKE MUSIC FEST: Saturday, June 8, 2019, 3-9pm To learn more about Make A Mark and how our organization supports the students and staff of Region 10, please visit our website: www.makeamarkfoundation.org Lewis Mills Participates In School Climate Summit After receiving a grant to expand their “Kindness in Mo- High School, now Principal of Har-Bur Middle School) tion” effort, Regional School District #7 in Winsted invited hosted a seminar focused on why emotions matter. He all 10 Berkshire League high schools to participate in a asked, “Why do we even care about how you feel at school? School Climate Summit. Over 160 students and staff, includ- Emotions have an impact on your emotional well being and ing 22 from Lewis S. Mills High School, met at Northwest- your relationships inside and outside of school. If you can’t ern Regional High School to regulate your emotions then discuss how individual attitudes, they’ll hold you hostage. Pay behaviors and feelings elicited attention to your emotions and by students, teachers and staff recognize how they impact your directly affect their school behaviors.” climate. On the topic of “Beware of the Staff, including Assistant Prin- Single Story,” Mr. Gary Frank- cipal’s Dr. Katie Blore of Mills lin of Northwestern Regional and Mr. Steve Schibi of Housa- asked students to reflect on a tonic (pictured), led small group time they had judged someone discussions on the concepts of they just met. “It happens all the developing empathy, school time. You create this idea before climate, kindness, and the im- giving that person a chance. portance of social and emotional Was it fair? Was it accurate? If learning. someone met you for the first Dr. Blore stated, “Part of school climate is the way we treat time what would they think of you? What would your “single students, faculty and each other. The student-teacher dynamic story” be?” and peer to peer interactions are important in how they make Regarding the Summit, Dr. Blore noted, “Over the summer you feel.” Blore implored the participants to brainstorm ideas administrators met and discussed school climate and emo- for improving the emotional climate in their schools and with tional intelligence. We decided that the Assistant Principals one another, “Each of you have something to offer. Share from each Berkshire League school would present at the first something that your school is doing well.” Students broke Summit, with the goal of students presenting at our next one into discusson groups, having conversations about a variety in March.” of topics that they felt pertained to their schools. Bullying, Mr. Fran Amara of Region 7’s middle school stated, “This is vaping, cliques, safety, communication, leadership, school for students to take what they’ve learned and make a positive spirit and inclusion were among the most discussed. impact in their schools and communities. They know what Mr. Joe Masi (at the time the AP at Northwestern Regional they want to discuss and they have a voice here.”

Region 10 School Bell 7 Channel 3 Surprise Squad Visits Beloved Custodian Written by LSM Senior Ashley Hamel, reporter for the Spartan Scroll~ At Lewis S. Mills High School on November 28th, classes were stopped mid-period, and students were brought to the gym for a surprise for both the students and the staff. When entering the gym everyone was awed at Mills’ very own business teacher, Barbara Angelicola-Manzolli, talking to reporter Nicole Nalepa from WFSB Channel 3 News. Everyone was ushered into the stands in the gym by grade –sitting, watching and waiting; nobody knew what was going on. Once all 750 or so students were seated, the same ques- tion repeated over and over in the bleachers: “What’s going on?” Nalepa spoke into the camera in front of the students and staff about why she was there: The Channel 3 Surprise Squad planned to honor an impeccable staff member who gradu- ated from Mills in 1974 and has worked at his alma matter for 40 years. That man? Lowell Wortman, one of the most important people at the school. The man that keeps the school in working order, our custodian. The man that does everything behind the scenes. Wortman was nominated by Angelicola-Manzolli to receive this recognition. When asked why she nominated Wortman, Angelicola-Manzolli said, “I just wanted him to know that everybody cares.” Angelicola-Manzolli came up with the idea from watching Channel 3 every day and seeing the Surprise Squad celebrate different people. She knew that Wortman always gets thanked and is very much appreciated by the school community, but she wanted him to have the same view of himself that everybody else had. Around the school, it is easy to see all of the work that Wortman does and how important he is to the school community. From setting up almost every event before, after, and during school, to making the halls sparkle. He works hard every day and is always there to help anybody that needs him, according to the several school staff members who supported his nomination with letters of support. The applause from students and staff when Wortman was honored echoed throughout the gymnasium alongside the roar of cheers and whistles. Everyone made as much noise as they could to show their appreciation for him. As part of Wednesday’s surprise, the Channel 3 squad gave Wortman two tickets to a UCONN Women’s Game in January and spending cash for him and his wife for the game. Wortman was incredibly grateful and told all of the people who were watching a story from when he was in school, a piece of his past that he has held close to him. He admitted not wanting to leave the school when it was time to graduate as a student, and appreciation at returning to its ranks as an employee a few years later. Wortman also shared one of his trademark humorous quips with the crowd. Many watching were truly touched by the moment of gratitude – some wiping at tears as they watched the visibly surprised Wortman receive his honor. Fall Athletic Accomplishments HClass M State Champions: Girls Soccer HClass M State Quarter-finalists: Boys Soccer & Girls HBerkshire League Championships: 1st place ~Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer; 2nd place ~Girls Cross Country HState Championship Most Valuable Player: Grace Buchanan, Girls Soccer HAll-New England: Carter Viets, Boys Soccer HAll-State: Carter Viets, Boys Soccer; Abby Mills & Morgan Sokol, Girls Soccer; Riley Fogler, Field Hockey. 2nd Team All State: Ellie Martin & Kaleigh Soucy, Field Hockey HSenior Bowl game: Dylan McCall & Carter Viets, Boys Soccer Berkshire League All-Stars: Boys Cross-Country~ Justin Cascio; Girls Cross Country~ Lauren Alvarez, Celina Daigle; Field Hockey~ Riley Fogler, Ellie Martin, Kaleigh Soucy; Boys Soccer~ Nick Lutrzykowski, Dylan McCall, Chris The Lewis Mills High School Girls’ Volleyball Team Sederquist, Carter Viets; Girls Soccer~ Hannah Anderson, Madison Hallet, came together with their parents and coaches for Abby Mills, Morgan Sokol, Jazzy Sztyler-Magee; Girls Volleyball~ Katie But- a very special cause – to help raise awareness and will, Anna Szymanski money for the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s Pink Rose Breast Cancer Fund. Members of the team conducted a “Dig Pink” night & raised $1,335.00 in Pequot League All-Conference: Football~ Cade Cormier donations during one of their regular season home games last October. Crew Team Honors: 10 medals overall~ Head of the Tomahawk (2), Head of the Senior Captains Katie Butwill and Anna Szymanski Riverfront (4), New England Championships (4) presented the donation check to CHH’s Women’s Early Detection Program staff Damaris Sierra All-Courant Fall Athletes: Girls Soccer~ Abby Mills, Morgan Sokol; Boys Soc- and Tammy Rouleau. Ms. Rouleau stated, “Their donation will directly help women access lifesav- cer~ Carter Viets; Field Hockey~ Riley Fogler ing early detection services and provide funds to purchase post-surgical garments and wigs that Karissa Niehoff Team Academic Achievement Awards (top team GPA’s): make breast cancer recovery easier.” Girls Cross Country~ 3.84, Girls Volleyball~ 3.72, Girls Soccer~ 3.67

8 Region 10 School Bell The “A” List: Achievements, Announcements, Accolades and Awards

 The LSM Drama Club presents the musical, Sister Act. It  Each year, students will be held on Friday, March 1st and Saturday, March 2nd at at Lake Garda and Har- 2pm & 7pm in the LSM auditorium. Tickets for the musical winton Consolidated are on sale now and can also be purchased at the door. participate in the Fire Prevention Week poster  As part of a district-wide goal to support and promote men- contest. This year’s tal health wellness, the Har-Bur and Lewis Mills libraries now campaign, “Look. Lis- offer a collection of eBooks called “Cameron’s Collection” ten. Learn. Be aware. that are available for student, parent and teacher use. It offers Fire can happen any- a variety of resources that can be helpful if you or someone where,” works to edu- you know is struggling with managing daily stress or more cate people about three serious mental health issues. Because the books are never basic but essential steps actually checked out to a student account, all access is anony- to take to reduce the mous. To access the collection, you will need a device with likelihood of having a internet access and the login information listed below. The fire and how to escape link to the eBooks is also available on the Har-Bur and Lewis safely. Congratula- Mills homepages (www.region10ct.org) as well as the Learn- tions to Lake Garda’s ing Center site: http://region10learningcommons.weebly.com/. winners: (top photo, Cameron’s Collection: https://bit.ly/2LYSrao L-R)~ Jaxon Dutcher, Password: bluewhite 2nd place; Jayson Legagneur, 3rd place; Summer York, 1st eBook video tutorial: https://bit.ly/2Cga29f place; Aaralynn Milliard, 4th place (tie); Kira Vasconce-  Each year, Region 10 proud- los, 4th place (tie), and Harwinton Consolidated’s winners: ly honors the Veterans in our (bottom photo L-R)~ Jeremiah Rowland, 3rd place; Amelia communities with ceremonies Eggleston, 2nd place; Caroline Hayes, 1st place. Both Sum- at all four of our schools. Soph- mer and Caroline’s posters advance to their respective county omore Tyler Dougherty went competitions, with the top 4 winners in each county competi- one step further when, as part of tion advancing to Connecticut’s statewide contest in February. “Wreaths Across America,” he  Students at Lake Garda and Harwinton Consolidated had a traveled to Washington DC with chance to try “An Hour his grandmother to lay wreaths of Code” during the week at Arlington National Cem- of Dec. 3rd- Dec. 7th. etery. “After some research and Hour of Code is a fun looking for community service, way to learn the basics of I decided that it would be amaz- computer programming. ing to honor the Veterans of the The kids were able to use United States of America.” iPads, laptops and desk-  6th-graders at HBMS showed interest in learning about tops while in library and American Sign computer lab, to complete Language fun activities and start (ASL), so a Mrs. Diane Martin, librarian at Lake Garda coding. This activity can Elementary School, worked with students be followed up at home sign language on coding during An Hour of Code week. club was cre- with many expressions ated. Mills stu- of “I did it!” and a feeling of success while going through the dents enrolled different levels. Code.org is an organization that promotes in ASL came to computer programming for everyone! Har-Bur after school to work  Once again The Region 10 Toy Drive eclipsed our goal, with students. with 2,415 toys donated this season! Special thanks to LSM’s The 6th graders were taught to sign the word “Sign Language Allison Banta who spends an amazing amount of time or- Club,” sign their initials, and learned letters of the alphabet. ganizing the entire project. This toy drive would not happen without her dedication and persistence. The toys were picked  Congratulations to Mr. Mills’ 2nd Runner-Up James Gor- up by Troop L in Litchfield for distribution to various organi- ski, 1st Runner-Up Charleigh Harris and the 2019 Mr. Mills zations inside and outside of our Region 10 community. Nicholas Benvenuto!

Region 10 School Bell 9 The “A” List: Achievements, Announcements, Accolades and Awards

 LSM Athletics would like to recognize our Senior athletes  Lake Garda first grade teacher,Bethany Rataic, was for their hard work and dedication in the final season of their recently interviewed for UCONN’s Student-Professionals winter sport. Captains are represented in italics: Boys Basket- Feature. Many students enrolled in the University of Con- ball~ Matt Fitzsimons, Alex Gallagher, Tim Groleau, Josh necticut’s Department of Educational Leadership are not Schibi, Manager~ Jon Ventres; Girls Basketball~ Saman- only students, but working professionals in the field. The tha Chadwick, Emily Hunt, Nikki Ignatowski, Managers~ series highlights these student-professionals and how they Brooke Casida, Liz Urban, Cassidy Ursin; Cheerleading~ balance their responsibilities. Ms. Rataic is a second year Julia Karsaliakos, Sydney Lambis, Emma Langer, Marissa student in UCONN’s Administrator Preparation Program. To Peterson; Ice Hockey~ Owen Lacourciere; Indoor Track~ read her interview, please visit: https://edlr.education.uconn. Nicholas Benvenuto, Celina Daigle, Abigail Gardiner, edu/2018/11/02/student-professional-feature-bethany-rataic/ Jaime Jackson, Elizabeth Krenicky, Sydney Mello, Jas- mine Sztyler-Magee, Michaela Willey; Swim/Dive~ Sadie  This past November, the UCONN Early College Experience Calderon, Natalie Costa, Lucy Gottfried, Kyle Sirotnak, French class traveled to UCONN to participate in a French Chloe Yescott & junior captain Kathryn Bergstrom; Unified immersion day. Our students took classes with attendees from Basketball~ Marissa Fortuna, Dylan Hallet, Juliana Lee, other high schools and competed in the Quiz Bowl. The Mills Megan Kertesz, Nathan King, Alex Nicoletti, Anna Szy- team of Celina Daigle, Peter Kiernan, Elizabeth Krenicky manski, Chuck Wadowski, Tanya Weingart; and Allison Rau won 3rd place in the competition! Fall Senior athlete: Girls Volleyball~ Ashley Hamel, Manager  Lewis Mills’ Barbara Angelicola-Manzolli received a  Congratulations to the winter sport captains at HBMS: Boys scholarship from the national Jump$tart Coalition to attend the Basketball~ Will Hoffman, Shane Murray, Jon Schibi; Girls 10th Annual Jump$tart Personal Finance National Educator Basketball~ Jordan Anderson, Cassie Martinotti. Conference. It was held in Cleveland, OH this past November.  Unified Sports for Har-Bur and Mills once again participat-  In November, six 7th & 8th grade students from Har-Bur ed in the Farmington Penguin Plunge! This year’s plunge was Middle School received Certificates of Merit for their commu- held on Sunday, February 10th from 8am-11am at Winding nity service efforts as part of the Prudential Spirit of Com- Trails. Please consider donating to the HBMS and LSM teams munity to help them fundraise for their Unified Sports programs. Awards. Half of all money raised will go to the Unified Sports teams Pictured: and the other half to the Special Olympics. Online donations Nathan can be made to the HBMS team at https://www.classy.org/ Misluk, team/204302 and to the LSM team at https://www.classy.org/ Nicholas team/201528. Atkins, Patrick  Lewis Mills’ Poetry Out Loud (POL) school-wide compe- O’Regan, tition was held in December. Congratulations to the follow- Gabby ing grade level winners~ Grade 12: Jack Gacek & Connor Sliwka, Kaitlyn Bell & (absent) Mimi Shellito. Mr. James Rickermann; Grade 11: Caitlin Angers & Aidan O’Connor; Mann, Kids In the Middle Coordinator, nominated Kaitlyn Grade 10: Evan Reynolds & Sam DiSorbo; Grade 9: Mar- Bell for state-level recognition. Kaitlyn has run a lemonade cella Slason & Marissa Gnitzcavich. These 8 students were stand for the past 4 years, raising $1,300 for a variety of orga- joined by last year’s winner, Lauren Fitzgerald, and runner nizations. She states, “I always wanted to turn a fun activity up, Jilly Atlas, to complete for one ultimate school champion. into something I could help others with. It’s fun to give back Congratulations to Evan Reynolds who earned 1st place with to my community, and I think it’s important.” the following poems: “I Have a Time Machine” by Brenda Shaughnessy and “I Go Back to May 1937” by Sharon Olds.  Food pantries from both towns benefited from the efforts of Runner-up is Lauren Fitzgerald with: “Harold and the Purple several events this past fall. The 8th annual Pack The Pantry, Crayon” by D. Gibson and “I Felt a Funeral in my Brain” by organized by several Burlington families, collected non- Emily Dickinson. Evan will compete at the 2019 State POL perishable items from over 60 streets in town and assisted in Finals on March 9th at Middlesex Community College. stocking the pantry’s shelves with the donations. Har-Bur’s Kids In The Middle, led by Jim Mann, in conjunction with  Junior Chris Sederquist, was selected to attend the CAS- the Coordinated School Health Team, led by Wellness teacher CIAC Student Athletic Advisory Board. An offshoot of the Sean Callahan, collected non-perishable food items for both “Class Act School” initiative, the statewide advisory board Harwinton and Burlington. 8th graders Ava Beach, Alyssa will empower students to promote good sportsmanship within Alexander, Lindsey Holden, Angela Nadeau, Kaitlyn Bell their leagues and to address other issues regarding athletics. and Enoch Jones dedicated their time to overseeing the effort.

10 Region 10 School Bell Community Bulletin Board

Junior Chef Cooking Competition Coming to Region 10 Avon, Canton and Region #10 Nutrition Services is hosting a Junior Chef Cooking Competition and would love your student to participate. The concept for the competition is for students to create a dessert and entrée from the ingredients in the competition basket. There will be one SURPRISE ingredient an- nounced at the competition. The winning recipes will be featured on May 2019’s school menu. Teams of 2-4 students should submit an application and a video no longer than 30 minutes. The video should show the team preparing an appetizer together. One team will be chosen from each Middle School and each High School to compete on March 21, 2019 at Har-Bur Middle School. These teams will be notified by March 1st. Teachers and/ or parents are encouraged to form and mentor teams.

The following documents can be found by visiting the Lewis Mills HS Home Page: IJunior Chef Team Application Form I Student Permission Form ITeam Coach Release Form I Competition Guidelines

All applications and videos must be submitted by February 15th to Margaret Dreher at [email protected]. BUS DRIVERS NEEDED SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS & FOR REGION 10 PARAEDUCATORS NEEDED School Bus Drivers needed for Burlington/ Region #10 is looking for individuals interested in substitute Harwinton. Paid Training provided. teacher or paraeducator positions on an as-needed, daily basis. Please call our office @860-605-9285 or stop by at The district is particularly interested in hiring individuals who are 529 Burlington Rd. Harwinton and speak to Marion. looking to obtain a long-term, part-time, daily substitute position. It’s a great part-time job where you are allowed to Interested candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree and apply bring your children on the bus! online at www.region10ct.org under Employment Opportunities.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY - Please help us get the word out to your neighbors and friends! It is time to register children turning five years old before January 1, 2020 for kindergarten. Pre-registration is now online for Lake Garda Elementary~ http://lakegarda.region10ct.org/ OR Harwinton Consolidated School~ http://harwinton.region10ct.org/ Register for Continuing Education Classes Farmington Continuing Education is now taking registrations for the winter/spring 2019 class offerings. Pre-registra- tion is required in person and will be held on Tuesdays in early February, 9:30 a.m. at the Farmington Library (6 Mon- teith Drive) or Wednesday evenings in early February, 5 p.m. at Farmington High School in Room 805. These classes are free to residents of Farmington/Unionville, Avon, Canton/Collinsville and Burlington/Harwinton. Bring proof of residency and photo ID to registration. In the evening, childcare is available for children 4 years and up who are toilet trained. Enrichment class offerings include drivers ed, arts & crafts, cooking, computers, mind & body, languages, fitness, games & hobbies, literature, nature & the outdoors, trips, workforce development, personal development, finance, mu- sic & dance, drivers education, SAT preparation and more. Classes are held at Farmington High School and Lewis S. Mills High School. View the complete catalog and register online at www.fpsct.org/fce or call 860.404.0290.

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Susan Baccaro, Treasurer 54 Hart Street REGION 10 RESIDENT Burlington, CT 06013 RURAL ROUTE Dean Cowger 6 Merriman Drive Burlington, CT 06013 Wendy Darasz 781 South Road Harwinton, CT 06791 Thomas Fausel, Chair 62 Harwinton Heights Road Harwinton, CT 06791 John Goodno 16 Millbrook Lane IMPORTANT INFORMATION Harwinton, CT 06791 Safety is everyone’s concern. Please share any concerns with us by calling: Bruce Guillemette, Vice Chair (860) 673-2538, option #9 497 Jerome Avenue All information will be considered confidential. Burlington, CT 06013 Mr. Gene Torrence, School Resource Officer, (860) 673-0423 ext. 10603 Brooke Joiner 13 Stanwich Lane Mr. Alan Beitman, Superintendent of Schools Burlington, CT 06013 [email protected] Paul Omichinski (860) 673-2538, option #3 69 Gilbert Lane Regional School District #10 does not discriminate in any employment practice, Burlington, CT 06013 education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, E l l i e P a r e n t e , S e c r e t a r y sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity 50 Stagecoach Road or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or Burlington, CT 06013 present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal non- John Vecchitto discrimination laws. Regional School District #10 does not unlawfully discriminate in 233 Terryville Road employment and licensing against qualified persons with a prior criminal conviction. Harwinton, CT 06791 Regional School District #10 is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative Lewis S. Mills action for all qualified persons and equal access to youth groups. Inquiries regard- Student Representatives ing Regional School District #10’s nondiscrimination policies and practices should be Sam Dorman directed to: Kathryn Bergstrom Mrs. Cheri Burke, Director of Student Learning 24 Lyon Road, Burlington, CT 06013 860-673-2538 [email protected] School Bell Editor Stephanie Cowger (860) 673-2538 ext.10200 [email protected]