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Celebrating “Music in Our School” Month

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This is “Music in Our School Month” and students at Westport’s Green’s Farms Elementary School were among those taking part. First graders in Suzanne Sherman Propp’s class celebrated by singing “Hedwig’s Theme” (Harry Potter) with piano accompaniment by Kayla Manion. Each grade has had performances by talented students throughout the month showcasing a variety of instruments. The celebration concludes Tuesday with the town-wide Elementary Spring Festival at Long Lots Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Holding the Gold

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Staples football co-captains taking part in the fashion show and auction festivities tonight at Mitchells of Westport iincluded (l- r) defensive linesman Wyatt Moss, linebacker and center Matt Dicesare, quarterback, D. J. Stefkovich, and wide receiver Brian Levine. The players are holding their signed state championship team footbal which was auctioned for a record $1,500. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Staples Engineering Team Wins Honors

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Westport’s Staples High School Engineering Team has won second place in the National Engineering Design Challenge. The engineering team, which includes students in grades 9-12, had to design a product that would enable people with disabilities either to enter the workforce or to continue working at their present jobs. The students designed a file cabinet that enables a person with limited fine motor skills or painful conditions such as arthritis, to store and retrieve files easily, with minimal pain. The school system did not provide identities of students pictured. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Kids and Seniors Sing “Green” Together

Irish eyes of all ages will be smiling together on St. Patrick’s Day as students from Coleytown Middle School entertain at the Westport Center for Senior Activities.

The school’s Camarata, a select singing group, will arrive at the center with choral teacher Amy Radomsky at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 17.  The Camarata is an extra-curricular activity open to students in grades 6-8.

The group of 11 youngsters will sing two traditional Irish songs alone, “Caleno Custure Me,” a Gaelic piece, and “The Lord Bless and Keep You,” a traditional Irish air, an announcement said.

They will then join the Melo-Dears and the Hoot Owls, the senior women’s and men’s choruses, respectively,  in such old favorites as “When Irish Eyes are Smiling,” “Wild Irish Rose,” and “McNamara’s Band.” Cookies and socializing will complete this intergenerational activity.

New Staples Wing Opens, Library Remains Closed

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The remainder of the new Staples High School academic wing opened today as students returned to school for classes. The wing includes world language and math classrooms. The renovated media center, pictured above, will not be completed for another two weeks. Remaining on the $77.5 million project is the demolition of the 5 and 6 buildings and the revamped parking lot. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jonathan Thrope for WestportNow.com

Staples Students of the Month

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Staples High School has announced its Feburary “Students of the Month.”  Pictured are back row (l-r):  Phillip Schneider, Dylan Kurzer, Austin Siegert, Andrew Vaitruadrok, Joshua Navarro, Rose Gradoux-Matt, and Miles Lubin; front row (l-r):  Victoria Aronson, Jessica Sochol, and Alexandra Jones. Missing from the photo are Matthew Frencez and Matthew Samuels. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Coleytown’s May to Retire

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Flashback: Kaye May welcomes a youngster back to school in September 2004. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Kaye May, principal of Coleytown Elementary School, will retire at the end of the current school year, ending a 36-year tenure in Westport.

May has spent her entire educational career in the Westport school system, coming here in 1969 fresh from college with a new bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.

She has been Coleytown principal since January 1998 when she replaced an interim principal who had served for six months following the departure of Dan Sullivan.

Prior to stepping into the top position, May had been the assistant principal for three years, following a two-year stint as an instructional specialist there.