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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Praise, Plaques, and Pans for Landon

UPDATE Westport Board of Education members, including chair Michael Gordon (l), and others honored retiring Superintendent of Schools Elliott Landon tonight for his 17 years of service in a pre-meeting ceremony. Gordon said he consulted Landon’s son in coming up with a personal gift and learned that his father was interested in cooking. So he presented him with pans, an apron, and cooking lessons. He also received a a plaque at Staples in his honor and a plaque/proclamation from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. Said Landon of his Westport career: “It’s been a great ride.” He thanked board members for always letting “Elliott be Elliott.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Husband and Wife Teachers Retiring After 39 Years

Among 28 retiring Westport school employees honored at tonight’s Board of Education meeting were husband and wife teachers Jim and Denise Honeycutt with 39 years service. Jim told the meeeting that he and Denise met in 1980 when he was transferred from Coleytown Junior High to Long Lots Junior High. In 1984, they were both transferred to Staples. “One year later we were married,” he said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Thursday, June 9th, 2016

Naughton Emcees Staples Concert

James Naughton, two-time Tony Award winner and Weston resident, tonight served as emcee of the Staples High School pops concert at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. The concert featured instrumental and vocal groups from Staples and marked the culmination of the school year and its nationally recognized music program. The Levitt summer season of concerts will begin later this month. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Packed House

Every space was taken at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts tonight for the inaugural Staples pop concert. Tickets were free but had to be ordered in advance. Organizers said it was a sell out with 1,600 tickets distributed. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Joining In

James Naughton joined in playing in tonight’s Staples High School pops concert at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Making the Strings Sing

There were 115 Staples High School performers tonight in the inaugural Staples pops concert at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, according to Thomas A. Scavone, Westport K-12 supervisor of music. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Ice Cream Fuel for the Concert

A performer in tonight’s Staples pops concert at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts gets some ice cream fuel before going on stage. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Gallery: Staples Pops Concert

Scenes from tonight’s Staples High School pops concert at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. Helen Klisser During and Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Staples Tuition Grants Awardees Honored

Recipients of the Staples Tuition Grants (STG) program tonight posed for a group picture following an awards ceremony at Staples High School. In all, STG awarded $300,000 in grants to 115 students. They ranged from $1,000 to $5,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Dodig Awards the Dodig Award

Former Staples High School Principal John Dodig presented the awards tonight at the annual Staples Tuition Grants awards ceremony. He had a big hug for Jaime Bairaktaris as he presented him with the John M. Dodig Award and the Westport Sunrise Rotary Club/Dick Eldh Scholarship. Jaime, who plans to study nursing, is a WestportNow contributing photographer as well as an Emergency Medical Technician with Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Services and an asssistant teacher at Earthplace. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com