The state needs to provide more
Spencer Curtis, Staff Contributor
May 20, 2019
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In many public schools, such as Naugatuck High School, there is a consistent need to participate in fundraisers in order to meet the status quo for the year’s budget. This need hits both the school overall and its various after school groups alike. According to the Naugatuck Public Schools’ reported budget on ...
Two Greyhounds advance to the finals in Fresh Voices Poetry Competition
Kevin Day, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019
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These two Naugatuck High School students are about to be judged with there work by John L. Stanizzi, a judge for the competition. We have interviewed one of the Naugatuck partisan pents, Riley Arellano a senior at Naugy. We asked her some questions about what her feelings are about her and the...
Naugy holds annual Post-secondary Fair
Jasmine Braziel and Elizabeth Kilmer
May 1, 2019
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The Post-secondary Fair is an annual occurrence at Naugatuck High School as well as many other schools in America. The fair is a place where students who want to go to college can look into possible schools they may want to be a part of in the future. Many schools that attend the fair include Pa...
JROTC holds annual military ball
Kaitlyn Roberts, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019
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The end of the school year is full of proms and dances, just magical nights where everyone feels they belong. Nobody would expect for one of the most magical nights to be run by Naugatuck High School’s Air Force JROTC at the third annual JROTC Military Ball. On Friday, April 5, cadets of Naugatuck High...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the young women who lead the school
March 20, 2019
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Women, such a Hailey Deitelbaum and Shannon Burns, have made a great impact in this community and the school system itself. They have shaped the outlook on women that play multiple sports and maintain excellent academic standing. Both student athletes play three sports: volleyball, basketball, and softba...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the woman who runs the district
Faith Arcuri, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
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Naugatuck High School is overflowing with influential women throughout our halls and in our classrooms who work hard to keep the school a safe learning environment, and one of those women is Superintendent Sharon Locke. National Women’s History Month began on March 1st and ends March 31st. Nation...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the woman whose kindness inspires us
Alexus Ferrari and Nick Iannicelli
March 19, 2019
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Ms. Karen Dupre is a French teacher at Naugatuck High School and deserves recognition for Women's History month. Ms.Dupre was born in Connecticut and went to college at Nazareth in Rochester, NY and also at Miami in Ohio. Ms. Dupre decided to become a teacher because when she was younger she was...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the woman who believes in balance for all women
Jasmine Braziel, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
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Many women in the workplace have faced the conflict of making incredibly difficult decisions about motherhood. Often times women who choose to have a career are often ridiculed, when no one may know the circumstances of her choice; conversely, stay at home moms are often scorned by society as well. ...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the woman who is always working for children, and also adults
Riley Arellano, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2019
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Mrs. Melissa McInvale is one of the many women who work in Naugatuck High School that inspires kids to try their best and be their best. Mrs. McInvale credits her own parents with inspiring her. “They are very different people and I think I was able to take the best from both of them.” Mrs....
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the woman who’s made teaching an art form
Kevin Day, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2019
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It’s another year of Women's History Month when we celebrate the accomplishments and achievements that women have made throughout history. Often those women are right in front of us. To me, Mrs. Michele Dunn is one of those women. Recently Mrs. Dunn sat for an interview with me and shared he...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the woman who never stops
March 18, 2019
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In honor of March being Women's History Month it's easy to find hundreds of women who empower other women and positively impact the community around them. When choosing a woman at Naugatuck High School, Mrs. Jennifer Brennan deserves so many accolades - for her devotion to her community and to all chi...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – the woman who protects and inspires us
Cameron Diaz, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2019
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In 1972, Congress passed an amendment which prohibited the states of discriminating based on gender for filling jobs.Women now have the power to apply for and earn jobs based solely based on their qualifications, even for physically demanding and dangerous jobs. One woman who has taken great advantage of t...