Local students graduate from colleges and universities.
Top academic achievers announced for the fourth marking period.
Lauren Silvis garnered a pair of outstanding achievement awards at Western New England University.
James Lombella will assume the role being vacated by retiring president Martha McLeod.
The competition took place June 10-13.
The 141 members of the Class of 2013 received their diplomas and Nicholas Coleman was remembered at the ceremony.
The Wizards visited 1,500 students in 12 schools, including Ellington.
Somers High School seniors Nicole Gay and Dominic DeFilipi were the recipients.
Give a public acknowledgement of their accomplishments.
Dominic DeFilipi will be studying pharmacology at the University of Rhode Island.
Some more recent college graduates and academic achievers from our towns.
Speakers pay emotional tributes to an injured classmate.
Andrew Cohen and Alexandra Larew are this year's top scholars.
A number of local college students earned that distinction this spring.
Justine Falcone and Lauryn Falcone were recently named co-valedictorians at Rollins College.
A partial listing of some recent college grads from our towns.
A record total of 393 students received degrees and/or certificates.
Top scholars announced from the Class of 2013.
The concert will take place in the school auditorium at 7 p.m.
The "Art at the Capitol" awards ceremony was attended by State Rep. Christopher Davis and State Sen. Gary LeBeau.
Thanks to the contributions of several parents, Ellington-Somers Patch showcases this gallery of photos from Friday's prom.
The program kicked off during basketball season and had 17 students on the team.
Education researcher Michael Coyne, an associate professor at UConn, talks about giving kids a head start on reading before kindergarten.
See where Somers sits as Newsweek's "The Daily Beast" includes the school on its list of the nation's 2,000 best schools.
It has taken four years to get this bill through the General Assembly. What's your take?
The performances will take place this weekend at Ellington High School.
Tuition and fee hikes implemented this year won't yield badly-needed revenues until 2014.
Morgan Zachary is a senior at Fairfield University.
If you have photos to add to the gallery, e-mail them to Erin.Quinlan@patch.com.
Every generation of students has dance moves that parents don't like. What's your take?
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Hope Scalise is the Connecticut winner and voters could choose her drawing as a national winner, helping deliver $50,000 in funds to the Derynoski School in Southington.
Commencement speakers representing various aspects of business, the arts, engineering, medicine, and the humanities will address the graduates.
Sarah Bedford, Shelby Champagne, Liane Povilonis, and Demetri Voukounas are all students at Eastern Connecticut State University.