Both are members of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society at MxCC in Middletown, as well as business administration majors.
This treasurer of the Connecticut Science Teachers Association and the Connecticut Science Supervisors Association has helped her Middletown students participate in Project O and Bioblitz.
Three of the four city public schools' rankings are near the state average: the student-to teacher ratio of 14-to-1, students' college readiness; and math proficiency is 74 percent.
Volunteer book lovers help promote reading by going out into their communities and sharing free copies of books they love.
Wesleyan University students' annual Tour de Franzia hits the national stage as parents are urged to discourage their children from participating in this drunken wacky-task event.
Middletown High School junior Billy M. Prevatte offers his condolences to the family and community on the death of Linda Beloin.
State legislators from some of Connecticut’s bigger cities are asking for the decriminalization felony charges for those illegally sending their children to schools out-of-district, but local officials have a different take. What’s yours?
Penny Craig was five years old at the time of the disaster.
The loss of a submarine with cutting-edge technology was a tragedy not only for the family of those lost, but for the nation as a whole.
For the seventh time in eight years, the Middletown High School chemistry team won first place in the annual Regional Chemistry Olympiad Competition held at the University of Connecticut on March 21.
Earlier this week, a Newtown task force met to begin to talk about what to do with the Sandy Hook Elementary School building.
The issue has arisen at Middletown's oldest elementary school because of lack of classroom space for art, music and support staff, according to Superintendent of Schools Patricia Charles.
The University of Connecticut is officially rebranding itself what everyone already calls it. What do you think?
Emily Imbruglio of Portland has just returned from an international program in Alabama that allowed her to become an astronaut for two weeks.
More than 80 student team members will man indoor rowing machines in the high school gym in an effort to raise funds for much-needed equipment.
Education researcher Michael Coyne, an associate professor at UConn, talks about giving kids a head start on reading before kindergarten.
A late winter storm — expected to bring upwards of six inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain — will hit the area tonight into tomorrow morning, making travel difficult at times.
It has been six years since beloved this Spanish teacher and civil servant passed away unexpectedly. Her widower, the nationally acclaimed comedy hypnotist Dan LaRosa, plans a MHS Project Grad show devoted to her memory.
The 40th Annual Meriden AOH Saint Patrick’s Day parade on March 23 at 2 p.m. will be led by Brother Thomas Fahey, director of admissions at Xavier High School in Middletown.
When a former Middletown special education teacher accused of a sexual relationship with a teen student last year accepted a plea deal earlier this month, she became part of a larger narrative some suspect may be on the rise.
The school wants to make the Husky dog tougher looking.
Wesleyan University students have 'adopted' the North End Elementary school, so the collaboration made sense.
The students are upset about tuition increases and the state university system's representation in Hartford.
St. Mary School is joining with St. John School in Middletown to form a regional, diocesan school scheduled to open on July 1. Peck will be the school’s first principal.
Middletown students begin today taking the Connecticut Mastery and Academic Performance Tests, which the state uses to gauge a district's overall performance.
The Reading Is Fundamental and First Book distribution is the second wave of 1 million given out before major school breaks — critical times when many children in need lack access to books at home.
Help Middletown Patch congratulate these academically successful St. Joseph College students who earned a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.
The Galluzzo Media Center, the Xavier High School library, was the scene for an event honoring five student/athletes who have been accepted to college and have committed to playing for the school’s athletic teams.
Xavier announces Honor Roll Students for Second Term
Thirty city students finished the semester with a grade point average among the top 25 percent of their peers.
Students who have earned a GPA of 3.4 or higher during the semester are eligible for this academic honor from Tunxis Community College in Farmington.
See how Middletown stacks up to others in the state.