Rain forced an indoor graduation at the private secondary school in West Hartford.
A letter to 'Dr. K' from former student Zach Graumann (Wolcott Class of 1999). Dr. Karafelis is retiring this year and will be recognized Thursday evening at the West Hartford Education Association dinner.
This year's opening of the annual student art show was held outdoors, also celebrating the new Duffy garden.
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Growing Great Schools has donated the salad bar, making Smith STEM the fifth elementary school in West Hartford offering the healthy option each week.
Eliza Allison will study Arabic in Morocco for the 2013-204 school year, as the recipient of one of the U.S. Department of State's NSLI-Y Scholarships.
Students had the opportunity to explore the HH-43 'Husky' helicopter as a hands-on way to learn about engineering and aerospace.
Newsweek ranks Hall at No. 629 and Conard at No. 720 out of 2,000 high schools.
Two seniors from each school were recognized at a banquet Sunday at the Aqua Turf in Southington.
Two educators from Hall High School – a math and music teacher – and a science teacher from Smith STEM school are recognized.
The West Hartford private secondary school has received this distinction from Hartford Magazine for the past five years.
Bonding approved by the State of Connecticut last week will help pay for demolition of Gallaudet Hall as well as other related projects.
Allison Bellucci, a senior at Hall High School, recently won a scholarship in the 'Arrive Alive' video contest.
Students at West Hartford's Charter Oak International Academy recently held a celebration of some of their International Baccalaureate projects.
Conard is #2 and Hall is #8 in the state, and both are in the top 500 nationally, in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report's rankings of more than 21,000 public high schools.
Dr. Peter Cummings, who has been principal of West Hartford's Conard High School since 2010, will join the Connecticut Center for School Change.
The organization uses a "Hello!" greeting in many different languages to begin to build bridges between West Hartford's diverse populations.
West Hartford's two public high schools are among only three in Connecticut that made the top 400.
Kingswood Oxford's Head of School Dennis Bisgaard hopes to encourage more minorities to become senior administrators at independent schools.
The class of fifth graders is looking for feedback from residents who have moved to West Hartford in the past five years as part of their service learning project.
High school students from six area towns presented PSAs on topics of anti-bullying and distracted driving.
Students taste potential new menu items that meet the federal school meal nutritional requirements.
Budget increase is less than 1 percent.
Kukish has been the interim principal at Whiting Lane since November.
The West Hartford Board of Education will vote Tuesday night on calendar options for the next two academic years.
Already a Connecticut winner, KO is hoping to rally fans in West Hartford and beyond to help its Wyvern win regional and then the national honors as the 'Most Unique High School Mascot.'
The three year grant will support several efforts for children and families in West Hartford.
At Webster Hill, parents thank the principal for keeping their kids safe.