🌱 Patch AM: Wilton High Ranks Among CT's Top 10 High Schools

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In today's newsletter:

• Wilton High earns a top 10 spot in Connecticut rankings
• Are Wilton drivers following these back-to-school bus safety rules?

Also on today's calendar: Cruel Summer: a back-to-school concert featuring hits by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and more! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilton High Ranks Among CT's Top 10 High Schools (patch.com) — Wilton families can take pride as Wilton High School is ranked seventh in Connecticut and 300th nationwide in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-27 Best High Schools list. The ranking highlights strong student achievement, college readiness, and graduation outcomes, placing Wilton among several top-performing Fairfield County districts.
   

• Thousands of Connecticut students head back to class as police stress bus and pedestrian safety (news12.com) — Wilton students are back in class, and local police are stressing strict compliance with school bus laws as kids travel to and from school. Drivers must stop for buses with flashing red lights and extended stop arms, and everyone is urged to slow down, stay alert, and watch for student pedestrians at crosswalks.
   

📸 Around Wilton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Cruel Summer: a back-to-school concert featuring hits by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and more! →
  Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct, Westport
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Wilton Jazz Fest – at Schenck's Island →
  Schenck's Island, 202 Old Ridgefield Rd # 2, Wilton
  7:30 pm
• Wilton Jazz Fest with Paquito D'Rivera Quintet →
  Schenck's Island, 202 Old Ridgefield Rd # 2, Wilton
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• 2026 Cannon Grange Agricultural Fair →
  The Cannon Grange, 25 Cannon Rd, Wilton
  10:00 am
• Take Part in Art - Informal Instruction with Bobbi Mullen
  Weir Farm National Park 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, CT 06897
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Weston Board of Education Special Meeting
  Weston High School Weston Middle School, Library Learning Common, 135 School Rd, W
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Music During The Revolution →
  Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd, Wilton
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Intro to Band Parent Information Night
  Wilton Public Schools Wilton, CT 06897
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Open House German School of Connecticut →
  Rippowam Middle School, 381 High Ridge Rd, Stamford
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• 'Free' Introduction to Modern Square Dancing Lesson →
  70 Ridgefield Rd, Wilton
  7:30 pm
Friday September 11
• High Holiday Services with Congregation for Humanistic Judaism →
  7:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Come Friday night at 7 pm!!!
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• IICRC posted a job opening for Connecticut-Licensed P-2 Service Plumber in Wilton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Weston

• Potty Training Hacks That Parents Swear By (parents.com)
• St. Francis of Assisi to host carnival Oct. 3-4 (bridgeportdiocese.org)

New Canaan

• Garcia of New Canaan takes over as Connecticut Community Bank president, CEO (westfaironline.com)
• Charles A. 'Chuck' Cooper, 92 (newcanaanite.com)

Norwalk

• Norwalk Home With 'Warm, Sophisticated Atmosphere' Listed For Sale (patch.com)

Ok Wilton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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