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Golf Team Keeps Winning Matches

Published: May 17, 2022 07:00 AM

Newtown High School’s girls’ golf team continues to excel against the competition.

The Nighthawks defeated Brookfield 181-261 at the par 34 Newtown Country Club, on May 5. Kendall Reed had her best score with a 36 for medalist honors. Aidan Herbstman 47, Norah Kolb 47, and Maddy Watson 51 rounded out the Nighthawk scoring.

Newtown visited Pomperaug of Southbury, at the Par 36 Pomperaug Golf Course, on May 9, and shot a 204 to edge Masuk of Monroe (205) and defeat Pomperaug (251). Reed carded a 44, Kolb 52, Watson 52, and Madison McGoldrick 56.

NHS improved to 9-1 this spring with a 199-259 win over visiting Stratford on May 10. Kolb had a 45, Reed a 49, Herbstman 49, and McGoldrick 56. The Nighthawks continued their winning ways into mid May check the May 20 edition of The Bee for more coverage.

Kendall Reed chips the ball onto the green during a match at Newtown Country Club this spring. —Bee Photos, Hutchison

Madison McGoldrick lines up her short putt.

Maddy Watson putts for the Nighthawks.

Aidan Herbstman and the Nighthawks won five of their first six matches.

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Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

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I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

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