Bunnell High School in Stratford hosted the Musical Arts Conference (MAC) competition on Saturday, February 23, when the Newtown Junior Varsity Color Guard earned first place in the middle school division with a score of 69.9 with its show “It’s Coming.”

Newtown High School’s midyear graduates were celebrated in the school’s cafetorium in a ceremony on February 21.

Newtown High School released its second quarter marking period honor roll for the 2018-19 school year.

Newtown Continuing Education announced classes it has limited openings for.

Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue shared a letter with school district parents on February 25 reacting to Governor Ned Lamont’s recently delivered budget proposal.

Members of the Newtown Earth Day Festival Committee — Chair Dan Holmes and member Brad Paynter — met with Newtown Scholarship Association (NSA) Vice President John Morlock on February 22 to deliver a donation of $2,000 toward “green scholarship” funds.

After six weeks of working on research projects, fourth graders in Middle Gate Elementary School teacher Linda Baron’s class shared the results of their efforts with their classmates on February 7.

Members of the Newtown Rotary Club recently completed the group’s annual Dictionary Project by delivering books to all third grade students at schools across town recently.

The schools superintendent is launching a new website describing a “systemic vision for teaching and learning,” as described at the Board of Education’s meeting on February 19.