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NHS Field Hockey, Volleyball, And Soccer Recap

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Sep 23, 2017 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's field hockey, girls' volleyball, and girls' soccer teams all posted victories on September 22. The boys' soccer team earned a tie. Here are some of the highlights.Field Hockey Blanks WestonSpikers Sweep NDSoccer Success

The field hockey team defeated visiting Weston 2-0 at Treadwell Park. Jordan Stofko opened the scoring and Emma Schmid-Tharnish padded the lead by converting off a nice cross from Ali Kelleher.

Newtown will visit Masuk of Monroe on Tuesday, September 26, beginning at 7 pm.

On the volleyball court, the Nighthawks defeated host Notre Dame-Fairfield 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-13). Newtown improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in South-West Conference play.

Kim Buttery had six aces and five digs, Rachel O'Grady had six aces and four digs, and Erin Burns had three kills and two blocks.

TheÃÂ girls' and boys' soccer teams continue to stay out of the loss column. The girls won 1-0 at Brookfield. Karsen Pirone scored off a Sarah Houle corner kick. Newtown's boys' team tied Brookfield 1-1 at Treadwell Park as Owen Baillargeon scored for the Nighthawks.

Newtown's girls' team will host Bunnell of Stratford at Blue & Gold Stadium, on Tuesday, September 26, starting at 7 pm. The boys will visit Bunnell at the same time.

Camryn Griffin gets her stick on the ball as teammates Olivia Butler (No. 40), Katie Basset (No. 9), and Hana Rosenthal join the play. (Bee Photo, Hutchison)

Evan Eggleston battles a Brookfield player for the ball as teammates Owen Sullivan and Jack Vaughan look on. (Bee Photo, Hutchison)

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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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