Pomperaug Regional School District 15

School Year 2009-10

The following press releases have been submitted to the following local newspapers: Waterbury Republican-American, Country Life, Voices News, Shopping News, Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer. Depending upon the subject matter, some have also been sent to: Heritage Villager, Litchfield County Times, Danbury News Times, Friends Magazine, and the online publications: Southbury Patch and American Towns.

July 2009

• PES Teacher, Stacie Broden, Wins Presidential Award

October 2009

• CT Mastery Test 2009 Results
• Board of Education Candidates' Night
• Teacher of the Year 2010
• Tri-M Hosts 5th Grade Music Night
• Pomperaug Health District Holds Flu Information Night

November 2009

• CAPT Results

December 2009

• Superintendent/Student Awards
• Three-Year Teacher Contract Reached
• Patriot Pen Essay Contest

January 2010

• New Website Launches
• PHS Senior Named Intel Science Talent Semifinalist
• Kindergarten Registration

February 2010

• CAEA Scholastic Art Award Winners
• Gainfield Elementary School Reading Incentive Program

March 2010

• CT Magazine: Middlebury #1 in Education for Small Towns
• MMS & RMS Students Participate in You Be the Chemist Challenge
• GES Students Celebrate 100 Days of School with Food Drive & Hearts for Haiti
• GES' Women in History Museum
• Bill Harley, Singer/Songwriter, PHS, April 9th (Sponsored by Friends of Pomp. Music)
• RMS's Science RAM Report

April 2010

• Presentation on PHS Class of 2008's College Success
• 11 PHS Students Participate at All-State Music Festival, April 8-10, 2010
• Region 15 Art Gallery: April 30 - May 1, 2010
• Volunteers of the Year
• Art Students/Teachers Honored with National Scholastic Award
• Engineers Week at LMES
• PTOs Host Referendum Day Concert, Art Display, Shopping Discounts

May 2010

• GES Reading Consultant, Stephanie Coxon, Named for Top Graduate Award
• Region 15 Library-Media Centers Install Destiny
• Mother of Year Essay Contest
• MMS Students Participate in French Poetry Recitation Contest
• Bobby B. Named State Winner in "You Be the Chemist Challenge"
• 2011 Teacher of the Year Nomination Forms
• PES: Top Fundraiser in State for School Walk for Diabetes
• MMS & PHS Students Place at State History Day Competition; Go on to Nationals
• PHS Wins 3 Awards at CT Expo
• PHS Student Wins $100,000 Scholarship from Proton Energy Systems
• PHS Theatre Co. Nominated for 11 Halo Awards
• MES Students Raise Money for Circus Elephants
• CAS' Outstanding High School Fine Art Award Recipients
• GES Fire Prevention Poster Contest
• LMES Teacher's Pet Photo Contest & Fundraiser for Animals for Life
• PHS Senior Named to US Physics Team, for 2nd Year in Row
• MES Students Win Elementary Division at Quassy Art in Park Competition
• LMES #1 in State for Stop & Shop A+ Bonus Bucks Reward Program
• Middle School Writers Win Recognition

June 2010

• GES Students Win 2nd & 3rd Prize in eesmarts Writing Contest
• PHS French Honor Society Teach LMES Students about French Language/Culture
• Instrument Recruitment Night on June 15th
• RMS 6th Grader's Persuasive Essay in PRWC 10th Anniversary Book
• LMES Team Wins 1st Place in Quassy's Roller Coaster Contest
• Tri-M Honor Society Induction Ceremony
• Superintendent Student Award Winners (Spring 2010)
• Region 15 Honored for Energy Conservation Efforts
• Stay on Track Program to Start in Fall for 6th Graders
• French & Spanish National Exam Winners
• Civil War Re-enactors Visit Rochambeau M.S.
• PHS Senior Receives CAPSS Presidential Award
• MMS 7th Grade Visit Historic Mystic Seaport
• Region 15 Surveys Communities re: Quality Character Attributes
• Longer School Day for Elementary School Students (9am-3:40pm)