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PHOTOS: CT Students learn CPR
Area students took part in a CPR certification class as part of a five day Integrated Anesthesia Associated Youth Scholars Program at The Center for Education Simulation and Innovation at Hartford Hospital. ©2024 Hartford Courant. Visit courant.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
CT students outplaced to residential facility with alleged findings of abuse, neglect: Ed department
A nonprofit advocacy group has urged that Connecticut students no longer be placed at a boarding school for students with autism after an investigation revealed allegations of abuse and neglect at the private program in New York. In statement shared with the Courant Tuesday, Kevin Bronson, a spokesperson for the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services, said DDS had “ceased referrals” ...
Connecticut Education Association’s Communications Department earns national recognition
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Education Association’s Communications Department took home seven awards at a national conference in Philadelphia on June 23, which recognized the department’s excellence in communication. According to a release from the CEA, the Communications Department was honored at the State Education Association Communicators’...
Killingworth Student Inducted into Criminal Justice Honor Society
(June 28, 2024) — Killingworth resident Lucas Kamoen was welcomed into Alpha Phi Sigma National Honor Society on May 2, 2024 at the Western New England University chapter’s annual induction ceremony. Alpha Phi Sigma is the national criminal justice honor society. The mission of the society is to...
Madison Hoop Dreams Awards Scholarships to Three Special Athletes
Coach Bill Barker was pleased to present three young men with college scholarships from Madison Hoop Dreams (MHD) at the H-K Middle School in Killingworth during the first week of camp. This is the 30th year doing summer basketball camps and the 17th year as a non - profit; providing over $140,000 in college scholarships and donations to worthy charities. Any person who has attended MHD summer camps is eligible to apply for the college scholarships when they are seniors in high school.
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