APRIL ISSUE Three Region 10 Odyssey Of The Mind Teams to

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Three Region 10 Odyssey Of The Mind Teams to Compete in World Finals

Regional School District #10 is pleased to announce that three of the thirty-four Connecticut teams headed to the Odyssey Of The Mind World Finals this Spring are from our district. Two teams from Har-Bur Middle School and one team from Lewis S. Mills High School will join 825 teams from around the world as they compete in the 38th annual World Finals at Michigan State University, May 24th-27th. Their journey began on March 18th when Connecticut Odyssey of the Mind held its 36th Annual State Tournament at Southern Connecticut State University. 160 teams from elementary, middle and high schools competed in four divi-sions by age group in the day-long tournament. During the competition, student teams addressed one of fi ve problems,

such as building a balsa wood structure or solving a mechani-cal dilemma. While each team had an adult coach, they met for months prior to solve the problem in their own way, with absolutely no outside assistance from their coach, teachers, or parents. Each of the team’s fi nished solutions were presented as an eight-minute performance in front of a team of judges. The Lewis Mills team placed 2nd in Division 3, Problem 3 “It’s Time, OMER”; Har-Bur Team A placed 2nd in Problem 4, Division 2, “Ready, Set, Balsa, Build!”; Har-Bur Team B tied for 1st in Problem 2, Division 1 “Odd-a-Bot” and received the Jill Riggles Award for Excellent in Spontaneous for placing 1st in Spontaneous Problem. Congratulations to all three teams and best of luck at Worlds!

1st Annual StratoStar Weather Balloon Launch & STEM Day

Lewis Mills: Tanya Weingart, Aidan O’Connor, Alisha Petrosky

& Lucy Gottfried.

Har-Bur Team A: Evan Pannuto, Erin Winn, Kyle Galvin, Mimi Shellito, Catherine Tibbo

& Brayden Welch.

Har-Bur Team B: Tyler Pierzchalski, Neil O’Keefe, Jameson Sederquist, Odd-a-Bot,

Julia Dean, Emma Andrews, Reilly Greene & Bridget Lincoln.

Saturday, April 29th (rain date May 6th)

9:00am - 12:00 pmHar-Bur and Lewis Mills Campus

Family activities include:Weather Balloon Launch at 10:00am (LSM softball fi eld)

Egg Drop Challenge begins at 10:30am (pre-registration required)3-D Printers and MakerBot Robots, CO2 Car Races,

Boy Scouts of America mobile STEM lab, Flight Simulators,Local Museums and Community Organizations, Reptiles and Live Animals,

Food, Live Music and much, much more!Visit www.region10ct.org for additional information and to register for the Egg Drop Challenge

StratoStar Weather Balloon logo designed by

Lewis Mills studentsAlex Iacovazzi & Kyle Russell

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2 Region 10 School Bell

April 18, 2017 Dear Friends and Colleagues: Th e warms days of Spring are upon us and our students will fi nally be able to play and run outside. Sports teams have begun the Spring season with much needed practices and games and our youngest students will fi nally be able to enjoy our playgrounds and fi elds. Th e Spring is always an exciting time in Region 10. We will soon announce the Board of Education’s Youth and Community Awards as well as Region 10’s Teacher of the Year for 2017-2018. It is still not too late to nominate an educator from Region 10. Applications were forwarded to you just the other day. In addition, nominations can be found on our Web page: www.region10ct.org or by contacting us at Central Offi ce at (860) 673-2538. Please take time to recognize that special Region 10 Educator!

Th e Board of Education has completed an intensive review of the Estimate of Expenses for 2017-2018 and on Monday, April 17, adopted for referendum a fi nal Estimate of Expenses:

Th is year’s referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 6 AM to 8 PM in each Town Hall. We look forward to the grade four moving up ceremonies, our grade 8-12 awards programs, our grade 8 moving up cer-emony on June 19th and of course the graduation of this class of 2017 at the Warner Th eater on June 21, 2017. I do hope you will be able to join us for many of the exciting events planned for the Spring: Big Band Bash, Har-Bur and Lewis S. Mills athletic events, Field Days, Arts Shows, student performances and the launch of StratosStar on April 29, 2017. As the warmer weather is upon us, please use extra caution with students walking and riding their bicycles in our towns.

Wishing you a safe and wonderful Spring. Respectfully,

Alan BeitmanSuperintendent of Schools

www.region10ct.org

Regional School District #10Board of Education’s

Estimate of Expenses for 2017-18

$ 39,783,708

An increase of 2.08%

a dollar increase of $811,429

The Litchfi eld County Superintendents’ Association recently honored four students from Regional School District #10.Lewis Mills Seniors Melanie Senk & Brian Drisdelle and Har-Bur Middle School 8th graders Makenzie Jones &

Aidan Surian were recognized by Region #10 for serving their schools and communities as model citizens while participating

in extra-curricular activities, maintaining good academic performance, and exhibiting ideal leadership qualities.


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Regional School District #10 is launching into the fi nal months of school with enthu-siasm for everything STEM. We hope you are planning to join us on Saturday, April 29th between 9:00 and noon for a fun morning of hands on activities and engaging

experiences related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. That morning we will launch a StratoStar high altitude weather balloon that contains a pay-load of science experiments and investigations developed by our young scientists at Har-Bur Middle School. Come observe as this balloon takes fl ight over the LSM girls softball fi eld at 10:00am. This real life mission will grow our students learning from the textbook and into the authen-tic world of science. The students are planning, designing, launching and then plan to analyze the results from the balloon launch. While the mission is underway, smart televisions in the lobby of Lewis Mills High School will broadcast real time data so that the community may monitor the weather balloon’s location, altitude and effects on the payload as it travels through space! Later that morning the balloon will be recovered using a GPS tracking device built into the unit. The morning will be jam-packed with a variety of fun

STEM activities for all ages. We will have Scribbler and Dash & Dot robots, 3D printers, CO2 Car races, parachute fun, face painting, planting and a reptile show- just to name a few! There will also be many local museums and organiza-tions on site to share the fun ways you can learn more about STEM. The CT Science Center, Talcott Mountain Science Center, Boy Scouts of America mobile STEM lab, and Tunx-is Community College are just a few of the many exhibitors that will be in attendance. This will also be an event to celebrate students across

Region 10 Public Schools that are learning and growing as scientists, engineers and mathema-ticians. Students will display Odyssey of the Mind projects, unique inventions, 3D Printer designs and models, and much, much more. A fun activity will be the 10:30am Egg Drop Chal-lenge for students in grades 3-12. The challenge is to design and fabricate a protective device for an egg. When the device is dropped from a specifi ed height, the egg remains unharmed. No cracks, no scrambled eggs! Grades 3-6: eggs will be dropped from a height of 25 feet. Grades 7-12: eggs will be dropped from a height of 40

feet. Registration for the Egg Drop is required, so please visit the Region 10 website www.region10ct.org to register. This is sure to be a fun day for the entire family! Many thanks to the towns of Burlington and Harwinton, All Star Transportation, Make A Mark Foundation and the Regional School District #10 Board of Education for their support of this event.

StratoStar High Altitude Weather Balloon Launch Cheri Burke, Director of Student Learning

Har-Bur Middle School Wellness instructor Kelly Smith is one of Connecticut’s Congressional District leaders for the organization ONE; a campaigning and advocacy organization taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particuarly in Africa. When a representative from ONE con-tacted her about an International Women’s Day event, she knew she wanted to attend. Ms. Smith and 14 Lewis Mills students, as well as her 8th grade daughter, were able to go to New York City. The students were invited to the United Nations and spent the day learning about topics such as extreme poverty and a lack of education for girls. Two high profi le celebrities, Robin Wright and Connie Britton, led a powerful “walk-in” to the United Nations to talk about the critical global crisis of girls’ education. During the experience the students interacted with Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secre-

tary-General of the UN, and Matthew Rycroft, UK Ambas-sador to the UN. They also listened to three young women from Northeast Nigeria who are a powerful symbol of the girls’ education crisis; two are survivors of the Boko Haram kidnappings and one is an escaped child bride. When these three young women were fi nished speaking, the Mills students were able to speak one on one with them. Mills sophomore Emma Langer stated, “This was an amazing opportunity and

it made a lasting impresson on myself and those who traveled with me.” Ms. Smith noted, “Before attending this trip, I asked the students to do research on these topics. I wanted them to make their own discoveries and form their own opinions. These are very important topics, mature topics, and I am so glad we were able to be at the UN on this im-portant day to educate ourselves even further.”

A Visit to The United Nations to CelebrateInternational Women’s Day

Students from Region 10 attended the ONE rally outside the United Nations. ONE is helping bring awareness to the fact that there are 130 million girls

who are being denied an education around the world.



Lewis Mills art instructor Mark Woodcox knew that his student, senior Brianna “Breezy” Brochu, was artistically talented. He encouraged her in the beginning of the school year to create a portfolio of eight ceramic fi gures of the same category to enter into a competition. Brochu, a senior at Lewis Mills, entered those pieces into the Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards competition this past January. Competing against students from various schools across Connecticut, Breezy won in her cat-egory and was awarded a scholarship to the University of Hartford, “They called up all the winners for scholarships onto the stage and presented us with a 4-year, $80,000 scholarship to the University of Hartford Art School ($20,000 per year). My portfolio of eight pieces that I made earned me my scholarship. I plan on attending in the fall and working toward becom-ing an art teacher for college level students.” Breezy credits Mr. Woodcox as her inspiration, “Mr Woodcox was my number one supporter. He was the only one who could really see how much I enjoy this and has pushed me harder then anyone else. For that I am forever grateful. I never thought I would be able to attend anything other than community college but now I’m enrolling in a university! I truly aspire to be like him one day.” When asked to refl ect upon her artwork, Breezy states, “When I look at my work I see me, different, simple, but bold. Ever since I was little, my passion thrived for that freedom of creativity that my sculptures allow me to peruse. The world inspires me, with its endless combinations of color and textures. When I work on a new piece I can’t help but get lost in it. I am caught up in an endless oasis. I fi nd my bliss when I can put myself into my work and show who I am as a person and my point of views. I can relax but also at the same time challenge myself to do better. I fi nd my inspirations from such a variety of different things such as nature, laughter and adventure. Failure is probably one of the biggest parts of my work; I fail more often than I succeed. Cracks, missed glaze spots, and all the other joys that come with the beauty of these pieces have only taught me to embrace what I have been given to work with and to never be discouraged by it. I make those become a part of the piece and it helps give it character. Art is everything you put into it. That is what I want people to see and take away when they observe my pieces.”

Lewis Mills Senior Receives Scholastic Art Award and Scholarship

Make A Mark Enrichment Fund Events JOHNNYCAKE MUSIC FEST

The 6th annual Johnnycake Music Festival will be held on Saturday, June 10th from 3-9pm at Johnnycake Mountain

Farm in Burlington. Last year’s event drew almost 1,200 people!

This family friendly festival, sponsored by the Burlington Lions Club, features entertainment and musical

appearances by Cajun Ray & The Steamers as well as a variety of local talent. While the music plays, children can enjoy a bounce house and games or join other families in pickup games of baseball, frisbee and cornhole that they have brought to the event. Be sure to bring blankets and

chairs to enjoy the festivities in comfort. Supply your own picnic or enjoy a variety of food for purchase.

Suggested donation is $5/person or $20/family. For more information please contact:Kelly Fecteau at [email protected] or

Colleen Ververis at [email protected]

COMMUNITY CHESS TOURNAMENT2017 Chess Tournament Results:

Beginner: 1st Place: Josh Schibi 2nd Place: Rajan Patel

Advanced Beginner: (pictured in an intense fi nal match!)1st Place: Evan Pannuto 2nd Place: Sebastian Wroblewski

Intermediate: 1st Place: Alan Raymond 2nd Place: Adam Abdelrehim

Swiss: 1st Place: Dmitri Efi mov 2nd Place: Howard Heller

Visit www.makeamarkfoundation.org to learn more about the MAM programs and grants.



Karissa Niehoff Team Academic Achievement (top GPA’s):

Girls Basketball 4.18, Indoor Track 3.72, Swim & Dive 3.57

Hartford Courant’s “All-Courant Teams” for Fall: Joe Fortuna- 1st team, Boys Soccer;

Chloe Waldron- Honorable Mention, Girls Soccer; Jordan Perzan & Valerie Neuhausser- Honorable

Mention, Field Hockey

Berkshire League All-Stars: Trevor Baker & Josh Schibi- Boys Basketball;

Sammy Chadwick- Girls Basketball; Shawn Magill- Diving; Aubrey Surian- 500 Free Swim

School Records: Shawn Magill- 252.3 & 409.80 (Berkshire League meet

record) in Diving, Sydney Mello- 35’ 8” in Shot Put; Steve Wyzkowski, Jake Lyga, Jack Keegan, Jarrod Correll- 1:40.77 in 4 x 200; Steve Wyzkowski, Jake Lyga, Jack Keegan, Jon Lewis- Sprint Medley Relay, 5th place at

Class M Championship with a time of 3:38.76 and 6th place at State Open with a time of 3:44.55;

Jasmine Sztyler-Magee, Lindsey Riordan, Jaime Jackson, Morgan Sederquist- 2:01 in 4 x 200

Swim Team:Aidan O’Connor qualifi ed for States with a

55:30 in 100 free

Mills Boys Basketball Wins Berkshire League Title The Lewis Mills Boys Basketball team, led by fi rst year coach Jim Barone, had an incredible 17-1 run during the regular season (undefeated in League play), clinching the Berkshire League Title outright with a 78-46 win over Housatonic. Like this season, the win was a true team ef-fort as Josh Schibi led the way with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Baker added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. Jack-son Lord chipped in with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Neary, Lorenz Gunzl, and Will Ponte all scored 6 points each with Ponte adding 5 assists. Kyle Alvarez added 4 points and 4 assists, and Cam Baiardi and Cameron Nor-dstrom helped this team accomplish their goal this season. This is the fi rst outright Berkshire League championship for Lewis Mills in 20 years! Lewis Mills’ other 17 league victories came by an average

of 28.5 points and none of those 17 wins came by fewer than 12 points. Entering the State Tournament, the Spartans were ranked #1 in Class M.

Senior captain Trevor Baker received several accolades this season in-cluding a selection to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Se-nior All-Star game. Baker also participated in the Nonnewaug Athletic Club All-Star game with his teammates Josh Schibi and Kyle Alvarez. The highlight of the awards season for Baker was his selection for the Leon Veretto Award which is

voted on by all coaches of the Berkshire League. This presti-gious award is given to a player who works to his full ability, possesses great basketball skills, and has tremendous leader-ship and a positive attitude toward the opponents, coaches, offi cials, and the game of basketball. Congratulations to the team on an outstanding season!

ATTENTION SENIOR ATHLETESLSM ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB

STUDENT-ATHLETE PICNICWednesday, June 7th, 5:30pm, LSM Cafeteria

Spring Athletic Awards Program to follow, 6:30pm

Highlights from Lewis Mills Athletics The Farmington Valley Generals Ice Hockey team beat the co-op from E.O. Smith/Tolland 7-4 to win their second straight CCC South Champion-ship. The Gener-als advanced to the Quarterfi nals of the Divison II Ice Hockey State championships before losing to eventual Divison II champion Guilford, 9-6.

The Generals team is comprised of players from Lewis Mills, Farmington, Avon & Windsor. Pictured are Lewis Mills players (L-R) Owen Lacourciere, Sam Buchanan and Kyle Kadziolka.



✤ Ashley Penna ‘07, studied Special Education and Communication Disorders at Bridgewater State University and has her Masters from Smith College in Deaf Education. She now teaches at Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School in Orange, MA teaching American Sign Language 1 and 2 for grades 9-12.

✤ Ryan Niedmann ‘12, is an Air Traffi c Controller at Lackland AFB. Ryan knew at the age of 13 that he wanted to join the military. After extensively researching the military branches, Ryan decided he wanted to join the Air Force. He has been stationed in San Antonio, TX for almost fi ve years, with a little over one year to go, and has loved it there. “My experiences in the military have been amazing. I have visited a lot of cities, learned computer software, met a lot of interesting people. It is amazing how many connections you make.” He also discourages the stereotype of what people think military life is, “Most people think I get up and run everyday. That’s basic training. I have a house, a dog, and this is my job.” Ryan works in the control tower at the airfi eld directing military traffi c. He talks with pilots and tells them when it is safe to take off and land. “It can get pretty hectic when there is fl ight training going on or several helicopters coming in or fi ghter jets are doing maneuvers and coming out of the sky at weird angles. I am constantly telling pilots where to go so they do not crash. You can only be up there for 1 1/2 to 2 hours and then you have to go elsewhere to get a break. It can be stressful but you do get used to it.” Ryan returned to Lackland this past January after a 6 month deployment to Kuwait. “I volun-teered to go to Kuwait and went with 11 others from my Base. I was part of the force protection. People in Kuwait are wealthy and do not work, the government pays them, so people from other countries called OCN’s (Other Country Nationals) go there to work and get paid very well.” Ryan’s job was to escort the OCN’s onto the Base where they would go to work. He would help supervise them as they did their jobs and provided security. “I really enjoyed my time there. It was hard to leave after spending 6 months with these people. We would work, hang out, go to the mall, celebrate holidays together. I met some of the greatest people and they became like family.” What is in Ryan’s future? After his 6 years of service are up he would like to come back to Connecticut and get a job. “I will most likely come back here when I fi nish and would like to become an EMT or get a job as a fi refi ghter. I’ve thought about becoming a civil engineer, too.” Ryan may look into an Air Traffi c Controller job as well. "I like the multi-tasking and I'm good at it. I've learned to know what to do before I have to do it and realize something is a mistake before I make it.” For now he is going to enjoy his fi nal year at Lackland AFB. His advice for those thinking about joining the military is to talk to someone if you are interested. “I took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) the Fall of my Junior year and shortly after an Air Force recruiter called me.” The rest is history in the making.

Shine On 5K to be held May 21st The 7th annual Shine On 5K Race will take place this year on Sunday, May 21st at 11:00am at Lewis S. Mills High School. This is an earlier start time than in years past. Many of our runners have been asking for an earlier start, so we thought we would give it a try! The 1 mile Fun Run (13 and under) will begin at 10:40am. The certifi ed 5K race/walk will begin at 11:00am. The ¼ mile Dolphin Dash begins on the Lewis Mills track at approximate-ly 11:40am. We are really excited to see everyone at the race again this year. We continue to be blessed with support from local businesses and community members. Due to success from past races, The Karen DuCotey Fund For Kids an emergency response fund (operated by The Main Street Community Foundation) granted over $1,400 to children and families in need in the Region 10 area last year. This year, more than $1,700 is available for children and families in need. Funds from the race were also used for The Karen DuCotey Memorial Award which is given annually to a college bound Lewis Mills senior interested in becoming an elementary educator. Last year, because of our awesome participants and sponsors, we were able to select two students to receive the memorial award! For online race registration visit myburlingtonrec.com/info/activities. Register by May 1st to receive your free 2017 race t-shirt! Online Registration ends Wednesday, May 17th. You can register in person at the Burlington Parks and Recreation of-fi ce or mail in a registration from the shineon5k.com website. Race Day registration is from 9:30-10:45am. at the Lewis Mills High School track. We have many generous sponsors who make our event possible, some of whom have been donating year after year for 7 years! We would like to thank past and present sponsors: K.C. Dubliner, Burlington Insurance Agency, Ink13, Advanced Phys-ical Therapy, Miller Fuel, DuCotey Bros. Lawn Service, Andrews Perry Construction, Torrington Savings Bank, True Value of Litchfi eld, CT School of Broadcasting, Veigas Entertainment, The Bagel Chalet and Minuteman Press. Also, a big shout out to Sharon McHale who heard about our cause 7 years ago and selfl essly gifted us with her time and guidance. SHINE ON! ~submitted by Erin Ducotey-French

Where In The World...Lewis Mills Alumni!

Ryan Niedmann is pictured with his mom Beth who is a nurse at Har-Bur

Middle School.



Region 10 was well represented at the Special Olympics Pen-guin Plunge held at Winding Trails. For the 4th year in a row HBMS won the Rockin’ School House Award for the most money raised by a middle school. They were also awarded the Penguin Cup for the second year in a row, having raised more money than any school at the Plunge! Har-Bur’s team raised $6,741. The Lewis Mills Spartans (pictured) were awarded the 2017 Rockin’ School House Top School Fundraising team for high schools! Mills’ top fundraiser was Ben Hall with the Unifi ed Sports team raising over $3,000. Half of the money raised by these teams will be used to support our Unifi ed programs.

On February 6th the Connecticut Association of Schools held their 18th Annual Celebration of the Arts to celebrate the outstanding achievements in art and music of children from school districts across the state. Leah Mischke, Elizabeth Atkins, Grace Pan-nuto and Lauren Kozlak were chosen to represent Harwinton Consolidated School and Lake Garda Elementary based on their ability in fi ne arts and music as well as their positive character traits. Principals Mrs. Megan Mazzei and Ms. Stefanie Carbone presented a certifi cate to each of the award recipients after praising them for their achievements.

News From Around Region 10 Members from Har-Bur’s Unifi ed Sports and Art Teams attended the annual Youth Leadership Summit this past December. Mr. Casey took team members James Robinson, Leah Underwood, Lauren Grant and Harrison Colossale

to the breakout sessions while Unifi ed Art Advisor Ms. Loughery and members Calvin Holliday and Garrett Gallup spoke with over 90 coaches regarding how Har-Bur has successfully raised

funds for their program. To date, Unifi ed Sports and Arts at Har-Bur has raised over $24,000 for Special Olympics and the Unifi ed programs at Har-Bur Middle School!

World Read Aloud Day was Thursday, February 16th. Mil-lions of people around the world participated in this event that draws attention to the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories. Harwinton Consolidated celebrated World Read Aloud Day in the library by Skyping and sharing books with authors and classes around the United States. Students had Skype visits with several authors including Stacy McAnulty, who read aloud to second graders from her book Dino Files, and with author and illustrator Adam Rex who had fi rst graders laughing as he read the book Guess Again, which he illustrated. All of the authors allowed time for students to ask questions about their books and writing processes. Several HCS classrooms had virtual visits includ-ing Mrs. Carr’s class who Skyped with a fourth-grade class from Hawaii. The students read poems for two voices and heard the story, Same, Same, but Different, which is about two pen pals who live in different parts of the world. Mrs. Carr’s fourth graders, who had just experienced 3 snow days, were amazed to hear that students in Hawaii had never even seen snow! They enjoyed the opportunity to ask each other questions about their different lifestyles. World Read Aloud Day was a terrifi c way to celebrate reading and make some memorable connections with readers around the country.

Creative Writing stu-dents in Tania McNa-boe’s class partnered with 1st graders from Harwinton Consolidated to create stories. The Mills students were tasked with fi nding out what their young partner saw as his/her personal strength. Using these ideas, the writers from Mills created a tale about their 1st grader and how he/she used this strength to resolve a confl ict. The young students delighted in reading a story about themselves and seeing how their inner strength was used to resolve confl ict in a peaceful manner.

On March 16th the Har-Bur cafete-ria was fi lled with Geniuses at work! Nearly 100 6th grade students hosted a Genius Hour Open House at Har-Bur Middle School. 6th grade teachers Sue Geissler and Elena Padolko held Genius Hours in their classrooms earlier in the year. Genius Hour allows students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during school which helps them explore their own passions and encourages creativ-ity. Whether learning how to make a hoodie (top photo) or how to create handmade blankets without sewing (bottom photo), the Genius Hour had something for everyone in attendance!



Our sign language (ASL) classes visited The American School for the Deaf (ASD) in West Hartford on February 1st. ASL 1 students visited elementary school classrooms to observe how deaf students learn. It was fascinating to see some of the things they were learning, such as vocabulary and tenses which is similar to what we learn. We also visited the museum that is on campus to learn about the founding of ASD. Seeing the real artifacts from the founding put the history in perspective and holding Thomas Gallaudet’s real glasses was pretty awesome. ASL 2 students spent the morning with their pen pals in the high school classrooms. We were able to observe the different classes there, interact with the deaf students, and even join in their gym class. Despite being a little nervous at fi rst, many of us were very surprised and happy with how well we were able to converse in sign. At lunch we all got a chance to meet and interact with our pen pals. The day ended with the group of Mills and ASD students playing games. The ASD students were very patient with us and slowed down their signing so we could understand. Using sign language with people who are fl uent makes all the time in our classroom worth it. Overall, go-ing to ASD was very valuable to the learning of sign language. Being a part of the Deaf world for a day was very interesting and defi nitely unforgettable. ~ submitted by Allison Rau (ASL 1) and Greta Schnitzler (Independent study with ASL 2)

American Sign Language Students visit American School for the Deaf

Riley McNaboe, a junior at Lewis S. Mills High School was recently rec-ognized with a Proclamation from Secretary of State Denise Merrill and the Connecticut Citizenship Fund, Inc. for making a difference in his community. McNaboe, President of the Class of 2018, orchestrated the creation and dona-tion of over 45 blankets to children in need via the Project Linus organization. Region 10 students, staff, parents and community members came together after school and in the evenings to create homemade blankets. These blankets were donated to the Project Linus Chapter of Hartford County which then cleans and distributes them to children in hospitals, shelters, and social service agencies to provide a sense of security, warmth and comfort.

Pictured: Class of 2018 Advisor & Dean of Students Steve Schibi, Riley McNaboe, Superintendent Alan Beitman

Ellie Martin, an 8th grader at Har-Bur Middle School, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President's Volunteer Service Award. The national award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered signifi cant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. Martin is a member of Har-Bur's Kids In The Middle, a United Way and community initiative that provides students with meaningful experiences and connects them with caring adults and their community. Martin volunteered over 60 hours for 20 different community service projects in 2016.

Pictured: Har-Bur Middle School Principal Ken Smith, Ellie Martin, Kids In the Middle Coordinator Jim Mann

Honors Bestowed Upon Region 10 Students

Har-Bur Middle School 6th grader Crystal Sor was recognized in January for taking fi rst place in a Martin Luther King Day poster contest put on by the UCONN African-American Cultural Center. Crystal beat out over 120 entries from around the state and was specially honored at the Martin Luther King Day of Observance held at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts in Storrs. The Day of Observance celebration at UCONN showcased Crystal's winning poster along with music, dancers, and speakers including UCONN President Dr. Susan Herbst. The event's keynote speaker was Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College, author, and political contributor for CNN who refl ected on the works and teach-ings of Dr. King.

Pictured: Har-Bur MIddle School Principal Ken Smith, Crystal Sor, 6th grade Social Studies teacher Bryan deManbey



The “A” List:Achievements, Accomplishments,

Accolades and Awards

ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS:The June issue of the School Bell newsletter will be high-lighting your graduation at the Warner Theatre as well as your post-graduation plans. We are very proud of you and your accomplishments and would like to highlight each of

you in the newsletter. If you could please answer the following and email your answers to me by Friday, June

9th I will be able to include your information in the upcoming issue:

*Name of the college/university/academy that you are attending & your major OR your upcoming place of employment in the workforce OR the branch of military you are joining & deployment date/location if known; *Any scholarships/accolades/internships received from the college/university/military branch/academy that you are attending; *If you will be a member of a team (sports, cheer, dance, etc.) or the band at your school please include the specifi c information.

Best wishes to each of you!Stephanie Cowger, [email protected]

Introducing LSM’s National Foreign Language Honor Society members: Spanish- Gabriele Bagdonas, Jessica de Atienza, Erin Gonchar, Madisyn Longdin, Riley McNa-boe, Emilia Norberg, Natalie Plebanek, Hannah Rich, Abigail Shafer, Aubrey Surian, Sophie Zipoli; French- Alyssa Amista, Chris Case, Stephen Davey, Caitlin Holi-day, Maeve Houton, Lauren McCard, Emily Minella, Lindsey Riordan, John Ververis, Annie Vincent; Chinese- Emily Ollero.

On February 6th the Lewis S. Mills High School Fine Arts Department presented a “Side By Side” concert in conjunc-tion with the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra (NSO). Members of the NSO wind and percussion section presented a concert of band music. The fi nal three selections saw the NSO players joined by high school students from several area schools. In addition to students from Lewis S. Mills High School, there were musicians from Farmington High School, Northwest Re-gional High School, Torrington High School, Bristol Eastern High School & Bristol Central High School.

On February 8th, 55 of Har-Bur Middle School’s Grade 8 instrumental music students participated in the American School Band Director’s Association Grade 8 Honors Band Day. The festival included participants from the towns of Re-gion #10, Newington, Rocky Hill, Region #7 and Torrington. The festival itself is set up in a rehearsal/workshop fashion where the performers were placed in one of two large concert bands along with students from other area middle schools. The bands worked with two conductors throughout the course of the morning culminating in a performance for each other at the end of the four-hour event.

Congratulations to our History Day winners! Lewis Mills- Kim Lawton- 1st place individual website, Griffi n Ursin- 1st place individual documentary, Katherine Colleen- 2nd place individual website; Har-Bur- Brooke Kvedar, Jaclyn Johnston, Julie Malejczyk & Samantha Plebanek- 2nd place group exhibit, Stephanie Walkley- 2nd place individual exhibit, Gabriella Zellor- 3rd place individual performance. The winners will go on to compete in the state History Day competition at CCSU on April 29th.

Harwinton Con-solidated School is proud to announce the winners of their Fire Prevention Post-er contest (Pictured R-L): 1st Place: Leah Mischke, 2nd Place: Lena Eifes, 3rd Place: Kyleigh Sutula. The cer-emony took place in January with Superintendent Alan

Beitman, First Selectman Michael Criss, Principal Megan Mazzei and Harwinton Fire Department Offi cer Kevin Fer-rarotti congratulating the winners.

After this winter’s blizzard, a request from senior citizen housing came into Lewis Mills asking for volunteers to clear off approximately 20 cars~ Terian Guerra, Tyler Joseph, Ally Ochs, John Mudgett and Julia Rich responded. Several other students also offered to fulfi ll the request but their help was not needed at the time. We are so pleased that our stu-dents are here for the Region 10 community!

Lake Garda and Harwin-ton Consolidated students participated in their version of the “Souper Bowl” this past February. Although the Patri-ots won the big game, the real winners in our community are patrons of the Harwinton and Burlington food pantries. This annual event, sponsored by the schools’ Student Councils, resulted in the collection of over 1,600 non-perishable food items! Many thanks to the generous families at our elementary schools and in our com-munity.

The School Bell would like to recognize Mr. Wayne Frombach who is a dedicated member of the Burlington Lions Club. His affi liation was incorrectly stated in the Winter issue article about Lions Club vision screenings.



Congratulations to the captains for the following spring sports. MILLS: Baseball- Sam Buchanan, Mike Ciccarelli, Will Coughlin, Jared Czarnecki, Billy Willett; Crew- Kate Fabrizio, Siena Stickney, John Dunning, Zachary Nor-dstrom, Cam Norton; Softball- Jordan Perzan, Amanda Sullivan; Boys Lacrosse- Varsity: Nate Schultz, Jack Keegan, Evan O’Brien, Evan Baden, JV: Gage Abraham, Raymond Heim; Girls Lacrosse- Rachel Hedden, Cath-erine Pietrafesa; Boys Tennis- Jacob Honig, Shawn Ma-gill, Isaac Baek, Eli Jones; Girls Tennis- Grace Colossale, Olivia Gillette, Erica Robinson; Boys Track- Jake Lyga; Girls Track- Eli D’Oca, Morgan Sederquist; Boys Volley-ball- Kevin Kryzwick, Lorenz Gunzl. HAR-BUR: Baseball- Ryan Jehnings, Evan Reynolds; Softball- Hailey Gorack, Makenzie Jones, Brianna Pelchar.

On March 27th the Future Business Leaders of America competed in their state events. Nineteen of these students won awards with 17 of those (in italics) qualifying for Nationals in Anaheim, California. Congratulations to- Kathleen Keegan 3rd place & Alyssa Wrabel 5th place, Business communica-tions; Jenna Baron, Emma Cabral & Valerie Neuhausser 2nd place, Business Ethics team event; Sam Dorman 3rd place, Emerging Business Issues; Jack Keegan & Jack Mar-tin 2nd place, Global Business team event; Maeve Houton 3rd place & Madison Hays 5th place, Job Interview; Jessica Lay 2nd place, Journalism; Maggie Piotrowski 2nd place & Natalie Plebanek 4th place, Public Speaking II; Lauren Cleaver & Laura Glynn 2nd place, Publication Design team event; Hannah Chadwick 1st place, Securities and Invest-ment; Katherine Duba & Jordan Perzan 2nd place, Social Media Campaign team event; Jessica De Atienza 4th place, Word Processing. While everyone was getting into the spirit of March Mad-ness the Junior class offi cers, Michio Agresta, Kathleen Keegan, Riley McNaboe and John Mudgett, were busy organizing the fi rst ever Lewis Mills Pillo Polo Tournament held on March 18th. Eight teams (pictured below) competed for more than two hours, hoping to claim victory. The fi nal game pitted Tom Buchanan’s Pillo Polo Masters against the Redtails with the Masters, Sam Buchanan, Hunter Cowger, Ross Coyle, Jonny Groleau & Kyle Kadziolka, coming out on top. The Junior class hopes to make this a yearly tradition.

Senior John Ververis played one of the lead roles of Karl Stos-sel (portrayed as a 15 year old) in ‘The Christmas Schooner’ with the Connecticut Theater Company at the Repertory Theater in New Britain. The Christmas Schooner ran from December 2nd-18th. Owen Giese, a junior at Lewis Mills, is competitively racing his dirt bike in the Grand National Cross Country Series, competing in states such as Florida, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia. Owen competed in half of the

races last year as a privateer. This year he was asked to join a team and will race the full GNCC series from March-October.

The American Heart Association received a lot of support from Region 10 staff and students this winter. The Jump Rope for Heart event raised over $8,200 at Lake Garda and $3,650 at HCS. Staff at all four schools participated in AHA’s Go Red Day 2017, with over $1,000 dollars raised. Pictured below are staff at Har-Bur Middle School who opted to Go Red!

On January 7th over 20 vocal and instrumental students from Har-Bur Middle School auditioned for the Connecti-cut Music Educator Association’s Northern Region Middle School Festival. The auditions were held in West Hartford with approximately 60 schools and 1,400 students from throughout the northwestern quadrant of the state taking part. Twelve students from Har-Bur were accepted into this event and participated in an honor’s festival on March 24th & 25th at Wethersfi eld HS. The festival included a jazz ensemble, choir, orchestra and concert band that rehearsed in preparation for a concert on the afternoon of the second day. Congratula-tions to all of the students that auditioned and especially those who represented Har-Bur Middle School in March: 7th grade: Concert Band- Andrew Behrendt; 8th grade: Concert Band- Kristina DeMichiel, Edward Jankoski, Campbell Kara-nian, Joseph Licata, Amanda McCard, Emily Scott, Leah Underwood, Brianna Votino; Choir- Lauren Fitzgerald, Maeve Tucker; Orchestra- Gavin Nelson.

The “A” List:Achievements, Accomplishments,

Accolades and Awards



Community Bulletin Board

Lewis Mills Baseball & Softball Golf Tournament

Saturday, June 26th, 2016 Hawks Landing, Southington, CT

Registration begins at 7:00am, 8:00am Tee TimeScramble Format

$150 per golfer includes: 18 Holes, Cart, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Gift

Non-Golfer Dinner $30

Family or Corporate Sponsors Welcome!

Advance Registration due by June 10thChecks made payable to: Lewis S. Mills High School

and mailed to Jesse Darcy, LMHS24 Lyon Rd., Burlington, CT 06013

For additional Tournament information please contact Dave Bohmer at (860) 309-5498

All proceeds benefi t the Lewis S. Mills High School Baseball & Softball Programs

Project Graduation Annual Tag Sale & Bottle Drive

SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH8:30am-2:00pm

Harwinton Fairgrounds, Locust Road

$1.00 Entry Donation or

8:00am EARLY BIRD ENTRY~$5.00

How you can help:

DONATE TAG SALE ITEMSApril 27th or 28th, 5:00pm-8:00pm

DONATE CANS & BOTTLESApril 27th, 28th & 29th at the Fairgrounds

Project Graduation is an after graduation party which provides an alcohol and drug free

environment for students to celebrate their graduation night.

The LSM Athletic Booster Club has several open positions on their Executive Board. All positions can be fi lled by more than one person so join with a friend! Below are brief descriptions of the four available positions:

Merchandise Coordinator- organize merchandise in the back of the concession area and keep a running record of avail-able merchandise, place and pick up new orders from local vendors & deliver to the concession area, sell merchandise at pre-determined events throughout the school year; Event Coordinator- promote the Booster Club’s annual fundraising

events and develop a group of volunteers (sub-committee) to assist with the main fundraiser; Membership Coordinator- promote Booster Club membership to parents of athletes and all Region 10 athletic coaches, input membership informa-

tion and email addresses into Excel, Word and email accounts, help fi nd ways to increase membership; Concession Stand Coordinator- stock and restock food products during all three athletic seasons, work with teams’ parent liaison to train on

re-stocking and clean-up procedures, shop at BJ’s for food & place order with Coca-Cola for beverage products.

If you are interested in one of the open positions on LSM’s Athletic Booster Club Executive Board, or would like additional information, please email Karen Mudgett, President at [email protected] or call her at 860-307-9311.

Lewis Mills Athletic Booster Club Positions Available

REGION 10 TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS The 2018 Region 10 Teacher of the Year nomination forms are now available. If you have not received the

form and would like one, please contact Region 10’s Central Offi ce at (860) 673-2538. Nominees for Teacher of the Year should be exceptionally skilled and dedicated, working in grades Pre-K through 12, and employed for a minimum of three years in the Region 10 school district. Nominees should

have the respect of parents, students, and co-workers and have the ability to inspire a love of learning for students of all backgrounds and abilities.

The individual chosen as Regional School District #10’s Teacher of the Year will become our candidate for the 2018 Connecticut Teacher of the Year honors. Nomination forms are due by Friday, April 28, 2017.


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Region 10 SchoolsBoard of Education2016-2017Susan Baccaro 54 Hart Street Burlington, CT 06013Thomas Fausel, Vice Chair62 Harwinton Heights Road Harwinton, CT 06791John Goodno16 Millbrook LaneHarwinton, CT 06791Bruce Guillemette, Treasurer 497 Jerome Avenue Burlington, CT 06013Brooke Joiner 61 Hart Street Burlington, CT 06013 Paul Omichinski69 Gilbert LaneBurlington, CT 06013Ellie Parente 50 Stagecoach Road Burlington, CT 0013Phillip Penn, Chair2 Hollyberry LaneBurlington, CT 06013Corey Rewenko386 Scoville Hill RoadHarwinton, CT 06791John Vecchitto, Secretary233 Terryville RoadHarwinton, CT 06791Lewis S. MillsStudent RepresentativesBrian DrisdelleSavanna Arcuri

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Safety is everyone’s concern. Please share any concerns with us by calling:

(860) 673-2538, option #9All information will be considered confi dential.

Mr. Gene Torrence, School Resource Offi cer, (860) 673-0423 ext. 10603

Mr. Alan Beitman, Superintendent of [email protected]

(860) 673-2538, option #3

Regional School District #10 does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal non-discrimination laws. Regional School District #10 does not unlawfully discriminate in employment and licensing against qualifi ed persons with a prior criminal conviction. Regional School District #10 is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affi rmative action for all qualifi ed persons and equal access to youth groups. Inquiries regard-ing Regional School District #10’s nondiscrimination policies and practices should be directed to: Mrs. Cheri Burke, Director of Student Learning 24 Lyon Road, Burlington, CT 06013

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APRIL ISSUE Three Region 10 Odyssey Of The Mind Teams to