GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLSPOINTS OF PRIDE

2010-11

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

Greenwich High School ProvidesEXTENSIVE & VARIED OPPORTUNITIES:

402 High School Course Offerings 7 World Languages

12 Performing Arts Groups99 Interscholastic Athletic Teams

42 Sports97 Service & Extracurricular Clubs

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:Senior Internship

Independent Science Research3D GamingForensics

Shapers of the WorldArchitecture

Television/Studio ProductionAnd more…

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

Ten (10) 2011 Merit Scholar Semifinalists

Forty-eight (48) 2011 Commended Scholars

Three (3) 2011 National Hispanic ScholarsGreenwich Public Schools

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

GHS Senior Madeleine JohnsonReceived the

National Council of Teachers of English

Achievement Award in Writing

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

2010-11 State Champions

and2010-11 Northeast

Regional Award

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We The People TeamFourth Year as State Champions(2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11)

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

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Over the last five years, nine (9) Greenwich High School students have been selected to compete in

the Intel-International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel-ISEF).

In 2011, an unprecedented 10 GHS students advanced as Finalists in

the CT Science Fair.

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

Greenwich High School Student once again wins

the 2011 CT Science Fair &

qualifies to compete in the

2011 Intel International Science Fair:

Ryota IshizukaGreenwich Public Schools

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:Two Greenwich High School Students were Selected

to Compete in the 2011 International Sustainable World (Engineering, Energy & Environment) Project

Olympiad (I-SWEEEP )

Greenwich Public Schools William Hallisey

Ryota Ishizuka

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:Greenwich High School senior

Marina Kaneko1st Place in 2011 CT Science

Challenge

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Marina is also a Finalist in 2011

Women of Innovation & a Semifinalist in the 2011 Intel Senior Talent

Search

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

Greenwich High School Math Team

2011 Connecticut StateMath League Champions

State Champions: 2009, 2010, 2011

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

Greenwich High School Students:Patrick Dillon, Jake Palmer, & Isa

Goldbergreceived an

Honorable Mention in C-Span’s National

2011 StudentCam Competition for documentary:“Say Anything”Greenwich Public Schools

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:2011 Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

2011 CT State Competition:

Grace Chmiel Gold Medalist

in Fashion Construction

Amanda FontanaSilver Medalist

in Fashion Construction

Competing at National level in CA, July 2011

POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

3 Silver Medalists in Culinary Arts: Justin Burke, Gabe Cangas, and Rebecca

Carvalho

2011 Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America 2011 CT State Competition:

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

2011 WordMasters Challenge

Tied for 1st in Nation:Central Middle School 8th Grade TeamEastern Middle School 8th Grade TeamEastern Middle School 7th Grade TeamEastern Middle School 6th Grade Team

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

CT State 2011 MATHCOUNTS Competition

Eastern Middle School1st Place for Individual

2nd Place for School Team

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POINT OF PRIDE – Academic Pride:

World Languages Program:

Over 90% of GHS students take 3 or more years of World Languages

GHS Awarded prestigious grant by Hanban-Asia Society Confucius Classroom Network

2010 Student achieves in the 99.5th percentile on National Latin Exam

2010 GHS students receive double the average number of National French Contest Awards.

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POINT OF PRIDE – Arts Pride:

Educational Theater Association’s 2010 Outstanding Schools

Theater Program Award

as one of the top High School Theater programs nationally.

GHS Program is a four time designee of this award.

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POINT OF PRIDE – Arts Pride:

Scholastic Art Awards:

2011: Fifteen students selected to receive Gold(8) & Silver (3) Key Awards, Honorable Mention (4)

2010: Greenwich High School student received NATIONAL Silver Award

for Sculpture

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POINT OF PRIDE – Arts Pride:

GPS Student Performances at Carnegie Hall:

Hamilton Avenue School Suzuki Violin students, May 2011

Greenwich High School Wind Ensemble, March 2011

GPS Honor Choir (Grades 4-8), February 2011

Greenwich Public Schools

POINT OF PRIDE – Arts Pride:

One of the 100 Best Communities for MusicEducation in the U.S.

– sixth time designation in 2011by the National Association for Music

Merchants (NAMM)Foundation

2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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POINT OF PRIDE – Arts Pride:Fifty (50) GHS Band Members selected for 2011 Western Region Music

Festival GHS represents 30% of the regional band and more than double the

number of students of any other participating high school

Twenty-three (23) GHS Students selected for All-State Chorus More than twice as many as any other school in CT

Thirty-four (34) GHS students chosen for All-State Band Chorus, Orchestra

More than any other school in CT

Nine (9) students chosen for the All-Eastern (U.S.) ChorusHighest number selected from any one school in eleven state from ME

to D.C.

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POINT OF PRIDE – Arts Pride:

GHS Jazz Ensemble

1st Place in Norwalk Jazz FestivalFive (5) consecutive years

1st Place in Brien McMahon Jazz FestivalFour (4) consecutive years

Finalist in Jazz @ Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington National Competition, three (3) years

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POINT OF PRIDE – Arts Pride:GHS Band

Musical & Cultural Exchange Program

Greenwich Public SchoolsChina 2007

Greece 2010

POINT OF PRIDE – Athletic, Academic, and Service Pride:

2009-10 #1 High School Sports Team in Connecticut:

Greenwich High School Girls Swim Team

Named by the CT High School Coaches Association (CHSCA)

and the U.S. Marine Corps

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POINT OF PRIDE – Athletic Pride:

2010-11 State ChampionsGreenwich High School Girls Volley Ball Team

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POINT OF PRIDE – Athletic Pride:

2010-11 State Open Champions2010-11 Class LL State

ChampionsGreenwich High School

Boys Swimming and DivingGreenwich Public Schools

POINT OF PRIDE – Athletic Pride:

2010-11 State ChampionsGreenwich High School

Girls Swim Team

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POINT OF PRIDE – Athletic Pride:

Fencing:2011 CT State High School Fencing Championship

1st Place Individual Foil – Girls: Lauren Miller1st Place Individual Foil – Boys: Harry McGuire

GHS Senior Margaret Lu has been selected to represent the United States at the 2011 Junior &

Cadet World Championships in Women’s Foil

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POINT OF PRIDE - Staff Pride:

2011 CT State PTSA’s Outstanding

Superintendent of the Year

Sidney A. Freund

Greenwich Public Schools

POINT OF PRIDE - Staff Pride:

2009 NATIONAL Teacher of the Year

Greenwich High School – Arch School TeacherAnthony Mullen

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POINT OF PRIDE - Staff Pride:

Finalist 2011 Connecticut Teacher of the Year

Greenwich High School World Languages Teacher

Rita Baker

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POINT OF PRIDE - Staff Pride:

2010 Connecticut Middle School

Principal of the Year:

Stacey GrossWestern Middle School

Principal2006-2010

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POINT OF PRIDE - Staff Pride:

Connecticut Education Association’s2010 Mahatma Ghandi – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace Award

Greenwich High School Social Studies Teacher

Carol SuttonGreenwich Public Schools

POINT OF PRIDE - Staff Pride:

Town of Greenwich 2010 Employee of the Year:

Greenwich High School’s Folsom House Administrative Assistant:

Mary Ann Tedesco

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