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These Hartford County High Schools Are Top 10 In State, Report Says
The grades are in and these Connecticut high schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, the following schools were ranked top 10 in the website’s 2023 “Best Public High Schools in Connecticut” report: No. 1 - Fairfield County: Staples High School in Westport No. 2 - Fairfield County: New Canaan High School No. 3 - Fairfield County: Darien High School No. 4 - Fairfield County: Greenwich High School No. 5 - Fairfield County: Wilton High School No. 6 - Hartford County: Avon High School No. 7 - Hartford …
Police & Fire
2 Teens Killed In Multi-Vehicle Glastonbury Crash
A two-vehicle crash in Connecticut claimed the lives of two young people including an 18-year-old high school senior and a 15-year-old. The Hartford County crash, between a motorcycle and an SUV, took place in Glastonbury around 7 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 25 on Hebron Avenue. According to Capt. Mark Catania, of the Glastonbury Police, the department responded to the area near the Exit 2 on-ramp after another driver reported the crash. When officers arrived they found a serious crash between a motorcycle and an SUV with numerous injuries, police said. The motorcyclist, identified as Gordon "…
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These Hartford County High Schools Among Nation's Best, New Rankings Says
It’s no secret that Connecticut is home to some of the nation’s best schools, but which rank among the top in the country? The U.S. News & World Report released its 2022 list of the best high schools in the country after evaluating nearly 18,000 schools at all levels. According to the organization - which touts itself as “the global authority in education rankings” - high schools were judged on a weighted scale on these factors: College readiness (30 percent); Reading and math proficiency (20 percent); Reading and math performance (20 percent); Underserved student performance (10 perc…
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Glastonbury School Board Member Punched During Hearing On Mascot Name
A school board member in Connecticut was punched during a contentious meeting meant to be about a high school mascot. In Hartford County, a man punched a board of education member during a special meeting held in Glastonbury to discuss the high school’s mascot, which was changed from the Tomahawks to the Guardians last year, much to the dismay of some. During the meeting, tensions rose, and a fight broke out between someone in attendance and a board of education member during a break in the mascot discussion. It is unclear what caused the fight. Last year, the district moved to change the …
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Glastonbury Teen Charged In Yearbook Vandalism Case
A teenager in Connecticut is facing charges for allegedly vandalizing his school’s yearbook to include quotes from Adolf Hitler, drugs, and a message from Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, authorities announced. Hollister Tryon, age 18, who was forbidden from attending his graduation in Hartford County from Glastonbury High School for allegedly altering the school’s yearbook, is now facing criminal charges, according to police. Specifically, Tryon was charged with two counts of third-degree computer crimes for accessing a database used by students to alter classmates’ entries in the…
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