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3 weeks ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
The Board of Education honored retiring staff, CABE student leaders, and the top five percent of Newtown High School’s 2025 graduating class in a Celebration of Excellence during its Tuesday, June 3 meeting. Family, friends, and colleagues crowded the chairs of Reed Intermediate School’s library for the meeting, excitedly applauding each of the honorees throughout the event. The Celebration of Excellence began with the BOE recognizing the 14 retirees from Newtown Public Schools.
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3 weeks ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Newtown Interfaith Council members talked about potential future endeavors at their Tuesday, May 13, meeting. After presenting the interfaith Seder earlier last month, NIC members excitedly set their sights on ways they can help the Newtown community this summer. Newtown Congregational Church Lead Pastor Matt Crebbin said his church has been in conversations with the Newtown Public Schools district about local students’ and families’ lunch meal debt, which is around $20,000.
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3 weeks ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
The Commission on Aging discussed transportation and senior center updates, and also listened to a presentation on senior activities from Newtown Community Center representatives, at its latest meeting. Director of Human Services Natalie Griffith started her report by announcing she has hired Jennifer Faircloth as Newtown’s Transportation Coordinator.
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1 month ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Newtown Middle School PTA celebrated the school’s faculty with several events for Teacher Appreciation Week, which ran May 5-9. Celebrated on the first full week of May, Teacher Appreciation Week is a national holiday that honors educators for supporting their students. It was another chance for the NMS PTA to treat the school’s staff and faculty to different events throughout the week.
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1 month ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
The school district’s 14 Profiles in Professionalism honorees for the 2024-25 school year were recognized at the Board of Education’s Tuesday, May 20, meeting in Reed Intermediate School’s library. The award is a longstanding tradition in the district, where people can recognize a colleague, parent, or volunteer in any role or participatory fashion throughout the school district.
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1 month ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Board of Education’s CIP/Facilities/Finance (CFF) Subcommittee discussed April’s financial report, as well as healthy food certification for the district, during its Tuesday, May 20 meeting. Director of Business and Finance Tanja Gouveia said they currently have a year-end projected balance of $160,528 dollars — spending 99.82 percent of the district’s budget. This is an increase over the previous month by around $45,000. There were a few changes over the prior month that Gouveia wanted to note.
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1 month ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
St Rose of Lima School students, faculty, volunteers, and more laced up their sneakers for the school’s Walk-a-Thon fundraiser on Wednesday, April 30. The goal of the Walk-a-Thon is to bring the community together and raise funds for St Rose School, according to Director of Mission Advancement Laura Moulder. Students walked miles around the field next to the school and collected donations in advance for their participation. This is far from the school’s first Walk-a-Thon.
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1 month ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Nearly 100 people attended Friends of Newtown Seniors’ (FONS) Second Annual Membership Dinner on Wednesday, May 7 at Newtown Community Center. FONS Board Member Beverly Bennett-Schaedler said one goal of the dinner is to give local residents 55 and older an overview of what the organization has achieved over the past year and what they hope to achieve in the future. The other goal, she added, is to get the word out to potential volunteers.
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1 month ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
It was an eventful night on Thursday, May 8, for those attending the latest installment of Edmond Town Hall’s “Newtown Talks: Conversations on Culture, Society, and Change” speaker series. The event featured clinical social worker Steve Gross, who had audience members dance, high five, and play games as a way to kickstart their journey to embracing fun. The Life is Good Playmaker Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids heal from childhood trauma.
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1 month ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Middle Gate Elementary School fourth graders dazzled and delighted their peers during their in-school spring concert assembly on Monday, May 5. Much like their previous concerts, the fourth graders performed a wide variety of songs, from upbeat piano-driven songs such as “Sing in the Sunshine” to laid back and supportive folk-tropical songs like “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars. Students snapped, clapped, and danced their way through the assembly with big smiles on their faces, as did Jones.
