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Newington School District honors outstanding students at end-of-year awards ceremony
Summary
Newington Public Schools held an end-of-year ceremony recognizing students from elementary through high school for academic progress, leadership and citizenship. Teachers nominate one student per classroom and a committee selects the district’s outstanding students; about 2% of the district is eligible and the honor is given only once per student.
Newington School District held an end-of-year awards ceremony to recognize outstanding students from elementary, middle and high schools, honoring pupils for academic progress, leadership and citizenship. District and school leaders invited students and families to the event, which included teacher remarks, student reflections and a group photo.
The ceremony highlighted the district’s selection process: each classroom teacher nominates one student for student of the month, and a committee reviews nominations to pick the school’s outstanding student. Organizers noted the district-wide award is rare — roughly 2% of the student population is eligible — and a student may receive it only once.
Principal Smith presented Anna Reynolds’ honoree, Thomas Barahona, and read teacher comments praising Thomas’s academic…
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