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Cheshire High honors student science fair finalists, varsity fencing milestone, cheer team and longtime coach
Summary
Cheshire High students won awards at the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair; the school’s fencing program moved from club to varsity and captured state titles in several events; cheerleading qualified for New England championships and placed third; longtime coach Barbara Hedden will be inducted into a national hall of fame.
Cheshire High School students and coaches were recognized by the Cheshire Board of Education for recent competitive and program milestones.
At the start of the meeting, staff recognized three students who participated in the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair: Wendy Kai (third honors), Adhitha Ghanda (second honors and a finalist award) and Suchita Srinivasan (first honors, a finalist award and an invitation to the Connecticut Invention Convention), according to a district speaker.
John Pericino, the district’s athletic director, highlighted a historic year for the school’s fencing program as it transitioned…
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