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TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
I am excited to share with you the Principal’s Newsletter! Through these pages, you will get a glimpse
into the wonderful things happening at Trumbull High School. We pride ourselves on sustaining a
learning community focused on the success of all students. You will read about the commitment and
dedication of our students and teachers as they work and learn together. It is my sincere hope that you
feel the same sense of pride I feel as you read how these opportunities prepare our students for both
college and career success. I am proud of our students and their teachers as they extend learning
outside the walls of our school.
Sincerely,
Marc Guarino
Principal, Trumbull High School
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
Students Explore Local Waterways
Teacher Kathleen Gibson’s AP Environmental Science and
Marine Science classes visited Indian Ledge Park in
Trumbull. Students were grouped into two sections. One
group was responsible for testing the water in the stream
and the other was collecting samples of specimens to
examine in class. The class found a freshwater mussel in
their sample. Connecticut DEEP encourages citizens to
report findings of freshwater mussels. Students in Marine
Science courses have had the opportunity to visit local
waterways as part of their field studies.
Students Prepare For
CT Science and Engineering Fair
Julie Hyland and Miriam Marino have begun independent
research projects that they will be presenting at the 2016
Connecticut State Science & Engineering Fair. The fair takes
place at Quinnipiac University in March. The students have
completed background research on topics of their own
interest and are in the beginning phases of designing and
conducting their experiments. Julie’s interest is in the use of
natural acids to help reduce Styrofoam waste. Miriam will be
studying the effects of food products on short and long term
memory.
The Robotics Team, led by teacher, Hans Drenkard,
prepares afterschool for next spring’s tournament. (L to
R: James Seuch, Nathalia Hernandez , and Francesca
Esposito)
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Math Department Offers New Course In
Mobile Computing
Winter
2015-2016
Mobile Computing Class Hosts
Mobile Computing, a pilot course for AP Computer
App Showcase
Science Principles, is a new course at THS this year. The
This semester, students worked in pairs to create socially
course introduces students to the foundational concepts
useful apps using the MIT App Inventor that run on
of computer science and challenges them to explore
how computing and technology can impact the world.
Students in this course design and develop apps for
Android devices.
In preparation for this course, math teacher, Scott
Android devices. This is the first time that they are free
to create whatever app they would like, using the skills
that they have learned up to this point. It has been
amazing to see them brainstorm ideas, work to
overcome problems along the way, and audibly rejoice
when they figure out how to make it work properly.
Kaminski, attended a 6-week Professional Development
with Trinity College. Throughout the year, a professor
from Trinity College visits the mobile computing course
providing guidance and support.
This fall, Mr. Kaminski was selected as one of 100
computer science teachers to attend the 100 Teacher
Summit in Boston, sponsored by the College Board and
the National Science Foundation. Congratulations to Mr.
Kaminski on this honor recognizing his dedication in
bringing AP Computer Science Principles to THS!
Computer Science Courses at THS
Computer Science With Java
AP Computer Science Principles
Dr. Cialfi tries out the language translator app created by
Harrison Klas and Nick St. John
The culmination to this project was an App Showcase
hosted with guest judges that included staff from THS
and District staff and administration. During the
A sampling of the apps created in the
App Showcase
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Book Search
Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator
Fitness Instructional app
American Sign Language
A children’s spelling/writing app
Math games
Calculator
Language Translator
IQ test
Political Affiliation Determiner
Children’s Coloring
State facts
showcase, judges tested the apps, scoring them based
on criteria such as visual appeal, creativity, functionality,
usefulness and originality.
Best in Show
Period 1: Translate U
Steven Baumann and Matthew Bedoya
Period 2: Agenda Pad
Nicholas D’Agosto and Brian DiNicola
http://ths-csp.yolasite.com/
Students who won the showcase will receive gift cards to
Android or iTunes App stores
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
Science Academy Update
Science
Academy,
teacher
Linda
plants, blood typing, and exploring the microscopic
independent
study
world. The program culminates in a field trip to Dr.
endeavor that meets after school. The students carry
Robert Langer’s lab at MIT. Dr. Langer is an
out a variety of laboratory investigations including
internationally renowned scientist who graciously
several biotechnology procedures such as DNA
welcomes us to visit his research laboratory in which
electrophoresis, polymerase chain reactions, and
numerous basic scientists, with a range of expertise,
chromatography. The procedures are used to solve
work with clinical physicians and engineers to
fictional
mapping,
advance high technology therapies for a variety of
criminal
human disorders. The visit allows students to see
Goodman,
questions
is
a
problems
of
headed
structured
such
paternity,
as
and
by
plasmid
forensic
evidence. Other lab investigations are incorporated
what a research career in medical science is like.
for enrichment and include food chemistry, culturing
Students Compete In Yale Physics Olympics
For each of the last nine years, Trumbull High School has
sent a team to compete in the Yale Physics Olympics
(YPO). The YPO is a Saturday-long series of events where
students are expected to measure, calculate, predict,
build and estimate solutions to problems posed by the
Yale Physics Department staff.
Fifty teams from the
region participate in the challenges.
The YPO is in
October, giving the THS students a particular challenge
as they have only been studying physics for six weeks.
Adith Velavan and Sarah Dawson, two students in
Science Academy, are preparing the electrophoresis
apparatus in our biotechnology center.
We congratulate the 2015 THS YPO team on their
efforts!
Science Academy students are preparing their experiments
(L to R):Shrishti Pithadia, James Dubreuil, Adith Velavan,
Arnav Srivastava, Eric Sorge,
Students prepare a volume displacement
experiment. (L to R Joe Vellardito, James
Seuch, Anuj Sisodiya, Rishav Jauhri)
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
TRUMBULL HIGH ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
Students enrolled in the REACH and Trumbull Alternate School Programs are using the award-winning podcast,
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SERIAL, to learn about storytelling, vocabulary, and our criminal justice system. On December 8 , Connecticut
Superior Court Senior Judge, Susan Handy, visited the students to discuss the Serial Podcast and our criminal
justice system. Judge Handy, a former English teacher,
has been a judge for over 20 years, presiding over
criminal court cases.
Students summarize and trace the
relationships between characters
Students created an evidence board with
timelines, maps, evidence
Superior Court Judge Visits Students
Superior Court Judge, Susan B. Handy, spoke with
help people," the judge said. "Those are the days
Alternate and REACH students regarding her 25-year
that are the most rewarding."
career as a judge, students' rights, the difference
between juvenile and adult court, and the popular
Judge Handy also explained that when she was in
Serial podcast.
high school, she had had an English teacher who had
not been very encouraging. "As a matter of fact," the
Judge Handy, who began her career as a high school
judge said, "she told me not to set my hopes for
English teacher, explained that one of her happiest
myself too high." Eventually, Judge Handy became
days as a judge was when a girl she had sentenced
the head of the criminal court system for the state of
as a juvenile came back to
Connecticut. Judge Handy
her court years later to
urged the students not to
show the judge her college
let anyone else's opinion
degree. The young woman
deter
them
if
explained
willing
to
work
that
she
had
they're
hard.
been able to turn her life
"You're the one who must
around, in part, due to
decide
support
been
dream," she said, "and you
mandated by the court.
don't need to come from a
"Sometimes, we're able to
privileged background to
that
had
to
follow
be successful."
your
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Mock
Trial
5th
Places
at
Winter
2015-2016
International
Conference
In September, the Trumbull High School Mock Trial Club
placed 5
th
out of 28 teams at the International Empire
Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the best showing
the
mock
trial
program
has
ever
finished
at
a
national/international competition. Senior Class President,
Astonique Robinson, was selected as one of the top
three attorneys in the whole competition, scoring 24 out
of a possible 25 points on the judging scale.
“The kids
were amazing and I am so proud to be a part of this
program. They represented the district with dignity and
respect,” shared Social Studies teacher, Eric August. We
commend them on their hard work, performance and
dedication.
Model UN Club Shines at CT Conference
The THS Model UN Club participated in the 2015 University of Connecticut Model UN Conference. The team, led
by social studies teacher, Jack LaBarca, took home the most awards and acknowledgements, with 9 overall. KiKi
Yalamanchili was honored with the Betty Hanson Award, distinguishing her as the best delegate overall in the
conference. Congratulations to the team!
The awardees were:
Betty Hanson Award
KiKi Yalamanchili
Best Delegate
Taylor Berlin
Best Delegate
(Honorable Mention)
Victoria Estacio
Manya Kidambi
Stefano Mancini
Kiki Yalamanchili
Most Improved Delegate
Dario Arganese
Nick Montimurro
Most Improved Delegate
(Honorable Mention)
Briana Costantini
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
Model Congress Wins Honors
Model Congress, led by teacher, Katie Boland, had a
great weekend at Yale University on December 3
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Model Congress provides high school students
with an opportunity to learn about and experience the
American legislative system first hand. Over the course
of four days, more than 500 students come to Yale’s
campus to participate in Congressional committees,
focusing on topics that range from national security to
the environment.
The THS Model Congress team
submitted bill and 11 out of 14 of their bills passed
through committee. Freshman, Adith Velavan, had
his bill against the use of fracking pass through full
Senate (of about 100 students). Nicholas Marchenko
won Best Delegate and David Marchenko won
Honorable Mention.
We the People Defend Championship
Trumbull High's We the People team, led by teacher, Katie Boland, swept the state championship title on Friday,
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December 11 , at Central Connecticut State University. The team excelled with six first-place wins. The students
began their preparation at the start of the school year, as they became experts testifying on constitutional issues
in
a
simulated
congressional
hearing. As part of the preparation
for the competition, they held a
Night
with
the
Experts
on
December 2nd at the AgriScience
Center
and
a
practice
on
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December 7 in New York City at
Shulte, Roth and Zabel LLC with
THS alumni, Andrew Gladstein.
This win moves the team onto the
National Competition in
Best of luck to all members!
April.
Winter
2015-2016
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Poetry Outreach Project Connects Students
Karlan
Shupp
and
Emma Balter’s semester
one poetry classes have
been
working
Poetry
Project.
on a
Outreach
To
work
on
poetry with students in our special education program,
poetry students visited the classes of special education
teachers, Nancy Conroy and Mimi Seperack, over three
days. The goal of the Poetry Outreach Project is to show
that poetry is for everyone and to use poetry as a vehicle to
unify students. Students created working drafts of poems
that they shared in an open mic event. Regular education
students will work with students from special education
classes in groups or in one-on-one pairings.
On Monday,
December 21, during period 2, poetry classes hosted a
breakfast for their partnered classes in the Senior Lounge.
Students were invited to become "lost in the verse" as they
find and share their poetic voices.
English Teachers Present at National Conference
English teachers, James McCaffrey, Karlen
Shupp, and Stephanie Jalowiec, presented
at the National Council of Teachers of
English conference in Minneapolis, MN. The
team
presented
Reading
their
session
entitled:
(R)evolution:
Creating
Learners
Through
Independent
Assessments that Encourage a Love of
Reading.
The
session
presented
the
initiative by the teachers to combat nonreading by engaging students individually
to
create
independent
learners.
Accompanied by Department Chairperson,
Mr. McCaffrey, Author Andrew Smith, Ms. Shupp, and Ms. Jalowiec at NCTE
Jessica Spillane, the team also met YA
author, Andrew Smith (author of Winger,
Stand-Off, and Grasshopper Jungle), who will be Skyping with the THS Reading (R)evolution in December.
Students Meet Authors via Skype
November: Kimberly McCreight, Reconstructing Amelia
December: Andrew Smith , Winger
Later this year: Cori McCarthy and more !
On Twitter: @THSReadRev & #ireadTHS
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
World Language International Dinner Celebration
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On December 1 , the World Language clubs and World
Language
honor
societies
sponsored
the
annual
International Dinner in the senior lounge from 4-7 p.m. All
language students and World Language club members were
invited to attend the event. Approximately 100 World
Language students and/or club members attended the event. Each student was asked to prepare a dish of food to
share as their “entrance ticket”. The students danced all night to international music played by an amazing DJ, as
well as participated in line dancing, a coloring contest, musical
chairs and a dancing contest. Some very talented THS students sang
songs in Italian, Spanish & Russian. The Recker brothers from THS
performed various musical pieces while students arrived at the
celebration. The talent and festivities were endless!
The Recker Brothers
Performed at the Dinner
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
French News
The day before Thanksgiving break, all of Polly Currie’s French students
wrote thank you cards to veterans, in light of recent terrorist attacks and as it
is a time of giving thanks. The students have written beautiful, heartfelt cards
thanking those who protect our freedom. They are also bringing in tangible
items such as soaps, towels, socks etc., and French club is adding a gift card to
Walmart. These will all be sent to Homes For The Brave.
Laura Santelli’s French 3H had fun with the website Storybird.com that uses
collaborative storytelling. It develops narrative art for content and ends with a
beautiful storybook. It’s simple. Students can start a Storybird by finding an
artist and then writing a story based on their art work. A student can create
individual stories or work together in small groups, or as a class, to create a
story by writing their own text and inserting pictures that support their chosen theme. They then have the option
of sharing their Storybird with a teacher or class. What are the benefits of Storybird? It promotes a student’s
creativity, imagination, and literacy.
Italian News
Susanna LaVorgna Lye’s Level 3 Italian classes all participated in a
“Restaurant Wars” project. Each student was responsible to design
their own Italian restaurant and prepare food that was culturally
relevant to the region in Italy where the restaurant is located. In
addition, the Italian students had to create an authentic menu, design
and explain their restaurant’s floor plan, create an advertisement of
their restaurant, prepare one dish that was listed on their menu, write
the recipe and list the ingredients of the food prepared, and bring in the food to
share with the class. A panel of judges sampled the food & voted on the best
overall restaurant created.
It was a very creative and interactive project that
involved reading, writing, speaking and listening in Italian. The best part by far was
the eating the final product! Molto Bene Ragazzi!
Italian 4 seniors in Jennifer
Conti’s class, participated in an
in-class
rally.
The
students
studied the effect consumerism
of regional festivals and national
holidays has on family life and
national culture. The students
prepared speeches and rally signs
with
messages
important topic.
about
this
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
Latin News
Students in Benjamin Brust’s Latin 1 class learned
Have your frescos and eat them too! The Latin Club
about Roman Theater. They wrote short Latin plays to act
held a fresco making session at its November
out and constructed masks in traditional Roman style to
meeting. Students learned about the ancient painting
wear during their plays.
technique in which the paint applied to fresh plaster
dries and becomes a part of the wall.
This method has preserved the beauty of some of the
finest works of Roman and Renaissance art for us to
enjoy, even today! The students applied this
technique to cookies, using frosting as "plaster" and
food coloring as "paint" to both make and eat their
creations! Well done!
Spanish
The Spanish Club has been meeting monthly since
September and focuses on Spanish language and culture.
The club officers create and run meetings that highlight a
variety of Hispanic events throughout the year. They recently
celebrated El Día de Los Muertos! They talked about its
history and significance and created "calaveras" (sugar
skulls) to celebrate!
The Spanish Honor Society has “adopted” 2 girls from
Mexico for Christmas. They are working with The Center For
Family Justice in Bridgeport to buy presents for these 2 girls (9 and 6 years old) who will be spending their first
Christmas in the U.S.A. The girls have never in their life received new presents. The students are very happy to
welcome them to their new home.
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
Students Interview Screenwriter, Mikko Alanne
Students in Laura McNaughton’s AP Spanish
Global Challenges and Science and Technology. The
classes had the unique opportunity to meet and
film exemplifies the real-world situations that AP
interview via Skype the screenwriter
Spanish students study and discuss in
of the film, The 33, Mikko Alanne, on
the target language. The chance to
Friday, November 20, 2015. The
interview the writer was thrilling.
movie premiered just one week prior
Mikko Alanne, a native of Finland and
and all students, as part of the
based in Los Angeles, is a screenwriter
curriculum, were required to see the
and documentary filmmaker. He spoke
film. The movie, starring Antonio
with the AP Spanish students for about
Banderas, tells the incredible true
an hour, giving insight into the writing
story of the thirty-three Chilean
process and details about the mine
miners trapped in, and ultimately
collapse and the miners themselves. We
rescued from, the San José mine.
are very grateful for his willingness to
They survived sixty-nine days 200
speak with us, as it provided an
stories below the earth, back in
authentic experience for students that
2010. Students in AP Spanish study
they will carry with them in the future.
six themes, two of which include
Trumbull High’s THeSpians Produced Two Fall Plays
The student run production of Charley’s Aunt
premiered in November. This Victorian-Era comedy
was fun for the whole family, as it follows two Oxford
students, Jack Chesney (Jack Leonard ‘16) and
Charley Wykeham (Colin McLevy ‘17), in their
attempts to woo Kitty Verdun (Cristina Catana ‘17)
and Amy Spettigue (Martha Hegley ‘16). Charley’s
Coming soon!
Aunt is visiting from Brazil and is meant to be a
chaperone at a lunch with the two couples, but when
March 17-20
she can’t make it, fellow Oxford student, Lord
Fancourt Babberly (Rob Long ‘16), is forced to
assume her role as Aunt and chaperone.
For more info: THSmusicals.com
James and the Giant Peach, the story of Roald
Dahl’s classic tale is faithfully told by James
himself and the insect characters: Miss Spider,
Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird
and Earthworm. James and the Giant Peach is a
great introduction for first-timers to the work
of the masterful Dahl. A student run theatrical
treat for children and adults performed in each
of the Trumbull elementary schools.
The cast of James and the Giant Peach at Booth Hill School
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
Peer Leaders Attend Summit with Lady Gaga
Eleven Peer Leaders, intervention specialist Bill Mecca,
and parent-chaperone, Marjorie Nusom, were invited
to attend the Emotion Revolution Summit at Yale on
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Saturday, October 24 .
Hosted at Yale University, the Summit featured youth
participants from around the country as well as special
guests, including Yale President, Peter Salovey, Yale
Center for Emotional Intelligence Director, Marc
Brackett, and Born This Way Foundation Co-Founders,
Cynthia Germanotta and Lady Gaga. The summit
provided a platform to unveil the findings of a
research study, as well as offering youth the
opportunity to share their ideas for creating improved
learning environments with key educators, academics,
and policy makers. A major goal of the summit is to
create momentum around the national social and
emotional learning (SEL) movement and to provide
youth and educators with the resources they need to accelerate positive changes in their schools and
communities.
http://ei.yale.edu/what-we-do/emotion-revolution/
More Than Sad Presentation at THS
As part of the Health Education curriculum, Trumbull High School’s counseling and support staff delivered the
More Than Sad: Teen Depression program to sophomores via their Physical Education (PE) classes on
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November 17 and 18 . More Than Sad was designed to be used as an educational tool to achieve several
specific goals:
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To educate high school students and other teens to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression
in themselves and others;
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To convey the de-stigmatizing notion that depression is an illness that, just like any other medical
illness, responds to specific treatments;
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To promote the importance and acceptability of seeking help for oneself or a friend; and
To demystify the treatment process by showing how teens can get help for depression, what
treatment involves and what it can achieve.
Should you have any concerns, additional resources are online:
www.trumbullps.org/ths/resources-for-parents
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
Student Entrepreneurs Learn From Local
Businesses
Students in teacher, Alana Tartaglia’s, Entrepreneurship
Class went on a field trip to Bright Ideas!, a market research
firm located in Trumbull. Leslie Pickup, the Market Research Manager at Bright Ideas, planned a comprehensive
day of qualitative research where students participated in a taste test as well as conducted focus groups. Students
were assigned roles such as "Moderator", "Market Researcher", "Recruiter", "Videographer", "Client", and
"Participant" and discussed each class' semester product. Each focus group was recorded for the students to
watch at a later date. Afterwards, the classes took a trip to Monroe McDonald's for lunch where they identified
some characteristics of a franchise business. It was an engaging, authentic learning experience for all!
Taste Testing
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Watching focus groups through 2 way mirror
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
THS School Counseling Department
School Counselors were excited to welcome all freshmen in the first
few weeks of the school year. During these meetings, freshmen were
oriented to the overall academic expectations, familiarized with how a
high school transcript works, and were shown how to log into their
Campus Portal and Naviance accounts. Students were also given the
opportunity to set goals for the year. School Counselors will also be
helping students assess their Learning Styles throughout the year,
when students have Health.
During the month of January, sophomores will have the opportunity to start thinking more deeply about possible
career paths as they participate in the Do What You Are assessment. Counselors help students interpret their
results and encourage them to utilize these results when thinking about selecting courses for junior year.
Junior year is the official kick off to planning for life after THS! On December 1, the School Counseling
Department held an evening program for students and parents to get the process underway. Information about
the college search and how to effectively manage it were presented. All juniors will be receiving an orientation to
the College and Career Center throughout the month of
Southern Connecticut College Fair
December to further break down information in a smaller setting.
We encourage all parents to set up an individual Post High
March 31, 4pm -8pm
School Planning Meeting with their child’s counselor to further
Webster Bank Arena
discuss next steps. Mark your calendar for the Southern
Connecticut College Fair to be held on Thursday, March 31 at
the Webster Bank Arena from 4-8 p.m.
ACT
SAT
Thanksgiving, over 60% of the
Test Dates
Test Dates
seniors had already applied to
February 6th
January 23rd
April 9th
March 2nd
June 11th
May 7th
Seniors are well on their way! By
college!
Counselors
have
been
available throughout the fall to
meet
with
students
in
senior
seminars and individually to ensure
that all students have a plan for
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their future. Counselors continue to meet with seniors to ensure that all
students have goals beyond graduation. A college planning workshop was held in September for parents, and a
Financial Aid Night was held in October. If you missed either of these events, they are available for viewing via the
Trumbull Community Television website.
In early February, we will have Teacher Recommendation Day. On this day, teachers will recommend courses for
next year for students in grades 9-11. Following Teacher Recommendation Day, counselors will be meeting with
students, individually, throughout February and March, during their homeroom period, to further discuss the
recommendations and plan electives for next year. All students will receive a Program of Studies in January and
should familiarize themselves with courses available prior to Teacher Recommendation Day. More detailed
information about the scheduling process will be emailed to parents in the spring.
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
College and Career Center News
We are very fortunate to have a new position within
with local organizations and companies, including at
the counseling department this year. Lisa Bevacqua
our local elementary schools, the Department of
has come on board in the position of College and
Energy and Environmental Protection, and Columbia
Career
Counselor,
enthusiastically working
with students in a new
capacity!
After
presenting
during
planning,
Marketing Professional at Alcone Marketing in Darien
she
Marketing and Technology at Gartner, Inc. in Stamford
was able to meet with
several
help
students
them
Chief Financial Officer at Norwalk Water
and
with
all
Engineers at Hampford Research in Stratford
aspects of their college
applications.
also
from
Sacred
Heart
University to meet with students, read college essays
and provide our seniors with
feedback before students sent
them
out
their
schools.
This new program
was very well received by our
students and we look forward
to doing it again next year!
Through our Job Shadowing
program, we’ve had students
shadow in their career area of
interest, including marketing
firms, occupational therapists, chemical engineers,
early elementary teachers and an array of medical
occupations at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Job
Shadow opportunities will continue to be made
available to students throughout the year.
In addition to Job Shadowing, we have several
students who are completing Career Internships
invited
several guest speakers
to our classes, delivering
presentations
on
Interview Skills, emerging
careers in Digital Media
and
Design,
Sports
Marketing, and the value
education.
Admissions
to
We’ve
of continuing with higher
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
We also
invited the Director of
Undergraduate
few.
Special Education Teacher at Frenchtown Elementary
Senior Seminars about
college
University, to name a
JOB SHADOWING THIS SEMESTER
Occupational Therapist at Daniels Farm School
These
speakers are bringing real work perspectives to the
classroom.
Starting in the second semester,
we will be hosting College and
Career Readiness Workshops to
assist students with their college
planning and career interests. We
kicked off the workshops on
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January 6 , when some recent
alumni came back and spoke to
our students about their college
experience and reflected on their
admissions experience. We’ll also
offer sessions on Exploring Majors
& Careers, Searching for Scholarships, Resume
Building, Time Management, Entering into the World
of Work and Starting College Applications.
As we enter into the second half of year, we’re
looking forward to offering more programming and
opportunities for our students!
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL
Winter
2015-2016
AP and College Credit STEM Offerings
Mathematics
Science
Agriscience and Biotechnology
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
ECE Agri Biotechnology
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
ECE Plant Science
AP Statistics
AP Physics 1 (New!)
ECE Animal Science
H ECE Elementary Discrete Mathematics
ECE Physics 1
ECE Equine Science
AP Computer Science A
AP Physics C
AP Computer Science Principles
AP ECE Environmental Science
AP and College Credit Humanities Offerings
English
Social Studies
AP English Language
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