February Newsletter

On Saturday, January 31st, the Cromwell Boys and Girls Indoor Track and Field teams won the Shoreline Conference. For the Boys Indoor Track team this is their 3rd Indoor title in a row. Whereas for the Girls Indoor Track team is is their first ever Shoreline title. Special shout out to Nassyr Andrade, Boys First Team All Conference and Co-Male MVP and Taylor Mooney, Girls First Team All Conference , Overall MVP, Female MVP and Track MVP. In addition, Joe Asmus was named Shoreline Boys and Girls Coach of the Year!

Congratulations to all!

The following students participated in the Northern Region Music Festival on January 16th and 17th.

Mixed Choir - Peighton Falcigno, Matthew Fiske, and Charlie Mandigo

Band - Ryan Farrar (not pictured)

Tickets for Grease go on sale February 6th! Join us on March 6th, 7th, and 8th for a night of nonstop singing and dancing! Buy your tickets with the information on the poster!

Student of the month is earned by students who exceed expectations that are aligned with one of our demeanors and dispositions outlined in the Vision of the Graduate. For the month of January we are recognizing the following students:

· For Communication: Cole Dolbeare, Margaret Keithan and Gianmarco Garcia Ferrara

· For Collaboration: Yadeliz Perez and Elma Korkutovic

· For Innovation: Emma O'Neill and Raven Thiede

· For Perseverance: Annaliese "Poppy" Dobson and Jackson McNally

· For Compassion and Empathy: Luke Saponare, Daniella Spaniotis, Olivia Cloutier and Austin Testea

Photos are still being collected for the Senior Video. Please submit photos from the following years:

• Baby (of your child)
• ECS / WIS / CMS / CHS

Group photos work best for the school years to incorporate as many students as possible. Please send photos to Mrs. Sarah Turner (senior activities advisor) sturner@cromwell.k12.ct.us or Ms. Krista Shaw (yearbook advisor) kshaw@cromwell.k12.ct.us.

Please submit photos by February 14th.

The Cromwell Career Center is your go-to resource for college and career success!

Open during periods 3–8, the Career Center offers students personalized support with résumé writing, interview preparation, scholarship applications, part-time job searches, and college and career planning.

Throughout the month of February, students are also invited to attend our Thursday Advisory Speaker Series, featuring professionals from a variety of fields, including a veterinarian who will discuss careers in animal health and medicine, a real estate agent sharing insights into property, finance, and entrepreneurship, and a psychologist exploring careers in mental health and human services.

For more information or to schedule time in the Career Center, students should see Kristine Vincent, School-to-Career Coordinator.

The CHS winter dance team will be performing at the following basketball halftimes:

• February 3, 2026
• February 6, 2026
• February 20, 2026 (The CHS Dance Team and Girls' Basketball team senior night ceremony will take place at this game)

Come check out a performance as we have one final choreography to debut!

Enjoy the home games on Friday, February 6th and Monday, February 16th!

All proceeds will benefit the CHS Boys and Girls Basketball Players

Pictured below: Taylor Mooney, Bryanna Marfella, Natalie Szwez, Ayana Bennett, Brianna Jones, Ellie Pramuka and Kennadi Marchese

Pictured below: Sophia Rodriguez, Margaret Keithan, Viktoria Mniuch, Sophia Scherer and Jenelis Viera

Girls All Conference Honorable Mention goes to: Payton Campbell

Boys First Team All Conference

Congratulations to: Nassyr Andrade

Boys Second Team All Conference

Pictured below: Rafael Mendez (Field MVP) Kason Lamb, Luke Glynn, Jack Tibball, Julien Strachan and Patrick Monahan

Boys Honorable Mention geos to: Dante Marfella, Isaiah Mason, Abdairahman "Bodah" Mahmoud, Jason Lin and Ryan Augustin

CHS has high expectations for our student athletes and those in the music and drama programs. In order to maintain eligibility:

• Students must have no quarter grade below a 65
• 75 average unweighted in all classes

We have raised the academic expectations of our students participating in extracurricular activities. The attached document outlines the changes and clearly communicates our eligibility criteria.

The breakfast and lunch prices for the next school year will be as followed:

• Breakfast at CHS will be $2.05

• Lunch at CHS will be $3.30

Arrival: All students will use the main entrance in the morning. Parent drop off will continue to be located at the band/gymnasium entrance and students will walk to the main entrance. We will lock the main entrance doors at the first bell, 7:40 AM. Students arriving via the bus will be dropped off at the main entrance. We are encouraging families to factor in time for traffic. Parent drop off is not permitted in front of the main entrance between 7 AM and 7:45 AM.

Dismissal: CHS will have one wave of buses to accommodate the new middle school. Families picking up their children should park in front of the band entrance. Please do not park on the main road as it is an emergency access road.

All students and staff have assigned parking at CHS. Visitor spots are in front of the main entrance and clearly labeled "visitor". Please use these locations to park when visiting while school is in session.

All students have one to one devices. If the student’s device is lost or broken, the student must report this to the tech help desk in the Library Media Center. Prior to the start of the school year, students can reach out to the high school and set up an appointment to get their Chromebook fixed.

• During school hours: students should report to the Library Media Center and complete a tech ticket.

• After school hours: send an email to the Tech Support team at techsupport@cromwell.k12.ct.us. Please provide a detailed message with your contact information (after school hours applies to students in quarantine as well as during summer break).