A Message from the Superintendent

As we step into the 2025–2026 school year, my second as your superintendent, I am both proud of the progress we’ve made together and excited for the road ahead. Building upon our strong foundation of academic excellence, student well-being, and innovative teaching and learning will remain our focus. My commitment remains simple but unwavering: to ensure that every student in our care thrives.Kindness MattersEvery student and staff member deserves to learn and work in a safe and supportive environment. This priority is shared by our Board of Education and is my most important charge as superintendent. This year, we are taking an intentional step forward by introducing a “Kindness Statement” into every school handbook.

Kindness Matters

We are happy to report on another year of successful projects funded by the Meghan Voisine Kindness Matters Grants. Students, teachers and youth organizations applied for grants in the Fall of 2024.

Young Dancer to Compete in Belgium

Photo provided by the family Thea Cosgrove with dance award and invitation. Thea Cosgrove is an impressive young woman. She is poised, articulate, and focused. A junior at Suffield High School, with a strong program there, she has an even stronger demand on her time and energy outside of school. Every afternoon she leaves SHS and goes to a local dance studio, where she trains until 10:00 or even later.

A Perfect Day for Golf and Memories

Many described it as the perfect day for golf. The weather was superb as eighteen teams, and more than ninety players, participated in the 34 Annual Glenn T. Packard Golf tournament.

Senior Center & Mini Bus News

LunchesLunches are $6 and include tea, a cold beverage, and dessert. Please make reservations by noon the day prior. Please bring your own container for leftovers. Menu is subject to change.Tuesday September 2: Two hot dogs, baked beans, corn on the cobWednesday, September 3: Chicken cordon bleu, roasted carrots, Caesar saladThursday, September 4: Ham, egg, cheese casserole, oven roasted potatoes, corn muffinTuesday September 9: Sweet and sour meatballs over rice, toasted pitaWednesday, September 10: Meatloaf with mashed potatoes covered in gravy, vegetableThursday September 11: Million-dollar ravioli casserole,lemon parmesan salad, bread and butterTuesday, September 16: Tomato soup, grilled cheese, chipsWednesday, September 17: Chicken pot pie, cucumber salad, roll and butterThursday, September 18: Stuffed pepper, tossed salad, rye breadTuesday, September 23: Pepperoni pizza Sloppy Joe on a roll, carrot, celery, and cucumbers with dipWednesday, September 24: Hawaiian baked Huli Huli chicken, Hawaiian macaroni salad, bread and butterThurday, September 25: Baked kielbasa, sauerkraut, baked potato, roll and butterTuesday, September 30: Caesar Salad with crispy chicken, roll and butter

Mini-Bus TripsMini Bus trips require 5 passengers and are weather permitting. Reservations for September trips will open on August 20.

Book Review

The Safekeep is in some ways a historical novel–in other ways, and more important ways, an exploration of the kind of damage that wartime experiences can have on those who were children at the time.

Suffield Arts Council Exhibit at KML

The Pinney Gallery of the Kent Memorial Library in Suffield will feature a collection of work by a fine artist and teacher from East Granby, Lori Rapuano.

$6,000 Matching Grant Announced!

Sustainable CT has offered up to $6,000 in a 1:1 crowdgranting match to $6,000 Matching Grant Announced!