Martial pg 10 11-14-13

PUTNAM — The following students were promoted at the October Graduation 2013 at Mike Bogdanski’s and Kristin Duethorn’s Quest Martial Arts.
Tiger Belt
Gabe Bourget
Tessa Sheldon
Orange Tiger
Diezel LaPierre
Orange Dragon
Alec Nunes
Quentin Paterson
Thatcher Paterson
Blue Dragon
Evelyn Young
Yellow
Joshua Bonin
Mateusz Chojnicki
Grace Colangelo
Alec Rawson
Isabella Selmecki
Isabel Vergoni
Aidan Bain
Autumn Taylor
Child Blue
Sadie Bergeron
Ian Stone
Blue/Green
Emma Rainville
Dakota Ryley
Travis Ryley
Green/White
Arianna Garnsey
Connor Dunkley
Green/Black
Connor Taylor
Red/White
Seth Dootson
Red Black
Coby Babbitt
Adult Orange
Joe Andujar
Paul Boisvert
Zoe Manfredi
Korenza Manfredi
Gary Powell
April Ullrich
2 Stripe Blue
Laura Graves
1 Stripe Blue
Hayley Cutler
Logan Donohue
Colby Johndrow
Frederick Ullrich
3 Stripe Green
Cameron Driscoll
Kevin Filchak
Yves Geyer
Michael McKeon

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Meeting pg 10 11-14-13


Meeting Fans
Former Boston Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield, center, met a large contingent of Northeastern Connecticut fans at the YMCA Champions Celebration event in Hartford.  Wakefield was the featured speaker at the event that drew a crowd of more than 500 people. Courtesy photo.

Presenter pg 10 11-14-13


Presenter
Martial arts Master Mike Bogdanski, co-owner of Quest martial arts of Putnam recently presented several anti bully workshops at Dr. Helen Baldwin school and Eastford school.  His program is called HERO, help everyone respect others.  Master Bogdanski is an anti bully activist and internationally acclaimed anti bully speaker.

Recognized pg 10 11-14-13

Recognized
PUTNAM --- The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) announced that the Putnam Board of Education has earned CABE Board of Distinction Award. This year marks the fourth year in a row that the Putnam Board of Education has earned this recognition by CABE. This year the Putnam Board of Education earned the award at a Level II ranking. In order to be selected for the award at this level, the Board of Education had to meet a strict standard of 20 criteria in 5 different categories. These categories include Board Leadership/Student Achievement, Board Member Professional Development, Policy, Community Relations and Related Organizational Leadership. This year’s CABE Board of Distinction Award recognizes the Putnam’s Board of Education continuing effort in maintaining high standards and advocating for all students. The award will be presented by the Connecticut Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor at the annual CABE/CAPSS convention on November 15th .
In addition, the Putnam Public School District was awarded two Communications Awards in the CABE 2013 Award of Excellence for Educational Communications contest. Putnam received an Honorable Mention for a brochure entitled Transition to Kindergarten and an additional Honorable Mention for a pamphlet for Early Childhood Screening. These publications will be displayed at the CABE/CAPSS convention in November.

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