Assistant

principal

hired at PHS

PUTNAM — The Putnam Board of Education recently named Suzanne Sansoucy as the new assistant principal of Putnam High School. Sansoucy will replace Mrs. Vetrovec in the position.  Vetrovec was appointed to the position of principal at Putnam High School on the retirement of Mr. Ptaszynski effective July 1, 2015. 

Sansoucy was chosen from a large field of candidates.    A search committee, made up of a Board of Education member, administrators, teaching staff, a paraprofessional and a parent, interviewed eight qualified candidates.  After two rounds of interviews, the committee narrowed the field to three finalists.  Each finalist was then interviewed by Superintendent William Hull. These three finalists were then forwarded to the Board of Education.   The Board of Education met with the candidates choosing Sansoucy unanimously.

Currently Sansoucy is a guidance counselor at the Norwich Free Academy, serving in this role since 2005.

She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UConn and a master’s degree in school counseling from Southern Connecticut State University.

She has recently received her administrator’s certification from Sacred Heart University.  Superintendent Hull said “Sansoucy emerged from an extremely strong field of candidates. We are thrilled to have Suzanne join the Putnam Family. She comes to Putnam highly recommended. She will help us maintain and advance excellence in the district.”

 

 

HARTFORD – A proposal introduced by Rep. Mike Alberts (R-Woodstock) extending state liquor laws to Connecticut’s farm winery industry passed the House of Representatives May 18 as part of a larger legislative package.

Alberts’ concept would allow farm wineries to sell brandy made from fruit harvested on premises but distilled off premises. Farm wineries would be able to make a profit off their product and residents or tourists looking to try local brandies will bring additional traffic to communities that house such farms.

“Something as simple as this provision of this amendment, which is something that farm winery permittees can’t do today, will go a long way to make sure that our farm wineries can compete with other enterprises across the northeast,” Rep. Alberts said.

The bill, including his proposal, was approved by the Senate on May 6 and will now be sent to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.

 

PUTNAM — Putnam High School has been named to U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best High Schools. The magazine annually ranks high schools across the United States.     This year, the rankings included 29,070 schools from across the country and 193 Connecticut High Schools.   Schools were rated on school performance on state assessments (math and reading), college readiness of students, as well as student/teacher ratio.

Putnam High School ranked 44th  when measured against Connecticut high  schools  and  ranked  2007th   against  high  schools  nation-wide. The  magazine awarded silver medal status to Putnam High School.   Only 13 percent of all high schools across the country were awarded silver or gold medal status.

Superintendent William Hull said, “This is just affirmation of the hard work of the staff of the entire district and our students.   It speaks volume of the culture of learning that is at Putnam High School.  It also demonstrates the support that the school system receives in the community as well as the collaboration between the Board of Education, staff, families and the town.  We are proud to be recognized nationally for the great work being done in the district.”