Spirol donates
scholarships
N. GROSVENORDALE — The Charitable Foundation of the Spirol International Corporation, headquartered in Dayville, will be donating 10 $1,000 scholarships for qualified families to help offset the cost of tuition for the 2020-21 school year at St. Joseph School. This latest philanthropic gift is the third in a series of recent donations from Spirol to help the SJS community over the past two years.
Spirol’s first donation to SJS came in the spring of 2018 when it gave a $25,000 grant for the purchase of iPads for students in Grades 4-8. The school was able to expand that program earlier this year to also include students in Grade 3.
“Words cannot adequately describe my sincerest gratitude to our friends at Spirol for providing tuition assistance to families in need,” said Principal David Sizemore.
“Unfortunately, we live in a time where many Catholic elementary schools are struggling to keep their doors open due to rising costs, so having a partner like Spirol to help us continue our long legacy of providing a quality, faith-based education in a caring, respectful, and nurturing environment is absolutely essential to our future.”
“I cannot thank Spirol International enough for their generous donation to fund our iPad program,” said Rick Lepore, director of Technology at SJS. “The iPad program here at SJS has been a blessing to the development of our students’ ever building knowledge of technology. It is great preparation for them in their future education.”
During the summer of 2019, Spirol awarded SJS an additional grant of $30,000 in order to refurbish a classroom space into a new Learning Center.
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The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Feb. 3
Tysone Alexander Hill, 21, homeless; two counts of second-degree failure to appear.
Feb. 4
Danny Johnson, 38, East Putnam Road, Putnam; operating under the influence, failure to maintain lane.
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POMFRET — Pomfret School students named to the Fall Head of School Scholar Honors include:
Meredith Bergendahl of Pomfret Center (2023)
Thomas Bergendahl of Pomfret Center (2020)
Grace Bullied of Pomfret (2022)
Maya Bullied of Pomfret (2023)
Isabella Canavan of Pomfret Center (2022)
Jessica Farrell of Woodstock (2020)
Caroline Labbe of Pomfret Center (2020)
Vivien Mark of Woodstock (2020)
Blake Zahansky of Pomfret Center (2021)
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Four Honored
Four students at Marianapolis Prep School were honored at the annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Clockwise from top left: Hanrahan's photograph “Why Not?”; Lundt's digital photo “Conflict Within”; Mueller's “Euphoria” and Tourtellotte's “Dreaming of Memories” in the area of mixed media.
THOMPSON — Four Marianapolis students have recently been honored at the annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards.
Alison Tourtellotte ’21 (Putnam) won a gold key for her artwork “Dreaming of Memories” in the area of mixed media; Michael Hanrahan ’20 (Thompson) won a silver key for his photograph “Why Not?”; Evan Lundt ’21 (Woodstock) won an honorable mention for his digital photo “Conflict Within”; Lily Mueller ’22 (Webster) won an honorable mention for her artwork “Euphoria” in the area of drawing & illustration.
As a gold key winning piece, Tourtellotte’s work will automatically advance to national judging. Her artwork will be looked at by renowned creative professionals and evaluated in comparison to gold key winners from all around the country. If she receives recognition at this level she will be given a certificate and medal, as well as be considered for national exhibition, publication, and scholarship opportunities.
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