25 November, 2024
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Former NBHS Associate Principal Damon Pearce Returns As Principal

At a special meeting on June 20, 2018, the Board of Education approved the Suffield Middle School Principal Damon Pearce as the next Principal of New Britain High School. Pearce returns after having been Associate Principal at NBHS from 2005-2014. Board of Education President Nicole Rodriguez (D) said that she is pleased that the process for selecting NBHS’s new […]

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NBHS Graduation: Salutatorian Manuel Rivas’s Commencement Speech

New Britain High School’s Class of 2018 Salutatorian Manuel Rivas, in his commencement speech at NBHS’s graduation ceremonies on June 19, 2018, encouraged his classmates to make a difference on some of the key issues of the day. “Think about our world, our country, and, honestly, our president,” Rivas said. “From deportation and separation of families, […]

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NBHS Graduation: Valedictorian Gabriella Roy’s Commencement Speech

New Britain High School’s 2018 Class Valedictorian, Gabriella Roy, attended Holmes Elementary School and HALS Academy before attending NBHS, excelling to the top of her class. Roy has been lauded by school officials for her academic accomplishments, but also for her involvement in sports and student clubs. Schools Superintendent Nancy Sarra said that Roy’s hard work and perseverance […]

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Board of Education to Vote on New Britain High School Principal

The Consolidated School District of New Britain has announced that there will be a special meeting of the Board of Education, June 20, 2018. The announcement says that the meeting is to, “vote on Superintendent Nancy Sarra’s recommendation for the next New Britain High School Principal.” The meeting is to be at 6:30pm at the […]

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Reported Stewart Veto Reverts Budget to Higher Taxes and Lower School Funding

Republican Mayor Erin Stewart has reportedly vetoed the city budget approved by the Democrats on the City Council that would have lowered her proposed tax increase and increased school funding. Under the City Charter rules, Stewart’s veto means that her original proposed budget takes affect as the official city budget instead of the budget approved […]

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100 Year Anniversary of Nathan Hale School and Apartments

One hundred years ago, the Nathan Hale Junior Hale School was built on Tremont Street. Over the years, generations of New Britain residents attended school in the historic building. On June 15, 2018, the one-hundredth anniversary of the building, now an apartment building, was celebrated by its residents and owners. Residents shared the outdoor event, […]

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