High Road High Points

HIGH ROAD
SCHOOL
17 NORTH
AVENUE
NORWALK CT
203-840-1030
High Road High Points
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Autumnal Fun!
Tyllis brings his grim
reaper to class, while Ms.
Zeilski is a black, but
friendly cat, and Sal
scares everyone as a
dead pirate!
Lollipop ghosts
were made by the
students in Ms.
Leary’s class. Here
Clayton and Michael display
them– quickly–
before they are
eaten!
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According
to the
Huffington
Post,
Americans
spend over
$5 billion
a year
celebrating
this holiday that has been called
strange by our friends in
Europe and around the
world. And yet, Halloween, or as it was originally
called, Samhain
(pronounced sow-in) began
in the European area.
Samhain (Halloween) is an
ancient festival held at the
end of the Celtic year and
marked a time when the
days were getting shorter
and darker. Over hundreds
of years many different
societies exerted their influence over this holiday.
Some believed that Halloween was the eve of the
Day of the Dead, where the
‘curtain’ between the world
of the living and the world
of the dead opened just
enough to have some connection between the two.
Trick or treating is
thought by many to have
come about because the
ghosts liked to play tricks
on the living at this time of
year- in asking for treats,
the sweetness of them is
thought to ward off any
ghosts who may be up to
mischief!
At High Road School,
many students came in the
most creative costumes and
a happy day was had by all.
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Autumn is Football!
Keeping a healthy body as
well as a healthy mind is an
important part of the High
Road School experience.
Here, Freshman Tyrique, is
captured in a photo after his
freshman football game for
Brian McMahon. The Senators played Ludlow High
School from Fairfield. Tyrique impressed his teachers,
Mr. Schonberg, Ms. Zeilski,
and Ms. Jay with his ability
on the field as both safety
and running back.
CHEERS FOR TYRIQUE!
High Road is
proud of
Tyrique!
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Is Chess a Game or a Sport?
Chess is considered both a
game and a sport— and a
challenge as both game and
sport. Mr. Harris has been
teaching his students chess
and his students are proving that they can learn
quickly! Mr. Harris and
Mr. Cook have to use all of
their strategies and critical
Mr. Harris and
student Tyler
are involved in
a competitive
game of chess.
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ROAD
HIGH
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thinking skills to be worthy
opponents to their students!
Have you played chess today?
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Fun Friday….Fun Friday….Fun Friday...Fun Friday
Clayton &
Andres are
deep in
concentra-
“To ca tch the rea der's a tte nti on, place an in te res ting s en tence or qu ote fr om the s t ory her e.”
A happy group heads to Sports Center
for an afternoon of games.
Fun Friday is a day to celebrate and assimilate all the hard work students have done during the week. For all
students who are on Level Blue or Level Gold, there are field trips, luncheons, or pizza at school. Students on other
levels work to earn the privileges of blue.
Fun Friday trips have included sculling on the Norwalk River, trips to
the Westport Theater for a matinee, visits to our local Maritime
Museum, a day at the cinema and
more. One trip in the planning is a
visit to the many beautiful WPA
murals– painted during the depression– and hanging now in various
municipal buildings around Norwalk. Norwalk is proud to display
these historical treasures and we at
the High Road School are looking
forward to viewing them all.
What is a Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday like here
at High Road? They too are fun as
students explore academic challenges, practice academic skills, and
push themselves to move even
further forward on their path to-
Transition News
Getting students ready for life after
high school is an exciting adventure
that is always in process at High
Road School. Whether it is etiquette classes, visiting colleges,
interning at jobs, learning study
skills, or exploring options, High
Road students graduate ready to
face the challenges that post school
in a difficult economy can bring.
wards scholarship. Each day
begins with a
journal followed by four 20 minute
rotations in Language Arts and then
four rotations in Math. Students
then study their particular science
or social studies’ curriculum. Then
there are projects, culinary, greenhouse, pet center– and lots of
laughter and love.
Tyler & Deziree listen as Mr. Chagnon talks about the courses that
interest them.
Recently, Tyler and Deziree
visited Norwalk Community
College in order to explore
their criminal justice and accounting programs. Both students were impressed with the
educational opportunities available to them at NCC.
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More on Transition….
Jakari has just completed his cashier
training for Goodwill
industries and will
begin his paying job
next week.
Though Deziree’s long term goals include a career in criminal justice;
for now we congratulate her for earning a paying position at one of
the most popular shoe stores in Bridgeport!
Our transition students know the discipline and learning
it takes to impress employers and to find jobs that they
love. Part of the transition program is our etiquette
Peter has been doing another
internship with his beloved
animals. He has been working weekly with “Dog Gone
Smart” in Norwalk, CT. Peter hopes to work eventually
with large zoo animals. His
training with the smaller animals has been helpful in getting successfully to his goal.
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on
Anny and Ms. Zeilski, our culinary teacher, show the High Road simple but elegant
culinary motto:
Love People, Cook Yummy Food
Sal seems to agree with
the culinary motto!
Have You Met All of Us? Here is the BEST education team in
the state. High Road School teachers are devoted to their work
and to your children.
Mr. Cruz
Mr. Harris
Mr. Cook
Mr. Henriquez
Mr. M
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Ms. Thompson
Ms. Grace
Mr. Healy
Ms.
Cole
man
Ms. Zeilski
Ms. Bonini
Mr. Rivera
Ms. Leary
Ms. Jay
Mr. Barrett
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NOTE: Unfortunately 3 teachers were left off of our team page. Sadly, no photos were available at time of printing. Ms. Evans, Mr. Schonberg, and Ms.
Plumber. We’ll met them next month.
Anny, Ms. Thompson, Ernie Tree Frog, Dior,
Daniel, Victor all work and learn in the High Road
School Pet Center.