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Some 875 students were headed back to Beecher Road School this week for the start of the 2023-24 school year. Many of the faces and spaces will be familiar to them, as the teacher turnover was minor this year, compared to the last few years.But the district is adding an assistant principal to help


Albany, NY - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) announces its Spring Dean’s List recipients. There were 275 students named to this honor for Spring 2023, which is awarded to full-time students who have successfully completed their coursework with a semester grade point average
![Woodbridge Student Recognized as Winner in the 18th eesmarts™ Student Contest]()
![Woodbridge Student Recognized as Winner in the 18th eesmarts™ Student Contest]()
Woodbridge student Mordecai Abraham was recently honored as a winner in the 18thAnnual eesmarts™ Student Contest. Presented by Energize Connecticut℠ Sponsors Eversource and Avangrid, Inc. subsidiaries, United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, the eesmarts Student


Students from Woodbridge have achieved academic success at universities across the country. In the spring 2023 semester, students were named to the dean's list, president's list, and graduated summa cum laude.


On April 28, 2023, two students from each school in the Amity Regional School District No. 5 were chosen to receive the South Central Area Superintendents’ Association (SCASA) Award Recognition Program for the school year. Based on the following leadership skills and the following criteria
![Woodbridge Resident Frederick Miller Completes Intensive Research Project]()
![Woodbridge Resident Frederick Miller Completes Intensive Research Project]()
Frederick Miller, a member of the class of 2023 majoring in Data Science and Mathematical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), recently completed a senior thesis that is required of all graduating seniors as part of the university’s distinctive project-based educational experience.


Beth Heller presented a Woodbridge citation to Bethany resident Pua Ford who has been the Coordinator of the Woodbridge Government Access TV since 2003 and is retiring this month. Pua has kept Town government accessible and transparent to all Woodbridge residents.
![Jude Arnott Awarded Jim Sawyer Scholarship]()
![Jude Arnott Awarded Jim Sawyer Scholarship]()
Jude Arnott of Bethany, CT was awarded the Jim Sawyer Scholarship by Montserrat College of Art this spring despite the postponement of the annual Student Showcase Ceremony until next fall. Arnott is a member of Montserrat’s class of 2026.Montserrat’s Student Showcase recognizes and honors


On April 28, 2023, two students from each school in the Amity Regional School District No. 5 were chosen to receive the South Central Area Superintendents’ Association (SCASA) Award Recognition Program for the school year. Based on the following leadership skills and the following criteria the


Ephemia Nicolakis of Woodbridge, CT was inducted into Quinnipiac University’s chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association’s official honor society, during a recent ceremony. To be eligible for induction, students must complete 60 semester credit-hours; have a minimum overall