Stand Out Senior Profile on WFSB News
On June 13th WFSB Channel 3
profiled Kayla Robles in their "Stand Out Seniors" segment.
Video footage will be available at www.wfsb.com.
Track Stars Win Big at the State Open!
It was a warm windy day yesterday at Willowbrook Park in
New Britain, Connecticut. Chelsea Garlock placed 8th in the 300 Hurdles
with a time of 47.53 seconds. Amanda Prescott placed 5th in the High Jump
with a jump of 5’2”, and 6th in the Triple Jump with a jump
of 35’ 3”. Kevin Downing placed 2nd in the 100 meters run with
a time of 10.70 seconds, and 2nd in the 200 meters with a time of 21.68
seconds.
Amanda and Kevin will compete at the New England Track Tournament this
Saturday at Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine.
Hicks Speaking and Writing Results
The Hicks' Speech Winners:
1st Place: Rebecca Zajac "Limbo"; 2nd Place: Michelle Virshup "The
Blame Game"; 3rd Place: Brittany Rogers "A Concatenation of
Personal Experiences Having Nothing to do With Politics but Everything
to do
with Old People and the Growth of Relationships, Etc."; 4th Place:
Julie Szymaszek "Nobody Goes to
Jail, Karen, Unless They Want To"
Essay Winners:
1st Place: Rebecca Zajac "The Bus of Judgment";
2nd Place: Julie Szymaszek "Luca Brasi Sleeps With The Fishes";
3rd Place: Katherine Moore "Flip-Flops: Fashionable Footwear
or Sandals of Satan?" 4th Place: Michelle Virshup "The
Business of Caring"
National Honor Society Announces New Members
The Platt High School National Honor Society held a
formal induction ceremony on Tuesday, May 20th at
7pm in the school's library.
Click here to
view the list of new members.
Athletic Hall of Fame New Inductees
The Orville H. Platt High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has
announced its list of inductees for 2008. This year’s selections
include: Bill Miller ’63, Keith Kawecki ’69, Brian Hanley ’79,
Karen Signor Pappas ’84, Jason Carino ’91, April McQuillar ’92,
and the 1986 State Championship Baseball Team.
Platt Goes Green With City's Cleaning Pilot Project.
Platt High School is the first city school to go green with all it's
cleaning products. Click here to
read more about the Green Pilot Project at Platt.
Platt Music Students Receive All-State Honors
Platt seniors Jessica Stanley and Suzanne Amaral, along with junior
Andrew Gadwah, have been selected to participate in the 2008 All-State
music festival April 3, 4, and 5 at the Connecticut Convention Center
in Hartford. Jessica was selected as a euphonium player, while Suzie
and Andrew
were selected as vocalists. This selection is the culmination of
a months-long intensive audition process. All-state musicians generally
represent the
top one-half of one percent of all high school musicians state-wide.
Congratulations to Jessica, Suzie, and Andrew for their accomplishment.
Youth and Government Receives High Marks at State Convention
The Youth and Government Convention this past weekend was a great success
for democracy. Kelly McDonough won best debater, and Kelly and Julie Szymaszek
were the runners up in the Youth and Law program. Julie also co-authored
a bill with Maloney’s Peter Mills on Universal Health Care that Connecticut’s
State Legislature is going to use as a model. The Meriden Delegation also
took three out of the five elected positions for next years convention.
Congratulations to all the Pro Tem’s, Senators, Reps, Governor’s
Advisors, Clerks, and Delegates.
Read about more Platt High School Achievements
