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Ratcliffe Hicks Speech and Essay Contest Thursday, May 23rd 7pm

The contest is a Meriden tradition over 100 years old that celebrates the spoken and written word. Finalists will be competing for cash prizes and judged by members of the community. Those competing put in many hours of hard work writing and memorizing their works and it all comes down to this one night. Come support your friends and classmates.

Meriden Awarded Nellie Mae Foundation Grant

We are thrilled to announce that the Meriden Public Schools has received a 20-month - $450,000 grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to help redesign our high school learning environments! Meriden was selected as one of seven districts in New England through this highly competitive grant process. Together, we will be working to create blended learning environments that embrace online, student-centered and experiential learning. This highly prestigious award recognizes the commitment and dedication of our high school staffs, district leaders, and supportive Board of Education. http://www.meridenk12.org/Schools/High_Schools/Student-Centered-Learning/

Project Excel Underclass Award Winners

Please join Project Excel/Dollars for Scholars in honoring the following students as Platt High School's Project Excel Underclass Award winners! Yuandaline Acevedo, Jacika Aka, Elijah Castillo, Noah Concepcion, Jose Franco, Brianna Sheftel, Jeremy Demers, Samantha Raffles, Laura Zesk, Ashley Rios, Meilenys Rios-Velazquez. The award ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 11th at 7pm in the PHS Media Center.

Attention Seniors - Scholarship Opportunities

We have some GREAT news! The list of available scholarships keeps growing. Please visit the following link to the Platt website for scholarship information... http://www.platths.com/Information/Scholarships. There are thousands of dollars available to college bound seniors. Apply for some now!

HDFS Wins Top Prize at UCONN

On April 1st, the HDFS program traveled to UCONN for the Annual Family Studies Conference and Research Presentation. Platt HDFS was awarded first place in the Research Poster Presentation! Winning Poster Group member are Alyssa Daniels, Nafiz Mustaqim and Aidan Messier. Their project, entitled "Social Buterfly" was a study on the effects of social media on individual, family, and work relationships.

Great Results from the Youth and Government State Convention!

Ahmad Hamdan was elected as the Speaker of the House. Ryan Halligan, Mary Hettrick, and Jackie Townsend won best bill awards. Tessa Pedevillano won best written bill award. James Rolstone won best debater. Reiham Barmo, James Rolstone, Nafiz Mustaqim, Tessa Pedevillano and Ben Palazzo all had their bills signed into law by the Youth Governor. Ryan Halligan and Mary Hettrick's amendment to the Connecticut Constitution was voted in favor of by referendum. Our students did an amazing job!

Mrs. Van Fleet : 2012 - 2013 Meriden Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Van Fleet's accomplishments are truly an inspiration for all students and teachers. Please join the Platt family in congratulating Mrs. Van Fleet on this very prestigious and well-deserved award! Read more about Mrs. Van Fleet, Meriden Teacher of the Year »