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St. Bernard Class Night
Saint Bernard School Class of 2016 enjoyed celebrating a night of friendship and memories at a semi-formal event held at Grassmere Country Club on May 7. The evening included special tributes to their parents and teachers, dinner and dancing. The class will be graduating on Tuesday, June 14 at St. Bernard Church in Enfield.
Last Class to Graduate from Enrico Fermi By Linda Tishler Levinson
It’s graduation season throughout North Central Connecticut, but at Fermi High School in Enfield, this is a bittersweet occasion. When seniors at Fermi graduate this year, it will in essence be a graduation for the school itself. Beginning this fall, all of the town’s students in grades nine to 12 will attend
Enfield High School. “On June 23, 2016, Enrico Fermi High School will be hosting its final graduation ceremony. I have had the distinct honor to be able to serve as the school’s principal for 16 of these graduations,” Fermi Principal Paul Newton said. “I will have truly mixed feelings when the final graduation ceremony ends. On one hand, I am extremely excited for our
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current students in grades 9 – 11 and their families to be able to move into a brand new, state of the art, comprehensive high school,” Newton said. Built in 1971, the school was named for Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, who won the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on the artificial radioactivity pro-
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In fact, what better time than the occasion of The North Central News’ 14-year anniversary to roll out our most popular series of the year again our “Best Of Readers’ Poll”? That’s right, it was 14 years ago this month that local residents received the first-ever issue of The North Central News in their mailboxes. One of the main reasons for the subsequent pattern of growth - in addition to our talented, dedicated staff and our valued advertisers - is the involvement and input from our devoted readers. In short, we love to hear from you. And with our BEST OF series, it’s your opportunity to recognize the area businesses you know and love in a contest effectively run by the people they care most about: their customers! So take a few moments and fill out the ballot on page 2. There will be some great prizes randomly selected for those who do. Look for the announcement of all the winners - in our August edition. - Gary Carra, Publisher
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