Volume 12, Number 15
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Flanders School marks 50th anniversary By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Flanders Elementary School held a celebration for the school’s 50th Anniversary. Students from each grade dressed up and performed an act representing a different decade the school has been open. | Pete Paguaga, Record-Journal
Louis Fabri spent more than 20 years at Flanders School as its first principal. On April 6, the 89-year-old returned to “I felt I was very lucky, forthe elementary school for its tunate to be selected as the first principal of Flanders,” 50th anniversary. he said. Former students, parents, He praised his staff along school officials and politiwith “great students who cal leaders packed the gym wanted to learn” and “wonfor presentations from each derful, caring parents.” grade level on the history of the school. When parents wanted a new playground for the Victoria A Record-Journal article from 1967 listed Fabri among Drive school, Fabri said 25 men got together, gathered
School nurses have anti-overdose drug By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Equipping school nurses with an overdose reversal drug is a good precautionary step, according to a town councilor who has been vocal about the need for strong measures to stop drug use.
in early February, Victoria Triano urged town officials to consider stronger measures, such as more frequent use of drug-sniffing dogs and random locker searches at Southington High School. She feels the town needs to acknowledge the problem and “get serious” about keeping drugs away from children. Later that month, Superintendent See School, A11
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other dignitaries at the school dedication ceremony. Last week, Fabri recalled the excitement over a new school and a chance to innovate with curriculum and teaching methods.
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Trish Kenefick, a DePaolo Middle School teacher, started her career at Flanders in 1967. She said Fabri encouraged staff to try new teaching methods. The school also offered sports. “I was in charge of the See Flanders, A10
elected and appointed officials to meet with Sciota within 30 days of their election or appointment to review the ethics ordinance. In addition, the proposal calls for elected officials and town department heads to file with Sciota a statement of assets that might conflict with the office they hold.
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
A proposed change in the ethics code giving Town Attorney Mark Sciota a larger role in examining possible conflicts of interest will have a public hearing on May 8. The Town Council agreed recently to hold a public hearing on code changes that would require newly
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“They would finance the whole thing and finish it in two days,” Fabri said. “In two days, Saturday and Sunday, they put up that playground. When the kids came on Monday it was all set.”
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equipment and material, and asked if they could build a new playground themselves.