The Student of the Month program is sponsored by Bethel Rotary Club.
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2021: A year in review (Part I)
January On Jan. 4, the Bethel selectmen voted in favor of procedural policies for the Recreation Board with an amendment to a rule regarding conflict of interest. They removed the word “developer” so a planning board member could be involved with a project development and still vote on the matter. The first baby to be […]
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Student of the month talks about civil rights, think tanks, and novels
BETHEL — When Telstar and the Rotary Club awarded freshman Gabrielle Thompson student of the month for October, they praised her as being a quiet leader. But Thompson contributes to the role in more ways than detailed in the write-up. To start, she’s been playing soccer since second grade, playing defense. She plays for Telstar […]
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Telstar senior shares perspective on success
BETHEL — As a kid, senior Nicole Cox had broken many bones. Now she’s taken that rough patch and turned it into a potential career choice. She wants to study radiology come college. “I had a lot of broken bones when I was a kid, and I just thought it was really cool how they […]
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Telstar Sophomore excelling beyond academics
BETHEL — Madison Gingras, a sophomore at Telstar High School, has been dancing since she was 3 years old, starting with jazz and then eventually leading into lyrical, musical theater, hip hop, as well as dabbling in tap, ballet, clogging, and acrobatics. “Hip-hop is upbeat, gives you a lot of adrenaline and energy. In lyrical […]
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New SAD 44 director of Special Services, Jeanne Cordeiro
REGION — Being the Director of Special Services for SAD 44 is a rewarding job, exclaims Jeanne Cordeiro. “I think for me, any kid that makes progress, whether I worked with them in the past directly, or in my role now as a Director, when I see kids making gains, I feel good,” says Cordeiro. […]
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For 35 Telstar graduates, life commences
REGION — As friends and family gathered Friday to celebrate Telstar High School’s Class of 2021, valedictorian Shelby Thorman told classmates, “This is the beginning of our independence. It’s time to make our mark on the world.” Thorman also reminded her class to think of their senior year when the life gets challenging. “Remember even […]
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Telstar High School graduates 35
As friends and family gathered Friday to celebrate Telstar High School’s Class of 2021, valedictorian Shelby Thorman told classmates, “This is the beginning of our independence. It’s time to make our mark on the world.” In all, 35 seniors received diplomas in the ceremony, which wrapped up in just under an hour. Salutatorian Max Kruse […]
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Panelists impressed by TFA presentation
REGION — On Wednesday and Thursday of last week the Telstar Freshman Academy (TFA) presented their final projects to teachers and other members of the community in a think tank panel forum. The final projects wrapped up the TFA’s unit on innovation, collaboration and communication. The goal of the projects was to have students come […]
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Telstar dean talks about the challenges of distance
Dean of High School Students John Eliot opens up about how COVID-19 impacted his job,and the many challenges collectively taken on by Telstar staff.