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Final Exams for all courses begin on June 12th. Some classes may have two-hour sit-down exams while others may have project-based assessments. Teachers have been communicating this to students, and it is important that students are in attendance through the last day of exams on June 17th. June 18th is a makeup day for students who missed their finals.

Order of exams:

Day 1 (6/12): R1 & B1

Day 2 (6/13): R2 & B2

Day 3 (6/14): R3 & B3

Day 4 (6/17): R4 & B4

Day 5 (6/18): Makeup Exam Day (with Administration approval only)

• First Exam 7:30 – 9:30 A. M.
• Second Exam 9:40 – 11:40 A.M.

All students must remain in their classrooms until the entire two-hour testing period has concluded.

Each year, Connecticut high schools are able to send fifteen students to the CIAC Women In Leadership Conference. We had an incredible group attend to represent New Fairfiedl on Thursday, 5/23 at Berlin High School.

The conference focused how dynamic individual leadership builds community and shared purpose and contributes to positive personal growth and change in our schools and communities. Students were inspired and motivated to further develop their own leadership skills and talents!

Thank you to Mrs. Scappaticci and Mrs. Badger for chaperoning this group of current and future leaders!

NFHS was represented at the conference by Natalie Flynn, Trinity Smith, Anne Johnston, Addison Pilner, Katie McMorrow, Peyton Roemer, Isabel Marotta, Abigail Fritzsche, Emily Taylor, Nicole Taylor, Morganne Hill, Emilia Sedlak, Isabella DaSilva, Sara Braun, and Tanaya Eastwood

On May 29th our theater students attended the Halo Awards in Waterbury, CT to be recognized for our theatrical productions this year. Schools from across the state participated, with Halos judges attending performances, selecting nominees for a variety of categories, and then announcing the award winners at the beautiful Palace Theater in Waterbury this week. Basically, it's the Tony Awards for CT High School Theater!

For our productions this year, the fall play "Much Ado About Nothing" and the spring musical "Matilda", our students received a total of SIXTEEN nominations, and last night took home THREE of the awards! Both of these statistics are a record for our theater program! Additionally, "Much Ado About Nothing" was nominated for Best Classical Play, and "Matilda" was nominated for Best Contemporary Musical - a tremendous point of pride for all students involved and for our whole theater program!

Much-deserved congratulations to these talented and hard-working students! We are also appreciative of the efforts of Mrs. Smith, Mr. Gadwah and Mrs. Sbano for creating an environment for our students to thrive!

HALO AWARD WINNERS

• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL: Nicholas Eklund as Mr. Wormwood in "Matilda"
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL PLAY: Sarah Bollacke as Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing"
• BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE: Andrew Nittolo-Novotny, Lilah Bender, Ishiera Ellington & Skye Rodriguez as Sergei and the Henchmen in "Matilda"
  
  

OTHER HALO NOMINATIONS

• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Shane Dwy as Escapologist in "Matilda"
• BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION: Courtney Weir & Evelyn Zegley for "Matilda"
• BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION: Erik Muhlenberg for "Much Ado About Nothing"
• BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION: Ainsley Flower & Erik Muhlenberg for "Matilda"
• BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: Lee Mikita, Sarah Bollacke & Ainsley Flower for "Matilda"
• BEST CHORUS: New Fairfield High School: "Matilda"
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Nicholas Eklund as Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing"
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Chloe Petzold as Hero in "Much Ado About Nothing"
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL: April Smith & Sedona Taylor as Mrs. Wormwood & Rudolpho in "Matilda"
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL PLAY: Shane Dwy as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing"
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL: Sarah Bollacke as Matilda in "Matilda"
• BEST CLASSICAL PLAY: New Fairfield High School: Much Ado About Nothing
• BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL: New Fairfield High School: Matilda

Yesterday, Thursday, May 30, 2024, the class of 2025 participated in our inaugural Junior Jumpstart program, hosted by the School Counseling Department in collaboration with various presenters. The NFHS School Counseling team was joined by professionals in college admissions, financial aid, technical and trade schools, and the military.

All students engaged in resume-building workshops, gained insights into interviewing processes, received Naviance updates, and were walked through a review of their post-high planning calendar. Additionally, Juniors had an opportunity to attend a choice workshop focusing on areas such as financial aid, college admissions, college essay writing, and college, trade, and technical school program searching.

Please see the link below for access to information provided to all students at the start of the program.

Class of 2025 Junior Jumpstart

Girl Scouts information session on June 2nd. See flyer below.

5:00pm, NFHS Dining Commons.

June 12-17 for regular exams. June 18 Makeup Day.

Exam makeups require approval by an administrator.

5:00pm, Rebels Stadium