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February 24, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. A local high school came together to celebrate Black History Month.
“So much of what has happened in the past is who we are right now. We stand on the shoulders of people who made great commitments and great sacrifice, and we need for our students to know you didn’t just arrive here at the situation you’re in and the conditions you’re in alone,” said Principal King David Rush.
Liberty Technology Magnet High School students and professionals from the community came together Wednesday morning to celebrate the month.
Rush says the intent of the program was to make sure students know there are many people who had to make sacrifices in the past.
Norwich Free Academy and New London High School have long-standing rivalries on athletic fields, and now the two schools will be competing in a different competition with 14 other school districts, and the prize is $10,000 for one winning district.
Concerned that 16% fewer high school seniors completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid during the COVID-19-upended 2019-20 school year, Gov. Ned Lamont in December announced a competition for school districts to boost the number of seniors who complete FAFSA applications.
FAFSA forms are sent to any colleges that students apply to and help in determining financial aid packages.
The competition was open to the 21 school districts in which fewer than 50% of seniors completed the FAFSA forms last year. Sixteen applied for the competition, and the state accepted all of them, said Chris Soto, director of innovations and partnerships for the state Department of Education. Soto, a former New London state representative, helped
New London Longtime New London school administrator William “Tommy” Thompson, the target of a 5-month-long internal investigation, has submitted his resignation as part of a separation agreement with the school district.
Thompson had been on paid administrative leave since July 1, when the school district informed him it was investigating “possible unprofessional conduct and violation of Board policies.” Details of that investigation have yet to be made public.
The district has since dropped its investigation and, as part of the Nov. 30 agreement, will allow Thompson to resign in good standing with a letter of reference. Thompson will return to work in the district on Jan. 4 and recently was informed by Superintendent Cynthia Ritchie that he will be working remotely, performing assessment and curriculum work in the adult education department.
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