04/16/2025
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All About Puppy Fostering

All About Puppy Fostering

On Wednesday, April 16, 3 to 4 p.m., ECAD (Educated Canines for Disabilities) volunteers will discuss puppy fostering and training, followed by a meet-and-greet with lab and golden retriever puppies.

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BERT members look forward to second year of fighting bias
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
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As the 2025 school year concludes, so does the first full year of the Bias Education and Response Team being utilized at Housatonic Valley Regional High School.

This team, or BERT for short, is a team made primarily of students, with staff to supervise, that respond to incidents of bias in the school. This program was presented as an opportunity to combat and respond to incidents of bias and educate the students and faculty on what bias is.

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Unwritten Show marks third original student staging

High tension after the winners of the corrupt pageant were announced. Pictured left to right, Niya Borst, Sara Huber, Richie Crane, Ella Karcheski, Sara Ireland, and Victoria Brooks.

Simon Markow

Across two nights of performances, Unwritten Show drew a crowd of over 250 people to the Housatonic auditorium for “The 37th Annual Holbrook Pageant.”

The original production was full of drama, humor and heart, showcasing what happens when students at Housatonic Valley Regional High School take the stage. From writing to directing, set design, costumes and acting, students handled every aspect of the show.

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Reporter’s Notebook: preceded by reputation

The group visiting the Colosseum in Rome on the spring break trip.

Ibby Sadeh
“This experience allowed me to gain new friendships with people that I had not normally hung out with in my day to day activities,” —Maddy Johnson, a junior at HVRHS

Residents of other countries outside of the United States often have preconceived notions of Americans — especially teenagers.

A group of 39 HVRHS students and chaperones from Northwest Connecticut traveled to Germany, Austria, and Italy in the span of nine days in April. As spectacular and enriching as the experience was, I couldn’t help but notice that we were judged as American tourists.

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