Land Stewards to cut invasive plant at Ansonia Nature Center

Stewardship Series 1: Nix the Knotweed  – July 6, 10 a.m.

Join the Ansonia Nature Center’s Land Stewards Team and help us in our 3-year effort to restore the park’s land.

Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant and a threat to our Nature Center habitats and waterways. We will gather as a team to do a carbohydrate starvation cut to select sensitive knotweed-infested areas.

Please bring loppers or a harvesting knife. Afterward, we will have pizza and s’mores in Pavilion #2.

For ages 12 and up (accompanied by an adult).

The Nature Center is at 10 Deerfeield Lane.

This is a press release from the Ansonia Nature Center.

Seymour Public Library to close on Saturdays in summer

 

Ansonia High School posts 4th quarter honor roll

Grade 9 High Honors

Aaliyah Ballester, Mileydi Carcamo, Samantha Castro, Adonijah Clinton, Julia Cybulski, Samantha Flaucher, Alice Jiang, Leah Kish, Christopher Rodriguez, Jorge Villalobos, Carol Winters.

Grade 9 Second Honors

Gabriela Alvarez, Manuela Bastidas, Anira Benitez-Jennings, Liana Benton, Phoenix Cariolo, Collin Copeland, Jacob Cronan, Shania Curet, Sahil Damania, Nevaeh Deleon, Porsha Ekhator, Valentina Erazo-Potosi, Jayden Ghiggia, Christian Huydic, Paige King, Molly Lynch, Andrew Mancini, Krystal Martinez-Santos, Sally Nguyen, Molly O'Brien, Evelyn Palacios, Kayla Picheco, Bailey Quick, Tavian Sciaba, Miley Tavarez, Grace Tindall, Noah Torres, Farhina Usha.

Grade 10 High Honors

Jessica Apanowicz, Kim-Ashley Aurelien, Alishba Baig, Benjamin Brejwo, Iker Castro-Esteban, Chris Collado, Kodentino Cooper, Rafael Davila, Callie Geoghan, Alexander Georgis, Sindi Groballi, Abdalla Hanaif, Ana Kamolli, Kristyana Lugo, Brianna Mastrantoni, Jahnielys Padilla, Justine Palmer, Lucas Racchumi, Peyton Santiago, Aidan Wilczynski, Joleen Xayasone.

Grade 10 Second Honors

Jorge Aguilar, Weston Ahearn, Jeacary Augustin, Naimah Augustin, Daniel Ayala, Krista Baldospino, Kayleigh Browne, Brittanya Burke, Joseph Carotenuto, Christina Chatfield, Jasmine Duarte, Presley Ekhator, Prince Ekhator, Owen Galbraith, Nathanael Garcia, Emmie Hernandez, Cassandra Hicks, Keira Hovhannissian, Chaz Jett, Victoria Jimenez-Mollo, Kymani Johnson, Jahzari Lawson, Tavon Long, Adrienne Mikita, Nazaria Mintz, Zoey Orellana, Jean Pierre, Matthew Riccardi, Jacob Romanowski, Aneshia Rosario, Daniel Rotteck, Tianna Scott, Dylan Tuttle.

Grade 11 High Honors

Ezel Arslan, Makayla D'Alessio, Ethan Delvalle, Katherine Freire, Chloe Geoghan, David Hall, Zoey Miller, Alana Morell, Hailey Muzzi.

Grade 11 Second Honors

Julie-Ana Chambers, Jayden Crenshaw, Kasee Discepola, Maria Dominguez, Cailyn Edwards, Andrew Endres, Maya Espin, Natalia Gonzales, Merelyn Gonzalez, Ibrahim Hanaif, Martin Jaramillo, Lory Jean, Brooke Johnson, Karisma Jones, Gabriella Librandi, Bettie Mastrantoni, Sanaa Middleton, Khadija Miller, Joseph Misenti, Anthony Pagano, Mia Reyes, Yazmarie Santiago, Tyler Severino, Reese Shuart, Bryan Soto, Tulley Szost, Lilly Ullrich, Sh'nyah Whitfield, Quintez Whittle, Juliana Xayasone.

Grade 12 High Honors

Brighton Ahearn, Michael Arias, Rickayla Blagrove, Hailey Burton, Samantha Burton, Fahmida Chowdhury, Se-Nirha Degro, Atyana Delvalle, Kyle Disley, Kelly Horjatschun, Addyson Izzo, Jennipher Najeeb, Paul Palmer, Angel Pinto, Julia Pinto, Lilly Rogers, Melissa Rosario-Reyes, Riana Sullivan, Julia Wright.

Grade 12 Second Honors

Patricia Amankwah, Nicholas Ardito, Victor Benitez, Alexandra Bevan, Kasey Bonilla, Jamiah Carrillo, Christian Deutscher-Cordova, Preston Dziubina, Gwyneth Fasciano, Zoe Frager, Landon Kerr, Jonathan Kish, Jovan Lilly, Alexandra Makowski, Samantha Palmieri, Kaleeah Philoche, Matthew Pinto, Jayden Pires, Izaiah Ribeiro, Cassandra Santiago, Andrew Smith.

Congratulations to all on their academic achievements!

'Turnback Tuesday' (on Wednesday) highlights St. Mary's School in Derby

Turnback Tuesday visits the old St. Mary’s School that was located on the corner of Cottage and Elizabeth Streets.

The school was built/dedicated in 1897 with the 1st graduating class in 1901. Prior to the school being built, the students used the basement of the church.

The first image shows the crossing bridge connecting different sections of the school. The second image is of two girls attending the school with their backs towards Cottage Street under that crossing bridge.

In 1953, a new school was built, and the old one was removed in 1969, where the parking lot of the church is today.

These photos are a recent donation to the Library in memory of the Farley family. Images were taken in the early 1950s.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.