February 14, 2022

Happy Valentine’s Day from our students to our Veterans!

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To make Valentine’s Day a little more special for our heroes, State Representatives Kathy Kennedy (R-119), and Charles Ferraro (R-117), who represents West Haven, and I teamed up and asked school students to create handmade cards to be distributed to Veterans at the VA Connecticut Healthcare in West Haven. They came through in a BIG way!!!

I want to send my heartfelt thanks to each and every student and teacher who participated in this incredible event, especially my friends from Laurel ledge, Chatfield-LoPresti, and Bungay Schools for taking the time to create such beautiful cards.

We dropped them off and they are being distributed today!

Laurel Ledge School – from left – Amber Dutkanicz, 5, gr. 1, Nash Whitney, 11, gr. 5, Dianna Silver, 6 gr. 1, Emma Rajvong, 8, gr. 3, Jesse Jedidiah Bone, 5, gr. K, Rep. Klarides-Ditria, Aria McKenzie, 7, gr. 2, and Sarah Trzaski, 9, gr. 4

3rd graders from Chatfield-LoPresti – from left – Tristan Alworth, 8, Principal David Olechna, Austin Menaj, 9, Rep. Klarides-Ditria, Brianna Torres, 8, Rejana Hysesani, 8, Mason LaFlamme, 8.

Bungay School – from left- Row 1: Mena Paredes, 5, gr. K, Charles Sirowich, 5, gr. K, Mia Strumello, 5, gr. K, Alex Sirowich, 5, gr. K, Clarissa Horowitx, 5, gr. K, Genevieve Delprete, 7, gr. 2, Charlotte Bishop, 7, gr. 2, Willow Matlachowski, 6, gr. 1, Lillian Gagliardi, 6, gr. 1, Row 2: Michael Stanford, 7, gr.2, Ellia Gerstenhaber, 9, gr. 3, Emerson Gerstenhaber, 9, gr. 3, Caralyn Hoorowitz, 8, gr. 3, Aliya Diaz, 8, gr. 3, Row 3: Assistant principal Lauren Reid, Gregory Nangle, 9, gr. 3, Kyla Wieczorkowski, 10, gr. 5, Aiden Pierre, 10, gr. 5, State Rep. Klarides-Ditria, Giada Snell, 10 gr. 5, and Savannah Kielbus, 9, gr. 4, Principal Mary Sue Feige.

Each of the following schools participated:

Beacon Falls:
Laurel Ledge Elementary School

Orange:
Turkey Hill School

Milford:
Mathewson Elementary
Calf Pen Elementary
Live Oaks Elementary

Seymour:
Bungay Elementary School
Chatfield-LoPresti School

West Haven:
Alma E. Pagels Elementary
Seth G. Haley Elementary
Forest Elementary School
Edith E. Mackrille Elementary
May V. Carrigan Intermediate School
Washington Elementary
Savin Rock Community School

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