Thomas R. Flanagan Awards 2007 - Big Y World Class Market

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Janet Garagliano, Chair of the Connecticut Student Activities Conference Board of Control (CSAC), is pleased to announce on behalf of the Connecticut Association of Schools and Big Y the 2007 Thomas R. Flanagan Memorial Grants Awards. The following outstanding student activities have been selected for awards from the applications received at the elementary, middle and high school levels:

Northwestern Regional Middle School, Winsted - $1000
Video Production Crew. Students participate in conducting video production programming twice weekly. By purchasing additional technology and computers, the broadcasting crew will expand to create daily broadcasts for the entire school population of 375 students.
Platt Technical High School, Milford - $1000
Diversity Team. By attending the Prejudice Reduction Conference the school’s diversity team was created to expand student training for cultural awareness, respect for diversity, and promotion of tolerance. The school goal is to expand training for more students for the 2007-2008 school.
Windham High School, Willimantic - $1000
Young Poets. This poetry group is in the second year to promote poetry reading, encourage English language skills, and enhance academic success. To expand the number of poet members among students, the group plans to make greater use of technology to utilize web sites as a positive source of positive school news.
J. O. Goodwin Elementary School, East Hartford - $750
Battle of the Books. As an extension of the school reading activity, students in grades 3 and 4 are divided into teams that read a total of 12 books for four rounds of competitions throughout the school year. Once a month there is a competition to answer questions by team. The goal is to develop reading fluency, appreciation of literature, and social skills.
Pembroke Elementary School, Danbury - $750
Reading Workshop. Through a focus on reading, the workshops have promoted student reading, increased student involvement, improved student reading skills and improved performance on formal and informal testing. Teachers and students work together to improve reading strategies, comprehension and fluency. The group has a goal to purchase supplementary paperback books for all grade levels, K-5.
Farmington High School - $250
Friends is a volunteer service-teaching model for students to volunteer in activities with students who have profound disabilities. Over 100 students participate in the activity that promotes acceptance and understanding as well as essential life skills for special needs students. Students plan to expand opportunities by purchasing adaptive kitchen and recreational equipment.
Mansfield Middle School - Storrs - $250
Junior Solar Car Sprint. This activity participates in a national competition that promotes interest in engineering among middle school students. Teams of students work together to design, build and race solar-powered cars. In order to expand the number of students in grades 5 and 6 participating, the activity plans to purchase additional solar batteries and other equipment.

The purposes of the Flanagan awards program are to stimulate the growth and improvement of student activities and to provide recognition for outstanding student activities. The award recipients will be recognized at a reception at the CAS Conference Center on May 9,2007.

Thomas Flanagan was the former principal of Waterford High School. A member of the CIAC program, basketball, and football committees, Tom was most closely identified with the Student Activities Board of Control (SABC) during its years of transition and growth. He was also a highly respected member of the NASSP Standing Committee for Student Activities. In 1976, he was awarded CAS’s highest honor, a Citation. The Thomas R. Flanagan Student Activities Memorial Grants are dedicated to his legacy.

Big Y has been a dedicated corporate partner of CAS since 1997. In addition to sponsoring the Flanagan Memorial Grants, it produces a highly acclaimed nutritional newsletter mailed to all CT students and funds the prestigious Governor’s Scholars Program. Big Y was founded in 1936 and currently employs over 8,500 people in fifty-two locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut.