Connecticut
Darien Student To Participate In Connecticut Spelling Bee
DARIEN, CT — The Connecticut Spelling Bee will return to West Hartford on Sunday, March 3, and a student from Darien will participate in the seventh annual event.
The student, who is from Middlesex Middle School, will compete with other students from around Connecticut to represent the state at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee from May 26 through May 31 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Port Washington, Md.
The top CT speller on March 3 will also receive a $1,000 scholarship to the Univerity of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, the site of this year’s competition. Doors will open to the event at 12:30 p.m. on March 3 at the Hoffman Auditorium at the University of Saint Joseph, located at 1678 Asylum Ave. in West Hartford.
The spelling bee will begin at 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Students who have made it to The Connecticut Spelling Bee have already won their school or townwide spelling bees, a news release said. In some cases, that means being the top speller out of as many as 1,200 students.
Over 10,000 Connecticut students in grades 2-8 participated in the spelling bee program this year. Out of that number, 57 are eligible to move on to The Connecticut Spelling Bee.
This makes 2024 the most competitive Connecticut Spelling Bee in recent history, a number that continues to grow each year.
“As Connecticut’s official sponsor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the Noah Webster House is proud to present The Connecticut Spelling Bee to students from all across the state and we eagerly await this year’s competition,” said Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society Executive Director Jeffrey Mainville, in a news release.
West Hartford is the hometown of Noah Webster, the father of the American Dictionary.
“The students who made it this far are inspiring and we look forward to a spirited showdown,” Mainville added.
Connecticut
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System under investigation by U.S. Department of Education
(WFSB) – The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System is under investigation by the United States Department of Education.
In a letter sent to the superintendent obtained by Channel 3, the nature of the investigation centers around the district’s handling of rape and/or sexual assault cases by school staff.
“Due to the District’s inaccurate responses to the rape and/or sexual assault data elements involving allegations against school staff of OCR’s 2023–24 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), the directed investigation will examine whether the District has policies and procedures in place to ensure accurate data collection and reporting and that its handling of the sexual harassment, including sexual assault, of students by District teachers, administrators, and/or staff members is consistent with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its implementing regulation,” said the letter in part.
Read it in full below:
The school system issued a statement in response to the investigation.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Portland Fire, 90-87, during Camp Day on Tuesday morning at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Thousands of kids were in attendance to watch the Sun hold on to a fourth-quarter lead as the Fire attempted to rally. Connecticut led by 10 at halftime and saw its lead cut to one in the final period.
Brittney Griner added 20 points for the Sun, who ended their three-game homestand with a victory. Olivia Nelson-Ododa went 8-for-8 from the foul line en route to 16 points and Leila Lacan chipped in 14.
Carla Leite led the Fire with 18 points.
The Sun visit Phoenix on Friday for the first of two games with the Mercury.
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