Windam H.S. COOL SCHOOLS November 6, 2009

The home of the WHIPITS!  Not only did we have a great time at Windham High School in Willimantic, they raised more than 4 thousand dollars for charity leading up to our LIVE report this morning.
Thanks to the 200  students and staff who raised the money and stayed overnight at W.H.S. as well as the hundreds [...]

“The Sound School” New Haven October 30, 2009

Trained by the coast guard???!!!!  You bet!!!  How COOL is that?  Students at “The Sound School” in New Haven know how to survive in near freezing temperatures in the ocean.  The are trained to use bright orange Coast Guard immersion suits.  Just in case a research boat they are on goes down…they don this protective [...]

Nathan Hale Ray COOL SCHOOL October 23, 2009

The Home of the LITTLE NOISES was pretty loud this morning.  Nathan Hale Ray High school in Moodus was so much fun we got the gym floor rumbling from excitement,  instead the original reason the school got that nickname.  (The building sits on a fault) .
The High Energy traslates in the classroom too!  Just stop in the design class to check out [...]

New Britain H.S. Cool Schools October 16, 2009

Students from the Biggest High School in the state were LOUD and PROUD during our live shot for this weeks COOL SCHOOLS Report!  The Golden Hurricanes Marching Band from New Britain High was a major reason we had such a great time.
But we had so much more to celebrate.  Students built their own solar car, [...]

Hartford Public H.S. COOL SCHOOLS October 9, 2009

  Dedicated, Enthusiastic, Smart and Fun!!!!
Just a few of the words to describe the students in ALL FOUR Academies at Hartford Public High School.  Everything from debating the right to bear arms in Law and Governement Academy, to learning Physics by rolling a frozen turkey down an inclined plane made our visit fun and informative.
Passion,  Prepartion and Perseverance [...]

COOL SCHOOLS is Back! CONARD H.S. October 2, 2009

What a great start to our Sophomore season.  Conard H.S. in West Hartford had so much enthusiasm at 4:30 in the morning.   I lost my voice just trying to keep up with the students and staff.
The Jazz band, the select choir, the athletes and so much more I can even begin to list everything.  Check [...]

LIVE-Cooperative Arts & Humanities HS COOL SCHOOLS May 29, 2009

New Haven’s GOT Talent!!! The jazz band at CAH high is one of the best around. Even their teacher believes they are professional quality, check them out in our web extras below soooo COOL!
One of my favorite stories of the week was about the cooperative effort between John C. Daniels school 8th graders and the Arts [...]

LIVE-Old Saybrook H.S. COOL SCHOOLS May 22, 2009

Students at Old Saybrook High School know how to build SUBMARINES!!! How COOL is that ?  Just one of the great things I learned during our COOL SCHOOLS visit this week at OSHS.
Have you ever been attacked by someone using Shakespeare as their weapon?  The English department call it ATTACK THEATRE.  A group of the best [...]

Enfield High COOL SCHOOLS LIVE! May 8, 2009

So creative are the educators at Enfield High School!!! Physics lessons take flight in Stephen Smith’s class,  where students build their own hot air balloons and fly them high above campus to test their calculations.  HOW COOL is that?!!
Helping Orphan’sin Ukraine and Burma understand someone cares… Advanced art students at EHS get photographs from orphanages and create [...]

Maloney H.S. COOL SCHOOL LIVE! May 1, 2009

Close to 1000 students,  parents and teachers joined us for our LIVE COOL SCHOOLS Report at Maloney High School in Meriden this morning.  Did you know you can learn to SCUBA Dive at Maloney?  Students and instructor Frank Auletta taught me the basics.
Students can also become Certified Nursing Assistants even before they leave high school [...]