OneManchester
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
FALL IS HERE, arriving yesterday, and while nights will get longer and sunshine incrementally more scarce until the winter solstice on Dec. 21 there are still 24 hours in each day and they seem to be getting busier and busier. Our calendar is, we believe, the single-best place to turn to if you want to know what's happening in Manchester and we also have sorts of other tidbits for you each Thursday morning. If you like our newsletter and want to subscribe, just click here.
At Your Fingertips
MPS From A (Ababio) to Z (Zuverink)
Gideon Ababio and Paige Zuverink, both seniors at Manchester High, are at the beginning and end of the alphabetized list of all 6,162 students enrolled (as of yesterday) in our schools. Some other points of note:
Grade 9 is by far the largest class, with 549 students enrolled (some at alternative programs like Manchester Regional Academy).
The next largest class is grade 2 (494 students) with the smallest is grade 11 (409).
The most common last names include those found at the top of every such national list -- Rivera, Rodriguez, Smith and Johnson.
Humans of Manchester
News and Notes
- COVID cases are tracked on the district website, which also has the latest on what's being done to keep students and staff safe.
- The Board of Education meets next on Monday night at 7 and if you can't make it to Lincoln Center you can watch live on the district Facebook page.
- To see the latest Manchester Adult and Continuing Education newsletter please click here.
- Want to support the MHS Class of '22? You can buy mums and support Project Graduation. Click for details.
- The MHS volleyball team is selling Red Hawk gear as a fundraiser.
Red Hawk Sports
- The boys soccer team is unbeaten and unscored upon through five games, four of which have been 0-0 ties. Goalkeeper Will Slayton (left) deserves lots of credit but Sedem Omega and the rest of the Red Hawks have all stepped up.
Belly Dancing And Bookin' It
The Week Ahead
Friday, Sept 24
8 p.m. -- Moonlit Yoga at Charter Oak Park.
Saturday, Sept 25
8 a.m. - noon -- MACC Manchester Farmers Market at Forest St. parking lot.
(8 a.m. - 1 p.m. -- Hazardous Waste Collection at the Town Landfill, 231 Olcott St.
Relay for Life at Charter Oak Park.
9 a.m. - noon -- Knights of Columbus can and bottle drive at St. James Church parking lot.
9 a.m. - noon -- Polish food sale at St. John’s Polish Church, 23 Golway St.
10 a.m. -- Farmer Minor and Daisy the Pig at Mary Cheney Library.
10 a.m - 2 p.m. -- Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Charter Oak Park.
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- CCGC Fall Fest 2021 at 1075 Tolland Tpke.
11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m -- Book Fiend Readers Fest at Cheney Hall.
Sunday, Sept. 26
9:30 a.m - 5 p.m. -- Disc Golf “Widows” Invitational at Wickham Park.
Noon - 2 p.m. -- Woodbridge Farm Open House (free) at 495 East Middle Tpke.
Monday, Sept. 27
6-8 p.m. -- Manchester Songwriters Group - in person, at 153 Spruce St.
7 p.m. -- An Evening of Inspirational Latin Stories and Poems at Mary Cheney Library.
7 p.m. -- BoE Meeting at Lincoln Center.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Deadline for the Main St. Scarecrow Contest.
Wednesday, Sept. 29
6:45 p.m. -- Boy Scout Troop 123 Open House at Community Baptist Church, 585 East Center Street.
4:30 - 7:30 p.m. -- Northwest Park Farmer’s Market (Wednesdays through Oct. 7)
Also:
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.-- The Landtrust tag sale at 330 Bush Hill Rd continues daily through Saturday.
5 -7 p.m -- .Monday Night Art Bar at Northwest Park, Mondays through Oct. 25.
Reminders: Saturday’s David Hayes Sculpture Field tour to benefit the Elisabeth Bennet sculpture at 905 South St. Coventry has been postponed.
Down the Road
Saturday, Oct 2 -- Rotary in Motion at Charter Oak Park.
Oct. 11 -- Indigenous Peoples Day (no school)
Saturday, Oct. 23 -- Bark in the Park at Center Memorial
Tuesday, Nov. 2 -- Election Day (remote learning day)
Thursday. Nov. 25 -- Manchester Road Race
Also of Note:
- The Courant has a story about efforts to address odors from the landfill.
- Manchester Patch writes that two-time winner Kim Smith will be honorary chair of this year's Road Race.
- The town is seeking input in its search for a new General Manager.
- Click here for the latest Manchester Matters.
- The latest Manchester Historical Society newsletter is here.
- The town is offering a special deal on compost bins and rain barrels. Click for info.
Students at the Preschool Center are already bonding with their books.
For photos from all around the district please click here
OneManchester is compiled by Jim Farrell of the school district's communications office; he can be reached at b11jfarr@mpspride.org or 860-268-6377. OneManchester has been published since August 2017 and features the photography of Paul Ofria. Want to subscribe? Just click here.