Hi Friends,   

It's summertime! Congratulations graduates and to all GPS teachers and staff - enjoy the well-deserved vacation break.

Transition to College (T2C) workshops for the AVID Class of 2025 start in mid-July to bridge the gap from high school to college for these first generation students. This program is made possible with funding from the Greenwich United Way and the Greenwich Department of Human Resources.

Two Alliance programs/fundraisers still have space available:

• Unbound Innovations Summer STEM Camp runs July 28-August 8 - drone flying, world building, and much more! Questions? Gaspare Lipari - xreducator@gmail.com
• GHS College Workshop for rising seniors August 18-21, 25-28. Students work on college essays and more to be ready for the busy fall. Questions? Trish Rohr - trish@greenwichalliance.org

Here's a glimpse of how the school year ended for our programs.

Enjoy the summer,

Tuning In To Music Year-End Recital

Bravo! Fifty students performed Friday, June 6 at Western Middle School playing a wide range of pieces including the theme from Star Wars by John Williams and Ode to Joy by Beethoven.

Tuning In To Music provides free private music lessons for students in 4-12th grades and opens access to the vast array of music ensembles offered in the Greenwich Public Schools.

Reaching Out Grants Recap:

• New Lebanon Theater: 64 students, the largest group ever, competed in the Declamation Contest.
• Julian Curtiss Theater: Jungle Book production included thirty-one 4th and 5th grade actors/stage crew.
• ISD Theater: 50 students dazzled audiences with their performance in the Willy Wonka Kids musical.
• Hamilton Avenue School Afters (K-5): 104 students experienced a variety of Afters programs including gymnastics, American Sign Language, art club and running.
• Hamilton Avenue School Kindergarten Enrichment (K-Play): met the after-school needs for 15 students and families while providing academic and enrichment activities.
• BookBreak: elementary and middle school students viewed 6686 A-List author talks.
• Middle School Science Teams: for the first time, GPS had teams from all three middle schools (3-EMS, 2-WMS, and 1-CMS) compete at the Southern New England Regional Science Bowl.

31 GHS AVID seniors along with teachers Ken Alcorn and Frank Kovac

Ken Alcorn has been the AVID teacher, mentor & champion for nearly 100 students. His first AVID cohort graduated in 2014 and his last one was this year - 2025.

Shown above (left): Ken (2nd AVID teacher) with Missy Brown (1st AVID teacher) and Mara Subach (GHS Site Coordinator) and (right) Ken handing over the reigns to Emily O'Connor who will teach the AVID Class of 2029.

Congratulations to all the GHS AVID alumni who graduated from college this Spring. Good luck in your future endeavors!

Shown above: Noemy Sigua graduating from UCONN and Salome Nsereko from Loyola University Maryland

A chance to network and catch up for these GHS AVID graduates home for summer break or working/studying locally.

Join EXCLUSIVE HOMES & CADILLAC OF GREENWICH as sponsors of the 15th Annual Turkey Trot 5K & 1Mile Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, November 29, 2025.

Email julie@greenwichalliance.org to get involved & feature your business or family's name on the back of the t-shirt. Download the sponsor form here.

Thanks again to our 2024 Sponsors! Click here to view list and learn more about the Turkey Trot.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

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Unbound Innovations Summer STEM Camp,  July 28 - Aug 8, Western Middle School, 9:00 AM - 12PM. Click here for more information.

GHS College Workshop,  Aug. 18-21, Aug. 25-28, GHS Media Center, 3:30-5:30 PM. Click here to register.

Questions about the Greenwich Alliance for Education? Want to share your ideas on how to spread the word?

Contact me at julie@greenwichalliance.org.

Sincerely,

Julie Faryniarz, Executive Director
203.340.2323 
julie@greenwichalliance.org
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie.faryniarz

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