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Angela Garcia of Co-op performs her piece "What's This?" during the annual NHPS storytelling festival at Fair Haven School Wednesday night.

Beecher Construction #2: Beecher School project supervisor Fred Smith, right, speaks to Ross-Woodward sixth-grader Peter Jace during a visit to the site Monday in New Haven

Beecher Visit: Beecher School project supervisor Fred Smith, right, speaks to sixth-graders Peter Jace, Ileana Alvarez and other students about the construction project during a visit to the site Monday in New Haven

Beecher Constructin #5; Students got floorplans of their new svchool during a visit to the Beecher School construction site. Front row L-R: Latricia DeRoche, Peter Jace, Alberto Matias and Ileana Alvarez

Beecher Construction #4: Tony DiNapoli of Concord Glass speaks to Albero Matias, Peter Jace and other students during a visit to the Beecher school construction site.

Beecher Construction #3: Beecher school students Latricia DeRoche, Frank Hockaday and Tiana Scales look over the blueprints for their new school during a visit to the construction site.

Para-professional Amanda Blazejewski works with third-graders Aniello Cappetta and Rodney Jordan during sSummer School classes at Ross Woodward School in July. We need to double-check Rodney's photo permission slip.

Cross students: Angel Diaz, Eileen Almonte, Xing Xin Liu, Betsabeth Treyes and Denise Vasquez recieved sholarships to study ESL at Yale during a special summer program. NHPS teacher Alan Gibbons is a teacher in the program.

Ninth grader Terick Lewis and Dayshea Sykes put vehicles of their own design through time trials during a GEAR UP class at Hill Regional 8/2/07.

Science teacher Lennell Williams helps 9th grader Angelica Lopez buld a lie detector during a GEAR UP class on Inventions at Hill Regional 8/2/07.

Ninth grader Yaritza Vega gets some help buuilding a Van de Graaf generator from her teacher Miguel Trelles during a GEAR UP class on Inventions at Hill Regional 8/2/07.

Lincoln Bassett Fifth-grader Corrilisha Telford performs Beethoven's Minuet in G during a Summer Concert at Wilbur Cross 8/2/07.

Jepson students congo their way into their new school.

With the help of principal Margaret Pelley, a student cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Jepson while parents, administrators and the Mayor look on.

Second and third graders congo their way to their new classrooms during the Jepson grand opening in September. picture number seven from left to right is Christan Gonzalez (the boy in red) Syan Washington, Talajah Crnkovic, Angelica Rodriguez, and Laura Bedoya. The girls are all in third grade and the young man is in second grade. They are all in my classroom

Three-year-old Thea Bassett gets help with aproject from Shirley Gray during a class at the newly opened preschool program at Celentano.

Beecher principal Kathy Russell Beck recieves te Key-to-the-School from Mayor DeStefano during the official Dedication Ceremony for the new Beecher School in September.

Student Tiana Scales performs during the official Dedication Ceremony for the new Beecher School, September 9th, 2007.

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he Mayor chats with Daniels' school fifth-grader Christian Rivers.

NHPS 2007 Teacher of the Year Luis Rosa helps two of his students from FHMS: Delia Sulca and Midalys Acevedo with a math problem.

David Cicarella, President of teh Teachers' Union and the Super pose with Luis Rosa, the NHPS 2007 Teacher-of-the-Year.

Michael Nest of the NH Board of Education and the Super pose with the NHPS 2007 TOY finalists: (l-r) Susan Gudas of Troop, Dania Champlin of Sheridan, Luis Rosa of Fair Haven and Lorna Edwards of Betsy Ross.

The Super poses with Colombus School principal Abbie Benitez and fifth-graders Juliana Benitez, Maximo Tenorio and Javier Rivera during the the Topping Off ceremony for the new Colombus School Wednesday, September 19th.

The Mayor chats with students from Colombus School during the the Topping Off ceremony for the new Colombus School Wednesday, September 19th.

Colombus School Sixth-grader Giovanni Preciado helps ironworkers Juan Villanueva and Craig Klepinger hoist the beam for the Topping Off ceremony Wednesday, September 19th.

The Mayor reads aloud to preschoolers at Nathan Hale, Thursday September 20, 2007.

The Mayor reads aloud to preschoolers at Nathan Hale, Thursday September 20, 2007.

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Jamil Jenkins of Conte carries the ball versus Troup September 22 during the first Middle School game ever in te historic Yale Bowl.

Tyshone Stewart of Katherine Brennan sprints for the endzone pursued by Jamil Jenkins of Conte-West Hills during the first ever Middle School game played in the historic Yale Bowl 9/22/07. Stewart's TD helped seal Troup's victory over Betsy Ross in the exciting game.

Joel Ubri of Celentano was having a great time during the Middle School game September 22 at the Yale Bowl.

Clinton Ave sixth-grader Jasmine Ichpas measures ingredients for an experiment aboard the Biobus, September 2007.

Clinton Ave fifth-grader Julio Gomez carries out an experiment aboard the Biobus.

Soun School students and local officials cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Pardee Greenhouse, Thursday September 27, 2007. L-R: NH mayor John DeStefano, senior Johnisha LaFrazier, senior Alicia Anania, junior Medina Carlton, State Rep Toni walker and NH Superintendant Reggie Mayo.

The second-place Betsy Ross "Bella Books" Book Bowl team prepare a challenge during the middle school final in January. L-R: Erica Noonan, Josie Kulp, Lucy Robinson and Orianna Cruz. A member of the squad, Lisa Chiplinsky is not pictured.

The Worthington Hooker "Pointy-Headed, Pretty Pink Princesses of Print" win the Middle School Book Bowl Final in January. they are L-R: Rachel Smith, Esther Rose-Wilen, Tarpley Hitt, Maya Levine-Ritterman and Sophie Dillon

Mayor DeStefano congratulates Worthington Hooker principal Carol Kennedy during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hooker School 1/17/08.

Hooker elementary school student Michelle Yuan and her classmates perform during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hooker school 1/17/08.

Hooker 3rd graders cheer during the groundbreaking ceremony for their new school: L-R: Alexander Lomakin, Phoebe Solomon, Amber Ross and Zoe Ryan.

NHPS students "Take 10" in Sue Kelley's first- grade class at Nathan Hale.

Jacquleine Dunn helps Jonathan Rodriguez and other other students in her 4th grade DRP class at Conte-West Hills get ready for the upcoming CMTs

NHPS students Kannez Anwar, Lynette Perez and Dannieka Wiggins take part in the Model UN program at yale this january.

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Wexler-Grant's Greg Johnson Jr. goes up for the basket past Betsy Ross defender Treyvone Moore during the two Middle Schools' january match-up at Wexler.