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Hamden High School PTSA Presents Spirit Awards

More than $2,000 in grants were allocated to a variety of groups.

 

The Hamden High School PTSA recently awarded mini-grants to aid various Hamden High School groups and clubs.

Funds raised for Spirit Awards by HHS-PTSA were matched by the Hamden Board of Education, with more than $2,000 dispersed among the recipients.

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Grants awarded included:

  • Hamden High School Color Guard to purchase essential equipment, including uniforms; 
  • The student newspaper, The Dial, to publish a print edition; 
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) to produce a Freshman Survival Guide for 8th graders entering Hamden High School next year; 
  • STTOP, to raise awareness and pay for transportation to the True Colors Conference on the UCONN campus, the largest annual gathering of LGBT youth in the country; 
  • Team H to fund a fieldtrip to New York City in May; 
  • Writers Club to purchase a library of contemporary poetry and to pay for a related fieldtrip. 

Hamden Youth Advisory Council and its “Positive Choices” Campaign to prevent underage drinking and drug use congratulates all recipients and commends them for setting a positive example for Hamden youth. HYAC supports the efforts of the HHS-PTSA in encouraging Hamden youth to make “Positive Choices.”

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For more information about HYAC’s “Positive Choices” Campaign, contact Beth Chiarillo, Town of Hamden Youth Services Bureau, at (203) 777-2610 ext. 137. Hamden's work is supported by The Consultation Center, Inc. with funds from DMHAS as part of a statewide initiative. 


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