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Canton Celebrates: Canton Intermediate School

Teachers, students, volunteers honored.

The Board of Education held another of its Canton Celebrates meetings this week at Canton Intermediate School. 

Principal Jordan Grossman, Superintendent Kevin Case, the Board of Education chairwoman and other board members gave a special thank you to some of the students, teachers and volunteers who made especially noteworthy contributions this year. 

Among those honored were: 

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2010 Canton teacher of the year: Kathy Magarian 

Initiator of the Rock-A-Thon, which has raised more than $50,000 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Oncology Department: Christie Stepensky 

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Outstanding Student Council Service: Lauren Abbott and Aubrey Sanford. 

Fire Prevention Poster Contest Winner: Brina Donovan. 

InvestWrite Competition winner: Bradley Connolly.

Members of the Northern Regional Music Festival: Bradley Connolly, Aime Freedenberg, Ethan Porter, Rachel Steinfeldt, Dustin Van Kirk. 

Friday Morning Greeters (and 10-year school volunteers): Mary Paluba and Margaret Sangster. 

Three-year PTO president: Angie Abbott.

Math Club coach: Bill Sarmuk. 

Grade 4 winner of National Geography Challenge: Aidan Richards. 

Grade 5 winner of National Geography Challenge: Nathaniel Marofsky. 

Grade 6 winners of the National Geography Challenge: Santiago Noriega, Laura Obermeyer, Dustin Van Kirk. 

Recognized Inventor at CT Invention Convention: Gabriel Mesa. 

Recognized Inventor at CT Invention Convention and Pitney Bowes Award Winner: Jerry LeFave.  

Unified Sports Teachers/coaches: Helen Farmer, Elizabeth Halsey, Diana Hiza, Scott LaRock, Jennifer Merriam, John Pierce, Lee Randall, Auguste Gumbs, Reece Newberg.

Unified Sports Participants: Ja’Lauria Allen, Jacob Allen, Benjamin Calabro, Thomas Deal, Shannon Downey, Tyler Doyle, Ronzell Green, Sinsere Henry, Jennisha Hernandez, Anthony Ho, Daniel Hollis, Robert Karson, Linwood Mather, Sara Melendez, Dylan Reader, Jack Rivette, Sapphire Ruiz, Jack Salcedo, Nick Salcedo, Isis Shabazz, Kyle Walker, Amyah Harris. 

Parents: We would be happy to publish more about your child’s accomplishment in our Young Achievers feature. Follow this link to see a sample and then email the information and photo to john.fitts@patch.com. 


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