Sydney Aviz walks to her first day of first grade with her mother Kristie Aviz at Algonquin School in Prospect on the first day of school in Region 16 (Beacon Falls and Prospect) Sept. 2. –LUKE MARSHALL
Conner Goduti, left, walks to his first day of kindergarten at Algonquin School in Prospect Tuesday with his father Mark Goduti and sister Isabella Goduti, 2, on the first day of school in Region 16 (Beacon Falls and Prospect) Sept. 2. –LUKE MARSHALL
Ava Dias talks with her mother Michelle Dias before her first day of first grade at Maple Hill Elementary School in Naugatuck on the first day of school Sept. 3. –LUKE MARSHALL
Philipa and Victor Silva walk their son, Lucas, to his first day of kindergarten at Algonquin School in Prospect on the first day of school in Region 16 (Beacon Falls and Prospect) Sept. 2. –LUKE MARSHALL
Rakeea Martin straightens her son Josiah Martin’s shirt before he begins his first day of first grade at Maple Hill Elementary School in Naugatuck on the first day of school Sept. 3. –LUKE MARSHALL
Emily Payton recently earned her first degree black belt from Sokol’s Taekwondo in Naugatuck. –CONTRIBUTED
Leslie Latozas takes a picture of her son Zachary Latozas before he begins his first day of kindergarten at Algonquin School in Prospect on the first day of school in Region 16 (Beacon Falls and Prospect) Sept. 2. –LUKE MARSHALL
Kindergartner Adam Kloc and paraprofessional Lanette Iacobelli walk the red carpet at Maple Hill Elementary School in Naugatuck on the first day of school Sept. 3. –LUKE MARSHALL
Michael Bennett leads his fourth grade class down the red carpet and into school on the first day of school at Maple Hill Elementary School in Naugatuck school Sept. 3. –LUKE MARSHALL
From left, Alyssa Cronk, Kim Kiernan, and Harrison Grenier recently earned their black belts from Sokol’s Taekwondo in Naugatuck. –CONTRIBUTED
PSC Dynamo premier team 99 U15 girls (pictured) took first place at the recent T.W.I.S.T. Tournament in Wallingford. Team 98 U16 opened this year’s season as champions of the 2014 New Jersey Girls College Showcase Tournament. Also, five players from the club were selected as Top Draw Soccer on the New England Combine College 2014 Showcase first team. Both teams will compete and open the upcoming 2014-15 season at the National Elite Women’s Showcase Tournament. For more information on joining a team or the program, visit www.pscdynamo.com. –CONTRIBUTED
Kindergartener Landon Dakaj, left, heads to his first day of school at Algonquin School in Prospect accompanied by his mother Fiona Dakaj and brother Dean Dakaj, who is attending pre-kindergarten this year, on the first day of school in Region 16 (Beacon Falls and Prospect) Sept. 2. –LUKE MARSHALL
From left, Comcast Regional Vice President of Community Investment Kristen Roberts, Woodland Regional High School graduate Ayah Galal and Lisa Carberg from NBC Connecticut News pose during a special event recently at the state Capitol. Galal of Prospect was one of 44 graduates who were awarded Leaders and Achievers Scholarships by the Comcast Foundation. The program recognizes students’ leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship. –CONTRIBUTED
From left, Community and Algonquin Schools Assistant Principal Jeff Haddad, Principal Rima McGeehan and new Region 16 Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin meet with students and parents during Prospect Mayor Bob Chatfield’s Public Safety Day on the Green Aug. 20. The safety day was part of the town’s annual End of Summer Fun Week. –CONTRIBUTED
The Horgan Academy of Irish Dance awarded its 2014 Maura Gill Horgan Memorial College Scholarship to Meghan Roche. Roche has attended the Horgan Academy of Irish Dance in Naugatuck for 11 years and will study nursing at Western Connecticut State University. Pictured from left, Irene Horgan, Roche and Maureen Horgan. –CONTRIBUTED
