The new school year started Aug. 25 in Naugatuck and Region 16. Salem Elementary School first-grader Nathan Brouillet, 6, crosses Meadow Street with his father, Ian Russell, on the first day of school in Naugatuck. –LUKE MARSHALL
The new school year started Aug. 25 in Naugatuck and Region 16. Toni Ciarleglio laughs after taking a picture of her 5-year-old son, Evan, before his first day of kindergarten at Prospect Elementary School Aug. 25. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
The Naugatuck Emblem Club recently donated backpacks filled with school supplies and books to Western School. The club has adopted the school for its community service projects for the year. Pictured, Principal Brenda Goodrich, Literacy Chairman Evelyn Brown, Club President Kim Best, Community Service Chairman Wendy Meagher and Jaylin Meagher, who helped fill the backpacks. –CONTRIBUTED
Student Transportation America held its second annual Back to School Drive Aug. 14 to collect items for Naugatuck students. The drive, led by bus drivers Krizti Marin and Jess Wynman, collected more than 86 filled backpacks and more than $4,000 in donations. The team also made 17 bags for a pre-kindergarten program. –CONTRIBUTED
The new school year started Aug. 25 in Naugatuck and Region 16. Prospect Elementary School Rima McGeehan greets and directs students as they get off the bus on the first day. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Woodland Regional High School cheerleaders Salena DiRubba, left, and Alexa Hassan were recently named to the All-American Cheer Team by the National Cheerleaders Association. –CONTRIBUTED
Casey Stevens, of Beacon Falls, Daman Brar, Tamanna Brar, Elizabeth Crabtree and Roisin Healy, all of Naugatuck, and Eric Gomez and Alejandro Ortega, both of Prospect, were among the 2016-17 recipients of the Robert T. Kenney Scholarship from the American Savings Foundation. The recipients were honored recently at the annual American Savings Foundation scholarship reception. –CONTRIBUTED
The new school year started Aug. 25 in Naugatuck and Region 16. Salem Elementary School third-grader Dantae Yannantuono, 8, walks his dog, Pedro, to school with him on the first day of school in Naugatuck. –LUKE MARSHALL
