Thanks to 8th-grade Huckins House social studies teacher Ray Irrera for these photos of our November 24 pep rally and student-teacher soccer game. Thanks, also to 8th grade Hammond House language arts teacher Patty Capobianco for the group shots.
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Seventh G
Eighth Grade
Manuel Matias
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Thanks to Carrie Swain for providing these photos of the Mulan performance presented by Wallace Middle School students under the direction of theater arts teacher Susan Smyth on Saturday, January 30.
On December 23, 2008, faculty and staff of Wallace Middle School gathered around art teacher Daniel Lionello, who has retired from teaching after a long and honorable career. We wish him well.
Under the direction of music teacher Louis Pontecorvo, Wallace Middle School's marching band, drum line, and dance team presented a holiday concert to the school community on Thursday, December 10. Congratulations and thank you to Mr. Pontecorvo and all the students who were involved for a wonderful evening.
(Thanks to the parents of drum line member Kimani Brown and to Mr. Pontecorvo's dad for the above photos. If you have photos to add to this show, please see Ms. Carlson in Room 337.)
The Wallace Middle School Marching Band participated in the Waterbury Civic Pride Day parade on October 25, 2009
Red Ribbon Week, which ran from October 22 to October 29, is "a unified way for communities to take a stand against drugs and show intolerance for illicit drug use and the consequences to all Americans," according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Red Ribbon celebration pledge is “no use of illegal drugs, no illegal use of legal drugs.”
"This is an important message, and this was a worthwhile, enriching activity for students as well as for the whole school community," said Building Principal Louis Padua.
The door decorating exercise was the second of a two-part event. "The impetus of the first part of this event involved getting the students to have their parents write messages to them about living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle," said Prevention Specialist Jackie Davis. She added that statistics show that students whose parents directly address the issue of drug abuse with their children are 50 percent less likely to become drug abusers.
For the second part, homeroom classes decorated the doors "to make a visible commitment as a school to live a drug-free, healthy lifestyle and to communicate to students that we have high expectations for them," Davis said.
The hardest part of the whole project has been judging the students work, she said. "They all did a great job." The doors were judged on overall creativity, the message conveyed, and student involvement in creating the final product. "Collectively, the doors that were chosen contained attention-grabbing messages, exciting graphics, 3-D figures, pictures of the students, and analogies that connect everyday experiences with the decision to choose positive futures over a life of substance use," Davis said. Ultimately, she did select three doors as the best. From Rapuano House, she chose the homeroom of Jessica Dizenzo,
from Yeshion House, the homeroom of Jennifer Magnavice,
and from Huckins House, the homeroom of Robin Davitt.
Grade 6 – Manuel Paniagua
Grade 7 – Meagan Mancini
Grade 8 – Robert Eason
Grade 6 – Nivonchel Bramble
Grade 6 – Moises Navarrete 
Grade 7 – Dominiqua Bethea
Grade 8 – Christina Singh
Rapuano House
Grade 6 – Amber Ruiz
Grade 7 – Mahogony Williams
Grade 8 – Joshua Batista
Student 1 – Christian Davis
Student 2 – Wilfram Beniquez
