A Waterbury Youth Services' Excellence in Youth Award Goes to a Wallace Sixth Grader

Waterbury Youth Services chose Huckins House sixth grade student Egla Hasmillari as a winner of one of its Excellence in Youth awards this year.  She was nominated by language arts teacher Ms. Ann Grace Spizzoucco.

Seventh-Grade Wallace Student Places Third in Reading Competition

Congratulations to Felizaida Tejada, a seventh grade student in the Huckins House, who placed third among the 6th and 7th graders in the Gettysburg Address reading competition at the Waterbury Arts Magnet School April 14.

Eighth Grade Dance, 2011

Thanks to parent liaison Gretchen Flaherty for these photos.

Drum Line and Band at Rock Cats Baseball Game, 5/5/11

Under the direction of music teacher Louis Pontecorvo, Wallace's drum line and band performed at the New Britain Rock Cats' home game on May 5, 2011. The group perform the "Star Spangled Banner" and other songs.

Thanks to Angela Jarvis Pontecorvo for the photos.

McEducators' Night

Wallace Middle School's faculty and staff got together at the McDonald's near the Brass Mill Center on May 3 to serve up some fine American food and raise some money for the school.

Thanks to Ms. Flaherty for the photos.

Wallace Middle School Announces April Students of the Month

Wallace Middle School has a student-of-the-month program. Each month, one student per grade per house is selected based on the following criteria:

Positive - Is respectful

Attitudes - Accepts responsibility

Working - Completes a high percentage of class work and/or homework

Safely - Follows school rules


April Student of the Month

Yeshion House

Grade 6 – Alexis Banlaki

Grade 7 – Aldi Ajce

Grade 8 – Joshua Melendez

Huckins House

Grade 6 – Rezarta Kolludra

Grade 7 – William Gomez

Grade 8 – Brielle Sanders

Hammond House

Grade 6 – Anxhela Myrtaj

Grade 7 – Andrew Vega

Grade 8 – Gabrielle Hooker

Art

Student 1 – Thaddaeus Vaichus

Student 2- Rayquane Dawkins

Bilingual

Student 1 – Kalil Garcia

Elks Club Honors Wallace Middle School Students

Waterbury Elks #265
Drug Awareness
Poster/Essay Contest
“Not Now – Not Ever”
AND
Americanism Essay Contest
“Why I Am Proud To Be
 an American”
Annual Awards Banquet
May 1, 2011

Congratulations to our
Wallace Middle School Winners
2nd Place Drug Awareness Essay 6th grade
Selena Marin Soto
3rd Place Americanism Essay Division I - 6th & 7th
Terrell Patterson
1st Place Americanism Essay Division II – 7th & 8th
Jolee Iannantuoni
Thank you Waterbury Elks for sponsoring this program