Nick Woviotis Memorial Scholarship: 2015 award winners honored

Published June 25, 2015

The 31st Annual Scholarship Awards in memory of Nicholas Woviotis, were presented at a dinner held at the Italian Dramatic Club on May 29.

In The Colleges

Published June 26, 2015

Recent college graduates from around the region.

Graduating the common thread for diverse group of Ledyard High seniors

Published June 20, 2015

Wet weather forced the Ledyard High School class of 2015 commencement indoors Saturday, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the 223 graduates or the school community.

'A class of doers': Lyme-Old Lyme Class of 2015 graduates

Published June 19, 2015

Assistant Principal Michelle Dean told the 87 Lyme-Old Lyme High School graduates, assembled together in blue and white robes at their commencement Friday, that the phrase, "go big or go home," encapsulates their spirit.

Fitch graduates urged to be both 'smart' and 'kind' in life

Published June 19, 2015

Robert E. Fitch High School Class of 2015 graduates 250 students on Friday, including scholarship winners, athletes, robotics team champions and all-state musicians.

Grasso Tech: Once 'nervous freshmen' now Class of 2015 graduates

Published June 19, 2015

On Friday, 100 students graduated from Ella T. Grasso Technical High School, and will go on to become cosmetologists, computer technicians, environmentalists and hospitality professionals, to name a few.

Failure is human: Waterford grads encouraged to learn from their mistakes

Published June 18, 2015

A blue sea of caps and gowns flooded the sports field Thursday evening as 206 newly minted Waterford High School graduates received their diplomas amid warm cheers of encouragement from their friends, family and the Waterford community.

Class of 2015: 'You will succeed because you are Wheeler'

Published June 18, 2015

Lined up shortest to tallest shortly before receiving their diplomas, 47 Wheeler High School seniors graduated in time-honored, traditional style Thursday night.

East Lyme High School graduates urged to 'take to the skies'

Published June 18, 2015

With a slight breeze to counteract the warmth of the sun, 275 seniors graduated from East Lyme High School Thursday night.

Preparing for the pomp in East Lyme

Published June 18, 2015

It's a big night for graduation ceremonies throughout the region, with East Lyme High School kicking it off, and Stonington, Waterford and Wheeler in North Stonington soon to follow.

First four-year class graduates from Marine Science Magnet High School

Published June 17, 2015

The 53 seniors in the first class to go all four years to the new Marine Science Magnet High School in Groton graduated at ceremonies held at UConn's Avery Point campus Wednesday evening.

New London High School's Class of 2015 can be 'game changers'

Published June 16, 2015

New London High School's Class of 2015, which includes all-state athletes, scholars and students devoted to community service, graduated Tuesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Montville High School grads excited to move on to next chapter

Published June 16, 2015

The 177 members of the Montville High School Class of 2015 posed for group photos, group selfies and did the wave together one last time before marching into the auditorium Tuesday to receive their diplomas.

Graduations underway in New London, Montville

Published June 16, 2015

New London and Montville seniors checked their phones and adjusted their mortarboard tassels prior to the 6 p.m. Tuesday commencement exercises. A graduates list, photo galleries and stories from the events will be available online.

29 graduate from Three Rivers Middle College in Norwich

Published June 16, 2015

The graduates will take an average of 25 college credits apiece with them to their next stop – mostly colleges, technical institutes or the military.

Williams School celebrates 124th commencement with 33 graduates

Published June 10, 2015

Head of School Mark Fader acknowledged those graduating students whose parents and grandparents attended the Williams School, and called out by name the siblings of graduates who had themselves attended the school and returned for graduation.

In the Colleges

Published June 9, 2015

Recent college graduates from around the region.

Hard work pays off for marine science student Jacob Hollis

Published June 9, 2015

New London student graduating from Marine Science Magnet High School decided several years ago to give up athletics and focus on academics.

For Wheeler senior, high school was much like running a marathon

Published June 8, 2015

Maddy Jones juggled school, soccer, a waitressing job and training for a marathon at the beginning of her final year of high school. Her next goal? The Boston Marathon.

Wheeler senior projects prepare students for the real world

Published June 7, 2015

Spread throughout 15 different rooms on Friday, seniors at Wheeler High School took one of their last steps toward graduation: presenting their senior projects.

Grasso Tech senior lands dream job right out of high school

Published June 6, 2015

Alex Coombs, 18, a senior at Grasso Tech, will graduate this month and instead of going to New England Technical College, as he originally planned, he'll be working for the state's IT department.

Waterford teen who escaped Syrian civil war forges future as pharmacist

Published June 4, 2015

Raghad Idlbi, 18, and her family migrated to the United States from Syria in 2012 to escape the violent fallout of civil war that began in 2011.

Determination, hard work landed Montville senior a Coast Guard Academy spot

Published June 2, 2015

Hannah Meyers, who graduates June 16 from Montville High School and reports 13 days later for swab summer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, said she spent a lot of late nights with her school books over the past four years.

USS Alexandria Class joins the fleet

Published June 1, 2015

New London Adult Education students share their journeys to graduation

Published May 29, 2015

Sixty-seven graduates received their high school diplomas at the New London Adult Education commencement ceremony Friday.