Charity Events and Opportunities
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Community Fund Still Needs $8K to Meet $30K Goal to Pay for TeenTalk Middle School Counselor

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The Community Fund of Darien has received $22,000 in individual donations towards funding a TeenTalk mental health counselor at Middlesex Middle School. They need $8,000 more to meet their goal. “You can make a difference today! Every contribution counts, and with your support, you can make a big difference in the lives of our students,” the Community Fund said in an email. “Let’s come together and make this happen!”

Education
Middlesex students award from Center for Talented Youth

10 Middlesex Students Achieve Academic Recognition from Center for Talented Youth

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Ten Middlesex Middle School students were awarded high honors in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) 2023-2024 Academic Talent Search. These Middlesex students were awarded: seventh graders Pavana Attonito, Oliver Katz and Harris Moeller; eighth graders Aarna Agrawal, Elena Cappella, Masaki Kimura, Kelsey Madson, Momo Schoenemann, Clayton Adams and Sklyer Johnson. Pavana Attonito and Masaki Kimura received the additional distinction of grand honors for being among the highest scorers worldwide this year. In order to qualify for high honors, students must earn a score on the SAT or ACT exam that reflects ability approximately four grade levels above their currently enrolled grade.

Charity Events and Opportunities
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Community Fund of Darien Aims to Raise $30K for Mental Health Program at Middlesex Middle School

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The Community Fund of Darien has announced partnership with the Darien Public Schools and Darien’s Health Department to fund a TeenTalk mental health counselor at Middlesex Middle School. The Community Fund hopes to raise $30,000 for a grant to the school district in response to Darien’s Youth Survey results, which indicated the need for mental health support for the town’s youth, the organization said in a news release. — This article is based on an announcement from The Community Fund of Darien. The Community Fund  seeks to raise the money from individual donations by May 31. The mental health counselor is  expected to be in place at the start of the the 2024-2025  school year in September.

Darien Depot
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Order Your Balloons for DHS Grads, Lawn Signs for Your Darien Fifth Graders and Middle School Grads

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You can order lawn signs for your fifth grade student or graduate of Middlesex Middle School from The Depot up until May 22. The deadline to get balloon bouquets for Darien High School grads is June 10. By following the links, you can order right now and cross this off your to-do list, without worrying about the deadline. — an announcement from The Depot

Order your $30 Fifth Grade Grad lawn sign HERE. Signs for Fifth Grade grads will be placed on lawns the week of June 7.

Darien Public Schools Personnel 2024
Dr. Karolyn Dahlstrom, Principal of Middlesex Middle School

Middlesex School Principal Resigns: 1 of 9 Head Administrators of 3 Darien Schools in Just Over 1 Year

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Dr. Karolyn Dahlstrom, principal of Middlesex Middle School, will be resigning effective June 30 to accept a new position with North Branford School District, Darien Schools Superintendent Alan Addley announced Monday. Her replacement will become the ninth top administrator of one of three of Darien schools in just over a year, as principals and interim principals are coming and going from Ox Ridge and Hindley elementary schools and now Middlesex Middle School. Dahlstrom will become the next principal of North Branford Intermediate School. Darien Public Schools will immediately post a permanent principal vacancy with a July 1, 2024 start date and a full search will commence,” Addley said in an email to Middlesex staff and parents.  “Staff and parents will be part of the interview and selection process. I will keep the Middlesex Middle School community apprised as we move through the processes of appointing a new principal.”

Government & Politics
DPW photo map where regrade and turf project will take place

Town Government Plans to Regrade, Install Turf Behind Middlesex Middle School from May 6 to 31

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Darien town government will regrade and establish turf at 30 Edgerton St., between the Edgerton Street entrance and exit behind Middlesex Middle School,  tentatively starting May 6, with completion  by the end of the month, weather permitting. — an announcement from the Darien Department of Public Works

Work will take place between 7 a.m. through 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. No site work will take place on weekends or on the Memorial Day holiday, although some soil deliveries may occur on Saturdays. Work will be confined to central portion of the site as depicted on photograph below and will also impact the parking areas. Passage of vehicular traffic through the site will be available at all times.