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The EL Academy at Bailey is a wrap! There were approximately 40 students that participated in this 2-week camp. The objective was to have students practice their oral language skills through project-based science and social studies. The science topics included recycling, plants, the importance of water, and energy, while the social studies topics covered global studies and economics!
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Congratulations to our 8th-graders at Bailey on graduating from middle school! And best of luck to all of these students in high school!
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On Friday, May 20th, the Bailey Middle School 8th-Grade Band competed at the Music in the Park Festival Competition at Westfield State University. There were 23 performing groups from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York, and Bailey's 8th-Grade Band not only received 1️⃣st place with a rating of Superior, but it also had the highest score in the division to take home the Overall Middle School/Junior High Band title for the first time ever‼️ Congratulations to all of these incredible students on this impressive achievement! 🏆
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Teachers at Bailey enjoyed playing pickleball on the beautiful brand new courts today after school! 🏓
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Bailey Middle School held a 'Career Day' this morning in which guests visited classrooms to talk about their jobs! There were professionals from Yale-New Haven Hospital, Univ. of New Haven, mortgage companies, fire departments, Sikorsky Aircraft, UConn, and many more!
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In honor of National School Counseling Week, today we'd like to thank and acknowledge the incredible work done by Bailey's school counselors Elizabeth Dorsi (8th-grade) and Lenny Adams (7th-grade)! Elizabeth has been a school counselor in West Haven for 22 years while Lenny has been a school counselor in West Haven for 11.
Elizabeth and Lenny have had a tremendous impact in helping students achieve school success for many years. THANK YOU! #NSCW22
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The central office for West Haven Public Schools closed on 2/4 at 1 pm today.