The student news site of Farmington High School

The Voice
The student news site of Farmington High School

The Voice
The student news site of Farmington High School

The Voice
All content by Bella Podgorski
Scholarly students-- Principal Bill Silva (center) congratulates Valedictorian Julie Dong (left) and Salutatorian Navreeta Singh (right) on their academic success as they have been named class Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively. Both Dong and Singh will be speaking at graduation, which is scheduled for June 15 on the turf field.

Ambient musicians perform in auditorium

Bella Podgorski, Editor-In-Chief
May 29, 2018
Mouthwatering-- Junior Ethan Blumes bites into a burger at Shake Shack. The chain restaurant opened their second Connecticut location in West Hartford on April 27.

Shake Shack attracts many at new West Hartford location

Bella Podgorski, Editor-In-Chief
May 29, 2018

The Fine Line returns

Bella Podgorski, Editor-In-Chief
April 5, 2018
Vogler and her viola-- Senior Ashley Vogler plays her viola at Hillstead. She has been playing the viola the past three years in high school and has always had an inter- est in music. Vogler centered her capstone around the music business industry.

Senior pursues interests in Performer to Podium

Bella Podgorski, Editor in Chief
April 4, 2018

Chick-fil-a wins french fries challenge

Bella Podgorski, Patrick Arnold, and Chris DiLullo
February 9, 2018

‘Ashes of Man’ hits the big screen

Bella Podgorski, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2018

World language students publish newspapers to demonstrate learning

Bella Podgorski, Editor in Chief
February 5, 2018
Turning the screws-- Junior Tuck Meehan and senior Luke Popolizio hang a decorative piece with applied arts teacher Jim Corrigan on the door of room 807. It was made with scrap metal and tools. Room 807 will be transformed into a usable media annex which is funded by a grant sponsored by the Farmington Public School Foundation (FPSF).

Room 807 becomes a new media space

Bella Podgorski, Editor-In-Chief
December 15, 2017

New faculty come to the high school

Bella Podgorski and Anna Green
November 8, 2017
Speaking to seniors-- On September 15, Class of 2009 alumnus Andrew Jones spoke to the senior class at the 29th annual Senior Convocation. Jones centered his message around the concept of “self invest” and shared insight from his personal life to the seniors.

2009 alumnus Andrew Jones speaks to seniors about the importance of health

Bella Podgorski, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2017
Smiles for the secretary-- Counseling secretary Diane Gooding smiles next to school counselor Rebecca Gorman. Gooding began working at the high school as the secretary in the library in 1989. She then moved into the position as counseling secretary in 1992.

Faculty, staff leave legacies at high school

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
June 3, 2017
Depth over breadth-- Chief Academic Officer at EL Education Ron Berger spoke to the entire Farmington faculty at a half-day professional development day on May 17. Berger, along with master teacher Jenna Gampel, spoke to faculty about the importance of authentic, in-depth work where students can take charge of their learning.

Berger discusses student engagement and lifelong learning

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
May 20, 2017
Remembering the past-- Junior Rachel Powell looks at the names of immigrants that passed through Ellis Island engraved in the memorial. Ellis Island served as one of two locations for which immigrants could pass into the United States.

[Photo] Spanish students visit New York City

April 1, 2017
Talk it out-- Junior Caterina Wang speaks to students about traditional Chinese dance before demonstrating it. This presentation took place during the East Asia Day at Irving A. Robbins Middle School (IAR) to guide seventh graders with their research on East Asia.

Students share East Asian culture

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
March 30, 2017
Arms of steel-- Senior Ashish John (Gaston) shows off his muscles to his admirers, junior Rebekah Moses (Silly Girl), junior Sarah Rahmig (Silly Girl) and sophomore Quinn Mahoney (Silly Girl). The girls try to swoon him into marrying one of them instead of senior Catherine Mackay (Belle).

Beauty and the Beast cast performs two sold-out shows

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
March 15, 2017
Seeking peace-- Kingston High School seniors Julia Hack and Kassidy Kelly explain their experiences meeting with and seeing panel sessions with Peace Laureates. Hack and Kelly have been on this trip for the past two years and are excited to see what they can do in their futures.

World Summit attendees share global experience

Kristy Pan and Bella Podgorski
March 2, 2017
Working together-- Design team members Terrence Fradet and Roger Zhu present their process and methods associated with working on with other departments within the company Panorama. This meeting took place before high school students presented about student rounds.

Presenters discuss student rounds

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
February 9, 2017
Ready to race-- Students involveed in the Alternate Energy/Vehicle Design Course sit in their vehicles for the Electrathon event. Electrathon takes place twice a year in Limerock Park.

Students participate in Electrathon event

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
November 10, 2016
Elementary teacher honored as Teacher of the Year

Elementary teacher honored as Teacher of the Year

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
November 1, 2016
Open for tours-- The Hartford Connecticut Temple is open for tours after years of construction. The church will be officially dedicated on November 20 to the Mormon faith.

Mormon temple open for tours

Bella Podgorski and Anna Green
October 1, 2016
English teacher Kaitlin McIntyre and sophomore Nazish Shakeel look over student writing.

Sophomores share writing at second annual Writing Celebration

Bella Podgorski, Managing Editor
October 7, 2016
Students meet to read-- Seniors Julie Pelland, Nicole Sienicki, Ally Urban, Shannon Connolly, Amanda Roth and Niki Patel meet during first period to discuss Wonders of the Invisible World. The senior book club meets on a rolling schedule based on the length of the book and student availability.

Students book groups for reading

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
June 10, 2016
Winning the ballot-- Junior Kevin Dunst delivers his speech live on the 9:05 News for Executive President for the 2016-17 school year. Dunst took the win, attributing his win to the several meaningful relationships he has built over the past few years.

New leadership named for Student Council

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
May 27, 2016
Students with string instruments-- Union School’s orchestra teacher Janet Fantozzi conducts students from both the high school and Union School during the side-by-side orchestra concert on Tuesday March 15. The music department implemented the concert as a way to bring two age groups together to collaborate and learn from each other.

[Photo] Students play strings side-by-side

Anna Green, Media Editor
March 18, 2016
Loving the leather-- Senior Issy Vertefeuille dresses in a leather jacket, striped shirt and denim jeans. Denim is one style making an appearance this spring.

Spring trends hit the hallways

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
April 8, 2016
Preparing for takeoff-- Sophomore Amir Suhail and freshman Vishanth Palanivel file down the wings on the rubber band-powered plane prior to the competition for the event Wright Stuff. The duo launched their plane and was scored on the amount of time that it spent in the air. They placed seventh out of the teams that competed in this event.

Science Olympiad places second at state competition

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
April 8, 2016
Shooting for inspiration--Senior Matt Scalzo works with an elementary school student showing him all of the parts of Captain Falcon, the team’s 2014 robot, in addition to how the robot functions by punching the giant ball to score points in the game.

Robotics provides activities for students to dream FIRST

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
March 24, 2016
Valentine's Day gifts can be easy

Valentine’s Day gifts can be easy

Bella Podgorski and Anthony Arguelles
February 12, 2016

Mormon temple nears completion

Anna Green and Bella Podgorski
February 12, 2016

Unified basketball shoots for successful season

Bella Podgorski and Destiny Rodriguez
December 18, 2015

Students lead instructional rounds

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
December 18, 2015

Sarah Kohl sings with choir students

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
December 18, 2015
Sophomore Maggie McGuire speaks at the youth forum held at E.O. Smith High School.

CT Youth Forum hosts Face2Face public event

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
December 18, 2015
Underclassmen swimmers circle around seniors Shannon Connolly, Julia Sochin, Sarah Schwarm, Sammy Kall- man and Natalie Lux to cheer before their senior night meet against Conard High School. This annual celebration of the team’s seniors took place at Miss Porter’s School on October 20.

Diving into a new season

Bella Podgorski, Photography Editor
October 30, 2015
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