PCS Highlights

Staff vs. Student Basketball Game

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:17:54 GMT

Staff vs. Students Basketball Showdown!

What a game at Pomfret Community School had on March 11! The gym was packed and the energy was incredible as staff took on students in the annual matchup.

After a fast-paced and high-scoring battle, the final score was:
Staff – 102
Students – 99

The students pushed hard and kept it close all the way to the final buzzer, but the staff held on for a 3-point victory!

Great effort by everyone who played and a big thank you to the crowd for bringing the spirit!

CAPSS Award Winners

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:01:48 GMT

CAPSS Award Winners

Haleigh Raymond and Parker Bloom were recognized as CAPSS Award winners during a ceremony held at Plainfield High School. The award honors outstanding students for their leadership, academic achievement, and contributions to their school community.

Adventure Park 2025

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:03:43 GMT

Adventure Park 2025

The sixth grade annual field trip to Adventure Park occurred the first day of October with cool temps, sunshine and much joy at the ropes course in Storrs, CT. Students had the opportunity to practice perseverance as they faced new obstacles high above the ground while encouragement shouted through the trees built strong peer relationships and resilience. Students reported feeling the freedom of independence to choose just the right challenge for themselves, and look forward to returning with family and friends in the future. The sixth grade team of teachers is appreciative of the PTO’s generosity in contributing to the cost of this beloved trip.

Latinidad Identidad

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:01:57 GMT

Spreading Latinx Awareness through Dance and Art

By Señora Werstler

On Thursday, March 21, 2024 the 8th grade traveled to the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts to meet with members of Latinidad Identidad , a dance team that “hopes to spread Latinx awareness through dance and art on campus.”

Latinidad Identidad members shared with us a brief introduction to Latinx dances and culture, and showed us how to dance bachata, merengue, and salsa. Our visit culminated with a delicious catered Latin American themed luncheon.

2023-24 Boys Basketball

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:53:52 GMT

By Coach Greg Garosshen

The Boys Basketball team had an amazing season finishing 4th in the division and making the playoffs. The team was led by captains Jake Jaworski and Liam Bertram, along with the rest of the 8th graders Theo DeChellis, Eli Hamilton, and Deven Mix. After starting the year 2-4, losing very close games against Thompson and Parish Hill, the boys responded in the second half of the season going 4-2. They finished the year 6-6 which was good enough to tie for the 3rd best record in the league. The highlights of the season were avenging losses to Thompson and Parish Hill by beating them the second time we played. We won by 16 points against Thompson and Parish Hill by 1 point on a buzzer beater from 7th grader Matthew Therrien, who was also our leading scorer. Our season came to an end in the playoffs against Putnam who was undefeated and a very tough team. Other 7th graders who you may see pictured in this game and contributed during the season are Ryan Turbesi, Brandon Schultz, Brock Lyons, Clay Dunning, and Gavin Deasy.

Photos compliments of Collin Hamilton, CHamilton Studios https://www.chamiltonstudios.com/

Face pixelation and blurring performed with Facepixelizer https://www.facepixelizer.com/

PTO-NJHS Holiday Shop

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:29:41 GMT

The Holiday Shop made $958. This will go towards things like funding field trips and events for the students, enrichment items such as any needed class supplies, and providing teachers and staff with lunch at the beginning of the year and during Teacher Appreciation week.

The Pomfret Community School community would like to extend their gratitude to the PTO .

2023 Wreaths Across America

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:26:53 GMT

Wreaths Across America in Pomfret

A wreath laying ceremony was held on Saturday, December 16 for all Pomfret veterans who served. Four 5th graders attended. Thank you, Mr. Gagnon for coordinating this event for your students.

5th Grade Volume Projects

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 04:22:06 GMT

After learning about the volume of rectangular prisms, the 5th graders created animal creatures out of different sized rectangular boxes. They computed the volumes of all the different sized boxes then found the total volume of their animal creature. When they finished their calculations, they decorated and embellished their animal creatures.

2023 Awards for Pomfret Community School Graduates

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:07:58 GMT

CABE Award

The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Student Leader Award is given to two students who exhibit willingness to take on challenges and exhibit a commitment and concern for others. This year's recipients are Anna Rose Hernandez and Alexander Cole McCorkle Milardo.

CAPSS Award

The Connecticut Association for School Superintendents provides two awards for students that demonstrate academic achievement, service and leadership. Drew Bundy and Brooke Marie Mayo received their awards last fall.

2022-23 QVJC Basketball Champions

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 19:36:00 GMT

Our Lady Eagles had an amazing season due to talent and hard work. Our Captains, Anna Hernandez and Elise Coyle led the team to an 8-2 regular season record. They also recorded a win against Rectory in a scrimmage.

As Season champs, the girls advanced to the finals as the number 1 seed. They defeated the number 4 seed Putnam in a narrow contest 35-31.

PCS went on to the finals with a win over the number 2 seed Ashford. By half time the Eagles were up by seven points. That lead shrank going into the third quarter with PCS up by five. Leaving everything on the court, in the fourth quarter PCS took it away. Our power defense stepped up and shut down Ashford. Our girls went on to score seventeen points in the last quarter, while Ashford posted only four points to the scoreboard. Elise Coyle led the board with 21 points, followed by Kealyn Lamarche with 20, Anna Hernandez had 11, Grace Berberian had 8, and Addy Shaw had 1 from the free throw line! The final score was 61-43!

I could not be more privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to coach such a wonderful group of athletes and young women. Pomfret should be very proud of this extraordinary Basketball Team!

Coach Clarke

2022 Wreaths Acrosss America Ceremony

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:26:00 GMT

Marian Hallowell, Wreaths Across America Location Coordinator, sent a letter of thanks to Pomfret Community School for helping them in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on Saturday, December 17, 2022. The event took place at the Pomfret Veterans Monument. The school would like to thank Xander Pierce, Abigail Harris and Isaac Woods for attending. Ms. Hallowell added, “The students were an important part of the Ceremony and everyone was happy to see them to remember and honor the Veterans.”

Pet Partners Therapy Team Visits PCS

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 19:34:00 GMT

They were invited by School Counselor, Kelsey Butcka. Her goal is to work with all the students on different coping skills for when they feel overwhelmed. Some of the activities she has planned are crafts, breathing techniques and movement. Mrs. Butchka added, "Introducing a therapy dog and the idea that animals can have a calming effect is something I thought was just as important as yoga!"

Winners of Fire Safety Poster Contest

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 18:32:00 GMT

Poster by Haleigh Raymond

Poster by Connor Nieminen

Winners of Fire Safety Poster Contest

Haleigh and Connor were recognized by the Windham County Fire Marshal’s Association and awarded a $25.00 gift card donated by the Town of Pomfret/Fire Marshal Office for their outstanding effort. The posters were presented for consideration in the State of Connecticut Fire Prevention Calendar for 2022.

PEACEJAM HAT & GLOVE DRIVE

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:07:00 GMT

We are so proud of our PeaceJam leaders! We have heard that our donation boxes are filling up. This is amazing news for our friends at Access Agency and their current and future residents during the cold months.

We are going to extend our drive to Tuesday November 23rd to have the opportunity for one final push of donations before the Thanksgiving Break. Please remind family, friends, colleagues, and community partners that even if their own young people don't attend PCS they can still make donations through our social media accounts, by emailing PCSPEACEJAM@gmail.com , or contacting Lisa Marie Rivera at 860.753.6015.

Thank you for all of your ongoing support in helping our youth understand the power of their voice and actions in making change in their world!

Also, Congratulations for PeaceJam once again spreading the word of peace and change within the community. You were once again featured in the Villager. We should all be so proud of our PCS Community!

Local Veterans Honored with Letters

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:12:00 GMT

The letters have been collected into combined PDF files. Please click the links below to read them.

Grade 3 Veterans Letters

Grade 5 Letters to Veterans

PeaceJam Project Success

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:55:00 GMT

PeaceJam held a fundraiser during the Pomfret Town-wide Tag Sale on Saturday, May 10, 2021. PeaceJam is a project based learning group. “The PeaceJam Foundation is an international organization whose mission is to create young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates who pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom they embody.” ( https://www.peacejam.org/ )

This fundraiser made over $500. which will go towards purchasing microscopes for the science lab in their Ugandan partner school. Thanks goes to those who donated items, the team members who did all that is involved with a tag sale and Lisa Marie Rivera and Martha Goldstein, the parents in charge of the students. Martha Goldstein added, “Project based learning is so valuable and that is the essence of our group!”

Reverse Egg Hunt

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:57:00 GMT

Reverse Egg Hunt

PCS Giving Tree

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:06:00 GMT

Thank you for helping local families during the holidays. All packages have been successfully delivered.

Veteran's Day Tribute

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:00:00 GMT

(pictured above) Armand Jolly, WWII veteran from Pomfret

Grade 5 Essay's to honor Veteran's

Why do you think Veteran's Day is an important holiday to be celebrated each year?

Letters to Soldiers from Grade 4

The fourth grade enjoyed the story "The Wall" by Eve Bunting and held a discussion about the contribution that many people make by choosing to become a soldier. We also enjoyed the story of the Poppy Lady, a true story about the origin of the poppy as a symbol of support for our military. Many students shared personal connections about parents and grandparents who have made sacrifices to do this work for our country and communities. Ryder Manning's brother Nick is currently in bootcamp, and his mother shared that there are many young soldiers who are committed to this work, but also face self doubt and could use the love and encouragement. We thought this was a great opportunity to send a little love and support to those selfless young soldiers.

Mrs. McKee

Dear Soldier Letters

Hearts Flourish at Pomfret Community School

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Students and staff are showing their appreciation in an artful way this year. The halls are lined with hand drawn hearts as a way to show their appreciation to the essential workers in their lives. Art Teacher Ana Lameiro coordinated the project.

Farm to Families Comes to Pomfret

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:37:00 GMT

During the month of October, Pomfret Community School was a distribution organization for "Farm to Family", the USDA grant-funded program that provided over 100 packages of food to Pomfret families each week. The boxes contained 5 lbs. of meat, 5 lbs. of dairy, 13 lbs. of produce and a gallon of milk. The school would like to thank M&J bus drivers for their support transporting the food and teacher Ryan Ericson for giving his time on Wednesdays to facilitate the distribution operation.

Grade 5 Native Americans Projects

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:04:00 GMT

The 5th grade students at Pomfret Community School were given a menu of options for projects at the conclusion of their Native Americans unit of study. Some projects included carving a dugout canoe out of a bar of soap, paper towel roll totem poles, marshmallow igloos, a physical map of North America made of clay, and a diorama.

Firefighter Visits PCS PreK

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:56:00 GMT

On Thursday October 15, Aaron Breen visited Mrs. Breen's preschool class. Aaron has been a volunteer at Mortlake Fire Company in Brooklyn for 2 years. He grew up around firefighters and medical responders. His Mom, Pre-School teacher Mrs. Breen, has been a member of Mortlake for 29 years and his father, Mr. Breen is currently Chief. Aaron showed the preschoolers what a firefighter wears and explained each piece of equipment to them as he got dressed. He donned an air pack so they could hear how muffled and a bit scary a firefighter may look if they ever need help. They were a little unsure about when he put his hood, mask and helmet on but loved seeing a firefighter in full gear.

Donation from Girl Scout Troop 65500 Member

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:20:00 GMT

PCS 8 ^th grader Emilia Costa was awarded a Silver Award, the highest award one can receive at her level in Girl Scouts. She sewed 120 masks and donated them to Pomfret Community School. She enjoys sewing and added, “In the future I hope to achieve my Gold Award which is the highest award any Girl Scout can achieve.”

PCS Staff and Bus Driver Parade

Tue, 26 May 2020 15:30:00 GMT

It was awesome to see all the students! The teachers and staff had fun seeing all of you. Have a fun summer!

PCS Art Students at Loos Exhibit

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:01:00 GMT

Exuberant Students Artwork at Loos Exhibit

4th Grade at Pomfret Community School Dissect a Squid

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:41:00 GMT

Mrs. McKee's 4th grade class investigated the research question: How do animal structures support survival, growth, and reproduction? In order to support student understanding, the class dissected a preserved squid in teams of two. As students dissected they discussed, the beak, tentacles, arms, suckers, ink sack, gills, esophagus, stomach, eyes, egg sack, funnel and pen and how each structure supported this cephalopod's survival. These specimens were purchased through the Enel Solar Farm Grant. These future scientists approached the task with curiosity and excitement. During the follow up discussion, they rated it 5 stars!

PCS Kindergarten explores the Science of Sound

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:31:00 GMT

The kindergarten classes in Pomfret Community School experienced the science of sound. “Science of Sound: When is it Music” was a 45-60 minute exploration of the nature and creation of sound, through hands-on activities, observation, creative exploration and song. The program was led by Sally Rogers, a master teaching artist with the Connecticut Office of the Arts. Students were able to engage in inquiry-based learning and guided critical thinking to explore principles of sound and how music is created.

This program was one of the free education programs offered by Performing Arts of Northeast CT. Performing Arts is an all-volunteer non-profit organization funded by private and state grants, local businesses and individual donations. For more information, go to http://www.PerformingartsNECT.org - (performingartsnect.org)

https://www.performingartsnect.org/science-of-sound

Alex, We Love You 1,000 Cranes from Pomfret Community School students

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:43:00 GMT

In Japan, the crane is a mystical creature that is believed to live for 1,000 years, making it a representation of good fortune and hope. Traditionally, the folding of 1,000 origami cranes is believed to result in one’s wish coming true. The symbolic gesture has become one of hope and healing during challenging times.

Following Alex Trebek’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the students of Pomfret Community School in Pomfret Center, Connecticut, gifted him with 1,000 origami cranes. Alex and the entire Jeopardy! family find the same inspiration in the multiple strings of cranes now proudly flying in their new home on Stage 10.