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ACE students celebrating poetry
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ACE Students’ Poetry Trip
Cristian Cruz Turcios November 8, 2024

Students attended the Dodge Poetry Festival on Friday, October 18th in Newark, NJ at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). The students attended 2-3 poetry sessions featuring published poets who read their work and answered student's questions. The...

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ACE students with Daniela posing with our scarecrow in Danbury
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The Making Of The Ace Scarecrow
Leo Sanchez and Avarie Ruiz November 6, 2024

In late September, the City Center of Danbury hosted their annual scarecrow contest. Our teacher Anthony Hellman expressed his interest, and reached out to the City Center of Danbury. About a week later,  Laura Blake, Bob Nelson, Anthony Hellman and...

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ACE Annual Visit To Hatters Park To Celebrate New School Year
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ACE Goes To Hatters Park
Jeremiah Hay-Smith November 1, 2024

On Friday, September 27th, 2024, ACE went to Hatters Park for our traditional back-to-school gathering. Students and staff members spent the day doing team-building and bonding activities and just having fun out together. Upon arrival, students circled...

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ACE welcomes the new year with Parents' Night
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ACE welcomes the new year with Parents’ Night
Taylore Buie, Staff Writer • October 24, 2024

At the beginning of every school year, and about once per quarter, ACE parents, students and staff come together to meet one another and learn about how their student is doing in classes.  On October 1st, we came together for our first Parents' Night...

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Great Memorial Trip
Great Memorial Trip
Emily Reinoso, Staff Writer • November 15, 2024
Great Memorial a recent tradition at ACE is explained in this article as well as the good this does for the students at ACE. Read to discover the events that happens at least twice a year with the students in an untraditional environment and how it improves their life and understanding.
ACE students celebrating poetry
ACE Students’ Poetry Trip
Cristian Cruz Turcios November 8, 2024

Students attended the Dodge Poetry Festival on Friday, October 18th in Newark, NJ at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). The students...

Elvis of ACE
Elvis of ACE
Elvis Sedeno, Guest Writer • June 18, 2024

Who is Elvis? Well to put it simply, it’s me. Making art on the internet by the persona of Azooki has always been a passion of mine. When...

This is the cover of the publication "From My Heart" sponsored by the Newtown Rotary.
“From My Heart” Book Launch
Daniela Esposito and Joseph Tapia May 17, 2024

It was a night of poetry and art at Newtown High School on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 where Rotary Club members, administrators, teachers, families,...

Ashlee and ACE students bonding at Hatters Park
The Truth About ACE
Dayanara Burgos-Ramos, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Before coming to ACE many students and families hear rumors about our school. ACE is really just a new beginning for anyone and everyone, and...

ACE Annual Visit To Hatters Park To Celebrate New School Year
ACE Goes To Hatters Park
November 1, 2024
Greg's gym class stopping by a water well on one of many hiking adventures.
Greg’s Gym Class
Karla Guallpa-Delgado, Staff Writer • May 29, 2024

Greg’s 2024 gym class is based on health and exercising your body. Greg began his career as a teacher in 1999 in Bridgeport CT. He started...

Valentina getting ready for her junior varasity game.
ACE Athletes
Ayva Ith, Staff Writer • May 21, 2024

At our school, many kids play sports but they play for other schools besides ACE. I interviewed three ACE students who play different types of...

Winter Olympic games
Winter Olympics Games
Navari Droz and Ariana West February 1, 2024

  Every four years, major international multi-sports competitions for sports played on snow and ice take place at the Winter Olympic...

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