Westport Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Up 17; One Death Reported
The Westport-Weston Health District reports that Westport has added 17 positive or probable COVID-19 cases, and has added 1 new death.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 1,086 cases. Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 26 deaths.
Superintendent: 8 New Cases in 3 Schools; 6 in Staples
According to Westport Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice, 8 new COVID-19 cases were reported as of last night among students and staff in the District. Staples High School had the highest amount of cases, with 6 reported just yesterday, and 18 in total. The school with the second highest amount of cases is Saugatuck Elementary School with seven cases. The district has a total of 39 probable or confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 159 staff or students quarantined.
From the Superintendent:
Dear Westport Families and Staff,
In our efforts to remain transparent with reports of positive Covid-19 cases associated with our schools, we will continue to provide these updates as information is confirmed. As of the time I am writing to you this evening we have 8 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 that came in yesterday and today. The reports came from the following schools:
Kings Highway Elementary School - 1
Bedford Middle School - 1
Staples High School - 6
Those impacted have been notified by school and District officials. As a reminder, families are asked to report positive of COVID-19 cases of students using our reporting voicemail or email regardless of whether the students are in remote or hybrid models of instruction. Please follow this link for more information on reporting.
Additionally, we want to remind families that students with pending Covid-19 tests should not return to school until receiving negative results. This approach is critical in helping us continue minimizing the potential for transmission in our schools.
Respectfully,
Thomas Scarice
Superintendent of Schools
Staples High School Celebrates December, January Students of the Month
From Staples High School Principal Stafford Thomas:
Principal Thomas has announced Staples High School's recipients for December and January Student of the Month:
Mary Bazile- Gr.9
Catherine Cunningham-Gr.11
Nicholas Porzio-Gr.9
Brandon Saunders-Gr.11
Tucker Peters - Gr. 9
Maya Vogelmann-Gr.11
Claire Railton-Jones- Gr.12
Autumn Smith- Gr.12
Matthew Lott-Gr.11
Logan Goodman-Gr.9
Sasha Hamer-Gr.12
The Students of the Month award program recognizes students who help make Staples High School a welcoming place for their peers and teachers alike. They are the “glue” of the Staples community: the type of kind, cheerful, hard-working, trustworthy students that keep the high school together, making it the special place that it is.
Students of the month are nominated by their teachers, who are asked to think of those students who come to school regularly, are friendly to the staff and to fellow students, and make positive contributions in class as well as the Staples community. In short, these students are all-around good citizens of our school. Students of the Month are not necessarily star athletes, high honor students, or lead performers, and even if they are, this award recognizes the positive attitude they bring to school every day in making Staples High School a genial place in which to learn and teach.