Westport Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Down 1; No Deaths; State Positivity Rate 3.01%
The Westport-Weston Health District reports that Westport has taken away 1 positive or probable COVID-19 case from yesterday’s report and has added no new cases, and has added no new deaths.
It is unknown why the case was taken away.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 1,784 cases. Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 31 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 3.01%
Westport Book Shop Announced Miggs Burroughs Exhibit for May
The Westport Book Shop welcomes Miggs Burroughs as its guest art exhibitor for the month of May, at the Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place. He will be exhibiting one large lenticular installation called “Sign Language”, which is comprised of 25 small signs with words that change in ironic or humorous ways, such as LOVE/LEAVE or CHOOSE/LOSE or SHIELD/YIELD.
Westport Book Shop, a nonprofit used book shop, is located at 23 Jesup Road, across Jesup Green from the Westport Library, in downtown Westport. The exhibit is open to the public during the Book Shop’s business hours: Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m. (closed Mondays).
Miggs Burroughs is a lifelong Westport resident. He has been creating art and graphic design since he was 20 and his very first painting was accepted into Silvermine’s prestigious Art of the Northeast show. At age 26, he was chosen to design a commemorative U.S. Postage Stamp. He has also illustrated several covers for TIME Magazine, one of which resides in the Smithsonian Institution. Miggs also designed the Westport Town Flag. His work with lenticular imagery has been exhibited in several one-man shows, and is held in several private collections. Miggs is a co-founder of the Artists Collective of Westport. Miggs graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Carnegie-Mellon University and has taught graphic design at Fairfield University and UCONN.
Miggs is also an author. His “The What If? Book of Questions to Some of Your Most Revealing Answers on Love and Health, Wealth & Happiness” was published in 2012.
The Book Shop’s “Drew Friedman Art Place” is an area of the store dedicated to exhibiting the work of community artists year-round, on a rotating basis.
Staples High School Welcomes Dr. Proskinitopoulos as New Assistant Principal
Press ReleaseThe Westport Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Parthena Penny Proskinitopoulos as an Assistant Principal at Staples High School, effective July 1, 2021.
Dr. Proskinitopoulos is seen as a talented educator who has excelled in the area of school leadership. Her career as an educator began in 2006 as a social studies teacher with the Fairfield Public Schools. Dr. Proskinitopoulos continued in that role until 2014 when she assumed the role of Technology Integration Specialist. This past year she served as an Interim Assistant Principal at Roger Ludlowe Middle School.
As an educator who embodies the belief in a growth mindset, Dr. Proskinitopoulos is seen as a true leader who inspires the best from those around her. Her work in providing professional development for teachers and fellow administrators has always been a focus of her work. While these efforts have proven invaluable over her career, they have been particularly recognized as critical to the success her colleagues have had in navigating the difficulties of teaching and leading during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ultimately the needs of students are at the heart of her work, and Dr. Proskinitopoulos’s commitment to children will serve as an asset to the Staples High School community.
Dr. Proskinitopoulos holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. John’s University and both a Masters of Arts in Teaching and Sixth Year Diploma in Educational Leadership from Sacred Heart University. In addition, she has a Doctorate of Educational Leadership from the University of Bridgeport.
A colleague of Dr. Proskinitopoulos shared, “Simply put, she is one of the finest educators I know. This is because she is smart, passionate about learning and instructional improvement, eager to collaborate, a consummate problem solver, committed to her work, and genuinely thoughtful and kind.” Another colleague wrote, “She ranks in the top tier of educators that I have had the pleasure to work with in my career in education. I know that she can make a significant impact at the high school level in an administrative role.” These comments are echoed by Stafford Thomas, Principal of Staples High School who noted, “Penny was the standout candidate out of a very large and talented administrator pool this year. She is absolutely thrilled to be joining our team at Staples and I am excited that her arrival will coincide with our team’s summer efforts to create an exciting and fulfilling 2021-2022 school year for our Wreckers!”
Morning Weather Report [05/04/21]
Today
Drizzle or light rain, mainly before 10am. High near 59. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. High near 64. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph.