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Competitive Academic Teams and Civic Engagement Groups In The News
 

Links to articles that feature activities and accomplishments of the competitive academic teams and civic engagement groups receiving Trumbull ACE Foundation support appear below. The academic teams are at Trumbull High School unless noted otherwise.

Civic Engagement Groups
buildOn Club:
Trumbull High Students Help Build School ...Trumbull Times, April 1, 2010
Cultural Diversity Club:
GLOW Club Reaches Out... THS Eagle's Eye, December 22, 2011
United Nations Celebrates with Help From Trumbull High School... Trumbull Times, November 23, 2011
The Club Question, Students Join Activities for a Myriad of Reasons ...THS Eagle's Eye, December 20, 2010
KARE (Kids and Adults Reaching Each Other- Madison MS):
Trumbull Students Take on Linus Effort... Connecticut Post, January 16, 2012
Middle-Schoolers Love to Help Out... Connecticut Post, May 16, 2011
KARE Club Contributes to Newborns' Well-Being Around the World...February 23, 2011
KARE-ing Kids Get Into the Act ...Connecticut Post, November 15, 2010
Red Cross Club:
Draws Blood and Attracts Attention...Trillium, September 1, 2010
Red Cross Club ...THS Eagle's Eye, April 1, 2010
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions):
New "Party Patrol" Hits the Street...Trumbull Times, June 9, 2011
STAND Club (Students Taking Action Now in Darfur):
Artists Seek to Paint a Brighter Future for Sudan... Connecticut Post Pulse, June 19, 2011
Artists Needed for Sudan Project ...Trumbull Times, June 9, 2011
Students Take a STAND ...Trumbull Times, December 2, 2010
STAND Club ...THS Eagle's Eye, April 1, 2010
Competitive Academic Teams
General:
Challenging Students... Trumbull Patch, June 2, 2011
Trumbull High Celebrates Academics: ACE Foundation Awards Students ...Trumbull Times, June 9, 2011
School Year End Means Lots to Do ... Trumbull Patch, June 9, 2011
Trumbull High Sophmore Wins Brain Bee Competition...Trumbull Times, February 17, 2011
ACE Banquet Honors Academicians...Trillium, September 1, 2010
Extracurricular Recognition ...THS Eagle's Eye, June 11, 2010
Best and the Rest in the Past Week (U.S. Academic Decathlon)....Connecticut Post-Editorial, February 26, 2010
Teacher [ACE Foundation Board Member Brian Hendrickson] Honored for Law-Related Education....Trumbull Times, June 18, 2009
THS Robotics Team Gearing up for New York Competition... Connecticut Post, May 7, 2009
Above and Beyond:' High School Students Pad Extracurricular 'Resumes'... Connecticut Post, December 15, 2008
ACE Foundation Recognizes Academic Clubs... THS Eagle's Eye, June 11, 2008
It's brain over brawn for these Trumbull students...Connecticut Post, June 1, 2008
School group celebrates academic achievement...Trumbull Times, August 23, 2007

Academic Decathlon Team:

Trumbull High School Team at Decathlon National Finals ... Trumbull Times, June 16, 2011
Academic Decathlon Team Races to Nationals...The Eagle's Eye, February 28, 2011
Trumbull High Debuts at US Academic Decathlon, Takes Third ...THS Eagle's Eye, March 1, 2010
Brains Suit Up for Academic Decathlon ...Connecticut Post, February 20, 2010
Academic WorldQuest Team:
Academic WorldQuest and Model UN Find Success at Recent Competitions...The Eagle's Eye, February 28, 2011
Trumbull Students Shine at WorldQuest...Trumbull Times, February 24, 2011
Trumbull Students Perform Well at WorldQuest ...Trumbull Times, April 8, 2010
Academic Teams Place Second at UConn ...Trumbull Times, April 8, 2010
Classics Competitions:
The Perfect Score... THS Eagle's Eye, May 16, 2011
COLT Poetry Recitation Competition:
Students Perform Well at Foreign Language Poetry Contest ...Trumbull Times, December 16, 2010
Three THS Students Medal at COLT Poetry Competition ... May 13, 2010
CSI Forensic Science Team:
CSI: Trumbull, THS Sleuths Take UNH...Trillium, September 1, 2010
THS Earns Second Place in Initial CSI Competition ...June 11, 2009
Debate Club:
THS Debate Team Qualifies Members for States ... January 14, 2012
One Book, One Town Debate... THS Eage's Eye, May 16, 2011
Debate Team Attends Great Connecticut High School Debate... THS Eagle's Eye, November 25, 2008
THS Debate Team Competition in Hartford ...THS Eagle's Eye - December 20, 2007
Debate Club Shines at Yale ...THS Eagle's Eye - June 11, 2007
THS Students Practice Public Speaking Skills ...Published in THS Eagle's Eye - October 27, 2006. This workshop was funded by the ACE Foundation to provide students of the Debate Club and We the People Team with an excellent foundation of public speaking and presentation skills.
Debate Team (Hillcrest MS):
Debate Team Students Fare Well in Greenwich Regional ...May 18, 2009
DECA Marketing Team:
DECA Markets Excellence...Trillium, September 1, 2010
Team Trumbull Scores at National Event ...Connecticut Post, June 7, 2010
DECA is a Hit ...THS Eagle's Eye, April 1, 2010
Eagle's Eye:
Student Journalists Attend Columbia Conference ...Trumbull Times, November 24, 2010
Columbia Conference: The Gateway to Success ...November 19, 2010
School News Staff Attends Journalism Conferences ...Trumbull Times, February 25, 2010
Eagle's Eye Staff Reflect on Fall Conferences ...December 14, 2009
A Year of Great Progress for The Eagle's Eye...May 27, 2008
Economics Challenge Team:
Economics Proves Anything but Dismal...Trillium, June 1, 2006
Euro Challenge Team:
Euro Challenge Team Competes in New York... June 6, 2007...Team Photo
Fed Challenge Team:
2009 Fed Challenge Team Places in New York District Top 25... July 10, 2009... Team Photos
Recession Challenges Econ Experts... Trillium, August 1, 2008
2008 Fed Challenge Team Finishes in Top 25 in New York... June 6, 2008...Team Photo
2007 Fed Challenge Team...May 23, 2007
Student Team Takes Wall Street...Trumbull Times, May 17, 2007
Fed Challenge Piques Interest...Trillium, June 1, 2006
Feeling Bullish...Trumbull Times, April 20, 2006
FFA Agriscience Team:
Agriscience Students Travel to National FFA Convention ....The Eagle's Eye, November 11, 2012
Trumbull FFA Chapter Recognizes FFA Spirit Week... THS Eagle's Eye, March 31, 2011
Growing Interest in Agriculture... Trumbull Patch, March 9, 2011
Agriscience Students Place First in the State in Horse Evaluation ....THS Eagle's Eye, December 20, 2010
Vishakha Negi Wins Bronze at National FFA Competition... November 5, 2010
National Creed Speaking Career Development Event Winners Announced... October 20, 2010
JA Titan Business Challenge Team:
High School Students Compete in JA's "Business Challenge"... Connecticut Post, March 28, 2011
Keep Connecticut Cool Team (Hillcrest MS):
Students Make Hillcrest a "Cool" School... Trumbull Times, August 27, 2009
Cool It Team Presents at OneThing Expo... November 20, 2008... Team Photo
A Very Cool Challenge... Connecticut Post, August 4, 2008
Lieberman 'Cools It' with Hillcrest Students....Trumbull Times, June 19, 2008

Lieberman Endorses Student 'Go Green' Message.... Connecticut Post, June 17, 2008

Hillcrest Cool It Challenge Team Takes First Place in Hartford...May 29, 2008... Team Photo
Knowledge Master Team:
Minds Merge, From Arithmetic to Trivia...Trillium, September 1, 2010
Details Draw Masters to Competition...Trillium, August 1, 2008
Knowledge Masters Provides Cherished Experiences... May 27, 2008
Knowledge Master Team (Madison MS):
Knowledge Masters..Connecticut Post, May 31, 2010
Madison Wins Academic Competition ...Trumbull Times, December 30, 2009
Madison Middle School Students Compete in Knowledge Master Open...Connecticut Post, February 19, 2007
Knowledge Master Team (Tashua School):
Tashua 5th Grade Students Rank #1 in Connecticut...March 30, 2010
Knowledge Master Team Turns in Solid Performance in Year's First Competition ...January 30, 2010 ...Team Photo
Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? ...March 31, 2009
Math Counts Team (Hillcrest MS):
MathCounts Team Fares Well at Fairfield Regional... March 14, 2011
Hillcrest MathCounts Team in Regional Competition ...May 28, 2010
Hillcrest MathCounts Team 7th in Regional Competition... March 4, 2009... Team Photo
Hillcrest MathCounts Team Tenth in Connecticut, Earns Gold ...June 9, 2008 ...Team Photo
Math Whizzes ...Connecticut Post, May 12, 2008
Math Counts Team Competes at Fairfield University ... Trumbull Times, February 21, 2008
They Know Their Math...Trumbull Times, March 1, 2007
MathCounts Team (Madison MS):
MathCounts Team Scores Ninth in Regionals... September 23, 2011
Madison MathCounts Sends Two Students to State Competition ...June 17, 2010
Madison MathCounts Team Places Two Students in Top Ten... March 19, 2009... Team Photo
Math Team:
THS Math Team Making Solid Progress... October 16, 2011
Minds Merge, From Arithmetic to Trivia...Trillium, September 1, 2010
Ideas Inspire Math and Physics Teams... Trillium, August 1, 2008
Math Teammates Go To States...Trumbull Times, June 21, 2007
Math Team Concludes Highly Successful Season ... June 15, 2006
Mock Trial Team
Mock Trial Lays Down the Law... THS Eagle's Eye, December 22, 2011
Mock Trial Team Finds Success... Trumbull Times, December 15, 2011
Mock Trial Success ....THS Eagle's Eye, December 20, 2010
Mock Trial Team Wins First Place ...Trumbull Times, November 18, 2010
Trumbull Mock Trial Places First at Yale Competition ...November 9, 2010
Mock Trial Team Members Visit Connecticut Supreme Court ...Trumbull Hi Lites Newsletter, December 2009
Mock Trial Team Excels in First Year ...June 12, 2009
Trumbull Team Prepares for Mock Trial...Connecticut Post, March 22, 2009
THS Mock Trial Team Goes to Court... January 13, 2009
Mock Trial Team (Hillcrest MS):
Mock Trial Team Makes its Case at State Level ...Trumbull Times, April 8, 2010
Hillcrest Red Takes 1 of 2 at State Quarterfinals ...February 9, 2010
Hillcrest Students Advance to Quarterfinals ... December 21, 2009
Hillcrest Mock Trial Team Competes in Regionals ...February 26, 2009... Team Photo
Mock Trial... HMS Hillcrest Today, Winter 2008
Enriching Experience...Connecticut Post, April 21, 2008
Twelve Hillcrest Students Go To Court ... Trumbull Times, January 24, 2008
Model UN Team:
United Nations Celebrates with Help From Trumbull High School... Trumbull Times, November 23, 2011
Model UN Conference... Trumbull Times, May 19, 2011
Model UN Club Attends Yale Conference ... Trumbull Times, March 17, 2011
Academic WorldQuest and Model UN Find Success at Recent Competitions...The Eagle's Eye, February 28, 2011
Trumbull Students Shine at U.N. Competition...Connecticut Post, February 7, 2011
Model UN Delegation Thanks Supporters ... January 24, 2011
Trumbull High Model UN Club Excels ... Trumbull Times, January 20, 2011
THS Students Find Success at Model UN Competitions ... November 30, 2010
Trumbull Students Mark "United Nations Day" ... Trumbull Times, October 28, 2010
Westport Salutes Founding of United Nations ... Connecticut Post and Westport News On-line, October 24, 2010
Westport Celebrates 65th Anniversary of United Nations ... Norwalk Hour, October 23, 2010
UN Celebrates its 65th Anniversary with the help of Trumbull High School ... October 22, 2010
Model United Nations, Busy as Ever ...THS Eagle's Eye, April 1, 2010
United Nations Club Attends Yale Conference ...Trumbull Times, March 25, 2010
Model UN Attends UNESCO Conference ...Trumbull Hi Lites Newsletter, December 2009
Students Compete in Model UN Conference ...Trumbull Times, December 10, 2009
Model UN ...THS Eagle's Eye - December 20, 2007
National Geographic Bee (Hillcrest MS):
What's the Buzz? ...Connecticut Post, February, 22, 2010
Hillcrest Middle School GeoBee Winner ...Trumbull Times, February, 11, 2010
Buroker Repeats as Hillcrest GeoBee Champ ...January 28, 2010
Hillcrest's Buroker Places Sixth in State GeoBee Competition ... June 20, 2009
What's the Buzz?... Connecticut Post, March 9, 2009
Buroker Qualifies for State GeoBee... March 6, 2009...Photo
Bee Champion... Trumbull Times, January 29, 2009
Miles Buroker Wins Hillcrest Middle School Geography Bee... January 26, 2009
National Spelling Bee (Hillcrest MS):
Queen of the Bee ...Trumbull Times, March 18, 2010
Odyssey of the Mind:
THS Odyssey Team Enjoys Rich Experiences at World Finals... August 20, 2011
The Odyssey for First Place... Trumbull Patch, May 6, 2011
Trumbull Teams Do Well at State Odyssey of the Mind Competition... May 19, 2010
Odyssey Team Takes Top Honors in State... Trumbull Times, May 14, 2009
Trumbull Odyssey Teams Excel at 2008 World Finals in Maryland...July 16, 2008
Odyssey Teams Place at World's ....Trumbull Times, June 26, 2008
Three Trumbull Odyssey Teams Off To World Finals ...May 2, 2008... Photo of State Winning Odyssey of the Mind Team Members
2008, A Mind Odyssey ... Trumbull Times, May 1, 2008
Mind Games: Odyssey of the Mind  ...Connecticut Post, April 9, 2007
Three Trumbull Odyssey Teams Off to World Finals...Trumbull Times, March 31, 2007
Scripps National Spelling Bee (Hillcrest and Madison MS):
Winners - WINNERS - winners ...Connecticut Post, March 26, 2010
Robotics Team:
Robotics Team Takes Fifth in New Jersey... May 24, 2011
Lego My Robot...Trillium, September 1, 2010
THS Robotics Team Gearing up for New York Competition... Connecticut Post, May 7, 2009
Business Grants Support School Clubs... Trumbull Times, November 20, 2008
Trumbull High Robotics Team is Top-Five in New England....Trumbull Times, June 19, 2008
Trumbull Robotics Team Places Sixth in New England Competition ...May 29, 2008...Photos of Team from the New England Botball Tournament
THS Robotics Team Making Plans for the Future...July 31, 2007
Statistical Poster Competition Team (Madison MS):
Students Nationally Recognized ... Trumbull Times, June 16, 2011
Poster Project Teaches Statistics ... Trumbull Times, April 21, 2011
Trillium:
Trillium Yearbook Announces Superlative Winners... THS Eagle's Eye, October 14, 2011
Trillium Student Yearbook Tops in New England... Trumbull Times, May 19, 2011
Trillium Marks Gold Anniversary ... Trumbull Times, September 9, 2010
Mrs. Berescik Retires: A Yearbook Era Ends ...THS Eagle's Eye, June 11, 2010
Leading Yearbook Authority Comes to Town ...Trumbull Times, December 3, 2009
Students and Staff Travel to Gettysburg for Yearbook Training...Trumbull Times, September 3, 2009
Trumbull High's Yearbook Named Tops in New England... Trumbull Times, May 14, 2009
Yearbook Editors Complete New Edition While Taking Top Honors for 2008... Trumbull Times, April 23, 2009
Yearbook Training at Gettysburg... Trumbull Times, October 9, 2008
Trillium Triumphs Again ... Trumbull Times, September 4, 2008
'Trillium' Named Second Best in New England ...Trumbull Times, May 22, 2008
Yearbook Takes Top Honors...Trumbull Times, December 13, 2007
School Yearbook is 'On The Verge'...Trumbull Times, May 17, 2007...Photos of Trillium Staff & Editors
Yearbook Named a Model of Excellence...Trumbull Times, January 19, 2006
UConn Globalization Conference Team:
Trumbull Economics Team Wins UConn Globalization Conference Competition... Trumbull Times, May 19, 2011

Trumbull Takes First in Annual Globalization Conference ... ECE News to Know, May 2011

UConn Physics Olympics Team:

Trumbull Freshmen Compete at UConn Physics Olympics ... June 2, 2006

We the People Team (Hillcrest MS):
Hillcrest We the People Team Takes First Place in Connecticut State Competition ...April 17, 2009
We the People Team (Madison MS):
Madison Wins Civic Contest ...Trumbull Times, May 15, 2008
We The People Team:
Kudos to Katie... Trumbull Patch, January 11, 2012
Academic Team Excels at States... Trumbull Times, December 29, 2011
Constitutional Champs... Connecticut Post On-Line, December 27, 2011
Bicen Takes First at State Competition... THS Eagle's Eye, December 22, 2011
We The People Team Thanks Supporters...March 15, 2011
We the People State Finals Results ...Connecticut Consortium for Law and Citizenship Education website, January 21, 2010
We the People: What's Left in the Past and in their Future... THS Eagle's Eye, January 30, 2009
Night with the Experts Vital in Crunch Time... THS Eagle's Eye, December 22, 2008
We the People Team Travels to State Competition ...THS Eagle's Eye - January 31, 2008
Trumbull's 'We The People' Team Earns National Top 10 Ranking...Trumbull Times, August 2, 2007
Trumbull High 'We The People' Team Best in State - Again ...Connecticut Post, January 29, 2007
We The People Team Wins 10th Straight State Title ...THS Eagle's Eye - January 29, 2007
Trumbull High Students Win Civic Challenge...Trumbull Times, January 25, 2007
THS Students Practice Public Speaking Skills ...Published in THS Eagle's Eye - October 27, 2006. This workshop was funded by the ACE Foundation to provide students of the Debate Club and We the People Team with an excellent foundation of public speaking and presentation skills.
Web Team:
Communications Keeps Students Informed... Trillium, August 1, 2008
Web Team Redesigns THS Website...THS Eagle's Eye, March 27, 2008...Link to Web Team page/photo on the redesigned THS Website
Web Team Makes Continued Progress...June 25, 2007
Students Share Podcasts on School Website ...Connecticut Post - January 14, 2007
Yale Physics Olympics Team:
Physics Olympics... Trumbull Times, November 17, 2011
Trumbull Seniors Compete at Yale Physics Olypmics ... November 3, 2010
Trumbull High Team Wins Physics Event... Connecticut Post, November 9, 2009
Trumbull Team Earns Top Spot in Yale Physics Olympics Event ...October 29, 2009
THS Physics Students Attend Yale Physics Olympics ...Trumbull Hi Lites Newsletter, January 2009
Ideas Inspire Math and Physics Teams... Trillium, August 1, 2008
THS Competes in Yale Physics Olympics ...August 18, 2007

 

 

 

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