Westport Public Schools is proud to celebrate students from Long Lots Elementary School and Kings Highway Elementary School who were recognized among this year’s winning creators in the 2026 Access Awareness Awards, an annual student video contest sponsored by the Area 9 Cable Council and Optimum of Connecticut. The contest honors original student video productions broadcast on Optimum’s Educational Access Channel 78 and encourages students to build storytelling and video production skills through projects connected to school and community life.
KHS recently tried a new approach to its One School, One Book experience. After a week of clues building excitement about the mystery book, the big reveal took place with buddy classes gathering to listen to Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden by Christy Mandin. Each student in the building had the opportunity to take the book home and write a special message inside before passing it along to the next family. Throughout the following week, students participated in a variety of connected activities.
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