Great Path Academy at CT State Manchester

🚀 Start College in High School! Tour Great Path Academy!

Why wait? At Great Path Academy at CT State Manchester, students can earn up to 36 tuition-free college credits before they graduate high school! Get a massive academic and financial head start in our unique college-immersed environment.

✅ High School on a College Campus

✅ Personalized Support & Small Class Sizes

✅ Paid Summer Internships (ReadyCT)

✅ National Merit School of Distinction

Don't miss our upcoming Open Houses to meet our staff and tour the facilities (including our new eSports lab!).

➡️ Open House Dates (5:00 PM):

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

📍 Location: CT State Manchester, 60 Bidwell Street. 🔗 Application is OPEN at chooseyourschool.org until February 7th, 2026! Don't wait - make GPA your number once choice today!

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Students had the opportunity to attend dance and theater workshops on Wednesday, May 6th at the Goodspeed Operahouse and then stayed to see their production of "Jesus Christ Superstar." Their star power shined through. post workshops with the Goodspeed on Friday, May 8th! Thank you to Mrs. Gray for organizing this partnership to expose our students to drama.

Congratulations to Flourish Uwaya as the first Chapter President of the newly formed GPA DECA Chapter and Niko Henderson as the first Vice President of Leadership and Career Development!  Congratulations!

The HPS STEM Fair was on Friday, May 8th, 2026. Congratulations to Kieanna Headley, Logan Williams, Yari Soto-Figueroa, and Neysha Santiago for their winning projects! Our 9th grader Julianna Robinson's design was chosen for the STEM Fair T-Shirts this year! Thank you to Ms. Hood and her culinary crew for supplying food and beverages!

Join the rock climbing club! See Ms. Thurrott or Lazaroff for sign ups and documentation must be completed in final forms.

Congratulations to the following students who participated in today's String Festival! Kyra Virgo, Arizabel Vega, Oscar Than, Daniela Frimpong and Julianna Robinson at MLK King School in Hartford on Friday, May 8th. Every section of the orchestra has a student leader that is from GPA, and Kyra is the Concert Master for the whole group! Thank you to Mrs. Gray for your support as their music teacher.

Thank you to ReadyCT for sponsoring "Introduction to the Nursing Profession" on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 which provided students with an opportunity to learn about careers in nursing and have hands on interactive sessions about all that the nursing profession entails!

The Class of 2026 enjoyed a fun filled day in NYC on Monday, May 4th for their senior trip. They began by visiting the Empire State Building and then headed to Times Square for lunch and sight seeing! Just a few weeks away now from graduation!

Please join us for the Hartford Board of Education's Regular Meeting/Public Hearing being held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at Weaver High School, 415 Granby Street, Hartford, CT 06112.

See the Agenda on Diligent Community: https://hartfordschools.community.highbond.com/Portal/Welcome.aspx

Here is the YouTube Link for Live Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/live/wJNLAEDuTnw

Reminder: the 4/21 meeting will be the Public Hearing on the Proposed 26-27 Budget.
Click on the link below for the agenda to the Budget Workshop with all the materials and video link to review before the Public Hearing:
https://hartfordschools.community.diligentoneplatform.com/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=597

Thank you.

Please join us for a Hartford Board of Education Workshop Meeting on the Proposed 2026-27 Budget, being held virtually on April 14, 2026, at 5:30 PM.

See the Agenda on Community: https://hartfordschools.community.highbond.com/Portal/Welcome.aspx

Here is the YouTube Link for live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/live/euc2x6LWjdA

It was inspiring to watch our students and parents connect through creativity on Thursday evening. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this unique blending of art and academics! Great appreciation to our Art Teacher, Ms. Lazaroff for instructing families on how to create their artwork and to our FCSSP Ms. Mickle for hosting everyone at GPA! Thank you to our staff - Ms. Vega, Ms. Colon, Mrs. Brooks, SSO Agosto and all who helped to contribute to the event!

GPA Glow Party on Friday, May 15th from 7pm-9pm held in the GPA Commons, sponsored by the 10th grade class. The cost is $10 which includes spirit week activities or $20 for VIP. Tickets will be sold during lunch waves. Wear White or Neon to the Glow Party!

Our Shared Canvas: A Workshop for Parents and Community. Just a reminder that it's not too late to sign up for Our Shared Canvas Paint Night. Come on out for an evening of relaxing Food and Fun. Bring your families. We look forward to seeing you there. Any questions please call or email Ms. Mickle at 860-512-3722 or mickj001@hartfordschools.org

Attention GPA: We are planning a trip to Boston on April 27th to visit Boston University and Boston College: Two Campuses in One Day! This is open to 10th and 11th grade students. This will be a full day of admissions tours and campus walks. Students need to see Dr. Kelleher or Mr. Strums for a permission slip. Permission slips are due by Friday, April 10th, 2026.

RSCO has sent out additional seat placements from the lottery for the 2026-2027 school year! Be on the lookout for a welcome email from Great Path Academy if you received a seat with all of your next steps. Make sure that you accept your seat at chooseyourschool.org by Thursday, April 9th and you must be fully registered by April 23rd! Congratulations and we look forward to welcoming you to Great Path!

There are 7 days left to buy your prom ticket! Do not sleep on this one! See Ms. PD as soon as possible to purchase.

Great Path Academy students attended the Financial Reality Fair today at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field to learn about more about money. The class got a major reality check at today’s Financial Reality Fair. Between balancing a budget and dealing with "Life happens" moments, everyone quickly realized that adulting is a lot more expensive than it looks. It was a fun but eye-opening day of learning how to manage money without going broke before the simulation ended.

Ms. Thurrott's Forensics Honors students on Wednesday, March 25th conducting a fiber flame test lab, which is a preliminary analytical method used to identify the chemical composition of an unknown fiber found at a crime scene. While it’s considered a "destructive" test—meaning the sample is consumed—it provides immediate clues about whether a fiber is natural, synthetic, or a blend.

RSCO has sent out seat placements from the lottery for the 2026-2027 school year! Be on the lookout for a welcome email from Great Path Academy if you received a seat with all of your next steps. Make sure that you accept your seat at chooseyourschool.org by Friday, March 20th and you must be fully registered by April 2nd! Congratulations and we look forward to welcoming you to Great Path!

Great Path Academy students had the opportunity to tour CCSU on Friday, March 6th. The visit included an information session about Central and a visit to the their eSports room. We appreciate ReadyCT for assisting in the organization of this visit. The students had a great experience checking out collegiate level eSports and seeing all the options that the eSports route provides post-high school!