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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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!

Sign up to Pie a Teacher at this Friday's House Cup Event on March 13th. It's just $2.00. See sophomore class officers at lunch during all lunch waves.

We are excited to invite students, families, and community members our upcoming CT State Manchester Spring 2026 Open House! This event is a great opportunity for prospective students to learn more about our academic programs, student support services, admissions process, financial aid opportunities, and campus life. Whether someone is planning to start college for the first time, return to school, or explore a new career pathway, this event is designed to help them take the next step with confidence.

Event Registration:
Participants can register using this link https://calendar.ctstate.edu/event/20946-open-house or by scanning the QR code included on the event flyer.

Congratulations to 10th grader Siobhan Moore. She was selected as a 2026 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing High School Award Connecticut Rising Star. She was recognized for her curiosity and interest in computing and technology, and her aspirations to pursue technology throughout in order to solve problems and positively impact humanity. She is a remarkable student! She will be presented with an award at the Connecticut Celebration at Eversource Energy on April 22nd, 2026.

Learn more about NCWIT at www.aspirations.org

🗓️ March 21 & 22
💰 $1000 Prize Pool
🎮 Rocket League | Marvel Rivals, | Super Smash Bros Ultimate
🆓 REGISTRATION

STUDENTS: What’s in it for you?
✅ Compete in person in front of college scouts!
✅ Speak to college recruiters face-to-face, learn about their programs, and let them know why you'd be a good fit!

Compete ⚔️ - Connect 🗨️ - Commit 📝

Congratulations to Ms. Doris Paluso-Davano, GPA's Teacher of the Year 2026! Ms. Doris Paluso-Davano, or Ms. PD is one of our social studies teacher and also the senior class advisor to the class of 2026. Her colleagues had the following to say about her:
"PD does a lot to get our senior class engaged and active in the community. She is always willing to help when it is needed and be a calming presence and shoulder to lean on. She has supported our department throughout the years I've been here and works so hard for our students."

"PD is quiet and calm but very very busy! She has for years now done an awesome job of handling the 12th grade events and the students who are slated to graduate, as well as homecoming. She is a solid source of good advice for her peers, and works well when students are having a difficult time. She never gives up on anyone!"

Congratulations Ms. PD and we look forward to celebrating you at the annual Teacher of the Year Banquet in May!

We are proud to share GPA's February Teacher of the Month - Mr. Jordan Watson, Special Education Teacher, and our GPA February Staff of the Month - Ms. Janice Mickle, Family Community and Service Support Provider! Congratulations to our hard working GPA team members!

Please join us for the following meetings, all being held virtually:

• Workshop Meeting – Tuesday, 3/3/2026 at 5:30 p.m.
YouTube Link for the Board Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/live/oDOWK1LWcGc

• Policy Committee – Wednesday, 3/4/2026 at 5:00 p.m.
• Family & Community Engagement Committee - Thursday, 3/5/2026 at 5:00 p.m.
• Finance Committee – Monday, 3/9/2026 at 5:00 p.m.

You can find the meeting agendas on Diligent Community at : https://hartfordschools.community.highbond.com/Portal/Welcome.aspx

Please join us for a VIRTUAL Teaching & Learning Committee meeting tonight, Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

The Agenda is on Community: https://hartfordschools.community.highbond.com/Portal/Welcome.aspx