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How A Student Jazz Band Learned To Listen

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | December 18th, 2025

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In Winter Concert, Cross Choir Pays Tribute To A Student Gone Too Soon

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | December 18th, 2025

Choir Director Danielle Storey, a 25-year veteran of the New Haven Public Schools who has been at Cross for two decades, with the choir. Lucy Gellman Photo.

With An Assist From The Bard, The Kids Are All Right

Arts & Culture  |  Common Ground  |  Education & Youth  |  Educational Center for the Arts  |  Elm Shakespeare Company  |  New Haven Academy  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Waterbury Lucy Gellman | December 16th, 2025

A Hillhouse Art Teacher Opens Up New Worlds

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | December 15th, 2025

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At Co-Op, The School's Quietest Art Gets Loud & Lyrical

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Creative Writing  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | December 8th, 2025

Co-Op Does The Monster Mash

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Halloween  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | October 31st, 2025

In Classrooms & Libraries, Shubert Puts Together The Puzzle Pieces Of Theater

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Shubert Theatre Lucy Gellman | October 29th, 2025

Second grader Olivia David, who said she was excited to see more live theater in the year ahead. Lucy Gellman Photo.

Ailey II Gets BRADA Moving

Ailey II  |  Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Betsy Ross Arts & Design Academy  |  Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Shubert Theatre Lucy Gellman & Jayla Anderson | October 21st, 2025

New HSC Mural Shines Light On Black & Latino History

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  High School in the Community  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Public art Lucy Gellman | October 10th, 2025

Japhet Gonzalez cuts the ribbon Friday morning. The center image features an eagle, a nod to the school's mascot. Lucy Gellman Photos.