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Two Poets Laureate Get To Work

Arts & Culture  |  Creative Writing  |  Culture & Community  |  Educational Center for the Arts  |  Elicker Administration  |  Kulturally Lit  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | February 5th, 2026

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

Lucy Gellman Photos.

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.

Hundreds Rally For Wilbur Cross Student Detained By ICE

Culture & Community  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | July 31st, 2025

Wilbur Cross Finds Wonder(land) In The Chaos

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Musical Theater  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | March 5th, 2025

Zara Baden-Eversman as Alice. Lucy Gellman Photos.

"Horns Up," As Marching Governors Hit The Field

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | November 26th, 2024

Fireworks, Friendships Fuel A Festive Fourth

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  East Rock  |  Wilbur Cross High School  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Magda Lena Griffel | July 11th, 2024

In Year Four, Arabic Festival Pushes Cross-Cultural Dialogue At Cross

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | May 27th, 2024

Hanan Elkamah. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Miss Puerto Rico Crowns Two Cultural Champions

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Boricua pride  |  Culture & Community  |  East Rock  |  Puerto Ricans United, Inc.  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | April 8th, 2024