Career Exploration Fair Day at High Road School of Wallingford Inspires Students

High Road School In Wallingford Hosts Career Exploration Fair Day The event offered students the opportunity to explore career paths and featured community members from police, music production, and media.   WALLINGFORD, CT — The High Road School of Wallingford hosted a Career Exploration Fair Day on Oct. 22. The event offered students the opportunity to explore exciting career paths and featured community members Sergeant Henry Cadett of the Wallingford Police Department, Marquan “Shrump” Reid, a local music producer, and Jess Gonnella of Connecticut Broadcasting. Each speaker shared their journeys in law enforcement, music production, and media, providing valuable [...]

Career Exploration Fair Day at High Road School of Wallingford Inspires Students2024-12-05T18:07:43-05:00

Comfy for a Cause

Between our 90 standalone day schools and 90-plus In-District Classroom partnerships across 17 states, SESI serves nearly 8,000 special education students every year—many of whom have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Comfy for a Cause2024-01-19T09:53:00-05:00

Kenyon: Exemplary, with a Smile

Since moving from our Primary school to High School, Kenyon has been an exemplary student. He is friendly, helpful, and understanding of his peers. He is polite, respectful, and courteous to staff. Always giving a smile and saying “Hi!”, Kenyon has recently become a Gold student. He has done excellent handling all of the responsibilities that come along with that title. He is extremely proud of his accomplishment and takes his role as a Gold student and role model to his fellow classmates extremely seriously. Learn more about our school today.

Kenyon: Exemplary, with a Smile2020-12-15T19:26:48-05:00

An Indispensable Staff Member

Michael Goodrich has been an indispensable member of the team this month. Michael has always been available and ready to handle all COVID medical-related issues as well as making sure the school is in compliance with all state and town regulations due to the Pandemic. He is always willing to check students and staff to ensure that everyone on the Wallingford Campus is safe and healthy. Learn more about our school today.

An Indispensable Staff Member2020-12-02T14:25:04-05:00

Jerome: Growing into Leadership

Jerome Lindsey has done an outstanding job since the beginning of the school year. He is currently applying for the Gold level. Last year, Jerome went for a student who would sleep most of the day; when awake, he would refuse to engage in his academics, achieving only the Yellow level. This year Jerome has made dramatic changes -  now an exemplar student, he has grown into a leader within his classroom. He has set an example for his fellow classmates and has enjoyed the ability to engage more within the school community and even assists staff with various [...]

Jerome: Growing into Leadership2020-12-02T14:18:43-05:00

ESY Staff of the Month

Our staff of the month for the summer is Ms. Buerkle! Ms. Buerkle just completed her first year with High Road School of Wallingford High School and has been a valuable member of our team. She has embodied the CORE 4 value of humility by never being afraid to ask questions and learn new methods to engage her students. Throughout the year, she has integrated novel studies, virtual tours using an iPad, and many hands-on learning projects. She encourages her students to make connections between the material and post-graduation life by giving examples of how skills can be used [...]

ESY Staff of the Month2020-10-05T13:36:25-04:00

February Student of the Month: Jaiden

Jaiden was chosen for student of the month due to his academic and behavioral resiliency. Jaiden has been a model student in his time at High Road. While he has had ups and downs on his path he has persevered through the rough times and has always quickly ascended back to high behavior level. He is an important part of the High Road School of Wallingford High School and is relied upon to complete a variety of tasks around the school. Jaiden is a role model for other students at our school. Jaiden has shown a great improvement in [...]

February Student of the Month: Jaiden2020-03-18T12:45:30-04:00

Quaytin’s Achievements

Quaytin was selected for the student of the month due to his progress academically and socially over the past year. He has gone from having most of his academics delivered in a separate one-to-one setting, to attending rotations in his classroom setting with peers. He has also improved his behaviors dramatically and is now on blue level of our system- the second-highest level! He was even able to attend a Fun Friday trip to go roller skating for the first time- which he was very excited for! Mr. Berardesca, Operations Manager, praises Quaytin’s progress saying “Quaytin has shown tremendous growth [...]

Quaytin’s Achievements2022-01-18T00:34:31-05:00

December Student of the Month

Our student of the month for December is Liam! Liam has done a great job adjusting to a new classroom and making even more friends. He has risen to the challenges that come with switching classrooms such as advocating for himself as his teachers get to know him. In addition, Liam has set a goal to make it to Blue day 100. Right now, he is on day 85 and is doing a great job! Liam also helps around the school by holding school jobs. He helps serve lunch and with ice cream shop. Ms. Tatta, transition coordinator, says [...]

December Student of the Month2020-01-17T17:59:19-05:00

December Staff of the Month

Our staff of the month for December is Ms. Gibson! Ms. Gibson is one of our social workers and our Fun Friday coordinator. She works very hard to make sure we have awesome Fun Friday activities to look forward to every week. Our students have enjoyed a variety of activities ranging from apple picking to playing basketball and seeing movies. Her creativity and dedication to everything she does for our students is definitely remarkable. Mr. Berardesca, Operations Manager, says “Jane has done a tremendous job this school year spearheading committees, and coming up with new ideas to help challenge [...]

December Staff of the Month2020-01-17T17:55:37-05:00