
In honor of Educator Appreciation Week (May 8 – May 12), the West Haven Board of Education, the West Haven Federation of Teachers, and the Paraprofessionals Union joined together ...

Cameron Hotchkiss
About: I am a school social worker, and this is my 4th year in the district, all at Carrigan.
Hobbies: I enjoy coaching youth hockey in ...
The students in the 6th-grade T.A.G. (Talented and Gifted) class celebrated the culmination of the Greek Mythology Unit with a Read Aloud and small celebration. We had a "pho...

Alyssa Taglia of WTNH recently visited West Haven High School to interview Carissa Anastasio, special education teacher, about the Life Skills program!
Anastasio is doing an in...

In mid-March, Carrigan’s 5th and 6th Grade Bands collaborated with Bailey’s 7th Grade Band and Jazz Band for the 2nd Annual Band Pep Rally!! There were over 300 young musicians wo...

Stacy Antonucci
About: I teach 6th Grade Inclusion. This is my 23rd year teaching at Carrigan.
Hobbies: My hobbies include working out, spending time with m...
Carrigan Caring Cougar this month was truly a celebration! We are so proud of all the students who received the Caring Cougar award for March! We also celebrated those students ...

Jessica McClure
About: I teach 5th grade Humanities at Carrigan. I have been teaching and working at Carrigan for 3 years. Hobbies: Some of my hobbi...

West Haven Public Schools hosted its inaugural ‘Districtwide Faculty Spelling Bee’ on Thursday, May 2nd in the West Haven High School Auditorium. Lucille Portley, a speech therapi...
Carrigan held their monthly Caring Cougar assembly which honors those students who are model students in the school community. The Social Work and School Counseling departments t...

WEST HAVEN, Conn. – E-F-F-I-G-Y was the winning word for 7th grader Ariel Akwada at the 43rd Annual West Haven School District Spelling Bee for grades 5-8 held on Wednesday, Feb...

Bethany Luna
About: I am the Talented and Gifted teacher at Carrigan Intermediate School. I have been teaching for 30 years in West Haven. I have been at Carrigan sin...

On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, West Haven Public Schools held a successful job fair to attract teachers and staff! The event took place at the high school in the WHHS main lobby...

Jaclyn Cincotta
About: I am the reading consultant at Carrigan Intermediate School. I have been teaching in West Haven for 12 years, 9 at Savin Rock Elementary School a...

Over 900 toys were collected by the students of Carrigan Intermediate School and donated to Yale New Haven Hospital in support of their Toy Closet Program. On Thursday, December 1...

In October, West Haven Public Schools hosted ‘Hat Day’ at its elementary schools in a fundraising effort to benefit the West Haven Fire Department (WHFD). The event was a huge suc...

Amanda Gratton
Teaches: I teach 5th grade math and science!
About: This is my 12th year teaching and my 2nd year teaching at Carrigan.
Hobbies: I lo...

This November, Carrigan Intermediate School and Bailey Middle School hosted its 6th Annual Winter Coat Shopping Nights. The 2-night event was held at Bailey Middle School and ...

Carrigan Intermediate School's generous staff and students collected over 3500 items to donate to W.H.E.A.T. Student Council members collected, counted, and delivered to await...

Cassandra Marcella
About: I teach Instrumental Music, and this is my 23rd year teaching. From 2016-20, I was teaching at both Carrigan Intermediate School and West Have...