New Canaan Lacrosse Association, is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a US Lacrosse Level 1 Coaching Instructional Clinic at New Canaan High School on March 8, 2015. US Lacrosse’s Coaching Education Program (CEP) is a broad, multi-level program designed to help lacrosse coaches of all experiences become better on and off the field. Attendees listen and take notes during a US Lacrosse coaching clinic held at NCHS in October 2010. The clinic returns on Sunday, March 8th…

The Young Women’s League of New Canaan will hold the 42nd annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 9:30 am at New Canaan High School. The hunt, traditionally at Waveny Park, is relocating to the high school due to ground conditions. The event kicks off with the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Bunny and their chicks on the Old Faithful antique fire engine. The Masqueraders Dixieland Band will perform while children enjoy bounce houses, face painting, cupcakes…

Yes, it’s March Madness! Thanks to Grand Sponsor, Brown, Thayer, Shedd Insurance, Inc, the Outback will be hosting the much-anticipated HOOPs event on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 6:30 pm at the New Canaan High School Gymnasium. Last year, over 1,000 attendees including elementary kids, middle school students, teens, grandparents and parents, cheered on the New Canaan Public School Faculty as they faced the entertaining Harlem Rockets on the basketball court. They will meet again at the end of this…

This 2.6 mile walk through lovely New Canaan center benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's mission to find a cure for cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease.

New Canaan FC is pleased to announce an event with the Darien Soccer Association called the 3rd Annual COACHES CLASSIC where youth soccer coaches from each town will play a full soccer match at Dunning Stadium on Friday, October 9th. This event will support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a portion of our proceeds will be donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation. The doors will open at 6:30pm and kick-off will be at 7:30pm on Friday, October 9th at…

The concert will feature the music to be performed at their annual adjudication at Six Flags New Jersey: National Emblem March and Cajun Folk Songs. The remainder of the program will feature American music and particularly pops favorites including a medley from "The Lion King" and "Jersey Boys." The concert is free to the public and will end with a reception in the cafeteria after the performance.

(null) (null) Emotions Matter. They inform our thinking and decisions, the quality of our relationships, our physical and mental health, and everyday performance. Emotional intelligence includes the ability to recognize, label, and regulate emotions. These skills are especially important for developing healthy child-parent relationships, problem solving skills, empathy, and academic performance. Please join us to hear Dr. Marc Brackett, a nationally acclaimed speaker, discuss his research and work in the area of Emotional Intelligence. Family members will learn: the science…

On Thursday, December 22 from 2:30-3:00 pm, New Canaan High School will host a  memorial service to dedicate a bench in honor of Kelly Devine, an English teacher and reading specialist at NCHS who passed away in April, 2016.  The bench, which is located at the front of the school by the newly planted gardens, is a generous gift from the PFA.  A short dedication ceremony will take place outside by the memorial bench to be followed by refreshments in…

New Canaan Library is pleased to welcome international financier and author Bill Browder, presenting his riveting true account, Red Notice. The event will be held on Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of New Canaan High School; doors will open at 6 p.m. Information on the registration process can be found online at https://newcanaanlibrary.org/calendar/. Due to the high profile nature of this event, a photo ID and printed confirmation ticket are required for entry. Copies of the…

Be visible. Be heard. Lead. Join us for a parent/daughter communications workshop featuring Emily Donahoe-O'Keefe (CEO WOMENSPEAK Training) to amplify your voice and impact. (Open to girls and women of all ages!) Girls and women consistently do not "speak up" – in part because of long existing gender norms. Many girls and women have been socialized to use language differently in public spaces, and have less experience speaking in public as a result of their social and political history as…

Rising freshman and their families explore the ins and outs of high school transition, from schedules and extra curricular to avoiding negative outcomes. Breakout session for youth with high school leaders. Where: New Canaan High School, Room 204/205​ Please register online FREE OF CHARGE at newcanaancares.org

On May 20, 2018 we will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk at New Canaan High School. The event begins at 8am with Registration and the walk starts at 9am. Funds raised will go directly towards research towards a cure for cystic fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is a rare genetic disease that progressively limits the ability to breathe. To combat this condition, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was founded in 1955 by parents desperate to save…

New Canaan High School Theatre presents The wonderfully Creepy and Kooky Musical Comedy, "The Addams Family"! October 26th at 7:00 PM October 27th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM This will be a fun way for families to celebrate Halloween, the lobby will be decorated like a haunted mansion. We will have some "spooky" pre-show activities for children, grades k-5. Halloween Costumes are ENCOURAGED! Tickets on sale at: www.newcanaanhighschooltheatre.com "The ghoulish Addams family is put to the test when outsiders…

VENTUREGIRLS: RAISING ENTREPRENEURIAL GIRLS TO BE TOMORROW’S LEADERS Saturday, November 17 @ 10:30 am New Canaan High School (Wagner Room) Open to community | free of charge featuring DR. CRISTAL GLANGCHAI, FOUNDER OF VENTURELAB VentureLab helps students, and particularly girls, grow into passionate innovators while they gain the confidence and skills to transform their ideas into realities. VentureGirls was written to keep young girls from falling into a set of limited beliefs about their potential. It explores how to empower…

The Nutcracker Ballet NEW ENGLAND ACADEMY OF DANCE and New England Dance Theater Present: THE NUTCRACKER BALLET THE ONLY FULL-LENGTH NUTCRACKER PRODUCTION WITH LIVE music by the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra! New Canaan, CT - New England Academy of Dance together with New England Dance Theater’s production of The Nutcracker Ballet, now in its 33rd year, is a Fairfield County tradition. The full-length ballet will have three performances at New Canaan High School on Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec.…

A full-length production of the two-act ballet that features The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky's masterpiece score under the direction of Jonathan Yates.

In this 90-minute workshop, founder and Executive Director of MEDIAGIRLS (www.mediagirls.org) Michelle Cove help parents and girls better understand how girls are influenced, for better and worse, by Instagram, Snapchat, and other popular apps. Many of us know that social media is addictive, and often makes girls feel lonelier, more anxious, and more insecure. The idea of changing it can feel daunting at best. MEDIAGIRLS teaches girls to think critically about what the media content they're consuming, and how to…

Rising freshmen and their families explore the ins and outs of high school transitions. Learn time management skills to juggle school work and extra- curricular activities. Break out session for youth and high school leaders

Presented by Cristina Young, LCSW Parents will learn to anticipate and understand the typical conflicts that arise with teens based on recent brain research. Parents will learn how to manage the emotions teens trigger in them.  Parents should leave feeling better equipped to handle the highs and lows of the adolescent years.

November 1st at 7PM November 2nd at 2PM & 7PM Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, SHREK The Musical Jr. is a fairy tale adventure. Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, SHREK Jr. is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crosses his path, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation. Suddenly, a gang of homeless fairy-tale characters…

If you were a civil rights leader after Selma in 1965, how might you have responded to the violence and worked to move the cause of voting rights forward for black Americans? This question will be the focus of a Harvard Case Method Project Community Discussion, part of an innovative program offered by the League of Women Voters of New Canaan together with the New Canaan High School Social Studies Department on Tuesday, June 9th, beginning at 6:30 pm at…

Don't miss New Canaan High School's last production of the year, Godspell! See it online or in person! Performances are Thursday June 3, Friday June 4, and Saturday June 5 at 7pm.  Get your streaming tickets at www.newcanaanhighschooltheatre.com  In-person tickets can be purchased at MySchoolBucks.com. Tickets must be purchased in pods of at least 2 people. There are a limited number of in-person tickets available. Masks and social distancing will be in effect at each performance. 

New Member Meeting: Wednesday, September 22, 6:30pm in the NCHS Cafeteria An orientation meeting for boys interested in joining the Service League of Boys (SLOBs), a community service based organization for New Canaan High School boys and their parents, will be held on Wednesday, September 22, at 6:30 pm in the NCHS cafeteria. SLOBs is the largest club at NCHS and assists a wide variety of philanthropies in New Canaan and the surrounding communities. NCHS Freshmen, upperclassmen and parents interested…

SLOBs All Member Meeting Saturday, September, 25, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm The New Canaan High School Service League of Boys (SLOBs) will hold its first General Meeting on Saturday, September 25 at 2:30 pm in the school cafeteria. SLOBs is the high school’s largest club. All members, and any NCHS boys interested in becoming a member, should attend this meeting with a parent as they kick off the new year. The guest speaker will be Clif McFeely,…

Bring the whole family to see New Canaan High School’s Production of "Freaky Friday", a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films. "Freaky Friday" is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one…

Bring the whole family to New Canaan High School’s production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid this March! Travel with us under the sea as King Triton’s youngest daughter, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, trading her voice for legs to be with her one true love, Prince Eric! Can Sebastian and Flounder help her get Eric to kiss her before the sun sets on the third day or will her soul belong to Ursula for all…

Come one, come all! All are welcome at the Grace Community Church Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 17th at 11:30AM at New Canaan High School fields. This event is free and open to the community. There will be 5000 Easter eggs, photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny and refreshments. Come early to join the Easter Sunday Service, which will take place at 10am inside at New Canaan High School. Children (babies through Grade 5) are invited to join…

Great Strides provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students, and colleagues to come together and make a difference. Register to walk with us at New Canaan High School and raise money to help us make CF stand for CURE FOUND!

9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in 1979, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers, Doralee, Violet, & Judy, concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss, Franklin Hart. Come watch…

Dust off those running shoes, the annual Unite to Fight 5K will be held on August 21st, 2022, at the lovely New Canaan High School (NCHS). Filling in the Blanks is seeking runners and sponsors to raise much needed funds to help hungry children in our hometowns. Every week Filling in the Blanks delivers 4,000 weekend meal bags to children who face food insecurity. There are over 33,000 children in Fairfield County facing food insecurity. Worse, there are 131,000 children…

ake Her, She’s Mine by Phoebe and Henry Ephram is a warming comedy that follows a typical American girl en route to college. With the “Mod-60s” as the show’s backdrop and their daughter heading from the west coast to the east coast, the biggest question becomes, who is, for a greater shock, the girl or her parents? Much to the dismay of her father especially, his daughter and her roommates go through several phases as they explore who they think they want to…

Please join us on November 8th to at the NCHS Auditorium to welcome guest speaker, Dr. J. Stuart Ablon, Ph. D. as he discusses the increase in mental health and behavioral challenges seen by children and adolescents over the past decade. He will be offering concrete strategies that can be used by parents use to understand and manage challenging behavior in children and adolescents with compassion and empathy. In order to support the social and emotional resilience of children, Dr.…

Based on the American children’s novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit, the musical follows the story of sheltered 11-year-old Winnie Foster, who runs away from home only to become entwined with a family with a long-kept secret, the Tucks.  When Winnie learns of the magic behind the Tuck’s unending youth, she must fight to protect their secret from those who would do anything for a chance at eternal life. As her adventure unfolds, Winnie faces an extraordinary choice: return to…

Did you miss The Music Man on Broadway? Then see it at New Canaan High School March 9th-11th! One of the American musical theater's most universally cherished treasures, The Music Man was an instant smash hit when it premiered on Broadway on December 19, 1957. It went on to win five Tony Awards, including the prize for Best Musical and ran for 1,375 performances. The Smithsonian Institution ranks The Music Man as one of the “great glories” of American popular…

Please join New Canaan CARES and NCHS PFA as we welcome back Emma Kate Freatman, LPC, Silver Hill Hospital, and welcome Officer Jeff Deak, NCPD, to discuss Modern Teen Dating. They will address adolescent strengths and weaknesses when it comes to navigating teenage relationships, how we can support our children during this critical developmental stage, and the legal information we need to know when it comes to teenage relationships.

All in the Timing is a hilarious collection of short plays by David Ives that gained him widespread recognition. These one-acts showcase his signature blend of intellectual comedy and absurdist scenarios. All in the Timing delves into existential dilemmas, human relationships, and the quirks of everyday life, all presented with a sharp comedic edge. From three chimps trapped in a room, forced to write Hamlet to a man in love with his washing machine, these short plays are bound to…

NCHS's first musical of the year, Mean Girls, will have it's first premier, tomorrow on November 16th! This production highlights our 9th and 10th grade students who have worked tirelessly to bring you a show that's "so fetch"! Mean Girls, the Musical, adapted from Tina Fey's 2004 film, chronicles the life of Cady Heron, a teen previously homeschooled in Africa, as she navigates the treacherous social landscape of an American high school. Guided by friends Janis and Damian, she encounters…

We see it in the news. Simone Biles has the Twisties, Michael Phelps has ADHD, and Henry Winkler has Dyslexia. These brave people have shared something they struggled with. Why? One reason may be to help others who are struggling seek help. Join us to discuss how to connect with your child about their mental health, how to encourage your teen to help themselves or their friend, and what resources are available for them. Register Here: https://qrco.de/bepNfR

The Drowsy Chaperone is a delightful celebration of musical theater, ingeniously wrapped in a comedy that parodies and pays homage to the Golden Age musicals of the 1920s. The show's narrator, a true musical theater lover, shares his favorite record, "The Drowsy Chaperone," with the audience. The show miraculously springs to life in his apartment, blending fantasy with reality. Its self-aware humor, catchy tunes, intricate dance numbers, and eccentric characters (a bride who’s giving up the stage for love, her…

NCHS Announces the opening reception of the 37th Annual Senior Art Show, titled "Metamorphosis," on Thursday, April 25th, from 5-7 pm. The transformative and recollective journey through art will feature ten unique retrospectives spanning various mediums, including drawing, painting, and photography, as each senior student showcases their distinctive artistic voice. Guided by dedicated art teachers, the exhibition not only celebrates their creative achievements but also offers the chance for three seniors to leave a lasting legacy in the school's art…

Join Great Strides 2024 and help support Cystic Fibrosis and your favorite teams - Sunshine for Scarlett, Violet’s Wildflowers, Aine’s Angels, Changes for Charlie, the Cannoli Sisters, the always present Maddie’s Mockingbirds, Emmy Squad, Lenna’s Tribe, and many more… This SUNDAY - May 5 New Canaan High School Check-in @ 9am Walk begins at 10am - 5k walk thru Waveny

Great Strides is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest national fundraising event. Our Great Strides walk provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students, and colleagues to come together and make a difference. The event harnesses the power of people with a shared vision and encourages collaboration, team building, and leadership, as we take steps to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. Your participation in Great Strides matters a lot! We don’t just want to treat CF, we want to end…

Experience the enchanting world of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, a timeless tale that weaves together radiant melodies, captivating choreography, and a story of dreams and resilience. Beyond the fairy tale magic of glass slippers and pumpkin carriages, this beloved musical delivers profound messages about kindness, self-worth, and the transformative power of love. Whether you're a fan of classic musical theater or seeking a heartwarming family-friendly spectacle, Cinderella promises a mesmerizing evening that will transport audiences to a realm where dreams…

It's officially summertime! On Sunday, June 2nd, from 11:30am-3pm, the NCHS Theater Program will be hosting it's annual Car Wash Fundraiser! Get your car squeaky clean and help support our student's passion for the theater stage in this community event! $10 per car in the NCHS Parking Lot.

PRESS RELEASE FINAL - NEAD’s The Nutcracker: A Magical Tradition with Live Music by the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra! This holiday season, the New England Academy of Dance (NEAD) and the New England Dance Theater (NEDT) bring the enchanting Nutcracker to life once more, accompanied by the live symphonic sounds of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra! Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker has become a symbol of holiday joy worldwide, and this year, its timeless melodies will be performed live, elevating the magic of the ballet.…

NCHS is proud to announce the first public showing of The Dome, the high school’s immersive learning theater. Located in the former planetarium, this unique space has been transformed into a state-of-the-art, IMAX-style theater designed to engage K-12 students in brand new ways. Come explore The Dome, learn more about the project, and sit back and relax as we take you on a journey through the stars above. Tickets are available for $20, with proceeds supporting new programming and shows…

Back by popular demand! Step inside The Dome on Wednesday, November 12th (7–8:30 PM) for an all-new cosmic experience featuring the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Captured with a groundbreaking telescope housing the largest digital camera ever built, this breathtaking show celebrates the launch of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST); a decade-long journey to create the most detailed time-lapse movie of our Universe. Tickets are $20 on The Dome’s Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/another-look-rubin-observatory-tickets-1839115005489?aff=erelexpmlt) or by scanning…

It's our final public showing of the year! Join us in The Dome on Friday, December 19th at 7 PM as we explore the comets, asteroids, and mysterious visitors that travel through our solar system. This special evening features Edge of Darkness, a stunning 25-minute film that takes viewers soaring over the towering cliffs of comet 67P, diving into the bright “lights” on Ceres, and witnessing the first-ever close-up views of the dwarf binary planet Pluto/Charon and its moons. Following…