The NPS Education Foundation extends a huge THANK YOU to ALL those who made the 2025 Staff Follies a SUCCESS! Thank you to all NPS Staff for your awesome performances including: Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School, Stanton Elementary School, Teachers’ Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School, Veterans Elementary School, and Wequonnoc Arts & Technology Magnet School!
Many other administrators and staff from Norwich Public Schools volunteered their time and talents to the Follies – Thank You!
A big THANK YOU as well to all the Norwich Public Schools students performing including Norwich Public Schools student-musicians, the Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School Quarter One Players, and to the Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School Teen Outreach Students who volunteered their time!
A big THANK YOU also to Norwich Community members including Mark Kulos, Norwich BOE, Klezmenschen including talented Norwich musician Roz Etra, ‘Mr. Magic’ himself Richard Rothstein, Blooming Into Greatness, and Norwich Free Academy Dance Company for your awesome performances!
Thank you to Tim Allen, our emcee and Tom Giard for all his technical support!
The NPS Education Foundation was also able to honor some of the Norwich Public Schools staff who have received and implemented grants in their Norwich Public Schools classrooms in support of student achievement – THANK YOU for going the extra mile for our NPS students every day!
A special THANK YOU to the NPS Education Foundation‘s Partner The Mohegan Tribe and Mohegan Sun and Friend The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut for your continued support of the NPS Education Foundation!
We also thank the following restaurants for donating delicious pizza: La Stella Pizza, Voc’s Westside Pizza, Vocatura Bakery, and Brick&Basil Wood Fired Pizza Co.! Thank you to McKenna’s Flower Shop for their donations of beautiful floral arrangements. Thank You to Michael and Kerry O’Keefe for their donation of hiking gear and books ‘Hiking with Kids In New England’ and ‘Swimming Holes in New England’ by Sarah Lamagna and ‘Let’s Take Walk’ by Win Carter for raffle.
All proceeds from the Follies support Norwich Public Schools student achievement!
