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Students in grades 9-11 are invited to return to campus during the following days and times to return textbooks, Chromebooks and any other items borrowed from campus.
Grab and go meals continue, grades 9-11 material return dates, summer reading, and more!
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The Commencement Exercises for the Norwich Free Academy Class of 2020 were unlike any in the independent school’s storied 162-year history.
![Annual Class Night & Awards Ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591881241/norwich/vwsl3lu4sfvaker5guic/CN_2020_Cover_1080x1080_300dpi.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591881241/norwich/vwsl3lu4sfvaker5guic/CN_2020_Cover_1080x1080_300dpi.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1591881241/norwich/vwsl3lu4sfvaker5guic/CN_2020_Cover_1080x1080_300dpi.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591881241/norwich/vwsl3lu4sfvaker5guic/CN_2020_Cover_1080x1080_300dpi.jpg","width":1080}])
More than $430,000 was awarded to nearly 300 students during the annual Norwich Free Academy Class Night and Awards Ceremony held virtually Wednesday, June 10.
![Cat Shack campus store drive up apparel promotional graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591803487/norwich/rlclty0ugsvdfmfrckop/cat_shack_togo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591803487/norwich/rlclty0ugsvdfmfrckop/cat_shack_togo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1591803487/norwich/rlclty0ugsvdfmfrckop/cat_shack_togo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591803487/norwich/rlclty0ugsvdfmfrckop/cat_shack_togo.jpg","width":1080}])
Join us as we honor the Class of 2020 with two parades, Thursday, June 11. Also- the Cat Shack will be offering a limited drive up apparel event, Monday, June 15.
NFA has cancelled many of its summer programs as a result of continued concerns about the COVID-19 virus.
Rules and reminders for the Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony, Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Dodd Stadium.
Welcome to celebration week! There’s a lot of information here to digest. Please give it a good read as we start an exciting week full of recognition and celebration.
![aerial view above the NFA campus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550841024/norwich/fx4evstfezwfqia4hjtc/NFA2012-13.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550841024/norwich/fx4evstfezwfqia4hjtc/NFA2012-13.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550841024/norwich/fx4evstfezwfqia4hjtc/NFA2012-13.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550841024/norwich/fx4evstfezwfqia4hjtc/NFA2012-13.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1550841024/norwich/fx4evstfezwfqia4hjtc/NFA2012-13.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550841024/norwich/fx4evstfezwfqia4hjtc/NFA2012-13.jpg","width":1940}])
We are in the midst of perhaps the most teachable moment in the lives of our students. This is beyond instruction. This is education. In witnessing the recent efforts in our community to raise awareness about racial and social injustice, it is clear that not only have our students learned, but they have also become involved, as they often do in times of great importance.