Red, White, Don’t Shoot
By Ihsan Abdussabur CGHS Class of 2018 Another vicious gang seem to make an outburst An outburst in unlawful homicides That spread
New Haven Independent: Common Ground Receives EPA Support
“Fueled by a $75,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, New Haven’s Common Ground High School has launched Teaching Our Cities—a new
Teaching Over Troubled Waters
By Keith Lamber English Teacher This year has been, to say the very least, a roller coaster. There’s been some good news: child mortality
Common Ground Alumni Find Pathways to Power and Persistence
By Joel Tolman Director of Impact & Engagement Janet Sakouvogui '15 transferred colleges after her first year -- but not before she organized with
Students Investigate Sustainable Design @ Common Ground
by Joel Tolman, Director of Impact & Engagement Chemistry students use a hair dryer to test the heat transfer properties of cross-laminated
Creating an Urban Oasis on Wintergreen Brook
by Joel Tolman, Director of Impact & Engagement If you’ve visited Common Ground this fall, you may have noticed the hand-painted crosswalk
New Haven Register: New Haven volunteers to spend next 5 weeks clearing invasive plants from urban oases
Even birds will eat junk food. Eugenio Garcia, a rising senior at Common Ground High School, waters a tree planted last
One Action to Change the World: 9th Graders Speak
What is the ONE action we can make as a human race that will have the largest positive impact on our future?
Nyasia Mercer ’16: “So Much More Than A Bridge”
Nyasia Mercer, Common Ground '16, shared the words below at the grand opening celebration for Common Ground's new school building. Nyasia is attending
NCSN: Graduation a True Family Affair
For Taylor Pauls, a 19-year old senior at Common Ground High School, attending graduation is about being there for her family. Taylor