BHS grads take on leadership roles at their alma mater By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
Theaters begin to reopen as studios release blockbusters By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
A pair of standout Berlin High School grads have taken on prominent positions at their alma mater.
Helped along by a few recent blockbuster releases, movie theaters are beginning to open their auditoriums and allow customers indoors. “We’ve been so lonely, everyone that works in a movie theater company … we’re people people, we love serving people,” said Bria Naylor, marketing manager for Picture Show Entertainment, a theater in Berlin.
Amenta has been been in the BHS English Department since 2008. After graduating from BHS, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University, a master’s from Quinnipiac University and her sixth year degree in educational leadership from Sacred Heart University.
Katie Amenta has been appointed Berlin High School’s new assistant principal, and David Francalangia was hired as the director of athletics and health and physical education for the district.
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A "We're Open" sign in front of Holiday Cinemas Stadium 14 in Wallingford Monday, Aug. 31.
Both AMC Theaters in Plainville and Southington Without the possibility of are open and have various a big box office weekend, showtimes with a 40 percent theater capacity restriction as theaters have been and a mask mandate. Cineshuttered amid the mark movie theater in North Coronavirus pandemic, studios have held off on Haven also currently has showtimes with required releasing blockbusters masks and other COVID rethat are typically shown throughout the summer. strictions in place. As a few of those movies Though theaters have been have been released in re- permitted to open in Concent weeks, namely Un- necticut since mid-June, the Picture Show in Berlin waithinged and New Mued until Aug. 21 to open. tants, theaters have felt confident that the demand is there for them to begin powering up their projectors.
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Katie Amenta has been appointed the school’s new assistant principal and David Francalangia is now the director of athletics, health and physical education for the district.
“I served in various leadership roles over the last 14 years since I started at Berlin High School and to have the opportunity to be assistant principal in the school I taught and coached at for many years – is surreal,” Amenta said. “I pride myself with building relationships
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