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October Spotlight:
Mr. Rafaniello

“One who works with their hands is a laborer; One who works with their hands and their head is a craftsman; One who works with their hands and their head and their heart is an artist.”
— attrib. St. Francis of Assisi and Louis Nizer

Stats

- Department and Classes:

Fine & Performing Arts

- Years at CHS:

2005-Present

- Alma mater:

I grew up in Connecticut and went to Bristol Central High School in Bristol, CT. I have a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Sacred Music from Westminster Choir College, and a Master of the Arts in Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

- Fun Facts:

- I regularly attend classical music performances at the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, and Carnegie Hall.
- In college, I performed with the New York Philharmonic on PBS Great Performances.
- I traveled through Portugal this past summer and am trying to decide where to go next summer.
- You'll always find me with a cup of coffee.

Quotes

How has this faculty member impacted your time here at CHS? (Click the arrows to scroll)

He puts so much energy and time into teaching us to be better singers and people.

Ryan Whitmore
Class of 2023

Really fun teacher that is great to so many students. I baked him stuff on Thanksgiving because he's so nice.

Owen Usinowicz
Class of 2023

He’s a great teacher and always makes class fun and interesting.

Vivienne Caccavale
Class of 2024

Mr. Rafaniello creates a family. Both in concert choir and in uniting all the arts to go support one another. I’m so grateful that we all have the opportunity to make art in our own way and I feel like Mr. Rafaniello works hard to keep those dreams alive.

Asher Shectman
Class of 2022

Mission Statement

Founded in 2017, the purpose of the "CHS Spotlight" is to honor and preserve the legacy of our CHS teacher, faculty, and staff family who have left a significant impact on CHS.

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MUST be filled out and submitted through our secure Google Form in order for any current CHS teacher, faculty, or staff member to be considered to be in the spotlight. Nominations are reconsidered every month if the teacher, faculty, or staff member that was nominated is not yet in the spotlight. A teacher, faculty, or staff member will not be reconsidered to be in the spotlight again until two years have passed since they were in.