Freshmen David Salovyer, Leila Sao Sharhan, Julia Clifford and Olivia Melendez recently were lauded for their efforts in the DECO program, which leads to an associate’s degree in addition to a high school diploma. Sarah Roy, director of the DECO program, which partners with Naugatuck Community College, hands certificates of achievement for Quarter 2 to the students at a recent breakfast in the Hatters’ Cafe. (Photos contributed by English teacher Devin Samaha).