Nancy Sasso Janis has been a first grade teacher at Maple Hill School since it opened in 1989. She grew up in Stratford and has lived in Naugatuck since the early 80's. She is the mother of three sons. Nicholas is 27, Adam is junior at Kaynor Tech and Christian "C.J." is a freshman at the Waterbury Arts Magnet.
Nancy has long been a patron of the arts. She can often be seen singing in various churches and occassionally on TV on the daily 'Celebration of the Eucharistic' on WCCT-TV. She got a "lead harmony vocals and creation" credit on a CD recorded by singer/songwriter Robert Jones entitled 'Above Here.' She also frequents local theaters for a wide variety of productions. Nancy secured her first acting credit when she appeared in the 2006 Maple Hill production of 'Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr!' under the direction of Dave Gardino. She played the lead role of a brand new teacher renamed Pearl Morton and performed the final song "Interjections." More recent credits include Martha in the Phoenix Stage Company production of 'The Last Supper: A Musical Enactment' (March 2012) and Maria and Meg in 'Bad Auditions by Bad Actors' in the PSC-produced reader's theatre at the Whittemore Library (May 2012.) Nancy is the author of a musical for children entitled 'Lessons in Mother Goose' that she hopes to produce in the future. She will be blogging about her opinion of the many local art and entertainment events that she attends with the intention of encouraging readers to support the arts.