Damon Pearce, (left) Principal of New Britain High School, and Superintendent of Schools Nancy Sarra (right) unpack a delivery of Dell laptops to the school Monday. The school is receiving a total of 2,400 of the new laptops to distribute to all students to use for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The laptops are a philanthropic gift of the Partnership for Connecticut, which formed last year as a joint project between the state and Dalio Philanthropies to benefit students in underserved communities. “It’s like Christmas in May and I’m thrilled!” said Sarra. Cloe Poisson / CTMirror.org