at the elementary school level (Kindergarten through Grade 5) at one of four elementary schools: Pleasant Valley, Orchard Hill, Philip R. Smith, and Eli Terry, with Wapping now used by the local recreation department, instead of previously running as a school. After graduating from elementary school, students then move on to Timothy Edwards Middle School, for grades 6–8. They also have the choice to go to a magnet school, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School in East Hartford. They then finish up their schooling at South Windsor High School. Over 140 students in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 classes have been admitted to the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Government and politics Town council South Windsor is governed by a council-manager form of government. The town manager is appointed by the town council and the leader of the council is designated as the mayor, with a deputy mayor also chosen from amongst the council. The town council holds its elections every two years, on odd-numbered years. Each party nominates only up to six candidates for the nine town council positions (which are all at-large), and each voter may only vote for up to six candidates from the pool of all candidates nominated by all parties. The top nine vote-getters win seats on the town council; as a result the council always has a 5–4 or 6–3 majority (assuming only two parties are participating), ensuring representation of the minority party. Voting Notable people Israel Bissell (1752–1823), post rider, rode from Lexington to Philadelphia to warn about the British Nancy Caffyn (1934–2010), politician Marcus Camby (born 1974), National Basketball Association player Chris Clark (born 1976), former National Hockey League player Michael Donnelly (1959–2005), Gulf War veteran and activist Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), theologian Timothy Edwards (1669–1758), clergyman, namesake of Timothy Edwards Middle School John Fitch (1743–1798), inventor Will Friedle (born 1976), actor, voice actor and comedian Alex Grossi (born 1976), guitarist for the rock band Quiet Riot Jack Hathaway (born 1982), astronaut, one of the 10 candidates selected as part of NASA Astronaut Group 23 Romil Hemnani (born 1995), musician, member of hip hop group Brockhampton Deborah Dillon Lightfoot (1956–2007), wheelchair athlete; National Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame Brent Morin (born 1986), actor/comedian (Undateable) Paul Pasqualoni (born 1949), former head coach of the University of Connecticut football team Jeff Porcaro (1954–1992), member of rock band Toto Mike Porcaro (1955–2015), member of rock band Toto