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'Great for Brockton Public Schools:' Brockton High could earn massive renovation project
BROCKTON – Brockton High School has moved one step closer to getting a massive building renovation as Mayor Robert Sullivan announced Thursday that state officials will conduct a feasibility study for a state-subsidized renovation project. Earlier this week, officials from the Massachusetts School Building Authority approved Brockton’s request for...
Freetown Lakevillle Middle School welcomes new principal
LAKEVILLE — As of Monday, July 1, the principal’s office at Freetown Lakeville Middle School will have a new occupant: Jackie Francisco. Francisco will take the place of Jack Higgins, who was recently hired as Director of Finance Operations of the Freetown Lakeville School District. Francisco has worked...
Taunton High announces inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame inductee class
TAUNTON— After months of planning, nominations and decisions, the inaugural Class of 2024 of the Taunton High Athletic Hall of Fame was announced Friday. Student athletes David Arieta, Eric DeMoura, Jeff Gallagher, Kendra Lund (Drake), Katlyn Mallette (Gauthier), Scott Mitchell, Erin Wade (Hernandez) and Bonnie Yuen (Belfield), as well as the 1967 football team and longtime softball coach Dave Lewry were all chosen as the first inductees. ...
‘One room, a whole lot of love’: Historic segregation-era Cornland School restored as museum in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE — A globe of the world before Russia became a country. An American flag with 48 stars. An oil lamp, three wooden pencils and a hand bell. A beloved pillar-like potbelly stove anchoring the center of the room. A signature from “Kathryn” penned in 1933 in a book nestled under an antique wooden school desk. About 80 years ago, those were a few items students of the Cornland School — ...
Brockton schools plan to cut Equity, Diversity, Inclusion office. Students say it's vital
Over two years ago, Brockton native Angel Cosme was applying for teaching jobs at Brockton Public Schools. Despite having worked in the district before, and holding two master’s degrees, he wasn’t landing any interviews. “I was applying to jobs that I know I was qualified for,” said Cosme, who also spent 10 years as a community organizer. “I’m not even getting a call back.” ...
Dighton-Rehoboth Promotes School Choice
The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District is actively promoting school choice. “We are putting on a full court press for school choice students,” Superintendent Bill Runey said at the June 11 school committee meeting. “You approved 25 slots at the high school. We have 18 slots available for next year and we want surrounding communities to know that Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School is a great destination for them.”
Sharon Names Vitelli As New Athletic Director
Sharon has hired Mike Vitelli as its next athletic director for the upcoming school year. He will also serve as an assistant principal. Vitelli has administration experience at both Xaverian Brothers High School and Norton Middle School as an assistant principal but is no stranger to the Hockomock League. Vitelli was the head coach for King Philip girls lacrosse from 2002-2007 and guided the Warriors to five straight Hock titles without losing a league game (73-0-1). He returned to coach at North Attleboro for two seasons in 2016 and 2017, going 13-7 in both years including the program’s first playoff win in his first season.
D-R School Superintendent Gets High Marks
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Schools Superintendent Bill Runey scored high marks for his annual job performance evaluation. The results were shared by School Committee Chairman Chris Andrade at the June 25 meeting. The categories included student learning, professional practice, and district improvement. Runey received an overall rating of proficient during the evaluation...
Oak Grove selects two for Mary V. Rose scholarship
The Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center has awarded two Mary V. Rose scholarships, each in the amount of $1,000, to deserving Wareham High School students. Stoney Ferry from Onset has her educational career to start at Babson College in Wellsbey. She hopes to become a successful entrepreneur. Ajay Lopes...
Update: School Committee working through union contracts/agreements; one ratified, three to go
June 28, 2024 by Carol Britton Meyer (photo by Josh Ross) The School Committee met in executive session Friday morning to work through several union contracts/agreements, returning to open session after more than an hour. The contract with the Hingham Administrators Association has been ratified, with agreements with the other...
Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy to close after almost 125 years
“While the outcome of this process is known, the process to get there remains fluid,” said college President Rev. Dr. Colleen R. Derr. The board of trustees at a college in Quincy unanimously voted to begin closing down the institution due to financial concerns. Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy,...
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