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School Committee hears update on school start times
WESTFORD — The School Committee recently heard updates surrounding proposed changes to Westford Public Schools start times. The committee met on June 17 to discuss the school start time update. The School Committee discussed national trends and adjacent school systems. Of the 24 adjacent school systems, Westford had the...
Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey Excels Academically with 21 ECAC All-Academic Spots
21 Harvard women's ice hockey student-athletes have earned spots on the ECAC All-Academic Team, with a 95% percentage, the highest since at least 2010. Rose O'Connor was recognized as the team's top scholar-athlete, while Shannon Hollands and Eva Dorr each received their third ECAC honor. 21 Harvard women's ice hockey...
Beloved Westborough educators live on in the names of the town’s elementary schools
WESTBOROUGH – While some of the town’s most beloved educators have been gone for decades, they live on in the elementary schools which bear their name. Opened in 1955 and located in the center of town on West Street, this elementary school was originally built to house Westborough’s burgeoning young students in the boom following the conclusion of WWII. The original building housed 12 classrooms of just 30 students each. With a working intercom system and an all-purpose gymnasium/cafeteria, the new hot lunch available at the school was very popular with the students. Starting in the 1970s, Armstrong was a school housing all of Westborough’s fifth graders until a large-scale renovation in 1998 helped the building function as a districted lower-level elementary school.
Behind the Johnson School’s closing process; plus next steps
Natick’s school year ended a couple weeks ago, with the last day of classes held on June 14th. For Johnson Elementary School, though, the public school year wasn’t the only thing ending. Johnson, Natick’s smallest and oldest school, is now closed for good. We look back here...
School Committee lauds Sawyer’s 2023-2024 performance
SHREWSBURY – On June 13, the School Committee assessed the performance of Superintendent Joe Sawyer, who has led the district for the last 15 years. School Committee member Sandra Fryc, who assembled the evaluation, painted a positive and complimentary picture of Sawyer’s performance from May 2023 to April 2024.
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