Haverhill
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Haverhill School Committee Declines to Take Position on MCAS Ballot Question
Haverhill School Committee members last Thursday chose to take no position on whether to support a ballot initiative that would remove the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System—or MCAS, as a graduation requirement. As WHAV reported previously, Committee members debated Oct. 14 the proposed elimination of the graduation requirement. Committee members...
Getting Ready for Next Year, Grannemann Presents Budget Review to Haverhill School Board
Haverhill School Committee members last Thursday began preliminary discussions on the next school budget, spurred by an analysis of last year’s budget by member Thomas Grannemann. The analysis found that the city spends proportionately less on administration and instructional materials than average statewide expenditures, but spends more on teaching...
Seacoast Students of the Week are high achievers with school spirit to share
A top student athlete who represents his classmates on the school board. The editor-in-chief of the school paper and an advocate for student mental health with a passion for STEM and robotics. An honors student and cross country runner who is "the epitome of a student athlete." A student who spreads joy through her work in the Happy Bean Cafe. A student athlete who gives her all on the court and in the classroom. A National Honors Society student who teachers dance and contributes to the yearbook. A senior class president and teaching assistant in math classes who is "thoughtful,...
Public Votes Names Bradford Elementary School’s Entry Winner in Best Dressed Big Dog Contest
Bradford Elementary School came away with the bone during this year’s Best Dressed Big Dog contest to support Whittier Birthplace. It was the second year in a row for the school to win over the public which voted over the weekend. Bradford Elementary’s design was inspired by student art class lessons on Claude Monet and his water lilies. Their entry was sponsored by Sheehan, Schiavoni, Jutras and Magliocchetti law offices.
State Awards Whittier Tech $1M, Greater Lawrence Tech and Essex Tech $750K Each in Upgrade Grants
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School was awarded $1 million from the state last week, while Greater Lawrence Technical School and Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School were given $750,000 each from a Skills Capital Lab Modernization Grant program. The schools were among 18 from across Massachusetts to share...
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