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Moving towards a preferred design for the new Lexington High School
LexObserver Columnist Gerry Yurkevicz will be providing regular updates and analysis related to the Lexington High School building project. Fall promises to be an active season for the Lexington High School Building Project (LHS). There will be numerous opportunities for residents to weigh-in with their thoughts on the estimated $600+ million project. The School Building Committee (SBC) will hold scores of meetings with community and stakeholder groups to obtain feedback on the project, which is projected to raise property taxes by 10-14%. The SBC is expected to vote on November 12 to determine the preferred design concept to be included in the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) to be submitted for approval to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).
First Day at West: New $168M school opens, forces redistricting
ANDOVER — The doors of a new Andover elementary school opened on the first day of school last Wednesday after an eight-year process to get the $168 million school built. The new West Elementary School, 58 Beacon St., welcomed 590 students, teachers, staff and school administrators, including a new principal, on a bright, sunny day to kick off the school year.
Revere High School assistant principal hurt in fight with students
The assistant principal of Revere High School was hurt in a fight involving students earlier this week. The school district says the fight broke out Thursday during the transition to lunch and the assistant principal was hit during the fight and taken to the hospital as a precaution. A teacher told Boston 25 that the altercation happened down the hall from her classroom and that it is the second fight they’ve had since the recent start of the school year. “These huge fights like this have often been enough that yes we are kind of and have normalized that there’s a fight,” Michelle Ervin detailed.
SHAWSHEEN VALLEY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES LIMITED OPENINGS FOR GRADE 10 TRANSFER STUDENTS
BILLERICA – Shawsheen Valley Technical High School is now accepting applications for a limited number of transfer students entering the 10th grade. As a premier vocational high school, Shawsheen offers students an exceptional educational experience with options to study more than 20 industry-relevant vocational programs. Currently, there are limited...
Middlesex Campus in Bedford Braces for Hundreds of Additional Students
The commonwealth’s new policy of free community college tuition will have a major impact on the Springs Road campus of Middlesex Community College, according to President Philip J. Sisson. The fall semester begins on Sept. 3. As of this week, the daytime student population is up 16 percent from...
School Committee considers approval of cell tower for Charter Road campus
Cellular coverage may greatly improve on Charter Road this coming year with the expected installation of a cellular communication tower. The school district is proposing to lease a 50-by-50-foot space behind the district’s Administration Building at 23 Charter Road to TowerCo, one of the largest privately-owned companies in the United States that builds, owns, and maintains wireless communication infrastructure.
Tewksbury Public Schools Offers Meals at No Cost for All Students
Apply to for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, available at all Tewksbury Public Schools, for access to healthy school meals. Tewksbury Public Schools participates in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, Tewksbury Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day at every school to all students. The Commonwealth is supplementing National School Lunch Program funds to ensure all students have access to healthy school meals in Massachusetts, regardless of household income. We ask that families complete a Meal Benefit Application as this provides data for school funding and community resources. The results from each Meal Benefit Application is used to ensure sustainability for this program.
To stay open, Windham Elementary fought for independence. It closed anyway
On a cold, gray Saturday in March, about a third of all the people living in Windham crammed into the town’s more than 220-year-old white clapboard meetinghouse. One item in particular had driven turnout on this Town Meeting Day: a ballot article that would permanently shutter Windham’s tiny elementary school. It was the third time in three years that the question would be posed to Windham’s 500 residents.
Football starts next week: Wildcats, Redmen and Rams all ready to go
Football season is about to begin for high schools in Massachusetts and Tewksbury High, Wilmington High and Shawsheen Tech are all preparing for action to start. The Redmen of Tewksbury begin their season on Sept. 13 in Danvers at 7 p.m. TMHS then welcomes Haverhill to town on Sept. 20...
New Stoneham HS building given green light to open
STONEHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The new Stoneham High School building will officially open to students on Tuesday. The decision to open on September 3 was finalized Thursday night. The new building received its certificate of occupancy. The start of the school year had to be delayed because the permit had...
Remember When: Andover High Girls Greats
ANDOVER — Out of all the Merrimack Valley boys and girls high school sports programs, the Andover girls have to rank No. 1. The numbers back it up. Remember, we can’t highlight everyone, so no e-mails! But here are some random favorites. Let’s begin with AHS alum Marilyn...
Editorial: Nashoba’s new wing a blueprint for other tech schools to follow
Absent the construction of additional vocational technical high schools, state education officials should put a priority on expanding the footprint of existing ones, especially those that can’t accommodate their demand. That’s exactly what happened at Nashoba Valley Technical High School. The Westford-based district officially opened its new wing...
It’s Back to School Time on Tuesday in Bedford
Tuesday marks the beginning of a new school year in Bedford. Here is a collection of helpful stories and notices, many posted by The Bedford Citizen:. Bedford Public Schools will continue to provide free lunch to all students in need. The district needs eligible families to complete a meal benefit form to ensure the program and funding will continue.
Red Devil Fall Sports Back in Action
Fall is in the air at Burlington High School and teams are getting ready for a full slate of regular season games and meets. Robert Parris is BCAT’s Sports and Features Reporter. Robert first got involved with BCAT in January 2016 as a volunteer news reporter. Throughout the year, as a volunteer, he was busy developing his technical skills at the studio and his ENG skills in the field. In the summer of 2017, Robert joined the team full-time. He quickly settled into his role, providing all of the production support for our news programs, as well as providing weekly sports highlights. Robert also produces a weekly feature for BNEWS, as well as a monthly show called, BNEWS Sports Hub, and BCAT’s Game of the Week.
BEST PTO “Clear the List” Event for Bedford Elementary Schools Underway
The BEST PTO invites the Bedford community to participate in their first Clear the List event. As summer winds down and the back-to-school season approaches, both teachers and students are gearing up for the 2024-2025 school year. BEST PTO writes, “One essential aspect of this preparation is ensuring that classrooms are well-stocked with the necessary supplies and helpful educational tools.”
Richard Named Math Coordinator at CPS
CHELMSFORD – Katherine Richard has been hired as the new K-12 Mathematics Department Coordinator for Chelmsford Public Schools. Richard comes to CPS from Andover Public Schools, where she served as the Mathematics Program Coordinator. She said she was “particularly drawn to Chelmsford because of the district’s reputation for excellence...
Tide football looks sharp in scrimmage against powerful Arlington
Everett begins regular season next Friday night against non-league Mansfield at home. Everett High School (EHS) football coach Justin Flores welcomed nearly 70 players to the first day of practice on Aug. 16. Flores is beginning his second year, but unlike last year when he learned that he was chosen to be the football boss only weeks before the first day of practice, he now has a better understanding of what he has to work with for the upcoming campaign.
Northeastern’s acceptance rate for Boston campus drops to 5.2%
With its acceptance rate now in the single digits, Northeastern is among the most competitive colleges in the country. Northeastern University’s acceptance rate dropped to a record low of 5.2% for the fall admissions cycle, the latest development in a yearslong transformation that has turned the former commuter school into an increasingly competitive global powerhouse.
Phone-free policy gets favorable reviews
TEWKSBURY — At the Aug. 14, 2024 School Committee meeting, Wynn Middle School principal John Weir and vice principal Victoria Cordeiro gave an update on the phone-free schools pilot. The pilot was grant-funded with the goal of developing strategies to reduce cell phone use in schools. Weir explained that...
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