Today was International Walk to School Day, a nationwide event that promotes physical activity for kids, green commuting, and safety. Towns across the country sponsored events like walk to school parades, “walking school buses,” walkability checklists, and classroom activities. Forty-nine Massachusetts towns participated, but not Southborough or any surrounding towns. My daughter is barely walking, Read the full article → from International walk to school day
Southborough School News
Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
Becker College opens facility in Southborough
Worcester-based Becker College will host the grand opening of its Metrowest Center for Accelerated and Professional Studies in Southborough later today. The center is located at 337 Turnpike Rd., just west of the intersection with Crystal Pond Rd. According to their website, Becker provides “career focused academics, particularly in the fields of business, education, veterinary Read the full article → from Becker College opens facility in Southborough
Schools cutting down on paper
A recent article in the Metrowest Daily News profiled the efforts of area schools to cut down on paper use. Things like sending newsletters via email or posting grades online. Neary School is also doing its part. Last week was the final week for sending home paper versions of the Thursday Packet, a listing of Read the full article → from Schools cutting down on paper
Algonquin holds its own in MCAS results
The 2008 MCAS scores were released this week. You can go here for a complete list of results. Or here or here for local press coverage. I was curious how Algonquin fared relative to other schools in the area, and since it hurt my head to scan through the 800+ lines of data put forth Read the full article → from Algonquin holds its own in MCAS results
Caring and reading at Woodward
The Community Advocate writes about special programs at Woodward, including CARE, a program focused on caring, acceptance, and respect for others, and “One School, One Read” which apparently is a school-wide book club. The best part? The programs come with assemblies. Woohoo! The first CARE assembly centered around acceptance. Students and faculty wore Hawaiian shirts Read the full article → from Caring and reading at Woodward
What’s $1.5 million between friends?
Northborough and Southborough are the recipients of $1.5 million in state reimbursements from the Algonquin project. Score! The problem is how to divide the windfall between the towns, a battle that has been going on for more than a year. At last night’s regional school committee meeting, the committee proposed a reconciliation. According to their Read the full article → from What’s $1.5 million between friends?
Advanced science
Here’s a cool story about some Algonquin students who had the opportunity to practice real-world laboratory techniques on, of all places, a bus. “The students tested synthetic hemoglobin for sickle-cell anemia aboard the Boston University School of Medicine CityLab, a laboratory on wheels that travels to schools throughout the state to teach biotechnology.” … Full Read the full article → from Advanced science
More Fay dorm pics
More pictures of the new Fay School dorm. Read the full article → from More Fay dorm pics
Neary goes natural, gas that is
Neary school will switch from oil heat to natural gas in an effort to save money and become more energy efficient. The switch is expected to happen this fall. Read more about it in the Metrowest Daily News. Read the full article → from Neary goes natural, gas that is
Fay school construction photos
Every time I drive down Main Street, I crane my neck to check out the Fay school construction. From the Fay School website, here’s an inside look at what’s been going on. Read the full article → from Fay school construction photos
Algonquin: shiny and spiffy
The floors are shiny, the paint is fresh. There’s a new library, computer labs, and gyms. Not to mention a huge plasma TV in the 2-story rotunda entry. But I have to admit that underneath it all, it still feels like the same old Algonquin. And that’s not a bad thing. Read more about the Read the full article → from Algonquin: shiny and spiffy
See the new Algonquin – today!
Be sure to stop by the Algonquin grand opening ceremony tonight, 6:00-8:30 pm. Get a tour and see how things have changed. Read the full article → from See the new Algonquin – today!
New faculty at St. Mark’s
From the St. Mark’s School website: “Rick Umiker, Dean of Faculty said, ‘I have seldom had the pleasure to give employment offers to such an outstanding group of talented teachers. St. Mark’s is going to be a better school because of what they are bringing to Southborough.’” Full story Read the full article → from New faculty at St. Mark’s
Back to school images
From Metrowest Daily News: “Jack O’Connor and his dedicated aide, Kathy Riley, play with magnifying glasses while viewing seashells in class during kindergarten orientation at Mary Finn Elementary School in Southborough yesterday.” “Caroline Wages meets teacher’s aide Susan Strazie during yesterday’s kindergarten orientation at Mary Finn Elementary School in Southborough.” Full story Read the full article → from Back to school images