Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
According to Southborough Wicked Local approximately 60% of Mass. public schools have chosen to switch to the new pilot standardized test. Here’s why Southborough is in the minority. Read the full article → from District among the minority choosing MCAS over PARCC testing for next year
No, I’m not sick of the kids’ summer break yet. But I do like to plan ahead. So as I look the school calendar for the coming year, I’m sharing it with you. Read the full article → from School calendar 2014-15
June 30th marked the end of Superintendent Charles Gobron’s 42 years working in the Southborough schools. As he prepared for his retirement, he sat down with Southborough Wicked Local to reflect on his career. Read the full article → from Goodbye to Superintendent Gobron: SWL interview
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School asked me to share their “Notice of Destruction of Special Education Records”. Read the full article → from Assabet destroying old Special Ed records
I took a little stroll down memory lane through Susan’s blog post from 5 years ago. I came across some moments worth remembering. Read the full article → from 5 years ago: Town character, armed force, kindergarten pride, and Hollywood in Southborough
ARHS school newspaper, The Harbinger, followed up with coverage on the senior prank fallout. Read the full article → from Harbinger: Follow up on the senior prank that got the school’s goat
Each Southborough school has it’s own summer reading program. Here’s a look.
Read the full article → from School run summer reading programs
Recently, there’s been a lot of good press coming out of Algonquin. Read the full article → from Roundup of ARHS news: Student achievements, a service dog at school and the list of town graduates
ARHS moves to number 33 (up from 42) in GoLocalWorcester.com’s third annual rankings of high schools in the state. Read the full article → from ARHS moves up in the ranks of best high schools in the state
Algonquin Regional High School released the list of graduates who were awarded scholarships this year. Read the full article → from Algonquin graduates receive 123 scholarships
Southborough Education Foundation has announced the awarding of $44,000 in grants for the upcoming school year. Read the full article → from SEF awards $44,000 to supporting initiatives for students, including outdoor science classroom
This week’s news from the Boston Globe on Algonquin’s Class of 2013 post grad plans. Read the full article → from Boston Globe: Algonquin graduate plans (last year)
Chris Wraight was kind enough to share some wonderful photos from yesterday’s graduation. They include retiring Superintendent Charles Gobron receiving an honorary diploma for “graduating” from the Northborough-Southborough schools after 42 years. Read the full article → from Photo Gallery: Algonquin Class of 2014 graduates (Updated)
I was finally able to get the details on Algonquin Regional High School’s graduation ceremony. Looking at the program, I was impressed at the number of honors for Southborough students. Read the full article → from Algonquin Graduation will be teeming with Southborough talent