The fall session of the popular Recreation After-School Program (RAP) starts next week. Registration is open, so now is the time to get your kids signed up for their favorite programs. Read the full article → from Register now for after-school recreation programs
Southborough School News
Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
School organizations help parents get involved

Getting involved in your kid’s education is one of the most important things a parent can do. Helping them with homework is one thing, but if you’re looking to go even further, consider joining one of the many parent organizations that support Southborough schools. Read the full article → from School organizations help parents get involved
Photo gallery: Southborough goes back to school
Southborough students went back to school this week and at bus stops all over town there were new backpacks, new outfits, and no shortage of smiles. Read the full article → from Photo gallery: Southborough goes back to school
Northborough-Southborough ranks among top ten districts in the state

As your kids head back to school, here’s something to make you feel upbeat about the school year to come. In a recent ranking by Boston Magazine of the best schools in Massachusetts, the Northborough-Southborough district came in eighth. Read the full article → from Northborough-Southborough ranks among top ten districts in the state
Southborough students head back to school today (with POLL)

It was touch-and-go there for a while, but the power came back on and Southborough students headed back to school as planned today. Read the full article → from Southborough students head back to school today (with POLL)
Breaking news: Southborough schools will open on Wednesday as planned
Power has been restored to all Southborough K-8 schools, and Superintendent Charles Gobron said school will open on Wednesday as planned. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Southborough schools will open on Wednesday as planned
Countdown to school: Calendar for the 2011-2012 school year
The school year in Southborough starts Wednesday, August 31, 2011 and runs through Friday, June 22, 2012. That’s 180 days of school plus vacations, holidays, and four professional development days. Read the full article → from Countdown to school: Calendar for the 2011-2012 school year
Countdown to school: Bus routes for 2011-2012

Bus routes for the 2011-2012 school year were recently announced. Read the full article → from Countdown to school: Bus routes for 2011-2012
Countdown to school: Back-to-school shopping

School starts two weeks from today. If that’s not sobering enough for you parents out there, the thought of buying all the supplies your kids need for the start of school surely will be. Read the full article → from Countdown to school: Back-to-school shopping
New school assistant superintendent named
With a month before the start of the new school year, the combined district school committees voted unanimously to appoint Christine Johnson as the new school assistant superintendent. Read the full article → from New school assistant superintendent named
St. Mark’s touts new faculty housing

In a post on their website earlier this year, St, Mark’s announced the construction of new faculty housing on campus. The school said the two new 4-bedroom housing units were made possible by the gift of an anonymous donor family. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s touts new faculty housing
College courses coming to Assabet
Last October Quinsigamond Community College announced that it was looking to set up a satellite campus in the Marlborough area. This week they unveiled a collection of college-level courses to to be offered at Assabet. Read the full article → from College courses coming to Assabet
Youth lacrosse on the rise in Southborough

Reader Chris pointed me to a profile in the Boston Globe last week on the Northborough-Southborough Youth Lacrosse Association. Participation in the program has been steadily increasing since it started 12 years ago, and it gets credit for training the athletes that took Algonquin all the way to the state finals this year for the first time ever. Read the full article → from Youth lacrosse on the rise in Southborough
Southborough baseball players make it to New England finals

My Southborough reader Mark sent in word that five Southborough baseball players finished their AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) season by making it all the way to the New England Finals in Rhode Island this month. Read the full article → from Southborough baseball players make it to New England finals