Three years ago this month, tragedy struck Southborough with the deaths of teenagers Shauna and Megan Murphy in a car accident. Tonight the Murphy Sisters Foundation and SADD present “The Drive to Save Lives,” an information session on safe driving practices, at 7 p.m. in the Algonquin auditorium. The presentation is the work of motivational Read the full article → from Murphy Sisters Foundation presents Drive to Save Lives – tonight
Southborough School News
Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
Algonquin bomb scare suspect is from Southborough
According to Metrowest Daily News, the juvenile suspect in yesterday’s bomb scare that evacuated Algonquin is from Southborough. Police have not released the suspect’s name. Northborough police intend to press charges against the teen who admited he was responsible for the hand-written note which he also said was a hoax. Related stories: Police say the Read the full article → from Algonquin bomb scare suspect is from Southborough
More details on the Algonquin threat
Superintendent Charles Gobron sent an update to Algonquin parents this evening via the automated telephone system. Here’s what we’ve learned about the evacuation earlier today. Northborough police and fire investigators searched the building and found no “devices.” Southborough, Westborough, and state police aided the search. After further investigation, Northborough police determined the threat was a Read the full article → from More details on the Algonquin threat
Breaking: Algonquin students sent home after threat
Students at Algonquin were sent home shortly after 11 a.m. today in response to a written threat. Not many details are available at this point, but you can read what’s known in this article by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Update: More details here. Read the full article → from Breaking: Algonquin students sent home after threat
Algonquin students vie for National Merit Scholarships
Eighteen Algonquin students were selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as finalists or commended students based on their PSAT scores. Four of the 18 are semifinalists which means they’re in competition for scholarships to be awarded in 2009. The four are Charlie Chung, Grace Gohlke, Katherine Pieper and Helen Yang. The students were Read the full article → from Algonquin students vie for National Merit Scholarships
More Fay expansion plans
Fay School is expanding in all directions. There’s the current construction of a new dorm on Main St. On the other side of campus, the school has proposed a new classroom building off Middle Rd. Fay presented a preliminary plan to the Board of Selectmen at their October 7 meeting. The new building would house Read the full article → from More Fay expansion plans
International walk to school day
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
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