Schools
The School Committee meeting was dominated by the annual update on student performance by Assistant Superintendant Dr. Katie Novak and Superintendant Dr. Laura Chesson.
The picture has been somewhat hazy the past four-five years due to a wave of changes in curriculum and standardized tests at...
Photo by Jonathan O'Connor
Groton Dunstable High School held a welcoming ceremony Oct. 5 for a this year's group of 20 German exchange students from Pfungstadt, Germany. This is the third year of the exchange program which is part of post-war era German/American Partnership Program (GAPP), co-sponsored by the German...
Last week Superintendent of Schools Laura Chesson posted a letter announcing that Florence Roche School and Swallow/Union School were being “recognized for the high achievement of their students on the MCAS. Florence Roche’s MCAS performance was in the 92nd percentile as compared to other...
At the recent Groton-Dunstable School Committee meeting, business manager Michael Knight updated the school board and the visiting Dunstable Selectmen on the busing woes that have plagued the district the first few weeks of the new school session. At this point all but two Middle School bus routes...
Last year new Superintendent Chesson knew she had a problem. The $775,000 annual subsidy to reimburse the district for transportation costs was in jeopardy because many of the buses were arriving with only a handful of riders, particularly on the bus routes to the high school. Groton Dunstable...
Groton Dunstable Regional School District will have Preschool Screenings Friday, October 5 at Boutwell Early Childhood Center, 78 Hollis Street, Groton, (978) 448-2297. Appointment hours are between 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
This screening is only for parents who have concerns about their child’s...
Need a perm? Hair getting too long? Nails in rough shape? Head to Cosmo Cuts, the in-school salon at Nashoba Valley Technical High School. Cosmo Cuts offers such services as shampoo and cut, conditioning treatments, hair colors, perms, manicures, facials, makeup applications and much more at prices...
Nashoba Valley Technical High School welcomed several new staff members for the 2018-2019 school year. From left are Jaclyn LeRoy (Math/Moderate Disabilities); Caitlin Connor (Math/Moderate Disabilities); Peter Trenh (Science); Patricia Trahman (Nurse); John Milhaven (Biotechnology); David DeSantis...
UMass Lowell is among the most “green” colleges and universities in North America, according to Sierra magazine’s 12th annual “Cool Schools” ranking.
At No. 22, UMass Lowell, which ranked No. 124 in 2017 and No. 165 in 2016, is among the best when it comes to “mastering the art and science of...