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Schools end blizzard bag program after state cancels initiative

Posted on Monday, July 15th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Grace Bird, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 7/15/2019
Link: Complete Article

The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education canceled the “blizzard bag” initiative late last month, citing concerns about equal access to the program. Blizzard bags are educational materials allocated to students to complete at home on snow days. Each bag counts as one day of attendance, meaning schools do not need to tack on an… [Read More]

Florence middle school teacher named Mohawk Trail’s new assistant principal

Posted on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Grace Bird, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 7/7/2019
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND — Come fall, Mohawk Trail Regional School students will see a new face in the classroom and around the halls. Diane Zamer started as Mohawk Trail’s new assistant principal on July 1. Zamer comes to Mohawk Trail from John F. Kennedy Middle School in Florence, having taught sixth grade there for several years. She… [Read More]

Sunderland Elementary recognized for non-vehicular school transportation

Posted on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 6/18/2019
Link: Complete Article

SUNDERLAND — The state Department of Transportation recently recognized more than 140 partners of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, which encourages taking non-vehicular modes of transportation to school. But representatives from Sunderland Elementary School, one of the institutions recognized, were unable to attend the ceremony. That’s because it was held the same… [Read More]

Last day for Pearl Rhodes brings joy, sadness: Institution closing for final time

Posted on Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David McLellan, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/14/2019
Link: Complete Article

LEYDEN — It was the last day of school Friday, and students’ summers began. But even with the school’s-out excitement, there was a feeling of sadness among teachers, parents and children still at Pearl Rhodes a few minutes after the school day ended because this was the last day for Pearl Rhodes Elementary School. “It’s… [Read More]

R.H. Conwell School gets its first official sign

Posted on Friday, June 14th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Fran Ryan, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 6/15/2019
Link: Complete Article

WORTHINGTON — Students, teachers, staff and family members gathered on the lawn of R.H. Conwell Elementary School in Worthington on Wednesday afternoon to watch the unveiling of the school’s first official sign. Since the school was re-opened as a public school five years ago, it has not had a sign. Thanks to funding from the… [Read More]

‘A place to call home’: South Hadley grads celebrate, reflect

Posted on Monday, June 10th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jacquelyn Voghel, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 6/8/2019
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH HADLEY — When Michael Zhou first came to South Hadley High School two years ago, he said that he initially felt he did not belong and missed his previous home in China. But the people he met at the school “didn’t take long to convince me that there was no need to be afraid”… [Read More]

AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Grads urged to ‘change the world’

Posted on Monday, June 10th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dusty Crhistensen, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 6/8/2019

AMHERST — Bob Keiter vividly remembers taking his granddaughter, Malina Kern, to Rhode Island’s Block Island when she was little. He said that he used to take Malina out into the water and the two would watch as the waves came crashing in — some big and some small. “I’d say, ‘Over or under, and she’d… [Read More]

‘We’re ready to pave our paths’: Frontier graduates 97

Posted on Monday, June 10th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Anita Fritz, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 6/8/2019
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Retired history teacher Thomas Prew told graduating seniors Friday night to always incorporate four things into everything they do in life: perseverance, imagination, humility and kindness. Then, he gave them a final history lesson. “Be determined,” Prew said. “Foster your imagination. Imagine what might be. Be modest, respectful and humble, not arrogant.”… [Read More]

Strong bonds at Granby High: ‘We will always have each other’

Posted on Monday, June 10th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Luis Feldman, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 6/8/2019
Link: Complete Article

GRANBY — The strong bond that members of the Granby Junior Senior High School Class of 2019 have forged over the years was emphasized at the commencement ceremony Saturday morning. “We have learned to count on each other for smiles and laughs when the going gets tough,” class President Dylan Gordon told claPreview (opens in… [Read More]

Easthampton grads advised, ‘Get up and do something’

Posted on Monday, June 10th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Luis Feldman, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 6/7/2019
Link: Complete Article

EASTHAMPTON — To the 119 Easthampton High School graduates receiving their diplomas on Friday evening, class of 2019 valedictorian Shane Gravel shared some parting advice for his fellow classmates. “Don’t follow your dreams,” Gravel said, striking a practical yet humorous note. “If you are dreaming, you are probably sleeping, and if you are sleeping, you… [Read More]