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Belchertown teacher named Grammy Music Educator Award finalist

Posted on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jacquelyn Voghel, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 1/23/2020
Link: Complete Article

BELCHERTOWN — Swift River Elementary School teacher Geoffrey Gould is in the running to take home Grammy gold on Sunday after being chosen as a finalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award. Gould, who was nominated for the award by a colleague, found out last year that he had been chosen from a pool of over 3,300… [Read More]

Connecting with a new generation: Amherst program links students of Cambodian descent to their roots

Posted on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 1/22/2020
Link: Complete Article

When he was little, Shane Mang, the son of Cambodian immigrants, spoke some Khmer, the Cambodian language, around his home. Now a sixth grader at Crocker Farm School, Shane is reminded of many basic words in that language while attending an after-school program that also offers an understanding of Cambodia’s history and culture. “It’s fun… [Read More]

Practical physics: Turners Falls students analyze speeds on tricky village roads

Posted on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/21/2020
Link: Complete Article

TURNERS FALLS — The newest advisors to the Montague Selectboard may be a group of high school students. As the culminating project for the semester, the Turners Falls High School physics class studied two difficult turns on roads in Turners Falls to try to determine whether the speed limits should be changed or if special… [Read More]

PVRS students showcase robotic fish feeders in first ever Pioneer Engineering Expo

Posted on Monday, January 20th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Zack DeLuca, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/19/2020
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD — After more than a month of design, programming and prototype construction, Pioneer Valley Regional School’s engineering design students displayed their robotic fish feeders during the first-ever Engineering Expo last week. The Engineering Expo showcased the work for other students and guest judges. This was the inaugural class of students for engineering design, after… [Read More]

Local eighth-graders honored as Project 351 ambassadors, will meet Gov. Baker

Posted on Friday, January 17th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David McLellan, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/16/2020
Link: Complete Article

At 18 years old, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “Intelligence plus character — that is the true goal of education,” in an essay for his Morehouse College newspaper. That sentiment will ring true this weekend when students from across the state meet in Boston to reflect on King’s legacy, as well as continue their own… [Read More]

Principal leaving Discovery School at Four Corners

Posted on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 12/31/2019
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — Jake Toomey has worked in every grade level of education from preschool to 12th grade. So it seems fitting to him to add higher education to his resumé. The 41-year-old said he will step down as principal of the Discovery School at Four Corners on Friday to take over as the director of… [Read More]

Orange committee to discuss name and budget for new school on Thursday

Posted on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Terry Aquino, Athol Daily News
Date: 12/31/2019
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE – What is the next primary school in Orange to be called? And how much will it cost (or how much will taxpayers be willing to support)? These key issues related to the Orange school building project will be discussed at the next meeting of the school building committee on Thursday at 6.15 p.m…. [Read More]

For Amherst superintendent, building plan must address two schools

Posted on Friday, December 27th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 12/27/2019
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — While only Fort River Elementary School has been accepted into the eligibility period for the Massachusetts School Building Authority, Amherst school officials are committed to making sure the needs of Wildwood Elementary School’s teachers, staff and students are addressed in any building project completed between fall 2025 and 2027. Superintendent Michael Morris told… [Read More]

‘It feels good to do good’: Greenfield High School students participate in Community Service Learning Day

Posted on Monday, December 23rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Melina Bourdeau, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 12/23/2019
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — In honor of the season of giving, Greenfield High School students spent Friday morning doing activities for Community Service Learning Day. This is the fourth year that students have done activities such as card making with the Senior Center and making reusable bags with Greening Greenfield, as well as many off-site activities, such… [Read More]

Vaillancourt named NHS principal

Posted on Monday, December 23rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 12/22/2019
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — After an independent investigation found that the principal search committee’s work was “proper,” Lori Vaillancourt will be the new principal of Northampton High School, subject to contract negotiations, Superintendent John Provost announced Friday. After more than a decade at the high school, Principal Bryan Lombardi left over the summer for another position. This fall, two… [Read More]