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Author talks to high school students about trauma, life

Posted on Saturday, October 12th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Anita Fritz, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 10/11/2019
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — Award-winning young adult author A.S. King asked several hundred Greenfield High School students Friday morning to look for their “own cans of succotash and examine their suitcases.” Before King (Amy Sarig King) asked those questions, though, she explained to students how she became a writer because of a can of succotash and several… [Read More]

Westhampton Elementary School wins national honor

Posted on Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Bera Dunau, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 10/8/2019
Link: Complete Article

WESTHAMPTON — Westhampton Elementary School may only have 125 students, with one class each for pre-K through sixth grade, but it’s clearly punching above its academic weight. Late last month, the school received a designation as a National Blue Ribbon School from the U.S. Department of Education. It was nominated for this designation, which has… [Read More]

Holyoke voters being asked for $54 million to replace aging middle schools

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

Source: DUSTY CHRISTENSEN, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 9/28/2019
Link: Complete Article

HOLYOKE — When temperatures soar outside, classrooms inside William R. Peck Middle School can get even hotter. Andrea Salvas, the assistant principal at the school, which serves students in grades four through eight, remembers seeing teachers with sweat soaking through their shirts on the first day of school this year. And her thoughts jumped to… [Read More]

Why young people are striking Friday: ‘I won’t go to school and act like everything is normal’

Posted on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 9/17/2019
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — On Friday, many students will skip school for a trip to Boston — but it’s not for fun. The students, along with many adults, will attend the youth-led Boston Climate Strike to demand action on climate change. The strike includes a rally at City Hall plaza and a march to the State House…. [Read More]

Warwick teacher takes on principal role

Posted on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Zack DeLuca, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/3/2019
Link: Complete Article

WARWICK — In addition to teaching the combined third and fourth grade classroom at Warwick Community School, Christine Mullen will also be principal this year. Mullen has taught the combined third and fourth grade class for eight years, and taught first, fifth and sixth grades in Orange for 10 years before that. She also gained… [Read More]

South Hadley names David Gallagher principal of middle school

Posted on Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jacquelyn Voghel, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 8/26/2019
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH HADLEY — Longtime Mosier Elementary School assistant principal David Gallagher has been named principal of Michael E. Smith Middle School. Gallagher has been with South Hadley public schools since 1996, where he began his career in the district as a school counselor at Mosier Elementary School. He assumed an assistant principal role at the elementary school around the year 2000,… [Read More]

More state aid for rural schools this year

Posted on Friday, August 23rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Anita Fritz, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/22/2019
Link: Complete Article

Sen. Adam Hinds asked for and received $1 million more from the state’s Rural School Aid grant program this year, increasing the budget to $2.5 million and leaving superintendentsthroughout Franklin County waiting to see just how much of the pie they’ll get. “The fight for equal opportunity through education means we need to ensure all… [Read More]

Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers

Posted on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dusty Christensen, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 8/20/2019
Link: Complete Article

HOLYOKE — College unaffordability. Increased competition for spots at prestigious local institutions of higher education. The inaccessibility of college. Decreased academic offerings at high schools struggling with budget woes. These are all challenges and problems that local high schoolers face. But a series of programs in the state are providing some solutions. For a high… [Read More]

Turners Falls Schools to see all new administrators

Posted on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/20/2019

MONTAGUE — Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School have all new administrators this year, whose goals include making themselves more accessible to students and giving students a voice in how their school is run. “All this boils down to relationships,” said Principal Joanne Menard (pronounced like “Joanie”). “Without relationships between students and… [Read More]

Greenfield High School team volunteers at cookout for Greenfield seniors

Posted on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Thomas Johnston, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/14/2019
Link: Complete Article

The Greenfield High School football team continued its now annual tradition of giving back to the community Tuesday, serving hamburgers and hot dogs to 50 members of the community at the John Zon Community Center. The event was organized by assistant coach Glenn Wilson, who works for the Greenfield Department of Public Works. One of… [Read More]