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Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans

Posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Fritz and others, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/6/2020
Link: Complete Article

Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans

With some families favoring remote instruction for their children, others favoring a return to in-person education and still others hoping for a hybrid of the two, there seems to be no one-size-fits-all method for returning to school this fall amid the challenges sparked by the pandemic. Greenfield Recorder reporters asked parents from local school districts… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Athol-Royalston Regional School District, COVID-19, Franklin County Technical School, Frontier Regional and Union 38, Gill-Montague Regional School District, Greenfield Public Schools, Hawlemont Regional School, Mohawk Trail Regional School District, Pioneer Valley Regional School District, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School

‘Prepared for anything,’ Franklin Tech seniors bid school farewell

Posted on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Recorder
Date: 6/5/2020
Link: Complete Article

‘Prepared for anything,’ Franklin Tech seniors bid school farewell

MONTAGUE — The graduating class of Franklin County Technical School processed onto the field on Friday and found their places in front of the stage — just as they would have during any other year. Only this year, students processed onto the field from the comfort of their air-conditioned vehicles and remained inside them until… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Franklin County Technical School, Graduation, Seniors 2020

Graduating During the Pandemic

Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Byrne, Poli, Fritz, DeLuca, Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/24/2020
Link: Complete Article

Graduating During the Pandemic

When schools first closed in mid-March, seniors across the county weren’t sure when or if they would be returning to classes to finish up their final semester, making for a unique senior year. “Nothing like this has happened in a long, long time,” said Andrew Logan, 18, a senior at Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield, referring to… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, Franklin County Technical School, Frontier Regional School, Greenfield High School, Pioneer Valley Regional School, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, Seniors 2020, Turners Falls High School

Graduating junior firefighters recognized by Colrain Firefighters’ Association with signs

Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/22/2020
Link: Complete Article

Graduating junior firefighters recognized by Colrain Firefighters’ Association with signs

COLRAIN — The Colrain Firefighters’ Association is recognizing four junior firefighters who are graduating from high school this year. Signs were posted on the Fire Station on Monday for KC Mattson of Frontier Regional School; Matt Colby of Franklin County Technical School; Megan Dyer of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School; and Tyler Broughton of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Franklin County Technical School, Frontier Regional School, Junior Firefighters, Mohawk Trail Regional School, Seniors 2020, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

Franklin Tech to open nursing simulation lab next school year

Posted on Sunday, April 26th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 4/23/2020
Link: Complete Article

Franklin Tech to open nursing simulation lab next school year

MONTAGUE — Construction of a new nursing simulation lab that Franklin County Technical School had planned to open this fall has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the school still expects to have the lab available at some point during the next school year. The high-tech nursing lab will expand on Franklin Tech’s… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Franklin County Technical School, health technology, nursing simulation lab

Area officials respond to governor’s order students won’t return to regular classrooms

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

Source: Byrne, DeLuca, Poli, Marcus, Vine, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 4/22/2020
Link: Complete Article

Area officials respond to governor’s order students won’t return to regular classrooms

To the surprise of few educators, public and private school students will not be returning to their regular classrooms this year. Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday at his daily press conference that schools are ordered to remain closed as the state continues to manage the spread of COVID-19. He said the measure does not apply… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Athol-Royalston Regional School District, Franklin County Technical School, Frontier Regional Schools, Gill-Montague Schools, Greenfield Public Schools, Hawlemont School, Mohawk Trail Regional School District, Orange Public Schools, Pioneer Valley Regional School District

A different kind of meals on wheels: Franklin County Technical School delivers food to students

Posted on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Zack DeLuca, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 2/24/2020
Link: Complete Article

A different kind of meals on wheels: Franklin County Technical School delivers food to students

TURNERS FALLS — The past week and a half has kept school staff from across the county busy planning and delivering meals to students. Included is the Franklin County Technical School, which has been working to drive meals across 540 square miles to reach its students. “Last week was a great week of work for… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Franklin County Technical School, lunch delivery, school lunches, school meals

Local technical schools lead donations to area hospitals

Posted on Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 3/24/2020

Local technical schools lead donations to area hospitals

Two local technical schools, Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton, have each made donations of supplies to their local hospitals – Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, and Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Northampton. Franklin Tech posted:  “Baystate Franklin Medical Center is accepting donations of medical PPE… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community, donations, Franklin County Technical School, PPE, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

Meal options for students during school closure

Posted on Friday, March 20th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 3/20/2020
Link: Complete Article

Meal options for students during school closure

Schools continue to think outside the box with meal delivery as well as pick up during this extended school closure. Franklin County Technical School, with the help of FM Kuzmeskus yellow or brown mini buses, is delivering meals for any FCTS student, prepared daily by kitchen staff to over 28 locations in 16 different towns… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: FCTS, food delivery, food pickup, Franklin County Technical School, Meals, Northampton Public Schools, School Districts, student meals

Franklin County Tech hosts ‘Tradeswomen of Tomorrow’ panel for freshmen girls

Posted on Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 10/16/2019
Link: Complete Article

Franklin County Tech hosts ‘Tradeswomen of Tomorrow’ panel for freshmen girls

MONTAGUE — As freshmen girls at Franklin County Technical School weigh which trade they want to study for the rest of their high school years, school administrators are urging them to consider fields that are often seen as being only for men. On Tuesday morning, Franklin Tech hosted a panel of women working in fields… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Franklin County Technical School, Tradeswomen of Tomorrow, vocation, women in trades

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