Frontier Regional School

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

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]

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
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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]

Frontier Regional School Sign Project Honors Graduating Seniors

Posted on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Chris Collins, Franklin County Now
Date: 4/28/2020
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(South Deerfield, MA) — The Frontier Regional School District has found an innovative way to honor its graduating senior class. Adorning the front lawn of the South Deerfield School are a series of signs containing the names and pictures of each member of the FRS Class of 2020, which has been forced to forgo the… [Read More]

Conway Grammar School hosts guest readers for Dr. Seuss’ birthday

Posted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 3/3/2020
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CONWAY — Monday would have been the 116th birthday of Springfield native Theodor Seuss Geisel. You know him as Dr. Seuss, and for 83 years children have pored over his more than 60 illustrated books for lessons on life, in poetic meter. To celebrate the legend’s birthday, Conway Grammar School and others across the country… [Read More]

Government 101: Primary voting explained by a high school teacher

Posted on Friday, February 28th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 2/29/2020
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH DEERFIELD — What’s a primary? What’s a superdelegate? Why is Iowa such a big deal? What are we voting for, again? American democracy is complicated. Laura Moore, who teaches government at Frontier Regional School, understands this completely. In fact, she has been getting a lot of practice lately. Moore also teaches classes on U.S…. [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
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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]

Hampshire COG, Franklin CDC, to offer local foods to schools

Posted on Friday, August 11th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Richie Davis, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/10/2017
Link: Complete Article

As students at Leverett and Erving elementary schools dig into their vegetables this fall, they may be getting a taste of local farms thanks to a new collaboration of the Franklin County Community Development Corp. and the Hampshire Regional Council of Governments. HCOG’s Purchasing Cooperative and the CDC have announced a Pioneer Valley Vegetable Venture… [Read More]

School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail

Posted on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Richie Davis, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/22/2017
Link: Complete Article

Those yellow school buses, big and small, may look pretty much the same, but the 530 miles of roads they travel vary across the roughly 253 square miles served by the Mohawk Trail Regional School district — the largest, geographically, of any regional school district in Massachusetts. As their odometers click forward, logging the miles… [Read More]

Frontier keeps adding opportunities

Posted on Thursday, September 8th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Andy Castillo, Recorder
Date: 9/8/2016
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — It’s that time of year again, when leaves begin to change color, pumpkins replace sunflowers and kids pack up their pencils and head back to school. At Frontier Regional High School, each year’s routine is familiar, but not always the same. This year, students will have a better opportunity for technological… [Read More]

Notable swan song: Alumni return for retiring Frontier band director’s final show

Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Tom Relihan, The Recorder
Date: 5/15/15
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — In musical notation, a coda signifies the end of a piece, and that’s what Thursday night’s spring concert at Frontier Regional School was for long-time band director Karen Atherton, who will retire in June after 28 years with the school. With the help of Atherton’s fiercely loyal students, however, the night… [Read More]