Greenfield High School

Greenfield High School honors 2020 graduates with fairgrounds ceremony

Posted on Sunday, May 31st, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/31/2020
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — Crossing a stage at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Saturday wasn’t quite the “final exit” Greenfield High School seniors had imagined for themselves when the school year started. “I don’t think any of us could have possibly imagined graduation in the middle of a horse track, yet here we are,” said Class President… [Read More]

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]

‘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]

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]

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]

Pols take their cue from students

Posted on Thursday, January 17th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Joshua Solomon, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/11/2019
Link: Complete Article

High school senior Augie Seuffert looked around the full circle in the school’s library, seeing mostly his peers and politicians. He offered his reflection. “I came in here thinking I was going to be talked to by a bunch of politicians on issues, and they actually asked me about the issues,” Augie said. Sitting next… [Read More]

GHS starts its first ice cream social to celebrate its honor roll students

Posted on Monday, November 20th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Joshua Solomon, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 11/20/2017
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — How can an ice cream for a job well done start to shift a culture? That’s one way Greenfield High School hopes to recognize the hard work of its high-achieving students. “We have almost 200 students who invest their daily lives into doing well academically,” Principal Karin Patenaude said. “But we don’t do… [Read More]

Interim GHS principal steps into permanent post

Posted on Thursday, September 21st, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Joshua Solomon, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/20/2017
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — As she left college, Karin Patenaude wondered what to do with an English degree. She would try the field of law, working as a paralegal. Unfulfilled, she went back to school to get a degree so that she could become a teacher. Teaching high school English in Palmer, she developed a passion for… [Read More]

Greenfield High “acting” principal now full-time

Posted on Saturday, July 29th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Joshua Solomon, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 7/28/2017
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — When the school year rolls around, students and faculty will recognize a familiar face at the helm of the town’s high school. Karin Patenaude is the new principal of Greenfield High School, after Superintendent Jordana Harper lifted the “acting” title Friday afternoon. “I would like to extend my sincere gratitude for this opportunity… [Read More]

Five Franklin county schools earn ‘Green Team’ awards

Posted on Monday, June 19th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Joshua Solomon, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/17/17
Link: Complete Article

Five Franklin County schools were recognized by the state for their outstanding work in an environmental education program. Greenfield High School, Federal Street School, Math and Science Academy, Bernardston Elementary School and Hawlemont Regional School in Charlemont were all honored by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for their efforts on the state’s “Green Team.”… [Read More]