Ralph C. Mahar

A cross-generational message Mahar graduates hear meaningful message from school’s namesake

Posted on Monday, June 3rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David McLellan, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/31/2019
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE — It was at the Mahar Regional School graduation ceremony of 1962, when state Sen. Ralph C. Mahar, the school’s namesake, gave some words of advice to the graduating seniors: “May you always have faith in yourselves, whatever hardships may develop in the years ahead. May you be individuals in the sense that you… [Read More]

Combined school district management proposed

Posted on Friday, December 29th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 12/29/2017
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE — The superintendent of schools for Ralph C. Mahar Regional School and Union 73 has proposed an agreement between the three school districts she oversees and the Pioneer Valley Regional School District to share administrative services as a way to save money. The four districts would share a superintendent and director of finance, under… [Read More]

Money to help explore school regionalization

Posted on Friday, March 17th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, The Recorder
Date: 3/16/2017
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE, MA — The Orange Elementary, Ralph C. Mahar Regional and Petersham Center school districts will be able to examine regionalization with the help of $53,000 from the state. They will be among the eight school districts and 38 municipalities in Massachusetts to benefit from more than $850,000 in Community Compact Cabinet grants, the Baker-Polito… [Read More]

Mahar, Orange, Petersham school committees OK online assignment ‘Blizzard Bags’

Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Recorder
Date: 11/24/2016
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE, MA — Orange schools will be experimenting this winter with using “blizzard bags” to make snow days count. Mahar Regional and Orange school committees have approved a pilot project to use online learning in place of classroom learning on days school is canceled because of weather. And the mandatory online learning assignments will be… [Read More]