Schools
by Connie Sartini
The Community Preservation Committee is sponsoring a separate article on the Town Meeting Warrant to approve additional funds to supplement funds previously appropriated to construct a new Middle School Tract and all costs associated with this. To implement this, it may...
by Connie Sartini
The Select Board voted unanimously to approve an Earth Removal Permit for the Florence Roche Elementary School Construction project to "not to exceed" the removal of 55,000 cubic yards of excess earth material generated by the construction of the school, new track and...
The Groton Dunstable Elementary Science Fair is set to take place on Friday, April 29 from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Middle School North cafeteria. Students from both Florence Roche and Swallow Union elementary schools, grades K through four have been invited to participate. Approximately 80 elementary-...
Lawrence Academy is pleased to announce that Dr. Carrie Nugent will be the J. William Mees Visiting Scholar for the 2021-2022 school year.
Dr. Nugent, an Assistant Professor of Computational Physics and Planetary Science at Olin College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is an expert on Near-...
At a School Committee meeting last week held at the Middle School Performing Arts Center, a large contingent of teachers wearing red T-shirts showed up to bring attention to an alarming increase in assaults on teachers this year by students with aggressive and disruptive behavior.
• Union Says 17 Percent of Staff in District Have Been Assaulted by Students This Year
• Post-Pandemic Environment; Different Strategy from State on Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in Classroom Viewed as Factors in Increased Assaults on Teachers
by Robert Stewart
At a...
Recently, the Groton-Dunstable School Committee has heard personal stories from teachers, staff and parents about student behavior incidents in school where staff and student personal safety was at risk. These stories raised concern about how frequently they appear to be happening and how the...
When G-D Middle School South Art teacher Katie Boettcher created this MURAL project (see photo left) she hopes to empower students to give back to their school community, take pride in their school space, and to assist in communicating a message that is important to them. This mural was painted...
• High School Principal Michael Woodlock to Leave Office at End of School Year to Take Assistant Superintendent Position in Tyngsborough School District
by Robert Stewart
High School Principal Michael Woodlock has notified the Superintendent and the Groton-Dunstable Regional School...
The award-winning Groton-Dunstable Chamber Choir will perform in a public concert at the Groton School Chapel, 282 Farmers Row, on Sunday, March 20. The hour-long concert will begin at 3 p.m. and will feature repertoire for the choir’s singing tour of Spain in April.
• Admission is free,...
From left are Nashoba Tech juniors Abigail Peckham (Shirley), Janneli Soto (Fitchburg), Hayley Barden (Groton) and Esperanza Nalesnik (Ayer). Courtesy photo
Early Childhood Care students at Nashoba Valley Technical High School received a crash course in parenting when they participated in a Reality Works Baby Simulator project.
The four juniors – Hayley Barden (Groton), Esperanza Nalesnik (Ayer), Abigail Peckham (Shirley) and Janneli Soto (...