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Schools February 22, 2008  RSS feed
Homework help available at library
      Shrewsbury - What are parents to do when, at 7 p.m., their high school student comes to them with a question about their advanced placement physics homework? If you're a physicist, you should have no problem. But for everyone else, help is just a few keystrokes away.
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'Grandfriends' make Valentines
      Shrewsbury - Spring Street School fourth-grader Julie Hawk and her "grandfriend" Jerry Collette make Valentines together during the "Grandfriend Celebration" Feb. 5 at the school. Students invited their grandparents or grandfriends to join them at the school to create cards to be sent to local senior communities, pediatric wards and soldiers in Iraq.
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Proctor community studies Greek, Roman mythology
      Northborough - Proctor School (front, l to r) students Matt Griffin, Katie Maccusso, Grace Grimaldi, (back, l to r) and Justin O'Connell and fourth-grade teacher Liz O'Neill gather to kick off the Greek and Roman Mythology after-school enrichment program.
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Southborough announces spring programs
      Southborough - Southborough Recreation programs scheduled for March include music sessions, science exploration, rock climbing, and arts and crafts. For Pre-K children, "Time to Make Music" offers an opportunity to explore rhythm, music and movement with exposure to classical, contemporary and multi-ethnic music. For ages 2.
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Musician visits Hastings School
      Westborough - Students in Gina DePaolo's kindergarten class hear one last song after a musical performance at Hastings Elementary School. Kindergarten and preschool students enjoyed a performance by David Polansky, a composer who offers custom children's music.
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Workshops find common ground between students, teachers
      Shrewsbury - Looking at an eighth-grade math teacher, one could assume that addition, multiplication and algebra are her entire life. She probably spends her nights creating and solving advanced equations before counting the steps up to bed, where she will rest before another fun-filled day of nothing but math.
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Scholarships available for local students
      Hudson - A common topic of conversation among high school seniors and parents is the rising cost of college tuition, which creates a growing need for financial aid. This year, to combat some of the rising tuition costs, Hudson High School guidance counselors Melissa Di- Fonzo and Denise Frias have organized a mini-seminar Thursday Feb.
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High School students to display science projects
      Marlborough - Student scientists and engineers will compete in the annual Marlborough High School (MHS) Science and Engineering Fair Tuesday Feb. 26, but the event is about much more than competition.
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Students to address alcohol availability
      Marlborough - Marlborough High School (MHS) Students against Destructive Decisions (SADD) want to make the community aware of just how available alcoholic beverages are to high school students and what parents' liability is when teenagers drink in their home.
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Gifts benefit Marlborough schools
      Marlborough - The School Committee unanimously accepted several gifts and grants at its Feb. 12 meeting, according to Assistant Superintendent James Jolicoeur. The grants varied in size, from more than $8,000 to $50.
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New fitness room dedication at schools
      Marlborough - (l to r) Mark Hediger, School Committee member; Darren McLaughlin, general manager of Wayside Racquet and Swim Club; Wayne Altman, MD, speaker; Mayor Nancy Stevens; Jim Brown, PhD, speaker; Katherine Robey, School Committee member; and Robert Seymour, School Committee member, gather Feb.
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