Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
Algonquin Regional’s Athletics Boosters and Student Athletic Council are holding with their bi-annual tradition. This fall they’ll induct 10 more former hometown heroes, MVPs, and/or mentors to their Hall of Fame. Read the full article → from ARHS Athletic Hall of Fame inducting 10 new members
Yesterday afternoon, there was another update related to spraying for mosquitoes. This one came from the Northborough-Southborough Schools District. Read the full article → from EEE Update from the Schools: Grounds to be ground sprayed tomorrow night; Follow up with parents on request/permission forms
I never posted the latest updates on the School Bus situation. (This shouldn’t be new information for parents with kids in the public schools. This is just to get up to speed the other readers who have been following the situation.) Read the full article → from School Bus Update: Revised routes finally to be posted next week
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from This week in sports: ARHS Girls’ first week was a good one
With this weekend’s sad news that patients diagnosed with EEE now include a woman in Northborough and a young child from another town, the Northborough-Southborough Schools sent a notice to parents yesterday. In it they offer worried parents two new options. Read the full article → from School district responds to EEE news with options for worried parents
This fall, a special program run by Special Olympics Massachusetts will introduce kids to “Unified” sports. Read the full article → from Special Olympics Developmental/Unified Sports program for 6-10 yr olds this fall – Sign up now
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from This week in sports: Kicking off the fall season
This morning, was a rocky start to the school year for many students waiting endlessly for a bus. This afternoon was apparently even worse. Some students were shifted to other buses. With buses somehow over capacity, kids were sitting on buses that couldn’t leave the school. Parents were complaining about kids apparently stranded and/or missing with late/insufficient communications. Read the full article → from Bus Update: Transportation nightmares, a school apology, and next steps
The Public Safety Building Committee asked me to help get the word out about dos and don’ts for egress to the facility, the golf course behind it, and the school next to it. The committee worked with Southborough Access Media to produce a video explanation. Read the full article → from Driveways to public safety complex, golf course, and Woodward explained
Earlier today, Superintendent Greg Martineau promised parents that he would be posting updated bus routes by 2:00 pm today. It appears that they kept that promise. But if your device is like mine, you might have been angered by the impression that flagrant errors hadn’t been fixed. Read the full article → from Bus update: Routes updated (really); Access the correct version here
It’s time to mark your calendars for the new school year. Read the full article → from School calendar: Holidays, half days and more
The state has announced that aerial spraying is anticipated to begin for 17 communities in our area on Sunday. It isn’t certain yet when Southborough will actually be sprayed and how many times. Read the full article → from Aerial Mosquito spraying “anticipated” to begin in our area on Sunday (Updated)
The Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School Committee needs someone from Southborough to join them. Read the full article → from Assabet Valley seeking Southborough representative to School Committee; Apply by August 28th (Updated)
Trottier Middle School shared some disappointing news yesterday. The annual 6th grade two night trip to Stone Environmental School can no longer take place. Read the full article → from Trottier announces no more trips to Stone