SHELBURNE — A group of Mohawk Trail Regional School District teachers is pondering the question of how to address hate speech in school environments. Led by an ad hoc committee of teachers and staff, the district welcomed educators, School Committee members and community members to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center in June to start a dialogue about discrimination, hate speech, bias, and how to create school communities that foster openness and a sense of belonging. “The goal was not just to have one event, but to begin many more conversations,” said Boris Samarov, a...
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Florence middle school teacher named Mohawk Trail’s new assistant principal
BUCKLAND — Come fall, Mohawk Trail Regional School students will see a new face in the classroom and around the halls. Diane Zamer started as Mohawk Trail’s new assistant principal on July 1. Zamer comes to Mohawk Trail from John F. Kennedy Middle School in...
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2019
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Sunderland Elementary recognized for non-vehicular school transportation
SUNDERLAND — The state Department of Transportation recently recognized more than 140 partners of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, which encourages taking non-vehicular modes of transportation to school. But representatives from Sunderland...
Jun
2019
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Last day for Pearl Rhodes brings joy, sadness: Institution closing for final time
LEYDEN — It was the last day of school Friday, and students’ summers began. But even with the school’s-out excitement, there was a feeling of sadness among teachers, parents and children still at Pearl Rhodes a few minutes after the school day ended because this...
Jun
2019
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R.H. Conwell School gets its first official sign
WORTHINGTON — Students, teachers, staff and family members gathered on the lawn of R.H. Conwell Elementary School in Worthington on Wednesday afternoon to watch the unveiling of the school’s first official sign. Since the school was re-opened as a public school...
Jun
2019
10
‘A place to call home’: South Hadley grads celebrate, reflect
SOUTH HADLEY — When Michael Zhou first came to South Hadley High School two years ago, he said that he initially felt he did not belong and missed his previous home in China. But the people he met at the school “didn’t take long to convince me that there was no...
Jun
2019
10
AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Grads urged to ‘change the world’
AMHERST — Bob Keiter vividly remembers taking his granddaughter, Malina Kern, to Rhode Island’s Block Island when she was little. He said that he used to take Malina out into the water and the two would watch as the waves came crashing in — some big and some small....
Jun
2019
10
‘We’re ready to pave our paths’: Frontier graduates 97
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Retired history teacher Thomas Prew told graduating seniors Friday night to always incorporate four things into everything they do in life: perseverance, imagination, humility and kindness. Then, he gave them a final history lesson. “Be...
Jun
2019
10
Strong bonds at Granby High: ‘We will always have each other’
GRANBY — The strong bond that members of the Granby Junior Senior High School Class of 2019 have forged over the years was emphasized at the commencement ceremony Saturday morning. “We have learned to count on each other for smiles and laughs when the going gets...
Jun
2019
10
Easthampton grads advised, ‘Get up and do something’
EASTHAMPTON — To the 119 Easthampton High School graduates receiving their diplomas on Friday evening, class of 2019 valedictorian Shane Gravel shared some parting advice for his fellow classmates. “Don’t follow your dreams,” Gravel said, striking a practical yet...
Jun
2019
10
‘Homework gap’ shows millions of students lack home internet
HARTFORD, Conn. — With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd's homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she switches between web pages for research projects, losing track of...
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