tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91605075467005752672024-02-18T23:10:14.371-08:00BrocktonPost SchoolsAbout Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-63372155925031163052012-04-27T09:46:00.000-07:002012-04-27T09:46:50.380-07:00BHS Drama To Perform "Grease"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BROCKTON--Brockton High's Drama Club will host performances of the ever-popular musical "Grease" Friday, May 11 and Saturday May 12 at 7:30 p.m. There will be a matinee Sunday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at the Edwin A. Nelson
Fine Arts Building at Brockton High School.<br />
Tickets are $12. They are on sale now at the main office of Brockton High. Tickets will be sold day-of-show while seats last.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-15962433990671781702012-04-19T10:44:00.000-07:002012-04-19T10:44:55.985-07:00New Playground For Brockton's JFK Elementary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Lisa E. Crowley <br />
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BROCKTON—When students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School return from vacation next week, they will have something that hasn’t been available to them in many, many years: a new playground. <br />
A steady cadre of parents and volunteers have been installing the school’s playground since last week when volunteers from the city’s public works department used a bulldozer to grade and flatten a swath of land in front of the school that had become a broken-down, and according to parents, unsafe area for youngsters. <br />
After this week, it will boast a safe and modern playground with corkscrew slide, monkey bars, climbing wall and a host of other play stations that are part of a $25,000 playground earned by the school through a contest hosted by Miracle Recreation Equipment. <br />
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“This was really a community effort,” said Jenna Giannaros, a teacher at the school and one of many parents and staff members who spearheaded a drive to rebuild the school’s playground.
“It’s our little miracle,” Giannaros said.
Giannaros <span style="color: red;">(pictured below with children Andrew and Alex)</span> and other committee members thanked everyone in the community for their help making the dream of a new playground a reality. <br />
The drive began several years ago with fundraisers, but took a decided turn when the playground committee entered Miracle Equipment’s contest last November. <br />
The contest included voting from the community on Miracle’s website, an essay on why the school was deserving of the new playground and a video—aided by Brockton Community Cable Access’ Noube Rateau—that showed the old playground and interviews with parents, staff and students explaining why the school should win the grand prize. <br />
Miracle Equipment had 150 entries from across the US and between the video and the city collecting the most votes, the Kennedy School walked away with a brand new playground. <br />
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The drive was capped by Cumberland Farms holding a fundraising drive and donated a chunk of money from its fountain sales that helped offset other costs, like the rubber surface around the new equipment. <br />
Although the playground will be ready to go for students when they return on Monday, some work is still left. <br />
Parent and school department spokeswoman Jocelyn Meek said plans are in the works to place picnic tables and other furniture for parents and kids to relax and watch as others crawl and play on the new equipment. <br />
Meek said school officials are looking to aid other schools, like the Raymond and the Downey, get playgrounds for their schools. <br />
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Volunteers said the equipment isn’t just for students at the school, it’s for all residents in the JFK area who haven’t had a playground to enjoy in decades. <br />
“This was a community effort and it’s for the community,” Giannaros said. “We’re really excited for the kids and the city,” she said.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-9203875672829771982012-04-09T10:49:00.003-07:002012-04-09T10:53:49.329-07:00BHS Spring Concert Tuesday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BROCKTON—Brockton High’s music department will take to the stage Tuesday night for its annual spring concert which will feature internationally-acclaimed woodwind artist Chris Vadala and a presentation of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award to Carl W. Landerholm.<br />
Vadala, best known for his work with the Chuck Mangione Quartet, will be a featured performer during the Brockton High School Spring Concert Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. <br />
Vadala is a saxophone professor and director of jazz Studies at the University of Maryland. <br />
Vadala will perform with the Advanced Concert Band and conduct a workshop with students during the school day. <br />
The concert is being sponsored by the Brockton Rotary Club and some of the proceeds will benefit an outdoor amphitheater the club is building in honor of the late John Drystadt, a long-time Rotarian and music lover who supported the BHS Music Department. <br />
When the Marching Band was trying to purchase new uniforms in 1992, Drystadt walked around a Rotary luncheon and secured funding for 27 of them, all before dessert was served. <br />
Landerholm, a 1957 graduate, will be presented the Distinguished Alumni Award during the concert. <br />
Landerholm will be honored at a preconcert reception in the Azure Café at Brockton High School. <br />
The reception will begin at 5:30 and conclude at 7 p.m. <br />
Friends, colleagues, BHS Alumni and the community are welcome to attend. <br />
The spring concert features the Concert Band, Advanced Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. <br />
Musical fare will range from pops music to jazz and light classical. Vadala will appear with the Advanced Concert Band, performing “Take the A Train’ and “The Children of Sanchez.” <br />
The Spring Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Brockton High School auditorium. <br />
Tickets cost $4 per person and are available at the Brockton High School main office weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tickets will be sold at the door while seats last. <br />
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(Vidala CD image courtesy Chris Vadala.com)</div>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-12373242125138700022012-03-30T08:30:00.000-07:002012-03-30T08:30:00.706-07:00Student Accident Raises Calls For More Safety Measures At High School Crossing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BROCKTON—School officials have added a new crossing guard and are seeking other steps to prevent a similar near fatal accident at Brockton High’s entrance on Belmont like the one that has 16-year-old Redondo Constant struggling to recover from severe internal injuries after a van plowed into the teen before school Tuesday. </br>
“We’re all praying for him,” said Michael Thomas, executive director of the district’s office of operations and administration who was headmaster of the high school’s Azure House where Thomas got know Constant.</br>
“I know him very well—he’s a happy-go-lucky kid. He has a good sense of humor and is very popular…we’re all in shock and we’re all pulling for him,” he said. </br>
Thomas said in his 20 years working for the school department he is unaware of a student suffering such a catastrophic accident as the one Redondo has suffered. </br>
On Tuesday at about 6:45 a.m. officials said a white utility van driven by 20-year-old Jose Tacuri smashed into Constant as he tried to cross Belmont Street from the high school entrance to McDonald’s—a popular spot for students before and after school. </br>
Officials said Constant headed into the busy 6-lane street and into a crosswalk despite the green light that allowed traffic the right of way heading east to west. </br>
He was nearly halfway across the thoroughfare when Tacuri’s van smashed into Constant and sent him sprawling horribly 30-feet into the air. </br>
Numerous people who saw what happened immediately called 911 and began to help the prostrate student. </br>
Constant’s injuries were so severe, rescue personnel wanted to fly Constant by helicopter to Boston Medical Center, but because of high winds helicopters could not fly, and Constant was raced by ambulance with life-threatening internal injuries and a broken arm. </br>
Officials in contact with Constant’s family said he is listed in stable but critical condition and has been placed in a drug-induced coma to aid in the healing process. </br>
Officials said Thursday Constant showed signs of improvement. </br>
The driver of the van, Tacuri, faces a charge of driving without a license. </br>
Constant, a popular and active member of the school, was also a student leader on the school's Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools, or REMS, team that prepares teachers, staff, students, police, fire and other personnel for school emergencies such as drug raids, potential Columbine-like shootings, and other emergency situations. </br>
However, the federally funded grant program does not address student safety when it comes to crossing streets or proper pedestrian safety. </br>
Wednesday night school officials called an emergency meeting that included Acting Police Chief Manuel Gomes and school officer Lt. Donald Mills to discuss measures to prevent another accident like this one—especially since school committee members have worked for at least the last 2 years to address the safety issue posed by the congested roadway. </br>
Thomas said Superintendent Matthew Malone and the police department have been criticized for removing a police officer that monitored the crosswalk in the past or worse, ignored pleas from school officials to replace the officer. </br>
Thomas said he contacted his predecessor who said it was not the police who removed the officer, but the state Highway Department which maintains and owns the road. </br>
Thomas said the police officer has not guarded the intersection for 8 years. </br>
He said the state advises against police officers because often the conflict between a police officer directing traffic and the changing of signal lights causes more confusion for drivers. </br>
Thomas said the roadway has been studied several times and has been found to be dangerous, but it appears it will be studied again because the state plans to reconstruct the roadway beginning in August or late summer and after Constant’s accident officials want to provide more input on design plans. </br>
Thomas said one option is to install new digital crosswalk signs that count down the number of seconds pedestrians have until the light turns green and motorists can go. </br>
A whole host of improvements are planned, including widening of the roadway and the relocation and alignment of a BAT bus stop moved that are expected to create a less dangerous journey for pedestrians and motorists. </br>
Either way any changes will be too late for Constant, and wheelchair-bound veteran Edwin Nelson who was killed by a motorist in the same crosswalk in October, 2011. </br>
Thomas said as school officials work to better the crossing, their prayers will be with Constant for his full recovery—something Thomas himself is familiar with. </br>
When he was 24, Thomas said, he was in a terrible accident when he broke his leg and suffered extensive internal injuries. </br>
Like Constant, he was young and with the best medical care, positive attitude, family support and youth, he has overcome nearly all affects from the accident. </br>
“When you’re young and healthy you have more of a chance. You’re body is more resilient and able to heal—we hope that is the case with Redondo,” Thomas said. </br>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-25641768460311523442012-03-26T09:40:00.003-07:002012-03-26T09:41:55.798-07:00Spellman Readies For New Principal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BROCKTON--Cardinal Spellman High School officials have announced the private Catholic School has appointed Paul Kelly as the school’s new principal.</br>
Kelly is the current principal of the St. Joseph Elementary School in Needham. </br>
He has served in that position since 1997. </br>
Kelly will begin his tenure July 1.</br>
Current principal Dorothy Lynch will take on a new role in the admissions department. </br>
Prior to his current position at St. Joseph Elementary School, Kelly served as a music teacher at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree and as Director of Music at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham.</br>
Cardinal Spellman began their search with 14 strong candidates. </br>
A committee comprised of faculty, parents, and students assisted in interviewing six semifinalists and then Kelly was selected. </br>
Cardinal Spellman President John McEwan said in a prepared statement he is very pleased to have appointed Kelly. </br>
“I am confident that Paul has the enthusiasm, background and character to be an outstanding Principal for many years to come,” McEwan said.</br>
Among Kelly’s many accomplishments, Saint Joseph Elementary earned New England Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation in 2004 and the school has experienced elevated standardized testing scores for all grades. </br>
Kelly instituted an extensive Fine Arts Program, before and after school programs, and he oversaw the creation of the school’s web site and the development of the Parent School Association. </br>
Kelly is a father of three children and a resident of Braintree. </br>
Kelly also serves as the Director of Music at St. John the Baptist Parish in Quincy. </br>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-26620441598444259452012-03-22T08:35:00.000-07:002012-03-22T08:40:38.273-07:00Ashfield Teacher Czymbor Awarded Abe Lincoln Fellowship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BROCKTON--Peter Czymbor, a 6th grade teacher at Ashfield Middle School in Brockton received a surprise visit from the Horace Mann Co., Wednesday to announce Czymbor is one of 50 educators across the U.S. to earn an Abraham Lincoln Fellowship. <br />
The fellowship includes a nearly-all-expenses paid five day trip to Springfield, Ill., during the summer to learn about Abraham Lincoln. <br />
Czymbor and 49 other teachers will "walk in Abraham Lincoln's footsteps," through various historical sites in Illinois, including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, Lincoln's home, Lincoln's tomb and the Old State Capitol State Historic Site. <br />
School officials said Czymbor is a great teacher with a passion for history and is known in the community for his prowess as a juggler at a host of events.<br />
<span style="color: red;">(Photo courtesy Brockton Public Schools. Czymbor, in middle, with Ashfield School Principal Barbara Lovell at left, and, right, Don McGrath, a representative of the Horace Mann Insurance Co.) </span>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-34772332179272628992012-03-19T09:28:00.001-07:002012-03-19T11:04:07.152-07:00Brockton B-Ball Falls Short In State Title Bid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Lisa E. Crowley </br>
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WORCESTER--In a 21-point loss Brockton High’s boys basketball team took the second place medal in the MIAA Div. 1 Championship, a finish that wasn’t hoped for, but one that showed a different type of mettle for Brockton’s boys. </br>
Being second is hard to swallow. </br>
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It stinks actually, but after a tenacious battle in Saturday’s state finals, Brockton saw their title hopes sink behind Springfield Central’s pinpoint perimeter shooting and foul line give-me’s that led the Golden Eagles to a 67-46 victory--its first state championship since 1991. </br>
While Brockton had to eat second place—they did so with dignity and grace. </br>
There were no tantrums, and while some players hung their heads in dejection and others received hugs from family and friends, in all Brockton took the loss well. </br>
As they should have. </br>
It was a great run, by a group of young men Brockton High Principal Susan Szachowicz has called a great group of athletes, who are not only leaders on the court, but also in the hallways and corridors of Brockton High School who take sports, academics and their community seriously. </br>
“They are a wonderful group of young men,” Szachowicz said. </br>
During the season, the Boxers went 19-2, a mark few in the division expected. When the season opened, Brockton was unseeded. </br>
At the end of the season, the team was the #1 seed in the South section of the Div. 1 tournament. </br>
They almost made the top seed stick—rolling into the state final behind an overtime win against Madison Park. </br>
However, Springfield Central was the #1 seed in Div. 1 Western division. </br>
After a 19-1 season, the Golden Eagles capped it’s incredible season with an offensive takeover that began in the third quarter and decided the game by the middle of the fourth quarter. </br>
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On Saturday night at the DCU Center with about 5 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter, Brockton’s Boxers—whose defense outshined its offense all year long--couldn’t stop the steady bombardment of timely 3-pointers from Springfield Central’s Tyrell Springer, and a corps of guards and forwards who kept sinking their shots as Brockton’s rolled around the rim or crashed heavily off the boards. </br>
Brockton led the game 27-20 at the start of the 3rd period. By the 5:15 mark, Central had reeled off 9 straight points to tie the game. </br>
Brockton was hanging on to a lead at 33-31 with about 3:40 in the quarter, but at about 1:50 Central took a 36-35 lead and never looked back. </br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brockton continued strong rebounding in its offensive zone, but lobs and missiles to the basket bounced off the rim, around the rim, off the backboard, off finger tips and eventually turned into breakaways and points for Central.
In a blink of an eye, at the end of the 3rd quarter, Springfield had taken a 5 point lead, 42-37 going into the fourth quarter. </br>
Brockton opened the fourth with a 2-point basket and played tough defense as the Boxers tried to slow the Golden Eagles’ momentum, but after that basket, Brockton couldn’t post another point for nearly 4 minutes.
Springfield didn’t have the same problem. </br>
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The Golden Eagles racked up another 12 points to lead 56-42. </br>
Just as Brockton reclaimed its scoring touch, hope was squelched at about 3:26 and again at 2:56 when Springfield netted two, 3-pointers to take an insurmountable 62-42 lead. </br>
Brockton hustled to add 5 more points, but Coach Bob Boen began putting in second-string players and essentially all Springfield had to do was run out the clock for the championship. </br>
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While we at BrocktonPost.com know how it feels to come up short in a championship game—Brockton’s boys should be proud. </br>
They had a great run, and while people say no one ever remembers who came in second, we will here at BrocktonPost.com. </br>
We had fun chasing the team around the tournament and while we would have loved to post the winning story, sometimes even when you lose you win, and that’s the case here. </br>
Brockton’s boys rolled over nearly all-comers during the season and they won the South Sectional when very few thought they would go so far. </br>
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And while the copper medal hanging around their necks for second place may feel to the players as tinny as people saying stuff like, “at least they got to the final,” and “few even get that far,” etc., Brockton’s players showed us their true mettle Saturday night as they watched Springfield Central hoist the State Championship above their heads. </br>
Losing with grace is harder than winning with grace. </br>
It takes real mettle to watch the victor celebrate and not lose it or act out. </br>
It takes courage. </br>
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You have to be fearless to work and strive as hard as you can and know you still may not win the game. </br>
Win or lose it takes mettle. </br>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-33780309857280392902012-03-07T11:19:00.000-08:002012-03-07T11:19:06.616-08:00Mardi Gras Madness For Brockton Day Nursery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BROCKTON--Eleven-year-old Maite-Abigail Denis didn't mind that she came in third in Brockton Day Nursery's Mardi Gras Madness best hat contest, she was just glad her hat stayed together while she danced up a storm against adult challengers for the prize.<br />
"I was worried that my ribbons were going to come off," Denis said after the contest was over and she took a break from dancing to watch the festivities with her mother Nadege, and 4-year-old sister, Tamah. (Pictured, second photo from top, left)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuM7K-5UrEzCf2jjY2SSa4Y0qZTSdel60rVhFObdBAD3EMu7T2Pr593D4y8voqb1o6jmJms-hCAwc_F0V1mVZADUBZyBYvDjZM7YSgb3Zob7JANraOUMV1cPvuvG8Xe8lGjS1F6v0r7Pb/s1600/crescent+lady+and+girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="251" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuM7K-5UrEzCf2jjY2SSa4Y0qZTSdel60rVhFObdBAD3EMu7T2Pr593D4y8voqb1o6jmJms-hCAwc_F0V1mVZADUBZyBYvDjZM7YSgb3Zob7JANraOUMV1cPvuvG8Xe8lGjS1F6v0r7Pb/s320/crescent+lady+and+girl.jpg" /></a>
Maite-Abigail may not have won the hat contest yet, but her mother Nadege said possibly next year because the family had so much fun at Saturday night's party which raised money for the center's scholarships, that there is no way they will miss the event next year.<br />
"This is such a wonderful event," Nadge said. "They really did a great job," she said. <br />
Brockton Day Nursery, a 117-year-old non-profit day care center that helps needy families and single parents, transformed the Shaw's Center into a cavalcade of purples, greens and yellows for the 6th annual New Orleans-style Mardi Gras, complete with jugglers, magicians, a pantomime and a flamboyant, tuxedoed performer on stilts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And music filled the event from start to finish, beginning with the Hot Tamales, a foot-stomping, can't-sit-in-your- seat Dixieland jazz band followed by sensational dance music from the 70s to the present spun by DJ Rob Peters.<br />
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Vanassa Leite, the nursery's executive director, said the event exceeded expectations with a crowd of 250 people--"a record night," and the group expected to collect more than $12,000--$2,000 more than last year's event.<br />
Anita O'Brien, one of the daycare's teachers, who beat M for the honor of best hat, said the nursery is a super place to work and bring children--an enterprise that couldn't have lasted so long without the support of the staff and community.<br />
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"The message is to teach kids to learn to love and love to learn," O'Brien said. "Love is the answer--when you love, everything else in life is simple," she said. <br />About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-74741469387315582082012-03-06T05:34:00.000-08:002012-03-06T05:35:30.765-08:00Round 1: School Budget Talks Begin Tonight<div style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">BROCKTON--Brockton School Superintendent Matthew Malone tonight will present his recommended FY2013 budget. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">School spokeswoman Jocelyn Meek said in an email, tonight's budget hearing starts the budget process moving--noting the school committee and city council have the opportunity to retool budget items as they see fit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Meek said Malone's budget is largely a level service budget.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There will also be two other presentations during tonight's meeting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">One will focus on the school department's wraparound services and an update on the “Edison Academy” project, which is a proposed afternoon-evening high school for non-traditional and working students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The school committee meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Little Theatre at Brockton High School. </span></div>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-70889528788851260622012-03-05T07:20:00.001-08:002012-03-05T07:20:27.675-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">MONDAY, MARCH 5</span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Registration for
Kindergarten September 2012 Assignments begin</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">J - Q: (Last
letter of parents last name) March 5</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">th </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">– March 23</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">rd</span></i></b></div>
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Registration Center 43 Crescent Street Brockton</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays Only 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Baker: Pennies for
Pasta Fundraiser--through 3/2. During School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hancock: P.T.A.
Meeting, Library 6:30 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Plouffe: Pennies
for Patients fundraiser--through 3/9 During School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Plouffe: P.A.C.
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Brockton School
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Parents’
Academy--Family Night ~ Book Cook Night Pre K – Gr. 5</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Arnone School ~
6. to 7:30 p.m.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Arnone: P.A.C.
Meeting, Teachers Lounge, 6 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Kennedy: Field
Trip for Grade 5 to Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, During School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">West: School
Improvement Council Meeting, Room 110, 6 p.m.</span></div>
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7</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Davis: Title One
~ Family Talk Pizza – Gr. 4 10:30 a.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Downey: P.A.C.
Meeting Library 6:00 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Raymond: P.T.A.
Meeting Café 6:30 p.m.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">THURSDAY, MARCH
8</span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Parents’ Academy</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Make Way for
Literacy for the Pre K Group Workshop, Arnone School 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Baker: P.T.A.
Meeting Community Room 7:00 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">George: Title
One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 2 Mrs. Higgins 9:00 a.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Raymond: Student
of the Month Assembly, During School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hancock:
Reptiles are Cool Presentation for K, Gr. 1 & 2, During School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Huntington:
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">MONDAY, MARCH 12</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Gilmore: P.T.A.
Meeting Café, p.m.</span></div>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-103274132872643842012-02-28T12:00:00.000-08:002012-02-29T07:15:03.224-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28<br />
Little Red Schoolhouse Association open house-membership drive, Little Red Schoolhouse--Brockton High School, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Coffee, tea and refreshments.<br />
Learn about the non-profit Little Red Schoolhouse Association and how it supports education in Brockton.<br />
<br />
THURSDAY, MARCH 1<br />
K--12 MEPA Testing through 3/16<br />
Parents’ Academy--ADHD & Executive Function Workshop, George School 6:30 to 8 p.m.<br />
Parents’ Academy--Make Way for Literacy for the Infant/Toddler Group Workshop, Arnone School 6:30 to 8 p.m.<br />
Arnone: Field Trip for Grade 5 to Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, During School.<br />
East: School Improvement Council Meeting, Room 130, 5:30 p.m.<br />
East: P.A.C. Meeting, Room 130, 6:15 p.m.<br />
Gilmore: Dr. Seuss Celebration. During School<br />
Hancock: Big Ryan’s Tall Tales for K and Gr. 1, Café 9:30 & 10:15 a.m.<br />
Kennedy: School Improvement Council Meeting, Conference Room, 6 p.m.<br />
Kennedy: P.A.C. Meeting, Café 7 p.m.<br />
North: K.T.A. Club Art & Poetry Contest through 3/30<br />
North: K.T.A. Club Anti-Bullying Campaign through 3/30<br />
Russell: White Ribbon Campaign running through 3/12<br />
<br />
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Parents’ Academy Morning Workshop--Dr. Seuss Literacy Celebration, Gilmore Early Childhood Center 9 to 10:30 a.m.<br />
Angelo: Student of the Month Breakfast, Café, 9 a.m.<br />
Arnone: Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration, During School<br />
George: Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration, Café, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Hancock: MADD Dance for Grades 3, 4 and 5. 6--7:30 p.m.<br />
Huntington: Field Trip for Grade 5 to Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton. During School<br />
Raymond: Spring class and individual picture day, During School<br />
Raymond: Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration, During School<br />
South: Spring Picture Day, During School<br />
<br />
MONDAY, MARCH 5
Registration for Kindergarten September 2012 Assignments begin<br />
J - Q: (Last letter of parents last name) March 5th – March 23rd<br />
School Registration Center 43 Crescent Street Brockton<br />
Monday--Friday 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays Only 5 to 7 p.m.<br />
Baker: Pennies for Pasta Fundraiser through 3/23, During School<br />
Hancock: P.T.A. Meeting, Library, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Plouffe: Pennies for Patients fundraiser through 3/9, During School<br />
Plouffe: P.A.C. Meeting, Café, 6:30 p.m.<br />About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-50519893105092832782012-02-13T04:23:00.000-08:002012-02-13T04:23:14.888-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br />
<span class="listcap"></span>Tuesday, February 14: <span class="eventcon"><span class="etitle" id="e_702"><a class="desclinks" href="" title="Click here for event details">Brockton
School Committee meeting</a><a href="" title="Signup for an event reminder."><img alt="Signup for an alert reminder." border="0" class="alertscalicon" src="http://newimages.finalsite.com/120201/images/alerts/bell.gif" /></a></span>
<span class="event_time">7 p.m., Brockton High School Little Theatre. <br />
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<span class="listcap">Wednesday - February 15, 2012 </span><span class="eventspacer"></span>
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<li class="eventcol"><span class="eventcon"><span class="etitle" id="e_776"><a class="desclinks" href="" title="Click here for event details">SEPAC
Workshop: Transition Planning during High School</a><a href="" title="Signup for an event reminder."><img alt="Signup for an alert reminder." border="0" class="alertscalicon" src="http://newimages.finalsite.com/120201/images/alerts/bell.gif" /></a></span>
<span class="event_time">6:25 to 8:30 p.m.</span></span> </li>
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<span class="eventspacer"></span><span class="listcap">Thursday - February 16, 2012 </span><span class="eventspacer"></span>
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<li class="eventcol"><span class="identifierkey" style="background-color: #9a77cd;"><img alt="" class="calkey" height="11" src="http://newimages.finalsite.com/120201/images/space.gif" title="" width="11" /></span> <span class="eventcon"><span class="etitle" id="e_799"><a class="desclinks" href="" title="Click here for event details">Parents'
Academy Workshop: "Healthy Cooking on a Budget Nutrition Workshop"</a><a href="" title="Signup for an event reminder."><img alt="Signup for an alert reminder." border="0" class="alertscalicon" src="http://newimages.finalsite.com/120201/images/alerts/bell.gif" /></a></span> <span class="event_time"> </span></span></li>
<li class="eventcol"><span class="eventcon"><span class="event_time">6 to 8 p.m. </span></span>
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Arnone School - 135 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA </div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/uploaded/Parents-Community/ParentsAcademy/2011-2012_PA_Fliers/PA_2.16.12.pdf">Healthy
Cooking on a Budget Nutrition Workshop</a></strong><em>Presenter: UMASS
Extension Nutritionist Andrea Gulezian</em><br />
All Parent Academy workshops are free to Brockton parents<br />Free childcare
is available.</div>
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<span class="eventspacer"></span><span class="listcap">Friday - February 17, 2012 </span><span class="eventspacer"></span>
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<li class="eventcol"><span class="identifierkey" style="background-color: #9a77cd;"><img alt="" class="calkey" height="11" src="http://newimages.finalsite.com/120201/images/space.gif" title="" width="11" /></span> <span class="eventcon"><span class="etitle" id="e_794"><a class="desclinks" href="" title="Click here for event details">Parents'
Academy AM Workshop: "Parent & Child Literacy Activity"</a><a href="" title="Signup for an event reminder."><img alt="Signup for an alert reminder." border="0" class="alertscalicon" src="http://newimages.finalsite.com/120201/images/alerts/bell.gif" /></a></span>
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9 to 10:30 a.m. </div>
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Location: Gilmore ECC - 150 Clinton Street, Brockton, MA </div>
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<strong>Parent & Child Literacy Activity</strong><br /><em>Presenter:
Parent Engagement Specialist Jane Feroli</em><br />
All Parent Academy workshops are free to Brockton parents<br />Free childcare
is available. </div>
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<li class="eventcol"><span class="listcap">Monday - February 20, 2012--WINTER RECESS BEGINS</span><span class="eventspacer"></span></li>
</ul>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-70434870954468719042012-02-10T04:38:00.000-08:002012-02-10T04:43:33.796-08:00Spellman Moves From Textbooks To iPadsBrocktonPost<br />
BROCKTON--Cardinal Spellman High School plans to phase out text books, by initiating an Apple iPad program, for the 2012-2013 school year.<br />Cardinal Spellman is the first school, within the Archdiocese of Boston, to implement iPads as a learning too, school officials said in a prepared statement.<br />
Spellman plans to begin using iBooks and etextbooks, which cost much less than traditional textbooks. Not all textbooks will be available as etextbooks this year but, Spellman anticipates those textbooks will be offered within the next few years.<br />
“We are very excited and proud to be making this move. Dickens’ Great
Expectations is still taught in many high schools. That is exactly what
the school is looking for with the introduction of iPads for all
students at Cardinal Spellman. We have great expectations,” said the high school's president John McEwan.<br />In coordination with Apple, Cardinal Spellman will equip each one of its students with an iPad.<br />
Students will pay a small technology fee, making the iPad available for a fraction of the cost of purchasing it independently. Students will be issued their iPads during the summer.<br />
Spellman will offer training sessions for students and their parents.<br />Teachers have already begun iPad training sessions. They received their iPads in December as part of a professional development course. They began iPad training, through Apple, in anticipation of making the iPad a major learning tool in Spellman’s daily curriculum. Other training programs will continue throughout the year in subject-specific areas. Teachers will be able to access their Promethean Boards from anywhere in their classroom and use the latest in apps to enhance their lesson plans.<br />Beginning in 2010, a special technology committee, comprised of parents, teachers, students, administrators and community members was formed by Spellman President McEwan.<br />
The committee met to hear the latest information on the use of one-to-one technology in the classrooms. They looked at laptops, iPads and other new technology entering the market.<br />From those meetings, a number of pilot programs were instituted in the school.<br />
The final recommendation from the committee was to go forward with a one-to-one program of iPads for all students and teachers.<br />McEwan is confident that the teachers and students will greatly benefit from this next step in technology. “It’s a giant step forward,” McEwan said.<br />
Cardinal Spellman High School is a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory school serving students from 40 different communities on the South Shore.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-87352332463564357352012-01-24T19:32:00.001-08:002012-01-24T19:36:48.886-08:00Brockton Sports Supporters Watch Out For Scam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BROCKTON--Brockton school officials are warning residents and businesses not to fall for a scam where an Illinois company is allegedly sending bills and advertising brochures for a fictional Brockton High School sports calendar. <br /><br />
“We are working with the Attorneys General in Illinois and Massachusetts to get this company to cease and desist,” said Superintendent of Schools Matthew H. Malone in a prepared statement. “It’s offensive that they are trying to capitalize on good businesses who support student athletes,” he said. <br /><br />
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Officials said many businesses and high school sports boosters have received bills from a company called GCQ purportedly for their “business sponsoring an advertisement” in a fictional Brockton High School Sports Calendar.<br /><br />
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The Brockton Public Schools and Brockton High School Athletic Department are not running any advertising campaigns or seeking donations for a calendar of any type, officials said. <br /><br />
Those who receive the bills from GCQ, which ask for a $129 payment, should ignore them.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-54490357766038828192012-01-24T04:15:00.001-08:002012-01-24T04:15:29.819-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS<b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <div align="left">
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24</div>
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Davis: P.T.A. Meeting, Café 6 p.m.</div>
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George: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 2 Mrs. Holmes 9 a.m.</div>
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South: School Improvement Council Meeting Principal’s Office 5:30 p.m.</div>
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South: P.A.C. Meeting Café 6 p.m.</div>
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Parents’ Academy Family Night at the Fuller Craft Museum</div>
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455 Oak Street Brockton ~ 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.</div>
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Baker: School Stores Open During Lunches</div>
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Downey: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 Ms. Williamson 1:15 p.m.</div>
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Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 Mrs. Aveni 1:30 p.m.</div>
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Gilmore: Chinese New Year Celebration During School</div>
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Registration for Grade 6 September 2012 Assignments end</div>
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Kennedy: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 Mrs. Skinner 8:50 a.m.</div>
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Kennedy: Title One ~ Family Book Talk – Gr. 2 Mrs. Skinner 1:30 p.m.</div>
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Early Release Day ~ Pre –K- 8 In-Service</div>
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Gilmore: NO P.M. Session ~ ½ Day Schedule</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">By Lisa E. Crowley</div>
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BROCKTON—When Independence Academy celebrated its grand
opening and an alternative path of education for high school students suffering
from alcohol and drug addiction, among those in the crowd was 21-year-old West
Bridgewater resident Ashley McDonnell whose battle with addiction began at Taunton High
School when she was 14. </div> <br/>
<div class="MsoNormal">“I think it’s a great idea. I wish I had this option. I
never knew there was a way out,” McDonnell said Thursday night during the grand
opening at the recover high school’s location at 460 Belmont St. in
Brockton. “I never would have been able
to become sober surrounded by all of the same people doing the same things,”
she said. </div> <br/>
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Young adults like Ashley McDonnell are exactly why officials
at North River Collaborative and Brockton Public Schools got together almost 2
years ago to gain support for the idea of opening the state’s fourth so-called
“recovery high school” for teenagers suffering from drug and alcohol addiction.
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The other specialized high schools are located in Boston,
Beverly and Springfield, and until Independence Academy opened its doors in
Brockton in December, there was no such option for high school-aged students to
continue high school separated from the friends who had been a part of their
addictive behavior and lifestyle in the first place. </div><br/>
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Independence Academy will serve students in Southeastern
Massachusetts from Quincy to Provincetown to Dighton-Rehobeth. </div><br/>
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The school has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the
Department of Public Health to operate for the next 5 years. </div><br/>
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The school opened its doors with one student in early
December and has since grown to three students and Principal Richard Melillo
expects that number to be 10 in February. <br/>
The school has a capacity of 50 students. </div><br/>
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“We are getting a steady stream of prospective students and
we are going through the referral process, but we expect more to come on soon,”
said Melillo. </div><br/>
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Melillo, who cut his
teeth working with troubled youth as a counselor, program specialist and
supervisor of two mult-service residential facilities in greater Los Angeles,
knows too well that teenagers are fighting a losing battle with addiction when
they return to high school and the friends they began their addictions with. </div><br/>
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“In more than 20 years of education this is the best thing
that I have done,” said Melillo. </div>
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The grand opening was held Thursday, Jan. 19 to celebrate
the school’s nearly two months of operation and to host an open house to celebrate the
work by a coalition of educational and service organizations from the
surrounding area to bring such a high school to the South Shore. </div><br/>
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Joanne Haley-Sullivan, executive director of North River
Collaborative, which will oversee the new high school, said the school will
give teenagers who want to be a sober a much better shot at success. </div><br/>
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“When they come out of treatment—where do they go? Back to
where it all began,” she said while more than 75 school and city officials,
parents, and others who attended the 5 to 7 p.m. open house looked through the
brightly painted classrooms boasting state-of-the-art computer equipment. </div><br/>
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During the morning open house nearly 200 state and local
officials attended, including Mayor Linda Balzotti, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray,
and Congressman Stephen F. Lynch.</div><br/>
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The school has numerous admission requirements, including
students have verifiable proof they have been sober for at least 30 days or a
commitment to attend sobriety counseling. Students can be between the ages of
14 and 21. </div><br/>
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Each student who attends the school receives an individual
recovery plan, and along with studying English, math, science, history and all
of the other MCAS required core subjects, students receive addiction counseling
and health and wellness training that goes above and beyond the average high
school student experience. </div><br/>
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Math teacher Janet Braggs, a veteran of the financial
services industry, said the goal of the school is to end one cycle of drug and
alcohol abuse and offer young addicts in their teens a chance to get straight
and graduate. </div><br/>
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“Try being an addict at 35 years old without a high school
education…what’s that person going to do? What’s their future? I’m excited to
help these kids reach their potential,” Braggs said. </div><br/>
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<br /></div>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-21433003173802116542012-01-09T06:19:00.000-08:002012-01-09T06:24:46.655-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSMONDAY, JANUARY 9<br />Registration for Grade 6 September 2012 Assignments begin<br />Brookfield: P.T.O. Meeting. Café, 6:30 p.m.<br />Hancock: P.T.A. Meeting. Library, 6:30 p.m.<br />Gilmore: P.T.A. Meeting. Café, 6 p.m.<br />North: Blue Dog Shelter Blanket Collection runs through 1/13. Main Office.<br /><br />TUESDAY, JANUARY 10<br />Angelo: P.T.A. Meeting. Café, 6 p.m.<br />Arnone: P.A.C. Meeting. Teachers Lounge, 6 p.m.<br />Davis: Title One ~ Book Talk Pizza – Gr. 4 - Ms. Amber, 10:30 a.m.<br />George: P.T.A. Meeting. Café, 6:30 p.m.<br />Huntington: Citizen of the Month Awards. During School<br /><br />WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11<br />Community Schools Advisory Board Meeting. B.H.S. Green IRC, 7 p.m.<br />Angelo: P.T.A. Meeting. Café, 9:15 p.m.<br />Baker: School Stores Open During Lunches<br />Downey: Title One ~ Bingo for Books. Café, 6:15 p.m.<br />George: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 3 Ms. Lange 1:15 p.m.<br /><br />THURSDAY, JANUARY 12<br />B.P.S. 6th Grade Registration Informational Meeting<br />South Middle School 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. or 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.<br />Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 Mrs. Fischer 1:30 p.m.<br />Baker: P.T.A. Meeting. Community Room, 7 p.m.<br />Downey: Anti-Bullying Magic Show Small Gym During School<br /><br />FRIDAY, JANUARY 13<br />George: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 2, 2-Way 9 a.m.<br />George: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1, 2-Way 1:15 p.m.<br />George: P.T.A. sponsored Family Zumba Night. Café, 5:30 p.m.<br />Raymond: Student of the Month Assembly. During School<br />MONDAY, JANUARY 16<br />NO SCHOOL ~ Martin Luther King DayAbout Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-89955154831851930112011-12-19T08:19:00.000-08:002011-12-19T08:33:55.957-08:00Kennedy School Wins New Playground<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW977gAdR9p6NTs8gSG3PYLgZxqNFZxEXSBH3En0Bb4YhobAMQqiEYhWUP9VNSecL88fR_CzpT_TLptcp64MD4MITlx4bgF76ACOMG0qrptHyHTke9SGI8CAT4-sLmAUW2ZI-68Igp85Ng/s1600/kennedy+school+playground.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW977gAdR9p6NTs8gSG3PYLgZxqNFZxEXSBH3En0Bb4YhobAMQqiEYhWUP9VNSecL88fR_CzpT_TLptcp64MD4MITlx4bgF76ACOMG0qrptHyHTke9SGI8CAT4-sLmAUW2ZI-68Igp85Ng/s320/kennedy+school+playground.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687878309179051522" /></a>BrocktonPost<br />BROCKTON--Miracle Playground Equipment Company has announced the Kennedy School is the winner of its first-ever Miracle Playground Giveaway Contest and because of an overwhelming show of support, the Kennedy Elementary School will receive a brand-new $25,000 play structure that boasts monkey bars, three slides and a rock-climbing wall. <br />The Kennedy PTA is still raising funds to install a rubber surface to go underneath the play structure.<br />The school’s current playground consists of rusted swings and other equipment installed when the building opened in 1965 – equipment that is so unsafe and out-of-date that the children are not allowed to use it.<br />The Kennedy and more than 150 schools nationwide entered the Miracle Playground Equipment Company’s online contest. Playground Committee Chairs Jennifer Giannaros and Joanna Silverman submitted a picture of the current playground and a narrative of why the Kennedy is deserving of a new playground. <br />From November 1st to 21st, Kennedy parents and supporters encouraged all of their friends, family and coworkers to vote for the school as part of Miracle’s online voting process on Facebook.<br />Kennedy came in first in the online voting.<br />The second phase of the contest required the top 10 vote getters to submit a 3-10 minute video detailing their need and desire for a new playground. That’s when Kennedy 4th Grade Teacher Lauren Roche teamed up with Noube Rateau, Brockton Community Access’s Coordinator of Educational Access Programming, and set to work on the video, which featured the Kennedy Chorus, interviews with Rogan, teachers and parents, and vignettes from students explaining why they wanted a playground. <br />On December 1st, the school was notified it had won.<br />To watch the video that helped win the playground, please click on the link below.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmYVEDGU2Zg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmYVEDGU2Zg</a>About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-62441750840063204862011-12-12T07:14:00.000-08:002011-12-12T07:21:24.672-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSMONDAY, DECEMBER 12<br />Superintendents’ PAC Meeting, West Middle School, 6:30 p.m.<br />Brookfield: Holiday Shop, During School<br />Gilmore: P.T.A. Meeting Café 6:00 p.m.<br /><br />TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13<br />Parents’ Academy, NotMyKid Presentation, Arnone School 6:30 to 8 p.m.<br />B.H.S. Holiday Concert, B.H.S. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $4.00 per ticket<br />Angelo: R.I.F. Book Distribution, During School<br />Angelo: P.T.A. Meeting, Café 6:15 p.m.<br />Baker: Title One ~ Bingo for Books, Café 6:15 p.m.<br />Brookfield: Holiday Shop, During School<br />Downey: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1, 1:15 p.m.<br />Huntington: Holiday Workshop for K – Grade 1, Library 1–2:30 pm.<br /><br />WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14<br />Community Schools Advisory Board Meeting B.H.S., Green IRC 7 p.m.<br />B.H.S. Holiday Concert, B.H.S. Auditorium ~ 7:30 p.m. $4.00 per ticket<br />Parents’ Academy,Moms & Daughters Yoga Night, George School 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.<br /><br />WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, continued<br />Angelo: R.I.F. Book Distribution During School<br />Angelo: Holiday Craft Night Café 5:30 p.m.<br />Baker: Holiday Shop for Kindergarten and Grade 1 During School<br />Downey: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 1:15 p.m.<br />Huntington: Holiday Workshop for Grades 2 & 4 Library, 1:00 – 2:30 pm.<br />Raymond: Title One ~ Bingo for Books, Café, 6:15 p.m.<br /><br />THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15<br />SNOWDATE: B.H.S. Holiday Concert, B.H.S. Auditorium ~ 7:30 p.m. $4.00 per ticket<br />Angelo: R.I.F. Book Distribution, During School<br />Angelo: Title One ~ Book Talk – Gr. 3, 1:30 p.m.<br />Baker: Holiday Shop for Grades 2 & 3, During School<br />Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 3 – Mrs. Crossman, 8:50 a.m.<br />Downey: School Store, Small Gym, During School<br />Huntington: Holiday Workshop for Grades 5 & 6, Library 1–-2:30 pm.<br />Kennedy: Chorus & Band Holiday Performance, Café, During School<br /><br />FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16<br />Parents’ Academy--Parent and Child Literacy Activity Workshop, Gilmore Early Childhood Center 9 to 10:30 a.m.<br />Baker: Holiday Shop for Grades 4 & 5, During School<br />Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1, 1:30 p.m.<br />Huntington: Grade 5 Field Trip, Peabody Museum, During School<br />Huntington: School Improvement Council Meeting, Principal’s Office, 1 p.m.<br />North: Student vs. Faculty Volleyball Game, Gym, 2:30 p.m.<br />Raymond: Student of the Month Assemblies, During School<br /><br />SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17<br />Raymond: Pancake Breakfast 10 to 11:30 a.m.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-60387460648050890512011-11-29T05:48:00.000-08:002011-11-29T05:55:02.997-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29<br />Parents’ Academy,Family Night – ZUMBA Fitness Program, Arnone School ~ 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />Arnone: Grade 3 Field Trip Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton. During School<br />Davis: Title One ~ Family Book Talk Pizza – Mr. Ferrari 10:30 a.m.<br />Davis: P.T.A. Meeting Café 6 p.m.<br />South: School Improvement Council Meeting. Prinicpal’s Office, 5:30 p.m.<br />South: P.A.C. Meeting. Café 6 p.m.<br />West: Book Fair During School<br /><br />WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30<br />MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag –Gr. 3 - Ms. Prendergast 1:30 p.m.<br />Davis: Title One ~ Bingo for Books, Café 6:15 p.m.<br />Huntington: November Citizen of the Month Awards Assembly. During School<br />Kennedy: School Picture Day, Gym During School<br />West: Book Fair. During Conferences<br /><br />THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1<br />Parents’ Academy, Bullies, Targets and Bystanders - Families First, Arnone School 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.<br />East: Food Drive runs until 12/20 During School<br />East: School Improvement Council Meeting, Room 130 5 p.m.<br />East: P.A.C. Meeting, Room 130, 6 p.m.<br />Huntington: Grade 3 Field Trip Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton. During School<br />Kennedy: Title One ~ Book Talk Pizza – Gr. 4 - Ms. Donaruma 11:30 a.m.<br />Kennedy: School Improvement Council Meeting. Conference Room 6 p.m.<br />Kennedy: P.A.C. Meeting. Café 7 p.m.<br />North: School Improvement Council Meeting Café 5 p.m.<br />North: P.A.C. Meeting Café 6:00 p.m.<br /><br />FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2<br />Parents’ Academy--Raising a Reader Parent Training – Expanding on a Child’s Answer--Gilmore Early Childhood Center 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.<br />Angelo: Citizen of the Month, Breakfast Café 9:15 a.m.<br />Kennedy: Grade 3 Field Trip Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton. During School<br /><br />SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4<br />Baker: Polar Express Breakfast Café 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-57290800245684169952011-11-18T09:21:00.000-08:002011-11-18T09:44:04.347-08:00Kennedy Playground Needs Your Help<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj-rDKF-dyV14LCN7qSxONq1N8pz2NYQTgKlkW4d013Zx3wiDpd5PQpUccKrslcpkGcnElxfIbQh6TSDQQjTbkwmTWlhALb1l6W75hWa3T02_946G0fVL9k2SvI8rclmicKzgQRPqpYBX/s1600/petrowski+and+rogan.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676391779140798770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj-rDKF-dyV14LCN7qSxONq1N8pz2NYQTgKlkW4d013Zx3wiDpd5PQpUccKrslcpkGcnElxfIbQh6TSDQQjTbkwmTWlhALb1l6W75hWa3T02_946G0fVL9k2SvI8rclmicKzgQRPqpYBX/s320/petrowski+and+rogan.jpg" /></a>By Lisa E. Crowley<br />BrocktonPost<br />BROCKTON—The Kennedy Elementary School in Brockton needs you to buy coffee, ice tea and slushy-type drinks at the Belmont Street Cumberland Farms!<br />Cumberland Farms on Route 123, or 1205 Belmont St., near Owen O’Leary’s, Starbuck’s, Bertucci’s and the new Panera, will donate every 20 cents from every coffee, ice tea and “Chill Zone” drink it sells during the next month toward a new playground at the Kennedy Elementary School.<br />“We really need a new playground,” said Jenna Giannoros, one of the parents on the playground committee who helped initiate the fundraising drive.<br />Parents and school officials are looking to raise about $50,000.<br />Cumberland Farms--whose Chief Executive Officer Joe Petrowski is a Brockton native who attended Thursday’s kick off party—has pledged to donate at least $1,000 from the beverage drive.<br />The kick off party also highlighted the Cumberland Farms' reopening of its renovated store, featuring the "Chill Zone," coffee bar and beverage stations. <br />Lisa Sheehan, another parent on the committee, said the graffiti-covered, more than 25-year-old jungle gym and broken swings now at the school’s playground are not safe for use, and are in dire need of updates.<br />“As a parent, I would never let my son on it,” Sheehan said.<br />Sheehan said the Cumberland Farms drive is a big help, and hopes are the total might get to $3,000, although the guaranteed $1,000 is a step in the right direction.<br />“It’s a $1,000 we didn’t have before,” Sheehan said. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oQJ4hIAGYM4SkVo1yGIwEXNaMrYwtSqSnJouygbh4Ip4q4OROquGEslxUWgDeJoJXu6Ni167ysGwpDinFxaEU63M1TVVBx20RAJq1NMDqFaNmcFQHi3E97uACl-Q5VxboV8ljOZ8kbN2/s1600/cumberland+farms+playground001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 242px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676389724471455698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oQJ4hIAGYM4SkVo1yGIwEXNaMrYwtSqSnJouygbh4Ip4q4OROquGEslxUWgDeJoJXu6Ni167ysGwpDinFxaEU63M1TVVBx20RAJq1NMDqFaNmcFQHi3E97uACl-Q5VxboV8ljOZ8kbN2/s320/cumberland+farms+playground001.jpg" /></a><br />Fundraising efforts began last summer with a golf tournament organized by James Rober, a Kennedy School parent and cable television committee member.<br />He said the golf tournament was a huge success—collecting more than $5,000 toward the playground.<br />Rober said the cable station is involved with Kennedy’s efforts to win a complete playground through a contest hosted by Miracle Playground.<br />The contest is in the second phase, or public vote phase, where people from all over the country are heading to the contest’s Facebook page and voting for their school's entry.<br />Kennedy was in first place for votes as of Thursday.<br />Anyone reading this is asked to vote everyday until Monday, Nov. 21 at the contest page.<br />Here’s the link: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miracle.recreation.equipment.company">http://www.facebook.com/miracle.recreation.equipment.company</a>The top 10 schools with the most votes go on to the next round, which is judging and includes a 3 to 10 minute video that illustrates the need for the new playground.<br />Rober said Noube Rateau, a producer for Brockton Community Access, will be helping out with the video that is already in production and expected to be completed this weekend—in plenty of time for the next phase.<br />Judging ends Dec. 1 and a winner is to be announced the same day.<br />Cumberland Farms CEO Joe Petrowski said he was excited to be in Brockton and is happy to help the Kennedy gets its playground.<br />“It’s great to be doing something for the schools,” Petrowski said. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMh80NePjpzEmWR44juZ58dg4DFmXTwjo4ZC7zSVsfwkcLWP2_Ux77u4ZlU93zhO6qFQbs007EBByN81iAvLxW4YZ9nt1NXkmn70y6eHJ4zd5-G2BmYIGBp4qKejejwjGnbBvD8BhW_tQ/s1600/kennedy+school+playground3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676391542987305362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMh80NePjpzEmWR44juZ58dg4DFmXTwjo4ZC7zSVsfwkcLWP2_Ux77u4ZlU93zhO6qFQbs007EBByN81iAvLxW4YZ9nt1NXkmn70y6eHJ4zd5-G2BmYIGBp4qKejejwjGnbBvD8BhW_tQ/s320/kennedy+school+playground3.jpg" /></a><br />At 57, Petrowski said it was education and hard work that helped him rise from a life steps away from poverty to the head of Cumberland Farms, a company that boasts $10 billion in revenues each year.<br />“Knowledge is the antidote to fear,” Petrowski said, as parents and school officials shook his hand and thanked him for helping with the fund drive. <span style="color:#ff0000;">(Pictured at top with Kennedy Principal Brian Rogan)<br /></span>Petrowski attended the Winthrop School and St. Edwards School, both which are now closed. He earned a scholarship to Boston College High School and then Harvard University where he earned a degree in government and economics.<br />Now living in Wellesley with his wife, also a Brockton High grad, Petrowski said after his father died of Hodgkins disease when he was 8, he and his mother Ann were left to fend for themselves, a situation many youngsters and their moms face everyday in this city.<br />“My mom was a single mom,” Petrowski said. “She worked hard to give me everything she could,” he said.<br />Petrowski said he never dreamed of being a CEO, his only dream was to make enough money to support himself, something that took many, many years and much help to attain.<br />“I had so many mentors who helped me,” Petrowski said, including Dr. Sarkasian who wrote Petrowski a letter of recommendation that helped get him accepted into Harvard.<br />He told any kids who might read his words that he worked hard for everything he has achieved, and started on the ground floor working for $2.20 an hour performing oil changes.<br />“If you really work hard, find those mentors around you and let them help you, you will get anywhere you want to go,” Petrowski said.<br />“Education and hard work,” he said.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-46628272025295115692011-11-14T05:24:00.000-08:002011-11-14T05:28:09.610-08:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSMONDAY, NOVEMBER 14<br />Gilmore: P.T.A. Meeting Café 6:00 p.m.<br />Kennedy: Kindergarten Safe Program During School<br />Hancock: Book Fair begins During School<br /><br />TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15<br />Brockton School Committee Meeting B.H.S. Little Theater 7:00 p.m.<br />Parents’ Academy, "How to be a Smart Shopper," Arnone School 6:30 to 8 p.m.<br />Kennedy: Kindergarten Safe Program During School<br />Kennedy: Title One ~ Family Book Club Pizza/Movie Night 5:30 p.m.<br />Raymond: Donuts with Dad at Book Fair 10:00 a.m.<br /><br />WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16<br />Safe Routes to School ~ WOW~ Walk on Wednesdays at Brookfield, Davis, Downey, Hancock and Kennedy Schools<br />Downey: Title One ~ Family Book Bag –Gr. 1 - Ms. Williamson 1:15 p.m.<br />SEPAC: Basic Rights Workshop & Effective Advocacy Arnone Café 6:30 p.m.<br /><br />THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17<br />PRE K-5 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />DAVIS PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />RAYMOND PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />Angelo: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Baker: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences<br />Downey: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences<br />George: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Gilmore: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Hancock: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Huntington: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences<br />Kennedy: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Raymond: Book Fair During Conferences<br /><br />FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18<br />PRE K-5 PARENT CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />DAVIS PARENT CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />RAYMOND PARENT CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />Angelo: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Baker: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences<br />FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, continued<br />Downey: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences<br />George: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Gilmore: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Hancock: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Huntington: School Improvement Council Meeting 10:00 a.m.<br />Huntington: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences<br />Kennedy: Book Fair During Conferences<br />Raymond: Book Fair During ConferencesAbout Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-34288830449702893542011-11-03T09:20:00.001-07:002011-11-03T13:06:29.209-07:00Kennedy School Contest Targets New Playground<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95XItIP3pOftwt1pINUynxiAXm9eTiOv7RuRKSCHmkHemSGq5rbFmjhWkrLJPPw5X0dyVgeg_Hv4JBdQxxVUy4rWA_oN9NzxqF80XNIe-bmfVtFKOqPlBuA_BDlvHikcpcJkOgyHrZtB9/s1600/kennedy+school+playground.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95XItIP3pOftwt1pINUynxiAXm9eTiOv7RuRKSCHmkHemSGq5rbFmjhWkrLJPPw5X0dyVgeg_Hv4JBdQxxVUy4rWA_oN9NzxqF80XNIe-bmfVtFKOqPlBuA_BDlvHikcpcJkOgyHrZtB9/s320/kennedy+school+playground.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670863375346200066" /></a>BrocktonPost<br />BROCKTON--The Kennedy School Playground Committee has entered a national contest with Miracle Recreation Equipment to win a playground for Kennedy School. <br />The entry with the most votes wins the first round of the contest. The contest begins Tuesday November 1, 2011 and ends November 21, 2011. Please help us by visiting <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miracle.recreation.equipment.company">http://www.facebook.com/miracle.recreation.equipment.company</a><br />Once you arrive at this page follow the directions to vote. Our school entry is listed as Kennedy Elementary. <br />It is important that you cast your vote every day until November 21.<br />In addition to casting your vote, please encourage all of your friends and family to vote too.<br />For more details about the work we are doing and specifics about how to vote please visit our Facebook page: Kennedy Playground Committee.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-67296336168677071602011-10-24T08:01:00.000-07:002011-10-24T08:15:45.369-07:00Marciano Stadium Reopens For Events<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT5kjwU8omfu7PPDcfO5ScsuFOx1RVbyJCOJD9cClQ9rlUR3ir-yu_2x1PnqFYE-QluaJbpodQJVKpTtuFnQSkzkkbcOl05ZOL4sHGomSwBDdyu5ifdcu00ta_H5M3Oi_VE8aRtLZfjAo/s1600/boxer.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT5kjwU8omfu7PPDcfO5ScsuFOx1RVbyJCOJD9cClQ9rlUR3ir-yu_2x1PnqFYE-QluaJbpodQJVKpTtuFnQSkzkkbcOl05ZOL4sHGomSwBDdyu5ifdcu00ta_H5M3Oi_VE8aRtLZfjAo/s320/boxer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667077460942588306" /></a>BrocktonPost<br />BROCKTON--Brockton's Boxers are now back on home turf. <br />On Friday night, Oct. 22, thousands of fans, players and alumni celebrated the reopening of Marciano Stadium after months of $1.2 million renovations at the field, including a new track, turf field, goal posts, lighting and drainage. <br />The evening also marked the debut of the 150-piece BHS Marching Band’s new uniforms –the first in 20 years – and the first time members of Boxer nation got a glimpse of the band’s new “Rocky”-themed half-time show.<br />The football team, the second Brockton squad to play on the new field following a soccer game Thursday night, made the best of homefield advantage and beat the Durfee Hilltoppers, 42-27 to improve its record to 4-3. <br />“This is a celebration of Brockton. We are a close-knit city with a small-town feel, and we believe in our kids and we set high expectations for all," said Superintendent<br />of Schools Matthew H. Malone. “I want thank Mayor Balzotti, the City Council and School Committee for committing the funds to refurbish the stadium for our students and our community to enjoy,” he said.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160507546700575267.post-22209585633610767092011-10-24T06:43:00.000-07:002011-10-24T06:50:56.007-07:00THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOOLSMONDAY, OCTOBER 24<br />Baker: Halloween Skate Night at Carousel Whitman 6-8 p.m.<br /><br />TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25<br />Parents’ Academy<br />Family Night – Dancercise with Mass in Motion & Tribe Dance Company, Arnone School 6-7:30 p.m.<br />B.B. Russell: Field Trip to St. Paul’s Soup Kitchen, During School.<br />B.B. Russell: School Improvement Council Meeting, 3rd Floor 5 p.m.<br />Davis: P.T.A. Meeting, Café 6 p.m.<br />Kennedy: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast, grades 2-5, 9:15 a.m.<br /><br />WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26<br />Safe Routes to School ~ WOW~ Walk on Wednesdays at Brookfield, Davis, Downey, Hancock and Kennedy Schools<br />Baker: School Store Open During Lunches<br />Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – K - Mrs. Cinelli, 1:30 p.m.<br />George: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast – K – Gr. 1, 9:15 a.m.<br />Hancock: Family Cooking Night Café 5:45–7:15 p.m.<br />Raymond: Family Cooking Night Hancock Café 5:45–7:15 p.m.<br />Brockton High School--Youth Halloween Party, 5-7 p.m. <br /><br />THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27<br />BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL IN-SERVICE ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY<br />Davis: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast – K -5, 8:35 a.m.<br />West: Halloween Party Gym 3–5 p.m.<br /><br />FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28<br />Angelo: Grade 1 Field Trip CN Smith Farm East Bridgewater, During School<br />Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 - Mrs. Fischer 1:30 p.m.<br />George: Harvest Dance Café 6:30–8:30 p.m.<br />Raymond: School Picture Day, During School<br />Raymond: Family Halloween Bingo Cafe 6-7:30 p.m.About Brockton Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162401133471379247noreply@blogger.com0