HUNTINGTON — Gateway Regional, in partnership with Farmington River Region, was one of 15 school districts and partnerships across the state to receive grants through the Partnership for Reading Success in Massachusetts (PRISM). A total of $326,477 was awarded, with $15,000 going to the Gateway partnership, according to the Jan. 27 announcement.
WESTFIELD — After a swastika was found drawn on a Westfield Middle School student’s notebook on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Principal Jesse McMillan responded with a letter to the school community. He said earlier in the month, swastikas were also found drawn inside a school-issued device and on an eraser that was found on the floor.
WESTFIELD — WHS biomedical pathway teacher Karen Saunders brought her 10th-grade anatomy and physiology students to Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center on Jan. 27 to run preschool STEM stations for 3 and 4 year olds based on author Jan Brett’s picture books.
WESTFIELD — At a special meeting on Jan. 29, the School Committee unanimously endorsed a motion to authorize Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski to complete a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the replacement of Westfield Technical Academy with the option of consolidation into one high school to replace both high schools.
RUSSELL — Library Director Dawne Piers-Gamble has announced that the Russell Public Library has officially joined the Central and Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing system.