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BOXFORD – Superintendent Michael Harvey and World Language Department Head Jeanne O’Hearn are pleased to announce that the Masconomet Regional School District has been awarded grant funding to support the purchase of language proficiency testing materials. The $8,473 Proficiency-based Outcomes in Languages Other than English Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will assistContinue reading “Masconomet Regional School District Receives Grant in Support of Language Proficiency Testing”

BOXFORD – Superintendent Michael Harvey and Principal Mary Jo Carabatsos are pleased to share that Masconomet Regional High School students recently organized a successful gift drive as part of the annual Masconomet Five Days of Giving event.  The drive, Which ran from Dec.16-22, resulted in 170 gifts and gift cards being collected for children ages 10 and up.  “It wasContinue reading “Masconomet Regional High School Organizes ‘Five Days of Giving’ Drive & Spirit Event”

The Masconomet High School Psychology Club had an opportunity to visit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last month to learn about the innovative work being done in the field.  On Friday, Dec. 16, 28 seniors in the club traveled to the Broad Institute and the Koch Galleries at MIT to learn more about those organizations’Continue reading “Masconomet Psychology Club Visits MIT to Explore Research Work”

On Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Middle School Student Council completed its annual toy drive in support of Pathways for Children — a head start program based in Beverly. Through the generosity of students and families, the council donated more than $2,000 worth of toys and books to the organization.  The toy drive ran through mostContinue reading “Masconomet Middle School Students Organize Toy Drive to Benefit Pathways for Children in Beverly”

Welcome to Topsfield School Resource Officer Brendan Gahagan and Comfort Dog Officer Aster.  Officer Gahagan and Aster share our School Resource Officer duties with the Boxford Police Department and are on campus two or three days per week.  Aster joined the Topsfield Police Department this summer and has been in our schools since September. She’sContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 12/14/22”

BOXFORD – Masconomet High School students got a firsthand look at the election process when they volunteered at the polls in Middleton, Topsfield, and Boxford during November’s state election.  Prior to volunteering, seniors in teacher Eva Urban Hughes’ class had the opportunity to meet with Middleton Town Clerk Ilene Twiss and learn about the votingContinue reading “Masconomet Seniors Volunteer at Tri-Town Polls to Support Elections”

Strategic Plan Working Group Update Our Strategic Plan Working Group had its initial meeting on November 15th.  During this session, the group heard from John D’Auria, Ed.D., who is a former teacher, school counselor and superintendent and is now a professor at William James University.  Dr. D’Auria spoke to our Working Group about the importanceContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 11/30/22”

BOXFORD – Masconomet Middle School eighth graders had the opportunity to explore the nation’s capital — and the nation’s colonial capital — during a multi-day field trip down the east coast earlier this month.  From Nov. 2-5, the entire eighth-grade class traveled to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., where they visited significant historical landmarks and hadContinue reading “Masconomet Eighth Graders Travel to Philadelphia and Washington to Deepen Their Citizenship and See History Firsthand”

Unfortunately, it looks as though the unseasonably warm autumn we’ve been experiencing has ended. As we move into more seasonable temperatures and weather forecasts, its time to share with you our procedures for communicating school cancellations and delayed openings.  These procedures have been developed in an effort to balance the needs of staff members whoContinue reading “School Cancellation Notification Procedures, 11/15/22”

Here’s the most up to date information on all our fall sports teams: Football: The football team plays at Revere tonight at 6pm in a non-playoff game. The game is going to be live-streamed here.  Field Hockey: The field hockey team beat Scituate yesterday, 3-1. We play in the Round of 8 this Friday v.Continue reading “Fall Sports Update, 11/10/22”