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BOSTON — Students returning to school this fall will be required to wear masks or face coverings, and classroom sizes could be limited with desks spaced six feet apart, according to new state guidelines.
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Seven years of challenges, successes and relationships have come to a close for John Palfrey, now the former head of school at Phillips Academy.
The end of the 2018 to 2019 school year also marks the end of 24 faculty members' careers with Andover Public Schools.
The 2019 recipients of the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Scholarships, awarded to graduating high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in education at a four-year accredited college, have been announced.
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Although the School Committee rejected Fusion Academy's request to open as an alternative school in town, the education facility opened up anyway, but as a "learning center" rather than a school earlier this month.
Volunteers from West Middle School dedicated time Thursday to help clean up the bronze Veteran grave markers at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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More than 80 girls in grades 3 through 5 from Greater Lawrence area schools participated in the "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" event Monday morning.
The cost of school lunch is expected to increase next year, as the School Committee will vote at its next meeting on whether to approve a proposal from Gail Koutroubas, director of food and nutrition services, for higher prices.
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A wall on the second floor of Andover High School is now occupied by a colorful display representing Andover's global connectedness.
The Orcas, one of Andover High School's underwater robotics teams, placed 3rd at the International SeaPerch competition.
The 2019 SeaPerch Challenge, sponsored by Raytheon, tasked students with building and navigating underwater robots through a series of obstacles.
The Andover Robotics Club, ARC, Team Thunder traveled to Detroit to compete in the FIRST World Championships.
Following a lengthy discussion, the School Committee voted 4 to 1 to approve the adoption of a new elementary social studies curriculum framework.
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ANDOVER — Jake Melito knows where he’s going in life.
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Amid a sea of students in their early 20s wearing caps and gowns at the UMass-Lowell graduation recently, at least one person stood out as not quite fitting the traditional, youthful demographic.
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Name of school: Phillips Academy, Andover
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LOWELL — A sea of blue filled the Tsongas Arena Monday night for what would likely be the last time the members of Andover High School's Class of 2019 would all be in the same place.
Andover Public Schools was awarded a $100,000 grant through the Cummings Foundation "100K for 100" program.
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More than 150 students displayed projects related to health, global issues, the environment, science and technology and more at the third annual showcase sponsored by the Andover Coalition for Education, or ACE.
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A Better Chance Andover, a local educational group, held its annual scholar awards dinner last week at the Log Cabin off Highland Road.
The Andover High School Underwater Robotics Team will compete in a national competition at the University of Maryland on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2.
Timothy Corkery has been appointed to the position of principal of West Middle School, following the retirement of Principal Becky Franks.
The Massachusetts School of Law in Andover has announced that former Boston Celtic player, author, inspirational speaker and wellness advocate, Chris Herren, will address the graduating class of 2019 on Friday, June 7.
The all-night, substance-free celebration has been hosted annually since 1992 in the Andover High School field house for graduating seniors. It was created by parents who wanted to ensure children were safe while celebrating the night of their high school graduation.
LAWRENCE — Faith and family have always played large roles at Central Catholic High School since it was founded in 1935.
ANDOVER — A teacher at West Elementary School has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of testing irregularities during administration of the MCAS tests, according to Nicole Kieser, a spokesperson for the Andover School District.
The middle schools face a computer dilemma.
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Andover High School senior Kevin Choi is experiencing a lot of "lasts" in the coming weeks - his "last" high school jazz band concert, "last" practice, "last" homework assignment and "last" day of high school.
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The timing couldn't have been worse.
Jennifer Hunt will take the reins of West Elementary School in August.
Parents of special education students took the School Committee and administrators to task recently, criticizing them for failing to involve the community in decisions affecting their children.
The 11th annual Peace Poetry Contest and Reading by Northern Essex Community College was held Friday, May 3.
Andover High School Senior Ethan Coyle has been selected as a 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
Phillips Academy was nationally recognized as one of the top 30 high school STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs in the country.
Merrimack College broke ground on its new Nursing Center on Wednesday, May 1, touting the employment prospects for future nursing graduates as well as the profession’s embodiment of the college’s founding values.
BOSTON — Parents who want to send their children to private religious schools in Massachusetts and many other states are barred from using public funds to offset tuition.
The Archdiocese of Boston honored Vincent Bradley, the chairman of Catholic Memorial School’s history and social studies department, with its 2018-19 Excellence in Education Award.
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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequentl…
Defending state champion Andover High School fell short to first-time competitor Boston Latin School, putting an end to their time on WGBH's High School Quiz Show.
Ten participants of the Andover School of Montessori, or ASM, science fair will advance to compete in the Northeast Regional Middle School Science and Engineering Fair on May 3 at UMass Lowell.
ANDOVER — A group of 10th grade STEAM students from Greater Lawrence Technical School on River Road recently competed in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposia, or JSHS.
The Professional Center for Child Development is hosting an evening of global cuisine, music, and fundraising for children’s programming at its annual Spring Gala Event at Andover Country Club on Friday, May 10.
About 400 students from the Merrimack Valley filled the Greater Lawrence Technical School on Saturday, March 16 for the Region 5 Massachusetts Destination Imagination, or DI, Tournament.
The 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Robert Frost Foundation's Poetry Night will be aired on local cable TV in Andover, Methuen and Lawrence starting next month.
Seniors at Andover High School participated in the third annual Credit for Life fair on Tuesday, April 9 at the field house.
The following Andover resident earned a degree from Western Governors University: William Forte.
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A miniature golf course was set up inside the West Elementary School, 58 Beacon St., on Saturday so children could have some fun and the PTO could raise some money.
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Andover - Robert Parthum, 87, of Chestnut Hill, formerly of Andover, April 22, 2020. Beloved husband of Marjorie (Hopkins) Parthum of 59 years. Father of Andrew Parthum (William Leonard) of Boston, John Parthum (Holly Popowski) of Greenwood Lake, NY, Elizabeth McCarthy (Paul) of Furlong, PA.…
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