NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s a practice the school district has had in place for the last three years. Except now, it’s mandatory. Read the entire article at WWLP.com
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August 30, 2017August 30, 2017
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Back to School: Northampton
Jack Silverman, left, and Christopher Sella of Valley Home Improvement work on the exterior trim of the outdoor classroom being built at R.K. Finn Ryan Road School. GAZETTE STAFF / KEVIN GUTTING – Buy this Image NORTHAMPTON — In addition to a structural overhaul at the elementary school level, incoming students at Northampton public schools can expect...
August 30, 2017August 30, 2017
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Gazette: Annual Transperformance draws 1,000, raises $25,000 for school arts
Over a thousand people turned out for head-banging on Tuesday as local pros screamed out rock covers, decked out in wigs with a whole lot of party in the back.
May 19, 2017August 22, 2017
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Bringing STEM to life: In cross-pond collaboration, JFK students team up with counterparts in England on water quality projects
NORTHAMPTON — Seventh-graders in the community room of JFK Middle School scoot their chairs toward the front of the room as three uniformed boys appear on a large screen. “Hello! Hello! Hola!” pipe voices from the screen. The American students wave in slow circles to their U.K. counterparts, and the uniformed boys in England mirror...
May 19, 2017May 24, 2017
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Northampton High School junior goes all-solar with lawn care business
NORTHAMPTON — Worries about the environmental impact of maintaining a lawn, from keeping the turf green and healthy to the fumes and noise created when it needs to be cut, have caused some people to wonder whether there is sense in having manicured grass surrounding their homes. By expanding his zero-pollution lawn care enterprise this...
May 1, 2017May 24, 2017
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Early childhood educator Barbara Black named Gazette’s ‘Person of the Year’
By Dusty Christensen Staff Writer Monday, March 06, 2017 NORTHAMPTON — Amid the piles of brightly colored building blocks, Barbara Black, 66, kneels comfortably among several 4- and 5-year-olds on the floor of a Bridge Street School classroom. “What’s this one?” she asks each child, her seeing-eye dog, Ms. Pie, wagging its tail patiently at...
April 30, 2017May 24, 2017
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Ultimate Win: Northampton Girls take Down Amherst Regional in Historic Victory
By JAMIE CUSHMAN For the Gazette Thursday, April 27, 2017 NORTHAMPTON — Buster Douglas over Mike Tyson. USA hockey over the Soviet Union. Northampton High School girls ultimate over Amherst Regional. The Blue Devils’ 12-9 victory over the Hurricanes on Thursday might not rank quite as high as the first two upsets,...
April 30, 2017May 24, 2017
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Northampton Middle School Teacher Receives Award for Teaching Life-Saving Skills
By AMANDA LEVENSON For the Gazette Friday, October 21, 2016 NORTHAMPTON — Ellen Kennedy teaches her JFK Middle School students that they are capable of saving the day, a pursuit which has gotten her the title of 2016 Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year from the state Department of Fire Services. Kennedy was...
April 30, 2017May 24, 2017
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Northampton Middle School Students Take Flight
By Kait Walsh Published: April 24, 2017, 6:05 pm Updated: April 24, 2017, 6:44 pm NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Dreams took flight for 17 students at Northampton Airport Monday morning. For ten weeks, the select 8th graders from JFK Middle School in Northampton learned about aviation in an after school program known as Northampton Airport...
April 30, 2017May 24, 2017
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NHS Students Produce Award-Winning Documentary
Marissa Tousey-Pfarrer—mtouseyp2@gmail.com By Nicole DeFeudis For the Gazette Tuesday, April 18, 2017 NORTHAMPTON — Two Northampton High School students, Phoebe Jessup and Elena Frogameni, don’t just read the news — they participate in it. The students received honorable mention for their documentary submission in C-SPAN’s national 2017 StudentCam competition. With their documentary, titled “Trust...