Westford Academy's top students for September.
The 2012 Annual Town Meeting is still a long way off, but the School Committee has a preliminary plan in place for the budget they hope to bring to voters in the spring.
At Nashoba Valley Technical High School, cosmetology students using a new program that can help them see potential styles before heading to real life hair.
Westford Academy GSA hosted the Sundance sponsored film "Out in the Silence" last Friday
All the students of Stony Brook Middle School gathered outside yesterday to help set a new Guinness Book world record for most children doing jumping jacks at the same time, a feat coordinated by National Geographic Kids and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Between absences and dismissals, 40 students reported stomach sickness on Monday at the Day School, but officials say the cause is not related to food safety concerns.
The new virtual 3-D painting machine made its debut at Nashoba Valley Technical High School earlier this month.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released MCAS Scores for Westford and other towns in the Commonwealth last week.
Following the announcement that Westford's schools would likely receive more money than expected after next month's special town meeting, the School Committee heard from Westford's principals on what they need as well as how they're saving money.
Merrimack Education Center Director John Barranco has been terminated. Barranco was accused of misappropriating $10 million from Westford and other towns participating in the MEC.
Nashoba Valley Technical High School's new solar panels are projected to bring massive economic savings for the school while also helping the environment.
The Elegant Chef is once again open to the public
Nashoba Valley Technical High School saw 180 new freshman pass through its doors, giving the school its largest student body in the nearly two decades.
Westford superintendent Bill Olsen sees the incident where his five-year-old grandson was left on a school bus last week as an isolated occurrence.
Westford Academy christened their new turf field with a pair of soccer games against Acton-Boxborough.
Discussion on Monday night ensued over potential cuts that may be required after October's Special Town Meeting, as well as the district's success in relation to the amount it has spent in the past.
Lloyd Blanchard, namesake of the Blanchard School, led Westford's schools for more than two decades and continued to hold a presence in town long afterward.
While the bad weather has abated, Westford superintendent Bill Olsen was still concerned with lingering live power lines in the way of bus routes.
Westford Patch contacted all of the principals at schools here in Westford, and here's what they told us to help your kids.
The Westford Education Foundation was out in full force selling their plants at the Pig'n'Pepper on Sunday.
A roundup of news and notes from this week's School Committee
The topic of misappropriated funds at the Merrimack Valley Special Education Collaborative were a dominant topic of discussion at last night's School Committee meeting.
Nashoba Valley Technical High School’s mascot comes to life.
Here's a list of underclassmen at Westford Academy who received general accolades last month.
Jane Garrahan, Carolyn Clark, Judy Coffey, Frayda Viera, and Diane Sparks retire from decades of educating young children at the Roudenbush Schools.
Westford Academy parents and students gathered to commemorate the life of Olivia Marchand, a local girl who lost her life last year to domestic violence.
Organization aims to help foster greater participation in the musical arts among students in Westford.
Westford's superintendent scores high marks from the School Committee on performance, but readily admitted problems in achieving stated goals.
Westford's expulsion policy was modified to remove certain automatic expulsion offenses and expanded to include the judgement of administrators by a 6-1 School Committee decision on Monday.
By a 4-3 vote, the School Committee on Monday gave Superintendent Olsen the authority to admit up to 22 out-of-town students for the upcoming school year.
Some pictures from a beautiful day at Westford Academy's 2011 Graduation Ceremony.
Westford Academy and community honors outstanding seniors with scholarship awards.
Field days, volunteer projects and class trips fill the final few days of the 2010-2011 Westford school year.
Over the past month, Westford students have done well at various competitions ranging from computer programming and marketing to badminton and science poetry.
The program was approved for continuation by a 4-3 vote.
The Westford school superintendent reported that to help regain the trust of parents, he is seeking a comprehensive new approach to food safety that will be presented for the School Committee's approval in mid-August.
In a decades old tradition, teenagers gathered on the Common on Saturday night to head to the Westford Academy prom.
Superintendent Olsen fielded a wide array of questions from parents during an open forum on Monday night that was largely dominated with discussion about recent food safety issues.
An open forum for parents' concerns was dominated by recent problems with food safety issues in the Westford School District.