Brimfield
Brimfield, MA · Education
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Public schools are priority for candidates in 5th Hampden House race
From left, Incumbent Pat Duffy is being challenged by Jose Candelario Garcia for the 3rd Hampden District seat. The city of Holyoke and a ward in Chicopee, Massachusetts, make up the state's 5th Hampden District. The two candidates vying to represent the district on Beacon Hill have differing experiences, but similar platforms.
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Learning About the Watershed at Becket Washington Elementary School
Students and teachers in grades 2 through 5 at BWES worked together with Mrs. Babcock from the Wild and Scenic Westfield River group to engage in an in-depth study of local watersheds during an exciting new watershed unit. Throughout the three-week unit, students participated in six learning stations — twice per week — throughout the afternoon. Students were organized into cross-grade groups and rotated through stations: Maps and Mapmaking, Stream Table, Weather and Erosion, Exploring Yokum Brook, the Water Cycle, and Watershed Vocabulary.
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Remarks to the Granby Board of Education
I live in Granby. I’m here because this board and this community were given the wrong story about why Granby lost the Special Education High-Quality Incentive Grant. At the Sept. 16 meeting, Superintendent Cheri Burke told you we lost by one point. That is false. According to a source at the State Department of Education, “The score for Granby was 65; the cutoff was 67.5.” We missed by two and a half points.
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MassLive.com
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Granby student qualifies for National Bowling Tournament
Cayden Mele, a sophomore at Granby Memorial High School, earned a spot in the prestigious Junior Gold National Championship Bowling Tournament in Indianapolis in July 2027. On Sept. 27, he bowled in the Connecticut River Travel Tournament at Callahan’s Bowling alley in Newington. Cayden bowled well, including a 225 game to start his four-game set, on a very difficult oil pattern to earn a spot in the national championships.
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PRIMA telescope at UMass, Ken Burns for Northampton Community Music School, new Scrabble dictionary
You may have heard of the James Webb Space Telescope, but did you know that a new NASA telescope, set to launch in 2033 and will fill in the blanks for what the James Web CAN’T see, is being developed right here at UMass Amherst? We visit professor and science team lead Alexandra Pope on campus along with our resident astronomer, Salman Hameed, to hear all about the PRIMA telescope and how it will dovetail with James Webb to help better explain the cosmos.
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MassLive.com
Westfield students mark STEM Week with hands-on learning
WESTFIELD — Westfield students, from pre-K to high school, celebrated science, technology, engineering and math during this year’s STEM Week in Massachusetts from Oct. 19–23. This year’s theme was “STEM starts now,” focusing on learners of all ages and highlighting that STEM education and careers are happening in Massachusetts right now.
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WWLP 22News
Agawam School Committee discusses official logos amid ongoing mascot debate
AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – The Agawam School Committee discussed a resolution Tuesday night that would formally establish the district’s official logos amid continued debate surrounding the school’s longtime “Brownies” nickname and Native American mascot. During the meeting, committee members reviewed a proposal to officially adopt...
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Elms College Celebrates Opening of D’Amour Center for Faculty Teaching Excellence
CHICOPEE — Elms College recently opened the D’Amour Center for Faculty Teaching Excellence, marking an important milestone in the college’s continued commitment to academic excellence, faculty development, and the transformative power of education. Made possible through the generosity of Michele and Donald D’Amour, the dedicated space provides...