The Westfield News
Education
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2.8KWestfield, Southwick schools both planning vaccine clinics
WESTFIELD — Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said Thursday that Westfield Public Schools will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Tuesday, Nov. 23 at Westfield...
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4.3KBehind the beak: Bomber Bird has WHS fans a-twitter
WESTFIELD – Westfield High School senior Aiden Poirier is best known for his stick-handling skills on the Bombers hockey team, but he...
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3.8KSt. Mary’s schools go remote amid uptick in city COVID cases
WESTFIELD — St. Mary’s High School Principal Matt Collins said on Nov. 18 that the whole campus has switched to remote learning...
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2.7KCost cap on school project aid increases city’s share by $18M
WESTFIELD — The City Council’s Long-Range Finance Committee, chaired by Dave Flaherty, brought in key staff members to talk about bonds and...
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3.2KSt. Mary’s performance of ‘Clue!’ this weekend is postponed
Update: After press time, St. Mary’s High School announced that with the safety of their students, faculty, staff, and ultimately families in...
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2.5KSurvey takers want $2M school grant spent on staffing
SOUTHWICK — The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District is awaiting approval from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a $2 million...
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3.3K‘Threadbare’ high school band uniforms to be replaced
WESTFIELD — After an earnest appeal from High School Band Director Patrick Kennedy, the School Committee unanimously approved soliciting bids to replace...
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2.4KLockdown drills returning to schools after pandemic pause
WESTFIELD — Westfield Public Schools and the Westfield Police Department will conduct enhanced lockdown drills the week of Nov. 15-19 in all...
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2.0KWSU staff vaccination rate climbs past 95%, sees slight uptick in cases
WESTFIELD — After having a comparably low vaccination rate for most of the fall semester so far, Westfield State University employees have...
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3.9KAdministrators: H.S. alternative programs work, need to expand
WESTFIELD — One of the ways that Westfield High School has addressed learning loss among students following the pandemic has been to...
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2.2KMCAS scores at SRS show limited impact from pandemic
SOUTHWICK — Southwick Regional School saw more mixed results from the most recent MCAS tests during the pandemic, as teachers and school...
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3.9KRe-elected school board members welcome new colleague, mayor
WESTFIELD — Two incumbents and a first-time School Committee member were elected on Nov. 2, just as the bond order request for...
