Shawsheen Tech changes hybrid schooling model to work with staffing needs
Less than two weeks after the Shawsheen Valley Technical High School’s School Committee voted for the hybrid model of teaching for the upcoming school year, the district’s plans have been tweaked in an...
View ArticleFind out how Billerica Memorial High School students are helping their peers...
With many school districts using parents and students as a resource when it comes to crafting their back-to-school learning plans, Billerica Public Schools is one of the few in the area where two of...
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Loyola University MarylandKathryn Wiggins, of Billerica, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or...
View ArticleBillerica Memorial High School students take next step toward racial equity...
This will be the second article in a series on how race is addressed in the Billerica Public Schools, how administrators are looking into the issue with the guidance of students, and how race impacts...
View ArticleFor Shawsheen staff hybrid learning doesn't mean working from home
At Shawsheen Regional Vocational Technical High School it doesn’t matter if you’re teaching remotely on the academic side, or face-to-face with students in the school's various shops, when it comes to...
View ArticleBillerica's town manager's office offers desks to families with remote learners
With remote school a part of life for the foreseeable future in Billerica and beyond, one of the many questions parents may have for their students is where will they carve out space at home to learn?...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Show us your remote school set up as Billerica kids go back
Classes kicked off at home and in the classroom on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and even with the switch to a hybrid learning model to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, students and their families are still...
View ArticleShare your back-to-school photos
Back to school is a different experience during a pandemic.Some kids are back in class full time, others are still at home learning remotely. Many students are doing a bit of both under hybrid...
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Colgate UniversitySteven DeVellis, of Billerica, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.Wentworth Institute of TechnologyDonovan Gerald...
View ArticleStudent photo rumor spurs Shawsheen super to make Facebook statement
Shawsheen Tech Superintendent/Director Brad Jackson issued a statement Friday, assuring parents no one is photographing students and posting those images without consent.The rumor surfaced on a...
View ArticleFirst coronavirus case identified at Billerica's Marshall Middle School
Less than two weeks after schools in Billerica reopened to students after summer break and a three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Superintendent Tim Piwowar informed members of the...
View ArticleBillerica students, teachers and administrators reflect on the first few...
With four weeks now under the belts of those attending and working in the Billerica Public Schools, students and staff reflected on the start of an academic year like no other: one which is not only...
View ArticleShawsheen's head of maintenance talks cleaning practices in the time of...
Keeping public spaces clean, especially schools, is critical in the fight to keep students and the public safe from coronavirus. Many maintenance departments, including the crew at Shawsheen Valley...
View ArticleBillerica parents choose homeschooling over hybrid option during pandemic
Adopting the hybrid back-to-school model in early August the Billerica Public School gave parents the option to send students to school part-time or keep them fully remote. For one parent, the choice...
View ArticleBurlington and Billerica parents and students host corona-safe lunch for...
As teachers and school staff work to keep students on track during the pandemic, local parents and their children came together at Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical High School to say thank you,...
View ArticleHigh school gym in Billerica to be named after Shawsheen Tech wrestling coach...
Stepping into the Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical High School gymnasium to coach for the first time at 19, the school’s now assistant dean Mark Donovan is beginning honored by having that gym named...
View ArticleCoronavirus concerns crop up after Shawsheen and Billerica Memorial students...
After discovering on Monday, Oct. 26 that upwards of 60 students from Billerica Memorial High School and Shawsheen Regional Vocational Technical High School attended weekend parties and did not follow...
View ArticleShawsheen Tech announces first COVID-19 case
Just a day after announcing upward of 60 students from Billerica Memorial High School and Shawsheen Regional Vocational Technical High School attended weekend parties that did not follow COVID-19...
View ArticleShawsheen Tech to go fully remote for two weeks after COVID-19 case identified
After identifying a fourth, positive COVID-19 case at Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational High School administrators make the decision to conduct all classes fully remote for the next two weeks.This...
View ArticleBillerica's E Ink donates $15,000 to Shawsheen Tech to help during pandemic
A local Billerica business recently donated not only technology to Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, but $15,000 to help the district cope with the cost of going hybrid.Shawsheen's School...
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