Preventative maintenance key for Billerica schools
A decade ago, if the boiler at a school broke, the Billerica Public School Department would search for funding to fix the problem. If water damaged tiling, a tense struggle to find money would...
View ArticleBillerica residents selected as Student of the Quarter
Kieran Mullen and Ryan Browne, of Billerica, were selected as Student of the Quarter at Arlington Catholic High School.At the end of every quarter, teachers at AC nominate students for Student of the...
View ArticleBillerica education achievers
The following students, of Billerica, were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2016 semester at Emerson College for achieving a GPA of 3.7 or higher: Christina Bagni and Alan Perez, writing...
View ArticleLocke Middle School in Billerica announces honor roll
The following students, of Billerica, were named to the honor roll for the third trimester at Locke Middle School.High honorsMargaret Beaton, Olivia Bento, Chloe Bernier, Brendan Bertolami, Jillian...
View ArticleConstruction ramps up at new Billerica Memorial High School site
Big things are happening at the new Billerica Memorial High School site.On April 21, the first concrete was poured at the site, approximately 100 cubic yards. According to Superintendent Tim Piwowar,...
View ArticleBillerica education achievers
The following students, of Billerica, were named to the honor roll for the third marking term at Arlington Catholic High School: First honors — Patrick Browne, Ryan Browne, Joanna Kubiak, Kieran...
View ArticleBillerica Marshall Middle School announces honor roll
The following students at Marshall Middle School in Billerica were named to the honor roll for the third term. High honorsGrade 6: Anuva Agrawal, Mihael Ashminov, Deirdre Bailat, Shannon Bailat, Lily...
View ArticleBillerica students create portraits of Ukrainian youth
This year’s Fine Arts students at Billerica Memorial High School have reached beyond their classroom walls to help young people in Ukraine. By participating in The Memory Project, students created...
View ArticleBillerica Shawsheen Valley Technical High School announces honors
The following Billerica students were named to the honor roll for the third marking period at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School for the 2016-17 school year.High honors Grade 9: Brooke Bicknell,...
View ArticleShawsheen students earn SkillsUSA medals
Twenty-eight members of Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical High School’s SkillsUSA chapter earned gold, silver or bronze medal at the 43rd annual SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference held April...
View ArticleBillerica education achievers
Rohit Ahuja, of Billerica, a student at the College of Saint Rose, received the Academic Achievement — Class of 2018 Award and the William and Camille Ruggiero ‘37 Endowed Honors Internship Award at...
View ArticleBillerica student wins essay contest
Joshua Schmidt, of Billerica, won a $1,000 scholarship in an essay contest awarded by Arenhall Corporation, owner of Storage Solutions with facilities in Chelmsford, Leominster, Littleton and Maynard...
View ArticleBillerica education achievers
Christine Piacenza, of Billerica, a student at Emmanuel College, was inducted into the education honor society of Pi Lambda Theta.
View ArticleFour finalists for open Billerica assistant superintendent job
The four finalists for the vacant Billerica assistant superintendent position are making their rounds in town this week.The four finalists are Dr. Jill Geiser, principal of Healey School in Somerville;...
View ArticleBill would boost physical education requirement in Massachusetts schools
THE ISSUE: Some are calling for students to spend more time in physical education.THE IMPACT: A Senate bill, labeled unrealistic by some school administrators, would require 150 minutes per week of...
View ArticleMinuteman students compete in SkillsUSA
Twenty-four students from Minuteman High School in Lexington earned medals at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference which took place April 27-29 in Marlborough.SkillsUSA is a national...
View ArticleStudent loan interest rates expected to rise
THE ISSUE: Interest rates on federal student loans are expected to increase for the first time since 2014.THE IMPACT: The average Massachusetts student, with a $34,000 federal loan, would pay...
View ArticleBillerica education achievers
The following students, of Billerica, graduated from Bridgewater State University during its 176th commencement ceremony held May 13: Ryan Cassidy, Danielle Sanchez and Kelly Young. The following...
View ArticleBillerica Memorial High School announces honor roll
The following students were named to the honor roll at Billerica Memorial High School for the third term. Students receiving honors achieved a GPA of 3.53-4.02 (3.2-3.69 class of 2020); students...
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