Robert Gilbert Passes the Baton
Christine Syriac Appointed as Interim Superintendent After four years at the helm of the Woodbridge School District, School Supt. Robert Gilbert last week bid farewell to the district and to the community, but not without introducing Christine Syriac as interim superintendent. The local Board of Educat...
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Beecher Teachers Concerned For Their Health
Teachers at Beecher Road School in a letter to the administration expressed concern for their health and that of their families and suggested that remote teaching was the better method for teaching during the pandemic, rather than the full in-person plan, which is scheduled to start on September 8. “If...
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Beecher Road School 2020-21 Lunch Program
All sponsors of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Special Milk Programs (SMP) are required to send out a public release at the beginning of the school year. SMP sponsors should only include the free milk Income Eligibility Guidelines and should adapt the wordin...
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Remember When…We Hugged on the First Day of School?
Amity Students Return Under Social Distancing Conditions When Amity students headed back to school earlier this week, they could expect a hearty welcome from teachers and staff who have missed the hustle and bustle of once busy hallways, but in this fall, school will be nothing like what they were used...
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Student News September 2020
Dean’s List Bates College Lewiston, ME – The following Woodbridge students have been named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2019: Austin Gilbride, a 2019 graduate of Amity Regional High School, Gilbride, the child of Matthew T. Gilbride and Maria C. Asi...
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Beecher District Submits Reopening Plan
Woodbridge School Supt. Robert Gilbert shared with the Woodbridge Town News the school re-opening plan that he submitted July 24 for state review. “A central belief in reopening is that the children of Beecher Road School need to be connected in person once again to our school’s academics, activities,...
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Majority of Amity Parents Plan to Send Their Students to School
A preliminary survey of Amity parents in mid-July showed that some 14% are opposed to sending their students back to school this fall; but 64% responded with an “absolutely yes,” said Amity Supt. Dr. Jennifer Byars. In all they had 1,500 responses (2,400 students). She said the result gives them some...
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Amity School’s Synthetic Field is Approved
The Woodbridge Plan and Zoning Commission earlier this month approved the application by the Amity Regional School District to move forward with construction of a synthetic field stadium and track. The board attached a condition that the company installing the artificial turf, called Field Turf, guaran...
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Beecher Happenings: MAG Transfers its Energy from Classroom to Home
This week’s article features Beecher’s outstanding MAG program. ‘MAG (multi-age group) is a unique and award-winning program that includes 80 students in grades 1-4. MAG Transfers its Energy from Classroom to Home Energy was the Multi-age Group’s Umbrella Theme for this year. How we get our energy and h...
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A.J. Pocwierz Earns Woodbridge First Selectman’s Youth Award
First Selectman Beth Heller, with a brief ceremony at the gazebo, bestowed the 2020 Youth Award on Alexander (AJ) Pocwierz , with Youth Services Director Nancy Pfund and his family in attendance. Typically, the Youth Award is part of the annual Volunteer Appreciation Tea in April, which had to be cance...
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