Excellence in the classroom and on the field!

This past weekend was a weekend of excellence for our students. On Friday, November 9, 2012, the John and Abigail Adams Scholars were announced and recognized at BHS. This program provides free tuition to any state college or university in Massachusetts for those seniors who achieved MCAS scores in the top 25% of their class. I was privileged to award them with their letters and to recognize their achievements along with Mrs. Vigneux, BHS Principal.

John & Abigail Adams Scholars

Our boys and girls soccer teams won the Western Mass Division II titles on Sunday, November 11th! The girls outscored Monson, 4-0, the only other team in the league to be undefeated until Sunday's finals. The boys played hard against Monument Mountain, in a real nail-biter! The score was tied 0-0 until the last 48 seconds in the match, when we scored a goal. Monument Mountain fought back in the final seconds and were blocked by our goalie, who made a great save! Both teams are on to the state semi-finals on Tuesday, November 14th at Westfield State University. The girls will play at 5:00 pm and the boys will play at 7:00 pm. Good luck to everyone!

Our football team also successfully clinched the league title on Friday, November 9th, with a 35-8 win over Greenfield. Congratulations!

Our students also paid tribute to veterans over the weekend. Programs were held at BHS and SRE on Friday, November 9th. Families were invited to attend the annual program at SRE, where third graders paid a musical tribute to those who served and still serve our country.

SRE Third Graders present a Veterans Day Program

The CHCS band and chorus also participated in the annual town Veterans Day Program on Sunday, November 11th in the BHS auditorium.

Highlighted events for this week include the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 13th at 7:00 pm in the SRE Library. Click here to see the agenda.

Thursday night at 6:30 pm is the kick-off to our school/town Million Minutes of Reading read-a-thon. This event will begin in the CHCS Auditorium. Plan to join us for a good time with some great books! See my November 8th blog post for more information.

As always, feel free to call me with any questions or comments: 413.323.0423

Best regards, Dr. Judith Houle, Superintendent of Schools