Browse past news stories for Harrington Elementary School in Harrington, ME.

• State identifies lowest performing schools, touts turnaround possibilities (Dover-Sherborn Press)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 06:25:20 pm
  State officials on Thursday disclosed the identities of the most persistently low-performing schools in Massachusetts, framing the announcement as an opportunity for those mostly urban facilities to take advantage of new opportunities for federal and state support.
• Bates touts his passion for schools (Groton Landmark)
  posted on February 19, 2010 at 12:46:41 pm
  By Hiroko Sato MediaNews GROTON -- Curtis Bates is proud that he is still in touch with some of the students from an elementary school he worked at as a principal more than a decade ago.
• Albion elementary students celebrate diversity with annual Black History Month show (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
  posted on February 19, 2010 at 04:41:00 am
  Jeremiah Wilson | Jackson Citizen PatriotAshtyn Melton, 2, of Albion stands in the aisle as fourth-graders from Harrington Elementary School perform on stage during the Albion School District’s annual Black History Month performance Thursday at Washington Gardner Middle School.It was...
• Kids on working vacation in Waltham (The Daily News Tribune)
  posted on February 18, 2010 at 07:07:28 am
  Aspiring actor Ben Khalil picked up some hot tips from ensemble cast members of national tour of "The Lion King" yesterday.
• Candidate for GDRSD chief touts his passion (Lowell Sun)
  posted on February 11, 2010 at 11:58:01 am
  GROTON -- Curtis Bates is proud that he is still in touch with some of the students from an elementary school he worked at as a principal more than a decade ago. As the superintendent of the Boxboro School District, he still remains a teacher at heart and considers the personal growth of his students and teachers as his accomplishments.
• Pair tabbed to helm Lynn's Hood School (The Daily Item)
  posted on February 5, 2010 at 08:22:24 am
  LYNN - Joanne Roy, former Harrington Elementary School Principal and Executive Director of Curriculum for the Lynn Public Schools, has been named the replacement principal at the Hood School, effective Feb. 8.
• Finalists for supt. visiting G-D schools (Lowell Sun)
  posted on February 2, 2010 at 03:26:40 pm
  GROTON -- Local residents will soon have the chance to meet the candidates for superintendent of schools as they are scheduled to visit the district for public receptions starting Thursday. The School Committee has announced five finalists vying for retiring Superintendent Alan Genovese's position.
• From the Statehouse to the schoolhouse (Lowell Sun)
  posted on January 26, 2010 at 12:26:40 pm
  CHELMSFORD -- He sat in a small chair designed for a first-grader and watched as students went to the board to solve math problems. He helped third-graders locate books in the school library. He asked fourth-graders to explain the research papers they were working on, and he posed for pictures with second-graders enjoying their chicken nuggets
• Albion schools pursue bond (Battle Creek Enquirer)
  posted on January 13, 2010 at 09:40:18 am
  The Albion Public Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday to allow Superintendent Fred Clarke to move forward with pursuing more than $31 million worth of work to the district's remaining buildings.
• Jessie's Gift: Albion student's compassion lives on in mentoring room that carries her name (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
  posted on December 30, 2009 at 04:55:52 am
  J. Scott Park | Jackson Citizen PatriotRachel Reem, an Albion College freshman from Birmingham, works with Harrington Elementary School first-grader Dasani White, 6, on her math. Reem is part of Jessie’s Gift, a popular mentoring program in Albion created in...
• Albion school board weighs bond options (Battle Creek Enquirer)
  posted on December 16, 2009 at 09:39:17 am
  Members of the Albion Public Schools Board of Education considered options Tuesday for expanding and remodeling Harrington Elementary School and Albion Senior High School.
• Albion board votes to close middle school (Battle Creek Enquirer)
  posted on December 9, 2009 at 09:40:07 am
  Following board action Tuesday, Albion Public Schools will work to close Washington Gardner Middle School "as soon as we possibly can," Superintendent Frederick Clarke said.
• Tsongas pays a visit to Harrington students (Chelmsford Independent)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 03:59:34 pm
  Congresswoman Niki Tsongas swapped Washington politics for storytelling on Monday, spreading the true meaning of Thanksgiving to local students.
• Class notes (Battle Creek Enquirer)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 09:39:27 am
  Albion holds facility hearings
• Albion considering plan to expand high school to accommodate middle school (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:41:10 am
  Albion School District officials are considering a cost-savings plan that includes expanding the high school to accommodate the middle school as well on a single campus.Other recommendations made by the district's Facility Planning Committee to the school board Tuesday include:•...
• Lynn schools gird for fall flu threat (The Daily Item)
  posted on August 28, 2009 at 07:25:33 am
  LYNN - With the start of school just weeks away, health officials are once again urging parents to make sure children carry hand sanitizer and wash up frequently to prevent any spread of the contagious H1N1 virus, commonly known as Swine Flu.
• Giving the gift of life to a best friend since the 3rd grade (9 News Denver)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 03:25:24 am
  DENVER - Some people come into our lives for a reason that might not be immediately obvious. But eventually, over 35 years perhaps, it might become clear.
• At Harrington, a different sort of playground opens (Lexington Minuteman)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 10:14:03 am
  The new Lexington Children’s Place (LCP) pre-school playground at Harrington Elementary School officially opened last week after 17 years of planning and hoping.
• SAD 37 residents have new plan to cut costs (Bangor Daily News)
  posted on June 15, 2009 at 12:27:53 am
  COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine ? A group of SAD 37 residents believe they have come up with a plan that will keep their schools open, rearrange the district and still save the district more than $1 …
• Two Lynn students have swine flu (The Daily Item)
  posted on June 8, 2009 at 03:37:26 am
  LYNN - Two St. Pius V School students have been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, the Boston Archdiocese confirmed Friday. Principal Paul Maestranzi has contacted parents and informed them of the situation and will keep the school open going forward.
• Thanks for the memories (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on June 3, 2009 at 01:59:00 am
  Kindergarten teacher Patti Arndt was apologetic about the condition of her elementary classroom the day before school ended. “I apologize the room doesn’t look very nice, but we’re in the process of packing here at Holland Public Schools,” Arndt said, gesturing in the direction of a stack of boxes.
• Chelmsford crowns its own Idols (Chelmsford Independent)
  posted on May 28, 2009 at 02:59:04 am
  They came. They sang. They conquered. Watch video of the performances
• DOE to be flexible on Swine Flu and MCAS (The Daily Item)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 07:22:40 am
  LYNN - As cases of Swine Flu continue to crop up in area schools, state Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester has issued a notice to public schools in the state pledging flexibility on state MCAS testing and time requirements.
• Ottawa, Allegan counties Girls on the Run program offers wellness courses to students from 35 area schools (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
  posted on May 24, 2009 at 07:29:25 am
  Delbridge Langdon Jr. | The Grand Rapids PressStudents from Holland's Vanderbilt Charter Academy dance to a Cyndi Lauper song at Holland Municipal Stadium on May 16 to warm up for the Girls on the Run 5K race. HOLLAND -- Harrington...
• Holland public schools prepares for realignment (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on May 24, 2009 at 05:29:25 am
  HOLLAND -- Jennifer Huidema has enjoyed having Maplewood Elementary as the neighborhood school. After all, she, her husband, Mark, and two children attended Maplewood. She can reminisce about the fun times she had there. So, some sadness comes to her...
• Final Harrington Elementary students march in Tulip Time Kinderparade (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 10:59:25 pm
  Mark Copier | The Grand Rapids PressHolland Harrington School students and teachers march in the Tulip Time Festival Kinderparade on Thursday. HOLLAND -- Marching in the Tulip Time Kinderparade Thursday was a little bittersweet for Harrington Elementary School third-graders Ana...
• Lynn biz group to take helm of contest (The Daily Item)
  posted on April 8, 2009 at 07:14:11 am
  LYNN - When beloved pediatrician Walter Harrison moved out of the state last fall, countless Lynn families lost a trusted family doctor who had seen generations of Lynn's youth come through his office.
• It all adds up - MEAP math scores improve for 4th straight year (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 05:53:00 pm
  Kindergartners at Harrington School are already studying for a test that is three years way. Whether they know it, the 5- and 6-year-olds are preparing for math sections on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program, which they will take for the first time in the third grade. Teacher Maria Yoder lets her students play games with cards that have digits, finger signs, or rows of dots on them.
• Lucky Lynn kids once again play host to 'history' (The Daily Item)
  posted on March 24, 2009 at 07:12:39 am
  LYNN - The Harrington Elementary School Auditorium was once again host to history Monday morning when students learned a "first-hand" account of the Revolutionary War from a member of John Glover's regiment.
• School lunch menu reads like a gourmet's wish list (Lexington Minuteman)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 10:44:27 am
  On a recent tour of the lunchroom cafeteria at the high school, Food Service Director Nancy Wiseman said the school lunches in Lexington are in a class of their own.