Browse past news stories for Adams Middle School in Adams, MA.

• KCRW’s Ruth Seymour to Retire (Santa Monica Mirror)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 07:17:57 pm
  An era in local radio is coming to an end. Ruth Seymour, General Manager of Santa Monica public radio station KCRW-FM (89.9), is retiring at the end of February, 2010.
• Friday passes, but not the search in high school incident (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 10:10:03 am
  MASON CITY — A week of worrying about threatening graffiti has come and gone at Mason City High School but the search for a perpetrator — and an offer of a reward — continues.
• Christmas stroll returning to Columbian Square in Weymouth (Weymouth News)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 10:45:19 pm
  The Christmas stroll in Columbian Square is back following an eight-year hiatus. Local businesses will get into the spirit of the season on Dec. 4 by hosting a scavenger hunt for children and a variety of seasonal entertainment. The fun gets underway at 4 p.m. “The kids will have to find certain things in the stores,” said Jessica Wynn, an associate coordinator for the Columbian Square Business ...
• Georgia remains on Big Red Band's mind (This Week Johnstown)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 02:32:04 am
  A railroad crossing with flashing lights and gates set the stage for "Midnight Train to Georgia," the theme of the 2009 Big Red Band's Varsity Show held Nov. 13-15 in Johnstown High School's Performing Arts Center (PAC).
• Sodexho collects more than 4,000 pounds in food drive (North Platte Telegraph)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 12:12:14 pm
  It may be a few weeks before they determine whether Sodexo Food Services has broken the world record for the most food collected in a single day, but if the success of the local office is any indication they stand a pretty good chance.
• Police still investigating threats (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 06:53:57 am
  MASON CITY — Friday was a “normal, quiet day” at Mason City High School, T.J. Jumper, director of secondary programs, said in a letter to parents on the school’s Web site.
• Uneventful day passes at MCHS (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 06:53:49 am
  MASON CITY — The parking lot at Mason City High School looked a little emptier on Friday.
• News Briefs (The Malibu Times)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 05:48:55 am
  PCH lane closure scheduled The City of Santa Monica began construction of its Palisades Bluffs Stabilization Project on Monday of this week. Through Nov. 25, and then from Nov. 30 through Dec. 3, there will be intermittent northbound lane closures on Pacific Coast Highway between Entrada Avenue and the California Incline during construction hours (Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) that ...
• Three times the help (North Platte Telegraph)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 10:24:03 pm
  The North Platte Telegraph It may be a few weeks before they determine whether Sodexo Food Services has broken the world record for the most food collected in a single day, but if the success of the local office is any indication they stand a pretty good chance.
• KCRW manager succeeded by being true to herself (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:00:10 pm
  Ruth Seymour, who is retiring after 32 years, was passionate, unflagging and determined to do things a different way. Her way. She built the radio station with a broad, worldly sensibility. My acquaintance with Ruth Seymour over the years had been fleeting. But inevitably when I saw the KCRW radio general manager, it would provoke reminiscences about the days long ago when I worked with her ...
• Mystery photo solved (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:29:38 am
  In this picture from Oct. 17, 1980, students in the Title 1 program at North Adams Middle School receive Price Chopper food prizes from their teacher, Constance Horn (top left), for fundraising efforts for the Reading is Fundamental program. Students, from left, are James Blair, Alan Perry, Kelly Tisdale, Laura Knickerbocker, Robert Sprowson and Glen Witherell.
• KCRW's Ruth Seymour steps down as general manager (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:30:11 pm
  Under her 32 years' tenure, the station grew to become Southern California's NPR flagship. Seymour, the longtime general manager of public radio station KCRW-FM (89.9), announced today she is retiring after more than three decades on the job.
• First community forum is 6:30 tonight at MCHS (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:24:11 am
  MASON CITY — The first of three community forums concerning the Mason City School District’s budget challenges will be held from 6:30 to 8 tonight at the Mason City High School Information Center, 1700 Fourth St. S.E.
• Yaggy Colby named architect for school renovation project (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:24:01 am
  MASON CITY — Yaggy Colby Associates of Mason City will design the $9.2 million John Adams Middle School and Mason City High School renovation project.
• Today in local history (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 07:52:49 am
  Nov. 16 50 years ago today NORTH ADAMS -- Five men from North Adams and vicinity are among 150 who passed a Sept. 12 examination for promotion to highway repair foreman in the state Department of Public Works. They are Daniel Duprat of 119 North St. and Lloyd Duprat of Sand Springs Road, Williamstown; and Samuel Martin of Mohawk Trail, Clifton Phelps of 215 Kemp Ave.
• Sign ups under way for Holliston PTSA ski programs (Holliston Tab)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 02:22:41 pm
  Registration forms are available for all three PTSA-sponsored ski and snowboard programs. Programs begin in January and sign-up forms are due in late November and early December.
• Pantry to distribute about 100 Thanksgiving baskets Saturday (This Week Johnstown)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:02:54 am
  The Johnstown Northridge Food Pantry will distribute Thanksgiving food baskets to almost 100 local families on Saturday, Nov. 21.
• Coach lives for Bearcat football (Charleston Daily Mail)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:34:25 am
  CHARLESTON, W.Va.--In a state that tilts heavily toward Mountaineer football, Larry Mullins, the assistant football coach at John Adams Middle School, is a little bit of an outsider.Mullins, 68, is one die-hard University of Cincinnati fan - litera...
• Mason City School board hires adviser for bond sale (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 06:40:28 am
  MASON CITY — The Mason City School Board on Monday agreed to hire a Waterloo firm to handle the sale of bonds for the high school/ John Adams Middle school renovation project.
• Power pole falls on school bus in Redondo (Daily Breeze)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 04:19:38 pm
  A power pole fell on a school bus carrying physically disabled children in Redondo Beach as schools were letting out Thursday afternoon. A rear-view mirror on the bus may have snagged a support wire for the pole.
• Coach gets skaters up to speed (Northeast Tampa News & Tribune)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:23:04 am
  Roy Paz employs many skills as a veteran Tampa police officer, but the training that gives him the most joy and keeps him in tip-top condition happens on a skating rink.
• Mason City to Create a Greener School (KIMT Mason City)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 03:46:22 am
  MASON CITY, IA - Planning is underway to make a local school run a little greener. "We're very proud of that, and very proud of this building," said one of the architects proposing plans to the school board on Monday night.
• Dickey St. fire destroys home (Alice Echo-News Journal)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 12:39:42 am
  The residential area behind William Adams Middle School was shut down Thursday afternoon for more than an hour as firefighters from Alice and Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco battled a two-story structure fire less than one block from the campus.
• Students learn firsthand the effects of substance abuse (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 10:06:59 pm
  It's not often you can teach a student what it's actually like to have your motor skills significantly reduced by substance abuse, but Community Connections discovered a clever way to do just that.
• NPPS numbers down 42 students (North Platte Telegraph)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 05:41:04 pm
  The North Platte Telegraph The official 2009-10 enrollment numbers for North Platte Public Schools shows that the number of students has dropped by 42 from last year, bringing enrollment to its lowest level in five years.
• Four arrested on burglary charges (North Platte Telegraph)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 05:39:03 pm
  The North Platte Telegraph Two students from Adams Middle School and two students from Madison Middle School were arrested Oct. 20 on felony burglary charges stemming from an Oct. 14 residential burglary at 415 1/2 South Bailey.
• Red Ribbon week kicks off in Alice (Alice Echo-News Journal)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 02:10:12 pm
  By Mauricio Julian Cuellar Jr. Alice Echo-News Journal William Adams Middle School cheerleaders put in an appearance at Salazar Elementary School Tuesday afternoon, to encourage students to stay away from drugs. The event was just one of many across the district in honor of Red Ribbon Week.
• Game Night Playbook (Yakima Herald-Republic)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 06:32:18 am
  From left, Jamie Stiles, Kacie Cross, Karly Wharton and Lucy Valenzuela cheer on the Eisenhower Cadets during their victory over the West Valley Rams on Friday, October, 2, 2009 at Zaepfel stadium.
• Community briefs (This Week Johnstown)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:35:19 am
  The Johnstown Chapter 4324 Knights of Columbus collected a total of 18,507 food items during the annual food drive in the Johnstown and Northridge schools last month.
• Varsity Show debuts Nov. 13 (This Week Johnstown)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:33:38 am
  Big Red Band supporters will have three opportunities to see this year's Varsity Show, which is scheduled Friday through Sunday, Nov. 13-15, in Johnstown-Monroe High School's Performing Arts Center, 401 S. Oregon St.