Browse past news stories for Billerica Memorial High School in Billerica, MA.

• Shed blood for Billerica scholars (Lowell Sun)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:28:40 pm
  BILLERICA -- A blood drive sponsored by the Billerica Scholarship Foundation and Billerica Memorial High School will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 7 p.m., at the Town Hall Auditorium, 365 Boston Road.
• Options in place should Parker vote fail (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:17:49 pm
  Though some in town favor a new Parker Elementary School, it never fails to have a backup.
• Billerica band takes top spot in regional competition (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:33:02 pm
  Much like the different sports teams whose games they are often seen at, the Billerica Memorial High School Marching Band is no stranger to competition.
• Brookline boys soccer ousts Billerica, 3-0 (The Brookline Tab)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 08:36:19 pm
  Nov. 9 had a touch of déjà vu for boys’ soccer coach Jeff Katz. The last time his Brookline High team had played at Parsons Field in 2006, BHS had faced Billerica in an opening round, Division 1 North game. In the 2006 encounter, BHS scored twice in the second half to take a 2-0 victory. Brookline didn’t wait as long this time around, scoring 3 minutes, 40 seconds into the game, thanks to senior ...
• Highlights from the School Committee (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 01:49:32 am
  The meeting At its meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, the School Committee went over SAT results and a new method of tracking MCAS scores.
• 4 newcomers vie for Ward 3 seat (The Nashua Telegraph)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 11:13:55 am
  NASHUA – Ward 3 might be in the east, but for the election Tuesday, it has been the city's Wild West, with four candidates vying for one two-year seat on the Board of Aldermen. None of the candidates is an incumbent. ... - By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer
• Boys and Girls Club event recognizes dedication to Billerica (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 05:37:31 pm
  Those who do the most are often unwilling to receive the accolades for their hard work, instead wishing to honor those who support them.
• DECA team raises funds for wounded veteran (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 05:22:33 pm
  In a time when fundraisers and charities are lowering their expectations, those of six Billerica Memorial High School students have been exceeded by the generosity of their community.
• Round one goes to the Parker School (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 05:06:58 pm
    Next stop: The Board of Selectmen. An overwhelming majority of Town Meeting representatives opted to back the proposal for a new Parker Elementary School by a vote of 145-29.  
• Slay victim 'a real nice girl' (Lowell Sun)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 01:20:34 pm
  TEWKSBURY -- Laurie Rogers used to pal around with Phyllis Simpson's older sister, Patricia, when they all attended Billerica Memorial High School in the late 1970s "Phyllis was younger than us,'' said Rogers, who now lives in Lowell.
• Highlights from the Finance committee (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 05:06:40 pm
    Noteworthy Frank Antonelli, assistant superintendent of business and finance, outlined a revised school budget, with $615,000 in reductions, mainly from vacant positions which would not be filled.  
• Billerica schools hit by ax (Lowell Sun)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 10:38:05 am
  BILLERICA -- The School Department is eliminating an additional 15 positions this year in order to make up a $615,000 deficit, according to Assistant Superintendent of Schools Frank Antonelli. While no employees will be laid off, officials have decided not to fill positions that were left vacant through retirements and resignations.
• Billerica native takes helm of new Best Buy location (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 05:36:32 pm
  Months after Circuit City in Burlington closed, throwing employees out of work and leaving some customers high and dry, Minnesota-based consumer-electronics retailer Best Buy will open for business at its 84 Middlesex Turnpike location at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14.
• Billerica man’s CPR saves a life (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 05:55:52 pm
  As Al Solomon was traveling by plane to Savannah, Ga., his thoughts were on his brother Jeremy’s graduation from Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C.
• Billerica film festival's goal: tolerance (Lowell Sun)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 10:36:10 am
  BILLERICA -- Sandi Wilson is no stranger to discrimination. The African-American woman once saw potential neighbors draft a petition to keep her family out of a neighborhood in Granby they were looking to move.
• Billerica C.A.R.E.S. seeks to promote discussions on diversity through film festival (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 07:10:45 pm
  A movie can have many effects on its viewers. Some movies scare people. Others make them cry. Some thrill the audience, keeping them on the edge of their seats until the credits roll.
• Teacher and traveler has shown students the world (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 02:46:30 pm
  Bonnie Bishop may have retired from teaching Spanish at Billerica Memorial High School in June, but she’s not quite ready to hang up her traveling hat.
• Support for Billerica coach grows (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on September 2, 2009 at 01:13:16 am
  Friends of Chris Burns said the high school lacrosse coach feels upset and hurt over the events that have led to parents requesting he step down from his position.
• Question and Answer with: Jason White (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on August 28, 2009 at 04:27:19 pm
  Serving overseas and standing before a group of seventh-graders may seem like polar opposites, but one Locke Middle School teacher has found a few similarities between the vocations.
• Online petition started to save coach Chris Burns (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 12:41:34 am
  Supporters of Billerica High Boys Lacrosse coach Chris Burns have launched an online petition to offer support and save his job.
• School officials mum on lacrosse coach (Lowell Sun)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 12:28:52 pm
  BILLERICA -- School officials continued to decline comment yesterday on allegations that an award-winning Billerica Memorial High School lacrosse coach and teacher boxed one of his players in May. School officials have a video of the lacrosse coach, Chris Burns, 33, boxing with a 15-year-old lacrosse player in the school's locker room, The Sun
• Billerica students come together for ROTC program (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on August 10, 2009 at 08:02:48 pm
  The Facebook tribute page for the Billerica Marines Junior Corps Reserve Officer Training Corps [MJCROTC] tells a story.
• Vendors, singers and parade marchers prepare for Billerica’s biggest celebration of the year (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on August 7, 2009 at 02:45:58 pm
  The stories of yesteryear which made Billerica the town it is today will be the theme of this year’s Yankee Doodle Homecoming.
• Federal and state aid will boost Billerica schools (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 04:00:58 pm
  Despite a massive deficit facing the town, relief will soon be on the way for Billerica schools.
• Billerica martial artist takes the gold in tournament (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on July 15, 2009 at 05:33:33 pm
  To Steven So, Taekwondo is more than a just a way to stay active.
• Officers thought they were dealing with a single-car crash until a resident came running up to them about two minutes ... (Lowell Sun)
  posted on July 14, 2009 at 11:04:49 am
  "A nearby resident advised police that a second vehicle was ... on its side on his front lawn," the press release said. "The impact of the crash had sent Joyce's vehicle backward through a post and rail fence and into the neighboring yard.
• Schools will help shoulder Billerica’s deficit (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 01:44:28 am
  Billerica’s deficit is expected to be up to $1.7 million for fiscal 2009, and the school system is being asked to shoulder half that burden.
• Ramos found guilty in shooting of Billerica brothers (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 02:23:31 pm
  The family of two slain Billerica brothers found peace today with the news that Rene Ramos was found guilty for the 2002 murder of Paul and Michael Donovan.
• Prosecutor: Ramos never intended to pay for pot (Lowell Sun)
  posted on June 30, 2009 at 11:05:07 am
  LOWELL -- The key prosecution witnesses in the Rene Ramos double-murder trial lied to the police, perjured themselves in a front of a grand jury and hid their knowledge of who "executed" Paul "P.J." Donovan and his younger brother Michael Donovan in a "drug rip" seven years ago, prosecutor Thomas O'Reilly said.
• Jury deliberation in Ramos trial begins (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on June 29, 2009 at 04:38:49 pm
  The fate of the man charged with murdering two Billerica brothers seven years ago will soon be in the hands of the panel of 16 jurors.