News From Across GMRSD
25 Nov 2018
On November 20, teachers Jennifer Luciano, Jessica Vachula-Curtis and 32 of their students took part in Monte's March Against Hunger. Their combined teams raised over $2,700 for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts! Thanks to all of those who donated. The team marched 8 miles from the center of Amherst to the center of Sunderland through very wet and cold conditions - it was a great community-building day. Congratulations go out to our civic-minded students for their participation and to our community service driven teachers...
25 Nov 2018
On November 20, teachers Jennifer Luciano, Jessica Vachula-Curtis and 32 of their students took part in Monte's March Against Hunger. Their combined teams raised over $2,700 for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts! Thanks to all of those who donated. The team marched 8 miles from the center of Amherst to the center of Sunderland through very wet and cold conditions - it was a great community-building day. Congratulations go out to our civic-minded students for their participation and to our community service driven teachers...
25 Nov 2018
On November 20, teachers Jennifer Luciano, Jessica Vachula-Curtis and 32 of their students took part in Monte's March Against Hunger. Their combined teams raised over $2,700 for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts! Thanks to all of those who donated. The team marched 8 miles from the center of Amherst to the center of Sunderland through very wet and cold conditions - it was a great community-building day. Congratulations go out to our civic-minded students for their participation and to our community service driven teachers...
16 Nov 2018
Dear Hillcrest Families,
From time to time, I will use our Friday News to highlight key sections of the Hillcrest Family Handbook. And, with the impending stormy weather, it seems like the perfect time to highlight our district procedures regarding school delays and cancellations due to stormy weather.
From the 2018-2019 Hillcrest Family Handbook:
Early dismissals due to stormy weather: If it becomes necessary to close school before 3:15 p.m., a pre-recorded telephone message is sent out to all families in the district through the All-Call system....
16 Nov 2018
Thank you to all the families who attended last week’s parent/teacher conferences. We appreciate your participation in your child’s educational journey.
There is an All School Meeting tomorrow, November 16 starting at 2:15 pm in our auditorium.
A reminder that all students will be outside in the morning before school as well as recess so long as the air temperature and wind chill are 20 degrees and higher. Please have your child dress appropriately.
We have our first storm forecast for tonight and into tomorrow. Some important information on how...
15 Nov 2018
Congratulations to the 13 TFHS senoirs who earned the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship!!! Out of the 51 Students in the Class of 2019 that is 26% that earned this accomplishment!
Samantha Bocon, Cailyn Gobeil, Alexander Houghton-Miles, Jenna Jacobsen, Anna Kochan, Garrett Martel, Tyler Noyes, Mireya Ortiz, John Putala, Will Turn, Victoria Veaudry, Sarah Waldron, Cassidhe Wozmiak.
The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship provides a tuition waiver for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university.
In order to be eligible for the...