Superintendent's Newsletter - Wednesday, November 16
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Winterfest is Back at Mount Wachusett Community College
MWCC's 2021 Winterfest included this basket themed "Sunny Days Ahead" from the Student Services department.
Photo courtesy of MWCC
GARDNER, MA - November 11, 2022 - MWCC's annual Winterfest Raffle Fundraiser will be held Tuesday, December 6th through Thursday, December 8th. Drawings will be on Thursday, December 8th at 2 PM.
This annual event is sponsored by Student Services, Student Life and CATS (Campus Activity Team for Students) and funds raised are used for the Emergency Student Loan Fund.
Student clubs decorate wreaths and staff and faculty departments put together themed gift baskets. A few of the gift basket themes for this year are: "Student Services, We deliver!", "Theatre at the Mount", "Shop Local Businesses", and "Bake Your Way Into The Holidays!".
The "Student Services, We Deliver!" basket is expected to be a big seller - the basket includes an Ooni Pizza Oven and $100 gift card that can be used to take a pizza dough cooking class! Not to be outdone, the Marketing Department's "Shop Local Businesses" basket includes lift tickets to Wachusett Mountain Ski Area and a stay at Great Wolf Lodge.
Bidders can stop in at the Gardner Campus Commons Area, accessible through the main entrance, Tuesday, December 6th from 9 am to 6 pm, Wednesday, December 7th from 9 am to 6 pm, and Thursday, December 8th from 9 am to 2 pm.
Sizer School announces John and Abigail Adams Scholarship winners
This week, Sizer School in Fitchburg, announced that 12 senior students would be recipients of this year's John and Abigail Adams Scholarships.
"That we have such a large percentage of our current seniors being awarded the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, and to have accomplished this during the heart of the COVID pandemic when they sat for the qualifying MCAS test, is testament to their collective hard work, dedication, and resilience," said Sizer School Principal Andrew Lay.
Sizer Schools Class of 2023 is currently 40 students. Small classroom sizes and personalized instruction are core values to the hands-on education provided at Sizer.
"This is certainly a cause for celebration as this scholarship will open doors for many of our students to access a strong education through the Massachusetts University System. As an institution, we could not be more proud of what they have done," added Lay.
This year's winners were: Matthew Amendola of Sterling, Enid (Kipp) Calderon Pabon of Fitchburg, Adam Camerer of Leominster, Paulo Carboni of Leominter, Ryan Deltergo of Fitchburg, Zoey Ellis of Fitchburg, James Geehan of Townsend, Jaiden Killion of Templeton, Ethan Osgood of Fitchburg, Anthony Thayer of Gardner, Elizabeth Waite of Lunenburg and Brody Wolski of Fitchburg.
The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship is a merit-based program that provides a credit toward tuition for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university. This scholarship is based on student scores on the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test.
According to Sizer's High School Guidance Counselor Roxxanna Kurtz, "The purpose of awarding this scholarship is to inspire students to aim for high achievement for MCAS testing as well as provide financial assistance to families for any college-bound student."
She went on to say students are awarded if they receive a score in the Advanced category on any of the subject areas during any of their high school MCAS testing that they complete or if their combined score falls within the top 25 percent of students in their district.
"We have 12 students who received it this year, which is comparatively more than the year prior. I am beyond ecstatic and proud," said Kurtz. "More than anything, I am happy that it will help ease "some of the financial costs for students who are worried about how to pay their way in college."
To learn more about Sizer School and its Advanced Academics for Achievement at www.sizerschool.org. Now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year in grades 7, 8 and 9.
Winchendon Public Schools
"Working Together"
Thaddeus King
Superintendent of Schools
173 Grove Street
Winchendon, MA 01475
Our schools are participating in a federal program available to select schools as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program called Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). This means that all students attending Winchendon Public Schools are eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no charge throughout the 2022-2023 school year and beyond, regardless of family or household income.
The Community Eligibility Provision runs on a four year cycles and is available to all the students regardless of income in all of the public schools in Winchendon. This helps to increase access to healthy school meals and enhances the integrity of the school meal programs, today and in the future.
One of the benefits of CEP, it alleviates the need for families to submit paperwork for their children to receive school meals, increasing access for eligible students who may fail to submit a household application.
If you have any questions, please contact Winchendon Public Schools Food Services Secretary, Marilyn Murphy at 978-616-3215 or email at mmurphy@winchendonk12.org.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Murphy
Information sheet from Chartwells (PDF)