Winchendon Weekly News school newsletter - Wednesday, March 1

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Emmanuel College Announces Fall 2022 Dean's List

BOSTON, MA (03/08/2023)-- In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 800 students to the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester. Local students honored include Maria Vecchiarello of Winchendon.

Emmanuel College is a co-educational, residential institution with a 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston's educational, scientific, cultural and medical communities. Enrolling more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the College provides boundless opportunities for students to expand their worldview through rigorous coursework, significant internship and career opportunities throughout the Boston area and beyond, collaborations with distinguished and dedicated faculty, and participation in a dynamic campus community. Emmanuel's more than 70 programs in the sciences, liberal arts, business, nursing, and education foster spirited discourse and substantive learning experiences that honor the College's Catholic educational mission to educate the whole person and provide an ethical and relevant 21st-century education.

Open Kindergarten Registration Starting March 1

Dear Parents:

If you have a child that will be eligible for the 2023-2024 Kindergarten school year, you will need to fill out the registration forms that can be found on our website at www.winchendonk12.ore/o/mes. They are located under the Menu dropdown, Kindergarten Registration. You can download and fill in the forms. Hard copies are also available at Memorial School. Once completed, you will need to return them to Memorial School along with the items listed below. You can do this any number of ways:

1. Fax: 978-297-3944
2. Email: mmacewen@winchendonk12.org
3. Mail: Memorial School, 32 Elmwood Road, Winchendon, MA 01475
4. Drop off: In person between the hours of 10 AM - 2 PM

No child will be admitted to Kindergarten without having met the eligibility requirements listed below.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. If your child is five (5) years of age by August 31, 2018 (of the forthcoming year), he/she is eligible.
2. "BIRTH CERTIFICATE"- Original must be brought with you.
3. PROOF OF RESIDENCY- Current utility bill, or copy oflease.
4. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION INCLUDING VISION AND HEARING SCREENING BY YOUR PHYSICIAN MUST BE DATED AFTER AUGUST 31, 2022.
5. IMMUNIZATIONS - VERIFICATION WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE END
OF AUGUST. This must include lead screen results. Click here to view and download a list of needed vaccinations.

Each child MUST have a physical examination completed by your physician. A signed printout from your child's doctor's office listing all the required information is also acceptable. Students cannot start school without a completed physical. We recommend calling your physician today to schedule an appointment as it sometimes takes several months to get one.

All completed immunization/examination forms need to be in the School Nurse's Office by Friday, August 25th before your child will be permitted to start school. These forms can be faxed by your doctor to the school at 978-297-3944.

Kindergarten Screening will be conducted, as required by State and Federal school laws. Screenings will be Wednesday, May 31; Thursday, June 1, and Friday, June 2. You will receive a letter with a sign up link for a screening appointment after you have registered.

We share the excitement of your child entering Kindergarten and look forward to both of you being a part of the Winchendon Public Schools. Please be aware that screenings will take place at Memorial School but your child will be attending Kindergarten at Toy Town School due to the school reconfiguration. We are excited to have you be a part of the first year of our Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten building. Please feel free to call the school at (978) 297-1305, with any questions or concerns you may have.

Mount Wachusett Community College Names Dr. Mattie Castiel Commencement Speaker

GARDNER, MA - March 8, 2023 - Mount Wachusett Community College's 58th commencement ceremony will be held on May 17, 2023. The graduates will be joined by speaker Matilde "Mattie" Castiel, M.D., Commissioner for Health and Human Services for the City of Worcester.

"We are thrilled to have Mattie join us for commencement," notes MWCC President James Vander Hooven. "Her leadership in both public health and nonprofit sectors, combined with her passion for working with the underserved and the greater community, make her ideally suited to address our 2023 graduates."

Mattie was born in Cuba and immigrated to the US in 1962 and grew up in California. After moving to Massachusetts to complete her residency at UMass Memorial, she spent 30 years practicing internal medicine at UMass Memorial Medical Center and Family Health Center of Worcester and taught internal medicine, family medicine, and psychiatry as an associate professor at UMass Medical School.

Mattie founded the Latin American Health Alliance (LAHA), a nonprofit organization in Worcester that works to address homelessness and addiction, and includes the Hector Reyes House treatment facility, two transitional houses, and Café Reyes a job training program for residents of the Hector Reyes and transitional houses.

In 2015 Mattie was appointed as the City of Worcester's Commissioner for Health and Human Services. In 2019 she was awarded the UMass Medical School Chancellor's Medal for Distinguished Service, the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Award, and the LIFT Community Hero Award. In 2022, Governor Charlie Baker named her to the Commonwealth's Health Policy Commission (HPC) Board, which oversees the HPC, an independent state agency that monitors healthcare spending growth and provides data-driven policy recommendations regarding healthcare delivery and payment system reform.