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Superintendent Towle announces retirement
By Scott O'Connell/STAFF WRITER [Wicked Local Westborough]
Thu Sep 10, 2009, 04:04 PM EDT

WESTBOROUGH - After to spending close to 40 years in education, including what will be five in her current position, Westborough Superintendent Anne Towle has announced her retirement.

“I had decided that when I first came to Westborough, I would give them five years,” said Towle. “I just had my 60th birthday and I thought it was time to retire.”

She informed the School Committee of her decision in August, according to chairman Karen Henderson, and made a school-wide announcement on Tuesday.

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Schools - General School Written by Webmaster    We've been experimenting with accessing the Calendars from the District's site.  They're quite good!

Here's a result of a query for "open", in our attempt to locate the open house info for this fall:

September 2009 Open House Dates

Wed 9		6:30 pm - 9:00 pm		High School Open House
Thurs 10		6:00 pm - 8:00 pm		Scholastic Book Fair at Armstrong (during Open House)
		6:30 pm - 7:30 pm		Open House at Armstrong, Fales & Hastings
Thurs 17		6:30 pm - 9:00 pm		Open House at Gibbons Middle School
Tues 22		6:30 pm - 7:30 pm		Grade 4 Open House at Mill Pond
Wed 23		6:30 pm - 7:30 pm		Grade 5 Open House at Mill Pond
Thurs 24		6:30 pm - 7:30 pm		Grade 6 Open House at Mill Pond

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Here is the introductory letter from the front of the new 22 page Summer Programs 2009 brochure!

Dear Families,

Greetings! It’s that time of year to start thinking about signing up for Day Camp and Summer Enrichment Activities. We have been busily programming and we are excited about the diversity of programs we are able to offer. Our mission is to provide your camper with a safe and enjoyable experience that engages your camper and provides opportunities for emotional, social and athletic growth. Our Programs present tremendous opportunities for your child to widen horizons, form new friendships, take risks and discover new strengths all under the supervision of well trained staff.

A little about our department…The Community Education Department opened its doors as the newest Westborough Public School Department on July 1, 2003. Our goal when the department was launched was to provide financial relief to the school department budget during difficult economic times. As many of you know, those difficult times continue to become more challenging every year.

Since opening, we have been a completely self-funded department able to contribute our net profit to the School Department at the end of every fiscal year. The net fiscal contribution to the budget has ranged between approximately $48,000 our first year to approximately $100,000 at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. This year, promises to be our best year ever as we are on target to net approximately $125,000.

Please keep in mind, when you sign your child up for a program offered through the Community Education Department, you are directly supporting the Westborough Public Schools. By supporting our department and signing up for our programs you are helping to reduce the School Department Budget deficit.

Help us, help you. Sign up for our programs today. Spread the word; share our brochure with friends, family, neighbors, etc. All are welcome to participate in our programs, not just Westborough residents.

Is there a program that we do not currently offer that you wish offered? Please let us know what it is. If possible, we will add it to our list of offerings! Thank you for your interest in and continued support of our programs.

Very Sincerely Yours,

Kim Sholler, Director Westborough Community Education Department

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Schools - General School Written by Michael (admin)   

"Hello Westborough families and Westborough staff.   I'm calling to notify you that all schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday December 19th, due to the current weather forecast.  Offices will be open until 11 AM.   We wish you happy holidays and a happy new year."

The above phone message was received around 8:19 PM, along with a text message as well confirming school closure.  Have fun, kids! 

Also, from Channel 5's web site at    http://www.thebostonchannel.com/closings/index.html#W 

Westborough Public

Worcester County

Closed

Submitted at: 7:52 PM EST on Thursday, Dec 18

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Schools - General School Written by Admin Eric   

Elementary Schools

Armstrong School

Fales School

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Hastings School

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The Intermediate School

Mill Pond School

(Images will be added when acquired)

The Middle School

Gibbons Middle School

Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School is home to students grades 7 and 8, ages 12-14. Located at 22 Fisher street, the school houses a cafeteria, a gymnasium, an auditorium, a library, and 39 classrooms for general studies like science, social studies, math, and english, extra classrooms for the wood and metal shops, the art room, a music room, and a band room. The courtyard is used for adding a natural aspect to the school environment, the bike rack, and houses a greenhouse for the 8th grade plant studies.

 

 

The High School

Westborough High

 

 

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