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Thursday, August 23, 2012

New Administrators, Curriculum Highlight Changes to Foxborough Schools in 2012

Here's a look at what's new around the Foxborough School District in 2012-13.

As the calendar turns to the end of August – and summer – families will be spending the next 12 days readying their children for another school year in Foxborough. For some students, it will be their first day at their respective school while others – the seasoned veterans of Foxborough education – will be embarking on their final year in the district. No matter the experience, however, every student, teacher and administrator will notice changes throughout the district in 2012-13. “We have two new principals,” said Foxborough Schools Superintendent Debra Spinelli. “Diane Myers-Pachla at the high school, who is a [Foxborough School District] returnee. She was a social studies teacher at the high school, a department head at the high school…

Monday, August 6, 2012

Report Says Foxborough Students Should See More Snow Days This Year

Samantha Kramer, a staff writer for AccuWeather.com, says AccuWeather.com Long-Range meteorologists are projecting a weak to moderate El Niño by late summer, which could mean more snow this winter.

It's still summer, so why are we talking about snow already? Because August means back to school and students always want to hear about snow days? Well yes, but mostly because of a new report from AccuWeather.com that expects more snow this winter as a result of a weak to moderate El Niño. The presence of El Niño or La Niña - and their strength - is used to project how active the winter season is going to be, according to Samantha Kramer, a staff writer for AccuWeather.com. Kramer says the website's long-range meteorologists are projecting a weak to moderate El Niño by late in the summer. "For kids praying to hear school's out for a snow day, the weaker the El Niño, the better," Kramer writes. "Weak El Niños have brought snow-packed …

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