Bedford Bulletin : students

Police catch student stalker

Bedford Editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT

BY HOLLY DAVIS Bedford detectives arrested Dennis Buchenauer, 51, of Manchester, in connection with a complaint made by a 16- year-old female Bedford High School Student last week. Police received the report just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. The student...(read more)

Students get on-air experience with Bedford News Station

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:04:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Staff Writer During the weeks leading up to this year’s first day at Bedford High School, Bill Jennings knew a group of aspiring video journalists could talk the talk. More than a month into the school year, that group of students...(read more)

Bedford students create giant sculptures for school grounds

Bedford Editor — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:31:00 GMT

BY DARRELL HALEN Bedford High School’s students, staff and visitors have recently noticed some unusual, larger-than-life art pieces on school grounds. Among them: a big blue chair. A red ladder. Another chair that’s also 12 feet tall. These...(read more)

Bedford High School social studies curriculum gets update

Bedford Editor — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:17:00 GMT

By PATRICK O’NEILL With their first graduating class starting 12th grade next year, Bedford High School’s social studies department is making some needed upgrades to its curriculum. Starting next fall, the social studies department will start...(read more)

Bedford students sew and donate hats for kids around the world

Bedford Editor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:20:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Heather Monty is Bedford’s mad hatter. About five years ago, Monty began to sew fleece hats, and since then she has helped keep heads warm around the globe. Monty, now a junior at The Derryfield School, started sewing the hats when,...(read more)

An inside look at cell phones in schools

Bedford Editor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:43:00 GMT

BY DAN DeCONINCK and MATT SCHOOLEY Cell phones – it seems like everyone has them. After all, this is the age of technology, and being without mobile capability is like being without shoes – you could probably make it through the day barefoot,...(read more)

Bedford students testify before Senate to name the Chinook the state dog

Bedford Editor — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:07:00 GMT

Abby, the Chinook dog, showed she didn’t care much for Senate hearings by letting out a quiet whimper during a hearing on a bill to name her breed as the state dog. But the senators on the committee didn’t hold it against her and voted unanimously...(read more)

Bedford students seek policy changes

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:56:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Spending a year and a half on a proposal for a policy change in how class schedules affect upperclassmen may prove worthwhile for members of the Bedford High School’s Community Senate. The students were praised by School Board members...(read more)

Lurgio teacher brings Obama inauguration to the classroom

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:47:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY As much as she enjoys teaching, Barbara Tsiaras wanted to be somewhere else other than the classroom on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Would the Lurgio Middle School seventh-grade teacher like to have been in Washington, D.C., on Barack Obama’s...(read more)

Nursing students offer lifeline to recovery

Bedford Editor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:08:00 GMT

BY PATRICK O’NEILL Cancer was becoming routine for Michael Doyon. Visits to the hospital for chemotherapy were commonplace until one Bedford nurse and her students decided to step in. Brenda Cooper of Bedford and seven nursing students from UNH...(read more)

High school enrollment projections on track

Bedford Editor — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:20:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY With this year’s enrollment numbers in, Bedford officials are beginning preparations for their first year with four grades of high school students. As of Sept. 2, the high school has 941 students, and Superintendent of Schools Tim...(read more)

Bedford students do well in state tests

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:58:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The state recently released its adequate yearly progress reports, and Bedford’s schools passed in every category. Students across the state in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 were administered the NECAP test in fall 2007. Students’...(read more)

Schools make the grade

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:32:00 GMT

Thousands rally against school cuts

Bedford Editor — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:01:00 GMT

BY JENN McDOWELL Crisp white letters on an electric blue shirt said it all: “U CUT BUDGET, WE CUT CLASS.” But it wasn’t just a fashion statement for West High School students who showed up to the Monday, April 28, public hearing on Manchester’s...(read more)

Intersession brings travel and learning

Bedford Editor — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:03:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Spring vacation meant a lot more for Bedford High School students than just hanging out with nothing to do. Instead, some students spent three weekdays before April vacation traveling to Puerto Rico, watching Star Wars movies or turning...(read more)