Goffstown News : school

Goffstown's Maple Ave. hires new principal

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT

By Jennifer Lord Assistant Principal Suzanne Pyszka will replace retiring Principal Marc Boyd at Maple Avenue Elementary School. Stacy Buckley, Superintendent of Schools for School Administrative Unit 19, announced the appointment at the April 20 Goffstown...(read more)

School day extended by 30 minutes in Goffstown

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:05:00 GMT

BY DAN DECONINCK Spring has arrived, and with it has come the hope for a season defined by ample sunshine and the smell of fresh cut grass. But winter isn’t ready to let the students and faculty in Goffstown off the hook just yet. Superintendent...(read more)

Villa Augustina sold to parents

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:58:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Founded 90 years ago as a school run by the Religious of Jesus and Mary, the Villa Augustina was reborn this week as an independent Catholic school with parents at its helm. “This year … we’ve all been holding our breath...(read more)

Goffstown schools fare poorly in state test

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:50:00 GMT

BY JENN McDOWELL The state’s standards for measuring adequacy among New Hampshire school students were raised this year, and based on the results from the New England Common Assessment Program test scores students took in fall 2007, Goffstown schools...(read more)

Parents set to buy Villa Augustina

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:07:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Every year, about 50 Catholic schools close. The Villa Augustina School will not be one of them. In December it seemed like it would be, when the religious order that founded it almost a century ago said it did not have the personnel...(read more)