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• Teen who threatened school shooting released on plea agreement

  BY JENN McDOWELL After pleading guilty in Manchester District Court to five counts of criminal threatening, a Manchester West High School student who threatened to “do a Columbine” and shoot teachers, administrators and other students was Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:25 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, West High School, Police

• Many 11th-graders fail state test

  BY JENN McDOWELL Results from the first year of 11th grade New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) testing show local high school students are performing below statewide averages in math, reading and writing. Acting Superintendent of the Manchester Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:11 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Manchester, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School

• West student threatens ‘a Columbine’

  BY JENN McDOWELL A Manchester West High School student remains jailed after his ex-girlfriend told police he said he was going to “do a Columbine” at the school, Manchester District Court documents show. Sterling Lindbloom, 17, of 659 Montgomery Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:06 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Manchester, West High School

• Memorial, Central, West all earn invitation to Meet of Champions

  BY JERRY LIPTAK The coaches from Manchester Memorial, West and Central, realizing their respective wrestling squads had little chance to pin down a Division I team title, focused on sending as many wrestlers as possible to the Meet of Champions. And from Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School, wrestling

• West considers special academies

  BY JENN McDOWELL Administrators at West High School have announced a plan they will bring before the city’s School Board to establish a series of academies at the high school. About a third of Hooksett high school students currently attend West. Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:23 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Manchester, West High School, School Board

• Central falls to city rival following subpar effort

  BY SAPNA PATHAK She tried her best to smile after it was over. She forced a laugh here and there, attempting to disguise her somber tone. But Central’s Trish Ellis couldn’t mask her frustration. Never was that frustration more obvious this Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:43 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, West High School, Softball

• High school changes - Manchester proposes shifting Hooksett, Candia and Auburn students to West High

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Several Manchester parents told a committee considering the future of West High School – which will see an exodus of Bedford students over the next two years – that a simple solution would be to send all students from Hooksett, Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:44 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Manchester, Education, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School

• Swimmingly friendly - As a rule, these foes buoy each other in the water

  BY MATT STOUT DURHAM – In most sports, it’d be considered a strange scene, as if some mistake had been made. There was Steve Van Der Beken, the coach of the Manchester West and Central swim teams, waving his arms frantically, hopping around Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Auburn, Manchester, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School

• Granted wish - Stephanie Jacobs, Make-A-Wish spokesman, got the gift of life

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN After two years involving multiple brain surgeries, plus radiation and chemotherapy treatments, a little girl from Hooksett had a wish come true as she traveled in style to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to meet Winnie the Pooh. Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:09 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, West High School

• Opening-night delight - Central begins another title defense with win

  BY SAPNA PATHAK When you lose three of your top players – also three of the best in the state – it’s normal for other teams to question how you’ll bounce back. Central answered that question on Tuesday, Dec. 19, when its boys basketball Read More... Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:06 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Sports, Manchester, Central High School, West High School