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• Superintendent to stay on job

  BY DARRELL HALEN Frank Bass is going to stay on as superintendent of schools in Pelham and Windham after apparently working out problems with two School Board members. Bass had applied to become Manchester’s school superintendent just seven months Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:33 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Windham, school board

• School drug search policy may be revised

  By Darrell Halen The School Board may revise its policy on drug searches in Pelham schools after concerns were raised about the magnitude of the searches and disruptions caused to students. During the board’s Wednesday, Jan. 16 meeting, School Board Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Schools, Drug bust, police, drugs, school board

• Budget Committee gives recommendations to school warrants

  By Darrell Halen The Pelham Budget Committee voted to support the $3 million purchase of approximately 48 acres for a new high school. But the panel voted against recommending the construction of the new school and an auditorium. The nine members attending Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:25 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Schools, taxes, school board

• Study committee formation will be on the ballot

  By Darrell Halen The Windham and Pelham school districts share employees, resources and costs by belonging to School Administrative Unit 28. But beginning in March, Windham voters might start the process of pulling their community out of the SAU. A warrant Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:08 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Schools, Windham, taxes, school board

• Conrad to step down from School Board

  By Darrell Halen One of the biggest proponents of a new high school in Pelham is leaving the School Board. Michael Conrad, 42, will depart from the board in March, one year before his current term is to expire. In his letter of resignation to School Board Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:46 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Schools, Political, school board

• Trying on their future – Internships give hands-on experience in students’ fields of interest

  BY DARRELL HALEN Several times a week, while dressed in hospital scrubs, Salem High School senior Courtney Morgan is busy helping people at Parkland Medical Center in Derry – preparing rooms, making beds, walking with patients, getting them something Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 2:25 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Salem, students, jobs

• $995 chair too much?

  School Board divided on superintendent’s office purchase BY DARRELL HALEN The purchase of an executive desk chair by School Superintendent Frank Bass that cost Pelham and Windham taxpayers $995 has drawn criticism from several School Board members. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:32 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Schools

• Thinking pink to fight cancer

  BY DARRELL HALEN The sales of pink bracelets and freshly baked cookies during a school fundraiser may not bring in a lot of money, but for Taryn Kayo it’s a way to support the fight against *** cancer – a disease that struck her grandmother Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:00 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Fundraiser, students, cancer

• T-shirts and tactics – Memorial School staff motivates kids toward higher test scores

  BY DARRELL HALEN As Pelham Memorial School students filed into school, the theme song from the movie “Rocky” sounded over the building’s public address system. Their teachers wore brand-new lime green T-shirts with the words “striving Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:59 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, students, teachers

• Voters to weigh in on teacher contract – Deliberative session is Sept. 25

  BY DARRELL HALEN Pelham voters will soon have their chance to speak on a revised three-year teacher contract. A deliberative session will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Pelham Elementary School. Voters will debate and discuss a special school Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:20 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, teachers, voting

• Rising Star – Pelham alum moving through Milwaukee’s system

  BY SAPNA PATHAK He thought winning every game he started as a freshman at Pelham High School was a fluke. But after repeating the feat three more times, former Pythons pitcher Derek Miller couldn’t help but recognize his baseball abilities. “After Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:23 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, sports, baseball

• Safety fixes at high school completed

  BY DARRELL HALEN Contractors are winding up their summer-long work at Pelham High School. The changes they’ve made to the building are intended to improve safety for students and staff. “They should be able to evacuate from the building faster Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:54 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, safety

• Special election – Voters to decide fate of revised Pelham teachers’ contract

  BY DARRELL HALEN Pelham voters will go to the polls in October to approve or reject a revised teachers’ contract. A Superior Court judge granted permission to the Pelham School District to hold a special election on Tuesday, Oct. 23. “All Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:15 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, teachers, court, voting

• Athletics director says fields not ready

  BY DARRELL HALEN Concerned that athletic fields at Pelham High School won’t be ready in time for fall teams to practice, the school’s athletics director has urged its landscaping company to take immediate action. “As it stands right Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:05 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, football, Schools, sports

• Ready for school – Bass starts as new superintendent

  BY DARRELL HALEN Frank Bass considers himself more of an education leader than a manager. “I’m very upfront, out there,” said Bass, 55, the new superintendent of the Windham and Pelham school districts. “You’re not going Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:20 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Windham