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• Windham group gathers items for kids' back-to-school needs

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Dozens of children went back to school this year with new clothes, shoes and even backpacks, thanks to a group of helping hands. Over the past nine years, Windham’s Helping Hands has organized and facilitated a summer- long clothing Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:24 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools

• Windham's Golden Brook principal retires

  BY DARRELL HALEN The summers she spent as a playground supervisor in Methuen, Mass., taught Beth McGuire that she loved working with kids. She would spend three decades working as an educator to children, including 18 years in Windham. On June 30, McGuire Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:45 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools

• Next year’s Windham first-graders see what school is all about

  BY DARRELL HALEN At times clinging to his teddy bear, Finn Adamchek, 5, took part in activities on a recent night at Golden Brook School. Not only did the Windham boy have a good time, he also became more familiar with the people and the surroundings Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:57 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, teachers

• Windham students use ‘speed dating’ method for book reviews

  BY DARRELL HALEN Facing a fellow sixthgrader, Kristen Tornquist shared her review of the Cynthia Lord novel, “Rules.” After she finished and heard Jordan Sayeedi, who faced her, give his review of a book he read, she moved to another chair Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:22 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools

• Windham literacy teacher wins Employee of the Year

  BY DARRELL HALEN To Principal Beth Mc- Guire, Sue Katsekas is a hero – a warrior in the fight for student literacy, a champion for kids, an important guide to their parents and an enthusiastic mentor to her Golden Brook School colleagues. For those Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:27 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, teachers

• High school head chosen

  By Darrell Halen An educator from Hollis has been chosen as the first principal of Windham High School. Richard Manley was recently selected out of two finalists for the job by the Windham School Board. He will begin working full time in his new position Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 1:48 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Merrimack Valley, schools, scholarship, school board, teachers

• Online now – Video tour of high school site ready for viewing

  BY DARRELL HALEN Want to get a look at the site of Windham’s planned high school? You can do it without leaving your home. A 40-minute video tour of the site can be seen on Windham Community Television and at the Windham School District’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:55 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, technology, internet

• School Board seeks conservation land for stadium

  BY DARRELL HALEN Windham’s School Board chairman and school superintendent will ask three town boards if they would support placing a proposed high school athletic stadium on town-owned conservation and recreation land. In a 3-2 vote, the Windham Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:48 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Merrimack Valley, schools, school board, conservation land

• Plans for $5.4 million athletic facilities revealed

  BY DARRELL HALEN Plans were recently unveiled to upgrade athletic facilities at Windham High School at an estimated cost of more than $5.4 million. The plans call for the addition of two ball fields, a second gymnasium and a stadium featuring an artificial Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:58 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, sports, renovations

• Teacher contract debated – Ready for vote at Oct. 23 special election

  BY DARRELL HALEN Opponents argued the new teacher contract is too expensive and that educators need to shoulder more of the costs of health insurance. Proponents countered the agreement is fair and offers competitive pay to keep teachers working in Pelham. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:24 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, Pelham, teachers

• Coke and a smile – Teacher amasses refreshing collection

  BY DARRELL HALEN When Greg Samsel and his family discovered a large Coca-Cola sign while cleaning his uncle’s attic, the Windham boy knew where it belonged – in his fifth-grade classroom. The red sign is now part of a large collection of Coca-Cola Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:25 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, students, teachers, collecting

• Work ahead – Memorial School needs improvement, says state

  BY DARRELL HALEN Pelham Memorial School has been designated as a school in need of improvement after it did not achieve adequate yearly progress in student proficiency in reading for the second year in a row. Now, educators are developing strategies to Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:23 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, Pelham, students

• It’s your right to know – Not all officials comply with requests for public documents – Windham does best, Pelham, Salem close

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Have you ever wondered how much your child’s teacher is paid? How about what happened at the last school board or selectmen’s meeting? Or whether your neighbor was arrested in that commotion last week? You have every right Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, Police, schools, Pelham, local government

• School Board: Blue and gold stays

  BY DARRELL HALEN They came wearing green T-shirts. One wore a wildcat mascot costume. They presented petitions signed by nearly 800 people. But despite the strong public display by students and parents calling for a “new and fair” vote to Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:13 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, students, petition

• $14K spent on video cameras for buses

  BY DARRELL HALEN Troublemakers, beware: there will be another “set of eyes” on your school bus. The Windham School Board has voted to spend $14,600 to install video cameras and recording devices on all 17 buses and four mini buses that Laidlaw, Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2007 4:05 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, school board