BY MATT SCHOOLEYWith 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 Mayes said the district is projecting 1,261 students for the next school year. Mayes also said ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe 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’ progress at the school and district level is measured based on the results, and students ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe 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’ progress at the school and district level is measured based on the results, and students ...

BY JENN McDOWELLCrisp 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 proposed 2008-09 budget. Their presence was in support of their favorite programs ...

BY STEPHEN BEALESpring 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 metal trash barrels into smoker cookers. Those were just a few of the activities that ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK Generally, in the postseason world of “survive and advance,” there is no place for inter-team camaraderie. Cross country is an exception, and proof was on competitors’ faces after the Nov. 4 Meet of Champions at Mines Falls, on the campus of Nashua South High. True,  no  local athlete could see the ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR The playoffs started a week early for the Manchester West and Salem high school football teams. The Blue Devils rolled into the contest on Friday, Nov. 2, with a four-game winning streak against state foes and a 5-2 record. The Blue Knights, on the other hand, clawed to 4-3 after consecutive mid-season setbacks to Nashua ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Fifth- and sixth-graders at McKelvie Intermediate School got to skateboard, hula hoop, jog and ride scooters all at their first annual Move-A-Thon. Since Ross A. Lurgio Middle School opened to seventh and eighth grades Aug. 29, McKelvie students and staff created its own fundraiser, said teacher Marie Alsap. “We ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Following a season-ending first-round playoff loss to Alvirne, the West High School girls soccer players approached coach Kris Komisarek and asked her if they could continue practicing. That attitude, said the first-year head coach, is exactly what made the 2007 Blue Knights so special. “This wasn’t just a ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Less than a week after losing a 2-0 second-half lead and falling in its regular-season finale, 3-2 in overtime to crosstown rival Manchester Memorial, the West boys soccer team reversed the result  at Goffstown’s expense. Falling into a two-goal deficit early in the second half, the 12-4-0 Blue Knights struck ...