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 drive in cooperation with the Nesmith Library that volunteers say ...

BY JENN McDOWELL School officials for Salem, Pelham and Windham schools are breathing a sigh of relief now that the state has agreed to extend the deadline for instituting public kindergarten. In its definition of an adequate education, the state Legislature included public kindergarten as a requirement. Since then, 12 ...

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 will retire from her position as principal of Golden Brook School. “I love ...

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 of the school where he will start first grade this fall. On Thursday, March 27, Finn ...

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 to pair with another student and share book reviews with him. Kristen, 12, would ...

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 reasons, Mc- Guire nominated Katsekas, who leads the school’s ...

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 after coming to SAU 28, the Windham and Pelham school districts. His move prompted ...

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 on July 1. “We had two excellent candidates to choose from. However, Mr. ...

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 article on the Windham school district ballot, if passed, would create a planning ...

By Darrell Halen Jessica Thibeault, 11, sprinkled colorful confetti on a plate before taking a whiff of a bowl of diced tomatoes and cucumbers mixed with balsamic dressing. “Smell this,” Lindsay Miller, 11, who had stirred the mixture, said to her. “Doesn’t it smell good?” Jessica placed paper cupcake holders on ...