BY SAMUEL PERRONContributing WriterIn July, seven Goffstown High School students and three teachers spent a week in Nicaragua. Along with experiencing a very different way of life, they worked with some organizations on important social and environmental projects, and did some sightseeing along the way. Students who took part in the trip included ...

Imagine 12 high school students giving up a week of their summer vacation to study politics at a college level. You don’t really need to imagine, all you have to do is stop by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. From July 12 to 19, 12 students from eight different high schools around New Hampshire attended the Civic Leadership Academy, ...

BY JENN McDOWELLHonors and advanced placement students at John Stark Regional High School will not be able to partake in one of the many rewards of hard study and determination next year, known as “crisping.” And Weare resident Helen Ray is not happy about that, especially since her daughter, Sarah, 14, just completed her freshman ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY As a child, Jonny Yocum asked his grandfather a delicate question. “Grandpa,” he said. “Can I call you dad?” Bruce Yocum paused, understanding the difficulty of the situation before answering. “I wouldn’t let him,” he said. “I told him, Jon, you’re like a son to ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY A group of Maple Street School students wanted a swimming pool, even if they may never set foot in it. Fourth- through sixth-graders at the Hopkinton school organized a fundraiser for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, specifically for a 9-year-old cancer patient, Samantha. Samantha’s wish is to have a pool she can swim ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Seven Bow Memorial School students stood in line waiting to shake Shawn MacDonald’s hand. He’s been shaking a lot of hands lately. MacDonald, 22, a lifelong Bow resident, returned from Iraq May 21, after serving with the Marines, completing his active duty following four years of service. In honor of his ...

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 McDOWELLThe state’s standards for measuring adequacy among New Hampshire school students were raised this year, and based on the results from the New England Common Assessment Program test scores students took in fall 2007, Goffstown schools did rather poorly while Dunbarton and New Boston showed continued improvement. The testing ...

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 ...