On a medical-surgical rotation during his clinical work at the UVM Medical Center, nursing student George MacDonald had an experience that solidified his career choice. Responding to a call from a patient who had severe injuries from a car accident and was in terrible pain, MacDonald developed a plan to rotate the patient. With help from three other nursing students, he changed the patient’s sheets and pillows and moved him into a comfortable position. Days later, the hospital’s clinical instructor relayed a message from that…
Marblehead Public Schools welcomed the district’s new Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity director, Caja Johnson, during the School Committee’s meeting on Wednesday night. Johnson will report directly to Superintendent John Buckey and head Marblehead’s district-wide METCO program, a voluntary school desegregation program funded by a state grant. Through METCO, about 60 children from “racially imbalanced urban schools in Boston” are enrolled in local schools. “My initial impression of Marblehead Public Schools has been absolutely amazing,” Johnson told School Committee members. “I already feel this really…
Share your first day of school photos with us on the Marblehead News Facebook page. Ayden Sanchez and his dad, Junior, walked to the Brown School this morning. PHOTO: Leigh Blander It was a rainy first day back to school, but that didn't dampen the excitement for students and their parents at drop-off this morning. After a bowl of Fruit Loops, Ayden Sanchez walked to the Brown School with his dad, Junior, for his first day as a third grader in Ms. McMahon's class. "I'm…
Marblehead School Superintendent Dr. John Buckey Enrollment experienced an “astronomical” 6-percent increase over the summer, with 131 new students set to star the year in Marblehead public schools next week, Marblehead School Superintendent John Buckey announced at the Aug. 29 meeting of the Marblehead School Committee. “We’ve had an increase in enrollment in every grade level except at grade 4, and it was static at grade 10,” Buckey said. “We’re fortunate to have the staffing that we do, and we’re fortunate that we didn’t make…
Tuesday, Aug. 23 2 p.m., Policy Subcommittee Meeting of Marblehead School Committee, front conference room of the Marblehead administration Building, 9 Widger Road. On the agenda: Review of nondiscrimination, nondiscrimination and harassment, reconsideration of instructional resources, student dress code, bullying prevention and physical restraint of students. marblehead_school_committee_-_policy_subcommittee_agenda_8-23-2022Download 2 p.m., The Abbot Public Library Renovation Committee Meeting via Zoom. Attend virtually HERE. On the agenda: Schedule, new business and updates from the owners project manager, director and designer abbot_public_library_building_renovation_committee_agenda_8-23-22Download Wednesday, Jan. 24 1 p.m., Joint meeting…
Brown School Principal Mary Maxfield, left, and Glover School Principal Hope Doran The members of the incoming pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes at Marblehead's Brown and Glover schools will not be the only ones beginning a new adventure when the school year starts Sept. 6. Welcoming them will be two principals who are new to Marblehead, too. Brown School's Mary Maxfield and Glover School's Hope Doran recently took a brief break from settling into their new professional homes to discuss with Marblehead News their backgrounds, their…
After several hectic hours when ballots ran out in all six Marblehead precincts, some initial election results showed voters approving Question 1, a $24.3 override for town capital spending, and rejecting Question2, a $3 million override for the schools. (Read more about the override votes on Wednesday, June 22.) The town-wide ballot shortage forced election officials to print paper copies of ballots, which could not be run through voting machines. That prompted a hand count that continued late into the night. Election workers were at…
In the Tuesday election, Marblehead approved a Proposition 2 1/2 debt-exclusion override to finance a $24.3 million smorgasbord of capital improvement projects over the next five years. According to preliminary machine and hand counted results, the first of two Proposition 2 1/2 override questions on the day's ballot was approved by a vote of 3,352 "yes" votes - or 57 percent - to 2,177 "no" votes. A total of 5,845 ballots were cast in a turnout that depleted the town's stockpile of ballots. "It's great,"…
In their annual election on Tuesday, Marblehead voters tuned down a proposed $3 million permanent override that sought to supplement the town's $43 million education budget. According to preliminary machine and hand counted results, the Proposition 2 1/2 override was defeated by a vote of 3,921 "no" votes - or by 67 percent - to 1,798 "yes" votes. A total of 5,845 ballots were cast in a turnout that depleted the town's stockpile of ballots. The measure would have raised Marblehead's levy limit and would…
The Marblehead Task Force Against Discrimination, in conjunction with North Shore Juneteenth Association, staged Marblehead's second annual Juneteenth ceremony on Wednesday, June 8. Organizers called the ceremony a huge success and extra special with Marblehead Public Schools students involved. Greg Coles from Greg Coles Dance & Drum donated his time to share African drumming, storytelling and history. Student representatives to the MTFAD Alexis Earp and Celia Sliney ran the ceremony on the lawn outside Abbot Hall. The role of the student representative at MTFAD is…
