The Canton School Committee received some good news at its July 11 meeting regarding the funding of its Italian language offerings at CHS courtesy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI). According to School Superintendent Derek Folan, Canton will receive a grant totaling $13,077.50 Euros, which is enough to cover one of two Italian […]
Jul 19 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Superintendent-Director Jill Rossetti would like to congratulate Blue Hills Regional Technical School’s Practical Nursing Program’s Class of 2024 on their graduation. The 35th annual commencement of the Practical Nursing Program took place on Thursday, June 20, at Blue Hills Regional School in Canton. It marks the final graduation for the program, which will be discontinued […]
Jul 4 2024 | Posted in
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The Galvin Middle School building project took a big step forward last week with the unanimous approvals of a final schematic design — complete with a new turf field, outdoor lighting and partial geothermal energy plan — and overall project budget of $241.58 million by the seven-member GMS School Building Committee. Both the plans and […]
Jun 21 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Superintendent Jill Rossetti and Principal Geoffrey Zini are pleased to announce the graduation of 221 students from Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton. The graduation ceremony took place June 4 on a beautiful sunny evening on the school’s turf field. “We are extremely proud of our graduates,” Zini told the assembled crowd. “This class […]
Jun 21 2024 | Posted in
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The Canton School Committee plans to call a special Zoom meeting on June 26 to authorize the new director of finance and operations to begin the procurement process for a comprehensive, independent review of the School Department’s finances. At their meeting last Thursday, June 6, committee members voiced concern about the factors that led to […]
Jun 14 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
A journey that began in isolation in the midst of a global pandemic culminated on Saturday in a “sea of green” as the 205 members of the Canton High School Class of 2024 came together on the CHS turf field to receive their diplomas. For CHS Principal Jeff Sperling, seeing them all together in their […]
Jun 7 2024 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Canton Public Schools has selected Consigli Construction Company, Inc. of Milford to build the town’s new Galvin Middle School, pending contract negotiations. Consigli will join design firm Ai3 Architects and LeftField Project Management to work with the Canton community on this multi-million-dollar building project. “We held interviews over the course of two days with six […]
May 3 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
A search is underway to find Canton Public Schools’ new second in command following the news that Sarah Shannon, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, is leaving at the end of June to become the superintendent in the Cohasset school system. Canton Superintendent Derek Folan made the announcement at the beginning of last Thursday’s School […]
May 2 2024 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Select Board is now considering whether to support a May town meeting article that could change the financing of the bond obligation for the town-owned Paul Revere Heritage Park. If approved by town meeting voters, the plan would help fund the construction of the Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation, which will be […]
By Darcie Fisher The Canton High School Visual Arts Department is pleased to announce that six students have been recognized with Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the longest running awards competition in the country for creative teens. In the art categories, Hannah Isaac was recognized […]
Apr 12 2024 | Posted in
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