After more than a full year of negotiations, the Canton School Committee and Superintendent Derek Folan are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative agreement with the Canton Teachers Association (CTA) on a new employment contract for bargaining units A and E. The process reached a successful conclusion after a third mediation meeting […]
Works by two talented CHS student artists, senior Olivia Schnock and sophomore Caroline Ye, have been selected for inclusion in this year’s highly competitive Emerging Young Artists (EYA) Juried Exhibition presented by the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth. Schnock’s digital art piece, “Stress,” and Ye’s clay and wire sculpture, “Cherry Blossoms,” […]
Pending the approval of a funding increase in the next school operating budget and the completion of a new schedule, students at Canton High School could have some new choices for course electives in the upcoming school year. The new courses are among a number of changes in the school’s 2023-24 program of studies, which […]
Following a productive mediation session on Saturday, January 14, representatives of the Canton Teachers Association (CTA) announced the formal suspension of its work-to-rule job action as they moved closer to a deal with school leaders on a new employment contract. “The CTA is happy to report that progress was made at today’s mediation session,” said […]
Just as December vacation was getting underway, local officials found themselves back at the Galvin Middle School on two separate occasions in the past week due to water leaks. On Christmas Eve at approximately 5:30 p.m., a police officer who was patrolling in the area noticed water coming out of one of the doors at […]
This story originally appeared in the December 15 edition of the Citizen. Veteran Canton High School band/orchestra leader and accomplished trombonist and composer Brian Thomas is thrilled to announce the release of his first album as a solo artist, On the Bone, which is due out later this month. The album features five “groovy soul […]
Congratulations to Canton’s Team Arrow, who took home first place at the First Lego League (FLL) robotics qualifier held last month at Newton North High School. In addition to winning top honors for robot design, Team Arrow also earned a spot at the Massachusetts FLL Championship scheduled for December 17 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (Above, […]
A mid-day disturbance at Canton High School that initiated a shelter in place alert and resulted in criminal charges being filed against several individuals has prompted a thorough review and debrief as administrators seek to hammer home their commitment to school safety and accountability. While the incident in question, which occurred around noontime on November […]
The Canton School Committee will consider whether to accept the recommendation of the MassCore alignment and implement a four-year math requirement for all Canton High School students beginning with this year’s freshman class. Adopted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2007 and amended in 2018, MassCore is a state-recommended program of study […]
Canton school leaders’ dream of renovating or possibly rebuilding the Galvin Middle School — a centerpiece of the district’s long-range master plan — is now one step closer to becoming a reality following yet another affirmative vote by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). In clearing this latest hurdle, the Canton school district is now […]
