Interim Superintendent Derek Folan, Principal Jeff Sperling and National Honor Society Adviser Jennifer Sousa are pleased to share that 82 students were inducted into Canton High School’s NHS chapter at a ceremony on Monday, December 13. During the ceremony, NHS officers Pooja Subramanian and Mia Galvin spoke about the four pillars of the National Honor […]
In a reversal from previous projections made just a few years ago, Canton school administrators are now anticipating a slight decline in total school enrollment over the next five years with a projected net loss of 69 students across grades K-12. In a presentation given at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Stephen Marshall, CPS director […]
By Janet Donnelly and Melanie Floyd Interim Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan and Canton High School Principal Jeffrey Sperling are pleased to announce that CHS students are participating in Team Rival this school year. This program aims to raise awareness about drug use and addiction, and to promote healthy student choices. Sperling has participated in […]
Interim School Superintendent Derek Folan was pleased to share encouraging COVID vaccination trends among Canton’s younger students dating to early November, when the vaccine first became available in the United States for kids ages 5-11. Reporting on the latest vaccination data at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Folan said that 16 percent of children ages […]
Interim Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan has announced a series of upcoming remote community forums in an effort to increase parental and stakeholder input into his education planning for the Canton Public Schools. Folan will host Zoom forums on the following dates: Monday, November 29, from 6-7 p.m. (GMS and CHS community); Monday, December 6, […]
The Canton Public Library is pleased to announce the opening of its new Homework Center beginning Monday, November 29, in the Community Room. Available to Canton residents in middle and high school, the program strives to both alleviate school-related stress and to promote a sense of community among Canton students. Teen and tween residents will have […]
After a week-long cleanup effort, the Galvin Middle School reopened Monday without a hitch as all operations resumed, including in-person classes, after-school clubs, and the school’s late bus. Staff and students told GMS Interim Principal Dr. Mike Green that the building looked as if nothing had happened, despite the fact that all three levels of […]
The Canton Public Schools have cleared the first major hurdle in a multi-step process to obtain funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for a possible renovation/expansion or replacement of the Galvin Middle School. As detailed by Interim Superintendent Derek Folan at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Canton was recently notified that the MSBA, […]
Correction: In the 9/30 print edition of this article, it was reported that results from the 2021 MCAS exams would begin to be mailed home on September 30. However, September 30 reflects the date that the state released the individual scores to school districts, not when they would be mailed home. School officials anticipate mailing […]
The deadline to apply for the interim School Committee seat vacated recently by Charles Rae is October 16 at 5 p.m. The appointment will be made by a joint vote of the School Committee and Select Board, and the appointee will serve until the April 2022 town election. Interested candidates should send a letter of […]
