TRURO — Truro Central School (TCS) head second-grade teacher Amelia Rose feels, she announces, as she hurries from teaching remote addition class in the library to delivering an in-person version […]
Learning
LEARNING
Students Speak Up About Nauset High Renovation
‘The building’s a mess,’ but ‘what makes Nauset good is we’re open to anyone’
EASTHAM — During her four years as a varsity lacrosse player, Nauset Regional High School senior Paige Flanagan, 18, has had plenty of experience with the infamous brown shower water […]
UP A CREEK
Sharpen Your Pencils, Students, and Good Luck!
Practice questions for this year’s middle-school MCAS test
“The annual Mass. Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, required of all students in public schools, will be administered this year, despite concerns from school administrators about what exactly the data […]
NAUSET REGIONAL
2 Eastham Boards Back High School Renovation in Unanimous Votes
Beebe calls endorsement a ‘no-brainer’
EASTHAM — The Nauset High School renovation gained the unanimous support of Eastham’s finance committee and select board when they voted on Feb. 17 and Feb. 22, respectively, to recommend […]
TESTING THE LIMITS
Pandemic Intensifies Debate on MCAS and Inequity
Schools await word on when and how to give this year’s tests
The annual Mass. Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, required of all students in public schools, will be administered this year, despite concerns from school administrators about what exactly the data […]
RENOVATION DEBATE
Easley Challenges Brewster Committee’s School Cost Numbers
School choice program is attacked and defended
EASTHAM — Members of the Nauset Regional School Committee have taken issue with a report on the high school building project that asserts that eliminating — or substantially reducing — […]
CABIN FEVER CURE #1
A Watercolored Return to Beginner’s Mind
I took a luxurious vacation last week into a world filled with lapis lazuli, burnt sienna, and yellow ochre paints; hake, dagger striper, and mop brushes; flat, graded, and variegated […]
CABIN FEVER CURE #2
An Accidental Collage, in New Colors
It’s a Sunday morning and we’ve logged onto Zoom for “Using Color With the Figure,” taught by Laura Shabott and Alana Barrett, via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Introducing […]
CABIN FEVER CURE #3
A New Cook Ventures Beyond the Kitchen Basics
Over the course of just two hours last Friday night, I used more pots and pans than I knew my kitchen had — more pots and pans than I think […]
SCHOOLS
Truro Supt. Mike Gradone Will Retire
A career full of kindness in Outer Cape schools
TRURO — Over four decades ago, Michael Gradone III accepted a job as the Wellfleet Elementary School principal. In June, Gradone, 73, will retire as superintendent of Truro’s one-school district. […]
SCHOOL RENOVATION
May 31 Deadline for Vote Called Into Question
Committee chair accuses state Rep. Whelan of ‘hit job’
EASTHAM — The Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) has confirmed that the Nauset Regional High School renovation is eligible for a third extension of the deadline for qualifying for a […]
SCHOOLS
Nauset Board Sets HS Vote for March 30
Critics say district-wide vote on renovation is ‘undemocratic’
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional School Committee voted 6 to 1 on Jan. 7 to set March 30 as the date for a district-wide vote on the $131.8-million renovation of […]
LEARNING
Provincetown Horticulture Students Are ‘Tough as Nails’
Cape Tech program inspires two hard-working local seniors
PROVINCETOWN — “We don’t sugarcoat anything,” said Dave Consalvi of the horticulture program at the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich. When freshmen explore their options for career […]
BOUGHS
An Outer Cape Storybook Christmas
Handmade ornaments bring back memories of school at Rudelle’s
In winters past, Rudelle Falkenburg’s Storybook School was a regular Santa’s workshop of handmade ornaments. Many families still lovingly unpack these decorations each year, and, with them, sweet memories. “We […]
SCHOOLS
District-Wide Vote Set on Nauset High Renovation
Hanging in the balance is $35 million in state funds
EASTHAM — In an effort not to lose a Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) grant of $35.6 million that’s contingent on voter approval of the proposed $131.8-million renovation of Nauset […]
