Congratulations Middleborough Artists!

The Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is in the 63^rd year of the Art Awards in Massachusetts!  This regional program is now part of the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards which are administered by the Alliance for Young Writers, Inc., based in New York City.

The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers was founded in 1994 as a non-profit organization to expand upon the Awards great legacy of bringing the exceptional artistic and literary talent of teens to a national audience. The judges, highly acclaimed in the arts, look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision.

This year, students from the John T. Nichols Middle School and Middleboro High School, had artwork that met the high standards required for submission to this contest! Congratulations to the following students for receiving Awards of Recognition from Nichols Middle School:  Jason Bean, Meghan Boucher, Katrina Egersheim, Michael D’Errico, Nicholas Hinko, Drake Iarrobino, Jack Leo, Kyle Rose, Jillian Spadaro, Daniel Seifert, Matthew Swanson, Logan Teceno, Parker Ward, and Emily Wolfe.

Congratulations to Abigail Wadsworth from Nichols Middle School who won an Honorable Mention for her drawing: “My Future Prince”, and to Sarah Newton of Middleboro High School who won an honorable mention for her drawing:  “ Orchard’s Gifts”.

Congratulations to our Gold Key winners! :

From Nichols Middle School:

Jonathan McLaughlin for his drawing: “Jonathan, Self Portrait”

Alina Parker from for her drawing: “I’ve Got a Secret!”

From Middleboro High School:  Michaela Mann for her mixed media: “Armor”

Great job, Young Artists of 2013!

Submitted by Jeriann Tucker

Nichols Middle School Professional Learning Community

This past week marked the 100th day of school year, and I hope that each of you take a few
moments to reflect on all that we have accomplished thus far...we have done a lot! In
speaking to faculty, staff, and the administrative team about all that we have done, the
conversation almost always shifts to focus on all that we WANT to do. To help people
carve out some time to explore some of what they WANT to do, we would like to offer an
opportunity for everyone to meet as part of our Nichols Middle School Professional
Learning Community for an hour after school once or twice per month. The purpose of the
NMSPLC time would be to provide support of faculty and staff in areas that they feel they
might like to focus. When necessary, we will work to find people who can support us in
the topics of interest. You are welcome to join any or all of the sessions, no sign-up
necessary.

Our March meetings will be Monday, March 11th and Tuesday, March 26th 2:30-3:30 in the C105 computer lab.  In our first meeting we will be looking at all of the useful resources and links that Marty has provided in his weekly Friday Memos. We would also love for others to share any and all of their own useful web resources with our NMSPLC.  The agenda for the second meeting will be decided at our first meeting based on what you all want to talk about.  Our meetings will be informal, but useful! If you have any questions,would like clarification, or have suggestions for topics to explore please e-mail me, call me 774.766.6480, or stop by my office A304. Everyone is invited and we look forward to seeing you!

Middleborough High School 30/30 Meetings

I am looking forward to meeting with all Middleborough High School teachers in the Humanities Departments during the month of March for 30/30 meetings. We will talk about anything you would like to discuss for 30 minutes and then we can talk about anything I would like to talk about for 30 minutes.

Nichols Middle School 25/25 Meetings

I am looking forward to meeting with all Nichols Middle School teachers in the Humanities Departments during the month of March for 25/25 meetings.  We will talk about anything you would like to discuss for 25 minutes and then we can talk about anything I would like to talk about for 25 minutes. 

Tech Courses Spring 2013

TECHNOLOGY COURSES BEING OFFERED BY MPS!!!

Check out the technology courses being offered this spring:

EDPF 509 Google Earth: A Global Perspective Integrating Core Content Areas
EDPG 515 Integrating Online Tools to Advance Student Achievement (Moodle for Web 2.0 Classroom Teaching)

The courses are a wonderful opportunity to earn 3 Graduate Credits from Endicott for only $640!

For more information, e-mail or talk to Liz Haskell, Melanie Gates, Ellen Driscoll, Anita Rodrigues, Mary Buchanan, or your building principal.