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The implementation plan for Junior STEAM Ahead will begin with three schools, Beech Street, Green Acres and Jewett Street. In 2015, four more schools will be added, and the remaining elementary schools in the city will participate starting in the 2016-17 school year. READ MORE
Students at Manchester West High School got a look at the Make the Grade grand prize on Oct. 13 – the annual event kick off was delayed from Sept. 25, due to a school lockdown. READ MORE
New Hampshire could be in the forefront nationally when attempting to disrupt this outdated model where recently Secretary Arne Duncan approved a waiver request from districts in California and Massachusetts, why not New Hampshire’s Manchester district? READ MORE
Get your beauty boost every Thursday at Manchester School of Technology Salon – booking now! READ MORE
According to an announcement posted Oct. 2 on the Netflix public relations site, Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions will work with Netflix to develop four films and premiere them exclusively to members. READ MORE
Manchester Police Chief Dave Mara facilitated the hour-long debriefing between the various agencies to go over the lockdown, which was the direct result of a former student who had entered the school with a handgun. The handgun was later determined to be a pellet gun and the former student – Damian Johnson – was ultimately charged with falsifying physical evidence, criminal trespass and disturbing school in session. READ MORE
Debriefing after an emergency is routine practice so that everyone involved can evaluate current emergency plans and procedures to improve safety. Superintendent Dr. Debra Livingston will meet with school board members in a non-public session, in accordance with administrative rules*, to brief them on the results of the evaluation. Specifics on any changes to policy or procedure may be released publicly in order to protect the integrity of those emergency plans. READ MORE
What played out in Desrochers head as she waited in the parking lot last Thursday for her daughter was the same thing that brought a throng of parents to the perimeter of the crime tape, and the swift response from local and state police with SWAT teams: Images of Columbine and Sandy Hook, and all the others, where, in a flash, mass school shootings happened without warning, and ended in tragedy. READ MORE
Damian Johnson, 21, was arrested Sept. 25 after entering West High School in Manchester, NH, with a pellet gun in his waistband and a folding knife, triggering a lockdown. On Friday the court learned that he had come to ask a former teacher for a letter of recommendation. READ MORE
Gerrylyn Emery talked about how she felt during Thursday’s lockdown, waiting for her twin daughters to emerge from West High School. READ MORE
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