Pentucket School Committee Votes to Retire Sachem Mascot
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew reports that the Pentucket School Committee voted tonight to fully retire the Sachem mascot.
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew reports that the Pentucket School Committee voted tonight to fully retire the Sachem mascot.
Superintendent Justin Bartholomew reports that Pentucket Regional School District will look to follow a hybrid teaching model this fall, with plans to transition to fully remote learning should local and regional COVID-19 cases climb significantly.
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew wishes to share the initial state guidelines from Gov. Charlie Baker and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for the 2020-21 academic year, which will be modified as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Principal Jonathan Seymour are pleased to announce that Pentucket Regional High School will hold a socially distanced graduation ceremony this weekend.
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to share that five elementary school students in the district will represent the Northern New England region in the remotely held Henry Ford Annual Invention Convention U.S. Nationals this June.
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Pentucket High School Principal Jonathan Seymour are pleased to share that administrators, volunteer parents, first responders and community members from Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury came together Tuesday to spread some cheer among the senior class.
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to announce that Pentucket Regional School District will be sharing video performances by students and alumni this month.
“The Pentucket Music Conservatory is thrilled to offer these opportunities to our students, alumni, and community at a time when we could all use some positive entertainment,” said Director of Jazz and Music Conservatory Leader David Schumacher. “These events are a great celebration of the work these musicians have put in. It has been fantastic to reconnect with our jazz alumni over the past few weeks in preparation for this event.You will be amazed at what they have all accomplished since moving on from Pentucket. I couldn’t be more proud.”
Students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members and the media can access all of the video performances on their designated publication dates by visiting the Pentucket Music Conservatory YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/pentucketbands or by searching pentucketmusicconservatory on YouTube.
Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m.
Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak which has forced school facilities statewide to close for the remainder of the school year, Pentucket had planned a series of events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cafe Jazz.
During Cafe Jazz, the Pentucket Regional High School cafeteria is decorated to transform into a “jazz club” for a night of student performances. Next year’s in-person performances are tentatively scheduled to be held in May 2021, and this month, alumni have been invited to perform as special guests. Their performances will be shared online for their peers and the community.
The video performances will also offer viewers an opportunity to write in and interact with comments and questions.
West Newbury resident, Pentucket parent and professional video editor, Tim Kane of Indian Hill Productions, has volunteered to produce the Cafe Jazz video this month.
Performers for the virtual Cafe Jazz event include:
Wednesday, May 27 at 7 p.m.
Pentucket Regional School District students have the opportunity this May to volunteer their own video performances through the first-ever Pentucket Music Conservatory recital, and a video of all the performances will be archived and viewable after May 27 on the conservatory’s YouTube channel as well.
Students in grades seven through 12 will perform in the recital, and faculty will also participate. Students have been given the opportunity to perform using any instrument they wish, and are not limited to the instruments they primarily practice through their academics or after school activities. Performances will include solos, solos with accompaniment or a digital collaboration with peers.
The district will be sharing the Pentucket Music Conservatory Encore Performance Series this month, through which the district will be posting encore “premieres'” online of district performances from spring 2018 and 2019.
Pentucket Regional School District Orchestra performances from spring 2019 will be shared Wednesday, May 13
Pentucket’s spring 2018 Band Jamboree performance will be shared on Tuesday, May 19
Pentucket Regional Middle and High School Choir and Percussion performances from spring 2019 will be shared on Wednesday, May 20
All encore performances will be posted at 7 p.m.
“Our faculty, students and alumni have gone above and beyond to put this series of events together, and its truly remarkable to see what they’ve been able to accomplish,” Superintendent Bartholomew said. “We’re all looking forward to enjoying these performances, and encourage community members to tune in and listen to our talented Pentucket musicians.”
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WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to share that the district partnered with local first responders to hold a Teacher Appreciation Parade Tuesday.
MERRIMAC — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to announce that Ken Kelley has been selected as the new principal of the Helen R. Donaghue and Dr. Frederick N. Sweetsir Elementary Schools in Merrimac.
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew announces that, in accordance with a new order from Gov. Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Pentucket Regional School District will remain closed through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic.