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Friday, June 14, 2013

Town Preschool Program at Riverside Accepting Fall Enrollments

There will be a peer screening conducted June 25 as part of the enrollment process for eligible preschool-age children.

Are you looking for a preschool for your child this fall? The integrated preschool program at Riverside Elementary School is accepting enrollments for ages three to five. There will be a screening process conducted June 25 at the school as part of enrollment to assess eligible students' language, social, physical and cognitive development. Children must be three years old as of Sept. 1, 2013 to be eligible. The tuition rate for the 2013-2014 school year is currently $15 per day. You can find more information on the program and how to make an appointment for the upcoming screening here.

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Riverside Elementary School

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

New School Budget Source of Heated Debate at Town Meeting

The school budget was targeted for a sizable cut in a minority report by two Finance Committee members at Town Meeting.

There were only three items among the 35 articles on the warrant at Monday night's Town Meeting that generated a lot of discussion: the school budget, changes in local laws regulating taxis and a petition to move the Town Election to Saturday. Finance Committee members John Mroszczyk and Michael Daley, in somewhat of an unusual move, submitted a minority report on the floor of Town Meeting in which they sought a $229,470 reduction in the proposed $34.4 million school budget for Fiscal 2014. The new budget represents a 3.2 percent increase from 2013 and the minority report stemmed from a 7-2 vote by the Finance Committee in support of the school budget. Daley's wife Andrea, who is a Town Meeting member, and other proponents of the measure …

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Petition for Saturday Town Election Soundly Defeated at Town Meeting, St. John's Prep Plans to Add Middle School, New Academic and Fitness Centers, Danvers High School, and 1 more ›

Thomas J Burke

2:23 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

550% of college grads cannot find a job in their field. So it does not make sense to have all these fancy teachers to get kid in to college. I had to quit school at 14 and go to work. When I got back from the war then I took a test and got into Boston College. Enden up with a degree in physics and could never find out what kids learnt in high school. Most learn nothing at a huge expense. Then go …   more ›

Monday, April 22, 2013

Danvers Schools Ready to Offer Counseling, Answer Questions as Students Return Monday

After a very difficult week for all, Superintendent Dana says administrators, counseling staff, teachers and support staff are prepared to support students and families who are having difficulty coping in the aftermath.

As students return to school on Monday, school administrators and staff are prepared to offer counseling and answer questions about this past week's terror-filled and tragic chain of events. In many instances, parents say they've tried to shield their young children from the graphic and violent images that started Monday with the Boston Marathon bombing and abated slightly Friday night when police finally caught the second suspect. In the days between, victims have lost their limbs, five people have died, there have been wild gun battles, explosions and armored vehicles and officers patrolling the Boston area. And there have also been waves of celebration -- Friday night after 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was taken alive -- and praise for…

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Danvers Men at Center of Blasts Rushed to Aid Wounded Victims at Marathon

Thomas J Burke

3:22 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

All that is needed is the truth. Hiding the truth from kids and counseling is what has society so screwed up. Back before the days of counseling and hiding truth we did not have PTSD and a large amount of people suffering from depression. There used to be a saying that a kid had to eat a peck of dirt before they died. Imune systems were stronger and so brains in ability to cope.   more ›

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Schools Closed on Tuesday

An overnight snowstorm has closed public and parochial schools in Danvers on Tuesday.

Danvers Public Schools, St. John's Prep and Essex Agricultural and Technical High School in Danvers are all closed on Tuesday. That's according to a list of closures compiled by WHDH-TV's Stormforce. The closure comes because of the overnight snowstorm that dropped several inches of snow and it continues to snow at daybreak. North Shore Community College said that all of its offices are closed on Tuesday and all classes are cancelled, according to a post on the college's Facebook page.

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Danvers Public Schools, Essex Agricultural & Technical Institute, St John's Preparatory School, and 1 more ›

Monday, March 18, 2013

Threat of Winter Storm Postpones Tuesday's MCAS Tests

Due to the expected winter storm on Tuesday, the state announced that the MCAS English Language Arts Composition test for students in grades 4, 7 and 10 has been postponed until Monday, March 25.

The MCAS English Language Arts Composition test for students in grades 4, 7 and 10 originally planned for Tuesday has been postponed until Monday, March 25, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Monday on its website. The decision was made because much of Massachusetts - including Danvers - is expecting a winter storm on Tuesday, and with it the possibility that the Danvers Public Schools could be closed or have a delayed opening. In an effort to make sure all schools administer the test on the same day, "all schools must administer the ELA Composition test to students in grades 4, 7, and 10 on Monday, March 25, including schools that are not affected by the weather," according to a memo from …

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Danvers Public Schools

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Spaghetti and Chicken Patties on This Week's Lunch Menu

Here's a look at the elementary school lunch menu at the Danvers Public Schools for the upcoming week.

Here’s what will be served for lunch at the Great Oak, Highlands, Riverside, Smith and Thorpe elementary schools for the upcoming week, Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22. Monday, March 18 Submarine Sandwich Marinated Black Bean Salad Oven Fries Cucumber and Celery Sticks Melon Slices Tuesday, March 19 Chicken Patty on Whole Wheat Bun Steamed Broccoli Sweet Potato Fries Red Grapes Wednesday, March 20 Hot Ham and Cheese Croissant Vegetable Sticks with Hummus Sugar Snap Peas Pineapple Thursday, March 21 Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs Green Beans Carrots and Grape Tomatoes Hummus Peaches Friday, March 22 Cheese Pizza Caesar Salad with Garbanzo Beans Vegetable Sticks Apple Sauce Fresh Fruit A cheeseburger; turkey, lettuce and …

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Great Oak Elementary School, Highlands Elementary School, Riverside Elementary School, and 3 more ›

Friday, March 8, 2013

Winter Storm: Danvers Information Center

Stay up to date with the latest on Friday's winter storm.

Scroll down for important phone numbers, websites and more. Stay with Danvers Patch as we keep you updated throughout the storm. See a tree down in your neighborhood? Notice a road is icy? Just saw a store clerk put out more snow melt products? Please use this story on Danvers Patch to help out your neighbors. For live updates during the storm, be sure to download our App for your smartphone or tablet and 'like' Danvers Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. 5:30 a.m.: Danvers Public Schools are cancelled for the day. 6:50 a.m.: A car crash occurred on Maple Street near Interstate 95 and Route 1 with no injuries. 7:29 a.m. Liberty Tree Mall announces it will be open for its regular hours on Friday. 7:59 a.m. A car went off the road on…

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Danvers Public Schools, Town of Danvers Department of Public Works Garage, Danvers Police Department, and 14 more ›

No School Friday in Danvers

School has been cancelled for Friday in Danvers.

Snow day! A late winter snowstorm has cancelled school for Danvers Public School students on Friday. WHDH-TV has Danvers on its list of cancellations on Friday. Schools will reopen on Monday.

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Danvers Public Schools

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Chicken Patties and Meatball Subs on This Week's Elementary Lunch Menu

Here's a look at the elementary school lunch menu at the Danvers Public Schools for the upcoming week.

Here’s what will be served for lunch at the Great Oak, Highlands, Riverside, Smith and Thorpe elementary schools for the upcoming week, Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 8. Monday, March 4 Meatball Subs Sweet Potato Fries Marinated Black Bean Salad Peaches Tuesday, March 5 Chicken Patty on Wheat Bun Whole Kernel Corn Red Pepper, Cucumber and Celery Fresh Fruit  Wednesday, March 6 Macaroni and Cheese Broccoli Baby Carrots with Dip Fresh Apple  Thursday, March 7 Lemon Pepper Chicken Brown Rice Caesar Salad with Garbanzo Beans Sugar Snap Peas Pear  Friday, March 8 Stuffed Crust Pizza Green Beans Garden Salad Orange Smiles A turkey, lettuce and tomato sandwich is avalable daily. Lunch is $3 per day. Milk is 75 cents.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Public Schools, St. Mary's and Aggie Closed on Monday

Danvers public schools will be closed on Monday.

Danvers Public Schools will be closed on Monday as the cleanup from the blizzard continues, according to a post on its Facebook page at 6:08 p.m. The schools will be closed "for the safety of our students who ride our buses and walk to school," the district said in the post. Essex Agricultural School, St. Mary of the Annunciation school, St. John's Prep and Clark School will also be closed on Monday, according to a list of school closings compiled by Fox 25 and posts to the school's Facebook pages. It will mean a four day weekend for those students. North Shore Community College will be open on Monday, as of 6:30 p.m. North Shore Regional Vocational School in Middleton will also be closed on Monday. Locally, Beverly, Peabody and Salem …

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Danvers Public Schools, Essex Agricultural & Technical Institute, St. Mary of the Annunciation School, and 8 more ›

Rhonda Giarratana

5:08 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013

Wondering if they are going to cancel school again tommorow since no one cleared the sidewalk on Conant st the main walking path for both Thorpe school AND the Middle school..   more ›

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