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MARLBOROUGH — Allison Silva jumped at the opportunity to get hands-on experience working in the labs at Quest Diagnostics. Silva and other seniors at Marlborough’s Advanced Math and Science Academy were invited to apply for internships working in the labs at Quest, which is across from the charter school on Forest Street. “This is exactly what I want to do,” said Silva, who will be double majoring in material science and engineering and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon Univer...

Longsjo Middle Schools Becky Colo named 2021 Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year May 05, 2021 at 11:59 AM Copied! FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Longsjo Middle Schools (Fitchburg, Mass.) Becky Colo has been named the Patriots Hall of Fame presented by Raytheon Technologies Massachusetts STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Teacher of the Year. Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft announced Colo as the STEM Teacher of the Year today, and her school wil...

CHARLIE NORMAN With National Teacher’s Day coming up next Tuesday, I got to thinking about the many teachers who had a positive influence on my life. And there were many. One of the first that comes to mind, was Mr. Lewis Roberson, my seventh grade “Advanced Math” class teacher. Mr. Roberson was probably in his late 50s, balding, of small stature, wore glasses and the first male teacher I ever had. I was intimidated by him and the subject he’d be teaching (Advanced Math) from the get-go...

These 3 Massachusetts high schools are among the top 100 in the country, according to US News & World Report’s 2021 rankings MassLive.com 7 hrs ago Jackson Cote, masslive.com Despite its reputation as a state with some of the best academic institutions in the country, Massachusetts saw only three of its public high schools make it onto U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 100 best in the country this year. On Tuesday, the education-ranking website unveiled its ″2021 Be...

No other public high schools in New England made it onto U.S. News’ top 100 list.

Marlborough School Among Top 100 In Nation: U.S. News Patch 3 hrs ago Neal McNamara © Neal McNamara/Patch The Advanced Math and Science Academy in Marlborough was named the 93rd best high school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. MARLBOROUGH, MA — The Advanced Math and Science Academy in Marlborough has been rated one of the top 100 high schools in the United States, according to a new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report. This year’s list ra...

Thrive awarded $5K Foundation for MetroWest grant Community Content MARLBOROUGH — Thrive Support & Advocacy, a nonprofit benefiting youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently announced it has received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for MetroWest to support its Leadership Experience And Development initiative. Thrive’s LEAD initiative is a year-long, application-based program for young adults between the ages of 17 and 25 who live with intellectual and de...

“Whenever we see that a community is struggling, we like to step up and help aid. From there we got a lot of friends involved,” said Enough Is Enough founder and CEO, Aryan Kumar, a junior at Advanced Math & Science Academy in Marlboro.  It all started after George Floyd was killed in May last year. No mentorship, no leading — the students, ages 16 and 17, launched the organization themselves after seeing fellow students across the country protesting and speaking out against systemic r...

Lexington High again advances in GBHs `Quiz Show Community Content “High School Quiz Show” revealed the competition bracket for season 12 of the academic series from Boston public media producer GBH. Lexington High School, which took home the trophy in seasons 7 and 8, is marking its 10th consecutive advancement to the bracket stage, with the longest active streak and also tying for the longest in the show’s history. Following the program’s first-ever virtual Super Sunday qualifying qui...

SAMPLER: Blessing held at Fort Meadow Reservoir Mary Wenzel The annual outdoor Blessing of the Waters took place recently with the Rev. Gregory Nicholas Christakos of the Sts. Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church in Marlborough. The event took place at the Bolton Street Tavern which is situated next to the Fort Meadow Reservoir. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY … Keep your heart beating sweet … Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. What’s more, living with hea...