Area superintendents recognize student achievements CONROD Published: 3/3/2021 6:35:00 PM Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories featuring the honored students across the county. The second story will appear in Friday’s edition. Pandemics are no longer just something today’s students learn about in history or science class. The COVID-19 public health crisis has upended normalcy around the world and thrown a monkey wrench into the routines and plans of high school students. Winners of Superintendent’s Awards typically have the recognition commemorated with a banquet dinner, but large gatherings are a no-no until the novel coronavirus is under control. Instead, the seniors selected for 2020 received their certificates from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents in different, less ceremonial settings.