Middle School Spelling Bee: 2024

By Christine Coddington | January 30, 2024 |

UPDATE: Grant placed 5th in the regional spelling bee this weekend! Congratulations!   Since 1925 students have been participating in the Scripps National spelling bee. Students first participating in classrooms, schoolwide, then a regional spelling, and ending in the nation’s capital. Sponsored locally by the Rockingham District Ruritan’s.  Excitement was in the air on January…

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Highlighting Teacher Accomplishments

By Christine Coddington | January 29, 2024 |

All of our EMS teachers guide and nurture our students on a daily basis.  Recently we have had some standout moments that we would like to highlight.   Jennifer Young – PE 6th – 9th grade, HS Drivers ed, SCO, Internship Program Supervisor Young, a Bridgewater Hall of Famer, led the Eagles basketball team statistically, earning…

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Fiddler on the Roof

By Christine Coddington | January 25, 2024 |

Fiddler on the Roof is a timeless musical masterpiece set in the fictional Russian village of Anatevka. Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl. Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. It follows the life of Tevye, a Jewish milkman, as he navigates tradition, family,…

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Set My Spirit Free: Jazz Music’s Soul Connection

By Christine Coddington | January 19, 2024 |

Join us Sunday, February 18, 2024 for a special Black History Month concert featuring jazz music, stories and poetry. A professional sextet will perform classic jazz music from Count Basie, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter and others. Dr. Joanne Gabbin, founding director (emeritus) of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, and Dr. Edward Scott, will…

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