Melrose Students at Austin Prep Earn Awards

Local students at Austin Prep earn awards.

Austin Prep Inducts Melrose Students into National Honor Society

Three students from Melrose were inducted into the National Honor Society at Austin Preparatory School in Reading on Monday, April 8.

Vocational School Students From Melrose Helping Repair Fire Damage

Woodshop area damaged in January fire expected to be back in use around the start of the next school year.

Back in January, firefighters from Wakefield and four surrounding communities put out a fire at Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School that left significant damage to the woodshop area and which at one point had flames showing from the roof. The fire-damaged area is expected to be ready for the start of the next school year - and some current electrical and carpentry students, including Melrosians, will have the distinction of having worked to repair their own school. Students from Malden, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, Winchester and Woburn that attend the school will also be assisting with the repair work. According to Principal David DiBarri, the roof was repaired shortly after the fire to prevent further damage from the …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things: Melrose Art Classes, School Back in Session & More

Check out the Melrose Patch 5 Things column for Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Here is the Melrose Patch 5 Things column for Tuesday, Feb. 12: 1. School time: After having Friday and Monday off due thanks in part to the blizzard of 2013, Melrose students will return to the classroom on Tuesday. 2. Sunny skies: Tuesday will be sunny, with highs in the mid-40s and a lows in the upper 20s in Melrose. 3. Church sessions: Two Christian groups meet each Tuesday in Melrose. Melrose Highlands Congregational Church has as weekly Bible study at 11 a.m. in the Church library, lower level, where they study the scripture for the coming Sunday's worship. Also, Seven Mile Road holds a weekly Gospel Community from 7-9 p.m. 4. Get your art on: The Milano Senior Center is expected to hold art classes from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays …

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Melrose Public Schools to Host Kindergarten Tours

Prospective kindergarten students in Melrose can tour the five elementary schools in the city in November.

Melrose Public Schools is inviting parents of incoming kindergarten students to visit the city's five elementary schools in November, according to a school press statement. "Our full day kindergarten program, which is free of charge, is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the world’s largest accreditation organization and developmental services for children from birth to 8 years," reads the statement. "Each full-day kindergarten classroom is staffed by a highly qualified teacher and at least one full-time paraprofessional.  "Additionally, Melrose Public Schools offers Education Stations, a flexible after-school program until 6 p.m. that allows children to stay in a safe and teacher-supervised …

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DISCUSS: Are Drugs and Alcohol A Problem At Melrose High School?

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SHARE: Upload Your First Day of School Photos in Melrose

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Tuesday marked the first day of school for students of Melrose Public Schools and with that in mind we'd love to see all your photos of your kids readying for the big day. Did you have a little one going to school for the first time? Or a high schooler dressed up for the start of their senior year? Whatever the case may be, upload your photos to this post and we'll create a photo gallery. Before you start trying to upload photos, make sure you've created a Melrose Patch user account (if you don't already have one), then log in. Once logged in, click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button found above or below the photo gallery. After yor image has uploaded to the site, mae sure to include a full-sentence caption and type in the photographer'…

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Pioneer Charter School of Science Proposes Network of Three New Schools

This Everett-based charter school has filed an application to create three new schools, one of which would serve Melrose students.

The Pioneer Charter School of Science (PCSS) in Everett recently filed applications with the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to open three new charter public schools, one of which would serve Melrose students, according to a press statement. In an email to Melrose Patch, PCSS spokesperson Katie Fryman said a location for the school to serve Melrose students has yet to be determined and won't be until the school receives state approval. "Charters either lease or buy an existing facility (there is no school building assistance from the state)," Fryman wrote. "The location is unknown because you can't get a facility until a charter is approved."  The new schools, if approved by the state, would serve students in …

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