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Manchester School District is looking for mentors who can  help bring  FIRST ®  Junior STEAM Ahead  into our fourth grade classrooms!   FIRST ® Junior STEAM Ahead is a community partnership between Manchester School District and FIRST ® , with the goal of sparking students’ interests in science, technology, engineering, art and math.  During lessons that apply math and science concepts, teams of four students design, build, and program robots using LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ®  and other elements.   After a successful pilot year,  FIRST ®  Junior STEAM Ahead will be in seven elementary schools for the 2015-16 school year. P arents, members of our business community, retirees, and anyone else interested in being part of innovative education in Manchester qualify to become mentors -- no technical or FIRST LEGO League experience necessary!  If you can provide 90 minutes of your time once a week, we want to hear from you! To start, plea...

Parents and students can come early to register for Manchester Summer School at Central High School on Wednesday, 7/1/15 between 9-12. Central High School is located at 207 Lowell Street: http://central.mansd.org/a/mansd.org/central/about/map-and-directions . Classes begin July 6 - for more information please visit:  http://www.mansd.org/summer-school-2015 .

Manchester has city-sponsored programs for kids this summer, and there's still time to register! Fun In The Sun  summer day camp for Manchester residents ages 6 - 12. Registration Date and Requirements: Registration Date: Thursday, July 2, 2015 @ 8:00 AM Registration will take place at the site your child will be attending. Program Locations: JFK Memorial Coliseum, Livingston Park (Dorr's Pond House), Piscataquog River Park Must have birth certificate to register. MANCHESTER RESIDENTS ONLY, if there is a question you will have to prove residency Youngsters MUST be 6 (Six) years of age to register. Registration will continue throughout the six weeks provided space is available at each site Program Start Date: Monday, July 6, 2015 Program Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Program End Date: Thursday, August 13, 2015 Participants enjoy: playground activities arts & crafts swimming local field trips special events days such as MTV day or Ch...

All of Manchester’s graduating seniors have much to be proud of when they look back on their high school accomplishments. We want members of our community to meet some of the students who have faced challenges that threatened their success were it not for personal fortitude, ambition and strength. These are the stories they were willing to share that we hope will inspire others. They’re the reason the pomp and circumstance really matters. __________________________________________________________ Nathan, front, at this year's Memorial Day ceremony at school Nathan Temple’s family will be watching proudly when he dons his cap and gown for Memorial High School’s commencement ceremony on Saturday. His mother won’t be there, though. She died in October 2013, the beginning of Nate’s junior year. “ I loved her sense of humor and ability to always put a smile on my face,” Nathan said of his mom. “She always put me and my sister before herself, and I will always be gratef...

Students at Henry Wilson Elementary School marked the end of a successful academic year with a celebration of learning and leadership.   Wilson has implemented the internationally praised “Leader in Me” principles into its everyday culture. They are based on the more well-known “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” Similarly, the Leader in Me program developed for educators by author Stephen Covey equips children with the confidence and skills they need to thrive: Fifth grader Abang was Leadership Day's emcee 1. Be proactive 2. Begin with the end in mind 3. Put first things first 4. Think win-win 5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the Saw A school assembly of music, speeches and recognitions began the Leadership Day program attended by parents and special guests, including superintendent Debra Livingston, Department of Education Commissioner Virginia Barry, and several members of the board of school com...

Nominations for induction into the Central High School Hall of Fame are currently being accepted, according to Dr. Michael Murphy, chair of the committee that oversees the organization. Anyone wishing to submit a nomination should send an e-mail to centralhalloffame@gmail.com before September 15, 2015.   The e-mail should set out in 500 words or fewer the nominee’s accomplishments and the reasons the writer believes the nominee should be inducted.  Any contact information for the nominee should also be included. In order to be eligible for induction, nominees must have been graduated from Central before 2007. A banquet celebrating the inductees will be held in the spring of 2016 at the Center of New Hampshire. The Hall of Fame was founded in 1995.  Since its founding, more that 75 graduates have been inducted, including cartoonist Bob Montana, film star Adam Sandler, Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly, and Dartmouth College hoop standout Cindy Vaios.

Eleven members of MST High School's Class of 2016 are the charter members of the school's National Honor Society chapter.  NHS is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.  After taking the NHS pledge, these 11 students received their medals and signed the chapter register: Mandhira Chhetri Angela Hamilton  Matthew Nguyen Ian Johnson  Ali Long  James Manning  Michael Mears  Lauren Michaud  Depika Tamang  Jayda Wentworth  Aidan West Congratulations to all of them for their achievement!

Grab your walking boots, Manchester Schools’ Faculty and Staff! Manchester School District is kicking off their Walking Works challenge on Monday, June 15! Teams will compete to cover the greatest amount of steps in 8 weeks. Sign ups are available starting at 4:00 pm on June 4, so grab a spot and get moving! The first 50 registrants will receive a Fitbit Zip to help them track activity throughout the challenge (those who have received a Fitbit in the past are not eligible). This year will work a little differently than last; teams will be split into 3 groups: elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. Each team will receive a weekly average step score based on the amount of participants on their team. The team with the greatest step score by the end of the 8-week challenge will earn a spot on The Walking Works Plaque of Fame. This will be updated and passed between winning schools in future challenges. Participants will still be eligible for random prize drawings indivi...

Maureen and Todd Berkowitz of Manchester Subaru; Tim Russell, representing Manchester music educators; Ernie Boch, Jr.; Mayor Ted Gatsas; and Debra Livingston at the Music Drives Us Foundation presentation to Manchester School District  Manchester schools have received 110 musical instruments worth more than $25,000 to enhance music education in the district. They are the gift of Music Drives Us and Manchester Subaru, which joined forces to provide the donation. The Music Drives Us Foundation was established in 2006 to help support music programs for the underserved and to prevent music education in schools from being cut due to budget reductions and other obstacles. “Music can be used as a tool to better the lives of people everywhere, especially children,” said Ernie Boch Jr., founder of Music Drives Us and president & CEO of Subaru of New England.  “I’m honored to be here today with the schoolchildren of Manchester and bring them so many wonderful instr...

P arker-Varney Elementary School continues to celebrate its 2015 award as the state’s Elementary School of Excellence by the New Hampshire Excellence in Education committee. The “ED”ie Awards recognize New Hampshire public schools that meet high standards of excellence and can serve as representatives of the many excellent schools throughout the state. On June 1, students and staff hosted a community event to showcase some of what makes Parker-Varney worthy of statewide recognition. Much of the school's success can be attributed to  project-based learning, in which students are encouraged to design and manage hands-on community service and research projects. Other highlights of Parker-Varney are the Innovation Learning Lab, which provides students with daily individual instruction in literacy and math, and enhanced professional development opportunities for the teachers to learn from each other and try new things. Family and community involvement have been crucial components to...

If you want to learn more about STEAM Ahead NH for high school students, hear what students, teachers, business leaders and our university partners have to say about it. Interested incoming freshman can register now for STEAM Ahead NH !   STEAM Ahead from MPTS - Channel 16 on Vimeo .

With support from  Google CS4HS , NH-CS4HS offers a six-week  free   online summer workshop  for the  Mobile CS Principles  course,  June 29 – August 7 , with the  option  for scheduled face-to-face sessions. The program supports the creation of a community of practice with year-round peer-to-peer professional learning for participating teachers.    Teachers have the  option  to register for any of the following 4-day face-to-face sessions: June 29-July 2 July 13 - 16 August 3 – 6 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday (lunch included) Location: UNH STEM Discovery Lab , UNH Manchester at 88 Commercial Street Application Deadline:   June 19, 2015   Program description at  http://goo.gl/GO789j Online application at  http://goo.gl/forms/ BD2pVP3tbU   Need more information? Email Mihaela Sabin at  mihaela.sabin @unh.edu ...

MST's Intro to Culinary Arts The Manchester School of Technology Intro to Culinary Arts class has earned a Public Health Excellence Award for Food Safety.  The award from the Manchester Health Department honors food establishments which achieve the highest sanitary standards when it comes to food preparation. Fewer than 10% of the Manchester’s commercial kitchens receive the award. “MST’s Intro to Culinary Arts class deserves to be among this year’s award recipients,” said Tim Soucy, Manchester Public Health Director. “The instructors and students have demonstrated a commitment to training a highly skilled food service workforce and maintaining safe food handling practices to prevent food borne illnesses in the community.” Phil Alexakos, left, of the Manchester Health Department, presents the award certificate to Chef Mike Holfelder The Culinary Arts kitchen at MST is inspected twice a year, just like any other restaurant in the city. MST met the rigorous criteria for t...