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This year we are challenging ALL Manchester School District Employees to work together to beat last year's "Walking Works" steps while trekking to fun destinations throughout the country.  Join up and start stepping! Register online at www.walkingworks.com All employees need to register for the current challenge, even if you have participated in past "Walking Works" programs. Participants will collectively accumulate steps/miles over six weeks to virtually tour the country by foot. Highlighted locations (for example the Grand Canyon) will serve as virtual gains as distances are reached. PRIZES will be awarded weekly for those who log regularly. Don't have a FitBit? Want one to Help you track steps? The first 25 employees to email wellnessmatters@mansd.org requesting a FitBit will receive one! **Please only email us if you plan to participate and don't currently own a FitBit** Registration Instructions

Information and updates from March are now available in this month's newsletter!

It was another memorable season for boys' basketball in Manchester, as the district saw all three high school teams advance to the semi-final and final rounds of the NHIAA State Tournament.  With Memorial and West’s title aspirations falling short in the semis, all hopes for a Manchester state title fell on Central, and its head coach David “Doc” Wheeler, whose team came through with a thrilling 60-58 overtime victory against Merrimack, claiming its second state title in three years. For Division 1 Basketball in New Hampshire, many pundits will tell you it was a year like no other, as the parity across the state contributed to a wide-open tournament. “I have never seen a tournament where as many as 14 teams had a legitimate chance to win it all,” said Wheeler, who claimed his fifth state championship at the helm of Central Basketball. “We certainly didn’t put the fear in anybody this season, but we certainly didn’t fear anyone either.” Two of the four Central victories w...

Manchester School District has been on the radio airwaves since February, bringing the community news and updates about schools.  Affiliated with Manchester Public Television Service, WMNH 93.5 FM provides an opportunity for organizations to promote its programs, events and information. Dr. Livingston hosts bi-monthly editions of "All Hands Up for Education." Students, faculty, staff and community members have shared their perspectives on several topics, including extended learning opportunities, 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool program, and English learners in Manchester. "All Hands Up for Education" airs multiple times during the week, between the hours of 3 and 6 pm. You can also listen to the podcasts online .

Manchester Community College has announced its schedule of 2016 summer  c amps   for youth ages 6-13. There are various options for different age levels, including full- and half-day sessions. Click HERE for details and registration information.

Manchester's elementary schools will be accepting registrations for kindergarten and new first grade students in April. Students currently attending MSD's pre-school programs do not have to register for kindergarten at their neighborhood school; those records will be transferred. The dates and times for children and parents to register in person at each school are listed online and the required forms are available for download to be filled out ahead of time. Teachers will be on hand during daytime hours to give your child a literacy screening, which is a simple tool that asks your child to complete some kindergarten and first grade level tasks. No appointment is necessary.

The Manchester Memorial High School  FIRST  Robotics team brought home its first-ever champion banner after competing in the North Carolina District contest last weekend. Memorial’s Cruisin’ Crusaders topped 23 other teams from North Carolina and Virginia in the two-day event March 19-20. Under strict rules, limited resources and an intense six-week time limit, student teams were challenged to build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game. At the University of North Carolina Asheville, the game was Stonghold, during which teams used the ir robots to weaken, attack, and capture the other team's tower. During several rounds of competition, the Cruisin’ Crusaders finished day one in second place, fell to third during play on day two, but advanced into the quarter- and semi-final rounds before capturing the title. Memorial High School, with the help of  FIRST  Robotics, hosted an assembly to celebrate the Cruisin’ Crusaders’ victo...

Manchester School District has received a grant from the Norwin S. and Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation to support expansion of extended learning opportunities for high school students. The funding, which totals $12,472, will be used in the form of stipends for teachers who go above and beyond their contracted school day to work with students participating in ELOs for academic credit. ELOs connect students with members of the community in an area of interest they can learn about outside the traditional classroom. Because an ELO must be aligned with the school district’s educational objectives, students are required to demonstrate mastery of concepts and skills that are clearly defined when designing individual ELO experiences. High school teachers play an important role in extended learning opportunities, from helping students to develop a project plan, talking to students about the connection between in-school academics and out-of-school work experiences, and assessing successful co...

Central High School is planning a daytime career fair for students on April 19. Professionals from the business community are welcome to participate and offer students the opportunity to learn about various professions and career opportunities that might await them.  Interested professionals should contact:   Bill Cannon, Director of Guidance 603-624-6363 x1113 wcannon@mansd.org

Manchester School District is proud to offer this scholarship opportunity to its graduating seniors who are first ­generation college bound students next fall. Known as the “I Am College Bound” Scholarship , this needs­-based cash award is funded through the generosity of Manchester School District employees who participated in an “I Am College Bound” Scholarship fundraiser on November 20, 2015. The spirit of the scholarship is solely intended to promote the college­-going culture of the school district and to help all students believe in their choice to attend college if they so desire. The scholarship will be used to help a student defray the cost of attending a two- or four-year institution. ELIGIBILITY​: Students who are graduating from one of the four public high schools in the Manchester School District, are accepted and enrolled in a recognized two or four year college or university, and will be the first member of their immediate family (mother, father, siblings) to att...

Dozens of projects submitted by Manchester teachers to a popular crowdfunding site for educational needs were fulfilled by one man yesterday in an amazing show of generosity. According to a notification emailed to teachers by DonorsChoose.org: "Tim Ferriss completed your project in honor of #BestSchoolDay. 'I'm funding all classroom projects in Long Island, New Hampshire, and Sacramento because NY, NH, and CA are my three educational homes. If it weren't for incredible teachers and mentors in all three places, I wouldn't be where I am today. I'm thrilled to support the next generations of teachers, who are my heroes.'" Tim Ferriss is an author who joined athletes, actors, founders, and philanthropists in a national surprise “flash funding” of DonorsChoose.org projects in communities across America. READ MORE the national effort and Tim Ferriss. We thank him for his support of Manchester schools!

The academic calendar for the next school year has been published and is now available. You can find it HERE . Please note that the current school day times and bell schedules remain the same. Highlights: First day of school for students - Tuesday, September 6, 2016 First day of school for preschool and kindergarten - Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Last day of school for students - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Thanksgiving holiday break includes Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Presidents' Day, February 20, 2017, is a day off Five snow days are built in.

The NH American Legion will hold its 68th annual Boys State program from June 26 to July 1, 2016. Boys State is a six-day “learn-by-doing” experience in the American way of government. One hundred and fifty public and private high schools throughout the state are invited to select qualified students to participate in the program. Home school students of “junior equivalence” are also eligible. The delegates to Boys State will convene at Rivier University in Nashua to apply the principles of democracy in the mythical fifty-first state -- “Granite Boys State.” Boys State is an opportunity made available to high school juniors annually by the American Legion. When the students arrive on campus for registration, they are assigned to a city or to a town, to the House of Representatives or to the Senate, to an Executive Council District, and to a mythical political party. During the week, the students establish their mock city, town and state governments through caucuses and debates, de...

Parker-Varney has entered a video contest hosted by Collaboration Nation, an organization dedicated to celebrating successful education technology initiatives. The prize is $15,000! Schools across the country were encouraged to submit videos that demonstrated an "exemplary educational technology collaboration and the measurable impact it’s had on learning and teaching." Parker-Varney's video features its Innovation Lab, in which students in all grades receive daily reading and math enrichment every day. There are 85 computers, a projector and screen. Students also learn computer coding, build their own computers, and work on projects with a 3D printer. Supports can VOTE FOR PARK-VARNEY once a day until March 15!

A Hillside Middle School eighth grader is the 2016 Manchester geography champion. The city's four middle schools hosted the first-ever geography bee city championship on March 1. The top three finishers in each school bee qualified for the all-city event at Hillside. The geography bee works a little differently than the traditional spelling bee. Instead of questions being posed to one student at a time, all of the students answer each question at the same time; they have 30 seconds to write down their responses. Those who answer incorrectly are eliminated, while the rest of the group goes on to answer the next question. On Tuesday, the final two participants were Cooper Hamel, grade 8, and Kellen Barbee, grade 6, both of them representing Hillside. In the championship round, both boys answered the same three questions, and the winner was determined by who got the most correct. That was Cooper, with two correct responses. Congratulations to Cooper and Kellen, as well as to ...