Preliminary data from the latest round of MCAS testing revealed many positive findings for Canton; however, there is still room for improvement, according to School Superintendent Jeff Granatino. “In many areas we shined, and in many areas we were above the state standard,” Granatino said at last week’s School Committee meeting. “But we are now […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

National and local experts on school safety issues — ranging from violent intruder defense strategies and protecting schools from explosives to the more subtle violence of bullying in cyberspace and in middle school — came together with more than 150 local educators and police at Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s 2012 School Security […]
Oct 24 2012 | Posted in
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Blue Hills Regional Technical School, located at 800 Randolph Street in Canton, will have its annual open house on Tuesday, November 13, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for all interested members of the public, especially prospective students and their families. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet faculty, administrators and students; see the state-of-the-art equipment […]
Oct 24 2012 | Posted in
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On Thursday, October 4, the Canton High School community took part in something that yielded an arguably unparalleled display of school spirit. But it was not a pep rally or an athletic event or anything else where there’s an anticipated or predictable bonding experience. It was a “lip dub,” a music video shoot that involved […]
Oct 18 2012 | Posted in
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Holly Erickson
To keep up with the times, school libraries must go beyond print material and provide resources to navigate through a digital world. With that in mind, Canton High School librarian Joanne Teliszewski and Galvin Middle School librarian Nancy Stockwell-Alpert
Oct 18 2012 | Posted in
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Ruth Weiner
The Canton School Committee will consider the possibility of establishing an annual flat fee for participation in all CHS extracurricular activities, thus allowing students an opportunity to join an activity at any time of the year. A fee of $50 has been suggested and would be independent of a sports or drama club fee. School […]
Oct 10 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
MusicCounts! and the Canton Performing Arts Department is proud to announce the return of Cantonstock, Canton’s own music festival, on Sunday, October 21, from 12-4 p.m. at Canton High School. Cantonstock is the major fundraiser for the Performing Arts Department and Canton’s music booster organization MusicCounts! Thanks to the generosity of MusicCounts!, all after-school music […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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The Canton School Committee, pleased with the performance of Superintendent Jeff Granatino, has extended his contract for another three years until 2015. The committee did not formally announce the news at its meeting last Thursday; however, Granatino, speaking after the meeting, said the extension was finalized in a recent executive session. The decision to extend […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Yoga pants and Saturday morning detention were among the hot topics during a discussion of the revised Galvin Middle School family handbook at last week’s School Committee meeting on Thursday, September 6. The presentation was led by GMS Principal Dr. Bill Conard and assistant principal Meredith Carey, who has worked for several months on updating […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Boston magazine named Canton High School as one of the best public high schools in Massachusetts in its September 2012 issue, ranking number 45 out of the top 50. Boston magazine crunched the numbers in an exclusive ranking of the 50 best public high schools within the greater Boston area, all 230 of them. Rankings were based […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
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