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March 2, 2010: "Read & Feed" at GMS; Term 2 Effort Awards; Kindergarten Screening; 3/9 Early Release; HS/JR HS Council Meetings; School Committee meetings in March; Senior Parent Ads for Yearbook Due; Dinner Fundraiser Postponed	March 1, 2010: Version 1.1 of the Budget
February 22, 2010: Wanczyk Named New Pupil Services Director; McCaul Earns National Credential; Public Hearing on FY '11 Budget; All Scholastic Fall Teams; Poetry Slam; Honor Rolls; Intra-District School Choice Closed; "Pennies" at Chester ES: Cabin Fever Concert; Vocational Application Deadline; Afterschool Math Help; College Fair; Tee Shirts for R-Word on Sale; February Career Chat: Engineers; Blandford Spaghetti Supper; Easter Plant Sale	February 22, 2010: Consolidation Update
	February 12, 2010: Responses to Questions on Bus Routes, Safety Drills, Bullying and Next Year's Town Assessments
February 9, 2010: 6th Grade Goes to College; Winter Vacation; Student Grades Can Now Be Monitored Online; Schools Unavailable To Outside Groups This Summer; EAC Reconvenes; High School Scheduling; Athletic Booster Club Meeting; Transition to High School Event; Class of 2012 Nintendo WII Raffle; Reversible Hats For Sale; Soccer Championship Shirts Available	February 8, 2010: Gateway's Improvement Budget
February 2, 2010: Girls Soccer Team Honored at Falcons Game; New School Start Times for 2010-11 School Year; New Elementary School Councils Forming; Eighth Grade Students/Parents To Meet on Course Scheduling Feb. 11; Legislative Meeting Postponed; February Jr./Sr. High School Meetings; Vocational School Application Deadline Reminder; MCAS Information at R. H. Conwell	February 1, 2010: The Governor's Budget
January 26, 2010: "Brainiacs", Sr. Interns; Elementary Transition Updates; Legislative Meeting; Data Grant; Mid-Year Reports for College-Bound Seniors; College Search for Juniors; Census Test Rescheduled; Seasonal Flu Vaccine for Staff	January 25, 2010: Volunteerism at Gateway
January 19, 2010: School Committee Votes to Consolidate; Annual Volunteer Dinner; Charlotte's Web Performance; Band Boosters Meeting; Census Bureau Test; High School Exam Schedule; "Doctor for a Day" Applicants Invited	January 14, 2010: What the School Committee's Vote to Consolidate Means for Students, Staff and Families
January 12, 2010: Seventh Grade Food Cells; Many Buses Now Closed to Guest Riders; Schedule for Week of January 18; Session II of MS Afterschool Program Extended	January 11, 2010: Gateway's Decision to Not Participate in "Race To The Top"  (RTTT)
January 5, 2010: Three Make Jr. District Music Festival; January School Committee Meetings; H1N1 Public Flu Clinic; Reindeer Games; Vocational School Application Process; School Council Meetings	January 4, 2010: Superintendent's Recommendation to the School Committee on Consolidation
	December 28, 2009: MSBA Response on Costs to Close Elementary Schools
December 22. 2009:  Chester Students Thank Secret Santa; H1N1 Flu Clinic for Public at Gateway 1/5/10; Mid-Year Bus Change Announced; FAFSA Help Night; HS Progress Reports	December 21, 2009: Best Wishes, Hopes and Opportunities for 2010
December 15, 2009: Career Planning With 6th Graders; Holiday Break; HS Winter Sports Schedule; 2010 Portal (Yearbook); Wellness Center Holiday Schedule; FAFSA Workshop; RH Conwell Little Caesars Fundraiser	December 14, 2009: Elementary Consolidation Decision Postponed to January 13, 2010
December 8, 2009: Western Mass Musicians; Effort Awards; Holiday Concerts; 2nd Dose Elementary Clinic; Sr. Citizen Concert/Luncheon; Seasonal Flu Vaccine at SBHC; Neville Concert CD's on sale; School Council Meetings; Toys for Tots; PSAT Review; Legal Career Chat; Conwell Cookbook	December 7, 2009: This Week's Elementary Consolidation Vote
December 1, 2009: Alumni College Fair; School Committee Meeting Dec. 9; HS Honor Roll; "Turkey Trot"; Staff Wellness Initiative; Athletic Booster Club Meeting	November 30, 2009: School Delays and Cancellations
November 24, 2009: Commended Students; Girls Soccer Team State Runners-Up; December 1 Early Dismissal; Wellness Center Closed Over Thanksgiving Break; Blandford Elementary's Holiday Crafts & Buffet Brunch; HS Food Drive Results; Careers in Welding; R.H. Conwell Food Drive; Chester Grade 3/4 Wish List	November 19, 2009: Elementary Advisory Committee Report to School Committee
November 17, 2009: Gator Girls are WMASS Champs; Charles Neville Concert; Swine Flu Vaccination Update; Coordinated Program Review; Russell Craft Fair; Thanksgiving Recess; Littleville "Home Team" Fundraiser; RHC Gift Exchange	November 16, 2009: Gateway Girls Take Western Mass. Soccer Champsionship
November 9, 2009: Playwright Program November 20 and 21; EAC to Share Report on November 18; "Gator Grins" Making a Difference; School Council Meetings; NHS to Help Those in Need; Career Month; Winter Sports Sign-up	November 9, 2009: Factors That Determine Each Town's "Share" of the Budget
November 3, 2009: Readiness For Swine Flu Vaccinations; November is Career Month; Parent Training for Online Grade Access; Annual Sr. Citizen Holiday Concert and Luncheon; Schools Closed for Veteran's Day; Student Council Food Drive; Athletic Booster Club Meeting; Chester "Wish List",; "Stop & Shop"pers Can Help the HS	November 2, 2009: State Budget Cuts Not Harming Schools? Don't Believe It!
October 27, 2009: Cheryl Boylan Wins Prestigious Award; Schools Closed November 2; Grade 5 - 12 Households Surveyed; College Financing Workshop Nov. 24; Gateway Bands Fundraisers; STCC Same Day Acceptance Opportunity; Conwell Candle Fundraiser	October 25, 2009: The Problem With Unfunded Mandates
October 20, 2009: Winter Weather Closings; Seniors Quality for Adams Scholarship; On-Line Student Grades Available Soon; Charles Neville to Perform With 3rd and 4th Graders; Gateway Alumni Needed for College Fair; R. H. Conwell PTO Donations Sought; Workshop on Early Childhood Speech and Language Development	October 19, 2009: It's Not All Bad!
October 13, 2009: SBHC Nurse Reflects on First Year at Gateway; October 20 Early Release; The End of Winter Bus Stops; Save-the-Date for Charles Neville	October 8, 2009: Anxious Times
October 6, 2009: New Laptops for Lease or Purchase; Parents to be Surveyed on Elementary School Closings; School Committee Scheduled to Meet in All 7 Towns; Schools Closed for Columbus Day; October Career Chat; Save the Date for Annual Sports Banquet	October 5, 2009: Planning Underway for H1N1 Vaccination Program
September 29, 2009: Athletic Boosters Seek New Members; Open House for MS and Jr/Sr High; Comment Period Closing for Littleville, Chester and Blandford; Blandford Heating Oil Raffle	September 28, 2009: The All Towns Public Meeting on Consolidating Elementary Schools
September 22, 2009: Hopson Named AP Scholar; Final Comments Deadline for Conwell and Russell Schools; R. H. Conwell Grinder Sale; Parent Notes to Schools; Library Volunteers Sought for RHC	September 21, 2009: What Has Been Done to Address Gateway's 2008 MCAS Ranking?
September 15, 2009: Town Officials' Public Hearing; 2nd Annual Family Carnival at Littleville; Registration and Enrollment Forms for Middle School After-School Program; Early Release on September 22; 14th Annual Alumni Soccer Game; Cumulative Record Forms Going Home; Chester PTO Meeting; PSATs Offered to Juniors and Seniors	September 14, 2009: Numbers, Dollars and Dates: A Brief History of Gateway Funding
September 8, 2009: New Attendance Policy at the High School; Elementary Open Houses; "Gator Grins" Starts 9/14; Public Hearings Continue; Athletic Booster Club Meeting; High School "Career Chats"; College Application Workshop; Sr. Portraits; HS Sign-Ups for College and Military Visits	September 3, 2009: Why We Are Exploring Change
September 1, 2009: School Opens Tomorrow; Public Hearings Continue Next Week (Littleville, Blandford); MS Afterschool Program Opens September 21; Gateway School-Based Health Center has Opened; Soccer Season Tickets; Student Orientations Well-Attended; Wellness Center Resumes Regular Hours; Athletic Pick-up/Drop off;	August 31, 2009: The Importance of Building Motivation in Children, Regardless of Age
	August 24, 2009: The Primary Aim of Education
	August 17, 2009: Clarification on the Public Hearings and the EAC Website
August 11 (update 8/25), 2009: BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE: What's New; Bus Routes; Meal Prices; Student Fees; District Calendar; School Safety; Update on the Future of Gateway Elementary Schools; High School Fall Sports Schedule; Ten Tips for a Great First Day of School	August 10, 2009: District Goals for the Coming School Year
	August 3, 2009: Public Hearings on Elementary School Consolidation
	July 27, 2009: Update on R. H. Conwell Charter School Prospectus; Update on District Calendar
	July 20, 2009: Summer Activities for Kids
July 14, 2009: School Committee Reorganization, Fourth Term MS Effort Awards; Fourth Quarter HS Honor Roll; A Few Stories Left Behind!	July 13, 2009: R. H. Conwell Charter School Prospectus
	July 6, 2009: Local control of schools
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