Marshfield School Committee Recognizes MCTV's, Liam Keane

At our July meeting, the School Committee recognized outgoing senior, Liam Keane, who spent the previous year filming our meetings for MCTV.  Liam is a fine young man, who will be heading off to college in the upcoming days.  He worked hard at his craft and was able to bring a unique brand of levity to our meetings.  He will be missed.

Overdose Awareness Vigil-August 31st at 6 PM

On Wednesday, August 31st from 6:00-8:00 PM, the town of Marshfield will recognize International Overdose Awareness Day by holding its 2nd Annual Overdose Awareness Vigil on the Town Green. Beyond bringing attention to the opioid crisis plaguing the country, by placing over 1,400 flags on the town green, those present will be paying respect to residents of Massachusetts who lost their lives to opioid overdose in the past year.

This important event is the result of many stakeholders coming together to join with hundreds of Marshfield and area residents to help battle this epidemic. That list includes the Marshfield Board of Selectmen, the Marshfield Drug Task Force, the Marshfield Coalition Against Heroin, the Marshfield Police & Fire departments, Marshfield F.A.C.T.S. (Families, Adolescents and Community Together against Substances), the Kiwanis Club of Marshfield, along with the Marshfield Public School Department..

We hope you can join us on the 31st for this important event.  For those who want to assist in placing the flags, volunteers will be doing that work at the town green on Tuesday, August 30th at 5:30 PM.

Below is a picture from last year's preparation for the Vigil.

MPSD's Newest Educators

Below are the names of the District's newest educators and professional support staff.  It has been a very busy season in the personnel world and we are thrilled to be able to welcome so many talented educators and professionals to our team.  After going through a three day induction program this week, our newest educators are looking forward to meeting their new students and fellow educators next week.

Below are some photos from this past week along with a breakdown of our new staff and where they will be.

Brittany	Carmical	Math Teacher	FBMS
Corey	Cuddihy	Special Education	FBMS
Katelyn	Damaris	Guidance Counselor	MHS
Nicole	Dickinson	School Nurse	DWS
Meghan	Flanagan	Physcial Education Teacher	MHS
Jeremy	Frey	Physics Teacher	MHS
Renee	Gallo	ASD Specialist	DISTRICT
Meka	Genatossio	Music Teacher	MES
Emily	Hardwick	Business Operations Coordinator	CENTRAL
Megan	Hartman	English Teacher	MHS
Siobhan	Hayes	Special Education	FBMS
Laura	Howerton	Biology Teacher	MHS
Melissa	Humphrey	Data Systems Specialist	CENTRAL
Marissa	Jones	School Psychologist	FBMS
Dana	Junior	Technology Education Teacher	MHS
Kathleen	Keenan	School Nurse	FBMS
Mandy	Keith	Kindergarten Teacher	SRS
Carolyn	Magowan	SLP	GWS
Catherine	Mulligan	Elementary Teacher	DWS
Kathleen	Murrill	English/LA Teacher	FBMS
Melissa	O'Brien	Science Teacher	FBMS
Rebecca	O'Dowd	School Adjustment Counselor	MHS
Joseph	Powers	English Teacher	MHS
Benjamin	Raymond	English Teacher	MHS
Adrienne	Robatzek	Elementary Teacher	DWS
MacKenzie	Sharpe	Special Education	MES
Pamela	Smith	Early Childhood Teacher	DWS
Tyler	Spilhaus	Physics Teacher	MHS
Julie	Stiles	School Nurse	FBMS
Katherine	Tracey	Social Studies Teacher	MHS
Erin	Waffle	Guidance Counselor	MHS
Erik	Whitaker	Math Teacher	MHS
Meghan	Wilkers	Special Education	GWS
Elizabeth	Zimmer	Special Education	GWS

WEB Leaders Greet FBMS 6th Graders

As we get ready for the start of the new school year, the 8th grade WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) Leaders, along with many of the FBMS staff, greeted the newest grade 6 arrivals to the Furnace Brook Middle School today.  There was a lot of excitement, information sharing and team building going on throughout the school.  By the end of it all, the 6th graders had a better understanding of life at FBMS and they also knew that they had a number of "veteran" students who would be there for them on Day 1 next week.

Here's a few photos from the day:

Massasoit Open House at MHS

Massasoit Community College had their first open house at Marshfield High School last week.  The high school will serve as a satellite campus for the college this fall.  As many of you know by now, MHS will be host to a handful of general education courses for Massasoit students.  In addition, the college will begin a new Maritime Technician program and run it in one of the technology labs at the high school.

We are thrilled about this partnership with Massasoit and we are looking forward to seeing this relationship grow in the future.  We have a few pictures from the Open House below: