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On a picture-perfect summer evening on Wednesday, eighth-graders at the John Glenn Middle School (JGMS) bid farewell to outgoing principal Kevin Tracy and set their sights on the high school as the Class of 2025. A slowly setting sun and a cool breeze accompanied the ceremony as families arrayed their blankets across Sabourin Field in a colorful display. A Hawaiian theme was chosen for the occasion and kids and parents responded with shirts and dresses dotted with palm trees and hibiscus and accented their outfits with cheerful plastic leis. A post-Covid euphoria was in the air as hugs and greetings were warmly exchanged.
The Bedford High School girls’ lacrosse team advanced to the quarterfinals of the MIAA Division 2 East sectional tournament Friday afternoon in a resounding fashion: a 17-1 home-field triumph over 10th-seeded Arlington Catholic.
The opposition will be tougher for the Buccaneers – second-seed Foxboro High, which will host the match on Monday at 7 p.m.
More good news -- the Buccaneer boys’ tennis team traveled to Lawrence and vanquished Central Catholic High School, 4-1. The quarterfinals are scheduled for Tuesday either at Marblehead or in Bedford vs. Reading.
Coach Nicole Lespasio’s lax team spread the wealth – all 18 girls on the roster got playing time, and there were 11 different scorers, led by Abby Morrissey (four goals); Allie Zorn (three), and Astrid Yerardi (three). Notable defenders were Katherine Vaughn and Julia Dearing; each caused multiple turnovers.
A year since a group of residents began weekly demonstrations on the Common, racism still permeates many parts of American society.
That doesn’t surprise the organizers.
“We are certainly talking about generational change. This situation does not lend itself to quick fixes or dramatic signs of progress,” Mark Bailey declared. “There are no short cuts here.”
Shannon Leonard agreed. “It’s going to happen incrementally – we may take three steps forward and two steps back. But people will be able to look back and notice that there was progress.”
These weekly statements were sparked on social media, following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. Leonard, a Bedford High School graduate who grew up in Boston and was often the only white face in her class, announced on her Facebook page that “I was going to stand on the Common with a sign. And I received a response from a Bedford High classmate, who was a METCO alumna, and another METCO graduate joined us as well.”
Bedford will be receiving about $4 million in federal post-Covid relief over the next year.
Town Manager Sarah Stanton said Monday permitted uses are limited to response to the public health emergency; replacement of revenue lost due to the pandemic; or some categories of infrastructure.
The money results from approval of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). It is expected in three installments, with the first $1.6 million before the end of the month and the remainder before the close of fiscal year 2022.
The Bedford Public Schools’ Integrated Preschool Program is inviting neighborhood children who will be 3 years old by August 31, 2021.
Why choose the Bedford Public Schools?
In his final newsletter of the 2020-2021 school year, Superintendent Conrad, as always includes a wide variety of school news.
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