Plymouth South High School has been awarded more than $201,000 to help boost its graphic design and visual communications program, as part of a $15 million Skills Capital Grant program. South is one of 65 Massachusetts schools and educational institutions to receive funding through the program. The money will be used to for “upgrading technology […]
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Local nonprofit wins $958,000 grant to help children born with opioid exposure
To the Moon and Back, a Plymouth-based nonprofit that supports children born with in utero substance exposure – as well as their families – has been awarded a grant of more than $958,000 grant by the Massachusetts Community Health & Healthy Aging Funds, which is affiliated with the Department of Health. The advocacy group says […]
All these years later, members of Plymouth High’s Class of ’46 still get together to remember
As expected, the senior dance was a very formal affair. High school students were immaculately dressed for the occasion, marking the end of youthful innocence and the beginning of more mature pursuits. Girls were decked out in white gowns and wore gloves while boys sported white jackets with matching flannel pants. Nearly eight decades ago, […]
‘I want to be able to make an impact on somebody’s life’
For most members of this graduating class, Monday’s triumphant ceremony marked the end of an arduous journey, one that required them to overcome many obstacles along the way. On a still-sunny early evening in the packed garden of the Plymouth Public Library, 14 students received diplomas for having passed the General Educational Development test, or […]
Rising Tide aviation students have higher aspirations
In a hangar at Plymouth Municipal Airport, students from Rising Tide Charter Public School were pushing and pulling a Piper Cherokee onto three scales, one for each of the plane’s landing gears. “We spend a lot of time on the weighing of planes,” said Jack Connolly, a junior. Planes are weighed to make sure they […]
Superintendent warns of layoffs, citing a $2 million budget shortfall
Campbell says non-teaching positions and ‘redundancies’ will be targeted.