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Fort River Elementary School will be promoting exercise as a life-long activity on Thursday, February 16^th and Friday, February 17^th through their annual Jump-a-Thon. All students in grades 1-6 will jump rope for approximately forty minutes, and their parents or guardians are welcome to join in on the fun.

Crocker Farm Elementary School has spent the last year working on developing PBIS, an approach to education that focuses on cooperation, accountability, respect, and empathy (CARE). These core values, which will play a major role in lesson plans, were chosen by a school-wide leadership group after surveying second to sixth grade students, teachers, and families.

In addition to developing this framework, constituents authored an Educators Handbook that allows them to zero in on challenging behavior and develop appropriate intervention strategies.

“Some call this approach old-fashioned,” said Assistant Principal Derek Shea. “I see it as common sense at work.”

On January 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th, Amherst Regional High School will be putting on an unique theater performance comprised of Broadway songs and corresponding stories. Bess Hepner and Joshua Wolfson, both seniors, will be the Masters of Ceremonies.

Cabaret is notable for its intimate atmosphere; this sets it apart from many of the larger theater productions at the high school. The show will take place in a small backstage space behind a curtain in the auditorium. This set-up will create a physical closeness between the viewers and the performers.

“Cabaret is all about connecting with the audience,” said Kayla Crowe, a senior at ARHS and the stage manager of the performance.

The Leo Club at Amherst Regional Middle School visited Shriners Hospital in Springfield on Monday, December 19. Twelve eighth graders brought cheer to patients at the hospital and sang Christmas carols, played games, and read to the pediatric patients. 

ARMS Leo Club member, Hannah Ackerman, attested, “ It was an inspiring experience.”