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A very Happy National Principal's Month to Ashland Public School's amazing leaders!
A very Happy National Principal's Month to Ashland Public School's amazing leaders!
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Ashland High School is proud to have 6 students as recipients of this scholarship!
The principal, Kelley St. Coeur, of Ashland High School, announced on Friday, September 25, 2026, that the following students had been named Commended Students in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program: Mihir Jain, Kevin Judge, Dhyanesh Kanakaraju, Sabrina Lin, Sophia Warnetski, and Nathan You. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC©), which conducts the program, was presented to these scholastically talented students.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2027 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2027 competition by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT©).
"Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."
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Recently Superintendent Adams was featured in a WBZ segment about the challenges of school budgets in smaller, MA towns. You can check out the video clip here.
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August 31- First Day of School Grades 1-12
September 1- First Day of School PK and K
2024–2025 School Year
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The Ashland High School Unified Basketball team was presented with the 2024 Unified Basketball Sportsmanship Award on Nov. 13.
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With the support of the Ashland School Committee, Ashland Special Education Parent Advisory Council and district administration, the Learning and Understanding Next CHapters program welcomed its first group of students in July.
- Ashland Middle Schoo
- LAUNCH
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2023–2024 School Year
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Following a dedicated 30-year career in education, Ashland Middle School Principal David DiGirolamo has announced he will retire in October.
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- Ashland Middle Schoo
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The Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association (MSAA) and its Executive Director, Dr. Robert Baldwin is pleased to announce the election of Ms. Kelley St. Coeur, Principal of Ashland High School to its Board of Directors.
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2022–2023 School Year
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Henry Warren Elementary School Assistant Principal Kate Altman has been selected as the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year.
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- Kate Altman
![Alexandra Tokar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741691474/ashlandk12maus/yz0s8zsbhwrf1dyqjzg9/alexandra.jpg","width":150}])
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Mr. Jimmy Merino and Ms. Alexandra Michelle Tokar will join Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Edward J. Markey in representing Massachusetts during the 61st annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 4 — 11, 2023.