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By Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff CHELMSFORD, MA —The pandemic has illustrated just how essential teachers are, and Chelmsford has come together to show support and appreciation for a McCarthy Middle School math teacher, father and grandfather in need. Read on

CHELMSFORD, MA (Jan. 5, 2021) – Lori Martin, a native of Lowell, Mass., was named the Assistant Director of Athletics at Chelmsford High School, Director of Athletics Dan Hart announced on Monday. Ms. Martin will assist in all facets of athletics administration at CHS including scheduling, transportation as well as graphic arts and…

We’ve got this. It’s these three words that continue to leave Matt Bartos and Tammy Leary amazed and proud. Mr. Bartos, an English teacher at Chelmsford High School, and Ms. Leary, a Counselor at the Hawthorne House, are the long-time advisors to Leadership In Motion Everywhere (LIME), a student-run club that immerses its members…

Senior MacKenzie Stacy has a message for those currently in care facilities separated from their loved ones over the holidays. Actually, she has more than 400 messages. On very little notice, the Chelmsford High School senior is trying to brighten the coming days and weeks of as many people as possible –…

By Amy Sokolow asokolow@lowellsun.com CHELMSFORD — Chelmsford High School’s theater department is usually busy producing shows throughout the year: a murder-mystery in September, a fall musical in November, an original play for children in January, a play in early spring for the state drama festival and a night of one-acts in…

Project 300, the annual food drive which recently completed its 44th year at the McCarthy Middle School, collected 16,961 non-perishable food items between Nov. 16-23, to benefit the Salvation Army of Lowell over Thanksgiving and the holidays. The non-perishables were dropped at the McCarthy School and collected each day by the…

We’ve got this. It’s these three words that continue to leave Matt Bartos and Tammy Leary amazed and proud. Mr. Bartos, an English teacher at Chelmsford High School, and Ms. Leary, a Counselor at the Hawthorne House, are the long-time advisors to Leadership In Motion Everywhere (LIME), a student-run club that immerses its members…

When a high school student considers which world languages to study, Spanish, French and German come to mind, probably in that order. Mandarin, Arabic or even Latin might draw consideration. American Sign Language (ASL) usually isn’t even a passing thought. But some good folks in the World Languages department at…

CHELMSFORD, MA – The Council of Chelmsford Schools (CoCS) is pleased to announce it has awarded two scholarships, in the amount of $1,000 each, to two graduating Chelmsford High School Seniors.  Delaney Schiefen and Nicholas Havener have been chosen to receive the scholarships after submitting essays about a Chelmsford Public…

CHELMSFORD, MA (Nov. 30, 2020) – Twenty-four student-musicians from Chelmsford High School – representing band, orchestra and chorus – qualified for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) Northeastern Senior District Music Ensemble, the MMEA announced last week. Seventeen of CHS’s 24 students received All-State recommendation and move on to audition…

In normal times, if Amy Brown were to give her Byam school art students an assignment, with pencils and paint at the ready, naturally they would skip over the pencils and start painting. Instead, perhaps unbeknownst to her third- and fourth-graders, she is teaching the vital role that preparation plays in creating…