by | Feb 14, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Many high schools have created inclusive or unified sports programs that pair special education students with their general education peers. Agawam High School, however, is one of the few in the area that has gone beyond sports by adding two unified academic...
by | Feb 14, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Before Council President Rosemary Sandlin could even finish introducing a resolution to support Medicare for All in Massachusetts, its sponsor Tom Hendrickson asked for it be removed from the agenda. Had it passed, a copy of the resolution would’ve been sent...
by | Feb 9, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Abigail Drumm was left almost speechless after her winning performance for the second consecutive year in an annual poetry performance contest at Agawam High School. “I don’t have words to describe how excited I am that I won this year’s contest,” said the...
by | Feb 9, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
The 2024 robotics season kicked off in January with student teams for Rosie Robotics at Agawam High School and Mechatronic Maniacs at West Springfield High School ramping out work to design and build their newest robots for the first round of competition in late...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The Agawam St. Patrick’s Committee is once again encouraging eligible young women of Irish descent to enter its annual pageant to select the 2024 colleen and her court.The first step in this process is to complete and submit the online...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — To keep schools safe, Agawam is using a two-pronged strategy.The first approach concentrates on the physical safety of students and staff, while the second one centers around ways to manage student behaviors that could lead to violence.John Nettis, the...