Joe Sawyer
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What's up with the Snow Day Calculator? There's actually a 100% chance that all
@ShrewsburyPS
Public Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13, due to the coming storm.
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Due to the coming storm, all
@ShrewsburyPS
schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Monday, March 4, 2019.
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These three students who live at my house approve of my decision that all
@ShrewsburyPS
Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Monday, December 2 due to the ongoing storm.
#snowday
#yourewelcome
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Due to the coming storm all
@ShrewsburyPS
schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Thursday, January 4.
(You’re welcome
@Colonials_18
)
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Due to the coming storm, all
@ShrewsburyPS
schools will be closed on Monday, Feb 9.
#ShrewsburyMA
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I couldn't be prouder of our students at SHS for the respectful way they honored the victims of the Parkland, FL tragedy & used their voices to advocate for safe schools for all. This student-led event was poignant & thoughtful. Our school is better for it.
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Due to the coming storm, all
@ShrewsburyPS
Schools are CLOSED tomorrow, Thursday, February 9. Be safe and enjoy your
#snowday
.
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There will be no school in
@ShrewsburyPS
tomorrow, Feb 2 due to the coming storm. Enjoy the Super Bowl!
#GoPats
#DoYourJob
#ShrewsburyMA
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I am thrilled that Shrewsbury voters said YES to building a new Beal School! THANK YOU to everyone who supported this important project that will benefit our community for decades to come.
THANK YOU SHREWSBURY VOTERS!! Thanks to you, Shrewsbury will get a new K-4 elementary school. The numbers are still coming in, but it looks like a BIG win!
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It’s Spirit Week at SHS & today is student-staff switch day. Someone seems to think snow days can be bought.
#YepThatsMyDaughter
#NopeSheDoesntHaveTheSnowDayCodes
#HoodiesAreMoreComfortable
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Due to ongoing weather conditions and the need to ensure safe campus access, all
@ShrewsburyPS
schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Friday, January 5.
#staywarm
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Due to the coming storm, all
@ShrewsburyPS
schools will be closed tomorrow, March 14. Enjoy the day and be safe.
#SnowDay
#ShrewsburyMA
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My incredible executive assistant, Beth, gifted me a new tool to help make snow day decisions. I asked “Should schools be closed tomorrow?” This is easier than monitoring weather reports!
#FridaySnowday
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Due to the coming snow & ice storm, there will be NO SCHOOL in all
@ShrewsburyPS
Schools tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7.
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State champs! Congratulations to the SHS Girls Hockey team on their amazing season!
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Due to the coming storm, all
@ShrewsburyPS
schools will be CLOSED today, Monday, February 8, 2016.
#ShrewsburyMA
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Due to the storm there will be no school in
@ShrewsburyPS
tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan 28.
#ShrewsburyMa
#ShrewsburyPS
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I have a new assistant today. His name is Dwight, he just moved here from Scranton. Not sure this is going to go well.
#HappyHalloween
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All of us at
@ShrewsburyPS
extend our deepest condolences to the Roy family on the tragic loss of
@WorcesterFD
Firefighter Christopher Roy, who was a Shrewsbury resident and whose daughter attends 4th grade at Coolidge School.
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I couldn't be more proud of the
@SHS_Unified
program for being named a National Unified Champion School by
@SpOlympicsMA
! Today's celebration was one of the most meaningful in my career. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
#Accept
#Respect
#Include
#Empower
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I am proud to report that the amount contributed to the Ava Roy Fund by
@ShrewsburyPS
students, parents, & staff, along with
@ShrewsburyMAGov
&
@SELCOnews
staff, as part of the
#Red4Roys
tribute & fundraiser totaled $50,178. Our sincere thanks to all for your generosity.
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Congratulations! More importantly, John is a class act who represents the very best of SHS.
#ColonialPride
Congratulations to John West as set SHS records in Career Points Scored with 1368 points and the Single Game Scoring record with 48 points in a game with an 81-76 win over Xvarian in the Westwood Tournament!!!
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There will be no school in Shrewsbury tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5 due to the inclement weather.
#ShrewsburyMA
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@RyanTrocki11
Nice try Ryan...but tomorrow we follow the Super Bowl Champion
@Patriots
example and get to school on time to
#DoOurJob
.
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All
@ShrewsburyPS
will open TWO HOURS LATE tomorrow, Wednesday, March 15. No AM kindergarten, AM preschool & AM extended school care.
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Status of
@ShrewsburyPS
opening on Tue, Feb 10 will be determined in the morning based on the conditions.
#FinishYourHomeworkTonight
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Congratulations to our
#ShrewsburyMA
basketball athletes who will be competing in the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle this July and representing our country in the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi in 2019! See
@SpOlympicsMA
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Congratulations to the graduates of the SHS Class of 2018! A classy ceremony tonight. Your community is very proud of you. All the best for a bright future!
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Due to weather conditions predicted for midday and previously planned early release, all
@ShrewsburyPS
schools are closed today.
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Due to heavy snow continuing, despite best efforts of Shrewsbury Highway they will not be able to clear roads and open campuses in time even with a delay, so all
@ShrewsburyPS
Public Schools are CLOSED today, Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
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A huge thank you to Town Meeting members for their overwhelming “Yes” vote to approve the borrowing for the new Beal School! I’m hopeful the full community will vote “Yes” on November 6 to authorize funding this critically important building project.
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@samieisenberg27
Thanks for offering $20 & shoveling my drive to get snow days,but bribing public officials is illegal.Thanks for the laugh!
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After getting intel from my family, my colleagues turned back the clock to my childhood to mark my turning a half century today. Surprised to walk in and find a working Atari, Evel Knievel, & an old school Mac in my office, plus The Boss on a 33 LP!
#BackInTime
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Couldn’t be more proud to see students entering the new Beal School for the first time. Thank you to the Shrewsbury community for providing this incredible place for learning!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Sorry, you’ll need to exercise patience with your hopes for a possible
#SnowDay
. No decision until early tomorrow morning.
#DoYourHomework
#StudyForMidterms
#Don
’tStayUpTooLate
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David Lowy continues to be an outstanding role model as an award-winning paraprofessional who dedicates himself to students’ success at
@FloralElem
, as a leader among his peers, & as a great supporter of the Shrewsbury community.
#ShrewsburyLearns
This
#failurefriday
in the
#BlairPop
room we learned about Mr. Lowy’s perseverance and the importance of always pushing forward.
#teamfloral
#shrewsburylearns
#vulnerability
#daringclassrooms
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Due to the storm, all
@ShrewsburyPS
campuses will close at 6pm tonight and there will be no school tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan 27
#ShrewsburyMA
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Very proud of this outstanding SHS student! Thanks, Carl, for your kindness and dedication.
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Congratulations SHS Class of 2019! All of us in
@ShrewsburyPS
are very proud of you!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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@ShrewsburyPS
will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Jan 3, due to the continued inclement weather.
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It was worth it once I got to the top of that hill...even if I was running late 😉
Great energy at our opening assembly with
@ShrewsburyPS
staff today! Looking forward to working w/you to
#TellOurStory
in the coming year, because you are extraordinary educators.
#ShrewsburyLearns
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You know you’ve made a positive impact when 1000 students & staff surprise you w/ a special song and a piece of art incorporating everyone’s fingerprints! An awesome way to wish
@SherwPrincipal
the best as she leaves
@MiddleSherwood
to become one of our Assistant Superintendents!
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As first grader Prince enthusiastically told me, “This looks like a place where we can be heroes!”
#ShrewsburyLearns
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The awarding of diplomas by family members began today at SHS! I was able to be there for a few of them, the first being
@2020SHS
Class Secretary Kaitlin Urbanik receiving her diploma from her grandfather and then having individual and family professional photos taken.
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Here’s the team from Dunder Mifflin, the winners of the Town Hall costume contest. Great job by our
@ShrewsburyPS
Central Office, inspired & led by Kim Fitzpatrick (aka Michael Scott)! Look for your favorite character (I had it easy being Andy Bernard...)
#HappyHalloween
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Today we say goodbye to the incomparable Diane Abbott, our registrar, who is retiring after 25 years of exceptional service to
@ShrewsburyPS
. We are grateful for her many contributions and wish her the very best!
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Grateful to these staff working today to distribute rapid tests & KN95 masks provided by
@MASchoolsK12
to
@ShrewsburyPS
staff!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Once again, our SHS Speech & Debate team has demonstrated excellence. This represents a ton of hard work and dedication, which paid off in their second team state championship in four years. Congratulations to all of the team members and coaches!
#StateChamps
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Fabulous Valentine’s Day lunch at SHS, including a student raffle. This cafeteria crew is top notch - they bring their best every day to serve our students and staff great food with a smile!
#ShrewsburyLearns
#ShrewsburyCares
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Due to snow & freezing rain forecast, all
@ShrewsburyPS
Public Schools will be CLOSED today, Tuesday, Dec 17.
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Tough loss, but great season for
@ColonialsFB
. You played with toughness and class and made your community proud.
#ColonialPride
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We’ve closed the books on a successful school year for
@ShrewsburyPS
. I am grateful for the support of parents & community, our dedicated & highly skilled educators and support staff, and, above all, our terrific students. They give me optimism for the future!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Today is
#nationalprincipalsday
. We are so fortunate to have these leaders as the principals of our nine schools in
@ShrewsburyPS
! Thank you
@SPS_Preschool
@SPS_Beal
@wlbell630
@SpringPrincipal
@CCS_Principal1
@JonathanKelly_
@omsprincipal
@SHSColonials
#ShrewsburyLearns
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So proud of this honor! Congratulations to all of our students, staff, & supporters who worked hard to make our Unified Sports program worthy of this national recognition. You have made SHS a stronger & better community through
#acceptance
,
#respect
,
#inclusion
, &
#empowerment
.
@SHS_Unified
is honored to have been named a National Unified Banner School by
@SpOlympicsMA
&
@SpecialOlympics
. Looking forward to continuing to spread inclusion, whole school engagement & youth leadership at SPS this school year.
#shrewsburylearns
#choosetoinclude
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All
@ShrewsburyPS
Public Schools will be CLOSED today, Thursday March 8, due to the weather conditions.
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Growing up in Central MA, I never knew about Juneteenth until I lived in Texas. I’m glad our town is officially observing this important part of our nation’s history.
The Board of Selectmen have proclaimed today, June 19th, 2020 as "Juneteenth" in the Town of Shrewsbury. Click here for more info:
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Very proud of SHS students raising $5,000 to help students from
@HoustonISD
recover from Hurricane Harvey.
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We have a superb group of new educators joining
@ShrewsburyPS
this year! They’re at orientation getting ready to make a positive difference for our students. Looking forward to seeing them in action this fall!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Incredible Middle School Unified Basketball game today. Great standing-room only crowd supporting our athletes, who were simply awesome!
#ChooseToInclude
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Incredibly proud of our SHS students for contributing 110,000 hours of community service since 2012! Thanks to
@MassLtGov
,
@MattBeatonEEA
,
@HannahEKaneMA
, &
@SenMikeMoore
for recognizing this achievement last night with
@SHSColonials
& our student Community Service Advisory Board
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We are grateful for all of our custodians & maintenance workers who keep our schools clean and well maintained. Happy
#CustodialWorkerAppreciationDay
!
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Highlight of my week was cheering on our
@SHS_Unified
basketball team at their opening game. So proud of the 40 students playing this season!
#ShrewsburyLearns
#PlayUnified
#ChooseToInclude
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Forecast has storm starting later, so tomorrow is looking good for a full day of school. In other words:
#DoYourHomework
#BePrepared
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Due to the coming storm, all
@ShrewsburyPS
Public Schools will be closed. This will be a traditional snow day, not a remote learning day - there are no expectations for any students to complete any schoolwork from home tomorrow.
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Please see my message regarding our national crisis and how I believe our
@ShrewsburyPS
school community should respond.
#ShrewsburyLearns
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It was wonderful to celebrate our senior class at their 50 day breakfast this morning. A happy coincidence that their class color is green! ☘️ Thanks to the class advisors & parent volunteers for organizing this great event. The countdown to graduation is on!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Congratulations to our SHS Girls Basketball team on their win on Senior Day!
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A heartfelt & humorous Commemoration for the SHS Class of 2019. Compelling remarks by
@shs_mrbrown
&
@MrNevaderSHS
, superb music by
@ChoirsSHS
&
@SPSOrchestras
, great class video & yearbook, & hilarious class history by
@SHSofficers2019
#SorryOnly1SnowDay
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#FourEaster
? More like
#SnoreEaster
. All
@ShrewsburyPS
Public Schools are OPEN on regular schedules today, March 22.
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Good luck to
@SHSGBall
alumna Elizabeth Grip as she competes for
@GoStonehill
in tonight's Div 2 Elite Eight game!
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Terrific ceremony this morning to celebrate community service learning at SHS.
@KellyEngTeacher
gave remarks focused on empathy, and Loren Cardani received the Amy O’Leary Service Award. Congrats to the many students who were honored for 100+ hours of service!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Wow! Seussical was amazing! Everyone involved should be proud of the quality of this production, it was superb. Thanks for all of your hard work to develop your considerable talents and create this experience for the audience. Bravo! You might even say it was
#LightsOut
...
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We are grateful for all of our generous donors who made David J. Adams Memorial Field at Central One Federal Credit Union Stadium a reality!
#Legacy
#Community
#Pride
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Great to be at
@CoolidgeSchool1
today. In addition to their
#Red4Roys
tribute & fundraiser, it’s the annual Snowflake Festival, featuring a performance & sing-along w/the SHS A Cappella & Treble Choirs. They were a huge hit!
@ChoirsSHS
#GuessWhoIsComingToTown
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Congrats to the SHS Field Hockey team on their outstanding 1-0 victory in the state quarterfinals. On to the
#FinalFour
!
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Extremely impressive performances & videos at today’s Black History Assembly at SHS. The messages were both poignant & inspirational. Our students make me so proud. Keep stepping up, standing up, & speaking up!
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Love the scarecrows created by the 8 Blue students at Oak MS depicting the Oak administrators and me! Very accurate details, right down my lanyard and cell phone tweeting "snow day." Glad to see my speech bubble shows a no school announcement and not "If I only had a brain..."
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Tough loss for
@bury_baseball
in the state final to an outstanding
@DirtyTBaseball
team. Great season for SHS — loved their
#grit
,
#heart
, &
#ColonialPride
.
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I had lunch at SHS yesterday, and what the American Studies students did to raise awareness of the prevalence of depression and anxiety was compelling. This helps combat the stigma associated with mental health challenges. Well done!
#ShrewsburyLearns
#ShrewsburyCares
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We’re very proud of the 14
@ShrewsburyPS
educators who were honored last night for achieving professional status, after three years of strong performance that met the high standards of our district. Congratulations!
#ShrewsburyLearns
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I was so impressed with today’s SHS Black History Club presentation. The speakers, multimedia presentations, art installation, & singing and dancing performances were superb and provided a powerful message on the theme of
#unity
.
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Little Colonial gets Young Hero Award! Preschool student Bryce Babigian’s quick thinking kept his family safe when a fire broke out at home.
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A clear example of how installing a synthetic turf field will avoid schedule changes and transportation costs. See
B+G Varsity Soccer games tonight have been moved to Grafton HS, 5pm and 7pm. JV games are moved to tomorrow at Grafton HS. Go Colonials!!!
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So proud of the SHS students who gave back at St. Anne’s Thrift Shop,
@CHPINC
, &
@BeLikeBrit
and delivered school supplies to Grafton Street School in Worcester as part of the
#NationalDayOfService
on
#911Day
. This crew was working hard at St. Anne’s!
#ShrewsburyCares
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The 50th edition of the SHS Musical, "All Shook Up," was worthy of this milestone for our Performing Arts Department. AWESOME job by all involved in this incredible production. You absolutely rocked!
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Very proud of these SHS educators who completed a graduate certificate program in social & emotional learning at
@WilliamJamesEdu
. Our students & staff will benefit from their learning & leadership.
#ShrewsburyLearns
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Great job by all at Commencement ceremony for
@2017Colonials
. Messages, music, class history, video, yearbook were all terrific!
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A reminder that two of our schools are named after Shrewsbury residents who gave their lives in service to our country: Maj. Howard W. Beal (World War I) and Lt. Col. Walter J. Paton (World War II), whom we honor on this Memorial Day
#ShrewsburyLearns
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