Congratulations to the following students from the Fine Arts Department.

Music
Rachel Shukan, grade 10 - was selected to the All State chorus.  This chorus represents the best vocalists in the state from high school sophomores, juniors and seniors.
She will be performing at Symphony Hall in Boston on March 3.
She is a student of Mr. Brian Gilbertie, Woburn High

Art
The following students received art awards from the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards program.  Their art work competed with over 14,000 pieces from students all over the state.
1. Nicole Zadykowicz Digital Art - Honorable Mention
- Teacher Mrs. Nancy Borelli, Joyce Middle School
2. Alana Buckley - Design - Honorable Mention - Woburn High
3. Kelly Tancredi - Design - Honorable Mention - Woburn High
4. Douglas Salvati - Design - Silver Key - Woburn High
- Teacher - Mrs. Susan Thifault, Woburn High

Doug's art work will be displayed in Boston at the Transportation Center will hang from Monday, February 13 through Friday, April 20, 2012. The exhibit is open Weekdays - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. including holidays and Saturdays & Sundays - 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.

• Altavesta Elementary School - March 6 and March 7
• Goodyear Elementary - March 16
• Hurld Elementary - March 7
• Linscott-Rumford Elementary - March 16
• Malcolm White Elementary - Call office to set up an appt.
• Reeves Elementary - Call office to set up an appt.
• Shamrock Elementary - March 15
• Wyman Elementary - March 7

In order to register for kindergarten, children must be five as of September 1st.  For more information about the registration process, parents should contact the school that their child will be attending.  The schools will be able to provide registration packets, as well as information about the documents that parents will need to bring to complete the registration process.

Valentine Pancake Breakfast
Moose Club Hall
Saturday, February 11, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Donation: $5.00
Sponsored by the Class of 2012
Woburn Memorial High School

Submitted by Ms. Marie Lacour
Elementary Art Teacher

The children at the Reeves School read “The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau” by Dan Yaccarino and viewed the film clip “100th Year of Jacques Cousteau” from his web site www.jacquescousteau.com. We discussed what SCUBA (Self Contained Under Water Breathing Apparatus) means and the significance of Cousteau’s invention. Students were offered colored markers, crayons and paint to afford them more freedom of choice and practice in selecting the medium that best expresses their thoughts. The result is often work dense with meaning-making by the artist.  Selected students had their artwork displayed at Whole Foods Cafe Gallery.

Click here to see a sample of pictures from the Whole Foods display!

After the inauguration ceremonies, the School Committee held an organizational meeting. At this meeting, 2011 School Committee Chairman Patricia Chisholm entertained nominations for the position of Chairman for the 2012 calendar year. Michael Mulrenan was nominated and elected to that position in a unanimous vote.

We congratulate all members of the School Committee, and we're looking forward to another great year for the Woburn Public Schools.

Your 2012 Woburn School Committee: (left to right) Rick Metters, Chris Kisiel, John Wells, Margarette Masotta, Pat Chisholm, Denis Russell, and Michael Mulrenan (chairman) (Photo courtesy of Joe Brown)

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On Friday, December 23, students will be released early as the holiday vacation begins. Lunches will be served at all schools. Students will be dismissed according to the following schedule:

Woburn Memorial High School:  11:30

Joyce and Kennedy Middle Schools: 12:00

Elementary Schools: 12:30