BERLIN â The smallest graduating class in school history celebrated the highs and lows of its school years during commencement exercises Friday afternoon. For the second consecutive year, graduation ceremonies were held outside on Gaydo Field in the shadow of Mounts Forist and Jasper.
Class President Kyra Woodward lead the procession in and graduate Nicole Reynolds sang the national anthem.
In his welcoming remarks, Berlin Middle High School Principal Michael Kelley promised to avoid the term âCOVID-19â but noted the Class 2021 had endured both a school reorganization and a pandemic in their final years at high school.
âItâs certainly been a tumultuous two years for the young men and women in front of us,â he said.
BERLIN â The board of education delivered a much improved financial picture when it had its second budget meeting with the city council Monday night.
Superintendent of Schools Julie King reminded the council that when she presented the districtâs budget back in March it was looking at an increase of $1.29 million in expenditures coupled with a $2.2 million cut in revenues.
At the time she said she expected the budget figures would change and King reported they have changed for the better.
The district is still working to get qualified families to sign up for free and reduced lunch â a factor the state uses to determine education aid. Many did not bother sign up because federal funds this year made the program free for all students.
BERLIN â For her 38 years of work in education, Berlin Superintendent of Schools Julie King was recognized with the prestigious 2021 Sylvia Evans Citizenship Award.
The award is given out annually by Coos County Family Health Services to honor the âextraordinary, often unrecognized contributions that women have made to the families of our region.â
The presentations were made Tuesday afternoon in an outdoor ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin.
âJulie King has devoted her entire career to improving the lives of North Country residents. As a teacher, a principal, and more recently as superintendent of Berlin Public Schools, Julie has prioritized the needs of our North Country youth and their families; she shows us her commitment to improving outcomes for our most cherished resource â our children â every single day,â said Berlin High Director of Special Services Martha Miller in nominating King.
BERLIN â The Berlin school district moved to five-day-a-week in-person learning Monday after Gov. Chris Sununu rejected the districtâs request for a waiver. The district sought a waiver to be able to finish the remaining eight weeks of the school year in its hybrid mode.
Superintendent of Schools Julie King said the district was told late Wednesday afternoon that the governor had denied the waiver request. Anticipating Sununu was unlikely to approve the waiver, school administration, staff and teachers spent hours working on a back-up plan that they have now put in place.
The changes being implemented to comply with the governorâs order were outlined at Thursdayâs school board meeting. King stressed that a lot of work went into the new schedule which required changing class schedules, bus runs and duty schedules. She said it was like August all over again when the hybrid plan for the school year was developed and the schools prepared.
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