Important Dates:

April 18 - No School - Good Friday

April 21-25 - No School - April Vacation

District

Have you registered your child for Kindergarten? If you have not, please visit as soon as possible: The Family Resource Center, 189 Main St. 2nd Floor, Milford, MA 01757. Students must be five (5) years old on or before August 31 to enroll in Kindergarten.

This year, we are pleased to offer Grade 8-12 students enrolled in select World Language and English Language Development (ELD) courses the opportunity to take the AAPPL World Language assessment, which satisfies the World Language requirement of the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy and the Biliteracy Pathway Certificate. This grant-funded opportunity will be offered free of charge. Students’ assessment results will be shared with them in class and will not impact their grade in their World Language or ELD course. This data will also be reviewed with the goal of improving our World Language programming at Stacy and MHS. The Seal of Biliteracy is offered to any student in Grades 11 or 12 who demonstrates proficiency in English and any other language, whether they speak or sign the language other than English at home, learned it at school, or in the community. The Seal of Biliteracy is a significant accomplishment and will reflect extremely well in the college admission process or for future employers. More information on this opportunity can be found on our website in the Digital Backpack.

Milford High School

Sending a shoutout to the MHS wrestling team! The team captured their third Division 2 State Championship in the last four years. Three MHS wrestlers earned individual state championships (Derek Marcolini, Aidan Baum, Mikey Boulanger), while four other wrestlers finished second in their divisions. Additionally, coach PJ Boccia was named Coach of the Year. Additional congratulations to Mikey Boulanger and Aiden Baum, who won titles as the All State champions in their weight class. Mikey Boulanger then went on to win the New England championship! These hard working athletes and coaches represent MHS well on and off the mat! Go Hawks!

Our performing arts students are very busy! The MHS Theater Workshop presented “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: The Musical” to rave reviews from the audience. This team of performers, stage hands, and staff all worked very hard to put on a great show!

The MHS Percussion Ensemble performed at the RI Percussion Festival at URI. They played in front of judges, a full audience, and listened to other ensembles from around New England. MHS musicians received a "Superior" rating, which is the highest level! Sending congratulations to the following Ensemble members: Michela DiGiallonardo, Stephanie Azor, Diego Gomes, Marcelo Gomes da Silva, Nick Lalangui Ponce, Maggy Zou, Kayla Pierre, Brenda Soares, Jeff D'Orazio, and Chris Lalangui Ponce.

Milford High School will be hosting a College and Career Fair on April 16 from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the MHS Library. Check out our website for information and who is expected to be in attendance!

Milford has long had a very proud history in high school athletics, dating back well over a century. Many young men and women have proudly competed against area athletes wearing Milford’s red and white uniforms on the field, on the track, on the mat, in the pool, or on the court. Not only have many individual athletes been successful, but many teams have competed for league, sectional, and state championships over the years. The MHS Athletic Hall of Fame pays tribute to those athletes and teams - and to Milford’s history - with a new class of honorees every other year. The 15th class of inductees is set to be enshrined in November 2025. New nominees for this prestigious honor are being sought now! Nominations can be submitted on the MHS website, under the "Community" heading. More information about the MHS Athletics Hall of Fame is also available at this site. 

Stacy Middle School

Stacy Middle School Theater Club performed “Willy Wonka Jr.” in March. The cast and crew were outstanding, and the audience thoroughly enjoyed their Golden Ticket to a great show!

Woodland Elementary School

Woodland Elementary School third graders are experienced the Windows on Wildlife presentation. Each classroom participated in the presentation learning about birds and getting to see some great artifacts. Thank you to Ms. Bishop, the Woodland PTO, and the Milford Cultural Council for supporting and organizing this experience for our students.

We want to recognize Mr. Dan Cushing, STEM teacher at Woodland, who recently was awarded a grant form MassCUE, a group that promotes technology usage and education in the school setting. Mr. Cushing was one of five awardees from across Massachusetts, recognized for promising practices and creative ideas in the use of technology. His proposal, “Bringing 3D Printing to Elementary STEM,” will allow Woodland students the opportunity to “conceptualize, design, and produce 3D models, enhancing their understanding of engineering principles and computational thinking while fostering creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.” A pretty cool experience for our future scientists, designers, engineers, and inventors! 

At Woodland, more than half of the students are learning a musical instrument. Fourth and Fifth grade strings students, along with Fifth grade band students from Woodland, did an amazing job at the district Band and Orchestra vertical concert.  All of the ensembles sounded great! A huge shout out to Woodland music teachers Mr. Abe Myler and Ms. Rebecca Knapp for their hard work and dedication.

Woodland students started their "March Mathness" tournament. Classes are competing to see who can make the most progress in ST Math during the competition. Students are really excited to earn visits with JiJi; especially the opportunity to shoot hoops with our penguin friend! A huge shout out to the Woodland ST Math Steering Committee for organizing this event! 

Memorial Elementary School

Memorial welcomed Grooversity to their school. Grooversity is an innovative drumming network envisioned and led by Brazilian percussionist Marcus Santos. Grooversity’s goal is to promote Afro-Brazilian percussion as an educational resource, entertainment, and as a catalyst for social change. Grooversity focuses on community outreach for positive outcomes while targeting global diversity awareness.

Brookside Elementary School

Brookside had an amazing Cultural Music Event for K-2 students called "Brazilian Beats" put on by Grooversity. Students and staff learned about Brazilian culture and music, played drums, danced the Samba, and engaged with the drummers and dancer. Thank you to our music teachers for setting this up and our PTO for funding this event!

Brookside kicked off their ST Math March Mathness Challenge with a visit from Jiji the Penguin. Classes are challenged to increase their percentages by 14% by the end of March to earn extra recess time! Brookside teachers are proud of our six Kindergarteners, six Grade 1 students and six Grade 2 students that earned certificates for completing 100% of their ST Math journeys last month! 

At Brookside, as part of Music in Our School month, music teachers Ms. Gabrielle Goodale and Ms. Kathryn Anderson presented a great night of music and learning. Brookside students showed their families what they’ve been learning in music class!

Brookside's Boosterthon Fundraiser has kicked off. The Boosterthon Team is aiming to have as many students register as possible. In addition to raising money, our students run laps, get exercise, and have fun!

Brookside second graders have been learning about the importance of being able to get clean water and how water can move from one place to another. They used everyday materials to build a well.

Shining Star Early Childhood Center

The SSECC preschool students participated in a Yoga and Movement program with Little Beats.

Shining Star early Childhood Center would like to give a big shout out to the following students for displaying strong character traits in March. Way to go STARS!

• Cooperative: James from Ms. Pedersen's class and Paul from Ms. Tomaso's class

• Brave: Otavo from Ms. Tomaso's class and Ivy from Mrs. Austin's class

• Kindness: Aurora from Mrs. Austin, Natalie from Ms. Tomaso and Marian from Mrs. Pedersen's class.

Families interested in registering their child for the 2025-2026 school year should email the Shining Star Main Office for a registration packet. Email us at: [email protected]. Registration is currently underway. All students must be 3 years old by 8/31/25 in order to register for a placement.