A Healthy Lynnfield has brought mental health training programs to the town’s high school as a way of educating students, teachers, and coaches on how they can nurture an environment where teens feel comfortable discussing mental health. It’s part of a response to data, acquired from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey taken every other year by students, which indicates that … [Read more...] about Lynnfield High School highlights mental health first aid
Patricia Puglisi
Lynnfield High standardized test scores a mixed bag
The results are in. While Lynnfield High students are shining when it comes to MCAS and AP tests, the SATs continue to trend in a downward direction Principal Patricia Puglisi said during a Nov. 7 presentation to the School Committee, that SAT scores dropped in 2024. The average Math SAT score dipped to 544, down from 567 in 2023 and 586 in 2022. The average ERW … [Read more...] about Lynnfield High standardized test scores a mixed bag
Hate allegations prompt high school teacher’s dismissal
Superintendent Tom Geary released a statement Monday to address the termination of a Lynnfield High School substitute teacher who allegedly engaged in hate-based ideologies. Lynnfield High School Principal Patricia Puglisi sent an email to the LHS community Monday morning addressing allegations of Jarek Reihner’s alleged connections to hate-based ideological groups and her … [Read more...] about Hate allegations prompt high school teacher’s dismissal
New facilities giving Lynnfield staff a workout
When the summer starts for the students, the custodial staff and Department of Public Works team begin their around-the-clock summer maintenance of the public schools, Facilities Superintendent Chris Rais said. Every school’s custodial staff does the same regular maintenance in the building, he said. The biggest project is stripping the tiles and waxing the floors throughout … [Read more...] about New facilities giving Lynnfield staff a workout
School Committee hears principal objectives
The principals of the district’s schools looked back on the school year and discussed their plans for the next year at a School Committee meeting. Summer Street Elementary Principal Karen Cronin said that she was very appreciative of the schools’ staff because “they don’t do what is easy, they do what is best for the kids.” Cronin added that while the year was … [Read more...] about School Committee hears principal objectives