Friday, December 14, 2012
Mansfield Elementary School Winter Concert's schedule change sparks debate.
This week, Mansfield became part of the “War on Christmas” debate. At the recent Mansfield school committee meeting, the matter of changing the winter chorus concert was discussed. It was changed from December and moved to January. According to Jordan Jackson Elementary School principal Teresa Murphy, the concert was changed for various reasons and had been discussed in the school since last spring. Those reasons, according to Murphy, included scheduling, a new chorus director and a few complaints over the years from Mansfield residents regarding the content of the pageant. “Our choral instructors direct a thriving program and teach 200 children over the course of the week during six different recess periods,” she stated in a press …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Holiday play moved this year in response to complaints.
The Mansfield elementary holiday play will not be playing this year after complaints were lodged against the religious nature of some of the songs. Principal Teresa Murphy said that about half a dozen residents complained last year and that the play will instead occur later and will have a Martin Luther King Day theme. Mansfield school committee chair Michael Trowbridge said that it’s a shame and he loved the plays every year, and commented that six complaints usually don’t phase him. “I get more than that every day,” he said. Murphy said this may not be permanent. “That’s not to say it won’t come back next year,” she said.
Mansfield Education Foundation hosts Annual Secret Shop at Jordan Jackson Elementary School
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The following was submitted by Cara Martin of Bridgewater State University --- On Saturday, Dec. 1, a snowy day in Mansfield, MA set the stage for Mansfield Education Foundation’s (MEF) Annual Secret Shop. Secret Shop was originally started by The Mansfield Social Club in the 1960s. Since 2010, MEF has successfully continued the tradition of gathering student elves and parent volunteers to transform the Jordan Jackson Elementary School cafeteria into a holiday mini mall. “There are tables of gifts for everyone on their lists, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, friends and pets. Children, kindergarten to fifth grade love to do their holiday shopping with us at Secret Shop,” said Marybeth Cragan, MEF President. Tables full of donated merchandise …
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3:29 am on Monday, December 17, 2012
So much bickering. "Much a do about Nothing" If you want to put on a play, then do it on your front lawn. If you go to a public school; you miss out on religion. If you want to live in the United States you need follow the law. Where is this complaining getting you? Free speech. Just be thankful you can talk like this, because someday you will be banned from the Internet and will not be able to … more ›