Left to right: math teacher Kathy Wright, math teacher Wendy Powers, math teacher Emilee Somers, fourth grade teacher Dan Saucier and music teacher Melissa Hunt at the launch of the medieval-themed math fluency challenge at East Rochester Elementary School. (Photo courtesy of East Rochester Elementary School) Principal Christine Hebert is pleased to announced the start of a medieval-themed math fluency …

ROCHESTER — Principal Christine Hebert is pleased to announce that the East Rochester School hosted its annual spelling bee today. The school-wide bee, which featured the 10 students who won their individual classroom spelling bees last month, lasted for 26 rounds before fifth grader Brooke Moore emerged victorious. Fourth grader Nicholas Tapia was the runner-up. Moore’s winning word, “blustery,” was …

Superintendent Kyle Repucci is pleased to announce that Spaulding High School will be holding a Voter Registration Day for students next week. WHEN:  Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE:  Spaulding High School, 130 Wakefield St. WHAT: Next week, Spaulding High School will hold a Voter Registration Day with Rochester Deputy City Clerk Cassie Givara, giving students who …

ROCHESTER -- Superintendent Kyle Repucci and the Rochester Public Schools community wish to thank those who have donated to support the R.W. Creteau Technology Center renovation.

Students in need received Christmas gifts this holiday season through the Chamberlain Street School's giving tree initiative. 

On Saturday, Dec. 14, Chamberlain Street School students had the opportunity to have breakfast with Santa.

City Manager Blaine Cox is pleased to announce that the City of Rochester will be a corporate sponsor for the month of January to the local chapter of the End 68 Hours of Hunger organization.

Rochester Reads, a grassroots literacy group that’s worked to spread a love of reading citywide since 2002, has been working hard to revitalize and enhance its efforts lately. The organization is a community group that works to support the Rochester Schools’ reading initiatives, including sharing the importance of reading to a child for at least 20 minutes a day — …

Principal Michelle McAlister is pleased to announce that the McClelland School hosted its Education Celebration Night last week. On Thursday, Nov. 14, McClelland students and their families took part in a variety of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) based activities after school. Participants had a chance to explore a wide range of fields of study, including civil, mechanical, aerospace, …

McClelland Elementary School held its Vocabulary Parade on Friday, Nov. 1, featuring many interesting and well thought out “costumes” that depicted the vocabulary words chosen by both staff and students.   Each student was assigned a vocabulary word from their classroom teacher. Students then created outfits, or display the word somewhere on the outfit worn that day, that describes the …