Community Festival!

Parent involvement and community support are crucial to the success of our students and our public school system. Even people without children in the public schools should feel a sense of ownership in the system, because the quality of education received by the children in the city has a direct impact on overall quality of life in the city. Students who are better educated, who graduate from high school, who are engaged with the community become better citizens, many of whom will stay in Lowell or come back to Lowell after graduating from college. The school system should not consider itself, nor be perceived by the community, as an island, but as an integral part of the fabric of the community.

On Wednesday, March 22, the public is invited to attend a Community Festival sponsored by the Lowell Public Schools that will give parents, students, teachers, business leaders, community groups and all Lowell residents a chance to interact with and learn about the public schools. The event will be at Lowell High School from 6:00-8:30 pm. All the Lowell public schools as well as many community groups will have a table and there will be entertainment and exhibits by Lowell students. The entertainment will take place at Lowell High’s Little Theatre and the Auditorium at the Freshman Academy and will include Cambodian dancers, Irish step dancers and the fabulous Lowell High modern dancers, as well as musical performances by elementary school chorus groups, a recorder ensemble, the middle school band and the UMASS Lowell Strings Project. There will be free food, door prizes, a scavenger hunt, read-alouds and raffles. Transportation on Lowell school buses has been arranged, with buses stopping at various schools around the city.

This will be a fun and informative evening; please try to attend and show your support for our schools. For more information, call 978-937-7674.