April 29, 2016 - Volume 1, Issue 17

It has been two weeks since our last Creating Connections edition and I am proud to say that the Worcester Public Schools continues to move full steam ahead. Last week, even though it was a school vacation, some students were engaged in credit recovery, others participating in different events throughout the community. I had the pleasure of speaking at the closing ceremony of the Worcester Rising event at the Worcester State University. Worcester Rising is an institute to educate, encourage, and engage high school students in the civic process in our community. The City Clerk’s office sponsors this annual event and it is generously hosted by the Worcester State University. Fifty juniors participated in this three-day event which included topics such as, Law, Order & Society, Social Justice Leadership for a Global World, Activism in the 21st Century, The Changing Demography of Worcester, and more. These students will continue to work with the City Clerk’s office and will assist with the election process in November. Congratulation to all participants for spending their off-school time in such a productive way.

April 15, 2016- Volume 1, Issue 16

Last night, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau held its annual Thomas S. Green Public Service Award at Assumption College. The award is to “honor exemplary public servants who illustrate exceptional competence, enthusiastic performance, cooperative attitude, and community involvement”. The five recipients of the Thomas S. Green Award were chosen for their outstanding contributions to public service, representing 3 communities - Worcester, Auburn, and Holden. Our esteemed colleague, Ms. Cathy Flink-Harrison, was recognized last night for her 31 years of service to the Worcester Public Schools. Cathy is the district’s Senior Information Systems Trainer charged with the great responsibility of supporting all database users and to ensure data quality and reliability for all 25,000 students.