Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Several spoke against shuttering the program last month.
Discussion about the German language program at Lexington High School has landed back on the Lexington School Committee’s agenda after a handful of parents spoke out against plans to shutter the program at a meeting last month. Despite the display of support for the continuation of the German program, school administrators said plans to phase out the program was a result of dwindling interest in German as other languages become more popular among students. “This was not a precipitous decision,” Carol Pilarski, an assistant superintendent and former foreign language teacher, told Patch in an interview last month. READ MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE While residents addressing the School Committee suggested pursuing grant funding as a means for …
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Lexington High School
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Talking German, summer concerts and more today in Lexington.
1. German's On the Agenda: For the Lexington School Committee, which meets at 7 p.m. this evening at the Town Office Building. Last month, several parents implored School Committee members to reconsider a decision to shutter the German language program at Lexington High. 2. Bicentennial Band's Summer Concert: The Lexington Bicentennial Band, under the direction of Jeffrey P. Leonard and Alfred W. Dentino, continues its summer concert series, offering free performances at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday nights at Hastings Park. 3. More Meetings: Also meeting today is the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission, at 7 p.m. at the Cary Memorial Building. 4. Like Lexington Patch on Facebook: For even more information and engagement, like Lexington Patch on …
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Cary Memorial Building
1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Hastings Park
Mass Ave & Worthen Rd, Lexington, MA
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Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
District officials point to dropping enrollment and other languages trending in the other direction as reasons for discontinuing the German language program.
After news spread that Lexington High School plans to shutter its German language program, several residents spoke out against the move at a recent School Committee meeting. While their objections and ideas included things like marketing the program more effectively and pursuing grant funding, School Committee members and administrators said curriculum decisions are made at the school level, and this one had nothing to do with budgetary concerns. Addressing the public on Tuesday night and again in a follow-up interview on Wednesday, Carol Pilarski, assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and professional development, said waning interest in German, coupled with programs like Italian, Mandarin and French trending in the …
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Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
6:06 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
May I suggest the following for translation in the German language course? "Why are the boulevards of Paris lined with trees? So the Germans can march in the shade." Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III more ›