by Ken Danford | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
North Star is thrilled to announce we are bringing back Circus Smirkus to the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton July 8-9, 2023! Our favorite days of the summer are returning! If you have ever seen Circus Smirkus, you are already excited! If you have not seen...
by Ken Danford | Dec 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
On November 22 (Jana’s birthday), a small group of North Star staff, current members, and friends gathered to officially rename our Music Room to “Jana’s Room.” We will celebrate this change publicly at our Staff Appreciation and Variety Show on Friday, December 9th....
by Ken Danford | Sep 15, 2022 | self-directed learning, Uncategorized
I’m very happy for the people receiving up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness due to President Biden’s recent announcement. I know this reduction will make a huge difference in their lives. At the same time, I worry that student loan forgiveness sidesteps the real...
by Ken Danford | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
July was a tragic month: we lost a treasured alumna, Jana Abromowitz. Jana was killed by a housemate for reasons that are impossible to comprehend. This death has been a shock for our community, and we are doing the best we can to respond. Jana was a member of North...
by Ken Danford | Jun 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are on our way! Thanks to the Vela Education Fund, along with the generosity of alumni donors at our Bonanza (matched by a gift from Board member and Alumni Parent Emily Harding-Morick) we are proceeding with hiring an Alumni Coordinator to create the North Star...
by Ken Danford | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Who guessed this pandemic would lead to us watching Boston’s wastewater reports on a daily basis? Well, I’ll take good news wherever I can find it, even in a pile of public poop. This week, there is dramatically less Covid-19 in the fecal matter of Boston’s general...
