Students at the Matthew J. Kuss Middle School held their last Reading Celebration at the Rock Street location before moving to the new building next fall. Students were challenged to read at least twenty-five books over the course of the year. Those who did were given free tickets to participate in an hour of fun and games on Rock Street in front of the school on June 15, 2009. They also got extra chances to try their hand at putting school personnel in the dunk tank. The event was organized by English teacher Maria Griffith and carried out by the entire faculty. Prizes were provided by the Kuss Middle School Parent Teacher Organization. Click here for photos of the 2007 event. For further information about the event, contact Kuss Middle School principal Nancy Mullen at 508-675-8335.

(Top row, left) Eighth-graders Richard Baah and Courtney Belanger shoot some baskets. (Top row, center) Kim Nguyen, Brittany Oliveira and Stephanie Swiader enjoy a lunch provided by the school that includes milk. (Top row, right) David Salonis takes a shot at the target with a baseball as his friends watch. (Middle row, left) School food service workers Marlene Reynolds and Laurie Gray serve watermelon and cookies for desert. (Middle row, center) Brittany Pasaska and Stephanie Swiader pump hard to blow up two red balloons as 7th grade Special Ed Inclusion teacher Jonathan Paul steadies the pump. (Middle row, right) Teachers Lori Jodoin and Linda Jones staff the book selection table as Jayden Cabral looks over a choice. (Bottom row, left and center) Tiffany Devonish tosses a softball at a target while others try kicking balls into a net. (Bottom row, right) Victoria Greene tries to toss a softball into a milk can while her friends look on.