Holliston Seeks New School Crossing Guard Ahead Of Back-to-School Orientations

Holliston's town government is looking to fill a school crossing guard opening before students head back to class, according to a News Flash posted Monday, while the district quietly added three new back-to-school orientation dates to its August calendar.

TOWN HALL

The town posted a call for a new school crossing guard on Monday morning, according to the official News Flash feed. No additional detail on the assignment, pay, or application process was included in the alert beyond the notice itself.

SCHOOLS

Holliston Public Schools has posted three additional back-to-school orientation sessions for this month. Placentino Elementary will hold back-to-school open houses on August 24 from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m., Kindergarten and Montessori classroom orientations are set for August 26 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., and Integrated Preschool, Montessori 3-6 and Kindergarten classroom orientations follow on August 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The additions come after the district's previously announced August 19 orientation for new Placentino grade 1 and 2 students.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra is set to perform in Holliston on Saturday, August 15, according to the town's events calendar. Further program details were not listed.

COMING UP

Town boards are back in session this week: the Board of Assessors, Conservation Commission and Select Board meet Tuesday, August 4, followed Wednesday, August 5, by the Economic Development Committee, the Council on Aging at 150 Goulding Street, the Library Trustees at Holliston Public Library, the Community Preservation Committee and the School Committee Budget Subcommittee.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.