Chamber hosts Secretary of Education; Tutwiler

Join the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce (BVCC), BV Hub for Workforce Development, and BV Education Foundation in welcoming Patrick Tutwiler, PhD, Secretary of Education, for the BVCC September Educational Breakfast on Wednesday, September 27th, with 7:30 a.m. registration and networking, with breakfast program beginning at 8:00 a.m, and concluding at 9:15 a.m. This annual Education Breakfast will be held at Charles F. Minney VFW Post 3329, 16 South Main Street, Millbury. We are honored to have our Major Sponsor the Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD) for this year’s fabulous event!

Sheila Bernard

the advisor to the Student Council, which recently earned Gold Medals of Recognition at both the state and national level. She also serves on the School Council and the Hall of Fame Committee. She previously served as a field hockey coach, and she currently also serves the school as the Department Leader for the English department. She is the first UHS educator to earn the Educator of the Year award who is an alumnus of the school. She currently resides in Uxbridge with her husband, Shawn, and her four children: Megan, Elizabeth, Joseph, and James.

Dr. Patrick Tutwiler directs the Executive Office of Education, which oversees early education, K-12, and higher education. Secretary Tutwiler sits on each of the boards governing the Commonwealth’s education agencies, as well as the University of Massa- chusetts system. He is Governor Maura Healey’s top advisor on education and helps shape the Commonwealth’s education agenda. This event will focus on creating regional educational partnerships for work skills learning within the public school system.

Register online at www.blackstone valley.org/events. Cost to attend is $40 for Members, and $50 for Future Members of the Chamber. Parking is free and available at the VFW Post. Please RSVP by September 20th. For more information, contact Liz O’neil at 508.234.9090 ext. 102 or email Liz at: loneil@blackstonevalley.org.

Learning is fun at Pout Pond

Science with Amanda has Pout Pond buzzing with young brilliant scientists and engineers. Since when does handson learning need to end when school gets out? Ms. Amanda Gallerani, Taft's STEAM teacher, has continued her mission to create free access to handson science learning and creating passionate lifetime learners.

In the second season of Science with Amanda at Pout Pond continues to grow in attendance with some of the Blackstone Valley's eager and curious scientists, who are ready to take on the world! The program started in July and will continue until the first week in August. Every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Pout Pond, and is free to any child who wants to learn!

The first couple weeks included engineers design LED bugs to take home and when on explorations around the pond to find bugs. Engineers became chemical engineers the following week, where they created film canister rockets and launched them on expeditions into the skies above.