Assumption School (Millbury)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Assumption School
type = Private Catholic School
grades = Pre-K to 8
students = about 250
established = 1925
city = Millbury
state = Massachusetts
country = USA
colors = Blue & White
website = [http://www.assumption-cs.org]

Assumption School (Millbury) is a private, parochial, school in Millbury, Massachusetts, in the United States of America. The school was originally known as "l'Assomption". It was founded in 1925. It was built to serve the French Canadian families of the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish of Millbury.

Present Day

Presently, the school’s enrollment is approximately 250 students from pre-school to eighth grade , with approximately twenty-five students per class. The school intake comes from Millbury, the Blackstone Valley, Worcester and the surrounding towns. Assumption School is accredited through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Academics

At the school, all grades to grade five are self-contained. Grades six, seven and eight, however, are departmental. All students have art, music, computer, French and physical education classes. Students in the seventh and eighth grades are involved in the Diocesan Declamation Contest each spring. Assumption School has a middle school science fair bi-annually and students participate in the Diocesan Science Fair.

Daily Schedule

A full day at Assumption School is from 8:45pm to 3pm. Millbury residents can use local school bus transportation, However, familiesfrom neighboring towns must provide their own transportation. The school provides an after school care program for students from 3pm to 6pm, for a minimal fee. The school meals are provided through a satellite program from the Millbury Public Schools.

Sports

Assumption School has a boys and girls cross country team and basketball team. The cross country team is split between boys and girls. The basketball teams are split between boys and girls in grades five and six, and grades seven and eight.