Boston’s newest school proving a success despite proximity to Mass and Cass
Students and parents at Roxbury Prep say they are seeing new possibilities at the charter school just weeks into its first year despite the building s close proximity to the opioid-addled Mass and Cass Roughly middle- and high school students are still acclimating to the new square-foot building but they say the public here is strong which they believe is a critical tool in ensuring a prosperous future We have a very strong neighborhood we are all united under one building senior Zidane Nogueira informed the Herald It s going to impact my learning positively just because we have so countless labs so various materials that make us prosperous Nogueira has been at Roxbury Prep since the sixth grade building a strong foundation with a strong group of people The new building in the mostly industrial neighborhood of Newmarket is a conclusion of consolidating the charter school s previous campuses in Mission Hill Hyde Park and Nubian Square Demand for the grades - school which typically sees over of its graduates enroll in college grew for the new facility with a waitlist for admission as evidence Principal Chelsea McWilliams recounted the Herald Students staffers and parents alike have all connected their excitement for the new space to a full regulation-size gymnasium performing arts spaces and state-of-the-art science labs amenities that the previous campuses lacked Abigail Adedeji a senior on the volleyball squad and novice council declared the science labs allow her to gain hands-on learning experience She s also pretty psyched about the new cafeteria which accommodates students across the school s various grades Having this huge building and having a lot of area it helps me because I now have more help from my teachers Adedeji advised the Herald I can go to the gym the weight room everywhere and just hang out Elected bureaucrats and school representatives held a pomp-and-circumstance and ribbon-cutting on Friday continuing to pave the way for an upbeat habitat Newmarket which overlaps Dorchester Roxbury South Boston and the South End has long grappled with Mass and Cass and the relentless spillover of open-air drug use violence and population sex Roxbury Prep is just blocks away from the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue Officers have pointed to the success of the Mason a full-inclusion elementary school that has served the society for decades School leaders say that when the population charter setup has opened buildings across the city since its founding in the crime rate tends to drop in the respective neighborhood Nayeli Castillo drives her ninth-grade son Angel to school from their home in Malden Castillo stated her son who is on an individualized learning plan is performing much better than he did in populace schools writing essays and conducting multiplication and division All of which have helped his self-esteem she declared The mother says she believes school authorities in partnership with local law enforcement are doing an incredible job in creating a safe learning atmosphere both from the inside and outside Related Articles The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating BPS superintendent reports early transportation hiring attendance figures following first week of classes Historically Black colleges issue lockdown orders cancel classes after receiving threats Trump administration cuts grants for minority-serving colleges declaring them unconstitutional Judge says months in jail are enough for Chinese scientist in US smuggling matter I know a few of the shield guards by name that is how integrated they are Castillo stated the Herald I am in this area all the time at all different hours I live all the way in Malden and I journey to bring my son to this school because it is worth it I have never felt that he is in danger Jessica Gonzalez a mother of a seventh-grader echoed Castillo She explained that she s already starting to see a tangible difference in her son Amori at the new Roxbury Prep just weeks after the first day on Aug Amori is feeling more pride at the school and is running for president of the learner council an opportunity he didn t consider at his former campus Having the new building specifically in this conditions Gonzalez announced is bringing new possibilities to the population Libby O Neill Boston HeraldRoxbury Prep Principal Chelsea McWilliams stands inside one of the school s new science labs Libby O Neill Boston Herald
