School officials have officially released the comprehensive morning and afternoon bus route schedules for Norwood kindergarten students, with classes set to begin on Monday.
Schedule and School-Specific Route Details
The morning kindergarten session commences at 8:40 a.m. (with first pickups beginning at 8:20 a.m. and dismissal at 11:15 a.m.), while the afternoon session begins at 12:30 p.m. (first pickups at 12:10 p.m. and dismissal at 2:55 p.m.). Bus stops have been established across all elementary districts:
- Balch School: Stops include Lenox and Willow, Lenox and Lenox Ave., 43 Gay St., 29 Third St., Lawndale and Woodland, Hillside and Sunnyside, 457 Pleasant St., 36, 82 and 119 Plymouth Dr., Plymouth Dr. and Hampden, 53 Pilgrim Rd., 303 Union St., and Independence Way.
- Callahan School: Stops include 159 Washington St., 19 Bird Rd., Washington St. and Ellis Ave., 24 Margaret St., Margaret and David Terr., Neponset St. and Carpenter St., 89 Neponset, and Neponset and McKinley Road.
- Cleveland School: Morning routes include Wilson St., Wilson and Morningside Dr., Arcadia and Rosedale, Countryside Ln. and Arcadia Rd., Countryside Rd. and Dell Rd., Countryside Ln. and Garden Parkway, Fieldbrook Dr., Buckminster Dr. and Engamore Ln., Engamore and Village Rd., Field House, Lansdowne Way, Walpole St. and Davis Ave., and Walpole and Endicott St. Afternoon routes cover Walnut Ave., Hoyle St. and Winslow Ave., Hoyle and Everett St., Winslow and Phillips Ave., Winslow and Saunders Rd., Winslow and Harding Rd., Lane 1 Dr. and Bruce Rd., Cedar St. and Savin Ave., Chapel St. and Savin, Elks Way, and 69 Chapel.
- Willett School: Stops cover Elliot St. and Crescent Rd., Cushing Rd. and Nichols St., Oak Rd. and Nichols, 19 Marlboro St., 95 Westover Parkway, 176 Albemarle Rd., Albemarle and Harrow Rd., Yarmouth Rd. to 51 Croydon Rd., Croydon and Harrow, Croydon and Inverness Rd., and Devon Rd. and Malvern Rd.
- Oldham School: Morning routes include 93 Cross St., Pleasant and Rock Sts., Rock and Monroe Sts., 10 Park St., 791 Washington St., Bullard and Day Sts., Maple and Winter Sts., Winter and Nichols Sts., 70 Nichols, Wheelock Ave., and Washington and Granite Sts. Afternoon routes cover the reverse sequence along Washington, Wheelock, Cottage, Nichols, Winter, Maple, Day, Bullard, Cross, and Pleasant streets.
- Prescott School: Stops include Access Road and Ridgewood, Ridgewood Dr. and Neponset St., Neponset and North Plain, 732 and 761 Neponset, Ridgewood and Glencoe, Glencoe and Azalea Dr., 18 Norton Dr., and Neponset and Hazelwood.
- St. Catherine’s School: Morning stops include 66 Churchill Dr., 49 Kathleen Ln., 95 and 99 Westover Parkway, 36 Yarmouth Rd., 64 Croydon, 16 Inverness, 52 Elliot, 70 Valley Rd., 19 Savin Ave., 13 Phillips Ave., 14 Gardner Rd., 191 Winslow Ave., and 15 Bornwood Dr. Afternoon routes cover Hartford, Mylod St., St. George Ave., Dean St., Hillside Ave., Sunnyside Ave., Meadowbrook Dr., Woodland Rd., Driftwood Cir., Oxford Rd., Codman Rd., and Washington St.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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School District Prepares for New Academic Year with Orientation Institute and Registration Dates-August 14, 1968

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Norwood Superintendent Clarifies Textbook Home-Study Policy Following Balch School Parent Dispute-October 23, 1967

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Winslow School PTA President Criticizes “Cellar Classrooms”, Lack of Facilities-October 5, 1967

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Alan R. Wonson Reappointed as Principal of Winslow Elementary School-August 31, 1967

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School Committee Discloses Closed-Session Debate Over Elementary School Principalship Merger-August 25, 1967

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School Committee Considers Sweeping Administrative Reorganization Plan-August 24, 1967

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Schools Prepare for 5th Annual New Teacher Orientation-August 22, 1967

Superintendent Dr. Philip O. Coakley welcomed 58 incoming educators at the fifth annual teacher orientation institute at Prescott School, introducing new faculty across secondary and elementary schools.
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