Melrose Public Schools

Melrose Youth Football and Cheer will be holding an In-Person registration / Parents Meeting on Monday, June 16th at the Knights of Columbus 23 W Foster St from 6pm to 7:30pm We will be discussing everything about the upcoming 2025 football and cheer season and answer any questions you may have. You will also get a chance to meet the MYFC Board of Directors, as well as your children’s coaches for the fall. If you have not registered yet and would like to do so before the parents’ meeting, see flyer. Teams are filling up fast!

Melrose Robotics Demo and Fall Sign Up Grades 4-12 10 AM - Noon Marcoux Gym

Education Stations Summer Enrollment 2025! Please remember to enroll in summer 2025 at Education Stations! Registration closes on May 9th! Visit the Summer Education Stations Registration link on the Melrose Public School Website.

Disability Fair May 10th from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM McGlynn School, Medford See Flyer for more information

The Melrose Cultural Council [MCC] is inviting a fall 2025 incoming high school junior to join the Melrose Cultural Council as a student member. This member will act as student leader, guiding the council on young artists’ priorities and needs in Melrose. This position also provided the opportunity to engage and educate their peers, staff, and faculty about the council’s grant-making program. See Flyer for more information.

Melrose Youth Football & Cheer Registration Information

Melrose Recreation Department has the following programs offered.

Bridge Bee Auction Information

Free Meals Melrose Community Freezer When? Every Sunday from 11:30am to 12:00pm Where? Melrose First United Methodist Church 645 Main Street, Melrose What? Free Homemade Frozen Meals! Choose from items prepared by local cooks. Who? All are welcome! No residency requirement. Questions? 781-214-1030 (call or text) fooddrivemelrose@gmail.com The food drive is a hunger relief nonprofit based in Melrose. Visit the fooddrive.org for more information.

Recreation Department Spring 2025 Programs Registration Opens Thursday, March 13th

MHS Student Office Hours: March 19th 2:15-3:15 LC Share your views, Drop-in Conversation with School Committee and Student Reps

Melrose Health and Human Services is looking for a Melrose parent interested in creating campaign materials to spread awareness about substance use, mental health and gambling. This position will require about 3 hours of work per week, meeting with other parents to complete parent surveys and bringing people together to pilot test campaign materials. The job will be funded through the MassCALL3B grant through the City of Medford and this person will be paid $1,000 to work with Melrose HHS through June 2025. If you’re interested in the position, please reach out to Emily Hatchouel (ehatchouel@cityofmelrose.org) and Kara Showers (kshowers@cityofmelrose.org).

The Melrose Recreation Department would like to let Melrose know that the Spring Programs will be on the Melrose Recreation Website on March 11 and Registration for those Spring Rec Programs will begin March 13th.

For Immediate Release: March 3, 2025 Contact: Jim Bracciale, Sarah Bolha, Melrose Cultural Council Co-Chairs Email: melrosecultural@gmail.com Melrose Cultural Council Seeks New Board Members in 2025 Melrose, MA: The Melrose Cultural Council (MCC) is currently seeking three new council members to fill current vacancies. Council members should have a demonstrated interest or record of service to the arts, humanities, or sciences. In addition to this background, the MCC is actively seeking new members with experience in the following areas: website building and design, digital marketing and communications, publicity and press relations, community outreach and engagement, graphic design, artist or event management, grant writing, and local government. The term of council membership is three years; members can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. The council meets monthly on a regular basis. We welcome inquiries about board membership from Melrose residents with a variety of arts interests, skills, and backgrounds, as well as identities inclusive of race, gender expression, gender identity, sexual identity, ability, religion, age, education, national origin, citizenship, and ethnicity. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning March 10. The deadline to apply is April 25. If you are interested in finding out more or to submit your resume and letter of interest, please email melrosecultural@gmail.com. About the Council: The MCC is the local affiliate of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Part of a statewide network in cities and towns funded by the legislature, MCC is committed to supporting programs that promote excellence, education, cultural diversity, inclusion, and equity to foster a rich and vibrant cultural life in Melrose. Grants are given to Melrose organizations, individuals, and organizers and Massachusetts artists/presenters in partnership with local organizations. We support programs across all arts disciplines—visual arts, music, theater, dance, writing—as well as projects in the humanities, history, local culture, and interpretive sciences. Our goal is to provide financial support to a variety of projects that collectively appeal to the diverse population and cultures within our community—reaching adults of all ages, youth, children, families, and seniors. Priorities: Our 2025 priorities are informed by an annual community outreach survey. Survey results can be found on our website: https://melroseculture.org/about  We actively encourage grant proposals that address inclusion, diversity, and equity. We hope to elevate the voices and experiences of historically underrepresented groups that reflect and highlight the current and historic diversity of Melrose residents in an authentic way, through arts and culture. Projects that speak to the experience of Massachusetts artists and audiences who identify as BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQIA, immigrant, or live with disabilities, are favorably considered. We prioritize projects with broad public appeal and impact that are presented in a variety of accessible settings. We also give preference to projects that encourage community building, social connections, and dialog. Proposals for innovative ideas, collaborations, and new initiatives, particularly those that involve young people or first-time applicants, are openly encouraged. Grants are competitive and not all requests are awarded

For Immediate Release Contacts: Jim Bracciale and Sarah Bolha, Melrose Cultural Council Co-Chairs Email: melrosecultural@gmail.com Melrose Cultural Council Announces Second Funding Cycle for 2025 Projects Melrose, MA: The Melrose Cultural Council (MCC) has opened a second round of project funding for community-oriented arts, cultural, and interpretive sciences events and programming with broad public benefit and impact. The application cycle opens Monday, February 17, and ends Friday, March 28. The MCC’s goal is to provide financial support on a direct granting basis to a range of projects that appeal to the diverse population and cultures within our community. Information about the online application, eligibility guidelines, local priorities, and current 2025 grants can be found on our website www.melroseculture.org/apply. The MCC’s second funding cycle will total $5,500, with grants in the $250-$1,000 range. The MCC’s ability to offer this additional funding this year is due in large measure to the transfer of $20,000 from the Melrose Messina Fund for the Arts, a city- funded account administered by mayoral appointees. In September 2024, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis authorized the transfer of these funds to the MCC, which now manages this funding and awards it based upon the same eligibility requirements and priorities used in the MCC’s initial funding cycle in fall 2024. “In this transitional year, we’ve decided to open a second call for project proposals for those local artists and organizations that are unfamiliar with the MCC’s annual fall funding cycle. We’re hoping this second round of funding will bring fresh and innovative ideas for events and programming that will appeal to adults of all ages, as well as our youth, children, families, and seniors,” says Council Co-chair Jim Bracciale. “We’re expecting this next round of proposals to bring the same level of excellence, creativity, originality as our first cohort of applicants. We’re so fortunate as a city to have the caliber of talented artists, musicians, actors, dancers, and storytellers among our residents,” says Council Co-chair Sarah Bolha. The MCC’s initial 2025 funding cycle distributed over $31,000 to support to 24 arts and culture projects, spanning visual arts and performing arts as well as programming that celebrates the cultural diversity of Melrose. cultural programs to benefit residents of all ages from Melrose and surrounding communities. Grant Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must present their events and programming during the upcoming calendar year (January 1-December 31, 2025) with a local ADA-compliant venue. Applicants are urged to closely read and follow the LCC Program eligibility guidelines and local priorities on the website. Unlike past grant cycles, the MCC may now fully fund approved projects, eliminating the need for applicants to seek additional sources of funding. We do not accept requests for capital expenditures, individual scholarships, or multi-year repeating programs. We encourage first-time applications. Prospective applicants are welcome to contact the MCC to ask questions or to receive feedback on proposals before submitting. Grants are competitive and not all requests are awarded or fully funded. Priorities: Our 2025 priorities are informed by a recent community outreach survey. We are actively encouraging applications that address inclusion, diversity, and equity. Priority will be given to projects that build community through social connections and dialogue. We hope to elevate the voices and experiences of historically underrepresented groups that reflect and highlight the current and historic diversity of Melrose residents in an authentic way, through arts and culture. Projects that speak to the experience of Massachusetts artists and audiences who identify as BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQIA, immigrant, or live with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Proposals for innovative ideas, collaborations, and new initiatives that produce free public events and activities in outdoor spaces are favorably welcomed. About the Council: The MCC is the local affiliate of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Part of a statewide network in cities and towns funded by the legislature, the MCC is committed to supporting programs with public benefit that promote excellence, education, cultural diversity, inclusion, and equity to foster a rich and vibrant cultural life in Melrose. Grants are given to Melrose organizations and MA individuals, artists, and presenters in partnership with local organizations.

Spring Shred and Food Drive

Melrose Youth Football & Cheer Registration Information

24th Annual Trivia Bee to support the Bridge

ELPAC English Learner Parents Advisory Council Virtual Meetings March 5, April 2, April 30, June 4 7:00 - 7:45 PM https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VcWZfVgzuR-ccWNE7w64IgztLBC-FPCb/view?usp=drive_link

Opening Doors' next FREE concert and conversation welcomes the Black Legacy Project, a musical celebration of Black history. Black LP travels the U.S. bringing together Black and White artists to perform present day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience and compose originals relevant to the pressing calls for change of our time. Links: https://www.musicincommon.org/projects Reservations https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-doors-presents-black-legacy-project-tickets-1145072345209?aff=oddtdtcreator