Sudbury Public Schools
Location
40 Fairbank Road
Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776
United States
Coordinates42°23′36″N 71°26′37″W / 42.3932°N 71.4437°W / 42.3932; -71.4437
District information
TypePublic school district
GradesPK–8
Other information
Websitewww.sudbury.k12.ma.us

Sudbury Public Schools is a public elementary school district in Sudbury, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, serving students in grades PK–8.

Schools

  • Ephraim Curtis Middle School
  • Josiah Haynes Elementary School
  • Israel Loring Elementary School
  • General John Nixon Elementary School
  • Peter Noyes Elementary School

Namesakes

  • Ephraim Curtis, born in 1642, was a lieutenant, a trader, and a negotiator with the Nipmuc tribe.[1]
  • Josiah Haynes, born in 1696, was a church deacon and farmer. He was killed by the British in Lexington as he marched with the militia at age 79.[2]
  • Israel Loring, born in 1682, was a Christian leader who lived next to the Town Hall.[3]
  • General John Nixon, born in 1724, fought in the French and Indian Wars as a young man; later, as Colonel, he led men at the Battle of Bunker Hill.[4]
  • Peter Noyes, who arrived from England in 1638, was one of the first people to settle in Sudbury.[5]

References

  1. "Curtis, Ephraim, 1642 - | Yale Indian Papers Project". yipp.yale.edu. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. "History of Josiah Haynes". www.sudbury.k12.ma.us. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. "The Sudbury Historical Society to Present a Talk on the Reverend Israel Loring". Sudbury, MA Patch. September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. "History of General John Nixon". www.sudbury.k12.ma.us. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. "Historical Society Celebrates the Noyes Family". Sudbury, MA Patch. September 20, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2019.


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