The OGPS Lions Boys Basketball Team are the new Boston citywide champions. After a stellar regular season, the Boy’s team worked hard, played as a team and brought back a championship to 906 Albany St. A victory celebration and ticker tape parade are planned for Friday, April 13th!

Ms. Dottin’s first grade class had the honor of performing Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” for Governor Deval Patrick at the State House. A video of their rehearsal is below!

Five OGPS 8th grade students won a city-wide art contest sponsored by Citizens Bank to honor the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jymaal Caldwell, Victor Matos Garcia, Kezia Miller, Yivuett Rodriguez, and Brianna Silva (not pictured above) each received $1,000 COD’s for their great work. Their art teacher, Mr. Plunkett, accompanied the …

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Through our partnership with Citizen Schools, some of our middle school students had the opportunity to present their WOW! to co-owner of the Celtics, Steven Pagliuca. The program, “Managing the Celtics,” was profiled in the Boston Business Journal. To see some pictures from the event, click here.    

Orchard Gardens is continuing to be recognized by outsiders for the great work of our students, faculty, and staff. To read more from the Boston Herald click below: OGHerald

Ms. Dottin’s class of first graders were featured on Channel 5′s School Shout Out segment during their EyeOpener broadcast. Congrats to Ms. Dottin’s class for having such great P.R.I.D.E. (Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Daring, and Excellence) in OG! View the video here!

Teach Plus+ Teacher Turnaround Teams (T3) are working to improve and transform OG into one of the district’s highest performing schools. Read more here.

Orchard Gardens getting recognition from media outlets all over the country, including CNN. Watch our school profiled here.

Orchard Gardens teacher, Mr. Leroy is featured in the Boston Globe. See the full story here.