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At brand-new middle school, big doings from the jump

February 24, 2025
Laura Brande, an administrator, greets parents dropping off their kids.
Laura Brande, an administrator, greets parents dropping off their kids.

Students, parents, teachers, administrators, and other staff members flocked to the new Ellen Garrison Building at Concord Middle School on Monday — its first day of classes. A Unified Basketball scrimmage highlighted the day’s events.

Photos: Ken McGagh – The Concord Bridge

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A temporary sign welcomes students.
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Eighth graders file into their new academic digs for the first time.
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Concord seventh graders enter the school.
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Former Boston Celtics forward and current NBC Sports Boston’s Celtics analyst Brian Scalabrine interviews seventh grader Noah Small, who is credited with making the first basket in the new Ellen Garrison Building gymnasium.
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Brian Scalabrine performs a tip-off during a Unified Basketball open scrimmage.
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Brian Scalabrine follows through on a midcourt shot.
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Brian Scalabrine lines up a shot before officiating a Unified Basketball scrimmage.
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Brian Scalabrine presides over the opening tip-off.
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The new lobby features a sign recognizing the unifying of the Sanborn and Peabody schools. The artwork features small photographs of the students.
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Students find photos of themselves embedded in a sign marking the unifying of the Sanborn and Peabody middle schools.
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The first day of school in the new Ellen Garrison Building Concord Middle School just happened be D-Day on the schedule.
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Principal Justin Cameron addresses the students during an assembly on the first day of school in the new building.
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Principal Justin Cameron addresses the students during an assembly on the first day of school in the new building.
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The Concord Middle School Unified Basketball team gathers for a cheer before the scrimmage.
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Brian Scalabrine speaks to an assembly in the new Ellen Garrison Building gymnasium. At left is seventh grader Noah Small, who sank the first basket in the new gym.
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