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Saturday evening, October 17, was a great night for trunk-or-treating at Harrington Elementary School. The annual event drew lots of costumed students and their families to the parking lot to see all the decked out trunks on display, as well as to collect some candy and other goodies. The winning…

On Friday, Oct. 2, Harrington Elementary School students took to the CHS track to participate in the school’s annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser. Students had 50 minutes to complete as many laps as possible, and were given the option to either walk or run during the event. The funds raised during the…

Harrington Elementary School held its Celebration of the Arts and Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, May 27. This annual tradition featured student artwork displayed throughout the halls of the school, as well as in the art room, which was transformed into a glow-in-the-dark rainforest. To cap off the event, the…

Harrington Principal Rob Asselin agreed to be duct taped to the wall in the gymnasium for the better part of the morning on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The event, which allowed students and teachers to purchase pieces of tape to help adhere Mr. A to the wall, served as a…

Harrington Elementary School hosted its 5th Annual STEAM Fair on Monday, April 24, 2026, with a wide array of projects. Topics included volcanic reactions, robotics, Newton’s third law of motion, bridges, solar and lunar eclipses and kinetic energy, among others. In addition to the projects, students were able to explore…

CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts (March 27, 2026) – Boston-based artist Bren Bataclan spent the week of March 16-20 working on a very special mural at Harrington Elementary School in Chelmsford. “The mural residency is a weeklong,” Bataclan said, explaining how the process begins. “The school and I – the principal, the PTO…

Boston-based artist Bren Bataclan spent the week of March 16-20, 2026, working on a very special mural at Harrington Elementary School in Chelmsford. To start the week, Bataclan held two assemblies, sharing details about his work and inspiring students to create some drawings he would incorporate into a large mural…

Sam Drazin, an internationally recognized educator and founder of Changing Perspectives, held assemblies for students at Harrington Elementary School in Chelmsford on Monday, January 12, 2026. During his assembly for first and second graders at Harrington, Drazin spoke to students about acceptance, making connections with others and the importance of…

The Harrington Elementary School PTO once again hosted an incredibly successful Trunk or Treat event over the weekend. Trunks were decked out in themes that included Minecraft, Star Wars, The Sandlot, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Frozen, Monsters, Inc. and more. Countless costume-clad children made their way through the school parking…