Schools across the state are purchasing and serving fresh, locally grown food to students in celebration of Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week, Sept. 24-30. During the week, schools are highlighting locally grown foods on their menus, and supporting the local economy by purchasing food directly from Massachusetts farms.

The Board of Selectmen and School Committee will meet in a Joint Convention to conduct interviews for the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Ruth Kaplan on Tuesday, Oct. 2, approximately 6 p.m., in the auditorium at the Old Lincoln School, 194 Boylston St. The vote will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

With the help of an anonymous donor, Brookline Schools are set to launch a three-year investigation into a successful teaching structure pioneered at the Heath School 11 years ago.

A presentation by a controversial Palestinian activist drew few disruptions at Brookline High School last Sunday, despite security concerns and pressure from a town officials to shut the event down.

Parents are invited to the back-to-school meeting of the Coalition of Brookline Autism Parents on Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m., at the Kramer house, 815 Washington St., #1.

Jack Naggar of Brookline received the Professional Contribution Award from Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at its annual Senior Awards Reception on May 18. Professional Contribution Awards recognize seniors who demonstrate superior potential professionally through scholarship, research, clinical experience and promotion of one’s program to the community.

Most high school students gleefully flee the classroom each summer, but a few students each year do just the opposite -- leaving school only to return to the classroom as a teacher.

Literature provides an avenue for parents to hold onto the state of awe and appreciation of the changes our children are undergoing. Reading the works of authors who astutely capture the many faces of adolescent transformation helps to nurture our understanding and compassion for our children’s experiences.

So here are some suggestions of some great, some fun books for parents of teens that will take you inside the adolescent experience for your summer reading list. Many of these suggestions are offered to you by the staff at Brookline High School:

Adam Stoler, son of Mel and Karen Stoler of Brookline, was selected for membership in the Honors Forum, which works to strengthen intellectual life at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Formal membership in the Honors Forum is based on academic accomplishment.

Phoebe Cherenfant of Brookline received the Wilma Walker Honor Award from the University of Chicago. The award goes to a student who has demonstrated outstanding work in the first year, and shows promise of future achievement in social work.

Five Lincoln School teachers are retiring this spring after shepherding the school down Route 9 from its old home more than a decade ago. The Lincoln teachers are among 29 teachers retiring from the Brookline schools this year, many of them leaving classrooms they have taught in for decades.

Gov. Deval Patrick named Brookline School Committee member Ruth Kaplan, a vocal opponent of the state’s MCAS-passage graduation requirement, to the state Board of Education, and amplified his criticism that the MCAS exam doesn’t accurately gauge a comprehensive education.

Edie and Esther Hutchins, daughters of Frank Hutchins and Ann Congleton of Brookline, received bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., respectively.

Lawmakers and education experts Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a proposed overhaul of the state’s education system, one that would de-emphasize the MCAS as a graduation requirement and charge a new commission with developing a more broad-based way of measuring student achievement.

“Easy Travel” goes to Australia with Derek Mann as our guide on Thursday, June 7, at 1:30 p.m. Derek is a great storyteller and traveler. Don’t miss this easy way to see the land “down under.” Light refreshments. Sponsored by Rogerson Adult Day Health Program.

A new high school Social Justice Program aims to provide a select group of students with the experience and skill set to lead tomorrow’s generation toward more altruistic goals.

Now closing its first season, “On Par to Success” is a pilot after-school program that allows 30 Lincoln School preteens to learn and play golf for free in Brookline.

Brookline residents Christopher Busch and Ronda Goodale, special education teachers at the McKinley Schools in Boston’s South End, have been awarded grants for summer travel and study as part of the Boston Plan for Excellence’s Fund for Teachers/Boston initiative with the Boston Public Schools.

The Trustees of the Brookline Public Library recently established a trust fund to assist library employees who are pursuing their master’s degree in library and information science. This year’s recipients included Batia Charpak, Clare Murphy, Erin Williams and Tamara Williamson.

Eight teachers and staff members of Brookline Schools were feted Tuesday night by school officials and members of the School Committee for each of their 30 years of service to the town.