The Mansfield Public Schools are joining the fundraising campaign for a new South Common flagpole.

The Manfield School Committee has recently approved holding a Corey Shea Day at each school, in honor of the late Mansfield High School graduate (Class of '05) and Army specialist who the new flagpole will be named after. At MHS all students and staff members are asked to bring "up to" $1 each on Friday, May 6 to donate to the flagpole fund.  This Friday a homeroom will be held where all funds will be collected.  If every student and staff member donates just $1, over $1600 may be collected for this very worthwhile fundraiser!

In addition to our schools, the Mansfield Elks have announced that they will be donating $1,000 to the fund. Please remember this fundraiser on Friday!

Relay for Life of Mansfield, in cooperation with the Mansfield Parks and Recreation Department and the Recreation Commission will be hosting the 2^nd Annual Market Place on Saturday, May 7 from 9am to 2pm on South Common. (Rain Date - Sunday, May 15 - Noon to 5:00pm.)  Spaces are$10 per team with all proceeds from team sales going to the Relay.  Reservations are on a "first come, first serve" basis. Use your creativity to fundraise for your team! Teams may sign up for a space until May 2.  Please call the relay committee at 508-851-6460 or 508-339-1883 with any questions, or email mansfieldrelayforlife@gmail.com.  More information about the event can be found on www.relayforlife.org/MansfieldMA.

Into the Woods is a thrilling musical written by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim that focuses on the journeys of a group of well-known, timeless fairy tale characters. The plot is centered on a baker (Devin Davies) and his wife (Lindsey White) who desperately wish to have a child, but because of a spell cast on them from the ugly witch (Sarah Shear) who lives next door, they can only reverse the spell by locating four items from the dark woods. Also traveling into the woods, are Little Red Riding Hood (Emily Ruddy), Jack (Alex Fullerton) - from the beanstalk story, and Cinderella (Megan Harney) and her step family. Their individual stories merge to form one tale, full of love, hate, evil witches, vengeful giants, hungry wolves, and the struggle to find happiness. This show is sure to make the audience laugh, cry, scream, and learn a moving lesson about responsibility through the fairy tale characters we thought we knew.  Over ninety students are involved in this production either on stage, backstage, or in the orchestra.  The Mansfield High School Performing Arts Department will be presenting INTO THE WOODS on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th at 7:30pm, and Sunday May 8 at 2pm in the MHS Barbara Trombley Auditorium.  Tickets are $10 for students and senior citizens, and $13 for adults. Tickets will be available at the door for purchase.