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3 Mass. children compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
Three Massachusetts children will be competing in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday. Overall, 245 children are in this year’s competition. They have to compete in four segments of competition before being declared the winner. The children will need to compete in both the vocabulary...
St. Mary’s the clear winner in Holland
Steve KrauseLYNN — There’s nothing tangible one can say about a lopsided victory – even if it’s the championship of the city’s official softball tournament. That’s the question that greeted St. Mary’s coach Colleen Newbury after Sunday’s 20-1 victory over Lynn Classical in the John Holland Memorial Softball Tournament at Grace Rogato Field in the Breed […] The post St. Mary’s the clear winner in Holland appeared first on Itemlive.
Keller: Harvard's decision to go neutral on current affairs long overdue
BOSTON - Harvard University has decided to go neutral and stop weighing in as an institution on current affairs.The decision comes after months of political turmoil that helped bring down Harvard's president and drew the ire of students, alumni, faculty and Congress.A university campus is "a place for research and debate. It is not a place for proclamation," Harvard alumnus and frequent critic, Harvey Silverglate, a local lawyer and civil libertarian, told WBZ-TV. "If you want proclamation, go to the Vatican." Harvard's institutional neutrality Adopting a policy of "institutional neutrality," a practice that started in the mid-1960s at the University of Chicago,...
Saugus school board salutes ’24 grads
Kelan FlynnSAUGUS — In the last School Committee meeting held before the Class of 2024’s graduation from Saugus High School, committee members offered the seniors their well wishes, advice, and congratulations. “I’d like to thank everybody for their hard work and accomplishments, and wish the seniors well,” Committee member John Hatch said. “This is a great, […] The post Saugus school board salutes ’24 grads appeared first on Itemlive.
6 Boston students vying for $10K scholarship all go home happy, thanks to anonymous benefactor
The benefactor donated an additional $50,000 to Boston Public Schools, allowing each finalist to take home a $10,000 scholarship. Usually, six students enter, and one will win. But that’s not the case for these six Boston students from different high schools vying for a $10,000 scholastic scholarship. On Wednesday...
Revere Students Perform Across the City
It has been a busy time of year for Revere Public School’s Music Programs. May 1st kicked off the second annual concert for the city-wide elementary choir, Revere Youth Singers led by six elementary school music teachers, Ben Glaser, Robert Delmonte, Siobhan Keplin, Lance MacDonald, Chris DiBenedetto and Tim O’Brien. The concert was hosted at the Hill Elementary School this year.
In Boston, schools test ways to target student absences with sports, raffles and Saturday schedules
At New Mission High in Hyde Park, many students jump into the school day by first hitting the gymnasium. Shawn Polk, the school's health and physical education teacher, typically opens the gym doors around 7 a.m., cranking up catchy pop music over a loudspeaker as kids trickle inside to play basketball or volleyball.
Loss of $482K school funding lamented in Swampscott
Benjamin PierceSWAMPSCOTT — District leaders debated the budget process in the aftermath of Town Meeting during a School Committee meeting. In the first night of Town Meeting on May 20, a proposal by Committee Member Amy O’Connor passed by majority vote, amending the town’s operating budget for fiscal year 2025 to increase school funding by $482,000. […] The post Loss of $482K school funding lamented in Swampscott appeared first on Itemlive.
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