Deerfield
Deerfield, NH · Education
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A Principal Gets Called to the Students Office
As headmaster of Lowell High School, Bill Samaras (LHS ’59) could be stubborn, relentless, exhausting, and, as he readily admits, “difficult to work with.” He gave every superintendent he worked under a run for their money. But it was always for the same reason: he was looking...
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Franklin High football's MIAA playoff hopes dashed by Andover
The Franklin football team found itself in a spot it's in every year on Thursday night, November 5. The Panthers were back in the MIAA Division 1 state playoffs, a trip they have made each full season since 2019. Yet, for the fourth straight fall, the Panthers couldn't get over the first-round hump, as the eighth-seeded Panthers couldn't hold off hard-charging No. 9-seed Andover in a 56-21 victory for the visitors. It marked the third time since 2019 that Andover had defeated Franklin in the postseason. More: MetroWest high school football schedule/live scores (Nov. 5-7) Among the bright spots for the host Panthers (6-3) was sophomore quarterback Ethan Edmunds, who was 34-for-51 passing for 270 yards and three touchdowns in addition to 68 yards rushing. Additionally, Ben Scullin had eight catches for 65 yards and two TDs for Franklin, while Iyad Fraifer had nine catches for 102 yards and a TD. Christian Holmes added 13 catches for 86 yards for the Panthers. For Andover, senior Marcus DeJesus ran for four touchdowns and caught another in the convincing victory. Andover will visit top-seeded St. John's Prep (9-0) in a quarterfinal clash (date, time TBA). This article originally appeared on The Milford
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N.H. volleyball: Oyster River survives Hollis-Brookline, advances to DII championship
DERRY – The Oyster River High School volleyball team got all it could handle from upset-minded Hollis-Brookline in Wednesday night’s Division II semifinals, but the Bobcats held on for a hard-fought 3-1 win to set up a championship match against rival Somersworth. For the second straight year, second-seeded Oyster River (17-2) and top-seeded Somersworth (18-1) will face off in the Division II championship. This year, the teams will meet at noon on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Pinkerton Academy. Oyster River, the defending state champions, handed Somersworth its only loss of the season, 3-1, on Oct. 16. Maggie DeWire delivered in a pressure-packed moment in the deciding fourth set. Making her first serves of the season, DeWire helped bring the Bobcats back from a 23-19 deficit to a 24-23 lead. Oyster River went on to win the set, 26-24, to close out the match. “That is the first time Maggie has served in a game this season,” Oyster River head coach Cassie Doore said. “She rattled off (four) points, and she played some defense back there too, which we don’t normally ask of her. Maggie was huge. I can’t say enough about her.” “I was definitely very nervous, but what kept
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UNH students, faculty oppose potential removal of up to 300k books from library
Justin Kostopulos is not a traditional art history student at UNH. He’s 35 and a commuter, so he spends a lot of his time between classes wandering the stacks of the library. When he found out the Dimond Library was reviewing nearly 300,000 print titles for potential removal, he started a petition to ask the university to reconsider. Within a week, it gathered over 600 signatures.
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UNH English professor emeritus Andy Merton releases new autobiography
On Thursday Nov. 5 at 5pm, former University of New Hampshire (UNH) English professor Andy Merton is set to read passages from his new autobiography, Gloria Steinem Blurbed Me (And Other Miracles). The reading, located in Hamilton Smith Hall, brings Merton back to the place he taught writing for more than forty years.
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Super 10 South Shore high school football rankings: Playoff time
The MIAA high school football playoffs are here. To get there, the last week of the regular season featured plenty of drama. Plymouth South survived a pair of North Quincy-recovered onside kicks to secure a playoff spot. Canton defeated Oliver Ames in a de facto playoff game for both sides in a thriller. Weymouth narrowly edged out Newton North for the final spot in the Division 1 playoffs. Scituate finished the season as the area's lone undefeated team (only 13 teams finished unblemished in the state). The Sailors were one of three local teams to earn the No. 1 seed in their bracket (Div. 4), along with Norwell (Div. 6) and Cohasset (Div. 7). WHERE WE LEFT OFF: South Shore Super 10 football rankings: One undefeated remains On the bubble: Blue Hills (5-2), Canton (3-5), Hingham (5-3), Hull (6-2), Plymouth South (3-5), Randolph (6-2), Weymouth (5-3) 10. Quincy (5-3, NR) The Presidents had their fair share of ups and downs during a 2-2 October, but earned the No. 10 seed in Div. 2. A trip to Westford Academy is a tough matchup, but it's a winnable game. More: Senior lineman 'lays it all on the line' for Quincy football in
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Boston-area high school football team misses playoffs after clerical error
A clerical error for a Massachusetts high school football program has led to the team missing out on the postseason despite ending the year with a winning record. Boston English/New Mission (MA) scheduled a game with O'Bryant (MA) to close out the 2026 regular season. However, that game was not marked as an official game on Boston English's schedule , according to a report from the Boston Globe. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association now uses a system, Arbiter Live, to track team schedules and all games must be added to the platform before the Sept. 18 deadline. A week prior, another member school alerted the MIAA about a discrepancy on Boston English's schedule. The game against O'Bryant was not added in by the Sept. 18 deadline, and while the Bulldogs won 12-6, it was counted as a scrimmage instead of an official game. The players and coaches went from winning the program's first Boston City League title since 2021 to finding out the next day that they would missing the postseason. As the contest was counted as a scrimmage, the Bulldogs fell to 4-2 on the year and fell one game short of the state's seven-game minimum for qualifying for
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City leaders plan to close three Boston schools in 2028, shocking some students and parents
Boston Public Schools leadership is set to propose the closure of three schools in 2028 as the district faces declining enrollment. District leaders will put forward a plan to shut down East Boston Early Education Center, Greater Egleston High School in Roxbury and Charlestown High School at Wednesday’s school committee meeting. The district intends to eventually relocate another secondary school in the Charlestown building. The committee is expected to vote on the plan in early December.