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Twenty-three sets of twins graduate from single Massachusetts middle school
Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from a Massachusetts middle school, making up about 10 per cent of the eighth-grade class. The identical and fraternal twins graduated from Pollard Middle School in Needham, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Another student, who is also a twin, graduated but her brother attends a different school, said principal Tamatha Bibbo. It's "quite unusual,” said Ms Bibbo. “We typically have anywhere from five to 10 sets at most. Given our numbers, we have approximately 450 to 500 children in each grade so this was extraordinarily high.”The school gave a special shout-out to the 23 sets of twins during the so-called "moving up" ceremony on Wednesday, she said. Twins account for around 3 per cent of live births in the U.S., according to the National Center for Health Statistics.The Pollard Middle School graduates must all have completed up to 10 hours of service learning in their communities and every year the Needham Exchange Club offers five community service awards. For the first time this year a set of twins – Lukas and Sameer Patel – won an award and a donation to their charity, Ms Bibbo said.
'The best day of every school year': Brockton athletes shine at Special Olympics
BROCKTON - Many residents who attended the Brockton Public Schools Special Olympics on June 11 at Marciano Stadium agreed the event is the best day of every school year. The sun shined down on the Brockton High School track while roughly 500 Brockton Public School students with disabilities from every school in the district competed in multiple events from sprints and throws to the long jump. Parents grinned from the stands as they watched their kids participate in the action.
Westwood graduates the Class of 2024
Westwood celebrated the Class of 2024 on June 2nd with music, cheers, speeches, applause, green caps and gowns, and lots of smiling faces. The warm words of school officials and fellow students set the graduating seniors on the path to confident, exciting futures. The seniors processed into the stadium to...
No. 3 Walpole slips past No. 4 Westfield in D2 softball state championship, 1-0
AMHERST – The Walpole High School softball team’s only loss off the season came against No. 5 Milton, 4-3, on April 10. Milton (18-4) was upset by No. 21 Notre Dame, of Hingham (13-8) in just their second state tournament game, 8-7. Notre Dame fell to Westfield (20-4) in the quarterfinals, 5-1. It should come as no surprise then that the final game was decided by just one run.
Over 1/3 of Boston public school valedictorians will go to this university
Thirteen Boston Public School valedictorians have committed to go to Northeastern University in the fall, keeping the school’s record for the most number of Boston schools valedictorians committing to the university. Twelve students are from the Boston Public Schools and one is from a Boston public charter school. There...
Meet Southeastern senior heading to Harvard — His compassion, his dreams, his best advice
EASTON — Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in Easton selects graduating seniors from each of the nine towns the school serves to honor with "senior spotlights." Honorees are chosen based on their high academic and vocational achievement. Their biographies — submitted by Southeastern — include their interests, what...
Wilbraham Middle School students attend Flag Day ceremony at the State House
BOSTON - A group of students from Wilbraham Middle School took a field trip to the state house on Friday, invited by Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin to be the honored guests for a special flag day ceremony. What You Need To Know. A group of students from Wilbraham...
Cambridge Schools to pay $200,000 to terminated superintendent
Greer and the School Committee agreed to a severance pay of $136,581 and an additional $68,290 outside their contractual obligation. Cambridge Public Schools agreed to pay their outgoing superintendent more than $200,000 in severance pay after they terminated her contract “without good cause,” according to a separation agreement obtained by The Boston Globe.
Live coverage of Div. 1 baseball final, St. John's vs. BC High
Follow along for updates of the Div. 1 state baseball final between No. 2 St. John's and No. 1 BC High taking place at Polar Park in Worcester. How they got here St. John's is playing in its first state final since winning the Super 8 Division 1A crown in 2017 after the Pioneers...
Graduation Day For Pine Street Inn's Workforce Development Program
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Several dozen students graduated from the Pine Street Inn's Workforce Development Program Friday. The program helps advance the organization's mission to end homelessness by training people for jobs in the food and hospitality services. "Sometimes they ask people like me to come to say some...
St. John’s Prep wins fourth straight boys lacrosse title
Steve KrauseBURLINGTON — There was so much floating in the air Saturday at St. John’s Prep’s state championship lacrosse game, that it’s tough to focus on just one aspect. Overriding everything, of course, was the Eagles’ 17-13 win over Needham to capture their fourth straight state title. But that was far from the only story at […] The post St. John’s Prep wins fourth straight boys lacrosse title appeared first on Itemlive.
ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL BOSTON 2024 GRADUATION
English High of Boston Alumni Award Record $13,650 in Scholarships. America’s Oldest Free Public High School Celebrates Its 200TH Graduation. BOSTON, MASS. (Issued June 12, 2024) The 200th Graduation Ceremony of The English High School of Boston, America’s first free public high school, was held on June 7 at...
'We felt unstoppable': Cohasset High girls lacrosse earns state championship
WALPOLE — There's no telling where a journey through the MIAA state tournament might take you. Cohasset High girls lacrosse coach Joe Fitzgerald, however, liked his team's chances from the outset. “I knew the first few practices that there was a chance for us to be really good, but...
Framingham has named a middle school auditorium for woman who promoted accessibility
FRAMINGHAM — Cameron Middle School marked the beginning of Karen Foran Dempsey's advocacy. Now the school is giving back by naming its auditorium for Dempsey, due to her work in making Framingham more accessible. The idea was first presented by Framingham School Committee member Adam Freudberg. The auditorium was...
Win Free Project Graduation Tickets: Enter Our Franklin High School Prom Photo Contest
SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin High School's prom returned to the Westin Princeton Forrestal Village in Princeton this Thursday evening, and we have some exciting news for you! Did you take amazing prom photos? Do you want to win free tickets to this year's Project Graduation event? Here’s your chance! This year, TAPinto Franklin Township is giving away four free tickets to Project Graduation to the winner of our prom photo contest.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Submit your prom photos by midnight on June 16 to be eligible. On Monday, we will post all...
Reflections on tensions of past year provide a roadmap for incoming HHS principal
The Hull Public Schools recently announced that the district has hired Robert Shaw as principal to replace Knybel, who will resign at the end of the school year, prior to the expiration of his contract. Shaw will enter into a school community seemingly at odds with itself. “I feel like...
Caps off to WHS Class of 2024
On a spectacularly beautiful early June Sunday, the 150th Walpole High School (WHS) commencement ceremony took place on the grounds of the Common Street school. Hundreds converged upon Turco Field to celebrate this year’s graduating class, the same class that began their high school experience during a worldwide pandemic.
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