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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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
School administration announces three new central office roles
Superintendent Anna Nolin has announced three new roles in the district’s central office team as well as who will be filling them. Christina Maryland will be the new director of communications and family engagement; Maria Kolbe will be the new director of Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS); and Jennifer Shore will be the director of Special Initiatives.
Dynasty talk: Weymouth High boys rugby completes three-peat with another state title win
MILTON — A trophy hoisting flanked by team photos, hugs and smiles. It was the picturesque championship celebration scene you'd draw up in your head. But for the Weymouth High boys rugby team, call it a mid-June routine. The Wildcats have done this once or twice before (or, three times now).
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.
The ‘Magic’ of Tiles: Memorial Spaulding Elementary School unveils Mosaic Mural
PHOTO: Artist David Fichter speaks at the unveiling of the Mosaic Mural at Memorial Spaulding Elementary School. Photo by Bryan McGonigle. Memorial Spaulding Elementary School was the last elementary school in Newton without a mural. With the help of a sea of volunteers, countless hands and thousands of tiles, that problem has been remedied in a most beautiful way.
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...
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...
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