Wood River Junction
Wood River Junction, RI · Education
braintreehighstudentpress.com
Think Pink Brings Awareness to Braintree High
Last week here in Braintree High School, pink wasn’t just a color it was a silent support. The students and teachers alike echoed one another throughout the school, to make people aware of the seriousness of breast cancer.Students new and old walk across the same halls wearing the largest silent support they can hope to give.
Dartmouth
Curran: A Guide to Drinking Water at Dartmouth
There is a lot of information out there about the difficulties of the transition to college. Some of it is probably helpful, but I’ve found it to be lacking in the sphere of pure physical practicalities. No one informed me that part of the transition would be learning how...
poetsandquantsforexecs.com
Exec Ed Roundup: Babson Gets NECHE Recognition, BITSoM Backs 35 AI Startups
Babson College has earned recognition from the New England Commission of Higher Education for the quality of its non-credit professional and executive education programs. The recognition comes a year after the Massachusetts college expanded its offerings for professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and other adult learners. NECHE established its non-credit recognition process...
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Cambra Leads Attleboro Comeback in 27-20 Win Over Taunton
Attleboro rallied from an early deficit to defeat Taunton, 27-20, in high school football Friday night, thanks to a second-half turnaround from quarterback Cason Cambra. Cambra endured a difficult start, throwing two interceptions in the opening stages of the game. But the Attleboro quarterback bounced back in a big way after halftime, throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns in the second half to help the Bombardiers secure the comeback victory.
The Standard-Times
Wareham students explore STEM careers at UMass event
Twenty Wareham Middle School students explored potential careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through hands-on activities at UMass Dartmouth's STEM4Girls event Oct. 17. The students took part in presentations, lab activities and other programs designed to introduce them to STEM fields, according to a community announcement. The visit began with a presentation featuring a NASA employee and two UMass students, who discussed their experiences in STEM and answered students' questions. Students also learned about women who made significant contributions to science and space exploration, including Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space; Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize; and Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel into space. Wareham students tackle hands-on STEM challenges Students broke into groups for lab activities connected to the Blue Economy, an approach focused on using oceans sustainably for economic growth while protecting aquatic ecosystems. The Wareham students designed a prosthetic leg for a dog, made biodegradable plastic and dissected a squid while exploring marine biology. The activities gave students opportunities to apply STEM concepts while working together on creative problem-solving challenges, according to the announcement. Students also ate lunch in the UMass Dartmouth dining
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Hingham Teen Raises $5,137 to Refurnish Classrooms in Grandmother’s Ghanaian Village
Story by Cam Cyr, Photos Retrieved by Kwaku Oppong. When a truck carrying new desks, chairs and school supplies arrived at Roman Catholic Primary School in Mumford, Ghana, students gathered around, eager to see what had been delivered. For Kwaku Oppong, a 16-year-old junior at Hingham High School, watching the...
brookline.news
Educators rally outside Runkle as contract talks continue
Around 100 Brookline educators gathered outside the Runkle School on Friday afternoon to call for higher wages, paid parental leave, and improved working conditions as the Brookline Educators Union continues negotiating new contracts with the School Committee. Kayleigh Malcomson, a building aide paraprofessional at the Pierce School, said she sometimes...
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Central Mass. school district unveils new logo to replace Native American symbol
The Mendon-Upton Regional School District is about to cap a 10-year process to change its school mascot. During the School Committee meeting on Sept. 14, Chris Schmidt, the athletic director for Nipmuc Regional High School, unveiled designs for the district's new mascot – a coyote. This will replace the Warriors as the district's symbol of school spirit.
franklinmatters.org
Tri-County & FHS Cheerleader teams start season bringing home trophies !!!
"Congratulations to our Fall Cheerleaders!!! They captured both the Mayflower League and MVADA Game Day Championships, as well being the Game Day Grand champion!!! #tcpride" "Great day for Franklin at the Power in Pink Invitational 💗 Varsity’s First Time out and 1st Place!. And JV had an amazing...
simmonsvoice.com
Top five unique study spots on campus
If Goldilocks wandered past the three bears’ house and onto Simmons University’s campus, where would she study? She would probably set up her laptop in Common Grounds but be unable to focus with the loud foot traffic and conversations. Then she might head over to Beatley Library, where...
MassLive.com
Western Mass. boys soccer: 5 top performances from the final week of the regular season
As we all turn the corner to postseason action, especially as the Western Massachusetts regional tournament kicked off on Sunday, stakes are rising across the board as teams battle to take home some hardware. But with the regular season officially over, let’s take a look back at some of the...