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One School, One Book events to be held Thursday

Emily Moss September 29, 2014

by Emily Moss Discussions related to the school-wide summer reading book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, are set for Thursday in the auditorium and will be organized by grade level, with sophomores...

Members of this schools Envirothon team pose for a photo. Back row, from left: Rudy Gelb-Bicknell, Kavish Gandhi, captain Eliana Gevelber, Avianna Vyff, Bowen He, Iris Liao, and coach Ann Dannenberg. Front row from left: Kirby Broderick, Neil Hooker, Ying Gao, and Kaija Gahm. Photo courtesy Michelle Fineblum.

Envirothon team wins state competition

Emily Moss June 6, 2014

by Emily Moss With the growing concerns of pollution, global warming, and resource depletion facing future generations, the study of environmental science has become increasingly relevant to today’s...

Ligerbots attends world finals in St. Louis

Ligerbots attends world finals in St. Louis

Emily Moss May 12, 2014

By Emily Moss When Ligerbots, the robotics team made up of students from this school and South, was founded six years ago, members of the team were invited to the FIRST Robotics Championship to receive...

No homework days to be piloted next fall

No homework days to be piloted next fall

Emily Moss April 21, 2014

by Emily Moss Between nightly homework, frequent tests and quizzes, and time-consuming extra-curricular activities, high school students often feel as if they never get a break. Sophomores Benjamin Cole,...

CAPStone projects provide new educational opportunities

CAPStone projects provide new educational opportunities

Emily Moss April 14, 2014

by Emily Moss For many students approaching the end of their high school careers, the structured assignments and rigid curriculum of a normal class can feel limiting and repetitive. Second-semester seniors...

Ligerbots team wins qualifying event

Ligerbots team wins qualifying event

Emily Moss March 26, 2014

by Emily Moss Members of Ligerbots, the robotics team made up of students from this school and South, won the New England First District Qualifying Event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute March 12, 13,...

SAT slated to change, standardized test will be less "coachable"

SAT slated to change, standardized test will be less "coachable"

Emily Moss March 20, 2014
Created in 1926 to test students’ potential for learning, the SAT remains . . .
Youth Summit III to address teen problems

Youth Summit III to address teen problems

Emily Moss March 17, 2014
Youth Summit III, a public event in which members of the community will discuss . . .
GELF fundraiser to support Newton students on travel programs

GELF fundraiser to support Newton students on travel programs

Emily Moss March 5, 2014
The Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF), an organization providing Newton high school students . . .
This graphic describes the new online scheduling process. Credit to history teacher Emily Lewis

Course registration moves online

Emily Moss February 10, 2014
Course registration will take place online this March . . .

Debate team competes at Columbia University

Emily Moss February 3, 2014

by Emily Moss This school’s debate team was one of about 100 school teams from across the country to compete in the annual tournament at Columbia University Saturday, Jan. 26, discussing whether developmental...

Quiz Show team advances from previous round

Emily Moss January 23, 2014
After advancing from the qualifying round on Nov. 3, this school’s trivia team became one of 16 teams scheduled to participate in WGBH’s High School Quiz Show later this month.
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