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Research associate Juwen Zhou speaks about his experience during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Photo by Josh Shub-Seltzer.

Huntington Lecture: Harvard research associate discusses Chinese Cultural Revolution

Jackie Gong January 17, 2015

by Jackie Gong Juwen Zhou, a research associate at the John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, discussed his experiences as a witness to the Red Guard movement in China during...

Science team named state champions of Verizon Innovative App Challenge

Science team named state champions of Verizon Innovative App Challenge

The Newtonite January 15, 2015

by Cate Waters [UPDATE 1/16/2015]: Judges did not select Internus as a New England regional finalist. Students from North’s science team won the state championship of the Verizon Innovative App Challenge...

Debate team competes at South's Winter Invitational Tournament

Jackie Gong January 15, 2015

by Jackie Gong North’s debate team competed at South’s Winter Invitational Tournament last weekend, sending four teams of two members each, according to senior Bill Shen, a captain with junior Edward...

Freshman Ethan Wright drives for a basket last Saturday at the TD Garden in a 61-46 win over South.

Boys' basketball defeats South at TD Garden

The Newtonite January 12, 2015

by MacKenzie Silvia Boys’ basketball, 10-0, beat South, 6-3, 61-46 at the second annual Good Sports Invitational at TD Garden last Saturday. The game remained close throughout the first two quarters....

Tiger Question: Boston Olympics

The Newtonite January 11, 2015

Tiger Question: Boston was chosen as the bid city for the 2024 Olympics. There are mixed opinions about what it will do for the city if it is chosen. What are your opinions? Getting the Olympics represents...

Feature: Senior Tommy Mobley thrives in spotlight

Feature: Senior Tommy Mobley thrives in spotlight

The Newtonite January 9, 2015

by Jacob Gurvis When Greg Kelly ’10 visited Yale University for his official basketball recruiting trip in 2009, his younger brother, seventh grader Tommy Mobley, tagged along. Bulldogs head coach James...

Team manager Brendan Durkin stands in front of the team

Live Blog: Boys' basketball v. Newton South (Good Sports Invitational)

The Newtonite January 8, 2015
Tune in Saturday at 3:30 p.m for a live blog of the boys' basketball game against South at the TD Garden.
Breaking News: School start time during MCAS testing changed

Breaking News: School start time during MCAS testing changed

The Newtonite January 8, 2015

by Jake Sims Speyer Beginning this spring, students not testing will remain home for the morning of ELA, Mathematics, and Physics MCAS testing days. However, specific classes, such as AP courses, may still...

Senior Ella Laniado, sophomore Nick Scott, and junior Amanda Kuo sing Security Meltdown. Photo by Robin Donohoe.

Review: Cabaret Troupe performs songs about hardships of high school

The Newtonite January 8, 2015

by Amy Morrill Actors stand silhouetted against a bright red backdrop, singing about relatable high school issues, as they portray awkward, quirky teenagers in Cabaret Troupe’s “Seventeen.” The...

Boys' hockey looks towards State Tournament

Boys' hockey looks towards State Tournament

The Newtonite January 7, 2015

by Andrew Mannix Boys’ hockey, 4-0-3, is off to their best start in years and is well on its way to making the State Tournament for the first time since 1998. To make the tournament the Tigers must finish...

Do you need some advice to get you through some of high school’s problems? You could send it to This Week In Advice Columns, which may or may not be affiliated with the This Week in Headlines blog. However, we probably won’t use it, because all of this advice is completely satirical and not meant to be taken seriously. If you really do need help, my grandpa is a therapist, I think.

This Week in Headlines: January 5

The Newtonite January 5, 2015

  by Nicky Kaufman Fortuneteller Club predicts you will join Fortuneteller Club Seniors to throw academic party Friday, Jan. 16 ‘“Snowday Calculator” Calculator’ predicts 90% chance “Snowday...

Thinking Outside The Batters Box is a blog about baseball published every week.

Vote for Pedro: Let's end this un-unanimous streak

The Newtonite January 5, 2015

by Jacob Gurvis Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Tom Seaver, Ted Williams, Cy Young. What do these men have in common? Sure, they are some of the greatest baseball players who ever lived. Another similarity?...

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