The Newtonite

Class of 2016 elects officers

The Newtonite • October 10, 2012

by Amanda Hills In its first class elections, the Class of 2016 elected Sophie Tavolieri president and Benji Cole, Nate Hollenberg, Amanda Kuo, Zach Rubin and Alex Weylman vice presidents.

Be Bold, Be Bald to raise money for cancer research

The Newtonite • October 9, 2012

by David Kwartler For Be Bold Be Bald, a national event Friday, Nov. 2, hundreds of people across the country will wear bald caps to honor cancer patients and to raise money for cancer research.

Tumblr, Reddit spread Tiger Hunger Games photo

The Newtonite • October 4, 2012

by Samantha Libraty Pictures are worth 1,000 words. In this case, one is worth 82,500 notes on Tumblr and thousands of comments on Reddit.

Ketchum Classic raises money for Lou Gehrig's disease research

The Newtonite • October 4, 2012

by Samantha Libraty Applause erupted as a young boy expertly sliced off the top of a champagne bottle with an old family naval sword. Attendees turned to one another to marvel at what they had seen, preparing their bidding numbers.

Seniors participate in national debate tournament

The Newtonite • October 2, 2012

by Hilary Brumberg Four seniors participated in the Yale Invitational Debate Tournament from Friday, Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept. 23.

Tiger Hunger Games brings novel to life

The Newtonite • October 2, 2012

by Douglas Abrams “My adrenaline has yet to subside,” said sophomore Sean Fitzpatrick immediately after winning the Tiger Hunger Games, which was C-block today on the multi-purpose field.

School selects new interim math department head

The Newtonite • September 28, 2012

by Amanda Hills Math teacher Nicole Conway is succeeding math teacher Charles Rooney as interim math department head while the department searches for a permanent head.

Guidance department to hold Back to School Night

The Newtonite • September 28, 2012

by Douglas Abrams Back to School Night, which will be different than in previous years, will be Wednesday from 7 to 9, according to guidance department head Beth Swederskas.

Newton Public Schools adopts new evaluation tool

The Newtonite • September 25, 2012

by Samantha Libraty This year, the Newton Public Schools adopted a new evaluation tool called the Educator Evaluation Tool, which aims to improve teaching at this school through more thorough faculty evaluations, according to science department head Amy Winston. Among other things, the Educator Evaluation Tool mandates that evaluators visit classes for 10 minutes at more frequent intervals than they did last year, Winston said.