The Newtonite

Deaf Culture Day: Panelists recount experiences as deaf students

The Newtonite • February 9, 2012

by Jay Feinstein As G-block started yesterday, panelists from the Deaf Student Panel, raised and shook their hands, showing the signs for applause, and the chatter-filled room became quiet.

Deaf Culture Day: Deaf professionals share obstacles, successes

The Newtonite • February 9, 2012

by Jacob Schwartz “When I was younger, I used to try to have conversations with people, and then after asking what they were saying for the second or third time, they would usually say, ‘Oh, forget it,” said Alan Gifford, now President of the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf. He and other panelists discussed living with their deafness yesterday, during C-block in the film lecture hall. Senior Jamie Moore moderated the event.

Dr. Glen Rosen explains causes of dyslexia

The Newtonite • January 24, 2012

by Douglas Abrams Thursday, the second Huntington Lecture of the year took place in the film lecture hall from 4 to 6.

Sophomores share winning essays

The Newtonite • January 14, 2012

by Jacob Schwartz Winners of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest presented their essays Friday, in the little theatre, C-block. The first, second and third place winners read their entire essays to the audience.

Inclusive Schools Week: Links, Pilot students discuss experiences

The Newtonite • December 7, 2011

by Samantha Libraty Links and Pilot students explained their struggles and successes yesterday D-block.

Inclusive Schools Week: Ticchi shares experience as first blind teacher in State

The Newtonite • December 6, 2011

by Jay Feinstein “Sighted people no longer have a monopoly on teaching,” said career and technical education outreach coordinator David Ticchi, who presented in the auditorium G-block yesterday on the discrimination he faced as a blind teacher. “Blind people can teach, too.”

Inclusive Schools Week: 'Including Samuel' shows inclusion in family, classroom

The Newtonite • December 6, 2011

by Ryan Condon "Including Samuel," a movie by photojournalist Dan Habib about his son with cerebral palsy, was presented in the auditorium yesterday A-block. The film first discusses Habib and his wife’s reaction when they discovered that their son, Samuel, has cerebral palsy, a disease that makes it hard for Samuel to control his muscles.

Inclusive Schools Week: Alumni recall time as students

The Newtonite • December 6, 2011

by Jacob Schwartz Four alumni special education teachers with learning disabilities discussed their experiences as high school students, as a part of a presentation in the auditorium C-Block yesterday. At the beginning of the presentation, the teachers were introduced.

Former drug addicts teach students through informative acting

The Newtonite • November 30, 2011

by Malini Gandhi and Jacob Schwartz The Improbable Players, a group of actors, who used to be drug addicts and who are now in recovery, performed at this school during C-block today, in the little theatre. Their goal was to teach students about the consequences of drug abuse.