Megan Fuccillo and Abigail Tague, of Winchester, were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Lasell College.Christopher Wankowicz, of Winchester, was named to the spring president’s list at Coastal Carolina University.Rachel Montgomery, of Winchester, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Assumption College on May 7. She was also named to the dean’s list.Katelyn Montgomery, Kathleen Montgomery and Renee Zahigian, of Winchester, were named [...]
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Winchester Public Schools Superintendent Judith Evans reflects as she approaches one-year anniversary
Not even two months after becoming Winchester’s new superintendent of public schools, Judith Evans sat before hundreds of frustrated residents and students at McCall Middle School.The crowd was demanding more information about former Winchester High School Principal Sean Kiley and whether he had resigned -– as the administration had insisted –- or if he hadn’t, as Kiley claimed.The controversy, which ultimately led to a separation agreement and [...]
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Winchester athletes recognized for scholastic achievement
Athletes Caleb O’Connor and Courtney Wood, of Winchester, were selected as 2015-16 Pop Warner First Team All-American Scholars at the 56th annual Pop Warner All-American Scholar Weekend from May 27 to 28 at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.The designation of First Team All-American Scholars is the highest award bestowed upon Pop Warner Little Scholars participants to recognize their academic excellence.First team All American athletes represent the [...]
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Hanscom Air Force Base completes new middle school
Local and state representatives attended an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a new $34 million Hanscom Middle School. The school replaces a 1950s-era middle school and has a contemporary environment. “The design of the school is visionary and contains many flexible learning spaces that encourage collaboration, creativity, the use of technology and the ability to personalize or differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students,” said Erich [...]
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Class of 2016 has their moment to shine
Graduates of Winchester High School's Class of 2016 were bathed in the love and support of their teachers and mentors Monday night, as they celebrated their commencement with all the pomp and circumstance suited to the occasion. They were urged to live balanced lives, stick together, be humble and learn from mistakes. They were assured of support from friends and family as they step out into the world, and encouraged to cherish personal connections over digital ones. "Live for [...]
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Winchester student succeeds in tech competitions
Emma Boyd, a seventh-grader at McCall Middle School in Winchester, has won one tech competition and placed runner-up in another with VirtualFoot, an idea she co-created.Together with eighth-grade Sumair Sawhney, of Marlborough, Emma worked as a team in the L3 Challenge, hosted by YouthCities in cooperation with Boston Children’s Hospital.Tasked with finding a match between solution and unmet need, the L3 Challenge asked competitors ages 12-18 to identify a way to impact childhood [...]
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Middlesex DA Marian Ryan joins students for Juvenile Justice Project
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan was a featured speaker at the Christa McAuliffe Charter School’s Juvenile Justice Project Ceremony on June 1. Ryan worked with eighth-grade students at the school as part of the project to prepare infographics on the Juvenile Justice system. Students working with Ryan created a project to demonstrate the importance of the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office’s Juvenile Diversion Program’s mission to keep juveniles [...]
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Congratulations Winchester class of 2016
* Denotes National Honor Society Alison Aalerud*Anna AbbanatMatthew AdolphVanessa Aguiar*Kirk AharonianJivan AhmedKarin Aizawa*Eliza AlbertAidan Aldrich*Joseph AlejoDiana AliKristina AltomariGlynis Anderson*Elizabeth AndrewsKayla AntonevichAmaliya ArnoldCharlotte ArtesaniChristiano AttaccaliteClaire AugustBriana BakerJulia [...]
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Winchester High School Class of 2016 has its moment to shine
Graduates of Winchester High School's Class of 2016 were bathed in the love and support of their families, friends, teachers and mentors Monday, June 6, as they celebrated their commencement with all the pomp and circumstance suited to the occasion.They were urged to live balanced lives, stick together, be humble and learn from mistakes. They were assured of support as they take their first steps out into the world, encouraged to cherish personal connections over digital ones and find [...]
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Strong odors in Winchester High School cafeteria
Many students at Winchester High School will eat lunch outside today after strong odors could be smelled in the serving area of the cafeteria. Superintendent Judith Evans said the problem has now been resolved, but that there will be more limited food options due to limited cooking time.The school is currently in the second phase of construction of a $133 million building project [...]
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Prep for Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride
Winchester’s second annual Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride takes place 8:30-11 a.m. June 18 beginning at Lynch Elementary School, 10 Brantwood Road, Winchester.Children ages 13 and younger ride; those older than 13 are encouraged to volunteer. All funds raised to go the Dana Farber Jimmy Fund.Last year, during the inaugural ride, the father of Maggie Shevland, a Vinson Owen third-grader, was suffering from cancer. She set out to do something so kids could make an impact, and the [...]
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Erin Fagan, Ashley Myers and Rebecca Smith, of Winchester, were named to the dean’s list and earned high honors at Connecticut College.
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Shawsheen Tech to expand summer programs
Shawsheen Technical High School will expand summer programming during the month of July at its 100 Cook St. facility in Billerica. A variety of vocational and academic enrichment and test prep classes will be available to high school and middle students. Some of the offerings include: SAT prep classes: $99 for 12 hours of instruction; College Application and Essay Course, current 11th-graders will have the Common Application and College Essay done before senior year begins; Enrichment [...]
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Arthur Griffin Foundation awards scholarships
The Arthur Griffin Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Student Scholarship Awards. The 2016 scholarship winners are Glynis Anderson and Christina Eng. These scholarships are awarded to Winchester High School seniors who plan on pursuing careers in photography and/or the visual arts.“I am very grateful for this opportunity to further explore the visual arts, which have been an integral part of my life,” said Eng.Anderson thanked the teachers [...]
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Winchester education taking donations into tributes
Anyone looking for a teacher gift can take a few minutes with their child to write a Winchester Foundation for Education Excellence Teacher Tribute.A tax-deductible gift to the WFEE Teacher Tribute program provides the honoree with a card inscribed with a personal message plus a small gift.Teacher Tribute donations can be made online at wfee.org, or a form from the website can be completed and mailed with a check, payable to WFEE, to P.O. Box 1005, Winchester, MA 01890.Gifts to WFEE [...]
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Middlesex College students win scholarships
The Middlesex Community College Foundation awarded $37,000 in scholarships for outstanding academic achievement to 17 Middlesex students at MCC’s annual Celebrity Forum.Maria Aybar, of Lowell, was awarded the James C. and Judith G. Mabry Completion Scholarship. This award was established at the inauguration of MCC president James Mabry in 2015. The scholarship is awarded to assist a worthy student with the completion of an associate degree at Middlesex.Ann Gerry, of Tewksbury, [...]
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Breakdown of colleges graduating Winchester High students will attend
Winchester High School graduates have bright futures ahead of them, as roughly 300 graduating seniors will attend 138 different colleges located across the country from Massachusetts to California. Among the highlights from data provided the school department, 18 students will attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the most popular choice among graduating seniors. Eight students each will attend University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont and [...]
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Lynch Elementary School to receive new after-school program
The Winchester Recreation Department is introducing a new after-school program for students in grades one through five.The Lynch Extended Day Program will be held at Lynch Elementary School. Parents may choose a three-day for $295 per month or five-day option for $440 per month, with discounts for siblings available.Lynch Extended Day, which is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care, will start in September on the first day of school.Children will check in at the [...]
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Winchester St. Mary’s School event raises $32K
The students and staff at St. Mary’s School of Winchester took part in the school’s annual Walk-A-Thon on June 4.The event was held at Horn Pond in Woburn. More than a hundred students and teachers walked the 1.9-mile loop around the pond to raise money for the school.They then celebrated with a barbecue, bounce house, face painting, balloon animals and raffle giveaways.More than $32,000 was raised by the school community. Proceeds will go to strengthen the Science, [...]
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Winchester education achievers
Nicholas Manganaro, of Winchester, was named to the spring dean’s list at the University of New Haven.Alexander Giller, Courtney Bernard and Jacqueline Nigro, of Winchester, graduated with bachelor’s degrees from Merrimack College during commencement ceremonies May 20-22.Kevin Michael Calnan, of Winchester, was named to the spring dean’s list at Clarkson University.Stephanie Latzanakis and Abigail O’Brien, of Winchester, were named to the spring [...]
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