For new principal of Muraco Elementary, kindness is top priority
Leslie West, the new principal of Muraco Elementary School, is no stranger to Winchester. In fact, she knows the town and its schools inside out.“I know the people, I know the facilities, I know the...
View ArticleWinchester schools look beyond MCAS to define student success
Winchester Public Schools are charting a course forward with a new visionary document, a one-page rubric that articulates the district’s goals and aspirations for its students and leadership. The...
View ArticleWinchester education achievers
The following students, of Winchester, were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Hamilton College for the 2017 fall semester: Michael C. Grassey, a junior; Philip A. Marks, a freshman;...
View ArticleBillerica Shawsheen Tech hosts rededication of technology shop
Superintendent/Director Timothy Broadrick welcomed more than 30 guests into the machine technology shop at Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical High School on Dec. 19 for the rededication of the shop...
View ArticleWinchester Kid Connection to host open house
Kid Connection will host an open house at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Winchester Recreation Department, 263 Main St., for parents to meet teachers, explore classrooms and learn about the preschool...
View ArticleWinchester education achievers
Anatoly Osgood, of Winchester, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the College of William & Mary for achieving a GPA of 3.6 or higher.The following students, of Winchester, were...
View ArticleWinchester parents push back against later school start times
As the Winchester Public Schools are preparing to make a decision about shifting school start times later, some parents are pushing back against the change, urging the district to give the proposed...
View ArticlePreliminary schematic designs for McCall six-classroom expansion proposed
The addition of six new classrooms as part of the McCall Middle School expansion project now has a leading proposal for schematic design.The working group evaluating planning and design options for...
View ArticleWinchester student's project takes you on immersive tour of a human cell
Imagine sitting in the dark watching minuscule particles shooting over your head and amoebic objects floating by. It’s a magical and disorienting experience, and it's soon to be a new teaching tool in...
View ArticleWinchester High Librarian Recognized for Excellence
The Massachusetts School Library Association has named Andrea Zampitella, school librarian at Winchester High School, as a recipient of the 2018 Massachusetts School Library Association M.S.L.A....
View ArticleWinchester education achievers
The following students, of Winchester, were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of New Hampshire: Peter Wheatley, highest honors; Mikayla Gibbons, honors; Julie Fitzgerald,...
View ArticleWinchester's LGBTQ middle school students get a place to be themselves
On a recent afternoon, a group of students at McCall Middle School was tasked to jot down on paper words that described their identity. Words and phrases, written in colorful markers and expressive...
View ArticleDespite challenges, Winchester is committed to later school start times
No change is easy, and shifting school start times later in Winchester will not be an exception. However, the district is committed to working out the challenges in the eight months before the 2019...
View ArticleWinchester schools' world languages expansion to be postponed
This year the Winchester Public Schools are up against difficult financial decisions, having to balance the district’s primary priority on student social-emotional health, forthcoming enrollment growth...
View ArticleBillerica Shawsheen Tech extends application deadline
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School's application deadline for ninth-grade admission in the fall of 2018 was extended to Feb.11, according to Director of Guidance Jobee O'Sullivan."Our 8th Grade...
View ArticleWinchester School Committee votes in favor of later school start times
Winchester School Committee voted unanimously in favor of later school start times for the 2018-2019 academic year, requesting that Superintendent Judy Evans reports back to the committee on March 20...
View ArticleWinchester education achievers
Judea Nifong, of Winchester, earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Chloe McCarthy, of Winchester, was named to the dean’s list for...
View ArticleWinchester to hold a special Town Meeting
Winchester will bring the question of funding for the six-classroom expansion of McCall Middle School to a vote at a special Town Meeting on March 8, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Winchester High School...
View ArticleNortheast Metro Tech focuses on balancing rigor and skill
THE ISSUE: In his January State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said, “Let us open great vocational schools so our future workers can learn a craft and realize their full potential.” In...
View ArticleW.I.N. block's offerings help students destress
Amid a district-wide effort to improve students’ social and emotional health, Winchester High School has been experimenting with a creative solution -- the W.I.N. block, roughly an hour-long period in...
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