INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Find out how your school district did on the 2018 MCAS
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released the 2018 MCAS scores on Thursday, Sept. 27.Students in the third to eighth grades took what is being referred to as the...
View Article20-year Winchester tradition encourages reading by making literature and...
Author and illustrator Ruth Chan drew squiggles and shapes on the whiteboard as Ambrose Elementary kindergartens watched in awe. Then she asked the students to imagine if those shapes could become...
View ArticleIf Question 3 fails, impact in Winchester will be 'bigger' than bathrooms
“Trans people are regular people, there is no reason to discriminate against us," said 16-year-old Winchester resident Noah Ampe.
View ArticleLETTER: How to reduce town's energy bill
Reducing town’s energy billWinchester joined many municipalities across the state in avoiding high costs on their electricity bills by strategically reducing energy use on the hottest days of summer....
View ArticleLETTERS: Neighbors oppose zoning changes proposed in Article 11
Town failing to protect freedomsSince birth, I have been proud to call Winchester my home. Sadly, I recently learned that my very own hometown is threatening to take away my lawfully acquired property...
View ArticleMeet Winchester’s first Cub Scout girl den
This year, the Boy Scouts of America began allowing girls to join Cub Scouts for the first time in their history, and husband and wife duo Matt and Laura Gordon leapt at the chance to co-lead the first...
View ArticleWinchester elementary students embrace “We Can” mindset
“Raise money for the poor.”“Cheer up friends when they’re feeling sad.”“Make my parents proud.”"Cure infectious diseases."These were just some of the examples Lincoln Elementary's fourth-grade students...
View ArticleWHS Alumni Association to help graduates preserve real-life connections
After graduation, most high school friendships fade away. But the newly formed Winchester Alumni Association set out to change that. With a growing database of the Winchester High School alumni in the...
View ArticleWinchester education achievers
Belmont Hill SchoolThe following Winchester students were named to the honor roll for the marking period of the 2018-19 school year: high honors — Anthony Galvagna, Andrew Holland, John Mackey, Cade...
View ArticleWHS Alumni Spotlight Series: Meghan Doyle Wilkinson, Class of 2005
Winchester High School Alumni Spotlight series is a collaboration with the Winchester High School Alumni Association. Meghan Doyle Wilkinson, Winchester High School class of 2005, is in the process of...
View ArticleWHS Alumni Spotlight Series: Peter MacDonnell, Class of 1978
Winchester High School Spotlight series is a collaboration with the Winchester Alumni Association.Born and raised in Winchester, Peter MacDonnell, class of 1978, is chief of the Winchester Police...
View ArticleEducator talks to students about resilience and self-compassion
On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, author and educator Rachel Simmons addressed over 600 Winchester High School students and over 170 parents and students in the evening. Her message to both groups...
View ArticleHow do you measure student success? Winchester teachers try new approaches
A first-grade student, who often struggled with classwork, had correctly figured out the animal described by a series of clues. But her teammates convinced her she was wrong, and she agreed to a...
View ArticleCreative Corner School in Winchester implements STEAM program
Creative Corner School in Winchester recently announced the implementation of its formalized STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) program.Following the Massachusetts Guidelines for...
View ArticleGeoscientist visits Acera School in Winchester
Anna Ruth Halberstadt, a geoscience Ph.D. candidate from UMass Amherst, recently visited Winchester’s Acera School to share her research in sea level rise and sedimentology and discuss her upcoming...
View ArticleSen. Jason Lewis accepting applications for Statehouse internships
State Sen. Jason Lewis is looking for civic-minded individuals interested in a winter-spring internship in his Statehouse office.Lewis represents the people of the Fifth Middlesex District of...
View ArticleWinchester students showcase projects at Acera School IMP-posium
Nearly 20 Winchester students showcased their Inquiry, Making, and Passion (IMP) projects at Acera School’s IMP-posium on Dec. 13.Projects included a wheelchair made from recycled materials that...
View ArticleWFEE announces close to $70,000 in grants for Winchester schools
From preschool to high school, thousands of Winchester students and teachers will benefit from the latest rounds of grants totaling $69,883.00 made by the Winchester Foundation for Educational...
View ArticleWhere are they now? Lauren Pallotta Stumberg, artist, recalls Winchester High...
Winchester High School Alumni Spotlight series is a collaboration with the Winchester Alumni Association.Since 2012, Lauren (Pallotta) Stumberg has been living and working as an artist in Atlanta,...
View ArticleWinchester's McCall Middle School got three new classrooms. Six more to go.
Winchester’s McCall Middle school students have been enjoying a little more space this year -- three new sixth-grade classrooms on the lower level, an outdoor courtyard surrounded by bamboo plants, and...
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