Report says Massachusetts schools are best again
For the second year in a row, Massachusetts schools are tops in the nation.At least that was the result of a recently released study from the personal finance website WalletHub.The state’s schools were...
View ArticleNew Lynch school principal Nina Cullen-Hamzeh: 'This place has heart.'
During her first month on the job Nina Cullen-Hamzeh, the new interim principal at Lynch Elementary, says she’s been drinking from a fire hose, absorbing all the new information about her new school...
View ArticleWinchester ranked 13 among best school districts in the state, new ranking shows
Winchester public schools placed 13 on a list of best school districts in the state, according to the 2020 ranking from Niche.com, a site that generates rating of schools, neighborhoods and workplaces....
View ArticleTribute to 'ordinary magic' of life: Winchester High grad publishes first...
We caught up with author Ashley Myers, a Winchester High School graduate, class 2015, who just published her first book "Seasons of Rose." Myers, who has been studying writing at Connecticut College,...
View ArticleEmotions in the classroom: Winchester teachers learn to help students...
“There is a danger in bottling up your emotions, you cannot repress them forever." A message all too familiar to adults popped up on a slide at the recent teachers workshop dedicated to helping...
View ArticlePicking your child's teachers is more complicated than you think
The first day of school brings with it a variety of anxious moments, but the anticipation of the new academic year starts well before classes are in session as parents and students eagerly await their...
View ArticleWHS Alumni Spotlight: Deanna (Della Cioppa) Colon, '91, cooks up talent and...
Winchester Alumni Spotlight Series is a series in partnership with the Winchester Alumni Association. Deanna (Della Cioppa) Colon graduated with the WHS Class of 1991 and is currently living in Simi...
View ArticleWant to get your child moving and build self-esteem? Try Winchester...
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, and have Winchester news delivered to your inbox. In a Winchester gym adorned with posters and trophies, [...]
View ArticleWinchester education achievers
UMass AmherstThe following Winchester residents earned bachelor’s degrees from UMass Amherst: Katia Veronica Bejakian, Michael Richard Beliveau, James Chiasson, Davis Angeles Clarke, Richard Cui,...
View ArticleWHS Alumni Spotlight: Karen Li, class of 2013, pursues passion in medicine...
Make sure to sign up for Winchester Star’s newsletter to keep up with local news.Just a few weeks ago, Karen Li returned to Winchester High School to serve as the keynote speaker at the Sachems Lead...
View ArticleWinchester students excel at MCAS, newly released results show
Winchester students continue to excel at standardized tests, and this year’s MCAS scores are no exception.“Our students continue to do very well on the MCAS tests at all grade levels and content areas...
View ArticleWHS Alumni Spotlight: Jeremy Curtin, class of 1989
Make sure to sign up for Winchester Star’s newsletter to keep up with local newsWinchester Alumni Spotlight Series is a partnership with Winchester Alumni Association. Jeremy Curtin is our first alumni...
View ArticleBaker-Polito administration awards $7.2 million to 143 school districts to...
FRAMINGHAM –Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito hosted a roundtable discussion on school safety today at Walsh Middle School in Framingham and announced $7.2 million in grants awarded to more...
View ArticleHow one Winchester tradition is connecting the generations
Want Winchester news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter.On a crisp, Autumn morning half of Muraco Elementary School’s second-graders piled into Christina Fagner’s...
View ArticleWFEE Donates $32,000 to Winchester Public Schools
Who said math is scary or boring? Not Winchester educators! Students and teachers just need to approach the subject differently. With that in mind, Winchester’s new elementary math coordinator turned...
View ArticleHouse Passes Education Funding Bill
Representative Michael S. Day (D-Stoneham) and the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed H. 4137, legislation that will invest $1.5 billion in the Commonwealth’s public education...
View ArticleWinchester student health survey reinforces district’s commitment to mental...
Results from this year's Youth Risk Behavior Survey has reinforced officials' commitment to strengthening social-emotional learning programs in the school district.Every two years, Winchester’s middle...
View ArticleVote on college screening rules planned in December
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 18, 2019.....State higher education officials need to develop a screening process to identify colleges at risk of closure and a training program for boards of trustees, under...
View ArticleMcCall Middle School principal finds common ground on cultural exchange trip
Want Winchester news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter.It was late October, when James Lin encountered a peculiar scene. The McCall Middle School principal was observing a...
View ArticleKnox College awards resident Scroll of Honor
Knox College’s Fifty Year Club recently awarded a Scroll of Honor, the club’s highest honor, to four of its members during the FYC’s annual homecoming business meeting and luncheon. Among the...
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