Winchester School Committee: Michelle Bergstrom seeks reelection
The Winchester town election is Saturday, June 20.During my first term on the School Committee, I have been a dedicated innovator, advocate, and leader who delivers on the promises that I have made to...
View ArticleWinchester School Committee election: Shamus Brady asks for your vote
The Winchester town election is Saturday, June 20.I humbly ask for your vote for school committee. Education is my life’s work. I am in my 16th year as an educator, having been a special education...
View ArticleWinchester Foundation recognizes top educators
Extraordinary educators stand out. They are the ones putting the needs of students first, worrying about all the challenges facing children while collaborating with colleagues to meet those needs....
View ArticleWinchester Teacher Tribute program kicks off
As the 2020 school year ends, the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence will begin its Teacher Tribute to honor educators and school staff.To participate, residents may visit http://wfee.org...
View ArticleState universities say students will return in September
JUNE 18, 2020.....State universities in Bridgewater, Fitchburg, Framingham, Salem, Westfield and Worcester plan in September to bring students back to campuses, where they are scheduled to return to...
View ArticleMasks and distancing, but no coronavirus testing — what Mass. schools might...
BOSTON — If schools reopen in Massachusetts this fall, classrooms may hardly resemble the ones students were last in this past March when a three-week closure eventually turned into schools being...
View ArticleCommunity Music School offering virtual miniclasses
Winchester Community Music School is offering three new summer miniclasses in July and August for kids, teens and adults to learn virtually from home.Thursday morning online sessions of Mr. Tad’s Music...
View ArticleWinchester students achieve academic honors
University of AlabamaThe following Winchester residents graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in spring 2020: Brooke Carroll, Bachelor of Arts in communication and information...
View ArticleWinchester Select Board, School Committee to discuss changing Sachem mascot
Sports teams at all levels have recently been discussing possibly changing their mascots if they’ve been deemed racist.Even the Washington Redskins, whose owner Daniel Snyder for years has vowed to...
View ArticleWinchester School Committee votes to discontinue Sachem mascot
The Town of Winchester spoke. The Winchester School Committee listened. And after a unanimous vote during its July 28 meeting, the Sachem mascot is no more.The Native American mascot name and imagery...
View ArticleWinchester residents achieve academic honors
Cambridge School of WestonThe following Winchester residents graduated from the Cambridge School of Weston in spring 2020: Liam Flanagan, Eliza Greenbaum, and Maia Strelow. Flanagan will attend Case...
View ArticleSchool committees face tough reopening decisions
AUG. 4, 2020.....State education officials are reviewing school districts' initial reopening plans and expect to issue guidance on athletics and extracurricular activities next week, Elementary and...
View ArticleWinchester teachers' union endorses comprehensive distance learning this fall
The Winchester Education Association is one of more than 30 Greater Boston Massachusetts Teacher Association locals which has endorsed the following letter to Greater Boston communities, jointly signed...
View ArticleMAP: Keep track of what schools in Massachusetts are deciding about how to...
School districts across of Massachusetts are deciding whether to bring students back into the classroom at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year.Districts are required to announce their reopening...
View ArticleParents protest for in-person classes
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 22, 2020..A small group of parents gathered outside the State House Wednesday, urging education officials to issue a metric-based approach to guide the reopening of local...
View ArticleWinchester teachers call out School Committee over back-to-school plans
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Winchester School Committee, like most throughout the commonwealth, has conducted scheduled meetings remotely for safety reasons.During its Aug. 18 meeting, one...
View ArticleHow does it compare? Winchester High School ranked by Boston Magazine
Winchester High School ranked 11 out of 149 districts within the Interstate 495 belt, according to the Boston Magazine 2020 rankings of “the best public high schools in Boston.” The district was wedged...
View ArticleReplacement teachers filling voids for Winchester Public School District
There will be many new faces throughout the Winchester Public School District at the start of the 2020-21 year.According to Superintendent Judith Evans, one concern which has been shared among other...
View ArticleWinchester students create uplifting programs for others as classes resume
Is it safe to be in classrooms? What if a friend gets COVID? What if my teacher gets sick?The first day of school for many communities has these questions and more filling the heads of anxious students...
View ArticleFormer Acera student helping refurbish, donate used computers
When normal life ground to a halt in mid-March, nearly everything was forced into an online format, from classes to concerts. This transition was easy for many who already owned a computer and had...
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