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Middlesex College releases spring semester dean’s list

Middlesex Community College released its 2016 spring semester dean’s list. Full-time and part-time students who have earned a GPA of 3.2 or above are acknowledged by inclusion on the dean’s list....

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Daughters of American Revolution seeking essay entries

The Lexington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is accepting entries for its American History Essay Contest.This contest is open to students in grades 5-8, with awards for each grade...

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Anonymous donation creates new Winchester scholarship

The Winchester Scholarship Foundation received an anonymous donation from a Winchester family in honor and memory of Mary Jean Weylman, an Ambrose School educator admired by students, parents and peers...

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Minuteman High School in Lexington announces honor roll

The following students were named to the honors list at Minuteman High School in Lexington for the fourth quarter.Name, year of gradation, program, townHigh honorsSean Datar, 2017, Robotics, of...

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Winchester administrative, teaching assistants have new contracts

Administrative and teaching assistants will get higher salaries, but concede some of their benefits as a result of new collective bargaining agreements ratified this summer by the School Committee and...

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Winchester education achievers

Boyd Green, Jeffrey Dinardo and Emma Rogers Basham, of Winchester, graduated from Tufts University on May 22. Green graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s in economics, Dinardo earned a bachelor’s in...

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Minuteman High School offering free, reduced lunches

Minuteman High School takes part in the national school lunch and breakfast program and free or reduced priced meals are available to students whose families are eligible.“At Minuteman, we believe that...

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Minuteman High School to destroy temporary student records

Minuteman High School will destroy all temporary student records and is putting its former students on formal notice that it plans to do so. Schools routinely destroy temporary student records after...

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Winchester education achievers

The following students, of Winchester, were named to the fourth-quarter academic honor list at St. John’s Prep: Christopher Chilton, Andrew Streckenbach and John Valentino, headmaster’s list; Collin...

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Bucking state trend, Winchester school start after Labor Day

Unlike a growing number of communities across the state, Winchester students will return to the classroom after Labor Day.The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not...

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Bucking state trend, Winchester schools start after Labor Day

Unlike a growing number of communities across the state, Winchester students will return to the classroom after Labor Day.The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not...

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Regional College Fair Tuesday in Newton

Wicked Local will host its 7th Annual Regional College Fair presented by The Princeton Review on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Boston Marriott Newton Hotel in Newton.More than 40 New England colleges as well...

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Winchester students to perform ‘Seussical Jr.’

The stories of Dr. Seuss will come to life on stage in “Seussical Jr.,” a musical presented by The Kids NextDoor at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12-13 at the NextDoor Theater, 40 Cross St., Winchester.This summer...

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How to budget for school expenses; advice for returning students

Back-to-school shopping is expensive, but budgeting on backpacks and school supplies can make your dollars go farther.After peaking in 2014, back-to-school spending dipped a bit last year. The National...

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Winchester School Committee contemplating position on charter schools

Winchester School Committee members are preparing to weigh in on a November ballot initiative that would lift the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts.If approved by voters, ballot question 2 would...

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Winchester High School construction enters last phase

The nearly $130 million Winchester High School renovation project has entered the final stretch of a three-year, three-phase construction process that began in the summer of 2014 and is expected to...

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Winchester School Committee contemplating position on charter school ballot...

Winchester School Committee members are preparing to weigh in on a November ballot initiative that would lift the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts.If approved by voters, Ballot Question 2 would...

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Back to school: Winchester schools are rich in local history

Lynch Elementary SchoolAddress 10 Brantwood Rd.Founded 1960Principal John DupuisContact 781-721-7013, @The_LynchSchoolhttp://www.winchesterps.org/schools/lynch_elementary_school/school_info.php [...]

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Selfie worthy

 If you look good you feel good, but figuring out what’s on trend, finding the right fit and sticking to a budget can be a challenge. Head back to school in style with help from fashion experts.Back to...

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Backpack safety

It may only be August, but across the country, many of us are already in back-to-school mode. And if you’re shopping for school supplies, consider the backpack.Wearing an ill-fitting backpack can lead...

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