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....
View ArticleDaughters 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...
View ArticleAnonymous 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...
View ArticleMinuteman 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...
View ArticleWinchester 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...
View ArticleWinchester 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...
View ArticleMinuteman 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...
View ArticleMinuteman 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...
View ArticleWinchester 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...
View ArticleBucking 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...
View ArticleBucking 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...
View ArticleRegional 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...
View ArticleWinchester 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleWinchester 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...
View ArticleWinchester 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...
View ArticleWinchester 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...
View ArticleBack 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 [...]
View ArticleSelfie 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...
View ArticleBackpack 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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