Saturday, May 19, 2012
The commencement was held Fri., May 19, 2012.
U.S. Senator John Kerry offered advice, well wishes and congratulations to the 300 students who graduated from Mount Ida College on Friday, May 18. Kerry was the keynote speaker at Mount Ida's 113th commencement, which included 223 students graduating with baccalaureate degrees, 63 with associate degrees and 14 with master's degrees. Mayor Setti Warren also took part in the ceremony as an honored guest who greeted the Mount Ida Class of 2012. Sen. Kerry received an honorary Doctor of Law degree along with Barbara A. Lenk, associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Gerald Chertavian, CEO of Year-UP, received an honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree. A full copy of Kerry's speech is included in the .pdf section to the…
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Mount Ida College
777 Dedham St, Newton Center, MA
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Friday, May 18, 2012
The commencement will be held Mon., May 21 at 10 a.m. in Boston College's Alumni Stadium on the Chestnut Hill campus.
Boston College will welcome award-winning television journalist Bob Woodruff as the keynote speaker for its 136th commencement held Monday, May 21. The commencement will be held in Alumni Stadium on Boston College's Chestnut Hill Campus. The academic procession begins at 9:15 a.m. and the ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Woodruff, who took the helm at ABC's World News Tonight in 2005, was seriously injured by a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq in January 2006. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and has spent years recovering as well as telling his story of survival. According to a press release issued by BC, Woodruff will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. BC will award four other honorary doctorates during Monday's…
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Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The original winner, Vanessa Battista, chose a scholarship instead of the car she won last week.
Just a few days after giving away a car to Newton North junior Vanessa Battista, the Keys to Success Program has decided to redo the contest at Newton North in order to be fair to students who missed the contest on Friday. According to spokeswoman Kelli Fletcher, Keys to Success decided to hold the "Key Off" event again after finding out that a few of the selected participants missed the event due to AP exams. A select number of Newton North students were chosen for the Key Off event last Friday, May 11. Each student was given a car key and the student whose key started the engine got to keep the car (a Honda Civic). Fletcher said Keys to Success wanted to make sure the contest was completely fair to all those who should have …
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Newton North High School
457 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Lasell College's commencement ceremony was held Sun., May 13, 2012.
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Wednesday, May 16
The following is a press release issued by Lasell College: Lasell College held its 158th commencement exercises Sunday, May 13, granting 354 baccalaureate degrees and 78 master’s degrees, before an audience packed with family, friends, and members of the Lasell community. The Class of 2012 marked the largest group of graduates in Lasell College history Commencement speaker U.S. Representative for Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District Barney Frank, delivered a speech that asked graduates to consider the benefits of reducing the role of the U.S. military abroad. Frank spoke of what he hopes will be an end of an era of military support by the U.S of other countries around the world to defend democracy. “Today that role isn’t necessary…
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Lasell College
1844 Commonwealth Ave, Auburndale, MA
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The conditions at Cabot Elementary are a concern to many parents, who are hoping the district will prioritize the school as its next project.
While the focus of Monday night's Newton School Committee meeting was the district's three-year, $5.6 million technology plan, a number of other important items came up during the evening including discussion on facilities and buffer zones. Here are five things you may have missed from the May 14 meeting: 1. A number of parents spoke during the public comment period about the conditions at Cabot Elementary School, asking the School Committee to consider making Cabot's facilities a higher priority and possibly bump up the timeline on its rebuilding/renovation. According to a facilities plan recently presented to the committee, Cabot is not scheduled for rebuilding for a few years. One Cabot parent and PTO member, Suzanne Wakefield, told …
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Cabot Elementary School
229 Cabot St, Newtonville, MA
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Newton Public Schools - Central Administration
100 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Funding the plan will be a challenge, administrators said.
While school building infrastructure has been the center of attention for the last year, school officials last night presented a plan to the School Committee that looks to improve the district's aging technology infrastructure. Director of Information Technology Leo Brehm and Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Ann Koufman-Frederick outlined the three-year plan that covers approximately $5.6 million in technology needs and improvements. Among those improvements are expanding network speed and access as well as making more electronic devices available to both students and teachers. "Technology has to be a critical component for the [learning] environment for students to have success," Koufman-Frederick said last night. "It …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The Greenineers are working on a system where bicycles would power the ceremony's announcement system.
With some of the ideas brewing at Newton North's Innovation Lab, it's no surprise the Greengineers are working on something special for this year's graduation ceremony. According to an article in The Newtonite, students in Newton North's Greengineering Program are working on a way to power the graduation's announcement system using bicycles. The students are currently working on a prototype of the system, which combines a number of electrical and mechanical components the article said. For more details and the full story, check out the article on The Newtonite. The Innovation Lab has been in the spotlight quite a bit this year; Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville visited back in February and Gov. Deval Patrick stopped by …
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Newton North High School
457 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Several Newton parents have brought up concerns about complaints filed about former Newton teacher David Ettlinger, who is facing federal child porn charges.
A number of Newton parents have recently questioned the Newton Public Schools' response to complaints filed against former elementary school teacher David Ettlinger, who is facing state and federal child pornography charges. The Boston Globe reported this morning that a number of complaints were filed about Ettlinger's behavior at Underwood Elementary, including an instance where he reportedly kicked a student and another where he let a child sit on his lap during a field trip. Read more in the full Globe report and story. Superintendent David Fleishman told the Globe that none of the complaints were sexual in nature and that all complaints were investigated and resolved. Some parents noted these complaints during community meetings …
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Underwood Elementary School
101 Vernon St, Newton, MA
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Newton North also made the list, ranking 32nd.
Newton South High School has landed the number 11 spot in a recent ranking of Massachusetts high schools by the U.S. News & World Report. Meanwhile, Newton North also made the list, coming in at number 36 in the state. High schools in nearby towns also ranked in the top 50 include Belmont (4th), Weston (5th), Wellesley (12th), Lexington (14th), Needham (17th), Westwood (20th), Brookline (23rd), Arlington (26th), and Cambridge Rindge And Latin School (48th). The rankings come by way of the Report's annual national high school rankings list. Within the national list, the Report breaks down similar rankings for each of the U.S. states. While Newton South ranked 11th in Massachusetts, it comes in at number 237 on the National list. Newton …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Let the teachers in your life know that they truly make a difference.
Take the opportunity this week to honor a teacher in your life, as May 7-11 is Teacher Appreciation Week and Tuesday, May 8 is Teacher Appreciation Day. Although the Newton Public Schools has a policy against teacher gifts, there are plenty of ways to let teachers know how much you appreciate what they do. A simple note or card is always welcome, or a handmade craft from a student. Parents can also donate books to school libraries in honor of a favorite teacher or a donation can be made in a teacher's name to the Newton Schools Foundation (NSF). The NSF's "Honor Thy Teacher" campaign is going on right now. To view the teacher gift policy, click the .pdf to the right.
