Thursday, May 17, 2012
Graduation ceremony to take place May 31.
Bishop Feehan High School students will graduate Thursday, May 31. The baccalaureate Mass begins 9:30 a.m. At 11:30 a.m., the third in class, Chad Benoit, will speak at the tree planting ceremony. The graduation ceremony will begin at McGrath Stadium at 7 p.m. The following is a list of Norton students graduating from Bishop Feehan and the colleges they will be attending. Matthew Amato, Assumption College; Maya Bouyer, Hampton University; Daniel Coulter, Bridgewater State University; Alayna Crugnale, Bridgewater State University; Thomas Flett, Stonehill College; Helen Folan, Messiah College; Breana Foley, Stonehill College; Brady Keene, Keene State College; Juliana Keene, Bridgewater State University; Taylor Levy, Monmouth University; …
Christopher Martes, Thomas Kelley and Steven Hiersche interview for the position.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Majority of students opting out of telling school staff members.
The latest bullying survey results at Norton Public Schools revealed an increase of reports over last year. This year five incidents were reported at Norton High School, 27 at Norton Middle School, 16 at Henri A. Yelle Elementary School, 12 at L. G. Nourse Elementary School and one at J. C. Solmonese School. In all cases this is an increase over last year, in which zero incidents were reported at Norton Middle School, High School and L. G. Nourse Elementary School. Three were reported at Henri A. Yelle Elementary, and five were recorded at J. C. Solmonese Elementary. Curriculum director Jennifer O’Neil said that these results were expected as students became more aware of bullying definitions and reporting procedures. “I can’t really say …
Check out plants from the rainforest, desert and more.
Wheaton College’s new greenhouse, located at the top of the Mars Center for Science and Technology, will host an open house and a repotting clinic Friday, May 18, 1 to 4 p.m. Come visit, ask your questions about plant care, and bring a houseplant in need of repotting. The greenhouse will provide soil and different sized pots. Whether you’re a scientist hoping to find something new, an artist with a sketchbook or camera, or a busy person just seeking a moment of peace, you are welcome. The greenhouse gathers a world of botanical diversity into a 1,200-square-foot setting. Made up of four adjacent rooms, the greenhouse includes rainforest, desert and temperate environments, as well as a larger space reserved for student and faculty research…
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Wheaton College
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Budget shuffling and bullying on the docket.
$8,498 was transferred from the salary account for supplies. $76,000 was transferred from the special education salary to get AV supplies, computer supplies, books, periodicals, and other supplies. Curriculum director Jennifer O'Neill presented the School Committee with the latest bullying survey results. They revealed that in the elementary schools, 50 percent of students have never been bullied while about 29 percent were bullied more than once. When it came to reporting the incident, about 78 percent told a parent. At the middle school level, 54 percent said they have never been bullied at school while 20 percent said a few times and 7 percent said many times. About 27 percent told their friends while 13 percent chose to tell their …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Meeting to take place 5:45 p.m. in the Norton Middle School Library.
At tonight's School Committee meeting to take place 5:45 p.m. in the Norton Middle School library, the committee will discuss the annual bullying survey results and the fiscal year 2013 budget. Scroll through the attached PDFs to see what else will be discussed.
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Students act out President Thomas Jefferson's decision to buy the Louisiana Territory in American Government class.
Students in the junior and senior American Government class at New Testament Christian School went back in time last Thursday to get first hand experience on President Thomas Jefferson's decision to buy the Louisiana Territory. Students took a step back into September 1803 as the classroom was transformed into the president's home (which was not yet called the White House) with advisers and a critic. Participants included President Jefferson (Aaron Bonaguide), Secretary of State James Madison (Bekah Dudley), Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin (Jilliann Larson), U.S. Minister to France Robert Livingston (Jzanev Leitao) and Massachusetts Senator Timothy Pickering (Bree Poliquin). All historical participants were in favor of buying…
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New Testament Baptist Church and Christian School
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
NHS also ranks 694th nationally, according to the report.
U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best High Schools" list has been revealed, and Norton High School landed 38th in the state, and 694th nationally, according to the report. High schools in the area that made the state's top 25 include Hopkinton (3rd), Dover-Sherborn (6th), Sharon (7th), Medfield (16th) and Westwood (20th). Overall, a specific methodology was used to formulate the list, which in the past has generated controversy. U.S. News & World Report partnered with the American Institutes for Research, a Washington D.C.–based social science research group to create its rankings of 22,000 public high schools. Specifically, the state rankings are based on the school's nationwide rankings, and the rankings are based on data from the 2009…
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School has strong showing at SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference.
Four Southeastern students, including Peter Huckins of Norton, will be advancing to the SkillsUSA National Championship competition in Kansas City this June, after receiving gold medals at the state competition on April 27. SkillsUSA is nonprofit organization that prepares high school and college students for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations. It holds district, state and national competitions each year, which allows students to showcase their technical skills and leadership abilities. The gold medals were part of an overall excellent performance by Southeastern, which resulted in 15 medals. Overall, 47 Southeastern students participated in the state conference this year, competing against approximately 2,000 …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Norton residents share prom photos.
Norton High School celebrated their prom this past weekend at Lake Pearl Luciano's in Wrentham. Share your photos by uploading them here.
cheryl degrafft
6:18 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
i reported an incident last year in the middle school,on the girls gym teacher why is this not noted in your article.maybe they should start with the adults in the schools first,how can they tell the kids not to bully but the teachers get away with it more ›