New High School Cafeteria to be Ready in February [VIDEO]

Tour of high school construction given at School Committee meeting.

The School Committee and other meeting attendees were treated to a tour of the new addition at Norton High School Monday night. Tom O'Neil, project director at Pinck & Co., Inc. and Steve Roman, project manager of W.T. Rich headed up the tour, showing the group the beginning of the new cafeteria, science rooms and other areas. Along with the School Committee, selectmen chairman Tim Giblin and vice chairman Robert Kimball came along for the tour. Before February vacation, the new cafeteria will be utilized for lunch. The old one will be used as swing space for classrooms so that construction can commence in other areas of the building. Complete construction is to be finished in December 2013. “We are tracking right on schedule,” Roman said…

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Norton Public Schools Prepare for Fall

Norton High welcomes Megan Lafayette as principal while Dr. Christopher Martes will take on the superintendent position.

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Norton Youths Arrested for Drug Trafficking

High school and middle school age youths found using drugs in Norton home.

A drug trafficking incident involving middle school and high school age youths led to three juvenile arrests today. At 4:15 p.m., Norton Police executed a search warrant at 4 David St., Norton.  Norton Police detectives conducted an investigation after receiving information regarding a high level of drug trafficking coming from the residence. Through surveillance, detectives became aware of several high school and middle school age children frequenting the residence and participating in drug activity. As a result of the search warrant, three male juveniles were placed under arrest and drugs were seized. The seized drugs include marijuana and Clonazepam.  All three juveniles are charged with possession of a Class D substance (marijuana) …

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A Call for More Cell Phone Freedom

Journalism assignment by Norton High student Kendyl Cutler.

Cell phone use always seems to be an issue at Norton High. Even though the rules are enforced more this year, kids are still texting, tweetng, and checking facebook. A possible fixation to this problem should definitely be considered, especially with a fresh new look to the school for new underclassmen and for others moving up the grade scale. Personally, I think that kids getting in trouble for using their cell phones in the lunchrooms cause kids to use them more in the classrooms. We’re not learning during lunch and it wouldn’t distract anyone if there were the freedom to use phones at lunch. It’s understandable that kids shouldn’t be using cell phones in class because it will affect their learning experiences, but it’s proven that when …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Opening Day of Norton Track & Field

Boys win against Westwood 76-60 while girls lose 83-53.

The Norton boys track team fought in a slugfest against TVL perennial powerhouse Westwood today, winning 76-60. Norton girls held Westwood to a score of 83-53, the best the lady lancers have done against the warriors in several years. Read more about their accomplishments here. Special thanks to Natalie Sharpe who contributed photos.

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Agenda for Jan. 31 High School Building Committee Meeting

Meeting to take place 6:30 p.m. in the Norton High School library.

Meeting to take place 6:30 p.m. in the Norton High School library. Reports from architect and construction manager on the docket.

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Agenda for Jan. 23 School Committee Meeting

Budget, updates on superintendent search and high school building project on docket.

Meeting to take place 6:30 p.m. in the Norton Middle School library.

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Groundbreaking for High School Addition to be Delayed

Septic component pushing project back up to eight weeks.

The groundbreaking for the new addition to Norton High School may not happen as early as hoped. “It may be delayed up to 6 to 8 weeks based on some EPA approvals we need for the septic system,” said Tom Golota, who is on the Building Project Committee. Originally, shovels were set to hit the ground early March, but because the sewer component of the project needs to be finished first, work cannot begin on the building. The school will forgo using a septic system and will instead be tied into the town's waste water system. Committee members believe the project completion goal of Dec. 30, 2013 is still attainable. “Right now all of the construction people involved feel there are some ways we can move things around and escalate some pieces …

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School Committee Notebook

In order of what you care about most, according to our poll.

  We asked, and you answered. Here are the notes from last night's School Committee meeting in order from what you care about the most according to yesterday's poll. #1 High School Building Project Update Since the School Committee last met, there have been no major changes. However, Superintendent Dr. Patricia Ansay met with Norton High School principal Raymond Dewar and about a half dozen engineers met and reviewed classroom designs. According to Dewar, architects also sought input from high school faculty on what they’d like to see. Comments were sent to the project manager. #2 Budget Discussion The operating budget of Norton Public Schools for fiscal year 2012 was $22.5 million. So far, $5.1 million has been spent. There is $1.2 …

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Norton High School Honor Roll

The following students were named on the honor roll at Norton High School for the fall semester.

  GRADE 12 High Honors B. Acker, K. Campbell, M. Cantin, B. Donovan, T. Durocher, K. Ferguson, C. Hall, T. Kitchen, E. LaVerghetta, C. McLaughlin, A. Murphy, S. Pishdadian, A. Schleicher, Z. Schuster and K. Tenglin. Honors     M. Adler, P. Almeida, T. Anderson, M. Andrade, A. Anzuoni, D. Aranjo, H. Beaucage, M. Brown, E. Burgess, S. Burrill, C. Calabro, E. Callahan, A. Capprini, M. Carignan, S. Coleman, R. Consentino, K. Cutler, M. Darling, E. DaSilva, J. DiLorenzo, C. Domaldo, D. Fillingim, J. Fitch, R. Gallagher, C. Gao, C. Hale, B. Harnedy, C. Hynes, H. Lavendier, P. Le, K. MacGray, N. McGregor, A. Maloney, J. Marvel, C. McCready, M. Mobilia, P. O'Malley, M. Pelletier, S. Rahwan, C. Ricca, C. Robinson, J. Royle, A. Salvo, M. Silver, J. …

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