Norton Middle School Students Walk for the OneFund

NMS students walk for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings.

About 700 Norton Middle School students lined up on Wednesday to help raise funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The event asked for donations from whoever would give. “We accepted donations but nobody had to donate to participate,” principal Michael O’Rourke said. NMS teachers Christine Gonet and Jess Meier created the event. “Since it was a marathon we thought we’d do something together in the school that would give the kids the opportunity to really show their support and raise some money at the same time,” Meier said. She said they started talking about it in late April, and they were able to organize the whole school into the event. Meier said about 600 or 700 students participated, and they think they’ve raised …

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Norton Middle School Presented with Spotlight School Banner

New England League of Middle Schools honors Norton Middle School.

Wednesday afternoon, Brenda Needham of the New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS) presented Norton Middle School with a banner in recognition of the recent Spotlight School Award. Norton Middle School is one of 13 middle schools in the state to receive this distinction. According to the New England League of Middle Schools website, Spotlight Schools recognize student outcomes and effective teaching practices. To be considered as a Spotligh School, officials submit data to NELMS which is then reviewed. Following the initial selection, one or two representatives of NELMS will visit the school before being chosen and recognized. Spotlight Schools may host other middle schools allowing them the see how a Spotlight School works.

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Andrew Mackie

11:13 am on Thursday, April 11, 2013

What a wonderful accomplishment! I'm so proud of all the staff at the middle school!   more ›

Norton Middle School Students of the Month for March

The following students made the grade.

The following is a list of the student of the month nominees and winners for March 2013: Student of the Month winners for March 6 Purple: Madison Saba and Brandon Stalters 6 White: Isabella Damiecki and Jonathan Carlson 7 Purple: Catherine Mulligan and Matt Donovan 7 White: Colleen Murphy and Travis Felice 8 Purple: Hannah John and Karoline Weber 8 White: Amanda Britko and Elizabeth Bechtel   Nominees 6 Purple: Madison Saba, Tim Tucker, Jessica Cicerone, Brandon Stalters, Jeff Kohlman and Jacob Chapman 6 White: Isabella Damiecki, Jonathan Carlson, Colin Faherty and Sarah Keiley 7 Purple: Catherine Mulligan, James Valentine, Laudan Pouremad, Jack Murray, Matt Donovan and Matt Goodman 7 White: Colleen Murphy, Travis Felice, Alexandra …

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Norton Middle School Honored for Teaching Excellence by the New England League of Middle Schools

The New England League of Middle Schools has put Norton Middle School in the spotlight.

Norton Middle School has been awarded the New England League of Middle Schools Spotlight designation. Interim superintendent of schools Dr. Christopher Martes said Norton Middle School principal Michael O’Rourke received a letter from New England League of Middle Schools recently regarding the designation. Martes said the school will maintain the designation for three years. The letter stated Norton Middle School had consistently worked to improve the school and teacher-student interactions. Martes said NMS was one of 12 other schools to be put in the spotlight in Massachusetts, out of hundreds of other districts. “It is very, very well deserved,” he said. "This school district has a lot of good stories to tell. This is quite a noteworthy …

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Norton Middle School Student of the Month Nominees for February

Norton students making the grade.

The following Norton Middle School students are nominees for the Student of the Month award for February. GRADE SIX Purple Angela Connors, Katie Givens, Ali Dion, Ryan Whiting, Tim Tucker and Eric Sullivan. White Colin Faherty, Taylor Mordas, John Morrison, Jacob Peers and Lily Holloway. GRADE SEVEN Purple Brittney Weiner, Cameron Bridge, Joe Weber, Abby Phelan, Skylar Daley and Justin Goldstein. White Dan Bortolotti, Shaun Murphy, Ryan Eykel, Kerri Weber, Maggie Thomasson and Katherine Duranko. GRADE EIGHT Purple Joe Annand, Emma Daly, Olivia Saccocia, Sarah Anderson and Tom Denham. White Dan Fiske, Allison Weber, Shianne Taylor, Courtney Toomey and Abby Juliano.

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Norton High to Perform "Annie The Musical"

Norton High will be performing "Annie The Musical" in January.

  Norton High will be presenting "Annie The Musical," Friday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. at the Norton Middle School. Admission is $7.

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Women's Basketball Continues Tradition of Service in Norton

Outreach to middle schoolers is latest in a series of community projects.

The Wheaton College women's basketball team has earned a reputation for being as active in the community as they are on the court, engaging in service projects that range from food drives to coaching and mentoring the Heller's Angels Special Olympics basketball team. The latter effort has put them in the running for an award from the NCAA. Most recently, the Wheaton women worked this semester with the eighth grade girls' basketball team from Norton Middle School, helping them grow athletically and personally. The Lyons began their collaboration with the middle school team by hosting weekly basketball clinics throughout September. Beyond sharpening the girls' skills on the court, the clinics were also designed as a sisterly mentoring …

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Norton Middle School First Term Honor Roll

A list of students who made the grade.

The following students were named to the first term honor roll at Norton Middle School: GRADE EIGHT High honors Brett Anderson, Sarah Anderson, Victoria Anderson, Kambrynn Bowman, Christi Brennan, Amanda Britko, Jack Callahan, Jennifer Cramanica, Zachary Charboneau, Siobhan Coffman, Emma Daly, Molly Daniels, Carli DeGirolamo, Thomas Denham, Jillian D'Ercole, Alexa DeRosa, Annabel Diestel, Haley Elliott, Brett Gauvin, Abigail Gray, Casey Holmes, Nancy Holmes, Hannah John, Justin Johnson, Abby Juliano, Devin Kalnicki, Jordan Lach, Julianne Maia, Sam Marcotte, Valerie McBride, Amanda Moriarty, James Morris, Andrew Murphy IV, Humza Noor, Jennifer Petrilli, Kaylee Power, Andrew Raneri III, Patrick Robles, Mary Rorke, Olivia Saccocia, Gabriella …

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November Students of the Month at NMS

Norton Middle School students recognized for achievements.

The following students at Norton Middle School were chosen as the November winners for Student of the Month: Grade 6 Amanda Romaine Mai Furukawa Morgan Grant Lucas Combs Grade 7 Lauren Ransom Logan Phillips Tristan Grieve Abigail Kurtzer Grade 8 Michaela Sullivan Alex McFaun Brooke-Lynn Williams Sara Washburn  

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Update: Six Middle School Students Win Turkey Shoot

Students help raise more than $1,000 for Cupboard of Kindness.

UPDATED NOV. 27:  Winners of the Turkey Shoot are: Eighth grade: Maddie Murphy -21 John Duranko- 19 Seventh grade: Patrick Bingel- 18 Corinne Rey- 19 Sixth grade: Sara John- 24 Luke Combs-19 About 300 kids participated in the annual Turkey Shoot at Norton Middle School Tuesday.  Physical education teacher Stephanie Motyl and Kristen Miller of Cupboard of Kindness organized the event.  Students paid $1 or three canned goods to enter a foul shooting contest. Whoever gets the most shots in a minute wins a turkey. The goal was to raise at least $1,000 and nine boxes of canned goods for the Norton Cupboard of Kindness.  "That [the canned goods] was new this year, and I'm really psyched," Motyl said. As of 2:15 p.m., over $1,100 and 10 boxes of …

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