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Listening to Obama
  • Since when should our president talking to citizens be controversial?
  • – Wendell Ellis

MCAS

Spring 2009 results

Seventy percent of Needham 8th graders scored proficient or above in English, according to the latest MCAS results.

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Needham High newscast

The Needham High School News team reports on a recent visit by the regional school accrediting association, auditions for the musical "Kiss me, Kate," and the Wii night being held in the cafeteria on Dec. 5. NHSN, 12/03/09

He's the 'Island Spirit'

Ryan Cameron, a graduate of Needham High and sophomore at Connecticut College, performed in the Theater Department's production of "The Tempest," a Shakespearian play about an exiled magical duke. Connecticut College, 10/30/09
'Stop Homework' blogger cites support by parents

"Stop Homework" blogger
cites support by parents

New York-based Sara Bennett reports the results of a survey of Needham parents showing wide support for a cutback in the workload, and stress, placed on high school students. Stop Homework, 11/9/09

Author Davies to read at Newman Book Fair

Newman Elementary School's annual book fair, taking place Nov. 17-20, will feature a reading and book-signing by award-winning children's author Jacqueline Davies at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Hometown Weekly, 11/12/09

Room to Read founder visits Eliot students

John Wood, the author of “Leaving Microsoft to Change the World” and founder of the Room to Read international literacy project, visited the John Eliot School in Needham on Friday to thank students for their efforts to raise money for his foundation. Boston Globe, 11/6/09
Room to Read founder John Wood chats with Eliot School principal Suzanne Wilcox and Superintendent Daniel E. Gutekanst on Friday. (Jessica Rudis for the Boston Globe) Room to Read founder John Wood chats with Eliot School principal Suzanne Wilcox and Superintendent Daniel E. Gutekanst on Friday.

Town Meeting approves Newman School project

Needham Town Meeting unanimously approved just under $27 million for repairs and upgrades to the Newman School. Boston Globe, 11/3/09

Olin College renews partnership with U-Illinois

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering and the College of Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have renewed for two years their pioneering collaboration to promote innovation in engineering education. PR Newswire, 10/16/09
(Dale Dong/Dancing Wheels)

Wheelchair dancers to perform in Needham

Dancing Wheels, a dance company that performs with wheelchair dancers, will have two shows in Needham Monday, at the Hillside Elementary School and the Eliot Elementary School. Boston Globe, 10/16/09
Missing from the headlines
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Missing from the headlines

Local officials in Needham represent the majority of public employees who do the right thing on behalf of their constituents as a routine part of their job. School Superintendent Dan Gutekanst, 10/9/09
St. Sebastian's headmaster receives Harvard Club award

St. Sebastian's headmaster
receives Harvard Club award

St. Sebastian’s School headmaster William L. Burke III, of Needham, received the Friends of Education Award by the Harvard Club of Boston on Wednesday. Boston Globe, 10/8/09
Efforts to renovate the Newman Elementary School were first spurred by the failure of its 50-year-old heating and ventilation system last year. (Needham Public Schools) Efforts to renovate the Newman Elementary School were first spurred by the failure of its 50-year-old heating and ventilation system last year.

School board OK's Newman renovation plan

The Needham School Committee on Tuesday night voted to approve the $27.4 million renovation of the Newman Elementary School, setting the stage for Town Meeting to take up the issue next. Boston Globe, 10/7/09

Six seniors in running for Merit Scholarships

About 350 Massachusetts high school seniors, including six from Needham, advanced to a national scholarship's pool of semifinalists, after earning some of the top scores in the state on the 2008 Preliminary SAT, officials announced. Boston Globe, 9/30/09

Walker School gets a free solar-powered shed

One Penny Per Mile Inc., a nonprofit that provides free sustainable energy systems to schools, has delivered its first completed project: a solar-powered garden/storage shed, for the Walker School in Needham.Boston Globe, 9/30/09

Initial OK for school construction funds

State officials approved approximately $600 million in funding for school construction projects in 15 districts, including Needham, throughout the state in a move that State Treasurer Tim Cahill said would provide a boost to the state’s economy. Boston Globe, 9/30/09
Student meets officials in Greece

Student meets officials in Greece

Needham resident and Merrimack College student Jason Demetrios Vergados, 21, spent a portion of his summer meeting with top-level government officials in Greece. Merrimack College, 9/28/09
Temporary heating and ventilation ducts run under the ceiling at the school's library. (Boston Globe/File) Temporary heating and ventilation ducts run under the ceiling at the school's library.

Timing of Newman override vote

An override vote to help pay for renovations at Newman Elementary School may be held in December or January, to coincide with the statewide primary or general election to fill the US Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.Boston Globe, 9/9/09
Clockwise from top, Needham High freshmen Charli Tankel, Sarah Pearson, Jack O'Keefe and Erica Serrano listened to the president's speech.

Freshmen listen to Obama's speech

While schools and parents around the country debated the appropriateness of showing President Barack Obama’s back-to-school speech to students, one Needham High School teacher emphasized it as a history lesson. Boston Globe, 9/8/09
Getting ready for swine flu

Getting ready for swine flu

School nurses work on the front lines of children’s health care, says Mimi Stamer, president of the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization and director of school health services in the Needham public schools. Boston Globe, 8/24/09

Needham High makes Boston Magazine's top 20

Needham High ranks 19th among Greater Boston's public high schools, according to the latest issue of Boston Magazine, based on data such as per-pupil spending, student-to-teacher ratio, MCAS and SAT results and graduation rates. Boston Globe, 8/26/09
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff/File 2008)

Olin teams up with Wellesley, Babson

Olin College of Engineering will launch a unique collaboration this fall with two neighboring schools with very different missions, as part of an effort to offer students from each of the colleges a more diverse educational experience at little additional cost. Boston Globe, 8/24/09
One superintendent's summer
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One superintendent's summer

I often get asked: What, exactly, do you do in the summer when all of the students and staff are gone? Superintendent Daniel Gutekanst, 8/9/09
Teens surveyed on substance use

Teens surveyed on substance use

A survey of teens living in communities west of Boston found a drop in alcohol and tobacco use but a rise in marijuana use. Boston Globe, 8/6/09

Newman repair plans on track

With an override vote for the Newman School repairs scheduled for fall, school and town officials are busy finishing up the first phase of design plans to send to the state's School Building Authority for approval. Boston Globe, 7/28/09