The following was submitted by Boston College High School:

For High Honors a Soph., Jr., Sr. must have at least a 3.80 quality point average and all grades '"C+" or higher. Freshmen need a 3.6 quality point average and all grades '"C+" or higher.

For Honors a Soph., Jr., Sr. must have at least a 3.20 quality point average and all grades '"C-" or higher. Freshmen need a 3.165 quality point average and all grades '"C-" or higher.

Burlington: Honors: Edward C. Wetzel ‘16

Everett: High Honors: Samuel Vasquez ’14 and Matthew F. Donohue ‘16

Honors:  Igor Campos Carvalho’14

Lynnfield: High Honors: Eric Simonelli ‘15

Malden: High Honors: Delsin David '14 and Danny Nguyen '16

Honors: Ismail Chineye Asongwed '14, Kolby Lavrik Vegara '15 and Kenny Wilson Delino '16

Medford: High Honors:  David Gentile ’14 and  John M. O'Brien 2015

Honors: Keshler S.G. Charles '15 and John F. Glynn '15

Melrose: High Honors: James F. O'Donnell '14, Daniel Casey '16, Anthony A. Ioffredo '16, Edward J. Kelley '16, Jacob A. May '16, Matthew W. O'Donnell '16, Noah A. Peterson '16

Honors: Samir Aslane '15, Robert A. Brodeur '16 and Andrew T. McCormack '16

Merrimac: High Honors: Liam Maxwell Rich’14

Nahant: High Honors: Matthew C. Ryan ‘14

North Andover: Honors: Emaad Syed Ali '15 and John Roy O’Connor '15

Revere: High Honors: Kenny Builes '14, Michael J. Kelley '14, Matthew S. O’Keefe '14 and Gabriel Drumond Depinho '16

Honors: Walter A. Carrera '14, Sergio Manuel Leon '16 and Alejandro D. Montoya '16

Salem: High Honors: William M. Kraemer ‘15

Saugus: Honors: Christopher J. Kelble '14

Somerville: High Honors: Christien P. Mendoza Exconde '15, Jesse O. Najarro '15 and Alex E. Santos '15

Honors: John W. Dres 2014, John P. Lynch 2015 and Brandon R. Payzant '16

Stoneham: High Honors:  David A. Vaccaro’14

Honors: Sean P. Moynihan’14

Swampscott: High Honors: Michael Wade Norcott '14

Honors: Peter R. Amato '16

West Newbury: High Honors: William Callahan Duggan '16

Winchester: High Honors: Thomas X. Pinella '14, Nathan S. Batty '15 and John D. O'Donnell '16

Honors:  Alexander J. Farone '15

Winthrop: High Honors: Thomas J. Nee '14, Christian G. Navarro '15, Nicholas R. Triant '15 and Cameron A. DeAngelo '16

Honors: Grant Herbert '14

Woburn: High Honors:  Robert J. Ferullo ‘15

Boston College High School is a Jesuit, Catholic, college-preparatory school for young men founded in 1863.  The school enrolls approximately 1600 students from more than 100 communities in eastern Massachusetts.

Snow fall totals for communities north of Boston ranged from 18 inches in Beverly all the way up to 28.2 inches in Saugus, according to a list of reports from the National Weather Service.

Here is a chart with the community name, the number of inches, when it was recorded and by whom.

SAUGUS 28.2 1243 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC
LYNN 27.0 1152 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO
SALEM 22.0 1107 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER
GLOUCESTER 21.0 1103 AM 2/09 MEDIA
TOPSFIELD 20.0 745 AM 2/09 NONE
2 S BOXFORD 19.0 700 AM 2/09 COCORAHS
SALISBURY 19.0 706 AM 2/09 NONE
NEWBURYPORT 19.0 708 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO
4 NW SALISBURY 19.0 600 AM 2/09 COCORAHS
3 NW BEVERLY 18.5 700 AM 2/09 COCORAHS

By Globe Staff

The Marlborough School Committee has chosen Saugus Superintendent Richard Langlois to lead the city's public schools, officials announced Saturday.

“We believe that Mr. Langlois is the right person at the right time for the job,” said Mayor Arthur Vigeant in a press release from the school district.

Langlois was one of three final candidates for the position. The other finalists were retired Puyallup, Wash., superintendent Tony Apostle and New York education consultant Christopher A. Bogden.

More than 40 candidates were screened and five candidates were initially interviewed, the district said.

The Marlborough School Committee named Langlois to the position Saturday following a three-hour meeting, according to the press release, citing his "proven administrative and instructional leadership track record in Massachusetts."

His appointment will become official once his contract negotiations with the School Committee are finalized, the district said. His official start date is yet to be determined.

Stephen Dlott has been serving as interim superintendent this school year. Anthony Pope resigned as superintendent last July after only two years on the job, following months of drama that featured a no-confidence vote from teachers, an accusation from a guidance counselor that he had shoved her, and assertions from students that they felt disrespected by him.

Pope was preceded by two superintendents who lasted a total of four years in Marlborough.

By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff

School officials in Saugus Wednesday said that Joseph Diorio, the principal at Saugus High School, has been placed on paid leave pending an audit of the school’s finances.

Diorio has been on leave since Dec. 18, the superintendent of schools said in a statement. School officials had not explained the reasons for his absence, prompting widespread speculation and spurring students to post “missing” fliers around town.

The superintendent, Richard Langlois, said auditors will look into the "management of certain financial and other affairs of Saugus High School."

"This leave is not disciplinary and no conclusion has been reached regarding Mr. Diorio," he said. "At this point Mr. Diorio is cooperating during this inquiry."

Through his office, Langlois declined further comment.

In a statement, Langlois asked the public to "refrain from any speculation or conjecture" and said he would have no further comment until the audit was complete.

Steve Castinetti, vice-chairman of the board of selectmen, criticized school officials for failing to explain Diorio's absence until now, even to town leaders.

"We certainly should be brought into what’s going on, and I don’t know why we haven’t been," he said. "I think the townspeople and taxpayers have a right to know what's going on, especially those with children at the school."

By Scott Van Voorhis, Globe Correspondent

Most Simon Malls across the state will kick off Black Friday shopping this year at 12:30 a.m., hours earlier than past years, the malls announced Tuesday.

Simon said nearly all of its shopping venues in Massachusetts will be following the new, early bird hours. They include the Burlington Mall, the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, the Northshore Mall in Peabody, the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers, the Arsenal Mall in Watertown, and Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough.

The exceptions are the Mall at Chestnut Hill and the Copley Place Mall, which will both open later, at 9 a.m.

The 12:30 a.m. start follows several years in which Simon and other mall owners in Massachusetts have steadily rolled back the start of Black Friday as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season has grown in importance to retailers. Last year Simon opened its malls at 4 a.m.

Shoppers who opt to kick off their Black Friday shopping in the midnight hour will be welcomed by “greeters” armed with info on the latest deals and “rejuvenation stations” offering a place to take a break, check your email and enjoy some refreshments, according to a press statement from Regan Communications, Simon’s local public relations firm.

The other Simon malls in Massachusetts that are opening earlier include Square One Mall in Saugus, Auburn Mall, Cape Cod Mall, and Emerald Square Mall
in Attleboro. All Simon malls in New Hampshire will open at midnight.

Scott Van Voorhis can be reached at sbvanvoorhis@hotmail.com.