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Spring 2009 results

Sixty-two percent of Newton 8th graders scored proficient or above in English, according to the latest MCAS results.

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Education center gets $10.8m grant

Education Development Center Inc., a Newton nonprofit organization that manages education projects, said it has been awarded $10.8 million from the Office of Head Start at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Boston Globe, 10/8/09

Drops on a penny

Boys in a fifth grade science class at The Fessenden School tried to figure out how many drops of water, Coke, and apple juice would fit on a penny. This experiment was set up to teach the boys about how to conduct and write about a lab experiment. While the results varied from group to group, it was apparent that many of our hypotheses were wrong. The Fessy Bear's Den, 10/5/09

Safe Rides program continues all year

Safe Rides will be a year-long program, according to Nancy Holczer, chairwoman of The Newton Partnership's Safe Rides Task Force. Safe Rides is a free service that allows North or South students to get a ride home to Newton or Boston confidentially from 10:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. The Newtonite, 10/2/09

Newton South student is semifinalist for Merit scholarship

A Newton South High student was one of about 25 seniors from Massachusetts high schools who advanced to the semifinals of a national scholarship program recognizing black Americans for earning some of the top scores in the state on the 2008 Preliminary SAT (PSAT), officials announced. Boston Globe, 9/30/09

Sixteen Newton students are National Merit semifinalists

Sixteen seniors from Newton high schools advanced to a national scholarship's pool of semifinalists, which represents less than 1 percent of US high school seniors, after earning some of the top scores in Massachusetts on the 2008 Preliminary SAT (PSAT), officials announced today. Boston Globe, 9/30/09

Newton South cracks down on tardy students

Newton South has adopted a new attendance policy in an attempt to encourage students to arrive to class on time. Denebola, 9/30/09

Four Newton South students in National Orchestra

Newton South seniors Taichi Fukumura and Tae-woon Kang, junior Daniel Zhang, and sophomore Eliot Seidman have been selected to participate in the National High School Honors Orchestra out of hundreds who auditioned from across the United States for just 120 spots. Denebola, 9/30/09

Purpose of education In question

What is the worth of a college graduate to society? According to Boston College vice president of student affairs Patrick Rombalski and other academics, the shifting answer to this question has recently eroded the public's faith in the nation's system of higher education. The Heights, 9/28/09

High school building to be emptied by July

In preparation for the move to the new Newton North building, the old building must be emptied by July 15, according to Heidi Black, the administrator of high school construction and strategic planning. Black spoke to faculty Sept. 5 about plans to move into the new high school. The Newtonite, 9/21/09
At Lasell College, the new mascot, Boomer, ramps up school spirit at the student activities faire. Cheerleaders are, left to right, Angelette Lopes and Christina Coll. (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff) At Lasell College, the new mascot, Boomer, ramps up school spirit at the student activities faire. Cheerleaders are, left to right, Angelette Lopes and Christina Coll.

At tiny colleges, a bit of the old rah-rah-rah

Fed up with their anonymity, many of the area's smaller colleges are stepping up efforts to put themselves on the map by boosting student pride - efforts some college presidents say could also help increase enrollment and alumni donations. Boston Globe, 9/19/09

Summer scandals

One morning at overnight camp during the summer of eighth grade, Sandra (not her real name), now a senior, awoke to find many girls in her cabin overwhelmingly drunk. It was her first experience with alcohol. The Lion's Roar, 9/20/09

Editorial: The era of the city college commuter is over

This spring, 146 years after Boston College opened the doors of its South Boston campus to working-class Boston immigrants, the university announced that the sesquicentennial freshman class of 2013 has no students intending to commute from home to school. The Heights, 9/20/09

Marini named superintendent for '09-'10 year

V. James Marini, former principal of Newton North High School, is now interim superintendent for this school year. The Newtonite, 9/17/09

BC graded low on race interaction

One week before Boston College achieved its No. 16 ranking on Forbes magazine's America's Best Colleges rankings, the university's name appeared high on another well-known ranking. BC took the No. 17 spot on the Princeton Review's "Little Class/Race Interaction" list, a ranking that raised eyebrows among students and campus leaders. The Heights, 9/14/09

Strong showing on SATs

Using the most recent SATs as a measure, the communities west of Boston have some of the best public schools in the country. Coming in third statewide was Newton South High, with an average combined score of 1,872 on the test's three sections. Newton North was 17th, with a score of 1,769. Boston Globe, 9/13/09

Schools planning flu-control strategies

During the 1950s polio epidemic, schoolchildren lined up for a quick stick in the arm and were sometimes rewarded for their courage at getting vaccinated with a lollipop or extra recess. Boston Globe, 9/10/09

BC welcomes class of 2013

It is often remarked at Boston College that as the University enjoys its rise in national rankings, each incoming class seems to hold even more promise than the last. "By standardized testing measurements, the class of 2013 is the strongest ever to enroll at Boston College," John Mahoney, director of undergraduate admissions, said. The Heights, 9/10/09
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