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Fifty percent of Waltham 10th graders scored proficient or above in Science & Tech, according to the latest MCAS results.
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Statewide honor for Fitzgerald Elementary nurse
The Massachusetts School Nurse Organization has named Fitzgerald Elementary School staff member Cathy Vieira as its school nurse of the year.
Vieira, who was honored on Oct. 26 by Waltham's City Council, received the award during the statewide organization's fall conference in Westborough on Oct. 31.
Boston Globe, 10/28/09
Ruling narrows focus of Rose Museum lawsuit
Brandeis University is drafting a stipulation covering an element of a lawsuit against its plans for the Rose Art Museum, according to Thomas Reilly, the university's lawyer, based on a judge's recent ruling to limit the case's scope to the plaintiffs' ability to control their own donations or those of their ancestors to the Rose.
The Justice, 10/27/09
For families, ride to school is long, costly
Shinivas Suddala of Waltham says he was pleased when his daughter Shrevya was admitted to the Advanced Math and Science Academy, a public charter school for middle and high school students in Marlborough. Boston Globe, 10/10/09
Four Gann Academy students are National Merit Semifinalists
Four seniors from Gann Academy high school in Waltham advanced to a national scholarship’s pool of semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, after earning some of the top scores in Massachusetts on the 2008 Preliminary SAT (PSAT), officials announced. Boston Globe, 9/30/09
At a press conference Tuesday, Waltham superintendent Peter Azar explains his decision to not show Obama's back-to-school speech to students live.
Waltham mayor and superintendent clash over Obama speech
Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy is calling out schools Superintendent Peter Azar for not showing President Barack Obama’s nationally broadcast address to students Tuesday. Boston Globe, 9/10/09
- Region: Many listen; some districts tune out Boston Globe, 9/8/09
Schools prepare for flu
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, 9/9/09