Students from Winchester Public Schools accompanied their teachers to the State House this month to share their experiences with performance-based assessments. Winchester school officials and teachers have attended briefings with legislators annually since 2016, but this was the first time students went with them. In these briefings, educators present their
Bubbles sizzled in a plastic bottle as vinegar reacted with baking soda. The gas produced from the reaction filled a red balloon attached to the bottle’s top as five fifth graders looked on in awe. “I liked watching the balloon grow,” Meara Daly, one of the fifth graders, said.
Between 400-500 people gathered Saturday morning in Winchester for the third local “No Kings” event to protest President Trump’s policies, reject authoritarianism and defend constitutional rights. The number of people who participated nationwide was still being calculated on March 28, but there were over 3,200 organized events throughout
Winchester will hold its third No Kings rally this weekend and include a new addition to its program – a community walk toward town before the rally. Organizers of Winchester’s third No Kings rally hope to draw in more than 1,000 people to the March 28 event. Other rallies
Being called to the principal’s office usually means trouble. For Lucas Yang, sitting in his principal’s office was nerve-racking for a different reason. Sitting there in early December, he learned he had been chosen as one of two Massachusetts students in the U.S. Senate Youth Program. Two
Fernanda Stern and her 6-year-old daughter struggled to use the town’s sidewalks two days after last month’s blizzard to get to school from their home on Highland Avenue. Large mountains of snow had forced them to either walk on the street or in snow banks for weeks. Snow
State Sen. Jason Lewis hosted a meeting in late February with constituents to discuss the effects of federal tax cuts on the state budget. “The state budget is the most important piece of legislation that our state lawmakers and Gov. [Maura] Healey debate and pass every single year,” said Lewis,
The big events in Winchester Community Music School always take place in Nichols Performance Hall. With the school and its performances’ growing in popularity, the hall and many of its amenities are due for an upgrade. The performance hall is one of the main areas that the school seeks to
Winchester’s brightest fifth graders and adults will gather soon to compete in a fierce trivia competition that will raise money for Winchester schools. The Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence (WFEE), a nonprofit that provides grants for Winchester’s public schools, will host its 23rd annual trivia bee March 11
As snow fell on Feb. 7, more than 100 people gathered at the Griffin Museum to walk to Crawford Memorial Church in a show of solidarity with immigrants amid nationwide ICE raids, arrests and deportations. “Winchester in Solidarity: Walking With Our Neighbors” was organized by the political activism group IndivisibleWin,
When then-freshman Christie Clark approached Carson Sarpong about becoming a co-founder for her club, Black Student Union, he was hesitant. Three years later, Sarpong is the president, and the club has organized the Black History Project, a contest that invites students to create art about Black history and culture. The
