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McCall Middle School Civics Project: School Funding and Budgeting Issues in Winchester
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was submitted by eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their annual civics project. These essays have not been edited by Winchester News for grammar or content. This essay is being presented by Emma Chu and Joe Chiavelli. Are you aware of the
Winchester participates in Junior Classical League at Mass state convention
JCL, or Junior Classical League, is a middle and high school organization for students taking Latin, Greek, or classical humanities. The JCL State Convention is essentially a competition for JCL chapters around the state. And from May 16 to 17, the JCL team had 11 delegates participating in the 69th
McCall Middle School Civics Project: S.O.S.: Save Our Schools
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was submitted by eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their annual civics project. These essays have not been edited by Winchester News for grammar or content. This essay is being presented by Quinn Pray, Matt Ryan, Yasmin Reis, and Rohan Upadhyaya. As
McCall Middle School Civics Project: Winchester’s Housing Crisis Is Pricing Families Out
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was submitted by eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their annual civics project. These essays have not been edited by Winchester News for grammar or content. This essay is being presented by Sonia Rife, Adeline Lindenbaum, Sanjay Lakshmanan, and Oliver Bass. To
McCall Middle School Civics Project: The AI Challenge in Schools
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was submitted by eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their annual civics project. These essays have not been edited by Winchester News for grammar or content. This essay is being presented by Ben Sattarzadeh, Mateo Grillberger, and Jake Bang. Artificial Intelligence has
Winchester students create website for volunteering
The following was submitted by a student group at McCall Middle School: Have you or your kids ever wanted to volunteer but were unsure where? Have you struggled to find places with fewer age restrictions? Many teens and youth want to volunteer but don’t know about the opportunities available
Winchester High School Model UN hosts successful 9th Annual Conference
On Sunday, April 12, the classrooms of Winchester High School came to life with the ninth rendition of its very own Model United Nations Conference — WinMUN IX. With over 300 delegates from 27 schools across four states participating, WinMUN shattered last year’s attendance record and reinforced its title as
Winchester students, staff win at Mass. History Day state competition
The following was submitted by Winchester High School: On April 11, Winchester High School hosted the Massachusetts History Day State Competition, with students from across the Commonwealth showcasing their documentaries, exhibits, papers, websites, podcasts and performances centered on the theme “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.” Cassandra Fisher & Penelope Howes
Families gather for Winchester High School Science & Engineering Night
Hundreds of families funneled into Winchester High School on April 2 to look at specimens through microscopes, toy with 3-D modeling on computers and try out pulse oximeters. Science & Engineering Night invited parents and children in grades K-8 to visit the high school and watch 39 demonstrations
Winchester High School students to showcase science for community
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.
Winchester’s successful Science Olympiad Club competes at national-level tournaments
Winchester’s Science Olympiad, like most things, began small. Yet what began as a modest club for fun, has grown into something respected by the entire Science Olympiad community throughout the nation. Every Friday, dedicated Winchester High School students gather for two hours in weekly club meetings, to prepare for
Ambrose regains ‘School of Recognition’ title, principal credits school community for academic success
Everyone likes to be recognized for their efforts and the Ambrose School is no different. The school recently received an A from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), being named a School of Recognition. “It’s very exciting,” said Ambrose Principal Andrea Phelan. A School of Recognition
Winchester High student Lucas Yang heads to Capitol on Senate Youth Program
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.
Science abounds at Winchester’s Ambrose School during first in a generation fair
You could blame the Muraco School for the fact that the Ambrose cafeteria became the site of a raucously rambunctious science fair on March 5. “They were the inspiration,” said parent volunteer Karen Kinnaman, who spearheaded the event. “They put on a huge science fair every year.” Kinnaman said it’
Winchester resident, Austin Prep student joins ‘The Movement Family’
The following was submitted by Austin Preparatory School: Brady McLaren ’26, of Winchester, spends his Wednesday nights serving others. The Austin Prep junior, who attends the independent Catholic school in Reading, travels each week with classmates to volunteer with The Movement Family, a grassroots nonprofit founded by Michael Gorman that