Winchester resident Alan He attended Muraco Elementary School and is now an 11th grader at Winchester High School. From 2021 to 2023, Alan, his parents Xinya He and Cuiru Zhu, and his sister Fiona lived in Shanghai, China. It was there Alan attended Living Word Shanghai School, excelling academically and
While school officials planned to talk about the coming budget, parents came to voice concerns about literacy raised by a recent media report. The Winchester School Committee met Jan. 16 over Zoom to discuss the fiscal year 2025 budget only to find many parents using the public comment period to
Winchester added another checkmark in the win column earlier this month when the Winchester High School Varsity Wrestling team faced off against Lexington in a classic dual meet, the last home meet of the 2023-2024 season. With a final score of 45-24, WHS came out with yet another win, adding
By Cameron Hopkinson Dec. 9, 2023 On a cold Thanksgiving morning the Winchester Red and Black faced off against the Woburn Tanners in the annual “Turkey Day Tussle” Thanksgiving football bout. Fun fact, this cherished rivalry dates back to 1891 making it 132 years old! Fans of players on both
By Joyce Westner Dec. 5, 2023 Brait Builders of Marshfield was awarded the contract to build the new Lynch School on Monday night for $65.7 million. The Education Facilities Planning and Building Committee chose Brait, whose proposal, according to vice-chair Chris Nixon, was “sufficiently under the cost estimate for
By Rachel Whitehouse It’s Climate Solutions Week in Winchester, and Winchester High School (WHS) students (above left to right) Malia Soderland and Vita Bialiauskaya kicked off the week by talking about climate solutions with residents at the Farmers Market. Their message? We are not powerless in the face of
Sept. 27 - Parents and students were frustrated with the school bus problems that began on the first day of school this year, but none more so than Lynch School families. Equally frustrated was school superintendent Dr. Frank Hackett who says he’s been very apologetic to those who’ve
By Rachel Whitehouse On Tuesday, Sept. 26, about 40 Winchester residents attended a panel at the Jenks Center with members of Winchesters legislative delegation to discuss the recent progress on, and continued challenges of, climate legislation in Massachusetts. After waiting patiently through the event, one of the last questions came
Special from Jade Scott July 17, 2023. My name is Jade Scott and I am the head of publicity for Winchester Cooperative Theater. Winchester Cooperative Theater would like to inform you of this summer’s production of High School Musical 2, debuting July 27th and 28th at 11 AM and
By Tara Hughes June 15, 2023. On a sunlit Thursday evening after much wet weather, the McCall Middle School eight-graders became high school freshmen. Friends, family and caretakers were welcomed to the outdoor ceremony by Principal James Lin’s opening remarks and then students greeted the crowd in Spanish, Russian,
