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Category Archives: education
Wellesley College a real beauty
Forbes asked architects and designers to pick the most beautiful college campuses in the world, and Wellesley College made the cut.
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Wellesley High gymnast grabs state title
Freshman Christa Perry won the all-around individual title at the high school state gymnastics championship last night in Worcester, pacing the team to an overall third place finish. More here from the Globe and MetroWest Daily News.
Wellesley’s team has made a strong comeback after disbanding a few years back.
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Valentine’s Day leftover: A Wellesley love story?
Seen at Babson College day after Valentine’s Day:
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Wellesley’s Elmwood Chapel offering scholarship to Metrowest students
From Elmwood Chapel at The Wellesley Baptist Church regarding a scholarship memorializing a longtime Wellesley resident :
The Elmwood Chapel at The Wellesley Baptist Church has announced their 2010 Scholarship in honor of Eugene H. Mathias. This is a Christian-based scholarship for college-bound Wellesley-area high school seniors or current college students living in [...]
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Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri to speak in Wellesley
Jhumpa Lahiri, who received the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for Interpreter of Maladies, visits Babson College’s Knight Auditorium on March 10, 6-8pm. Her other works include The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth. Her speaking engagement is free to attend by the public, but registration is requested by the Center for Women’s Leadership at [...]
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Wellesley Chinese Language School finds a home
The Wellesley Chinese Language School, a new non-profit outfit designed to teach Chinese and expose students to Chinese culture, has found a home: Wellesley Congregational (Village) Church.
The school, organized by a group of Wellesley parents, has announced that classes will start on Sept. 12 and that it will be open both to children and adults [...]
Wellesley High investigates racial slur
Wellesley High School Principal Andrew Keough has emailed parents about an investigation by the school and local police into racial slurs carved into a boys bathroom at the school, according to a Boston.com report. WCVB Channel 5 also dove on this story, though it’s report doesn’t advance the story much.
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Wellesley students honored for writing/art
Congrats to 7th-12th graders in Wellesley who grabbed honors in the Boston Globe’s annual Scholastic Art & Writing Award competition.
DANA HALL SCHOOL – Marissa Apstein (GK-A), Sofia Barrera (GK-A), Courtney Campion (SK-A), Cailin Edgar (GK-A), Isabel Farrington (SK-A), Melissa Grip (HM-A), Katherine Higgons (SK-A ), Heather Kim (GK-A), Peyton Knisley (HM-A), [...]
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Boys Don’t Cry producer to speak at Wellesley College Feb. 18
A showing of the movie Boys Don’t Cry will be held Feb. 18 at Wellesley College at 7pm at Collins Cinema to commemorate the film’s 10th anniversary. Hilary Swank won an an Academy Award for best actress in the movie, which shed a new light on transgender issues.
Producer Christine Vachon will be on hand [...]
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Wellesley taps new Sprague School principal
Wellesley Public School Superintendent Bella Wong has announced that Steve Goodwin has verbally accepted her offer to take over as Sprague Elementary School principal when Donna Dankner departs following this school year. (We believe Lynch comes from Winchester’s Lynch School.)
And as if that isn’t enough excitement for one day at Sprague, the school also was [...]
Wellesley College chemical/acid spill investigated
From Wellesley Police:
Wellesley Police and Wellesley Fire are investigating a chemical/acid spill inside the Science Center at Wellesley College. A regional hazardous material team has been called to the scene to assist. The spill is confined and limited to one building at the college.
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Babson College grads to don “green” caps and gowns
Babson College’s school colors are green and white, and 2010 grads will emphasize the green when they wear caps and gowns made from recycled bottles. Babson says the fabric is spun from molten plastic pellets and that each gown is made from about 23 bottles. Biodegradable dishes and cups, as well as recycled paper for [...]
Why Wellesley High School stinks (or at least did)
Wellesley High’s Bradford reports that there was a skunk living in the school’s boiler room for the past year (and some babies joined the party at some point along the way), adding an unwelcome aroma to the first-floor area near the library. Teamwork between a school maintenance man, an animal control expert and a mason [...]
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Amazing play on the way to Wellesley Middle School