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Category Archives: Wellesley High School
Wellesley tennis champs visit state house
The Wellesley High School boys tennis team, which won the Division 1 State Championship during an undefeated season, recently paid a visit to the state house as guests of State Rep. Alice Peisch (photo credit: Mark Kasianowicz, Legislative Photographer).
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Newsweek doesn’t like Wellesley High as much as it used to
Newsweek’s latest rankings of America’s Best High Schools is out and the good news is that Wellesley High School made the cut, at number 987. Just over 1,600 schools — about 6% of public schools in the U.S. — are listed. (Rankings are “based on how hard school staffs work to challenge students with advanced [...]
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Wellesley High School taps new boys basketball coach
Wellesley High School has named Glen Magpiong as its new boys basketball coach. Magpiong has been with the team’s staff since 2004 as a varsity assistant coach and freshmen coach. He replaces Luke Day, who resigned this spring after 8 seasons at the helm and after leading the team to an 11-7 record this past [...]
Rake-a-thon 2010: Wellesley seniors helping seniors
Wellesley High School seniors will be raking leaves for senior citizens on May 15. Sign up by May 13 at the Council on Aging, 781 235 3961. Just provide the rakes and bags, so that the students can dispose of the leaves as well. First come, first served…
Facing up to Facebook photos at Wellesley High
Wellesley High School Principal Andrew Keough recently alerted students that the administration had been sent Facebook photos of students in dicey situations and now is urging parents to get their kids to show them their Facebook and other social networking pages. As Keough notes, it’s pretty easy for anyone (college admission offices, employers, etc.) to [...]
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Wellesley Middle School modular classroom plan withdrawn from Town Meeting docket
The School Building Committee for Wellesley Middle School notified neighbors of the school this week that the group has withdrawn a motion before Town Meeting to request funds that would be used to build modular classrooms designed to accommodate a coming spike in enrollment. The idea was to transfer funds from the School Department to [...]
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Wellesley High hoop coach resigns
From the Wellesley High AD: “Wellesley Varsity Boy’s Basketball Coach Luke Day has resigned. The Basketball Team finished the regular season 11-7 finishing in second place in the Bay State Herget Division. In the state tournament the team beat Somerset 60-53 and then lost to Scituate 71-54 to finish the year at 12-8 overall. We [...]
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Wellesley High investigates more graffiti
The Globe reports that Wellesley High has informed parents and students that more offensive graffiti has been discovered at the school, and school-wide meetings are planned for Friday to address the issue. Dear WHS Parents and Guardians, As you know, in recent weeks we have been spending time here in school discussing the effects of [...]
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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.
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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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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Kissing PDA goodbye at Wellesley High
One Wellesley High student is taking a public stand against public displays of affection at the school: And he’s consulting “The Scarlet Letter” for a solution. More from the Bradford. // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client = "pub-3546001871069479"; /* 468x15, created 1/14/10 */ google_ad_slot = "1776411008"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = [...]
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Wellesley High School ranked #4 by Boston Magazine