Letter to the Newton North community about racist “Zoom Bombings” on the first day of school
The letter below was sent out this afternoon from the Newton North High School Principal. Dear NNHS Students and Families, Based on my observations in the building and in speaking with some members of our community, it seems that the first two days of school have...Rethinking high school entirely
Newton Parent Jack Cheng wrote a great piece that came out in Commonwealth Magazine over the weekend in which he called on Newton (and other districts) to entirely rethink how we approach high school. He wants us to get creative in our thinking. He offers up some...How is NPS Doing with Meal Pickup and Remote Learning?
Yesterday on the local news, Somerville and Danvers were highlighted for their schools’ excellent response to this pandemic. That prompted me to wonder how things were going here. The NPS website has information about meals that can be picked up outside Newton North...Newton North carpentry program helps rebuild houses after Hurricane Maria
It’s amazing what you can discover on YouTube. Today I found this video (posted a few weeks ago) featuring Newton North High School’s carpentry students on a service trip to rebuild houses after Hurricane Maria.
North students organizing rally Friday in response to hate incidents
Students at Newton North are planning to rally Friday at the school after social media posts circulated about students using a racial epithet in school and on social media throughout the past few weeks. In the meantime, the school and the district are looking at ways...
Covered bike parking at NNHS!
Some lucky Newton North bike commuters are about to get the best bike parking: covered spaces! As the father of a son who bikes there regularly, this is welcome news. It’s the result of a lot of hard work by Alicia Bowman in her role as President of Bike...
Newton North students to participate in Climate Strike on Friday
According to this Instagram post from The Newtonite, Newton North students are organizing to participate in this Friday’s Boston Climate Strike. Students will first march to Newton City Hall to hear what Newton is doing on the climate front and how students...
Joe Kennedy to hold town Hall at Newton North on Sunday
U.S. Congressman Joe Kennedy will be hold a town hall event this Sunday, June 30, from noon to 1:30 pm at Newton North High School. The event is free. Questions from attendees may be submitted at a ‘question sign-up’ table on site and will picked at random. Doors...Newton North alumni graduates West Point
When West Point graduated it’s most diverse class ever, among those tossing their hats in the air was Noah Carlen, the only Newton North graduate of his year to attend a service academy and, according to the Times of Israel, among a small group of Jewish...
WSJ: One in three Newton North students eligible for extra SAT time
According to the Wall Street Journal*, one in three students at Newton North is eligible for extra time to take the SATs. The WSJ looked at the percentage of students who are eligible for extra time allowance because of their IEP (Individualized Education Plan) or 504...Israeli American group apologizes for saying there’s an ‘anti-Israel atmosphere at Newton High Schools’
One week after telling its members that there was an “anti-Israel atmosphere at Newton High Schools,” the Newton-based Israeli American Council-Boston , a group representing Israeli-Americans in the region, issued an apology acknowledging “we believe that most of our...