by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 15, 2021 | Newton North, Newton Public Schools |
The following is an email that was sent to families from Newton North Principal Henry Turner: Incidents of hateful graffiti are rare at Newton North, but unfortunately, they do happen in our school. We are committed to sharing information with you about these... by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 17, 2020 | Newton North, Schools |
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... by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 7, 2020 | Newton North, Newton South, Schools |
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... by Marti Bowen | Mar 17, 2020 | David Fleishman, Newton, Newton North, Newton South |
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... by village14 | Feb 28, 2020 | Newton North |
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.
by village14 | Feb 13, 2020 | Newton, Newton North |
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...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 27, 2019 | bicycles, Newton North, Newton South, Schools |
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...
by Allison Sharma | Sep 16, 2019 | Newton North |
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...
by village14 | Jun 27, 2019 | Newton, Newton North |
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... by Chuck Tanowitz | May 28, 2019 | Newton North |
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...
by Gail Spector | May 22, 2019 | Newton, Newton North, Schools |
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... by Greg Reibman | Jan 8, 2019 | Newton, Newton North, Newton South |
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...