Newton North Boys’ Basketball Coach Paul Connolly Reaches 300 Wins
Last night (Friday January 6) in Framingham, the Newton North Boys’ Basketball team struggled against a scrappy opponent that they were expected to beat, but sometimes these games are not destined to be easy. What made this game stand out over others (recent...
Is it ‘sinister, evil or vile’ or just another contest?
When someone early on in a conversation, without prompting, tells you that there is nothing “sinister, evil or vile” happening, your immediate response is to assume that this is sinister, evil and vile.The item in question is an ad promoting an “essay contest” that appeared in the Newton TAB last week asking Newton North students to submit a 200 to 400 word essay on Israeli/ Palestinian peace AND to list the sources that led them to their conclusion.
Prizes for the winning entries included hundreds of dollars in gift cards to “The Mall at Chestnut Hill”. The ad does not appear in the December 7 issue of the newspaper.
Joshua Resnek, the person whose email is in the ad, admitted that it was designed to unearth curriculum materials about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict that are being taught at North. He was sure to tell me that “there is nothing sinister, evil or vile” involved with
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Ty Vignone taught in Newton for more than a half century
Newton has lost, Ty Vignone, who taught in the Newton School System for 51 years. Here’s an article from the Newtonite in 2011. And this is from his obituary:
Is Newton North’s library too small?
A story in the Newton North student newspaper the Newtonite reports on what seems to be an overcrowding problem at the school’s library.
Students are expressing confusion and annoyance towards a rule in the Library Learning Commons (LLC) that enables librarians to kick students out if they are not doing work. Despite frustrations, librarians will continue to enforce it.
According to librarian Erin Dalbec, the LLC policy is to ask any students who are not working to leave when other students who plan to do work need space. Students who talk with friends, play games, or watch Netflix in the LLC can be kicked out, she said.
But the article continues…
Aronson: Three instances of anti-Semitic graffiti found at Newton North since Friday’s basketball game
This email from Newton North Principal Mark Aronson was sent to school families today. I’ve highlighted one sentence with particularly disturbing information in bold. Dear Newton North Community, As many of you are aware, acts of racism and Anti-Semitism have...North Principal on NNHS/Catholic Memorial Chants
Mark Aronson spoke to the students today, and now has sent this email to the community, quoted in full for those who haven’t seen it: Dear North Community, Today I spoke with our students about the fan behavior at Friday’s basketball game. Chants from both...CM parents: Newton fans shouted homophobic slurs first
Washington Post education reporter Valerie Strauss, who broke the story about Catholic Memorial School fans’ anti-semitic chant, published this update on Sunday. Here’s two excerpts.. Parents of Catholic Memorial students said Sunday that they heard...Opposing fans yell anti-semitic chants at Newton North basketball game
According to the Washington Post, many fans from Catholic Memorial School shouted alarming accusations at last night’s basketball game vs. Newton North. This excerpt provides a frightening summary: The game was held at Newton South High School, where an...NewTV Scholarship Available to High School Seniors
Each year, NewTV awards two scholarships to Newton high school seniors pursuing college degrees in communications, television or film. Eligible applicants will be considered from both Newton public high schools and one recipient will be chosen from Newton North and...LigerBots Competition Season Opens Saturday
It’s that time of year! The LigerBots, Newton’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, opens up its season this weekend in Worcester. This marks the first live competition the team will face as it works to return to the World Championships for the third straight...Henry Turner starts a blog
Newly appointed Newton North principal Henry Turner has started a blog on Linked-In that he says will document his transition from his current job at Bedford High School “to the next stage of my career.”