Halloween Safety Tips for Parents of Pre-Teens & Teens
Halloween Safety Tips for Parents of Pre-Teens & Teens Your teenager may no longer need your help dressing up as a super-hero, but it’s important to continue to be involved in your teen’s Halloween plans. Here are a few important safety tips and ideas from Day Middle School’s Nurse Gayle’s Newsletter: Find out where your teen […]
Update on Carbon Monoxide at Franklin School
October 9, 2015 Dear Newton Community, As many of you are aware, we decided to close Franklin Elementary School early this morning. The decision was made because there was a release of carbon monoxide in the boiler room. It appears that the release was due to errors made by the heating contractors in the process […]
FREE Teen Depression Webinar
Families for Depression Awareness is presenting a free, 1-hour Teen Depression webinar (with additional 15 minute Q&A) on Wednesday, September 30 at 7:00 PM ET/ 4:00 PM PT. Designed for parents, teachers, school counselors and staff, youth workers, and other caring adults, the webinar covers: How to distinguish between depression and teen angst What you […]
$20,000 College Scholarships through Coca Cola
This year’s Coca-Cola scholarship application is now available online at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org. We are looking for 150 high school seniors who are socially-conscious and servant-minded leaders to be a part of our 28th class of scholars! These students will each receive a $20,000 college scholarship and join a network of alumni who have become a powerful […]
College Essay Writing Workshops
Newton Free Library: College Essay Writing Workshops Saturdays, Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, 1:00 pm, Druker Auditorium Students, whether you accomplished a lot on your college essay over the summer or you’re still trying to decide what to write about when school begins next fall, these workshops are for you. Students will work in small groups […]
New Angier School Close to Completion
September 2015 Dear Families, I hope you have enjoyed the beautiful summer. It is a great pleasure to welcome both our returning families and those new to our schools. The start of the school year is a wonderful time for anyone involved in education because it allows us to develop new goals, build new relationships […]
NNHS Ranks #67 in Newsweek Top 500 High Schools
There are almost 30,000 public high schools in the United States. This ranking rewards schools by poverty vs graduation rate/college bound. It’s a poll about beating the odds. This year’s rankings were weighted by: Enrollment Rate—25 percent Graduation Rate—20 percent Weighted AP/IB/Dual Enrollment composite—17.5 percent Weighted SAT/ACT composite—17.5 percent Change in student enrollment between 9th-12th […]
Massachusetts Ranks High for Best Schools
WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems. To find the best school systems, WalletHub compared the quality of education in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia by analyzing 13 key metrics. Our data set includes such metrics as the pupil-teacher ratio, dropout rates, standardized-test […]
Massachusetts’ 50 school districts Ranked by Niche.com
Massachusetts’ 50 school districts as ranked by Niche.com. Best Public School Teachers ranks 2,240 school districts based on key teaching statistics and 910,000 teacher ratings from 235,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates that teachers are intelligent and engaging, the district is invested in its teachers and provides a good educational environment, and students and […]
New Start Time for Newton Elementary Schools
August 14, 2015 Dear Families, I hope you have enjoyed the summer and are looking forward a new school year. I am writing with an important update about the elementary school start time for 2015-2016. In a letter sent home to families in June, we announced a new start time for all Newton elementary schools, […]
