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  • Global Education (GELF) Benefit Dinner

    Global Education (GELF) Benefit Dinner

    An Evening of International Cuisine, Fine Wines and Dancing – while Supporting GELF
    GELF Dinner Newton MA, NNHS, NSHS

    Please join GELF in a benefit dinner to help fund scholarships for Newton High School Students to travel abroad.

    Dinner and Dancing

    Saturday, April 6th
    6:30-11:00 PM

    Post 440, Nonantum

    Tickets to attend or to fund a teacher to attend can be purchased here:

     

    FIVE COURSES FUSION INSPIRED BY THE TRAVEL OF GELF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

     

    SPAIN AND NICARAGUA

    White Gazpacho with Spiced Marcona Almonds, Grapes and Corn Pudding

     

    RUSSIA AND FRANCE

    Red and Golden Beets with Goat Cheese, Greens & Lemon Almond Vinaigrette

     

    GRECO-ROMAN-PERU

    Shrimp Tomato Feta Stew over Quinoa Salad

     

    ITALY AND CHINA

    Soy-Balsamic Short Ribs with Panzanella Salad and Asian Slaw

     

    FRANCE AND MEXICO

    Chocolate Croissant Bread pudding with Mexican Cinnamon Custard Ice Cream

  • Financial Literacy Taught to Newton High School Students

    Financial Literacy Taught to Newton High School Students

    Financial Literacy Program in Newton

    Cambridge Savings Bank recently concluded its CSBsmart Financial Education Program at Newton North and South High Schools. The program taught students critically important financial skills through a four-lesson curriculum focusing on budgeting, saving, managing a checking account, credit smarts, and fraud awareness.

    Newton North High School, NNHS, NSHS, Financial literacy program, Cambridge Savings Bank

    Here are some examples:

    1.      “Lunchtime Loan” – uses a student-acted role-play to teach the concept of “creditworthiness.”

    2.      “My Credit Score – Help or Hurt?” – allows all students to vote on whether specific situations would help or hurt one’s credit score.

    3.      “Red Flag Alert” – helps students develop a keen sensitivity to the many red flags of fraud.

    The success of the program is based on student’s retention of the financial information presented. Thanks to the program, students were able to answer 75 percent of financial questions correctly on a post-session evaluation.  This compares favorably to a pre-session average score of 46 percent.

    Since 2010, Cambridge Savings Bank has educated over 7,000 participants with live financial lessons.  In addition, the bank provides its communities with online financial education resources through the CSBsmart section of its website.

    We are lucky to have such great businesses partnering with our schools! Thank you Cambridge Savings Bank!

  • High Schools That Send The Most Kids to Ivy League: Newton North and Newton South (WSJ)

    High Schools That Send The Most Kids to Ivy League: Newton North and Newton South (WSJ)

    Newton North High School Massachusetts Wall Street Journal Best High School Pragmatic MomThe Wall Street Journal looked at the freshman class at 10 highly selective colleges (i.e. Ivy League), counted them up, and ranked the high schools — private day and boarding, public, and magnet — by the number of kids enrolled. While you would expect elite boarding schools like Andover and Philips Exeter to do well, Newton South High School (NSHS) and Newton North High School (NNHS) both made the list sending in 23 or 6% of its class and 25 or 4% of its class respectively.

    The pdf is here.


  • Newton’s High Schools in Top 5 Percent Nationwide

    Newton’s High Schools in Top 5 Percent Nationwide

    Newton North Front Entrance High School

    Newsweek published its list of the best high schools in America this week, and Newton North ranked 754 as compared to Newton South’s rank of 776.The rankings — which are based on the number of AP, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge tests taken — are really intended to identify the “principals and teachers who are trying hardest to raise the achievement of each child, with college as a useful goal” said the test’s founder, Jay Matthews, as quoted in the Wall Street Journal. Newton South High School has fluctuated from not being listed in 2003 to a ranking of 478 in 2006, 525 in 2006, 758 in 2007 and 776 in 2008.

    Newton North High School was ranked 739 in 2003, 838 in 2005, 964 in 2006, did not make the ranking in 2007, and 754 in 2008. The year of 2004 is not included in the rankings.

    According to Newsweek’s Web site, all schools on the list are in the top 5 percent of schools nationwide.

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