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The annual ranking released by U.S. News and World Report ranks schools based on factors such as graduation rates and academic performance. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
Newton, MA Both Newton South and North high schools have been named among the best high schools in the United States, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
This year s list ranks some 17,800 of the more than 21,000 public high schools throughout the country.
Among those schools, Newton South was ranked 804 nationally, or 34th in the state.
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Brookline High - 591 nationally, 20th statewide
DAR chapter names Good Citizen winners
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The Colonel John Robinson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Westford met recently on Zoom to honor the Good Citizen Award winners from area high schools. Each student wrote an essay on the subject of “Our American Heritage and our Responsibility for Preserving it.”
The Good Citizen program is nationally recognized, open to all high school seniors, and is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The application of the chapter’s winner is sent to State DAR for further judging.
The Good Citizen winners honored were chapter winner Grace Audette, of Ayer High School; Anne Segaloff, of the Bromfield School; Daisy Rivas, of Greater Lowell Technical High School; Grace Greenough, of Littleton High School; Isabella Raposo, of Nashoba Valley Technical High School; and Robyn Bryce, of Westford Academy. Caroline Riemer, of Westford Academy, was also honored as Outstanding American His
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Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth Announces 2021 Public Service Announcement Winners
WAKEFIELD – The Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) is proud to announce the winners and honorable mentions of this year s Public Service Announcement (PSA) Project.
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North Reading High School’s Social Activism Club won the high school division of the Public Service Announcement Project. North Reading High School juniors, from left: Jackie Magner, Jared MacDonald, Veronica Stantcheva, Caroline Schladenhauffen, Shivi Srikanth, Lily Joyce, Gianna Naulivau, Samantha Magner, Angelina Palazzolo. Missing from the the photo: Taleen Toby, Katie Musgrave, Turfa Sarfaraz and Emma Galbraith. (Courtesy Photo North Reading High School Social Activism Club)
Chelmsford resident interning at Electrical Services Company
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“A career in the trades was always in my future.”
Cody Flint, a senior at Nashoba Valley Technical High School, always knew that his future was in the trades. So, his choice to go to Nashoba was natural. What really attracted him was that a tech school offered the ability to take trade related classes immediately, subjects that really piqued his interest, in addition to typical academic subjects. On the academic side, his love of math and science led him to choose electrical technology as a focus. “I love working with my hands and feel that electrical technology allows me to do that while at the same time providing the intellectual challenges that I find so stimulating.”
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WESTFORD A love of animals has led Sabrina McLaughlin of Westford, a senior at Nashoba Valley Technical High School, to study animal sciences and veterinary assisting.
As part of a requirement to create a project tying in with her shop, McLaughlin is collecting items for the Lowell Humane Society, and MSPCA at Nevins Farm in Methuen.
The Nashoba Tech school district, based in Westford, serves Chelmsford, Westford, Littleton, Ayer, Pepperell, Shirley and Townsend.
McLaughlin recently spoke about her project, and how to help.
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