Like most Newton teens, Christian Kurker remembers what it was like to live in isolation, separated from friends, school, and other in-person social networks due to the Covid pandemic. An only child, the high school senior said it “was a big relief” when he could finally leave the Zoom screens…
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William James College will host a group of experts to discuss the current mental health challenges facing high school and college students (video) and the ways in which educators, families, and communities can make a difference in the lives of young people by investing in behavioral health programs and services. The…
Newton South HS’s SouthStage theatre group will present 9 to 5, the Musical at 7:30PM on May 18, 19, and 20. Buy tickets online. This production has won a Gender Parity Standing O designation by meeting all five criteria set by Boston Stage Source:
Susanna Boberg will perform a Senior Recital at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (54 Lincoln Street) on Sunday, June 4 at 4:30PM to benefit the Newton Food Pantry. She is finishing her clarinet studies at the New England Conservatory as she graduates from high school. The concert will include works from Messager,…
The West Suburban YMCA, announced that enrollment is now open for preschool and Out-of-School programs for the 2023-2024 school year. Childcare programs at the West Suburban YMCA have had extensive wait lists for the last couple of years. While many preschool programs across the region have faced staffing shortages, the…
The Newton Art Association (NAA) will hold an awards ceremony virtually on May 8 at 7PM (Zoom link) to honor three recipients of named scholarships ($800 each) and four recipients of Honorable Mention awards ($150 each). The recipients are: Named Scholarships Honorable Mention Awards For over 35 years, the NAA…
Tiziana Dearing, host of WBUR’s Radio Boston, will be the keynote speaker at Newton Inspires, this Thursday, May 4 at 6:00PM at Newton South High School. Newton Inspires, a fundraiser for the Newton Schools Foundation, features these other notable Newtonians describing their inspirations and sharing stories and insights: Participants may…
An immersive multimedia Holocaust exhibit — The Cattle Car: Stepping In and Out of Darkness — was available at City Hall for the public to experience over this last weekend and for Newton high-school students to experience on Monday and Tuesday. It consists of a replica of a cattle car…
People talked and champagne flowed last Saturday night at the Wilson chapel, where the Jennifer Price Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF) held its annual fundraising dinner. This was the first GELF dinner since 2019, and excited parents, teachers, and council-members could all be seen gathered in the big main hall…
To begin the April 27 School Committee meeting, two Bigelow Middle School educators were among the public comment speakers to advocate for staff restoration to address the middle school team sizes. Superintendent Kathy Smith followed the public comment period by giving her scheduled update, during which she congratulated the central…