On March 22, the Las Tigresas team from Newton North High School (NNHS) placed first in The Tenacity Challenge – an annual academic scholarship competition for Black and Latinx students from urban and suburban high schools across Massachusetts. Each NNHS Las Tigresas team member – Margaret Urdaneta, Gabriella Urdaneta, Chiara…
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Joy Moore has been appointed to the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM). She currently serves as the inaugural Vice President and Executive Director of the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success at Boston College, where she leads innovative programs for first-generation students and those from…
No gym, no problem! Childhood friends Jai Patel– a junior at Framingham High School – and Benjamin Gershenovich – a junior at Newton North High School – have invented RapidRoutines AI to make fitness more accessible. RapidRoutines AI, released to the public on April 21, is an app that aims…
The LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school FIRST Robotics team, traveled to Houston to compete in the FIRST World Championship on April 16-19. During the world championship, the LigerBots won the division Autonomous Award and were a Championship Division Winner in the Hopper Division. For the first time in its 17-year history, the…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Trivia Night where participants can test their knowledge and compete for trivia glory. This is the kickoff to a monthly trivia series, so bring friends or play solo and come up with a creative team name. The winning team’s certificate will…
Newton Community Education (NCE) is hosting April Vacation Programs to keep kids engaged while school is out with a variety of activities like Flag Football, Glass Workshop, Circuitry 101, and more. The events will take place from Monday, April 21 until Friday, April 25, at 9AM-3:30PM, and will occur at…
Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture will host lifeguarding courses where participants can learn skills to prevent and react to aquatic, breathing, and cardiac emergencies. Participants must be 15+ before the last scheduled session of their course. There will be two of these courses: one on February 17-20 and one on…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Dungeons & Dragons Campaign where participants can embark on an epic adventure. Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to the game, this is a chance to dive into a world of imagination, strategy, and storytelling. The event will include…
Avi Attar, a senior at Princeton, is one of two students receiving this year’s Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize — the University’s highest general distinction for undergraduates, awarded to “the senior who has most clearly manifested excellent scholarship, strength of character and effective leadership.” Rep. John Lawn has been named…
The League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) conducts the LWVN’s scholarship program, which offers a $2,000 scholarship to a student from the high school class of 2025! To be eligible for consideration, candidates must either reside or attend school in Newton, MA and be planning to pursue post-high school…