More than 200 students joined members of the New England Patriots rookie class at Newton North High School on June 19 for a Juneteenth football clinic that raised more than $6,000 for Newton Community Education (NCE) scholarships while kicking off the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration. The clinic, which featured football…
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“Education shapes individuals, and individuals shape education,” is the idea driving hundreds of young people to advocate for interdisciplinary climate education in their schools. Climatechange, the defining issue of the 21st century, is slipping through the cracks of Massachusetts’ top-tier education system and leaving youth ill-prepared for the future. As…
The combined accomplishments of Newton North High School seniors were celebrated in Dickinson Stadium when they became the 166th graduating class, Tuesday, June 2. “It was really surreal seeing all the people I grew up with around me, many for the last time, which is something that didn’t register for…
Audrey Welstead (NNHS ’26) has received the Emerging Scholar Award from the MassCPAs Educational Foundation’s 2026 Scholarship Program. She is one of 50 students in Massachusetts selected this year to receive scholarships to inspire and support the next generation of CPAs in Massachusetts. Welstead is also a Mass CPAs High School Student Ambassador.…
Thursday, June 4, 2026 marked the 66th annual graduation of Newton South High School, when students, parents, and educators alike gathered in the school gym to participate in an essential rite of passage. The sweltering 88 degrees recorded at 5PM, when the ceremony began, ensured that everyone was fanning themselves…
Newton’s own Harmony Foundation hosted the 52nd annual Theodore D. Mann Newton Mayor’s Community Breakfast on May 27 at the Charles River Campus of UMass Amherst. The breakfast was organized around the theme of Reimagining Community, Together, aimed to inspire participants to reflect on their current and potential individual contributions…
Families across Newton and beyond are invited the 2026 Annual Cabot School Fair on Saturday, June 13 from 10AM–2PM at the Cabot School (229 Cabot Street, Newtonville). The event, celebrating its 54th year, will take place rain or shine with both indoor and outdoor activities available. This year’s fair promises the biggest lineup yet,…
The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity that designed, raise funds for, and installed a memorial to the victims and heroes of 9/11/2001, especially the eight Newton residents who lost their lives that day. Thanks to our generous contributors, we can offer annual scholarships to Newton…
Sign your teen up for Teen Summer Art Studios, running Monday through Friday, June 22 – August 28 at New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville). Students entering grades 7–12 can spend the summer immersed in the arts through the New Art Center’s Teen Summer Studio Program. Designed for artists…
Silent Spring is excited to offer the Silent Spring Summer Institute from Monday, July 6 through Friday, July10. This free virtual program is designed for high school students interested in learning about environmental health or considering a degree or career in STEM. The deadline to register is Friday, June 5.…
On Friday, May 22, seven students from Newton North and South High Schools met with Mayor Marc Laredo to ask his support for the Plant Based Treaty and more plant-based meals in school cafeterias. The students, joined by Kimmy Cushman of Plant Based Treaty and Marcia Cooper of Green Newton,…
Diesel bus tail pipe emissions cause significant health problems. Headaches, dizziness, eye irritation, nausea are a bad way to start the school day! Emissions are also linked to asthma, cancer, and heart disease. Sitting inside the bus with windows closed does NOT protect from emissions. Research shows quite the opposite:…