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Needham to celebrate MLK’s legacy

Needham to celebrate MLK’s legacy
Needham’s celebration and observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is scheduled for Monday, January 21, in the Pollard Middle School auditorium. The program will be from 10 a.m. to noon, and doors will open at 9:30. Refreshments will be served. The program is sponsored by the Needham Diversity Initiative, Clergy Association, Human Rights Committee, Public...
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Courageous conversations punctuate professional development day

Courageous conversations punctuate professional development day
During an extraordinary professional development day for Westwood teachers and staff, six students took to the stage of Westwood High School’s auditorium to talk openly about their perceptions of being students of color in a majority-white school district. Their appearance highlighted a day-long examination into race, which was guided by civil rights leader David Johns....
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DSHS to host performance of ‘Mr. Joy’

ArtsEmerson and partners are set to present "Mr. Joy," a play that explores issues of race and class in America. Directed by David Dower and performed by Adobuere Ebiama, the event will be held on Monday, November 26, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the Alan T. Mudge Auditorium at Dover Sherborn High School. Tickets...
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‘Now in Color’ explores METCO history

‘Now in Color’ explores METCO history
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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent When Director Stephen Wrobleski began planning the winter play, he knew he wanted to produce another devised play. When a play is devised, it is created as a collaboration of ideas from the whole cast and crew. During the process, Wrobleski uses a starting point or frame of reference...
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Needham Bank provides METCO funding

Needham Bank provides METCO funding
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Needham Bank today announced that it will provide a total of $25,000 in funding, spread among five school districts serving six local communities, to enable them to continue full METCO participation during the 2016-2017 school year. METCO, which has been in existence since 1966, is the country’s oldest continuously operating voluntary desegregation program. It...
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Needham Bank provides Westwood METCO funding

Needham Bank provides Westwood METCO funding
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Needham Bank today announced that it will provide a total of $25,000 in funding, spread among five school districts serving six local communities, to enable them to continue full METCO participation during the 2016-2017 school year. METCO, which has been in existence since 1966, is the country’s oldest continuously operating voluntary desegregation program. It...
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Hardy Community Members to Run Marathon

Hardy Community Members to Run Marathon
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy When asked why Hardy parents Anna Garcia-Miller and Jennifer O’Neil-Sebaratnam and fourth grade teacher Felicia Moran decided to run the Boston Marathon, they all rallied around supporting METCO, which provides the opportunity for an integrated public school education for children of color from racially imbalanced schools in Boston by placing...
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Jazzing it up for METCO

Jazzing it up for METCO
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Thursday, April 7, the jazz ensembles from all four schools in Dover-Sherborn performed at Mudge Auditorium as part of the DS Jazz Spectrum Concert. The event was used as a fundraiser for the METCO Family Friends program, and raised almost $800. There are 40 METCO students who attend the...
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