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Needham girls to defend soccer title

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor For a long while, soccer has been the crown jewel of Needham High School athletics. In 2015, the Needham girls took home the state championship after a record season (22-0-2). The Rockets will look to defend their title in 2016 with what coach Carl Tarabelli calls “a good...
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Expansion construction underway at High School

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By Cameron Small Hometown Weekly Intern Table for twelve? Not likely going to be a problem at Needham High School anymore with the new cafeteria expansion that is going in this summer. The 3,000 square-foot space should be able to handle the projected increase in the student body. In the beginning of August, though, people...
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Needham Speech and Debate finishes strong

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The Needham Speech and Debate Team’s 2015-16 season rocketed to a close in Salt Lake City and Sacramento. Needham finished in the top five debate schools out of 517 attending at the Sacramento event. At the two national tournaments, Needham students excelled. At the Grand National Tournament in Sacramento, Needham juniors Elizabeth Lively...
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Needham girls remain undefeated

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The Needham High varsity girls lacrosse team extended its unbeaten run to 15 games last week with victories over Dedham (13-1) and Notre Dame Academy (16-11). The latter of the two teams had been ranked #1 by the Boston Globe before their meeting with the Rockets. It has been a banner season thus far...
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Needham students put on ‘Fortinbras’

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by Caroline Ahearn Hometown Weekly Correspondent This past weekend, the Needham High School Fine and Performing Arts Department presented its spring production of the play "Fortinbras" by Lee Blessing. The witty play picks up where William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" left off, and centers around Young Fortinbras (Matthew Lorence), a modern man of action, who enters during the...
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Boys Lacrosse Busy Over April Vacation

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Needham boys lacrosee team has been busy over April Vacation, with several games over the week and into the weekend. [caption id="attachment_9703" align="alignright" width="200"]Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids a Xaverian defender behind the goal. Photos by Tim Hoffman Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids...
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Chamber’s Cove Dedication

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff A dedication ceremony was held last week to officially dedicate a memorial at Rosemary Lake in honor of long-time Needham High hockey coach John Chambers. A plaque was installed and the area was officially named “Chamber’s Cove” in honor of Chambers. The plaque sits on the site of Chambers’ first...
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