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Needham Antiques Show moves to Eliot School

With construction projects still in progress at Needham High School, the 21st annual Needham Antiques Show will take place in a new venue. This year’s show will be at the John Eliot Elementary School, located at 135 Wellesley Avenue in Needham, on Sunday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees bringing a printed...
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Needham girls volleyball outlasts Walpole

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter The Needham girls volleyball team defeated Walpole in five sets at Needham High School on Thursday, Oct. 4. to improve to 8-1 on the season. This was the second time this season that Walpole lost to Needham in five sets. Needham began the game with the momentum, winning the first...
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Hibberts, Rockets cruise past Wildcats

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Needham High School varsity football team continued to roll on Friday night, defeating Weymouth, 42-6, on Senior Night at Memorial Field to move to 4-0 on the season. [caption id="attachment_29043" align="alignright" width="300"]Matt Smith (80) makes a cut on a slant route. Read more

Math Team gives TI-84 calculator class

In the classroom, students gathered together and listened intently as they focused on the projector screen. On it, however, was not a class lesson or a movie. Instead, a TI-84 graphing calculator simulator was graphing various linear equations. On Friday, September 28, dedicated Needham High School students attended a “Calculator Education Session” hosted by the...
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Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon

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By Ethan Lee Hometown Weekly Correspondent Part III: Lessons that I Cherish from Afghanistan and Morocco “Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon” is a series written by Hometown Weekly Correspondent Ethan Lee, a student at Needham High School. As a reporter, Ethan has focused on revealing truths about misunderstood cultures around the global community. Thus,...
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Smith, Rockets cruise past Hillers

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite being down their starting versatile running back/slot man Odahri Hibbert (arm), the Needham High School football team was able to take care of business on the road last Friday night at Hopkinton with a convincing 28-7 victory. Duke-committed tight end and senior captain of the Rockets (2-0) Matthew...
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Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon

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By Ethan Lee Hometown Weekly Correspondent Part II: Lessons from Moroccan Schools “Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon” is a series written by Hometown Weekly Correspondent Ethan Lee, a student at Needham High School. As a reporter, Ethan has focused on revealing truths about misunderstood cultures around the global community. Thus, when Ethan noted absence...
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Rockets drop heartbreaker in stoppage time

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Needham High School boys varsity soccer team opened up its season against Bay State Conference rival Natick last Wednesday evening at Memorial Field. Despite some clutch efforts late to tie the contest, Natick came away with the 2-1 season-opening victory, thanks to a goal off of a...
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Joey Alexander Trio playing Great Hall

On Saturday night, September 15, The Great Hall Performance Foundation will welcomes the Joey Alexander Trio. Joey Alexander numbers among his fans such jazz greats as Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock and Joshua Redman. Now at age 15, the three-time Grammy nominee is considered the Mozart of jazz. A child prodigy, Joey Alexander taught himself...
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Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon

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By Ethan Lee Hometown Weekly Correspondent Part I: Lessons from Afghan Students “Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon” is a series written by Hometown Weekly Correspondent Ethan Lee, a student at Needham High School. As a reporter, Ethan has focused on revealing truths about misunderstood cultures around the global community. Thus, when Ethan noted absence...
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NHS Boosters Club sticker drive upcoming

The Needham High School Boosters Club’s Annual Sticker Drive fundraiser begins the weekend of September 22. NHS student athletes will fan out all over Needham’s neighborhoods, knocking on doors, asking residents for a contribution to help support the school’s 75 athletic teams and 10 clubs. In return, they will receive a Rockets sticker. The Boosters...
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NHS field hockey has eyes on prize

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor No matter the sport, advancing multiple rounds in the playoffs and ending the season of your arch rivals is a successful one. In 2017, the Needham High School field hockey team did just that, as the Rockets went 14-4 and knocked out Wellesley, 1-0, in the Division I...
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Anime Club gives back to library

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On Tuesday, August 9, The Needham High School Anime Club presented the Needham Public Library with a check for $500 to use the Community Room. The Club raised the funds running bake sales during the school year. The Library hosts the club (which is open to all high school-aged teens who live...
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Walpole and Needham Legion split

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Walpole Post 104 and Needham Post 14 Legion baseball split their two-game series this past weekend, with Needham taking Friday’s matchup, 6-4, while Walpole came away victorious on Sunday in Rocket-town by a final of 9-5. Many of Needham’s players, such as Steve Donovan and Charlie Sumner, are...
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Walpole and Needham Legion split

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Walpole Post 104 and Needham Post 14 Legion baseball split their two-game series this past weekend, with Needham taking Friday’s matchup, 6-4, while Walpole came away victorious on Sunday in Rocket-town by a final of 9-5. Many of Needham’s players, such as Steve Donovan and Charlie Sumner, are...
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Friends of Needham Hockey awards scholarships

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The Friends of Needham Hockey, Inc. (FONH) presented their 2018 FONH Varsity Ice Hockey Scholarship to five recent graduates of Needham High School. These Needham High School graduates each played varsity ice hockey at Needham High and submitted an essay describing how the NHS hockey program has helped them prepare for future endeavors...
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Needham High Speech and Debate excels

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Xenophobia. Term limits in Washington. “My Year of Saying Yes to Everything.” These were some of the topics Needham High School students broached in the past year on Needham High’s Speech and Debate team. Throughout the 2017-2018 school year, the Speech and Debate team fiercely contended in about 20 interscholastic competitions,...
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Conner Jahn is May RAY of Hope

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Conner Jahn has been named the May 2018 RAY of Hope recipient by Needham Youth & Family Services. Conner is a senior at Needham High School. He was nominated by Karen Mullen for the work he does in SALSA (Students for Life without Substance Abuse). “I have known Conner Jahn for three years. Conner...
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Youth & Family Services awards seniors

Needham High School Assistant Principle Alison Coubrough-Argentieri joined Needham Youth & Family Services to honor graduating high school seniors who currently volunteer in either the Peer Tutor or VIP Mentoring Program. Seniors were honored at a ceremony in the Needham Town Hall on May 10. Award recipients included: Cassie Bailey, Jeff Barbieri, Isabel Barnet, Gloria Bond,...
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Needham High feminists ‘GEC’ together

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Every Wednesday, students in Needham High School’s Gender Equality Club (GEC) meet before the start of school for a discussion. Throughout Needham High, the club aims to educate their peers about feminism and advocate for gender equality. To get more involved in their mission to achieve worldwide gender equality, the...
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