Walpole and Needham Legion split
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Hem, Lady-Rockets cruise past Mustangs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The defending Division I state champion Needham High School varsity girls lacrosse team traveled to Norwood on Thursday afternoon for their final-ever matchup against the Mustangs in Bay State Conference play; Norwood is heading to the Tri-Valley League next season.
Behind a hat trick and pair of assists...
Kraft lifts Needham softball past Wildcats
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing 3-1 through three innings, the Needham High School softball team was determined not to drop a fourth straight game to begin their season on Monday afternoon against Weymouth at Claxton Field.
Behind a three-run rally with two outs in the fourth inning, along with a complete...
Josh Steinberg is RAY of Hope
Needham Youth & Family Services has recognized Josh Steinberg as their March 2018 RAY of Hope.
Josh is a senior at Needham High School. He was nominated by his sister, Becki Steinberg. Josh was diagnosed with severe OCD at age 11 and, after undergoing several years of intensive treatment, is now able to manage his symptoms...
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NHS sophomore Ghogawala attends Advocacy Summit
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Sameena Ghogawala, a sophomore at Needham High School, participated in the 2018 Advocacy Summit organized by Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). From March 18-20, she travelled to Washington D.C. and joined 232 advocates from 30 states to tell members of Congress to invest in kids, to fund early childhood education, global maternal...
High expectations for McEvoy, Child, Rocket lax
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 16-3 regular season and a Bay State Conference crown earned the Needham High School boys lacrosse team the No. 2 overall seed in Division I South last spring. However, the Rockets saw their season come to a tough end in the form of a 14-7 loss to...
PTC fundraiser is a slam-dunk
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Have you ever imagined your dad as Michael Jordan? What about your teacher as LeBron James?
As an elementary school student, few things are more exciting than watching your parents, guardians, and teachers race up and down the basketball court at Needham High School, looking to score against the...
NHS students participate in walkout
By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Wednesday, March 14, over 200 Needham High School students participated in a 17-minute walkout aiming to honor the 17 victims of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month. The walkout, part of a national student walkout for stricter gun regulations, took place at 10:00 a.m.,...
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Art in Bloom coming next week
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Needham’s Art in Bloom is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Needham Public Library next Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, March 11, from 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be 70+ mixed medium pieces of artwork by talented Needham High School students and teachers, each...
NEF Spelling Bee set for March 18
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NEF Spelling Bee set for March 18
On Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. in the Needham High School gymnasium, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) will hold its annual spelling bee. As the NEF’s largest fundraiser, the Bee draws spellers of all ages from Needham schools, businesses, and the community. This year’s bee will...
Hynes, Needham squashers make history at nationals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite entering snake-bitten by injuries, Needham High School competed in the United State Squash National Tournament in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from February 2-4.
The Rockets showed a tremendous amount of grit in doing so.
With Evan Massa and Tyler Smith unable to suit up due to flu-like symptoms, the...
Needham’s Deb Jacob receives Forde Award
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For the past eleven years, Needham High School has hosted “Take Back the Night,” an event to spread awareness for domestic violence and sexual assault. With members of the community participating in the annual event and Needham High students consistently seeking to join the “Take Back the Night” club,...
Rockets cruise by Mustangs, remain unbeaten
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School varsity boys basketball team is proving that last season’s run to the Division I South Sectional crown was no fluke. On Tuesday night, the Rockets (8-0, 5-0) earned a 69-35 victory at home over Norwood to remain unbeaten on the season.
Senior forward Will...
Needham librarian Rowse honored by MSLA
