Sherborn announces Memorial Day details
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The Sherborn 2016 Memorial Day Parade and Dedications will be held on Monday, May 30, at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 11:30 a.m.
All veterans are invited to participate, and all town residents are encouraged to show their support in remembering those who have given their lives in defense of their country.
All marchers...
Sherborn Baseball Clinic
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Over April Vacation, a group of Sherborn kids learned the ins and outs of baseball at a baseball clinic hosted by Sherborn Recreation last week.
The clinic, which is now in its fifth year, is offered thanks to a partnership with Sherborn Recreation and the MetroWest Sportscenter. During the clinic, the players, ages...
D-S Residents Perform ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
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The Dover Foundation, Dover’s own theatrical troupe, has been bringing music, comedy, and drama to Dover for nearly 70 years, all while fulfilling its original mission of bringing disparate groups of people together and raising money for scholarships.
This year will be no exception. On Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May...
Girls Scouts seek Silver Award
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...
Middle School Students to Perform One Act Comedies
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The Dover-Sherborn Middle School drama students are spending after school hours rehearsing comedic timing and slap stick humor for the upcoming spring plays.
This is the fourth year that the middle school one act plays will be directed by Dover-Sherborn High students. The student directors chose their own plays, and for the last three...
Car Break-ins Increase Across MetroWest
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By Robert Rosen
Hometown Weekly Staff
Law enforcement officials throughout the MetroWest area are on the alert after a sharp increase in motor vehicle break-ins over the past couple of months.
Many of the incidents across several towns appear to be linked and the same perpetrators are still at large. The vehicle thefts have been a...
Dover-Sherborn Students Perform at Symphony Hall
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Two Dover-Sherborn High students recently had the opportunity to perform on stage at Symphony Hall.
Senior clarinetist Jeffrey Kennan performed with the All-State Orchestra and junior vocalist Annabel Hodson-Walker sang with the All-State Chorus.
The students were chosen through competitive auditions that were held at Shrewsbury High. The All-State Orchestra and Chorus consists of Massachusetts'...
Pine Hill Students Show off Talent
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By Robert Rosen
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Friday, April 1, the first annual Pine Hill Talent Show was held for students in grades three, four and five. It was the first talent show at Pine Hill since 1993, and the event was such a success that it is expected to be held every year from...
Sherborn Girl Scouts Bring Back Farm Day
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By Robert Rosen
Hometown Weekly Staff
Farm Day is coming back to Sherborn, and it’s being organized and brought to the community by three eighth grade Girl Scouts seeking to earn their Silver Award.
Emma Stiller, Jordyn Devellis and Amanda Dye have put in nearly 50 hours apiece learning about the history of farming in Sherborn...
Dover-Sherborn Winter Athletes Honored
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The winter season was another successful one for the Dover-Sherborn athletic program, as once again the Raiders shined on the court, ice, slopes, track and in the pool. Several athletes were honored by their respective leagues for their individual performances.
The combined hockey team of D-S and Hopkinton featured to Hopkinton players who were...
Dover-Sherborn Destination Imagination is Global Bound
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Dover-Sherborn recently had some very strong showings at the Destination Imagination State Championships. Teams representing Chickering, Pine Hill and the Dover-Sherborn Middle School performed with creativity, excellent teamwork, and all around good sportsmanship. Each team put forth an excellent effort after months of hard work Three Dover-Sherborn teams competed: the Volcanic Explosion (Chickering, fifth grade),...Sherborn Town Hall Displays Pine Hill Artwork
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One of the favorite things to do for Pine Hill Elementary School students is to create art. Whether they’re in kindergarten or the fifth grade, students at Pine Hill love to show off their creativity. This is often on display through their music program when they sing in the chorus or play an instrument...Sherborn Youth Skiers Compete in Vermont
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Sherborn skiers Jack Pastore, an eighth grader, and Brendan O'Neill, a sixth grader, competed in the George Tormey Challenge, a two-day event featuring giant slalom and panel slalom events at Smugglers' Notch ski resort in Vermont on March 19-20. Jack placed eighth in the U-14 panel slalom and Brendan placed ninth in the giant...Dover-Sherborn Performs Les Miserables
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From March 17-19 Dover-Sherborn High put on four performances of Les Miserables to near sellout crowds. Sixty-six student actors and actresses across all Dover-Sherborn schools were cast in the unprecedented production, with 15 crew and six orchestra members. The surrounding cafeteria was transformed into a French themed ABC Cafe, named after the same venue...Dover-Sherborn Middle School MathCounts Competes at Regionals, Student Advances
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MathCounts is an afterschool extracurricular club that meets every year from the fall to early spring. Coached by Olive Woodward and Erin Newman, 24 Dover-Sherborn Middle School students joined MathCounts this fall, and the club met weekly. The club’s activities qualified the club for Silver and Gold status. The Club also has a...Dover-Sherborn Destination Imagination Teams Compete at Regionals
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A record number of teams from Dover-Sherborn competed on Saturday, March 12 in a Regional Destination Imagination (DI) competition. More than 90 students made up 18 teams, and they all took to the stage in Wayland to showcase their hard work and ingenuity. At the competition in Wayland, Dover-Sherborn had an impressive showing,...Dover-Sherborn Skiers Compete at States
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A host of students from the Dover-Sherborn Middle School have been spending their time out of school this winter on the slopes, and they’ve been racing down the hills at a pretty good speed. At the U-12 level, Garrett Theberge, Charlie Stuart, Charlie Hoffman, Luke Sveen, Will Doyle and Ethan Sveen all qualified for...Dover-Sherborn Fifth Grade Basketball Enjoys Winning Season
