Picking, Webb propel Raiders to quarterfinal win
Raider and Rocket hockey excite on senior night
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
One of the more historical high school hockey rivalries in the state of Massachusetts had its latest chapter written on Wednesday night, as the Wellesley Raiders netted three late goals to stun Needham and secure the 2-0 season sweep over their arch rivals to the East in dramatic fashion Despite...
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Challenge Success at WHS
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by Rama K. Ramaswamy
Challenge Success (CS), a new initiative at Wellesley High School (WHS), in partnership with Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF), is addressing the growing concern regarding increasing levels of stress and anxiety. The program was launched just a week ago, much to the interest of the Wellesley community. A mere five minutes...
Challenge Success at Wellesley High School
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Challenge Success, a new initiative at Wellesley High School (WHS), in partnership with Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF), will address the growing concern regarding increasing levels of stress and anxiety. A nationwide program based at Stanford University and co-designed by a former high school English teacher, Denise Pope, Ph.D., Challenge Success seeks to...
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Raiders and Rockets renew storied hockey rivalry
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Wellesley High School boys varsity ice hockey teams each exit the holiday break with the goal of competing for a Bay State Conference championship. Both teams know that in order to complete that goal, they must go through each other. Last Wednesday, the Raiders (3-1-0,...
Wellesley students honored for being green
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The concept of being green encompasses a wide range of ways in which people reduce waste, reuse things, and recycle materials. On Thursday, October 20, in the Linden Square, two groups of Wellesley Students were honored for their work to help make Wellesley a greener town.
The first group...
Wellesley Field Hockey on to round two
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley High field hockey team extended their season with a 2-1 victory over Bay State Conference foe Braintree in the first round of the MIAA Division 1 South Field Hockey Tournament on Friday afternoon at Sprague Field.
The eighth-seeded Raiders got off to a great start against the...
Football falls in south semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 43-22 victory over Hingham in the first round of the MIAA Division 1A South playoffs on October 29, the Wellesley High football team returned to the gridiron on Saturday afternoon to take on six-seeded Bridgewater-Raynham in the South Semifinals.
Despite a spectacular defensive effort against the Trojans...
Wellesley HS holds annual Acatober Concert
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On the weekend of October 21, the Wellesley High School choral department held its annual Acatober a cappella concert. Due to the high demand for tickets, this year, the show was held on two nights, selling out the Katherine L. Babson auditorium for both performances, with concertgoers being treated...
Wellesley Town Band seeks new members
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The Wellesley Town Band will start its fourth season with the first rehearsal of the year on Monday, September 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Wellesley High School band room (50 Rice Street), and new members are especially welcome to come along and join in the fun.
Led by recently retired Wellesley Middle School...
Wellesley holds solidarity gathering
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Late Sunday afternoon on the last weekend of the summer, members of the Wellesley Community gathered on the Town Hall green in support of a local family with hopes of bringing the community together in solidarity against hate. The family gathering was organized by the World of Wellesley (WOW)...
Wellesley High holds 2016 commencement ceremony
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By Lisa Moore
Wellesley High School’s Class of 2016 commencement ceremony was held on Friday. Rainy weather threatened early in the day, but relented, allowing graduation to take place on the athletic field. Family and friends filled the bleachers and seating area on the track. The WHS combined chorus entertained the crowd as they...
Wellesley basketball tournament
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On May 15, hundreds of supporters participated in First Annual Hoops Tournament and raised over $2,500 to honor a beloved Coach and Trainer, Tim Brewster.
Wellesley High School students and Boys Basketball Captains Jake Mohan and Tim Rey organized a Basketball Tournament Fundraiser to honor the late Tim Brewster, former owner and founder...
Wellesley High Drama Society present ‘Godspell’
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Last week, the WHS Drama Society under the direction of Mr. Stephen Wrobleski performed three sold out shows of “Godspell” in the Little Theater. This represented the second year in a row that the Drama Society had presented a smaller musical production.
“The spring musical provides an excellent opportunity...
Wellesley Baseball Enjoys April Vacation Wins
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley High baseball team was busy over April Vacation, playing in two games over the vacation period.
After taking several days off to give players the chance to enjoy a few days of vacation, the Raiders were back on the field on April 21 to face off against...
Wellesley Boys Track Begins Season
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley boys track team has started out the season strong, with wins at its first two meets of the spring season.
The team opened the season with a meet against Dedham on April 13. Wellesley beat Dedham with a final score of 107-29.
For head coach Larry...
Girls lacrosse falls to Walpole
