The latest Wellesley, Mass., school news:
Homecoming weekend team honored
Congratulations to the Wellesley High School Class of 2025 officers: Seniors Asia Foland, Grace Hill, Emily Hinderliter, and Eddy Su were honored Friday with citations from the Massachusetts House of Representatives and State Senate for their efforts to plan and run the school’s first homecoming weekend.
“Their unwavering desire to see their vision through – despite multiple challenges they faced along the way – brought to our town and school an event fueled by positive spirit felt by teachers, parents, residents, and students of all ages,” said assistant principal Collin Shattuck, in a statement.
Class of 2025 advisers and Wellesley High educators Julie Caparco and Leah Marshall, also received citations for their part in supporting the effort. Principal Jamie Chisum also recognized Shattuck and Parent-Teacher-Student Organization President Melissa Mack.
In addition to a football game under the lights at Hunnewell Field, the homecoming weekend included a Community Day with events and entertainment for the entire town, a silent auction, and class dances.
Meanwhile, the Class of ’27 is having a fundraiser
Fundraiser for School the World trip
Wellesley High School junior Maya Wember is fundraising for a community service trip with School The World, a Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to solving extreme poverty in rural Central America through the power of education. She will be traveling to Panama this February with a group of other students to help build a school, participate in service projects, and interact with the kids in the community.
Maya’s fundraising goal is $3,950 and all funds will go toward the construction cost for the school that she will help to build, as well as support a year of educational programming, teacher training, parent programs, and distribution of learning materials.
Any donations would be greatly appreciated: Maya’s fundraising page.
Star Academy students address generative AI
Dr. Stanislav Buyanskiy, head of academic affairs at Star Academy in Wellesley, writes that: “Our team of eighth and ninth graders recently achieved third place in the prestigious 2024 World Solutions Challenge, organized by Future Problem Solving International. This global competition brought together students from nine countries and thirteen U.S. states, challenging participants to develop innovative solutions to the pressing issue of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).”
Under the guidance of Beverly Hugo, head of the English Department, and Keenan Gray, a Computer Science teacher, students Alex Shaigorodsky, Elizabeth Gisser, and Danielle Rumshisky delivered a solution called the “GenAI Misuse Mitigation Act” that involved some serious critical thinking.
Dr. Buyanskiy writes that: “Their proposal outlined a robust legislative framework to address misinformation through government protocols and regulations.”
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