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Friday is letters-to-the-editor day—read what Wellesley Middle School students have to say

May 1, 2026 by Deborah Brown

Wellesley Middle School Social Studies students as part of a Civics Action Project have this week taken over The Swellesley Report‘s letters-to-the-editor page. The students are well-versed in their topics, have carefully researched all angles, and are ready to present their opinions to the community. Thank you to the WMS Social Studies teachers for organizing this community-based project.

Thanks to WMS Social Studies head Adam Blumer, and to the entire social studies department, for spearheading this important civics project.

We’ll publish several letters per week.

In this week’s letters from the middle schoolers:

  • A plea for improved food quality—Better school lunches, please (some salt might help)
  • Ending food insecurity in Wellesley—“One food drive at WMS is simply not enough”
  • Let’s not waste food, let’s donate it to help the community.
  • Talking trash: It’s time to implement a town-wide municipal garbage pickup system

You can see all the letters to the editor here.

How many Fridays are we going to encourage this display of civic involvement? For as many as it takes for the WMS Social Studies students to air their opinions.

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