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Wellesley High “urgently” needs a ping-pong table

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We’ve been told Wellesley High School’s Enrichment & Recreation Program “urgently” needs a ping-pong table, as the one there has been broken. There’s no budget for a new one.

Sure, many Wellesley homes don’t present that issue we had growing up: barely being able to fit between the walls and our ping-pong table, which underneath doubled as an electronic train track. But maybe you’re downsizing, putting in a golf simulator instead, or just plain not using the table you have.

If you’re looking to offload a ping-pong table, you could  donate through Community Investors, which can give you a tax receipt. Otherwise, you can contact Amie Larson ([email protected]) at WHS or Jenn Lawlor ([email protected]) at Wellesley Recreation to arrange pick-up.

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Former Wellesley High cross country/assistant track coach is sentenced on child porn charges

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Walter Johnson, a former Wellesley High School girls cross country coach and assistant indoor/outdoor track coach, was sentenced in federal court in Boston for possession of child pornography, according to a statement put out by Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling’s office.

Johnson pleaded guilty in federal court on June 10, 2019 to a single count of possession of child pornography. He was sentenced on September 10, 2019 by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to three years in prison and five years of supervised release.

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Pedal on at the Wellesley Police 2019 Bike Rodeo

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Wellesley Police Bike Rodeo

The Wellesley Police Department is sponsoring a free bike rodeo on Saturday, September 14, 10am –  1pm at Wellesley High School, 50 Rice Street.

The event is open to any child up to 12 years old.  Training wheels are ok!  Wellesley Police Officers will offer helmet fitting, bike skills, and a bike safety check.  Fun events include How Slow Can YOU Go-Crazy 8 Course and Balance, as well as an Obstacle Course.

Questions?  Email Officer Kathy Poirier at [email protected]

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Wellesley Memorial Football Boulder puts on its game face

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As the oldest one among public schools, the Wellesley High School and Needham High School football rivalry is historic. Commemorating this tradition is a boulder with a football and words on it at Morton Field, site of the first game back in 1882.

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Wellesley-Needham football boulder before…

 

Wellesley football boulder
…and after the clean-up.

As we reported early in 2019, thanks to the support of Needham and Wellesley Rotary Clubs, a clean-up of the increasingly dingy boulder was planned. The effort helps to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first graduating class from Wellesley High School (then known as West Needham High School), according to Tory DeFazio, who spearheaded the project.

“As you can see it’s a vast improvement and one can now read the wording of the boulder as intended for the Centennial in
1982,” DeFazio says. “Hopefully this year, we can use this as a photo op site for a group photo of the Needham & Wellesley football captains as we get near the 2019 Thanksgiving Day game, this year hosted by Wellesley.”

Go Raiders…

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Welcome back to school, Wellesley

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hunnewell school puzzleWellesley Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David Lussier has issued a welcome back memo to the community, highlighting some of the big things coming up for the 2019-2020 school year:

*A new strategic plan designed to support competencies that graduates are expected to master. These include critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, engaging locally and globally, respecting human differences and challenging inequities, and attending to social, physical and emotional health.

*Requesting design development funds for the Hunnewell Elementary School construction project at a Special Town Meeting in December.

*The feasibility phase of the Hardy/Upham elementary school project, which should result in a recommendation next spring as to which site will host construction of a new school.

*Planning for elementary school redistricting. This will entail visits and updates at individual schools, as the town seeks to match school capacity with population changes resulting from new housing projects in town as well as general population trends.

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*Wellesley Middle School is due for exterior, kitchen, and other renovations, with an anticipated funding request coming next fall.

Meanwhile, our kids have now graduated from the Wellesley Public Schools system. So we’ll need all the help we can get from you in keeping us up with the latest goings-on at the schools. Please pass along your ideas: [email protected]

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