Name: School Committee office hours
Start: 2018-12-13T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2018-12-13T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Arnold Room, Wellesley Free Library

Wellesley High cheer squad wins Boston dance title

December 10, 2018 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Members from the Wellesley High School Cheer Squad participated in a Student Body Hello Cheer & Dance Competition over the weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, and took home the dance championship trophy.

“This was our second time entering as an extension to our Fall season, and an opportunity to collaborate with schools from surrounding areas (some of the communities our Metco Cheerleaders live in),” writes Odessa Sanchez, who coaches the team with Wellesley High alum Jayla Glover. “It is a great crossover experience for both Wellesley and Boston high school student bodies.”

Last year the squad placed second in the cheer championship.

Wellesley cheer squad

Holiday happenings in and around Wellesley

December 10, 2018 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

There are lots of opportunities around Wellesley to get into the Christmas spirit:

Sprague Cookie Walk, 2015 — Sprague Cookie Walk 2015 ( Photo credit: Julie Knudson)

Sprague School‘s Annual Cookie Walk, The Ultimate Cookie Sale

WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 2018
TIME: 3:05 pm – 5:00 pm
WHERE: Sprague School Gym, 401 School St., Wellesley

Cookies are $3/bag

There are gobs of cookies, of course, but this fun annual PTO fundraiser also features raffles, a magician, holiday trees, and card decorating.

Wellesley Free Library

The Wellesley Free Library has lots of fun activities going on all through the holidays. Below are just a few, but you can find the whole line-up here.

Sankta Lucia Story and Craft — Wellesley Free Library
Thursday, December 13, 4pm – 5pm (registration required starting Dec. 6)
Celebrating the festival of Sankta Lucia, a Swedish and Norwegian cultural holiday where they mark the historical shortest day of the year with songs, food, and one chosen girl dressed like Lucia, in a white robe and a wreath of candles in her hair. We will listen to the music, read a story, make paper candle wreaths, and eat pepparkakor (ginger cookies).
Kids ages 5-10

Special Music Sunday

WHERE: Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
WHEN: December 16, 2018, 10 am

Our worship service will be enlivened and enhanced by a presentation of Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest. Our Chancel Choir and soloists will be accompanied by a chamber ensemble and conducted by Director of Music John
Finney.

American composer Conrad Susa (1935-2013) created this delightful collection of traditional Spanish, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Catalonian carols (all popular in the American Southwest), arranging the accompaniment for harp, marimba, and classical guitar to create a magical texture over which the carol melodies sparkle and dance.

The carols, which will be sung in the original languages (Spanish and Catalan), include the Spanish lullaby “A la Nanita Nana” and the immensely popular Puerto Rican carol “Allegría”.

Soloists will be Laurie Stewart Otten, soprano; Shannon Lebrón, mezzo-soprano; Christian Figueroa, tenor; and Stephen Lebrón, baritone. The service will also include an anthem by our Children’s Choir, conducted by Kirsten Oberoi.

Wellesley Town Band, free concert

The Wellesley Town Band returns to the Wellesley High School auditorium at 3pm on Sunday, Dec. 16th for a free concert of wind band favorites. The 40+ member band can really raise the roof with their classic marches, show tunes, light classical and traditional wind band music.

The show lasts for about an hour, so approach this good time as the perfect warm-up for the 4:30pm Patriots – Steelers game.

Wellesley Village Church, Contemplative Christmas

WHERE: 2 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02482
WHEN: Sunday, December 16, 7pm – 8pm

Wellesley College Club, Breakfast with Santa

Reservations required, call 781-283-2700

Sing and Swing – Happy Holidays with Deb Hudgins — Wellesley Free Library
Monday, December 17, 10:30am – 11:15am, drop-in program for pre-schoolers and their caregivers

Giant Snowpeople Craft — Wellesley Free Library
Wednesday, December 26 – Saturday, December 29
Drop in from 1:30 – 4:30 on any day Dec. 26 – 29 to construct Super-Sized
Snowpeople (up to 4 feet; tall).
Good for families with children of all ages.

UU Wellesley — If your kids want to participate in the pageant, have them join right in. You don’t need to be a member. Rehearsals are Sundays in December, 11:45am – 12:30pm. Questions? Contact Suzie Cartreine, Director of Music, [email protected]

Says You! heads ‘Home for the Holidays’ this year thanks to Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Join Says You on Thursday, December 27 and Friday, December 28, at the Keiter Center in Natick, for a special live event. If you’ve never tuned in to the popular weekly WGBH radio show, here’s how it works: Take one word, add two teams, create three definitions and throw in a live audience: and that’s Says You! See what happens when two teams vie for accuracy in the most literate and liberal of arts at the hilarious expense of the English language. Two games will be played with a brief intermission. The seasonal cast includes Wellesley’s own Carolyn Faye Fox, along with Barry Nolan, and Arnie Reisman.

And for those of you who would like to start the laughs rolling a little earlier, tickets are available for an intimate Q&A with the cast before the show at 6:30pm. For details contact Lenny Paul at (860) 510-8158 or [email protected]

WHEN: Thursday, December 27, 7:30pm and Friday, December 28, 7:30pm
WHERE: Walnut Hill School, Keiter Center, 146 Bacon St., Natick, MA
GET TICKETS HERE

Wellesley School Committee office hours, last 2018 date

December 10, 2018 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The School Committee will hold its last 2018 office hours to provide the community an opportunity to engage with one or two members of the Committee.

WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 7pm – 8pm

WHERE: Arnold Room, Wellesley Free Library

Community members who wish to engage with the Committee but cannot attend office hours are encouraged to participate in Citizens Speak at a future meeting, or email the Committee at [email protected]wellesleyps.org

NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas passes through Wellesley

December 9, 2018 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Isiah Thomas at Wellesley Roche Bros. — Isiah Thomas posing with kids at Wellesley Roche Bros., in Linden Square (thanks to Beth Dublin for sharing)

Isiah Thomas, the great Detroit Pistons basketball point guard from the 1980s and 1990s, made an appearance at Roche Bros., in Wellesley this weekend.

Not to be confused with recent Boston Celtics player Isaiah Thomas, Isiah Thomas swung by Linden Square on Saturday to promote some champagne with which he’s affiilated.

The kind beverage you might like to drink when reliving Larry Bird’s most famous steal, at the end of Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference championship, off of a Thomas pass.

Wellesley earns state recognition for clean energy & sustainability efforts

December 8, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) invited Wellesley green teamers to the state house this past week to receive a Leading by Example Award for the town’s numerous clean energy and sustainability efforts. These include initiatives in food recovery, rooftop solar, LED streetlight retrofit, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and more.

Wellesley was one of 8 award recipients, which also included state agencies, communities and schools.

Leading by Example award — Town of Wellesley officials accept the Leading by Example Award from the Department of Energy Resources. Pictured left to right: Lenny Izzo, Wellesley Health Department; Jeff Azano-Brown, Recycling & Disposal Facility Superintendent; Judith Judson, DOER Commissioner; Laura Olton, Sustainable Energy Committee (SEC) Chair; Marybeth Martello, SEC Administrator; Ellen Korpi, SEC Vice-Chair; Alison Cross, SEC; and Nick Connors and Neal Duffy of Green Communities.

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