First term Milton High honor roll students announced

courtesy of Wicked Local Milton

The following students achieved high honors on the Milton High School honor roll for the first term. You can view a complete list of honor students here. Congratulations all!

SENIORS

HIGH HONORS – Peter Crapps, Gregory Foster, Alexandra Houlihan, Michael Hoy, Emily Hughes, Alison McIntyre, Julie Mitchell, Meaghan Powers, Charles Rosmarin, Sam Shepard.

JUNIORS

HIGH HONORS – John Baublitz, Brianna Butlin, Brenna Callahan, Casey Cosetta, Kathleen Hill, Mairead Kiernan, Michelle Nabi, Paige Neelon, Emily Regan.

SOPHOMORES

HIGH HONORS – Amelie Carpenter, Samantha Curley, Emma Jehanno, Christiana Joseph, Rebecca Liberman, Talia Nutting, Maya Rosmarin, Cristina Ruscito.

FRESHMEN

HIGH HONORS – Molly Dempsey, Peter Eberhardt, Vivian Leung, Sinead O’Connor.

Molly Oldfield of Thayer Nursery offers tips on buying firewood

from Enterprise News.com

Firewood is in abundant supply this winter, which is good news for consumers who want to stock up for their fireplaces. But they still should be cautious about the kinds of wood that they purchase. The types of firewood that are recommended for fireplaces are kiln-dried and seasoned. (Read the full story here.)

Blockades at the Gaza Strip should go

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A Senior Seminar Editorial by Liam Fox, MHS 2010

A recent article in Time Magazine discussed the Gaza Strip, and how Israeli blockades around the area keep it shut out from the rest of the world. Because of this, many have turned to digging tunnels under the blockades, so that they can get supplies and the basic necessities for everyday life. Israelis have targeted these tunnels, destroying them when possible, but the tunnel workers go right back to digging them. A potato-chip and clothing smuggler, Abu Obeida stated that “We are just trying to earn a living here. We have no other choice.” Simply blocking off the Gaza Strip border will not solve Israel’s conflicts with the Palestinians. The act itself only shuts the Palestinians off from the rest of the world, and thus, will only create more hatred between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

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Braintree’s third-quarter TD is the edge over Milton

fromWicked Local Milton

The 80th edition of the Braintree-Milton Thanksgiving Day rivalry brought the Wamps their 43rd victory in the series … and gave both teams hope for the future.

Before an appreciative, bi-partisan crowd of more than 1,500, the matchup of a pair of 2-8 teams was competitive and entertaining with Braintree pulling out a 10-7 win. (Read the full story here.)

Milton deputy police chief retiring

from Wicked Local Milton

After successfully fighting an accusation he assaulted a girlfriend, Deputy Police Chief Paul Nolan is retiring.

“After almost 30 years of dedicated service as a police officer in the town of Milton, I have decided to file my retirement papers sometime next month,” Nolan said in an e-mail Wednesday to The Patriot Ledger. (Read the full story here.)

Happy Thanksgiving!

We would like to wish everyone in town a safe, happy, and healthy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy your friends and family and have a Great Day!

Frank

Why the Milton Foundation for Education Matters

In case you missed it, here is a short video that was presented at last week’s Celebration for Education. It illustrates the great work they do; their mission and their history. It was produced by Milton resident, Tom Fahey. We found it on Brian Kelly’s YouTube Channel. Brian, host of Talk of the Town, has a lot of great interviews etc on his “channel” which you can find here.


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Go Wildcats!!

What’s better on Thanksgiving than turkey and stuffing? Wildcat Football!!

wildcat-logoCheer on the Wildcats as the take on rival Braintree at home – Brooks Field @ 10:00am.

Tickets are $7.00.

from Wicked Local Braintree

It has not been the best of seasons for the Braintree or Milton high school football teams, but there will be a happy ending to the season for one of the teams when they hook up in the 80th Thanksgiving Day game between the two rivals Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at Milton High’s Brooks Field. (Read the full story here.)

Superintendent Gormely updates parents, staff, and students on district developments

Superintendent Gormley recently published an update to her November email blast. These are thorough bulletins in which the Superintendent apprises the public of school events, achievements, developments, and initiatives. Following are some highlights from her update of November 20th. You can find the full text of the update here.

Ms. Gormely lauded the efforst of staff and students to help out the Milton Food Pantry:

  • Brian Macinaw and his students will be spending several hours loading and unloading deliveries for the Food Pantry.
  • Jeanne Mattaliano, in our business office, contacted her brother-in-law George Lambert of Lambert’s Rainbow Fruit, who donated enough squash and carrots for 170 families.
  • Mary Ann Donnelly, advisor to the Key Club, sent an appeal to her fellow teachers to help organize food donation boxes at Milton High School.
  • More than 40 teachers encouraged their students to donate, which resulted in a massive collection of food items from our high school.

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