The Pierce Middle School will be holding their annual Open House on:
Wednesday 9/16/09 @ 6:30pm
MHS WALK-A-THON FOR SCHOOL SPORTS, CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
Milton High School will be holding a Walk-a-thon to benefit school sports and activities. Following is information on the event.
Our walk to help the Milton High School Athletic and Clubs Program is a fun and fit activity for all students. Our goal is to help Milton High School raise $50,000 to supplement funding of Milton High School’s Sports, Club and Activity Programs. We hope that each family will participate in the sponsored walk to the best of its ability. Thank you very much for your participation!
Rules
- Students may start collecting sponsor money as soon as they receive the pledge sheets. However, all money and pledge sheets must be turned in on the day of the walk, September 26, 2009.
- On the day of the sponsored walk, each participant will check in and walk from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the specified time period at the outdoor track at Brook Field. Each participant’s walk will be verified at the conclusion of the walkers’ efforts.
- At checkout each participant will receive a form verifying four hours of community service for gathering pledges and participating in the walk.
- All Milton High School Rules of Conduct apply.
We look forward to all our participants having a great time! For questions or concerns or to volunteer,
email: lkessler@ifb.org
Related download links: Consent & Release form, Walk-a-thon Pledge Form, Walk-a-thon volunteer instructions
Saturday, September 26, 2009
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Brooks Field
Rain location: Copeland Field House
Reminder: “A 9/11 tribute to benefit Cops for Kids with Cancer”
As posted previously, there will be a benefit concert on September 11th organized by the non-profit “Cops for kids with Cancer. It will feature Milton resident Pauline Wells singing an Irish repertoire. The following is from the announcement made by the Boston Police Department.
A Celtic Crossing Presents Pauline Wells in Concert At Boston’s Historic Wilbur Theatre
“A 9/11 tribute to benefit Cops for Kids with Cancer”
September 11, 2009 will mark the 8th anniversary of a day in history hopefully none of us will ever forget. The attacks of 9/11 are the Pearl Harbor of our parents and grandparents lives. The events of this horrific day took many lives way before their time, husband’s wives, parents, grandparents, flight crews, and emergency responders including over 300 firefighters and 60 police officers.
This year “A Celtic Crossing” will present a magnificent musical 9/11 concert to be held at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston’s historic theater district. The proceeds going to benefit Cops for Kids with Cancer.
See the full announcement from the Boston Police Department here.
Milton High School Open House
Milton High School will be holding their annual open house on:
Tuesday, September 15th @ 7:00pm
Video: Artane Band Drumline performing Hickories
The Artane Band from Dublin was in town last week and performed at Milton High School. You can read about their performance here.
One of the highlights of the concert was a piece by the drumline. Taking a page from the Blue Man Group, they grabbed some some lit up drumsticks and fired away.
A member of the band filmed the performance. To view the video click on the “Continue reading. . . ” link.
Canines and Coffee – join fellow dog walkers @ Blue Hills
Meet at the Houghton’s Pond main parking lot at 840 Hillside Street in Milton.
Team up with your favorite pooch and a cup of joe on this early morning ranger – led stroll around Houghton’s Pond.
Coffee provided. Dogs must be leashed.
1.5 hour
For information on DCR events throughout the south shore visit there web site here.
A little bit of Ireland comes to Milton – the Artane band!
Artane Band
Thursday night the Artane Band from Ireland performed at Milton High School, and what a performance it was!
Band members during intermission
The Artane band dates back to 1872, founded in what then was the Artane industrial school run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The school was closed, but the band has lived on. Originally a boys band, girls were included in 2002. They frequently perform at Coke stadium in Dublin, one of the largest sports venues in Europe and home of the Gaelic Games. The band is directed by a spark plug named Ronan O’Reilly and managed by Tony Doherty.
O’Reilly, who functioned as MC, and consummate showman as well as conductor, led the band through a wide ranging repertoire that included traditional Irish tunes, a medley of Civil War songs, and show tunes. At times gentle, at times rousing, the pieces were all performed with energy, passion, and pride.
And there were any number of highlights to the performance. First, there was Mr. O’Reilly’s personality. Clearly proud of his ensemble, he engaged the audience, encouraging them to clap and sing along, and he was not above expressing his opinion when he felt the audience effort lacking. It was all in good fun.
The performance also featured guest appearances from several other noteworthy groups. They included Pauline Wells, the local singer who was joined by members of Devri, the Milton High School violins, and the Boston Police Department’s Gaelic Column.
Milton does not fare well in Boston Globe’s “bang for your buck” school chart
The Boston Globe’s “G” section for 09.05.09 published a chart of schools that deliver the best bang for the buck. Namely, schools that produce solid results and have afforbable homes.
They identified several criteria: MCAS scores for 4th & 10th grades, teacher-pupil ratios, diversity, and Avg assessed home values for single family homes. The criteria were each awarded a score from 1 – 4 with exception of diversity which was either 1 (diverse) or 0 (not diverse). Milton is clearly diverse, however, in the other areas the Globe only awarded Milton a single point (MCAS grade 4 scores, avg home price and teacher: student ratio). Only on MCAS scores for grade 10 did Milton score a 3. Many of the schools in the top ten also had high average home prices but scored 3 and 4 in all other criteria. Milton was in the bottom quartile.
We would advise taking this with a grain of salt. You can find the story and the full chart here.
800 turn out for Lynch health care meeting in Milton
from Wicked Local Milton
As public meetings on health care go, the one hosted by U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in Milton was a polite affair.
Aside from some scattered booing and shouting, the 800 people who filled a Curry College gym Thursday night were relatively tame. (Read the full story here.)
To view a Patriot Ledger video of the event, click on the “Continue reading . . .” link.
Tucker Neighborhood Association Picnic
The Tucker Neighborhood Association will be holding a potluck picnic in the Peverly Park area of Pope’s Pond Park (at the corner of Canton Ave and Sumner St).
The event will take place September 13 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm. All are welcome!
Milton: WATD (95.9FM) will broadcast Lynch’s Healthcare Town Hall Meeting
A healthcare reform town hall meeting will be held Thursday night at Curry College in Milton – hosted by Congressman Stephen Lynch.
Over the past week and a half several attempts were made to have Congressman Stephen Lynch on WATD (95.9 FM) to preview the event; but his office declined the invitation- citing scheduling conflicts.
WATD will broadcast the meeting live from Curry College immediately following the 6’oclock news with Katherine Perry.
It is expected to run until 8pm.