"Ben Speaks" Will Be at Blake Middle School on Friday

"Ben Speaks Louder Than Words" is an organization based in Medway and started by the mother of Ben Giovangelo after took his own life in 2009.

  After her son Ben took his own life in 2009 at age 18, his mother Judy Giovangelo of Medway, set out to help teens deal with the hardships of growing up without resorting to reckless behavior. Her organization is called Ben Speaks.  Thanks to a group of Medfield eighth graders, Giovangelo will speak to Blake Middle School students on Friday.  Lily Doctoroff and her Destination Imagination team suggested the presentation to Blake administrators. Even though we are a tight-knit community here in Medfield, there are still kids suffering with bullies and harassment and I don't believe any child should have to endure that. "Ben Speaks" clearly portrays that message and I'm proud to be part of it. To raise awareness, the DI Team -- named “…

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Tonight at Middle School: From Tragedy, a Mother Creates Program to Help Teens Deal with Hardships

After her teenage son, Ben, took his own life in 2009, Judy Giovangelo set out to help teens deal with the hardships of growing up without resorting to reckless behavior. She will present "Ben Speaks" tonight, June 11, at 7 p.m. at Blake Middle School.

'Ben Speaks' Founder Judy Giovangelo in Medfield on June 11

After her teenage son, Ben, took his own life in 2009, Judy Giovangelo set out to help teens deal with the hardships of growing up without resorting to reckless behavior. She will speak to the Medfield community next week.

Blake Middle School Band Performs at Mechanics Hall

The band played at Mechanics Hall in Worcester on April 14.

  On Sunday, April 14, Medfield's Blake Middle School 7th and 8th-grade band performed at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. The performance was a reward for earning a gold medal at the 2013 Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) festival. Medfield's middle school band was one of just 10 school ensembles chosen to perform at the 150-year-old concert hall where United States presidents and famous performers -- including Ella Fitzgerald, London Philharmonic, and Yo Yo Ma -- have taken the stage.  Related Stories

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Seven Medfield Students Chosen for District Concert

Seven Medfield students will join others in the Junior District Concert Festival on March 8 at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.

  Thanks to successful auditions, seven Medfield music students were chosen to perform with their district peers at the Junior District Concert Festival kicking off on March 8 at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Medfield performers Blake Middle School students: Medfield High School student Joe Aversa (Orchestra tuba) was also chosen to participate. The festival is organized by the Eastern District of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association which is affiliated with the National Association for Music Education.

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Blake Students Take on Teachers for Volleyball Title

Here's a look at annual Blake Volleyball Extravaganza. School reps say this is the first year in the history of the game that the sixth grade students have out-played their teachers.

  On Friday, Feb. 15, the Blake Middle School community turned out for the 2013 Volleyball Extravaganza where students play against teachers in a series of three eight-minute games. Check out the great photos Patch caught for the 6th and 8th grade games (our apologies to the 7th grade whose game was in the morning). The crowds were cheering and the bleachers were rumbling as students were cheered and teachers were jeered when they took the court. An enthusiastic and colorful announcer introduced the teams and the loud music pumped up the crowd during the event. For the first time in the 20-plus years of the game, the sixth grade student team won two of its three games – with scores 24-9, 15-20, 25-19 -- to triumph over the sixth grade …

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Meet Medfield's Athletic Director Eric Scott

Eric Scott talks with MedfieldTV about his first year on the job.

  Eric Scott is Medfield's new Athletic Director.  Scott recently spoke with MedfieldTV about working with the district's 33 sports teams.  Click here to watch the interview. 

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Blake Eighth Graders Help Set Up 'Children in the City' Event

Every year, Medfield's eighth graders help set up the event for children in need and their mothers.

Each year, Medfield's Blake Middle School 8th graders volunteer at Christmas in the City, an all-volunteer effort to provide a festive holiday for children in need and their mothers.  According to the CITC website, the event now includes more than 3,000 guests, an enormous amount of games and rides (including numerous bouncy houses), day-long entertainment, haircuts for moms, great food, visiting celebrities, artificial snow and real trees, visits with Santa, and a special gift for each gift from his or her personal wish list. This is Medfield eighth graders’ biggest community service project which includes fundraising in the fall to raise money to purchase presents for the CITC children – a student versus teacher basketball game that …

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Middle School Collecting Coats for Families in Need

SIPS Students holding gently-used coat drive at the Blake Middle School.

Blake Middle School students SIPS (Sudents in Public Service) Students, under the direction of Social Studies teacher, Michael Gow, are holding their annual gently-used coat drive sponsored by Anton's Cleaners. Over the past eight years, SIPS students have collected nearly 800 coats.  These coats have helped needy families across multiple neighborhoods in Massachusetts. Parents and students are encouraged to help by donating "gently used" coats through Friday, January 11. Donation boxes are located at the main entrance to the school. 

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You Ask, Patch Answers: Did They All Die in Vietnam?

In this column, you ask a question and Patch tries to find the answer.

  While preparing for the dedication of a plaque in honor of Medfield soldiers who served during the Vietnam War, the Memorial Veterans' Plaque Committee created a lengthy list of names to be included on the plaque and then asked for the public's help to make sure the names were correct (and no one was missing or on the list incorrectly).  After posting that list, a Patch reader asked, "Please tell me that all these names are people who died in Vietnam."  So we posed the question to committee member Richard DeSorgher who said the names belong to students who attended the Amos Clark Kingsbury High School and who also served in the military in the years between 1961 and 1975 (the dates the American Legion lists for the Vietnam period). Two …

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