Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Evan Berry, the MHS school committee representative and a member of the Class of 2012, thanked the School Committee for his time on the committee.
At his final school committee meeting last month, Student Council Representative (and Class of 2012 graduate) Evan Berry thanked the Medfield School Committee for the opportunity to serve on the board. “Being on the school committee has been awesome,” he told the committee at its June meeting. “When you’re in Kindergarten, you don’t understand how much goes into your education, you just see what goes on in the classroom and, even now in high school, it’s such an interesting perspective to see really how special a place Medfield is,” he said. Berry said that he has been touched personally by his experience in Medfield and it makes him want to go into education. He said he referenced much of his experience in his graduation speech given …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Montrose School's Class of 2012 took place on June 2 and included 23 students from around the region.
The following was taken from a press release provided from the Montrose School. Dressed in white and carrying red roses, the 23 members of the class of 2012 bid farewell to Montrose School on June 2. According to Montrose tradition, Head of School Dr. Karen Bohlin spoke personally about each graduate before presenting her with her diploma. Dr. Bohlin shared numerous anecdotes about the girls and spoke of their many and varied accomplishments in academics, athletics, the arts, and community service. Student speaker Valedictorian Olivia Ghiz of Medway recalled her study of the metaphysical concepts of potency and act during her junior year. “Potency refers to the capacity everything has to flourish and reach its end, or come into the …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Crossing guard Elisabeth Mann was a special guest at the graduation party of MHS senior Joseph Shebertes so he and his friends could say thank you.
When Joseph Shebertes was making the guest list for the party to celebrate his recent graduation from Medfield High School, he put a special woman right at the top -- Elisabeth Mann. While not related to Shebertes, Mann has watched him and his friends grow up, and has watched over and protected them through the years as they walked to school. Mann is the crossing guard at the intersection of South and Pound Streets on the way to the middle school and high school. "I am very greatful to have a woman like Mrs. Mann in my life," said Shebertes, 18. "She's the woman you see everyday at the cross walk with the biggest smile on her face and the quote she always says when my friends and I see her is 'Good morning, boys' or 'Hello, boys.' We …
Jean P. Raffin
6:40 pm on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Elisabeth Mann has been my friend for over 40 years. Her smiling face to generations of children is something they'll always remember. It's wonderful to see that the kids realize her importance in their lives, and make such a point of expressing their appreciation. more ›