By: Michael Colbert “Who is scribbling on my calendar?” “I’m sorry sir, that’s my doing,” Ralph Smith told the lieutenant. “That’s shorthand.” Although Smith’s propensity for shorthand earned him some attention from this lieutenant in the Navy, it was one of his gifts from a young age. In high school, Smith excelled in his typing [...]
A Story To Tell is a new program between the Westborough Senior Center and the Westborough High School. Its mission is to promote interaction between senior citizens and teenagers, and to help high school students with their journalistic skills. By: Megan Speed “I’m just an old lady,” says Josephine Tingley, a 77 year-old Natick [...]
By Brienna Gould and Ashley Markson According to Westborough High School 2010 graduate Madison McGourty, WHS fully prepared her for college. McGourty is currently a sophomore at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. In high school, McGourty took a mix of level three and four classes, and excelled in them all. She says that it is [...]
By: Fatima Ramzanali On Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 7:30 am, the School Counseling Advisory Council recognized one semi-finalist and eleven commended students at Westborough High School’s Annual Celebratory National Merit Breakfast. These twelve students were honored for their exceptional scholastic promise and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT taken the fall of their junior year. [...]
By Max Foy and Brendan Kilcoyne Through October 29-30, a rare fall snowstorm caused a mass power outage along the northeast coast. According to Accuweather.com, more than 2.3 million customers from Maryland to Maine lost power. Heavy wet snow ranging from 6 – 30 inches took down trees across New England resulting in a widespread [...]
By: Brienna Gould On November 3, 2011, Westborough Public School Committee Officials discussed their plan for the upcoming school year. During this meeting, the officials spoke about the school year budget, additional teachers, and the enrollment projections for each individual school. The District goals for the 2011-2012 school year were also finalized. The budget for [...]
by: Stephanie Johnston and Sarah Masters On Sunday, November 13, a small group of Lobby-O students had the opportunity to attend a journalism conference at Springfield College. This conference allowed the students to hear lectures from multiple professors at the school on various topics that related to communications and sports journalism in the digital [...]
by: John Towne and Scott Erickson Westborough High School is now home to Mrs. Murphy, our new school psychologist. Born and raised in Worcester, Mrs. Murphy became interested in psychology at a very young age. While at Marian High School, her two favorite subjects were both history and psychology. One biology teacher in particular [...]
By:Kensie Murray and J. Wallace Alex Hayes, a senior and leading actor of almost every Westborough High School play, is now preparing for his 13th performance in his acting career. Acting for nine years, Hayes says that his favorite play he ever performed in was “Splendor in the Grass.” He explained that this experience had [...]
By: Briana Arnold After six years of owning Pickering Lawn Care, WHS junior Andrew Pickering has learned a thing or two about how to run and successfully operate a business. Over the past six years he has watched as his lawn care business grow from simply mowing his neighbors’ yards to now a full-on [...]
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