2019-2020: Episode 7
Hello readers and welcome back!
We write this to you exhausted on a Monday after an amazing weekend in WHS Sports. Both the girls and boys soccer teams won last night and now have advanced onto the state finals! A double state championship would really be amazing, and we hope that all of the sweat equity our athletes have put into their craft will be capped off with this opportunity for the very rare (we actually have no idea if it has ever been done before in Massachusetts) double state title! Sadly, our girls volleyball team made it all the way to the state championship Saturday night but lost. They played their hearts out and should be saluted for going deeper into the state tournament than ever before. The girls volleyball team is actually considered a young team, so we expect to see them back again very soon. We also had an amazing run in the football playoffs as we knocked off #1 seed Danvers, but then fell just short (29-28) to Tewksbury this Saturday (on a non-neutral field!) The season capper comes on Thanksgiving as we take on Woburn at home in the annual battle! Also a congrats to Donna Zhang for placing 2nd & Tabitha Chen-Fiske, both grade 10, for placing 3rd in Diving at the D2 Championships this weekend!
So, if you are keeping track at home, this fall we have seen a state championship in golf, as well as a state championship for singles player with Trevor Lopez, gr. 11; an undefeated season and Middlesex league title for the girls cross country team; a heck of a football season; a state runner up in girls volleyball; two soccer teams on their way to the state finals and many more accomplishments! The future is bright indeed! (and I’m sure we are accidentally leaving out a number of other athletic accomplishments. To those folks, we salute you and say thank you for your hard work and continuing the excellence at WHS!)
However, as you know, we are more than just about sports at WHS! (see the fall play and art exhibit information below)
Yesterday, delegates from the Winchester High School Model UN team competed against teams from across New England at Clark University! They debated issues including climate change, the organ trade, and the San Francisco housing crisis. Special congratulations to Sophie Chung for winning a Verbal Commendation, Alex Lee and Bryce DiMatteo for winning Honorable Mention, Shakir Shahibul for winning Outstanding Delegate, and Shreya Nair for winning Best Delegate!
We would also like to put a spotlight on our still undefeated Science Olympiad team! The Winchester Science Olympiad team once again took 1st place at their regional meet. They placed top 3 in every event and now stand alone at the top of their division. Let’s go Sci-Oly!
The Fall Play Announcement! Please save the date and come support our students as they perform in “Loving Lives,” a 1950’s radio show on its last legs. A pompous lead, an incompetent announcer and an obnoxious child star are just a few of the characters contributing to the hilarious demise of the radio show.
Thursday, Dec. 5th 7:30 pm Friday Dec. 6th 7:30 pm
Saturday Dec. 7th 7:30 pm
Tri-M: On Wednesday, the Tri-M Honors Music Society held the induction of 31 new members. This being the third year of the society, it has grown to 83 members. Tri-M is dedicated to serving the community through music. The three M’s represent our pillars of modern, music, and masters. Each member has to complete a set amount of community service hours provided by the officers. These can be obtained through performing at nursing homes, cleaning up after a concert, or other opportunities. The beauty of Tri-M is uniting students through a passion for music and paying it forward to our community.
WHS Coats for Kids Collection continues! 100 coats have been dropped off at Anton’s Cleaners for cleaning and distribution to those in need in support of the Coats for Kids Donation Drive. WHS will continue collecting winter coats through December 20, 2019. More info can be found here http://antons.com/cfk/
Link to WHS September – October 2019 Red & Black
Class of 2020: It’s CAP AND GOWN TIME! Please log on to highschool.herffjones.com to place your order. Click on “login” to set up your account. Type “Winchester” in the “find your school” box, click on “Winchester High School” and place your order. The website is now active, so place your order as soon as possible. The cost is $15.50 and includes cap, gown, and a 2020 red and black tassel.
New Chris Herren Documentary Screening: All WHS students have been invited to attend a screening of this brand new documentary after school on our 1/2 day November 19th. Free pizza will be provided to all students who attend!
New WHS Staff: Say gratissimum to Molly Haydock!
And also please say hello to Mr. David Blakley!
WHS Getting MORE GREEN! The much talked about WHS Solar Panel installation work has begun! The WHS roof solar panel roof installation is expected to take 6-8 weeks and we are looking forward to an even more environmentally friendly WHS for all!
We saw so many good things happening this week!
Students in Ms. Regan’s forensics class burned various fibers to try to narrow down suspects in a “hot case”! And students in Ms. Lutchen’s and Ms. Healey’s STAG 10 class used statistics and data analysis to chart and project the rising cost of post-secondary education.
Mrs. Malmede had a very creative and stimulating lesson the involved primary source materials and debating the leadership style of Andrew Jackson: Common Man or King Andrew!
Our WHS Cheerleaders did an amazing job at the Middlesex League meet and even had to go through half their performance without music! The whole crowd chanted the beat for them, 1-3-5-7, and it was truly inspiring. Shout out to our football team upperclassmen who came to cheer the girls on!
Mr. Lister took his Brit Lit students on a walking tour of WHS to examine symbols.
Students in art and photography classes continue to explore and create!
WHS Goal Setters: Grade 10 students Katherine Herlihy and Maeve Gallagher are focused on the week. Katherine is excited to get to support her XC teammates and Maeve is trying to break a habit!
WINspiration: “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville
And “I should be suspicious of what I want.” Rumi
The links:
Learning Beacons: Please be sure to give yourself a reminder every now and then of our WPS Learning Beacons
Vision of a WHS Graduate: Please be sure to be familiar with and mindful of this document. Official Vision of A WHS Graduate
Athletics: winchestersachems.org
As always, thank you for stopping by and reading!
– Dennis Mahoney
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