It’s a short week for most of us with Thanksgiving now within reach. The Owl will be shutting down for the long weekend, not only to eat too much, but because the Owl’s upgrade to agenda/calendar will hopefully be installed during that time. No, I am not attempting it myself, but hired someone much more talented in tech than I.
Read moreAs predicted, the School Committee meeting last night was chock-a-block with information. Sadly, there was little opportunity for drama as the Committee ran as always on webinar format which disallows interaction except during Resident Comments at the beginning of the meeting. Since some of the controversial topics have not yet been discussed by the time Resident Comments is scheduled, well,
Read moreWhat an evening, Weston! Did anyone catch the sliver of moon over the JoSTice along with a planet or possibly a Tesla product? Gorgeous. Iphone 8 could not handle it, sadly. Last night’s Weston Girls Varsity Soccer game did not disappoint with a tight game (1-0) going into half time and then the Girls opened it up for a 3-0
Read moreWell, looks like this week is chock-a-block with official and unofficial stuff to do–and that’s not even counting that it’s BAT WEEK! I love bats. Not Batman–whooo we’re working our way through that Netflix show Gotham here and just wow, violence. No, Bat Week is about the actual fluffy winged things that eat up to their body weight in insects
Read moreAll right, the Owl kept waiting and waiting for someone to send in an article with a summary of everything discussed on Monday’s School Committee zoom, but alas, no one did. And so she had to watch the whole thing–except she didn’t because math-y people started to talk and it was time to get a kid from soccer practice. So
Read moreLast night, August 25, was the first School Committee meeting for the 2021-22 school year, though as far as I can tell, the work never stopped from last year. Summer meetings, Board of Health meetings, administration working behind the scenes in the school–I really hope these folks got some good time off this summer. In any case, the Owl was
Read moreAs of Friday, June 4, Weston Public Schools launched the new alums out into the wide world and that leaves the kindergarten to 11th graders in charge of the hallways. And here’s the news: no one cares. Or so my teenagers tell me every time I try to tell them a story. We are now in the last two weeks
Read moreIn a special meeting this evening with attendance from Select Board and School Committee members, the three candidates for the one-year appointment to School Committee presented their statements of interest. The appointee will finish the last year of Rachel Stewart’s term after she resigned. In her statement, Danielle Black talked about her past experience on School Committee (9 years), and
Read moreTonight the “youngest” School Committee in many years has its first official meeting (by zoom). Seniority lies with Anita Raman, currently Vice Chair, who was elected in 2019, and followed by Alyson Muzila (2020) and then the most recently-elected members, Attia Linnard and Ken Newberg (May 2021). The last open spot on the 5-member School Committee will be decided in
Read moreToday is the final day to submit a Letter of Interest for the vacancy on Weston’s five-member School Committee. The appointee to this position will serve the remainder of a vacated term, which will expire in May 2022. As of this moment, there are three candidates who have submitted letters of interest. As provided by Mass. General Law, the vacancy resulting
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