The opening reception for this year’s Annual WPS K-12 Art Show in the Weston High School Science Wing will be on Wednesday, May 15, from 5-7:30pm. Come and enjoy amazing student artwork featuring drawings, paintings, sculpture, collage, printmaking, graphic design, video production, live demonstrations, music performances, and more! You don’t want to miss it! If you want my personal opinion,
Read moreIs your favorite excuse for not showing up at Town Meeting the fact that your small children need care-taking? Well, the National Honor Society is here to blow up that excuse with a whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on for your children. Will there be games like indoor soccer and basketball? Maybe. Drawing and creative crafts? Maybe. Top secret handshakes
Read more“I have nothing to write about!” is apparently what a lot of high school students say when it’s time to tell their own stories on college essays. I can guarantee that each and every student has a story to tell; they may not know that something they have done is remarkable and interesting to others but it is. Why do
Read moreWell, well, well, another preschool opening in the area. Is there suddenly a baby boom? Okay, I admit I know of at least three toddlers in our neighborhood but other than that I have zero interest in doing any research. Yeah, it’s a blog, get over it. Next up, and located at one of my favorite places for children and
Read moreSend in your photos, Weston…I am not sure what I would do without the Weston Middle School facebook page which is always filled with awesome photos that I “pesca” and post here more or less with permission because if they’re on facebook, they’re public, right? Anyway, great job, Middle School, you definitely win the prize over one owlet’s assortment of
Read moreOn April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America. In the Weston area, the eclipse will be only partial. The eclipse will begin shortly after 2 PM and will last about two and a half hours until about 4:30 PM, which will overlap with dismissal at the Weston schools. Not to be Captain Obvious, but parents should be having discussions with their children about
Read moreUpdated 3/16/2024 The following is a brief re-cap of tonight’s Town Caucus. Thank you to Alice Benson (Chair of Caucus) and Emily Hutcheson (Secretary of Caucus) as well as our Town Clerk’s Office for running a controversy-free and efficient Town Caucus. The party was so good that it did get shut down by flashing lights at around 7:30 pm. The
Read moreWeston Middle School seventh grader Johan Coisman has been getting science-y again. You may remember Johan from this past Owl story. Over the last couple of months, Johan entered another science competition called the National STEM Challenge. There were a few thousand entrants, which were narrowed to 280 Finalists, and ultimately 126 Champions (4 of which were from MA). The
Read moreTo complete the trifecta of schools-related postings this morning, and before leaving for woods walking with the K9 trail ranger, please note that tonight, Monday February 12, is a School Committee meeting night in person at the Case House at 7 pm. If I had an elementary school child, you could bet that I would be at this meeting. Why?
Read moreIf you attend just one School Committee meeting a year, let it be this one. On Monday, February 5 at 7 pm, the School Committee will be having a public hearing on the proposed schools budget for next year (fiscal year 2025) live and in person at the Case House. The way I read this school committee meeting is that
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