Reminder: Tickets are on sale for Weston High School Theater Company’s fall musical, Into the Woods, on November 16, 17, and 18. It’s a super fun show put on by talented young people—come out and see it! All performances are at 7pm in the WHS auditorium. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Purchase your tickets
Read moreThis evening the Weston Wildcats Girls Volleyball team won over Wakefield (3-1) at Billerica High School to qualify for the State Finals. Time and date to be announced. That is all. Go ‘cats!
Read moreThe newsletter update on the Josiah Smith Tavern has arrived at the Owl burrow. I am unable to use the title of their update which is the “Josiah Smith Tavern Reuse.” That sounds like recycling. No, the renovation and reopening of the Josiah Smith deserves more. It deserves JoSTice. You can find past updates and pity Owl commentary by searching
Read moreSo as everyone knows, the Weston Owl is a major supporter of Weston Athletics–all of the sports. I am only slightly happy that we don’t have a WHS Rugby team because I was watching the Rugby World Cup last night and whhhhaaaaaaat is going on with that sport? I hurt just seeing this people crash and push and lift and
Read moreThree of eight (!!!!) Galactic Narwhal Chicken Effect (GNCE) robotics teams attended the Kickoff of Massachusetts STEM week at Boston University this morning. GNCE’s WHS seniors were able to invite the 6th grade GNCE Aquatic Chickens (mentored by Alyson Muzila) and the 7th grade Galactic Narwhals (mentored by Pary Fassihi and Tiao Xie) to join them at the event. Does
Read moreOkay, so as mentioned in a prior blog post, the monthly high school coffee with the principal has no coffee. Yes, it’s true. Not even bad coffee. NO coffee. Why do we call it a coffee if there is no coffee? Perhaps it is an acronym: COFFEE…Contained Optional Free Fun Edifying Exchange? Horrendous acronym. Covfefe? What? It’s a word or
Read moreHere’s the thing, Weston. We were recently named the #2 most successful high school athletics program in the state. And if you disqualify (let’s just say red-card) the #1 program because it is parochial (private), well, glory be, it’s Weston at #1. And if you include the fact that we have the best mascot in Massachusetts, and the best athletic
Read moreIt seems the Owl has been napping on the job when it comes to athletic stuff at the high school so I’m catching up quickly. Yes, this is when all you non-interested folks hit the delete key on this post and I’m not offended. Just know the ‘cats are awesome . Now I will mention that I am outright plagiarizing
Read more. As noted by this blog and other sources (and personal experience), one of the loveliest traditions of this town is high school graduation on Town Green. There have been a few years when weather or a pandemic has prevented the outdoor ceremony but this year was not one of them–in spite of all weather forecasts to the contrary. For
Read more. This morning the Owl received her embossed gold-leaf invitation to attend the Weston High School Class of 2023 Graduation this Friday, June 2 at 5 pm. Fine, that’s an exaggeration but I did receive a Weston public schools communication inviting the whole Weston town and schools community to attend and clap out (metaphorically, and NEVER EVER glitter bombing on
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