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At Attleboro, A Chance to Laugh
BY RICK FOSTER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 4:45 AM EDT
ATTLEBORO - With references to the Wizard of Oz, world politics and conquering the future, members of Attleboro High School's Class of 2010 took their diplomas in an evening graduation ceremony marked by perfect weather and an ample supply of humor.
Principal Jeffrey Newman, addressing the 386 graduates, friends and families, cited the L. Frank Baum classic Friday during his welcome as a testament to human potential told through animal characters.
"When the straw man complained to the Wizard that his makers had forgotten to give him a brain, the Wizard said 'back where I come from there are great seats of learning where men go to become great thinkers and they've got no more brains than you. But they have one thing you haven't got. A diploma.'" More
City flu clinic open to all
ATTLEBORO - The city health department is holding a free H1N1 flu clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Attleboro High School that is open to anyone 2 years or older.
People don't have to be Attleboro residents to get the vaccine and there is no pre-registration, as had been the case at the earlier clinics.
The clinic has been opened up because there are now many more doses of the vaccine available.
Attleboro Public Health Nurse Jacquie O'Brien said she has 1,500 doses for Saturday's clinic.
For more information, call O'Brien at 508-223-2222, ext. 3244.
Bombardiers pick up first win of season
ATTLEBORO - Junior Ricky Mejia and sophomore Rob Braza each won two events as the Attleboro High boys' swimming team broke into the win column for the first time this season, taking a 98-56 victory over Westwood Wednesday in a Southern Conference meet at the Dentch Natatorium.
Mejia finished first in the 200 (2:13.8) and 500 freestyle (5:53.0) events for the Bombardiers (1-1), while Braza captured first place in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. Tyler Chauncey and Mark Lavita each came through with two strong placements, including a first place finish.
Ballistics Expert "Targets" AHS Audience
As part of the Forensics class (the first on here in Attleboro) students will be completing a unit on ballistics; the scientific study of the motion of projectiles in flight.As part of this unit we will be hosting a guest lecturer, Massachusetts State Trooper Joseph Risteen. As a member of the State Police Firearm Identification Section and instructor of Firearm Forensics at BU Medical School (Forensic Science Division). Trooper Risteen will be presenting information regarding firearm examination, crime scene examination, and firearm analysis as it relates to the forensics course essential questions.
We will be hosting him on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 during B and C blocks. Please be aware that several of your students may be attending the presentation.
AHS Penny Drive Helps the Needy
BY RICK FOSTER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Thursday, December 3, 2009 2:14 AM EDT
ATTLEBORO -- Students are inviting the community to stop by the high school Dec. 9 with donations of warm new and used clothing, hats and gloves to aid the area's homeless.
Forty to 60 students will be on hand from 3 to 9 p.m. in and outside the superintendent's lobby to receive and process donations. Items will go to Homes With a Heart and the Mayor's Holiday Drive, said senior Stephanie Chaplin, president of the student council.
The annual collection is part of the student council's "Homeless for A Night" observance that invites students to picture themselves as victims of homelessness, and to join in aiding those who are out in the cold. More on this article...
Bombardiers Tournament-bound
BY PETER GOBIS SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Sunday, November 1, 2009 1:18 AM EST
NORTH ATTLEBORO - The Big Red brings out the best in the Bombardiers, on the soccer pitch that is as, the Attleboro High boys' soccer team claimed the 25th annual Leach and Garner Cup series against North Attleboro 1-0 Saturday on the strength of sophomore Troy Martins' goal in the first half.
The MIAA Tournament-bound Bombardiers (10-4-4) now have won 10 of the last 13 Leach and Garner Cup matches, increasing their lead in the series to 14-11. More...
Night School Proving Successful
BY RICK FOSTER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:21 AM EDT
ATTLEBORO - Iris Torres says she wants to complete her high school diploma so she'll have more options and a better life.
Torres, who dropped out of Attleboro High School in 2006 to go to work, is one of 34 enrollees in the city school department's new night school aimed at helping dropouts get their lives on track. Two-night-a-week classes began last month.
"When I heard about this I jumped on the boat with it," said Torres, who works at McDonald's. "I want to be the first one in my family to graduate and walk across that stage in my blue robe."
Donna Maria Shirman, the high school history teacher who runs the new night school, said the Attleboro Evening Diploma Program aims to provide an option for dropouts. More...
Community Wins When We Run Together
BY LARRY KESSLER
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:08 AM EDT
The Rome Boulevard Road Race drew close to 500 participants for its Oct. 4 five-mile race and two-mile run/walk at Attleboro High School. Those numbers are pretty impressive for the organizers, who started the race just a few years ago with the intent of creating a fundraiser for the schools, but who have since expanded the event to make it a true community fundraiser. More
MASS MATH & SCIENCE INITIATIVE DOUBLES AP ENROLLMENT AT ATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL; PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE SUCCESS
Attleboro, MA –Attleboro High School students and teachers are poised to match the success of other Massachusetts high schools in increasing Advanced Placement* enrollment and achievement, thanks to a five-year, $671,461 private grant from Mass Insight’s Massachusetts Math and Science Initiative (MMSI). In classes that began this month, MMSI’s AP Training and Award Program nearly doubled Attleboro High’s AP math, science and English enrollment from 126 students last year to 245 today. More...
Advanced Placement Awards on the rise for AHS students
BY RICK FOSTER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Friday, September 18, 2009
ATTLEBORO - City high school students aren't just succeeding in college-level advanced placement courses; they're winning awards at an increasing rate according to school officials.
A total of 23 students received Advanced Placement Awards from the College Board, up 53 percent over last year's 15.
The College Board's Advanced Placement Program affords students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses. Depending on their performance on exams, students can earn college credit, advanced placement, or both. About 18 percent of the 1.6 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award. Read more ...