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The Swellesley Report1d
School news: Wellesley High grad earns high honor at Stanford; WHS seniors collect home goods for those in need
Wellesley High grad earns high honor at Stanford 2015 Wellesley High School and Northeastern University graduate Ian McRae ...
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'The Wellesley Incident': How one brief performance at the high school changed the way the town looked at racial relations
at Wellesley High School. The history department at the school had sponsored a “Program on Poverty and Racial Crisis in America,” to promote insight into and understanding of differences.
Boston.com2y
Wellesley High School launches investigation after fans allegedly yell racial slurs at opposing team
Wellesley High School is launching an investigation after students reportedly yelled racial slurs at an opposing basketball team’s Black players before a game Friday night. The incident ...
The Swellesley Report5d
Wellesley High girls’ tennis repeats as Division I state champs
The Wellesley High School girls’ tennis team topped Lexington High on Sunday at MIT to defend its Division I state title. The Raiders (24-0) were victorious in a matchup between […] ...
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The new Wellesley High School is ready for teachers and students to move in
Just 17 feet away from the current building, the new Wellesley High School stands tall and proud, constructed under budget and ahead of schedule. The Townsman was recently invited to tour the new ...
Boston.com2y
Wellesley High School student was target of racist gesture by two Medway students, officials say
The two Medway students approached the Wellesley student in the parking lot at Medway High School following a girls varsity basketball game between Wellesley and Medway on Friday, Dec. 9.
WHDH2y
Racial slur incident leads to Wellesley HS students requiring accompanying adult to attend final basketball game of season
WELLESLEY, MASS. (WHDH) - Students at Wellesley High School wishing to attend the school’s final boys basketball game of the season needed an adult to accompany them in the stands this week.
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Weymouth High School basketball players say they were racially abused by fans in Wellesley
SHARMAN: THIS IS SO OUTRAGEOUS THE SCHOOL DECIDED THAT DURING TODAY’S FINAL GAME IF A STUDENT WANTED TO WATCH, THEY NEEDED A PARENT PRESENT. CONCERNS OVER RACIST TAUNTS AT WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL ...
The Boston Globe2y
Wellesley High requires parent to accompany students to basketball game after racial taunts, officials say
WELLESLEY — After some Wellesley High School students directed racial taunts at Black players on the Weymouth High boys’ basketball team during warmups Friday, school officials required that ...
The MetroWest Daily News1y
'Really inspiring': Lily Kahrl struggled to walk; she's now a Wellesley varsity swimmer
WELLESLEY – She jumps into the pool and creates a splash. The act is inaudible. Any noise created from entering the water is drowned out. She swims a lap that is hardly visible: a wall of ...
CBS News2y
Wellesley High School choir director nominated for Music Educator of the Year Grammy Award
WELLESLEY -- For the past 19 years, the Wellesley High School chorus department has been a part of Dr. Kevin McDonald's life. Now, Kevin is one of 25 semifinalists to be nominated for the 2023 ...