May 2010 Issue
Over the course of the last eight months, the South community worked actively to create an exchange program with St. Marks Senior High School in India.
In the midst of ongoing negotiations with cafeteria workers, some tension has risen between the Newton Public School Custodians' Association (NPSCA) and the School Committee over the 'Ëœbargaining in good faith' component of their meetings.
After serving eight years as the Newton Teachers' Association (NTA) president, Cheryl Turgel will step down on July 1 and hand the presidency over to Newton North teacher Mike Zilles.
Security issues pose concerns at South: How vulnerable is South to security threats?
By Alex Gershanov | Published: May 2010
When history teacher Jamie Rinaldi walked into South at 6:30 am on April 16, he did not expect to see anything out of the ordinary. As he prepared coffee in his office, however, he was confronted by a gentleman who claimed to be searching for his sister.
Security issues pose concerns at South: Do security cameras infringe on student rights?
By Dan Agarkov | Published: May 2010
The School Committee met with representatives from South and Newton North on May 10 to discuss the proposal for the installation of security cameras at the two high schools.
The South Senate recently passed a bill for a teacher evaluation system in which students will fill out two standardized evaluation forms for their teachers every year, once during midyear and once at the end of the year.
Senior Naveen Sridhar had been feeling such intense pain in his left leg for two weeks that one Monday morning in December, he went to the emergency room to get his leg examined, no longer able to sleep at night.
On May 6, the South Senate passed the Teachers Feedback/ Evaluation Initiative of 2010, a bill instituting evaluations for teachers filled out by students.
We all know that ÂSouth students crave the pre-homeroom pick-me-up of a tall, iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts.
Excited to enjoy the spring weather, I decide to walk to school. On my way, I think about all of the homework I didn't do the night before. As I contrive my game plan to get around the assignments, a cop car pulls over, thwarting my trip to school.“Excuse me, miss, can I see your documents?