Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The tournament benefits sports at the high school and middle schools.
The Braintree High School Athletic Association is hosting its annual golf tournament at the Braintree Municipal Golf Course to benefit the interscholastic athletic programs at the high school and middle schools on Aug. 18. Registration is now open for the 14th annual tournament, which is followed by a buffet-style luncheon at the Sons of Italy Hall. A $100 donation includes 18-hole green fees, a cart, the lunch and a gift. Proceeds will be used for safety improvements and the purchase of equipment and supplies throughout the Athletic Program. "These programs allow every student the opportunity to participate on safe, developmental, and highly competitive interscholastic teams at the level commensurate with their capabilities," Athletic …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair was May 2-4 at MIT.
Braintree High School students captured three elite awards at the 2013 Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair held at MIT, May 2-4th. Jacqueline Flynn, a sophomore presenting her first science fair project, was awarded 1st Place. Jackie's project exposed the brief period needed to effectively kill blacklegged (deer) ticks with the use of a clothes dryer. Her project caught the attention of state and federal officials, including the Centers for Disease Control, and was featured in the Boston Globe. Sonam Ghosh took second place with his project, "Detection of Anti-Breast Cancer Compounds in Extracts from Natural Products." The team of Nicole Clancy, Purva Rumde and Jiaying Su also took home a second place award with their "Power of…
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Sports updates for Braintree teams and athletes.
The following is from Athletic Director Michael Denise: Members of the Boys Tennis Team that participated in the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional Individual Tournament included: Farris Muntasser (Jr) – Farris won his first match Saturday easily 6-2, 6-0 and lost in the second round Sunday to the # 3 seed in the tournament. Richard Baker (Jr) played well while being defeated in the first round. Luan Pham (Sr) and Matt Proulx (Jr) “advanced” to the round of 16 next week. The following boys participated in the State Invitational Meet on Saturday at Greater New Bedford High School: 100M Hurdles - Jr. Alex Huynh 100M - Jr. Chris Carson 6th Place Finish Medalist So. Chris Leonard, Alonzo Mitchell 200M - Jr. Chris …
The West Point Society of New England encompasses several states, but makes a special effort to connect with the Town of Braintree.
General Sylvanus Thayer is the namesake for several of Braintree’s iconic institutions and a prominent name in the town’s history. He also left his mark on history as the “father” of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Earlier this week an award was presented to a Braintree High School junior that honors this link between Braintree and one of the nation’s best-known leadership institutions. James Mahoney, of the Wamps’ Class of 2014, received the Sylvanus Thayer Leadership Award at the school’s awards ceremony on Tuesday night. Presented annually by the West Point Society of New England, the award recognizes a Braintree High School student who has demonstrated leadership traits and encourages them to continue their “pursuit of …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Last month, bomb threats found at the high school forced its evacuation.
For the third time in a little more than a month, Braintree High School administrators found a bomb threat in the school. The latest, like the others, was ultimately deemed not credible. But unlike when two notes were found in two separate locations April 25, the school day continued as normal Thursday after the threat was cleared. "This morning, in a 3rd floor bathroom of the building, writing was discovered that implied a bombing of the school," Headmaster James Lee wrote to parents in an electronic message Thursday morning. "With the police, school staff scanned the building for suspicious devices or anything that might substantiate the threat. There was nothing found. As before, at no time has this threat been viewed as credible." Lee…
The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday.
Newsweek has ranked the high schools nationally, but the criteria they used leaves Braintree High School off of their list. The school did not rank in the top 500 nationally by US News, nor in the Massachusetts list. For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about the ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above. The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair was May 2-4 at MIT.
Braintree High School students had great results in the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair. Jacqueline Flynn won 1st place, the US Naval Science Award EMC. $1,000 Award. Sonam Ghosh won 2nd place, Air Force Award. Alternate Wentworth Institute of Technology $10,000 Scholarship and $200 Institute of Food Technologists Award. Team members Nicole Clancy, Jiaying Su, and Purva Rumde also won 2nd place, as well as the Pauline J. LaMarche Award Hannah Tan also competed at the State Fair. Hannah and Jackie Flynn are sophomores; the other students are juniors.
Friday, May 3, 2013
It is that time of year again in Braintree. Send us your photos and we will publish them on Braintree Patch!
Time for sparkly ballgowns, awkward photos, slow dancing and paper stars – it is officially prom season in Braintree! Are you a proud parent who will be snapping a million photos of your teen posed with his or her date and corsage? Are you a Braintree High School junior ready to celebrate spring with your friends? Or are you an alum recalling the days of your dreaded (or amazing) prom? BHS Prom is tonight at 7 p.m. the Marriot in Quincy. A reception for seniors will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the school's foyer. Braintree Patch wants to publish your memorable, beautiful, awkward and funny prom photos! Submit your photos, memories and videos to us and we will run a slideshow of all the formal fun. Email submissions to: joseph.…
Thursday, May 2, 2013
A lack of rules by the national gymnastics body was a main reason the MIAA said it would not sanction the sport next season.
The state body in charge of sanctioning high school sports voted Wednesday to revisit its earlier decision to drop boys gymnastics from its official roster next season. Richard Ellis, coach of the Braintree High School boys gymnastics team, one of only seven in Massachusetts, and Braintree Athletic Director Michael Denise, presented evidence in support of the sport to the MIAA Executive Board. In an email, Ellis said both "gave compelling reasons to secure the recognition in the Commonwealth." The board will reconvene June 12 for a final decision. A lack of activity – the sport has lost dozens of participating schools in recent decades – and a decision by the National Federation of State High School Associations not to write rules for next…
Braintree High will host the Murphy Insurance Group's Distractology 101 tour next week.
A 36-foot-long, neon-yellow mobile classroom will set up outside Braintree High School next week, outfitted with high-tech driving simulators designed to give new drivers the chance to experience the perils of distracted driving, including texting while driving. For more than three years, the Distractology 101 tour bus, sponsored by the Arbella Insurance Foundation and the Murphy Insurance Group, has set up in high school parking lots across New England, bringing its lessons to more than 3,700 drivers who have been licensed less than three years. More than 3,000 people are killed each year in crashes involving a distracted driver and an estimated additional 416,000 are injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver, …
Joe Cody
7:48 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In the words of Henry Ford, "Don't find fault, find a remedy." Thank your to Mike Denise & Rich Ellis for continuing to push for the gymnastics program in Massachusetts. more ›