Connors Controls Red and Blue »
The Walpole Rebels and Natick Blue and Red squared-off in an important Bay State League game on Thursday, May 13 at Elderacher field. The Rebels were looking for revenge after they lost to Natick 7-5 by a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the ninth in their last game. Anchored by the superior pitching of [...]
Rebels Overcome Rockets to Gain First Place in Bay State Conference »
The defending state champion Rebels faced off against the Needham Rockets on May 1o with first place in the Bay State Conference on the line. The Rockets, led by sophomore Mark Riley and senior William Stenberg, proved to be a worthy opponent for the Rebels. The Rebels showcased the toughness that made them champions in [...]
Ryan Returns to Form »
Despite a few setbacks, Junior Captain Tom Ryan has recently returned to right where he left off last year: at the top of Walpole’s pitching rotation. In his sophomore year, his first year on the Varsity baseball team, Tom Ryan posted an ERA under two and was heavily relied on to shut down opposing teams [...]
Union Concessions Reduce Budget Deficit »
Teachers voted on Friday, March 19 for several union concessions that will save the schools $700,000, thereby closing the budget gap from the projected $2.1 million to $1.4 million. 78% of the teachers in the Walpole Teachers Association (WTA) voted in favor of these compromises, which consist of wage and health insurance concessions, as well [...]
Walpole Film Festival Becomes Model For Other Public Schools »
By Julie Fortin
Class of 2010
Every April, the sun makes its way out from behind snow clouds, the temperature rises, flowers bloom and people generally become happier; meanwhile, in Mr. Alan’s film classes, a chaotic atmosphere hovers as walkie talkies go off, costumes are strewn everywhere, cameras record and editors scramble to piece together final sequences. [...]
Young Senior Leads Math Team To Best Finish In Decades »
By Julie Fortin
Class of 2010
Imagine being 11 years old and being a new student in high school. Your friends are stilling smoothing out the kinks of basic math and geography; instead, you are learning the complexities of geometry and biology. That was the reality for John Gillespie, now a 15 year old senior at Walpole [...]
WHS Gives Blood to American Red Cross »
By Julia Connell
Class of 2011
Each year, almost 20 percent of the millions of donations of blood made to the American Red Cross come from high school and college blood drives. In past years, Walpole High School Student Council has held a blood drive, and this year is no different. On March 2, 2010 [...]
Come Dance The Night Away With Basketball Team Tomorrow Night »
Seniors Steve Shevory, Corey Menno and Pete Bowes bust a move. Photo courtesy of Club T
This Friday, March 5th, Mr. St. Martin and the basketball team will hold their second dance party from 7:30 to 11:00 in the gym. The goal for this one is to get 500 students to attend, about 200 more than the [...]
Hypnotist Show mesmerizes audience »
On February 11, Walpole High School’s Student Council held the annual Hypnotist Show hosted by Frank Santos Jr, a skilled comic hypnotist. He first called up 25 boys and girls from the audience and tested their ability to be put under his trance, sending about half of them back to their seats. However it proved [...]
Improv Comedy Club brings laughs to WHS »
A dumb blonde, a deparment store cashier, and a penguin walked into room A246. No, it’s not the start of a cliche joke; it was the most recent performance of Walpole High School’s Improv Comedy Club, held on Thursday, February 12.
The show was made up of “Whose Line is it Anyway”-style skits during [...]