Izzo’s record will outlive disappointing loss »
Chris Tetreault
Class of 2010
686 points over three years of varsity football is hard to imagine. Very few have clamored and pushed up the ranking to the elite classes of Eastern Mass high school football. Yet on Sunday November 15 at Turco Field, Walpole’s senior running back Ryan Izzo broke the Emass scoring record, passing [...]
Pete McNulty embraces extreme side of athletics »
Chris Tetreault
Class of 2010
Pete McNulty has always been known as a unassuming WHS student. Usually flying below the radar, he does not make any major waves. He does well in his classes, plays basketball on the courts after school, and has a core group of friends . What you wouldn’t expect from the quiet [...]
Superintendent forecasts dismal budget, potential cuts »
As the economic downturn persists, Walpole schools continue to be plagued by budgetary issues. At the school committee meeting on November 2, Superintendent Lincoln Lynch dismally forecasted that schools already suffering from last year’s cuts can expect to endure even more losses in the upcoming fiscal year. Losses in funding and new expenses for [...]
Committee proposes changes to graduation requirements »
The graduation requirements that have set the minimum standards for WHS students for the past several years are now under review by a committee that hopes to reform past problems as well as bring our requirements closer to those recommended by the state. The committee found that WHS’s requirements varied from Massachusetts’ recommendations in the [...]
Cheerleaders Place Second »
Breaking all the records, once again, the often-overlooked Walpole High School Cheerleader’s are unstoppable. With their seventh straight Bay State Herget title under their belts this group of cheerleaders have proven themselves as a force to be reckoned with. As if this feat alone was not enough – a record only matched by the [...]
Underclassmen Rebels Help Pave the Road to Success. »
On October 2 at Wellesley, the Rebels looked to build on their 3-0 record to start the 2009 season. After running the ball for six consecutive plays, Offensive Coordinator Bill O’Connell looks to catch the Wellesley defense asleep with a pass play. Quarterback Peter Bowes rolls out of the pocket and hits sophomore Craig Hanley [...]
Best Strategy is to leave Afghanistan »
Over the last 8 years the War in Afghanistan has made little to no progress. The United States entered Afghanistan to eliminate the terrorist threat, but we have failed. Now eight years after the attacks on September 11, General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan, is asking President Barack Obama for a troop [...]
Deserving Student Receives WHS Alumni Association Scholarship »
By Julie Fortin
Class of 2010
Everyone knows that kid: he or she seems to be involved in everything, friendly to anyone they come across, smart and a definite candidate for the “best-all-around” superlative. However, most times these students can get lost in the shuffle when it comes time for clubs, organizations and colleges to award [...]
Student advisories proposed as outlet for student discussion »
Julia Connell
Class of 2011
Between classes, practices, clubs, and lunch, there is not much time for students to create structured relationships with teachers. Due to NEASC’s (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) criticism that the school lacked an Advisory Program, the administration formed an Advisory Committee to explore the implementation of having teachers advise students. [...]
Homework Detention Depends on NHS Student’s Participation »
Walking into class, one of Mr. Conor Cashman’s Sophomore students, carries an expression of fear and unease on their face. As they slowly approach Cashman’s desk they hurriedly admit they did not do the previous night’s homework. Cashman casts a malicious look at the student, throws his grade book and bellows “ZERO!”
While Cashman’s reaction [...]