Congrats to the WB football team on their 47-13 Thanksgiving Day victory!
Special congratulations to the WB Senior Football Players and their families on playing their final game for the Lions.  You made us all proud all season with your brilliant teamwork and passion for the game.

Special congratulations to the first inaugural Hall of Fame inductees who were presented along with their families at half-time of the Thanksgiving Day football game.  Thanks to Mr. Bartkus and Mr. Riley for organizing a wonderful Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the game with a reception that followed at the Manor Restaurant.  Well done!

Please Support our School Play.  Hope to see you all there!!  Happy Thanksgiving.

Face Lift for our Royal Friend

This month's community service project involves cleaning and renewing our WB Lion statue that is located in our front foyer.  This beautiful creature, a gift of the first graduating class at West Boylston Middle High School in 1958, has lost his luster over several decades of oxidation from the air, the sun and from the oils and other compounds that are on people's hands as they rub his head or his mane for good luck. 


The original sign on the base Lion statue reads,


"Presented by the first graduating class of 1958 To All future classes of West Boylston Junior Senior High School as a symbol of Love, Respect and Honor of Tradition"

What a beautiful tribute from the inaugural class that has graced our entry way for so many years.  Make no mistake, our lion is well-loved and even revered by our students, but like any piece of statuary that is older than the principal himself, he needs some love and our grade 12 art students from the class of 2016 are up to the task. 

Seniors Chris Belsito and Kelina Smith, both of Ms. Jané 's art class, have volunteered to properly clean and refinish our stately friend.  The two senior, honor roll students have researched ways to renew and detail the concrete mascot with various stains, paints and preservatives so that he will "pop" with color and vibrancy to greet all students, staff and visitors who enter into our school. 

Stay tuned for updates on the stages of the lion's restoration and we look forward to having a celebration  to unveil the finished product by the first of the year (2016).

Thank you to our students in grades 6-12 and their families for the outstanding contributions made so far toward our Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets.  We are excited to begin the assembly of the holiday meal baskets that will be given to families in the community to help brighten their holiday and bring them love and appreciation from all of us at WBMHS.  Thanks to all who gave of their time and treasure with the drive and we are excited to make Thanksgiving a special event for many deserving friends and neighbors.

Today, a group of student leaders went with Ms. Fotos and Ms. Abbott to a leadership conference at the Hanover Theater.  The keynote speaker was a gentleman named Mike Smith from South Dakota.

Mike's message was about about finding your passion and making a difference in your school and in the world.  Mike talked about how sometimes students can feel "invisible" and it is everyone's job to make everyone feel connected and accepted.  We are one community and a family who need to make sure that all members of the community feel loved, supported and accepted.  Mike started an organization called "Skate for Change" where he and his supporters collected and donated socks for the homeless which became a world wide phenomenon.  Our students learned from Mike that everyone person can make a difference.

There is more to being in school then getting good grades, but you also have to make an impact and make people's lives better.  This is what service learning is all about and Mike exemplifies that so well.  I am proud of our students and staff who attended this great workshop today.

Special thanks to grade 10 student Katie Dagle who shared her impressions of the day with me and talked about how great the experience was.  We look forward to spreading Mike's message at our school throughout the coming weeks and months.

Thank you to Mr. Palmer and WBMHS Social Justice Club for a great Saturday of helping seniors in our community with yard work.  It was a great day to be outdoors and I'm very proud of our middle and high school students for their strong leadership and community service today.  I'd also
Like to thank Jill and Sam Wildt and the WBMHS PTA for the beautiful new middle school girls' bathroom.  I'm so excited for the girls to see their newly painted bathroom - wait to you see the color!

Finally, thanks to Ms. Manalo and Mr. Stefanelli for a great Open Mic. Coffee House this past Thursday evening. Something I'm realizing is how many talented performers we have at our school.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Congratulations to our girls who competed at leagues on Sunday and advanced to the regional cheer competition round next weekend!  We are proud of you and keep up the great work!!  Go Lions.

Congratulations Lions on a fantastic victory in Littleton.  It was amazing to see our Lions advance in the Central Mass Playoffs after their win against the top-seeded Littleton Tigers.  After trailing 6-0 at the half, the Lions made the right adjustments for the third quarter to surge ahead.  The defense was stout and courageous and the offense never lost hope that they would score when they needed to.

We wish the team well as they advance to the next round against St. Bernard's Central Catholic on November 13th @ 7 PM.  Hope to see you at the game!!