Scenes From the Wilmington High School Mock Accident
Ahead of their prom, Wilmington High School students gathered to watch a mock accident and take a moment to reflect on the dangers of impaired driving.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Scenes From the Wilmington High School Mock Accident
Ahead of their prom, Wilmington High School students gathered to watch a mock accident and take a moment to reflect on the dangers of impaired driving.
Wilmington High School students gathered on Tuesday afternoon to watch a scenario play out in which six of their classmates were involved in a mock car accident precipitated by drunk driving. One of the students, senior Ling Zhong, was the one fatality of the mock accident. Senior Jack Campbell portrayed the drunk driver in the accident. Members of the Wilmington Fire Department and Wilmington Police Department also participated in the mock accident, using the jaws of life to accurately demonstrate the actions taken by first responders at the scene of car wreck.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Newsweek Top-Rated School List Leaves Off Wilmington High
The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday.
On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked the high schools nationally, but the criteria they used leaves Wilmington High School off of their list. The school also missed the cut for the top 500 nationally by US News, as well as for Boston Magazine's top 20 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 …
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Al Roberts
11:12 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Benton Names Interim Principal Of Wilmington High School
New principal brings more than 35 years of education experience to the position.
Wilmington Superintendent of Schools Joanne Benton has named Linda Peters as the interim principal at Wilmington High School for the 2013-2014 school year. Peters has been with the Wilmington Public Schools for 35 years and is currently curriculum team leader for the Math Department at Wilmington High. Peters will succeed Eric Tracy, who has accepted a position as principal at Hamilton-Wenham High School, effective July 1. Benton broke the news in an email to school committee members Monday afternoon. School Committee member Robert Hayes published the memo on his Facebook Page. According to Hayes, the follwing is the text of the memo: "I am pleased to inform you of the appointment of Ms. Linda Peters as the Interim Principal of Wilmington …
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MsTownie25
6:07 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
Couldn't be happier to hear this news! Congratulations Ms Peters!!! more ›
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Wilmington Patch Will Run Live Blog Of State Championship Game
Follow all the excitement live, as Wilmington High goes for its second straight Division 2 state title.
Wilmington Patch will live blog the Wildcats versus Franklin High Division 2 State Championship hockey game, with coverage starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. If you can't make it to the Garden to watch Wilmington try to claim their second straight state title, you can follow all the action with the live blog on Wilmington Patch. To enter the blog go to the Wilmington Patch homepage and click on the Live Blog: Wilmington vs. Franklin story. You can ask questions and interact on the blog. If you're at the game, you can join the live blog on your I-Phone. You can also tweet us @wilmingtonpatch. Later, we’ll have photos, video and a game story on the site. Go for it Wilmington! Bring the title home again! Can't get enough Wilmington High Hockey? …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
WHS Recognizes January Students of the Month
Students were recognized for their academic work in a variety of courses in the month of January.
The first month of 2013 is in the books, and several students got the year started off right. According to the blog of Wilmington High School assistant principal Christopher Phillips, the school recently recognized a group of students for their excellence in a variety of academic areas. Below is the list of Wilmington High School students of the month for January, according to Phillips' blog. English/ Language Arts Amanda Boyle Visual Arts Olivia Walsh Business Jennifer Holloran Foreign Language Stephanie Santini Family and Consumer Science Drew Foley Physical Education Dan Lee Health Education Caroline Robarge Social Studies Lauren Amazeen Science and Technology Luciano DiMambro Math Lauren Amazeen Guidance Assistant Confrey Bagayao and …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Funeral Services Scheduled Thursday for WHS Senior
Seventeen-year-old Joe Murphy will be remembered during a service at Nichols Funeral Home from 3-6 p.m.
Services are scheduled Thursday for Joseph "Murph" Murphy, the Wilmington High School senior who died unexpectedly on Monday. According to Murphy’s obituary on the Nichols Funeral Home website, visiting hours are scheduled for Thursday from 3-6 p.m., immediately followed by a celebration of Joe’s life at 6 p.m. During Wednesday night’s School Committee meeting, board members held a moment of silence in Murphy’s honor. Superintendent of Schools Joanne Benton said flags at the school will be flown at half staff on Thursday. Benton read remarks from several teachers who recalled what Murphy, 17, was like inside the hallways of Wilmington High School. “I will remember Joe as a bright, good natured, friendly young man,” said one teacher. “I …
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Wilmington High School Grieving Death of Senior Student
Principal Eric Tracy confirmed that senior Joseph Murphy passed away over the long weekend.
Wilmington High School students and faculty are grieving the loss of a student who died over the long weekend. Principal Eric Tracy confirmed Tuesday morning that senior Joseph Murphy died, and that the school will be do anything it can to help students grieve. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and classmates of one of our own, Wilmington High School senior Joseph Murphy," said Tracy in an e-mail to Patch. "This is a difficult time for the Wilmington High family." According to Tracy, counselors and support will be available on Tuesday and in the upcoming days for any student in need. In addition, any parents who may need assistance can contact the school's guidance department by calling (978) 694-6068.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
VIDEO: No Raining On Wilmington Horribles Parade
With the weather canceling the parade, children headed straight to Wilmington High School to gather goodies from Wilmington businesses and groups.
It may have rained on their parade, but that didn't stop a long line of Wilmington 'horribles' from filing into Wilmington High School on Sunday to trick-or-treat as Wilmington businesses and groups handed out candy and other goodies. Watch our quick video above for some snippets from the event inside the high school cafeteria.
Friday, October 12, 2012
When Volunteer Opportunities Call, WHS Students Answer
This fall, Wilmington High School students have led a variety of volunteer efforts to support groups like the Food Pantry.
When the community is in need, there’s one group of residents who aren’t far behind, willing to help. This fall has been no different. Wilmington High School students have participated in a variety of drives for non-profit organizations in recent weeks, including one for the Wilmington Food Pantry and another club that is supporting Local Heroes. “It is exciting and makes me proud that our students can immediately mobilize when necessary,” said WHS principal Eric Tracy. “They have always gone above and beyond the call of duty in these situations. I’m not sure our community realizes how much our students do within the community and beyond.” Though Wilmington High School students are required to perform community service before graduation, …
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Kirsten
9:19 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
Everybody, especially stubborn high school KIDS (emphasis on KIDS) needs life lessons. These children have heard at least 16 years of their parents telling them not to do this and not to do that. Telling them to be safe and responsible is going to go in one ear and out the other like so many other things parents have told their children. This has an impact. It's visually disturbing. It sheds … more ›