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Hometown Weekly Dover-Sherborn
Vol. 17 No. 1
January 2, 2014
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Hometown Weekly highlights the top stories of 2013.
BY JAMES MAIMONIS Hometown Weekly Staff
It was quite the memorable year in 2013 in both Dover and Sherborn. With all the unique people and events featured in this year’s Hometown Weekly, it was extremely difficult
to narrow down the 13 best of the year 2013, but after careful consideration, here are the top 13 stories of the year, found on pages 2 and 20.
disease. The meeting will be at the Lions Club. which meets at the Sherborn Inn, 33 North Main St. Sherborn on January 15, 2014 at 6:30 pm.
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Sherborn Lions Club presents renowned scientist
The Sherborn Lions Club presents worldrenowned scientist and professor of the Joslin Diabetes Center, Dr. Robert C. Stanton, M.D. to discuss his research into the underlying causes of diabetic kidney and vascular
Girls’ hockey falls to Medfield
BY JAMES MAIMONIS Hometown Weekly Staff
program dropped to 1-4 on the season, including four straight losses.
Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton girls’ hockey faced another tough test Saturday night, as it fell to Medfield 7-3 at Iorio Arena in Walpole. With the loss, the first-year combined
“It’s a young team with a very short bench,” said head coach Nick Grout. “A lot of mixing up on the lines…a lot of positive stuff tonight, but when you’re playing 25 against 13, they
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outlasted our legs tonight.” D-S/Hopkinton kept up with the Warriors for the first two periods, as they found themselves trailing just 4-2, but a three-goal D-S SPORT
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‘Rail Trail’ meetings continue BY HAYDEN BIRD
February 14, 2013- A final community meeting regarding the proposed Dover “Rail Trail” will happen this Friday at the Dover Library, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The Class of 2013
such a project in detailed form. Since then, they have been trying to gather the thoughts and opinions of Dover residents. Specifically, they are curious about the possible concerns of those whose property abuts the proposed trail.
According to the town, the “meetings have been scheduled to hear ideas and concerns from Dover residents about the possibility of converting the train rails in Dover to a recreational path.”
The trail, as it stands in the proposal, would run directly through town, starting in Needham and continuing to the Medfield town line.
Back in 2011, the Dover Selectmen appointed a special committee to examine the merits of
Last summer, the MBTA agreed to a decision letting towns lease abandoned railroad tracks, which was a key step in the proposed trail.
Dover resident reacts to powerful experience in ‘Haymakers for Hope’
BY HAYDEN BIRD
June 13, 2013- The many members of Dover-Sherborn High School’s Class of 2013 graduated this past Thursday in a memorable ceremony. Dressed in their caps and gowns, the more than 150 graduating seniors marched in at the beginning of the procession as the high school band played the customary “Pomp
and Circumstance”, smiling to the large crowd and undoubtedly happy at the prospect of beginning a new chapter in their lives. After Connor McCormick, Class of 2013 Vice President, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and the vocal ensemble sang the national anthem, the ceremony began. Speakers included Mary Keough, Class of 2013 President, Selectmen
Paul DeRensis and James P. Dawley Jr. Headmaster Denise Lonergan spoke as well, and Superintendent Valerie Spriggs, in her final year in the role, spoke to “accept the class”. Diplomas were handed out to the jubilant graduates, with 42 seniors being noted as National Honor Society Members and 25 joining the World Language Honor Society.
TOP 13 OF ‘13 Raiders repeat as champions
Varun Solan, seen here in the foreground, rests in between rounds. In all, he fought three rounds, each one lasting two minutes.
BY HAYDEN BIRD
May 25, 2013- With a packed crowd at the House of Blues in Boston looking on, Dover resident Varun Solan stepped confidently into the ring this past Saturday to meet a challenge and help raise money for the Jimmy Fund. As part of the latest “Haymakers for Hope” fundraising event, the basic structure of the event (pairing brave fighters from regular walks of life against each other) once again
proved that it is a charity spectacle like no other. “It flew by to be honest with you,” said Solan after the first boxing match of his life. “I’m still trying to remember. There were so many things happening around you.” The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/doverresident-fought-for-charity-p9540142.htm
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The Raiders celebrate after winning back-to-back championships.
BY HAYDEN BIRD
June 20, 2013- Conventional wisdom has always been that a close game is won or lost in the fourth quarter. For the 2013 DoverSherborn boys’ lacrosse team, battling to repeat as D3 state champions, it was their effort in the first quarter that ultimately made the difference. Notching six early
goals allowed them to ride out a storm of Cohasset offense late in the second half, surviving to win another state title, 12-10. “For all of the seniors out here, we have ten guys, and 20 years from now we’re going to remember the championships we won,” said senior attackman Brandon Jaeger after the game. Jaeger, who scored
two goals in his final appearance for the team, was especially happy for his coach, Brian McLaughlin. “I think our coach deserved this, he deserved to repeat,” Jaeger said. It was the perfect way to go out for one of the most illustrious group of seniors in the program’s history. The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/raidersrepeat-as-d-state-champs-p97071.htm 13 IN ‘13
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White House highlights Dover resident as an Open Science ‘Champion of Change’ June 27, 2013- On Thursday, June 20, the White House honored Dover resident John Quakenbush as one of 13 “Champions of Change” who are promoting and using open scientific data and publications to accelerate progress and improve our world. At the event, the Champions highlighted previous initiatives that helped make “open” the default in scientific research.
Open sharing of research results is a proven strategy for driving positive change. For example, the rapid and open sharing of genomic data from the Human Genome Project revolutionized biomedical research, and spurred major growth in the biotechnology industry. Additionally, the Federal Government’s liberation of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite data for use by the private sector led to an explosion of geospatial information systems and the creation of many companies, smartphone apps, and car navigation systems. The complete article can be found here:
Hometown Weekly Staff
September 26, 2013- Previously the assistant principal for the Haynes Elementary School in Sudbury, new Chickering Principal Laura Dayal has already made an impact in just weeks in Dover. According to Superintendent Steve Bliss, she has embraced her role at Chickering and seems to be a perfect fit. “Folks with whom I speak from (Chickering), and I’m in that building frequently speaking with
BY JAMES MAIMONIS Hometown Weekly Staff
August 29, 2013- Last week, seventh graders Liam Stuart (D-S Middle School) and good friend Dylan Keusch (The Rivers Sschool), spoke at the Boston Common at the opening of the Cool Globes Boston exhibit. The boys have been blogging for nearly six months about how kids can help prevent climate change, something they are extremely passionate about. At the Common, they boys spoke
Learning from young BY JAMES MAIMONIS Hometown Weekly Staff
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A perfect fit for Chickering BY JAMES MAIMONIS
Local students speak at Boston Common
teachers of all different grades, say Laura is a superb communicator. She collaborates, she listens to people, she’s a great problem solver, and at the end of the day, it’s very clear in that she’s the principal at that school and that there’s a certain mission charting a course for the instructional benefit of all kids, and she is unwavering in her dedication to that charge,” Bliss said.
September 26. 2013- Just weeks into the brand new elementary Spanish program at the Chickering and Pine Hill Schools, the consensus appears to be that the program is already heading in the right direction. After years of strenuous planning from a group of about 18 parents, faculty and
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October 24, 2013- Ms. Kim McParland, assistant headmaster at Dover-Sherborn High School, has announced her plan to retire at the end of October. McParland played a pivotal role in her 11 years at DSHS in both evaluating faculty and staff and in MCAS administration. “Kim has been a real steward of the high school in the sense of providing superior service in the way of evaluating faculty and staff members and she really worked hard to earn the respect of everyone at the high school,” said Superintendent Steve Bliss. “She also served us very well in terms of MCAS administration, and that’s another major part of her job and she never missed a beat. It may sound like it’s just administering the
Football falls in playoffs
Hometown Weekly Staff
November 21, 2013- Last week, five Dover-Sherborn High School students were selected to represent DSHS in season five of WGBH’s High School Quiz Show. Four seniors, Charlie Friesen, Jake Heinlein, Grant Newman and Max Handler and sophomore Stephen Cone will make up the DS squad,
The complete article can be found administration members, the program started this fall in all kindergarten classes and is set to expand by one grade each year. Dover resident and Argentina native Laura Romer was pegged as the inaugural teacher of the program, and superintendent Steve Bliss expressed nothing but praise for her. “She’s exactly what we need. She has the energy, the content expertise, and the teaching
BY JAMES MAIMONIS Hometown Weekly Staff
November 7. 2013- After an impressive 4-3 start to the season that earned D-S football its first trip to the playoffs since 1978, the Raiders ran into a massive No. 3 seeded Cardinal Spellman team in the first round of the Division 5 South Sectional last Saturday and fell 42-14.
The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/newprincipal-perfect-fit-for-doverschool-p10259-142.htm
test, but it’s so much more. It’s very complicated and it spans several months, so the scope of the responsibilities involved in that it fairly intense, and it was really Kim’s attention to detail that Field hockey makes resulted in us never having any kind of testing irregularity or blip on the history radar in terms of MCAS BY JAMES MAIMONIS administration.” Hometown Weekly Staff Upon her announcement to retire, Bliss contacted former headmaster Denise Lonergan to fill the evaluation aspect of the role, and among collaboration with headmaster John Smith, Lonergan seemed to be a perfect ft.
November 14, 2013- Two goals from Kate Stangel and an overtime game winner from Mallory Stewart gave the Raiders the 3-2 home victory last Wednesday night against Medway in the Division 2 South Sectional semifinals. The win marked the first time in 30 years The complete article can be found that Dover-Sherborn has reached here: the sectional championship game. http://hometownweekly.net/asstWith a 2-2 score at the end of headmaster-steps-down-atregulation, the girls took the field doversherborn-high-p10450for a 7 vs. 7 overtime period. 139.htm
Students to compete on quiz show BY JAMES MAIMONIS
about their blogs and joined Mayor Menino, Rep. Joe Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and many other speakers.
here: http://hometownweekly.net/dovers herborn-students-speak-atcommon-p10089-142.htm background to really be able to make this a captivating program,” he said. “Here, it’s a lot about the person, and you need to have the right teacher to have the program work, because if you do not have the right person, it could’ve been very problematic.” The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/dovers herborn-schools-offering-spanishclasses-p10264-139.htm
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Assistant headmaster steps down BY JAMES MAIMONIS
Liam (left) and Dylan give their speech during the opening of the Cool Globes exhibit.
The Raiders couldn’t muster up anything offensively in the first half, as they fell behind 28-0. Of their six firs-half possessions, D-S was forced to punt five times and
Spellman picked off Rogers Boylan with 2 minutes to play in the second quarter.
“I think we were tight, a little nervous, being in a playoff game for the first time,” said head coach Joey Schotland. “I think we loosened up a little in the second half and just let it fly and we performed a little better.” The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/dovers herborn-football-falls-to-spellmanp10533-140.htm
Chris Miner hauls in a one-handed grab for the Raiders.
The Raiders celebrate after their South championship victory.
“I thought we had an advantage with the personnel we had going out there, and I thought if we could just control the ball and put it on our sticks and move up the field, we did have that advantage,” said D-S
coach Dara Johnson. The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/dovers herborn-field-hockey-makeshistory-p10579-140.htm
Girls’ cross-country makes history
one of 16 teams selected from a field of 98. Physics teacher Charlie Chicklis will coach the team, and the competition will take place on January 25 and 26, 2014. The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/dovers herborn-students-on-quiz-showp10620-142.htm
BY JAMES MAIMONIS Pictured (from left to right) are four members, Charlie Friesen, Jake Heinlein, Max Handler and Stephen Cone.
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December 5, 2013- For the first time in school history, the D-S girls’ cross-country team finished the regular season undefeated (9-0), claiming the regular season title. The season was highlighted by top runners Michelle Alessandro
(junior), Cayla Condon (senior) and Julia Pearson (senior), who finished every dual meet in first, second and third respectively. The complete article can be found here: http://hometownweekly.net/doversh erborn-girls-crosscountry-makeshistory-p10716-140.htm