Eliot Middle School students attended the annual Drug Awareness event hosted North End Against Drugs, North End Waterfront Health and hosted by St. John’s School. We welcomed Boston Police officers, Officer Teddy Boyle, Mary Wright (NEWH), John Romano (NEAD), Nazzaro Center Director, Steve Siciliano and Dr. Martha McLoughlin (Eliot parent) from NEW Health. They all spoke with our respectful students Read More…
On May 17th, the St. John School community came together to raise funds for a major renovation of the Art/Music room, slated to take place this summer. Over 140 parents, faculty and special guests enjoyed an evening of fun while they attended the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Our Emcee, Doug Meehan, Co-Anchor of Read More…
A group of 15 middle school students from the Eliot School and the Josiah Quincy Upper School (JQUS) recently discussed immigration, housing policy, and climate issues with State Senator Joe Boncore and State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the elected officials who represent both schools. The students are members of their schools’ debate teams run in partnership Read More…
Please join St. John School at their annual auction fundraiser on Friday, May 17 from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. at the U.S. Coast Guard Base, 427 Commercial Street. This year’s fundraiser will support the school’s 2019 initiative of a complete renovation, new furniture, new storage units, and new art supplies for the art room. Read More…
Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George wants more nurses and social workers in Boston Public Schools. During a hearing this week, Essaibi-George stressed the need for a full-time nurse and social worker in every school. “They need to be in every school, every day, every hour to support all of our students,” she said. The councilor said schools Read More…
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On April 2nd, we made a promise: in five years, Boston will achieve high-quality Universal Pre-Kindergarten for every four-year-old in the city. In the last five years, we’ve added 750 pre-K seats that are high-quality, and proven to close the achievement gap. Now, we’re going to be investing $15 million Read More…
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) is happy to announce our annual Michelina & Raymond Costa Scholarship / Educational Fund. North End residents who are in kindergarten through college are eligible to participate. Students who attend tuition-based schools are eligible for a scholarship. Students who attend public schools are eligible for a $100 Staples gift card. The winners Read More…
The Boston Council held a hearing earlier this week regarding school safety. Councilor Annissa Essaibi George requested the hearing, saying it is vital to know how the Boston Public School Department is protecting children. “School safety has always been top of my mind,” she said. “We need to create a community that is safe and Read More…
Theodore Pasto, North End resident and a sophomore at Boston College High School, has been elected as the Conference Chairman of the BC High Model United Nations (UN) Club. The BC High Model UN has 275 members and is one the largest Model UN Clubs in the United States. The club is in its 34th year at BC Read More…
A crowd of family members, teachers, and friends were on hand to congratulate 21 Boston youth from across the City competing in Boston’s eleventh annual BCYF Citywide Spelling Bee at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. The winner of this year’s Bee was Nicla Mirabito age 12 from the North End’s Eliot K-8 School Read More…
The Eliot School’s Junior Varsity debate team placed first overall at the Boston Debate League (BDL) Citywide Championship. In the Junior Varsity individual awards, sixth graders Charlotte placed 9th, Jadon placed 5th and Sophia placed 4th. In the Junior Varsity team awards, Sophia and Charlotte placed 6th. In the Varsity team division, Ira and Rebecca placed Read More…
Massachusetts high school hockey has produced some of the NHL’s greatest players. Those NHL greats would probably tell you their favorite high school hockey memories were made while skating for their respective high school teams in the Mass. state tournament. On Tuesday night, February 26, at the Ryan Arena in Watertown, two of the North Read More…