Student Op-Ed: Social inequality for Indigenous Ecuadorians
Long ago, when Spanish conquistadors arrived to countries along the Amazon, they took control of people and places. They forced Indigenous people to speak Spanish, enslaved many Indigenous people, and...
View ArticleStudent Op-Ed: Polluted Oceans
In our oceans there is an alarming crisis brewing: plastic pollution. Annually, 8 million metric tons of plastic invade our waters, endangering marine life and delicate ecosystems. Picture an expanse...
View ArticleStudent Op-Ed: Challenges in the Cambodian Economy
The economy continues to be a challenge for many Cambodia’s families. It has been this way for too long a time and it still continues to happen today. Roughly one in every five people lived below the...
View ArticleStudent Op-Ed: Gang Violence in Puerto Rico
This past summer, in 2023, more than 40 gang members in Puerto Rico were indicted for having drugs and weapons. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, these gang members from the Puerto...
View ArticleStudent Op-Ed: Abandoned Animals in Colombia
Colombia currently has more than 4 million stray dogs in many cities. In addition to stray dogs, there are many stray cats that roam the streets. This is a big problem because these animals are put in...
View ArticleStudent Op-Ed: Addressing Violence Against Women in Brazil
In 2021, a woman was raped every 10 minutes in Brazil, according to a United Nations report. There were more than 1,400 femicides registered in Brazil in 2022, according to G1, a Brazilian news...
View ArticleStudent Op-Ed: Children and Electronic Cigarettes
In some U.S. stores teenagers can buy vapes that taste like bananas, blueberries, strawberries, apples, mangos, peaches, candies, coconuts, vanilla, donuts, mint. Companies create these flavors because...
View ArticleOn to the next chapter: Littleton High School’s Class of 2024 graduates
Littleton High School’s Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation at Alumni Field on Friday.
View ArticleNashoba Tech Class of 2024 graduates
WESTFORD — Nashoba Valley Technical High School’s Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation on Saturday, June 1. Acton: Eric Caulfield, James G. Redmond. Ayer: Cheyenne Elizabeth Anderson, Jayden J....
View ArticleTurning the tassel: Chelmsford High School’s Class of 2024 graduates
Chelmsford High School’s Class of 2024 turned the tassel, tossed their caps and bounced beach balls around the Tsongas Center at a joyous graduation ceremony on Saturday.
View ArticleMass. wildlife officials visit falcons hatched at UMass Lowell
LOWELL — Three peregrine falcon chicks hatched in a nest box atop UMass Lowell’s Fox Hall last month are healthy and thriving, according to wildlife officials. Last week they visited campus to check on...
View ArticleCap toss! Wilmington High School Class of 2024 graduates
Wilmington High School’s Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation in a ceremony at Alumni Stadium on a sunny Sunday morning.
View ArticleOn to the next adventure: Lowell High School Class of 2024 graduates
Whether it’s higher education, military service or into the workforce, Lowell High’s Class of 2024 is ready to embark on their next adventure, after a “wild ride” of a high school career that included...
View ArticleDowning Drive honors beloved Billerica principal
BILLERICA — William Downing dedicated nearly five decades of his life to serving the Billerica community as an educator, teaching sixth grade at the Hajjar and Howe schools. He later became a teaching...
View ArticleLowell High students receive 4-year UML scholarships
LOWELL — Two hard-working, community-minded students from the Lowell High School Class of 2024 have been awarded full-ride scholarships to UMass Lowell through the Paul Tsongas/University of...
View ArticleShawsheen Tech’s semester one Seniors of the Month
BILLERICA — Shawsheen Valley Technical High School is excited to introduce its semester one cohort of outstanding Seniors of the Month. This initiative empowers faculty to highlight exceptional...
View ArticleUMass Lowell honors Class of 2024 Chancellor’s Medal Award recipients
UMass Lowell honored the outstanding members of the Class of 2024 at the university’s annual student awards celebration Friday, May 10, as part of Commencement festivities. This year, 73 awards were...
View ArticleCentral Catholic senior named 2024 National Merit Scholarship winner
LAWRENCE — Central Catholic High School is proud to announce that senior Navin Ramesh, of North Chelmsford, was recently named a 2024 National Merit Scholarship winner — a prestigious academic...
View ArticleCentral Catholic’s second term honor roll
LAWRENCE — Central Catholic High School has announced its academic honor roll for the second term of the 2023-24 school year. High honors are awarded to students with an adjusted grade point average of...
View ArticleNashoba Tech hands out awards and scholarships to Class of 2024
WESTFORD — Nashoba Valley Technical High School honored members of the Class of 2024 with a number of awards and scholarships at its recent Senior Awards Night. AWARDS Outstanding Academic Achievement...
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