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Howard School Geography Bee

 

Howard School's Geography Bee competition took place on Friday, January 16, with ten finalists competing for Geo Bee champion and a chance to qualify for the state competition.

Each of the finalists competed in seven rounds of the preliminary competition in Mrs. Mills classroom in mid-November.

The students with the top three scores in 4th and 5th grade were named finalists in their grade.

In the 6th grade, the student with the best score from each of the four social studies classes became finalists for their grade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Grade Finalists: Brendan Gallivan, Jaiden Lee-Andrews, Stephen Nardelli
5th Grade Finalists: Landon Bailey, Maddie Bain, Matt Outerbridge
6th Grade Finalists: Ben Smith, Jenna Caporella, Paul McCafferty, Reuben Kelley

 

"We had a great bee today!" said sixth grade teacher Anna Mills. "I have taught Geography for eight years and hosted the Geography Bee for the past seven years," said Mills. "There were lots of challenging questions-some whose answers I didn't even know-and I am so proud of all of the finalists who did their best and worked hard to get there." "I went to all the study sessions with Mrs. Mills," said Matt Outerbridge, "and it felt good to be a finalist."
 

Brendan Gallivan found the experience a little stressful, saying "it was hard for me to concentrate because I knew people where watching me." He added that it felt good to be a finalist, saying "I was proud of myself!"

Landon Bailey said he studied maps and landforms to prepare for the Geo Bee competition. "It was an honor to be a finalist and felt great," said Bailey. "It was not that nerve-wracking, but it was different to have 300 sets of eyes on me," said Bailey.

Finalist Maddie Bain said she used the GeoBee website to prepare, adding "it was difficult remembering the rivers."

"It takes a lot of guts to get up in front of the whole school and answer questions that challenging," said Mills, who congratulated all finalists for the dedication and hard work.

 

The Results:

1st place: Paul McCafferty
2nd place: Landon Bailey

3rd place: Jenna Caporella

 

"I cheer for all of the contestants but it was nice to see Paul win," said Mills. "This was his third time competing in the Howard School Geography Bee, and though he has qualified every year, Jefferson Roberts had won in previous years," said Mills. "Paul has studied hard over the past three years to win today."

 

Paul McCafferty will be taking the qualifying test next week and the West Bridgewater staff will know by the end of March if he will proceed to the state competition.

"I would like to say thank you to everyone in the West Bridgewater community who has supported our finalists and the Geography Bee!" said Mills. "I still want to get West Bridgewater on the map and make it to state championship and then nationals," said Mills. "We can do it, or should I say he can do it! Good Luck Paul! Go Wildcats!"

 

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Historical Tidbit:

From A Collection of Treasured Items from West Bridgewater History:

  "In 1879, Francis E. Howard, a citizen deeply interested in the welfare of the town, offered to give $500 toward founding a free Public Library, provided that an equal amount was raised by its citizens for that purpose within a definite time.  Great interest in the project was aroused and a larger sum than was specified was secured by subscription.  A committee of eight, chosen by the town for establishing the Library, secured a room in the old post office building; purchased, after careful selection, 736 volumes; received by donation 135 books of value and opened the Library to the public in October of that year, with Miss Mary L. Perkins as librarian. To provide better accommodations, the Library was removed in 1881 to the Howard Seminary building, in which a room had been offered by the trustees of the Howard Fund, until the school should have need of it."


Monday, January 26
Exercise - 8:30a - Council on Aging (COA)
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Municipal Building Needs - 7p - Town Hall

Tuesday, January 27

Outreach - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 1p - COA
Zumba Gold - 3p - COA
School Bldg Comm - 6:30p - MS/HS
Zoning Board - 7p - Town Hall

Wednesday, January 28

Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters - 7:15a - Good Days Restaurant
Outreach - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 1p - COA
COA Executive Board - 1p - COA
Agricultural Comm - 6:45p - Library

Thursday, January 29

Exercise - 8:30a - COA
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Line Dancing - 9:30a - COA
Story Time with Ms Nanette - 10:30a - Library
Lunch - noon - COA
Mah Jongg - 12:45p - COA
Trucchi's Van - 1p - COA
Yoga - 6p- First Church
Friday, January 30
Outreach - 9a - COA
Tai Chi - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 10:30a - COA
Zumba Gold - 3:30p - COA
Saturday, January 31
Church of St. Ann Mass - 4p
 
Reminder: No weekend MBTA Rail Service 
Sunday, February 1
Church of St. Ann - 8:30a, 10:30a  
Cochestett United Methodist - Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School 10:15am
First Church - Worship - 9:30a 
Fellowship Hour - 11a 
Joy of Pentecost - Sunday School & service 10a
evening worship 6p
Temple Baptist - 10a, 11a & 6p
West Bridgewater Baptist - 9:15 Sunday School, 10:30 Service, evening worship 6p

 

* Information compiled in this issue from Town web sites & submitted information. Feel free to submit events & information from your non-profit group.

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Tuesday, January 27
The Charlie Horse
674 W Center St W Bridgewater  
 
    Join us as we kick off the New Year networking season with a Business After Hours at The Charlie Horse! 
    This event is sponsored by Family Community Resources, Inc. FCR, Inc. is dedicated to serving individuals and families whose lives are impacted by trauma at home, school, or in their community. 
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To register, contact Athena Lavoie, 508.586.0500 x231, alavoie@metrosouthchamber.com. The cost to attend is $5 for members and $15 for future-members.

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January 26, 7:00pm
 
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Overcoming obstacles sometimes means stepping back and looking at things in new ways and trying again. 

"Persistence and determination are incredibly important. But sometimes you need to analyze the situation and understand when you're wrong. You need to be able to cop to being wrong, learn to change, and continue to grow as a human being."

"Throughout human history, in any great endeavor requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is only through seriousness of purpose and persistence that we ultimately carry the day. We might liken it to riding a bicycle. You stay upright and move forward so long as you keep up the momentum." 
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Brockton Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Music Concert

Sunday, January 25th
3:00 pm

The Brockton Symphony Orchestra will once again perform their popular Chamber Music concert, 3:00 pm at Christ Congregational Church, 1350 Pleasant Street in Brockton. Small groups of musicians will perform more intimate music from Barocque to Contemporary. The Brockton Symphony players will perform their favorite pieces. For more information, visit  brocktonsymphony.org
 

 

Congratulations to the WB National History Day Winners!

Winners of West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School's National History Day will compete at the regional fair on Saturday, March 7 at the West Junior High School in Brockton. The event will feature the best student projects from local schools in the junior and senior division.

"The National History Day event is a wonderful opportunity for our students engaging them in structured research, historical inquiry, and opportunities to present their projects to peers and others through the in- school and regional competitions," said History Department Chair John Nenopoulos.


 

In the 8th grade competition, Emma Spooner took first place in the Individual Exhibit category with her project on Clara Barton.

In the Group Exhibit category for 8th grade, the project on Eunice Kennedy Shriver by Carly Fisher, Abby Bedard, and McKenna O'Neill tied for first place with the Mayor Giuliani project by Olivia Hauvuy, Nicole Berglund, Morgan Mitcheson, and Jane McNulty.

 

Honorable Mention for 8th grade projects was awarded to Abby Robichaud and Rebecca Ramos for their project on Walt Disney; Elizabeth Williams, Kelsey MacLellan, and Amanda Wells for their work on Autism Speaks; and Grace Guindon, Gabby Sharkey, and Sophia Morse for their Title 9 project.

 

In the senior project division for 9th grade, the group exhibit category featured two finalist projects, including a Joan of Arc project by Libby Atwood, Justin Baker, Christian Rada, and Kelly Rolfe, as well as a Karl Benz project led by Freddy Saade and Anthony Spooner.


 

For grade 10 senior division group exhibits, finalists included a project on Amelia Earhart by Ashley Cogdon and Julia Vanderstreet as well as a Title 9: Women's Athletics project by Bridget Mills and Marisa Cipitelli.

 

Individual Exhibit finalists for the grade 10 senior division include Jackson Roberts for his project on Jackie Robinson, "A Legacy Beyond Baseball", Emma Bedard for her exhibit "Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa Cell", and Colleen Daly for her project on Helen Keller.

 

Honorable mention awards for grade 10 individual exhibits were given to Dylan Blechner for his" Lewis and Clark Expedition" and Joe Fazio for his project "Michahel Gorbechev and the Perestroika of the Soviet Union".

Congratulations to all the students who will be representing West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School at the regional history competition in March!

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The Friends of the Library  Winter Book Sale

 

Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction: 

Paperbacks 5/$1.00   Hardcovers 5/$3.00 

Children's books - 8/$1.00 or 25 cents each

 

Buy a Friends of the Library Book Bag for $10.00 and fill it with books for FREE!!

 

Come by the library and see what we have for your family!

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SELECTMEN ACTION LESSENS IMPACT OF  COST OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL ON TAXPAYERS

 Your Selectmen wish to notify you of actions they took to decrease the tax rate. "In advance of this year's tax classification hearing, the
Selectmen took many steps to ease the burden on residents and businesses alike as they expected
increases in tax bills.

As a result, the total cost of the Middle/Senior High School project that will be borne
by taxpayers actually decreased."

 

Read the entire letter by clicking on this link 

Click here to view the letter to WB Taxpayers

Chapters - Library Book Discussion Group


 Thursday, Feb 5th at 7:00 pm in the Meeting Room.

The group will discuss "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline. Books are available at the circulation desk.

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