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December 31, 1969

Dash for Darfur at D-S

The Dover-Sherborn Alliance for Acceptance and Understanding will stage “Dash for Darfur,” a 5K running/walking event at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, on Sunday, Nov. 4. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the event will begin at 10 a.m. T-shirts will be on sale at the race, and there will also be postrace snacks.
Funds raised […]

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Tight schedule for superintendent search

The school committees of the Dover, Sherborn and Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools have charged a Superintendent Search Subcommittee to work with Richard Warren of Future Management Systems in an effort to recruit serious candidates for consideration of the position of Superintendent of the Dover-Sherborn Public Schools. The position of Superintendent will be available July 1, 2008.
Dr. […]

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Veterans Day essay: ‘A Single Day of Remembrance’

Editor’s Note: The following essay was written and presented by Lauren Glynn, a junior at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, during Sherborn’s Veterans Day ceremonies on Nov. 11. It was the winning essay in a contest staged by the Sherborn Board of Selectmen:
“A Single Day of Remembrance”
When I sat down to write this essay recently, my […]

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D-S students excel in science MCAS

It appears that regardless of the subject they are tested on, Dover-Sherborn High School students excel on the MCAS.
At last week’s Regional School Committee meeting, D-S Regional High School Principal Denise Lonergan presented the committee with the recently released MCAS science scores. The test was administered to the classes of 2009 and 2010 last spring. […]

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Cell phones chip away at personal space

“Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn’t have to experience it.”
— Max Frisch
“For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.”
— Alice Kahn

I hate my cell phone. OK — maybe hate is too strong a word. But I certainly don’t […]

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Bonfire, pep rally set for Nov. 21

The annual Thanksgiving Pep Rally and Bonfire will be Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Dover-Sherborn High School. The festivities will start at 6 p.m. with a pre-bonfire barbeque at the Concession Stand. Then at 7:30 p.m., the Pep Rally will begin.
Athletic director Heath Rollins will welcome everyone and celebrate the efforts of the fall teams. The […]

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D-S alpine ski team takes three firsts

The D-S varsity downhill team lived up to its reputation as a winner in the first two Mass. Bay Ski League East races of the season earlier this month. Competing against 12 other schools (each racing their best eight female racers), Priscilla Motley took first in both girls giant slalom competitions. The other two female […]

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Boys hockey finding its way

There have been a lot of new faces around the Dover-Sherborn hockey team. First, new head coach Mark Barry took the reins and is implementing his style of play into the Raiders’ game plan. Then, there was Eamon Murphy between the pipes.
When an injury forced regular starter Will Kennedy to the bench for the first […]

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D-S Winter Sports Schedule (Jan. 17)

BOYS BASKETBALL
Coach: Rick Grady
This Year’s Team Includes: Oliver Brown, Jake Thorndike, Ted Ouellet, Tim Sheble-Hall, Willie Wolfman, Dylan Walsh
Last Year’s Record: 8-12; 0-1 postseason
This Year’s Record: 6-5
Schedule: (6:30 p.m. start unless otherwise noted) Jan. 18, Medway; Jan. 21, Ashland (4 p.m.); Jan. 25, at Holliston; Jan. 29, Millis; Feb. 1, at Westwood; Feb. 5, at […]

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Education Notes (Jan. 31)

Book Fair at Barnes & Noble
The Dover-Sherborn school system is sponsoring a book fair at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Framingham. By presenting a voucher to the cashier, a portion of all net proceeds will go to support the China Exchange Committee and its efforts to foster cultural understanding between the two countries.
In February, Dover […]

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