Learning

While most high school students dream of presents and maybe even a chance to go skiing during Winter break, let alone catching up on sleep, Ben Zoeller decided to sit down, and, well ... write a full-length drama.

This glorious image, a tour-de-force of 21st-century science, reveals solar dynamics crucial to our awareness of our planet in space as well as teaching us about the universe of stars beyond Earth.

Much of the writing presented contained an often key element: authenticity of raw emotion.

As described on the Astronomical Magnitude Scale, celestial objects with a negative number through 0m are visible with the naked eye even in large cities.

Performances included a riotous mix of singing, acting, improv, and even a standup comedy routine.

The films were all across the board in terms of genre and length. There were horror films, documentaries, comedies, and absurdist takes on the art form.

“The song is about community coming together. The country is so divided. I thought the school could present a message of unity.” -- Monument Mountain High School sophomore Taylor Slonaker

"My values have remained consistent: honor equity over equality, teach explicitly, and create an environment that encourages empathy and social justice.” --- Alison Fisher, faculty member at Monument Valley Regional Middle School

The upcoming eclipse will be the first to span the United States from coast to coast in 99 years.

On Monday morning, when the Class of 2017 returns to Monument Mountain Regional High School following April break for the final push before graduation, senior Kira Payer will be waking up in the Netherlands or possibly driving across Germany representing Team USA in the final installment of the Junior Women’s Nations Cup.

The complaint further asks the court to consider the School Committee's action to be a "material breach" and to grant the town the authority to enter into "tuition agreements with another district or districts."

The School’s Phase I expansion has allowed for six mixed-age classrooms and an overall capacity of 140 students.

I looked up toward the sun in the clear sky and was baffled for a moment. I thought, “How can we see Venus in broad daylight?”

Among the ideas being explored are consolidations of neighboring districts where appropriate, and even the creation of much larger “super regions” that would merge the county’s districts down from the current 19 to three or less. 

The Mahaiwe has hosted more than 17,000 students from 57 schools since the program began. “Our goal is to share these performing arts experiences, engage students with their own unlimited potential, unleash their imaginations, and inspire their spirits.” -- Beryl Jolly, executive director of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

It needs to be stated that dreams and their interpretation are not the same thing.