Sports

Watertown High School Alums Guide Stonehill to Field Hockey Win

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Two former Watertown Raiders scored goals in Stonehill College’s 4-0 win over Bentley in field hockey on Wednesday. Junior Lauren Giordano scored the lone goal of the first half just 2:57 in to the game and the first one in the second half as the fifth-ranked nationally Skyhawks won the game played in Waltham. Fellow Watertown grad Erika Kelly finished the scoring for Stonehill. She also earned an assist in the game, which improved the Skyhawks to 4-0. Giordano scored her third game-winning goal of the year against Bentley.

Schools

Watertown Football Ready to Kickoff its Season, More WHS Sports

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The Raiders kick off the 2014 football season Friday night at Victory Field. Watertown hosts Medway at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 in Watertown. The team lost some talented seniors to graduation, but Coach John Cacace told the Watertown Tab that this year’s team will try their hardest to get a sixth straight winning season. (Read the Tab’s season preview by clicking here).

Around Town

Read the Second Place Essay in the Historical Society’s Contest

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Today, the Watertown News features the second place essay in the Historical Society of Watertown’s essay contest. The Historical Society looks for the best history essays each year, and students had their choice of four themes: an individual, ethnic group, landmark or historical event in Watertown and its significance to the town and region. The 1st place winner received $300; the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $100 each. The winners of the Historical Society Awards were chosen by a panel of Historical Society Council members. The awards were presented in June in the high school lecture hall. See the third place essay, “Watertown and WW2” by clicking here.

Entertainment

Students Bring Watertown Square Wall to Life With New Mural

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A wall that until recently had graffiti on it now has a new coat of paint – one which captures the fabric of the Watertown community. The mural project is the second collaboration between Roxbury artist Gregg Bernstein and students from Watertown High School’s art program. Last year, students put up a mural on the wall along the Community Path between Whites and Waverley avenues (see more here). The project is different in many ways from the one painted last year. Last year, the mural mural was on a quiet path and focused on places and life around Watertown.

Schools

See What Watertown High School Seniors Thought About Their Education

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School officials surveyed graduating seniors at Watertown High School to find out how they felt about their education experience in the Watertown Public Schools. The survey helped school officials measure one of the district goals – self actualization. The definition being used by the district is “The realization or fulfillment of one’s talents, potentialities, esp. considered as a drive or need present in everyone.” Last year, a subcommittee decided to give the survey to have a way to measure whether the district is meeting the goal.

Schools

School Committee to Discuss Raising Athletic Fees

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The Watertown High School athletics budget could be well in the negative next year, so the School Committee will discuss increasing the athletic fee on June 25. The athletics budget for the middle and high schools combined is over $890,000, but the shortfall could be in the $100,000s. The School Committee will discuss athletic fees at the meeting on Wednesday, June 25 at 7 p.m. in the Watertown High School Lecture Hall. The agenda also includes reviews of the Fiscal 2104 and 2015 budgets, and a discussion of having the school budget reviewed by an independent auditor. To see the whole agenda, click here.

Schools

Congratulations to the Watertown High School Class of 2014!

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After four years of hard work Watertown High School’s seniors celebrated their graduation Friday evening at Victory Field. The grads, their parents, friends and others heard from Valedictorian Edward McCormick, Salutatorian Alice Elbakian and class president Erik Antonellis. The senior class paid tribute to teacher of the year Joanna Honig, the Above and Beyond the Call of Duty winning teacher Dan Wulf, and retiring teachers Phillip Henry and Mike Ferullo. The Watertown High School Class of 2014:
James Walter Aguilar
Adam James Albano
Alexander Wiliam Alcindor
Hussein Gawdat Alhady
Vitaly Allakhverdov
Lara Georges Al Massih
Nicholas Anthony Amedio
Nisarg Amin
Syed Danyal Amin
Erik Michael Antonellis
Rubens Carvalho Araujo
Kaitlin Jeanne Arsenault
Kevin Thomas Arsenault
Katerina Athanasopoulos
Daniel Austin-Manning
Anna Avram
Matthew William Henry Banks
Joseph McLaughlin Bannon
Ida Silva Barsoumian
Julia Marie Basile
Stephen Aram Bedrosian
Marva Begum
Francesca Rae Belli
Alistair Connell Bennie-Underwood
Mary Patricia Breen
Alexander Matthew Bresnee
Zachary Mason Buchanan
Shannon Marie Cafua
Anet Tiffany Calisir
Catherine Anne Camelio
Issabella Nina Carton
Santos Ariel Castillo
Ramon de Oliveira Castro
Angela Marie Chase
Issa Habib Chehab
Arlin Cimen
Lisdeivy Clavijo
Jamie Peter Collette
Gabriella Noel Coppola
Edgar Josue Cosajay
Calvin Whittier Cox
Connor Ryan Crowley
Kaylee Marie Cruz

Daniel Tyler D’Amico
Lauren Ashley Daley
Patrick Owen Dawson
Tiana Marie Delulio
Brandon Roberto Delgado
James Stephen DePamphilis
Anthony Joseph DiFonte
Kevin Joseph DiPietrantonio 
Trace Ace Dodge
Matthew Samuel Donnell
Gregory Harry Dorian
Alan Yervant Doumanian
Rafael Dutra
Alice Elbakian
Stephen Robert Emerton
Shawna Theresa England
Natalie Vartuhi Eskici
Mana Farhani-Monfared
Vanessa Nicolle Fernandez
Mayquai Jhonnatan Ferreira 
    Bueno Fiuza
Dante Antonio Flori
Khayden Elijah Fontaine
Michelle Foun
Cesar Fulcar
Sarah Ann Gallant
James Edward Garbier
Andrew Daniel Gellerman
Angelika Mkrtchi Gevorgyan
Tiffany Rose Ghazarian
Nicholas John Giunta
Jessica Nicole Godfrey

Timothy James Hairston
Casey Rose Halle
Adrine Harutunyan
Brianna Elizabeth Hayes
Kenneth James Sabin Hecht
Kelly Gallagher Horan
Caillie Young Hughes
Monica Amanda Iarossi
Danilo Sales Ibner
Arpine Israelyan
Marianna Janikian
Meri Kalashyan
Anthony Michael Kapotsis
James Gregory Kapotsis
Andrew Thomas Kay
Talar Maria Kaya
Joseph Frederick Kelland
Danielle Antoinette Keuchkarian
Sophia Georgia-Mary Keuchkarian
Omar Amer Khudari
Francesca Mary Korte
Gregory John Koutroukas
Rebecca Shir Krieger
Rajat Kumar
Youki Filf Kuwahara
Jessica Rose Lampasona
Leonardo Leitner
Luke Andrew Leitner
Dennis Men-Chi Li
Melissa Loumi
David Anthony Lucas
Danielle Alice MacDonald
Kars Ann Macri
Hagop Majarian
Kavita Mannan
Christina Francesca Mazzeo
Edward McCormick
Mira Grace McElroy-Howard
Nsan Melkonyan
Kaylean Elizabeth Mendez
Ryan Blair Morrissey
Edgar Dundu Mutebi

Thansuda Namsena
Sabrina Nebiye
Laura Fearn Nieske
Juan David Nieto-Lopez
Toriana Shanice O’Brien
Abdulraheem Habis Obyat
Kevin Robert Ohnemus
Lucas Gontijo Oliveira
Natalia Gabriela Ortega
Cody Orvik
Haig Ozcan
Grammatiki Christina Papadopoulos
Peter Gregory Patsios
Arsen Aram Patvakanian
Danielle Violet Perez
Michael Vincent Petrillo
Kevin Scott Ponce
Amanda Sarah Porter-Collins
Elisa Margaret Portz
Hamad Rehman
John Junior Richard
Morgan Lee Robinson
Thomas Paul Robinson
Ayah Hassan Roda
Jessica Lyn Rodriguez
Kathryn Joanna Rooney
Kyle Robert Rooney
Evan Michael Rose
Heidi Jaqueline Rush
Jacqueline Hope Russo
Marisa Amber Russo
Liana Marguerte Sandell
John Arlo Sudder
Zachary Leon Williams Seek
Fawad Ali Shah
Deidre Alice Shanahan
Camille St. Lot Sheehan
Il Chul Shin
Ari Garo Shirinian
Anja Skelic
Ashley Anne Smith
Hayley Nancy Smith
Nicholas Lawrence Soares
Dennis Alexander Solis
Michael Thomas Stinehart
Stefania Iordanova Stoyanova
Lea Marie Strangio
Bryan Francis Sturtevant
James Francis Swinchoski
Ahmad Moustapha Taha
Christian Guillermo Tapia
Samuel Christopher Tenkerian
Eric Patrick Tirrell
David Vahe Vehapetian
Ashlee Rose Wisniewski
Skylier James Wright
Vardin Yeghiyan
Chloe Gales Zeytoonian