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Medway High School Senior Recognized by Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents 

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Medway Public Schools
Armand Pires, Superintendent
45 Holliston St.
Medway, MA 02053

For Immediate Release

Friday, Nov. 15, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medway High School Senior Recognized by Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents

MEDWAY — Superintendent Armand Pires is pleased to announce that he has presented Medway High School senior Ram Tysoe with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.) Academic Excellence Award.

Tysoe was nominated by the faculty and staff at Medway High School and was presented with the honor at last night’s Medway School Committee meeting.

The M.A.S.S. Academic Excellence Award is presented by the superintendent to a deserving student in each school district throughout Massachusetts. To be considered for the award, the student must be a member of the senior class with a cumulative GPA that places them in the top fifth percentile of their class. The nominee must also consistently demonstrate traits of leadership, social responsibility, respect for their fellow students and involvement in various aspects of the school community.

Tysoe has excelled both academically and musically while at Medway High School. He has maintained above-average grades throughout his academic career while taking Honors and Advanced Placement courses. He is a member of the National Honor Society and has previously been awarded the University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award for his leadership activities at school and in the community.

Tysoe has also been a member of the school chorus for the past four years and is the longest-standing member of his chorus section. Outside of school, Tysoe attends voice and piano lessons. He is also involved in the Central District of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association.

“I would like to congratulate Ram for all of his achievements while at Medway High School,” Superintendent Pires said. “Ram has shown exemplary dedication to his education while continuing to foster his love for music throughout high school. We are proud to have him as a part of our school community and we were happy to be able to recognize him for all of his hard work with this award.”

As Tysoe prepares for college in the fall, he plans to pursue a degree in music. He hopes to one day write music for video games, movies or commercials and to become a conductor.

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Medway Middle School Students Honored by School Committee

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Medway Public Schools
Armand Pires, Superintendent
45 Holliston St.
Medway, MA 02053

 

For Immediate Release

Friday, April 12, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medway Middle School Students Honored by School Committee

MEDWAY — Medway Middle School Principal Craig Juelis and the Medway School Committee are pleased to announce that the committee recognized five students last night for their accomplishments throughout the school year.

At the Medway School Committee meeting on Thursday night, April 11, eighth graders Lile Simmons, Mia Hsieh, Isabelle Basso, and seventh graders Alexandra Montana and Sinead Bergeron were all given an Award of Excellence certificate and were recognized by the committee members for their work.

“We were thrilled to be able to honor these outstanding students for their great work, both in and out of school,” Medway School Committee Chair Diane Borgatti said. “Each one of them is a shining example of the type of education our students receive at Medway Public Schools and it was a pleasure to host the kids at our meeting last night, along with their families and Principal Juelis.”

Simmons was nominated as the school’s Project 351 Ambassador by the 8th grade teachers. This year’s Project 351 community service project was a Cradles to Crayons clothing drive to gather clothing for children in need. Simmons organized the drive at Medway Middle School and, with the help of her friends, successfully publicized the drive throughout the school.

Simmons is also involved in community service projects outside of school, helping to care for seeing eye dogs.

Hsieh organized a fundraiser for Type 1 diabetes research for the second year in row.

This year’s fundraiser was a March Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament for students. Hsieh and her supporters organized the tournament into two brackets (Grades 5-6 and Grades 7-8), as well as recruited students to help sell concessions and referee each game. A total of 26 teams signed up to compete in this year’s tournament. About $700 was raised with the proceeds going to JDRF, a diabetes research organization.

Hsieh has worked with School Nurse Colleen Langille on educating students about Type 1 diabetes by providing information on bulletin boards around the middle school.

In addition, last year she organized a bake sale at the school.

Montana earned first place at this year’s science fair with her project entitled: The Meaning of Meow: How Cats Communicate.

Bergeron tied for second place in the science fair for her project entitled: If You Build It, Will It Fly?

Basso’s science fair project tied for second place with her project called, Can the Brain Feel Pain?

Students who participated in the Science Fair worked with advisor and 8th Grade science teacher Larry Brown to identify a topic of interest and pursue either a research or experimental project. Over the ensuing 10 weeks, they continued to meet to conduct research and gain advice from Brown in order to compete their projects. The Science Fair was held on Jan. 24 and the students’ projects were judged with Montana, Bergeron and Basso receiving top honors.

“What a nice evening for these hard-working students to be recognized and honored by the school committee,” Principal Juelis said. “These five students represent just a small sample of the amazing work being done by our students at Medway Middle School each and every day.”

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