At a Climate Action Conversation at the New England Aquarium last Thursday U.S. Sen. Ed Markey called the global warming crisis a ‘Code Red’ and outlined steps needed to be taken now to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.…
Month: September 2021
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
There’s a temptation for people to splurge at the end of things. We all are familiar with the idea, “If this is the last, let’s make it a blast!†We don’t have anything against that sentiment, but all too often…
The 13 Service Members Were True Heroes
Every American was saddened last week upon hearing the news of the suicide bombing by a terrorist in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service men and women, 11 of whom were Marines and one each from the…
Guest Op-Ed: Afghanistan Will Never Go Away
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Afghanistan is an unending nightmare that will never go away. We got Osama Bin Laden. We wanted to avenge the heinous deaths of September 11, 2001. We were all mad and we are still angry about…
WHS Sports Roundup
Fall Sports Swing into 2021 Season With the pandemic restrictions of 2020 hopefully in the rear-view mirror and a return to near-normalcy on the horizon, the 2021 Winthrop High fall athletic season is set to get underway next week. The…
Galuris, Hurley Named WHS Scholar-Athletes
Grace Galuris and Matthew Hurley, both members of the Winthrop High Class of 2021, were recognized as Winthrop High’s Scholar-Athletes for 2021 by the Northeastern Conference. Grace Galuris was ranked 16th in the senior class (out of 146 grads) with…
Jurovich, Harris, Chaves are Elected WHS Football Captains
Winthrop High School football coach Jon Cadigan has announced that seniors Pete Jurovich, Ian Harris, and Mikey Chaves have been elected as captains of the 2021 Vikings. The team conducted elections last week, with each coach and player eligible to…