New This Week on Somerville Voices

[Somerville Voices]

*New This Week on Somerville Voices
<http://www.somervillevoices.org/>* *September
1, 2008*
A Strong Endorsement for Somerville High's School
Council<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/08/28/schools-and-youth/a-strong-endorsement-for-somerville-highs-school-council/>
by Linda Haviland Conte
There's been a fascinating discussion among Yahoo group members of
Somerville-4-Schools. It started with a new parent complaining about
back-to-school communications being lacking in some respects, but lead to
some encouraging words from parent Melissa McWhinney (see below), and
finally this great endorsement of the School Council's efforts at Somerville
High by Joe Beckmann Calling all citizen
journalists<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/08/26/media/calling-all-citizen-journalists/>
by Bill Shelton
You already know more about Somerville than the kids who spend a year or two
reporting here and then move on. You have years of personal experience
understanding one or more important civic issues. The Somerville News,
Somerville Journal, and this humble forum can certain benefit from your
insights. And more than any time that I can remember, providing a decent
future for all Somerville's citizens requires our fully understanding our
present and the past that created it. Crossing Guard posts to help plan the
walk/bike route to
school<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/08/26/schools-and-youth/crossing-guard-posts-to-help-plan-the-walkbike-route-to-school/>
by Gretchen Kinder
Crossing guards are posted at the following corners every school day to make
help students safely walk or bike to school. Each corner is staffed from
approximately 7:30-8:30 AM and again from 2:25-3:00 PM.

*Upcoming events on our calendar*:

   - September 2nd
   Cambridge Screening of "A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash" (6:30
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/08/28/uncategorized/cambridge-screening-of-a-crude-awakening-the-oil-crash/>


   - September 3rd
   first day of school, grades 1 - 12


   <http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/06/23/events/first-day-of-school-grades-1-12/>
   - September 4th
   Free Movie at Dusk (8:00 pm)

   <http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/07/01/events/free-movie-at-dusk/>
   - September 8th
   first day of kindergarten

   <http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/06/23/events/first-day-of-kindergarten/>
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