Vol. 1 No. 3
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July 1, 2011
Wellesley High School Graduates in Style
New School Lunch Policy For 2011-2012 BY RENEE REYNOLDS On June 14, the School Committee unanimously voted to implement a new policy that will require all students in Wellesley Public Schools to have a plus balance in their accounts in order to purchase lunch. This will take effect next school year at the elementary, middle school, and high schools levels.
BY DAVE HALPERIN Graduation ceremonies at Wellesley High School are a once-yearly occurrence, but it's not every year that the high school is being torn down in favor of a newer version, and it's not every year that the weather cooperates so fully.
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"I have to say, this is vintage Class of 2011," said Principal Andrew Keough of the sunny skies. "When they want to celebrate, they do so in style." Graduates of the class of 2011, including Class President James Sedaghatpour, Vice President Eva Lauer, Valedictorian Katerina Lin, and Senior Class Speaker
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Alexander Liem, gathered on the football field on June 3 to thank their parents, teachers, and the innumerable other staff at the high school for their thirteen years of studies and activities, as well as to congratulate one another on a job well done.
School," Lin said. "As the last class to graduate (from the current building), we've certainly left our mark."
"The Class of 2011 will leave a lasting legacy at Wellesley High
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They also took the opportunity to plan for the future. "It's a scary step from the familcontinued on page 3
The new policy comes in response to the school system’s unpaid lunch debt. Under the current policy, students are allowed to buy lunch indefinitely, even after their account reaches a zero balance. This led to a deficit of nearly $100,000 in outstanding lunch bills. While a system has been implicated to collect the funds, there is still an outstanding balance of tens
SCHOOL LUNCH POLICY continued on page 4
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