In a major departure from school tradition but a big step forward in the name of equity, Canton High School has become the latest academic institution to end the practice of assigning graduation gowns by gender. CHS Principal Derek Folan had been mulling the change over the past several months and recently made it official, […]
Senior Kevin Powers tossed a complete-game shutout as the Canton High baseball team rolled to its first win of the season, beating Foxboro 12-0 last week. Canton is now 2-3 heading into Monday’s game at Milford.
Sherry Herzog has taught music to Canton children for more than 30 years through the Parks and Recreation Department. A professional musician, she taught a preschool music class and a “song, dance and yoga” class every Monday. Over the years, she added a school vacation class and created Camp Broadway, a summer program in which […]
After going winless through their first three matches of the season, the CHS boys tennis team bounced back in a big way with consecutive 4-1 victories over division foes Foxboro and Oliver Ames last week. Captains Jake Wolicki and Nathan Maltz continued their strong starts with wins in both matches at second and third singles, […]
Melissa Novaco, 28, of Canton, was crowned Mrs. Massachusetts International this month and will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. International 2016 during the final competition in Jacksonville, Florida, July 22-23. Novaco is the active mom of two young children and works as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley. She also volunteers […]
More than 270 runners descended on downtown Canton this past Sunday for the second annual “Not Quite the Marathon” 5K, a charity race to benefit the local nonprofit organization Cops for Kids with Cancer. Race organizer Laura Donahue hailed it as a major success as the event raised nearly $8,000, all of which will be […]
The FC Boston U13 ECNL girls soccer team, featuring three girls from Canton, captured the prestigious Jefferson Cup last month in Richmond, Virginia. Held every year in March, the Jefferson Cup is currently the top-ranked youth tournament in the country. Olivia Rodman, Elisa Diletizia, and Sarai Costello helped FC Boston to victory by defeating the […]
Dear Editor: Canton’s municipal elections took place last week. Turnout was 2.3 percent. It doesn’t have to be this way. At the 2014 Canton annual town meeting voters approved an article to move our municipal elections to November. Unfortunately, for reasons going back to colonial times, Canton needs state approval for such a change. Approval […]
Dear Editor: Do you have more clothes in your closet than you think you can handle? Would you consider donating these clothes to raise money for a good cause such as Limbs for Life, a charity that provides amputees with prosthetic limbs? If so, Canton High School would love your support! An account on the […]
Dear Editor: In light of the current falling tree tragedies in our town and in other Massachusetts towns, perhaps an arborist could be hired to patrol our Canton streets to evaluate the condition of trees that hang over or border our roads with the results being made available to the public. Channel 5 had a segment […]
