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Above: Mr. Ambrose's Period 6 Class, 2010-2011

Hello!

Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year!  I am very excited to use this website as an opportunity to keep in touch with students and parents about the great things that are going on in our classrooms at Medford High School.

Third Quarter Update, 4.4.2012

The sophomores have finished the MCAS English Language Arts exam, a state-wide requirement for graduation!  They certainly blew the 240 minimum score out of the water.

The juniors have finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird, and are now making their way through Hamlet, the required common text for MHS juniors!  Their original versions of the "To be or not to be" soliloquy were particularly awesome.

The yearbook has hit the printing presses at Jostens Publishing in State College, PA, and is slated for a May release!  Props to all staff members, particularly editor-in-chief Katie Bowler, Steve Marchio, and Kathleen Callahan, all of whom stayed at school for a number of hours on a Friday afternoon to complete the deadline!

Seven of Mr. Ambrose's students (Shahrayz Shah, Julia Shoop, Evan Nigro, Tommy Southwick, Abbey Morse, Kayla Greeley, and Nicole Avella) were recently honored by the School Committee for their awards in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing contest!  From Shahrayz's Beowulf-inspired Zrockgar to Julia's coming-of-age essay to Nicole's own "Modest Proposal," many students won recognition for pieces inspired by their work in class.

We certainly have a lot to celebrate after our hard work in the month of March.  After today's quarterly exam day, we only have six more school days until a nice April vacation.  Keep up the hard work!

Mr. Ambrose advises the hardest working club in the school - the Blue and White yearbook staff. 

Above:  Jamie de Rosas '12, Ivana Garcia '11, Katie O'Brien '11, Mr. Ambrose, and Breanna Hughes '12.  Ivana is currently a student at the University of Massachusetts, and Katie is currently a student at the University of Delaware.  They served as co-editors-in-chief during the 2010-2011 school year.

Below: Mr. Ambrose consults with staff members Kiley Callahan '10 and Chris Vaudo '09.  Both are curently students at Boston College.  Kiley and her sister Brenna '09 both served as editor-in-chief of the yearbook; their sister Kathleen '13 is currently a staff member.  Chris is currently studying abroad in Tanzania.  Follow his blog from Tanzania here.