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Fresh off a national award, North’s Shelley Terry keeps challenging students
Every three to four weeks, students in Michelle “Shelley” Terry’s broadcast journalism class at North Plymouth High School produce a live 25-minute newscast. They do all the reporting and writing, shoot the video, and run the equipment in the television studio and control room. People outside of Plymouth have taken notice. The course earned first […]
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School resource officer starts Criminal Justice Club at Plymouth North
Plymouth North’s school resource officer, Shawn Ireland, has started a new Criminal Justice Club. The club will teach students what it is like to work in the criminal justice system in a fun and interesting way. Officer Ireland said, “The club is going to cover police officers, correctional officers, and some court stuff. It’s going […]
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Five years later, stolen booster club funds reinstated
On the night of August 24th, 2023, members of Plymouth North High School’s athletics Booster Club gathered at Lucky Dawg Tavern to dine over one of the most expensive placemats known to man – a jumbo-sized check for $72,884. Though current and former members alike reveled in their victory, the money did not come as […]
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Some say new MCAS score requirements threaten students’ success
For the class of 2026 and beyond, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) has raised score requirements for its English and math exams. In the past, students had to earn a scaled score of at least 472 on English and 486 on math in order to receive a passing grade. However, now students are being […]
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This club’s only requirement is an ‘eagerness to discuss movies’
The movie club is open to anybody at Plymouth North no matter their grade or taste in movies. This unique club has no prerequisites and does not require much work outside of meetings, their only homework is to watch movies. “We do a different movie or movies every week,” said club advisor Evan McNamara. “So […]