Dear Needham Public Schools Families:

Allow me to share the following brief updates and information:

• Who are you voting for this November?  My most recent post is available here:  Superintendent's Blog

• Academic Accolades Congratulations to Needham High School students:
- Commended Students Several Needham High School seniors have been notified by the College Board that they are being recognized for their performance on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test:   Commended Students: CLAIRE AUFFERMANN, AARAV BATRA, AVIVA BERNSTEIN, ANTHONY BORRELLI, RYLAN DEPHOURE, XAVIER EUDARIC, JULIA GENDIN, LIAM KING, JOSHUA LEE, SOFIA MARTINEZ, LACHLAN MCQUIVEY, VICTORIA MEYERSON, NORAH MULLEN, CLAYTON PACHUS, ASHTON PEREZ-REYZIN, ANANYA PHATAK, ANIKA RAY, CLARA RIPIN, ELI SCHWARTZ, MAX SCOTT, CORBIN SEIDEL, RICHARD SHEN, ARVIN VENKAT, LEAH WANG

- National Honor Society  Congratulations to the 140 members of the Needham High School Chapter of the National Honor Society who were inducted recently at a special ceremony at the high school.  You can check out the names of the newly inducted members here:  2024 NHS

Congratulations to all of our students for pursuing academic excellence!

• It's too early for inclement weather information... But Here it is! In the unlikely event the upcoming winter weather may require the closing or delayed opening of the Needham Public Schools, I will do my level best to make a decision about a cancellation or delay by about 5:30 a.m.  Unless it is abundantly clear what the weather conditions will be, I am often reluctant to call off school the evening before a storm is predicted because New England weather is fickle.  Once a decision is made, alerts will go out via email, phone, and on local TV.  The quickest way to find out is on Twitter where I also post the information. For more information on school cancellations and delayed openings: Inclement Weather Information.

As always, please stay in touch with a question or comment.  

Respectfully,

Dan Gutekanst
Superintendent of Schools
Needham Public Schools
1330 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492
He/His/Him
781-455-0400 x11203
dan_gutekanst@needham.k12.ma.us

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