Rebellion Sports
Sports stories from The Rebellion, WHS’s newspaper.
Walpole Citizens Control Future Override Outcome
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
The Walpole School Committee, which is in charge of the events and budgets of the school system, held a meeting on March 22. The meeting was attended by over 50 citizens, parents, administrators, and staff, and was also viewed by many others on T.V. At the beginning of the meeting, the committee approved a field trip [...]
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From the Vault: Pavement, One of The Greatest Bands of the 90?s
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
Back in the 1990′s, there existed a still-relatively-unknown band called Pavement, fronted by main songwriter Stephen Malkmus. They reached critical acclaim with their first two albums, 1992′s Slanted and Enchanted and 1994′s Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, but they never had commercial success. With their highest charting single, “Cut Your Hair,” not breaking the Top [...]
Shinedown’s “Amaryllis” Holds Up to High Standards
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
Shinedown’s new album “Amaryllis” dropped on March 27, 2012. With this release, fans were finally able to see if the group could top their last album, the “Sound Of Madness.” The group is known for their ability to approach touchy topics in their songs that others may be afraid to speak of, and they do [...]
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Twitter Application Provides a Healthy Addiction
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
Although iPhone’s are a sweet and bitter addiction to people of all ages that diminish social skills, cause major distractions, and have data packages that are overly expensive, the instantaneous feed of information that flows through this small rectangular box is, what once seemed, unimaginable. The Twitter application, in particular, contributes timeliness to the spread [...]
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The Fall Swimming and Diving Season Awaits MIAA Decision
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
The Title IX controversy in Massachusetts that involved the fall and winter swimming and diving teams has not stopped. An MIAA subcommittee has proposed phasing out the girls fall swim season by 2015, all in the unlikely name of gender equality. If approved by the MIAA, the move could be a problematic situation for [...]
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Boys Versus Girls Charity Hockey Game Should Be a Regular Tradition
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
Multiple history classes at Walpole High have been given an assignment to give back to the community in some way, shape, or form. Sophomores Brooke Matherson, Delaney Harrop, Jenna Donahue, Sean Donnelly, Billy Moore, Patrick Baker, and Tommy MacDonald decided that a great way to give back would be to organize a charity girl’s varsity [...]
R.E.A.D Dog Visits Walpole Library to Help Children Read
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
On Wednesday March 21, the Walpole Library had a Reading Education Assistant Dog (R.E.A.D) dog named Lucy come in to listen to young children learning how to read. The purpose of dogs like Lucy is to help children stay relaxed and composed when learning how to read out loud. Lucy is not only a R.E.A.D dog, but she [...]
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Adams, Rebels make statement against Delano, Wamps
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
Because of New England’s unfavorable weather conditions, which prohibit baseball players from taking part in year round competition, it is very seldom that a Bay State League match up contains two Division I-committed players. However, for the Rebels and the Braintree Wamps on Thursday, April 4, to begin the bottom of the first, the stage was [...]
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Meghan Murphy offically commits to Georgetown
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
Senior Meghan Murphy has officially committed to play field hockey at Georgetown University next fall. After being a key player in the victory of the Walpole field hockey team her junior and senior year, Meghan is moving on to the high intensity Division 1 college field hockey. When Meghan was younger, she often found herself constantly around the [...]
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Tosone Named Girls Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
Many times in small towns, there are people that can be recognized because they are always around even if you do not know them personally. Walpole has many of these people, like Barry Greener, who has been a long time gym teacher at Johnson Middle School, head varsity football coach, and former history teacher at [...]
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Varsity Softball Team Begins Their Preseason Scrimmages
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
During preseason, coaches have a tendency to have their team play against more difficult teams, preparing the team and creating excitement for the upcoming season. Varsity softball coach, Jim Duffy, jumped on board to this growing trend and had the girls play North Attleboro on Saturday, March 24. North Attleboro is a competitive team that [...]
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Girls Lacrosse
From the WHSTheRebellion.com website:
The girls lacrosse team will kick off their new season on March 19, but with some changes. Having lost three seniors, all of who were starters and Captains, the girls will need to work to find replacements for them. Along with that, there are several coaching staff changes being made. Tim Drummey, the previous head coach, [...]
