Your Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO) North Division Champion and MCSAO State Tournament Champion Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards.

By Katie Harris

The Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards, with a final record of 17-1, finished the high school girls’ basketball season last year as the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO) North Division Champions and as the MCSAO State Tournament Champions.

Arrests:
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Rahkeen Gray, of 163 Polaski St., Brooklyn, NY, February 11, 9:25 p.m., arrested at Somerville Ave. on charges of armed robbery and attempt to commit a crime, and on warrant charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, assault with a dangerous weapon, and miscellaneous municipal ordinance violation.

William Nelson, of 85 E. Newton St., Boston, February 13, 1:45 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on warrant charges of shoplifting by asportation and shoplifting by concealing merchandise.

Help the City re-live Paul Revere’s historic ride from Boston through Somerville and onto Lexington and Concord.  Adults and students, middle school and high school, are needed to help plan and execute the City’s annual Patriots Day event, a Colonial Fair at Foss Park on Monday, April 15^th, which for many is also a holiday, beginning of Spring Vacation Week, and Boston Marathon Monday.  Fair occurs from 10-11:30am with set-up & clean-up support helpful.

~ Photos by Claudia Ferro

The Somerville High School Carpentry class, led by teachers Mario Sousa and Robert day, are turning out some fine crafters. The Construction Technology department is the gateway to one of the highest paid, in demand, occupations in the United States today.

Somerville Public Schools students and art educators recently earned recognition for their outstanding artwork.

A trio of Somerville High School students earned several honors at the Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Competition, sponsored by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts and the Boston Globe. Student entries were judged on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

An exhibit featuring the works of the late Magnus Johnstone, Larger Works & More, will be on display at the Nave Gallery, 55 Powder House Blvd., Somerville, from March 9 to 17.

The Sunday, March 10, reception will be preceded by a 1:30 p.m. panel discussion about Johnstone’s life in Boston from the 70s – 90s, hosted by friends Mark Flynn, Margaret Bailey Rosenbaum, Michael Shores and Chris Guttmacher. The panel will also explore Johnstone’s associations with the Punkt/Data Gallery, Skunk Piss Magazine and Gallery East.

City offices will be closed Monday, February 18, for Presidents Day. Trash and recycling collection will be on a one-day delay all week. Meters and resident parking permit enforcement will not be in effect on Monday.