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Read moreThis morning, after checking again the forecast for this afternoon’s high school graduation, I know it’s time to write the last Owl post. While the house is stuffed full of two Owlets, our Brazilian family and the Grand Owl who has arrived from Chicago, it’s momentarily quiet as just Katie Puppy and Shadow Bobby Sweetface and I listen to the
Read moreOne of the Owl’s favorite places to take a walk with the intrepid Katie Puppy, WFTA K9 Ranger, is Burchard Park. It’s frequently busy with Little League, pickleball, tennis and dog walkers, with plenty of free parking for all. Last weekend, the Owl happened to spy a group of people heading up ladders with black boxes. Nope, not video monitoring
Read moreWe are less than two days away from saying so long to another class of Wildcats, my absolute favorite class — the Class of 2025 — at Weston High School. This class entered the high school after an 8th grade in hybrid learning and cohorts, joining together to be one of the tightest classes in recent history. On Friday, June 6 at 5 pm on the
Read moreDear Beloved Weston UMC Family and Friends in the Greater Weston Community, As I prepare to conclude my time as the Weston United Methodist Church’s pastor, I find myself full of deep gratitude and awe for the four extraordinary years we’ve shared together. It has been one of the greatest privileges of my ministry to serve this congregation and to
Read moreWe are less than two days away from saying so long to another class of Wildcats, my absolute favorite class — the Class of 2025 — at Weston High School. This class entered the high school after an 8th grade in hybrid learning and cohorts, joining together to be one of the tightest classes in recent history. On Friday, June 6 at 5 pm on the
Read moreDear WHS Principal Bairstow and Superintendent Zaleski, and the entire Weston Community, As you know by now, the Owl is personally involved in this year’s senior class graduation – there are two Owlets who are graduating from Weston High School after 10 years in Weston public schools. Our family is relentless in its positive support of our schools – you
Read moreFolks, as the Owl prepares to boot out the fledgling Owlets (fine, they’re flapping off on their own like Sunny and Gizmo the eaglets in California), I am inevitably reminiscing about their elementary, middle and high school years. So many fun events like author talks, ice cream parties and even tree plantings. Fine, the last one was a highlight for
Read moreThe Owl has received the following information from the Acme Theater of Weston about their next two productions at the Weston United Methodist Church: – “The Cottage” by Sandy Rustin, June 6-21 – “Artifacts & Absurdities” by the Acme Improv Company, June 27 Join us for a night of fast-paced hilarity at Acme Theater of Weston! “The Cottage” by Sandy
Read moreThe Weston FIRST robotics program at Weston Public Schools is now recruiting new students for the start of next year’s competition season in August! Weston’s largest after school STEM program has earned international acclaim for its structure and curriculum. Spanning grades 4-12, its robotics teams work side‐by‐side in their state‐of‐the‐art robotics and engineering labs, made possible by WEEFC funding, to
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