Wellesley Noteable People
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The 42nd US first lady
Who is Hillary Rodham Clinton?
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Wellesley was incorporated in this year
What is 1881?
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Retired Channel 5 sportscaster and WEF Spelling Bee Moderator
Who is Mike Dowling?
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In 1854, a one room school house called Unionville school was built on Blossom Street (Weston Road) and was renamed.
What is Fells school now Fells library?
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This team member won the (MASBO) President’s Award
Who is Cindy Mahr?
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This 1992 WHS graduate is the co-founder of Twitter
Who is Biz Stone? 1992 Graduate of Wellesley High
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Wellesley was originally part of this town
What is Dedham? Dedham broke off to Needham which had 2 parts, West Needham and Needham. On April 6, 1881, after a heated debate, West Needham broke off from Needham and became Wellesley.
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The oldest official Thanksgiving Day football rivalry in the country, Wellesley vs Needham started in this year.
When is 1882?
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This school served as Wellesley's first dedicated high school. It went on to serve as the Middle School before the Middle School on Kingsbury St was built. It now serves as an apartment building for Wellesley senior citizens.
What is Phillips School? Located at 324 Washington Street.
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These 3 admin team members previously were principals in the Boston Public School System?
Who is Charmie, Toni, Gerardo?
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2011 Wellesley High alum who scored a school record 1,440 career points for WHS Basketball and went on to play in the WNBA.
Who is Blake Dietrick?
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in 1871 this inventor moved to Wellesley to recover from illness; while teaching deaf students here, he worked on the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
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These two principals have run the Boston Marathon
Who is Rachel McGregor, Mark Ito?
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1920s: This Wellesley Founding father donated the fieldstone to build the Clock Tower, Sprague School, the Central Street Fire Station, and the Hills Library.
Who is Isaac Sprague?
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These 4 team members previously worked in Lexington Public Schools
Who is Leigh, Grant, Sandy, Ellen?
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This 1968 graduate of WHS is an Iconic rock and roll singer.
Who is Billy Squier?
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In 2008, a generous resident sponsored a free concert on Hunnewell Field by this group
Who are The Beach Boys?
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This 2005 WHS alumn played for the Oakland A's
Who is Nate Freiman?
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This school was named after the composer of America The Beautiful
What is Bates? Named after Katherine Lee Bates.
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This member of our admin team has been in WPS the longest
Who is Jamie Chisum?
Date of hire: 8/26/1999
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The Wellesley College Alum and Emmy winning actress was famous for the line "Love means never having to say your sorry".
Who is Ali Mcgraw?
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In the 1940s Wellesley men who served in WWII were given 42 acres of land on this pond to build their homes.
What is Morses Pond?
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A former professional cyclist on the admin team
Who is Jeff Dees?
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In 1881, Residents adopted a town seal consisting of three symbols honoring the Indigenous people; the colleges and schools; and Hunnewell's world-renowned gardens.
What are arrows, books, and flowers?
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This is the superintendent's favorite household chore
What is vacuuming?