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2007 Spelling Bee

2007 NEF Spelling Bee Champions are the “Needham High Hopes”: Gabe Nardi, Lindsay Kiser, and Marianne Prokesch.

2006 Spelling Bee

2006 NEF Spelling Bee Champions are the “The Pollard Swarm”: Margaret Mallory, Ken Lundberg and Lindsay Kiser.

Net result: Old-fashioned fun

Reprinted from The Boston Globe By Christina Pazzanese Globe Correspondent / April 14, 2005 Needham middle schoolers are fascinated with a hot, new fad. Is it Sony’s new PlayStation Portable? Nope. How about the Apple iPod mini? Nah. Heck, if you spent any time in a...

2025 - 2026 Grant Deadlines

Apply for a grant to fund an innovative or enriching project that will benefit the Needham Public Schools. The Fall Grants deadline is Oct 17th, the Winter Grants deadline is Jan 16th, and the Spring Grants deadline is Apr 10th.

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