Braintree High School hosts “The Courage to Remember” Holocaust Remembrance Week, March 28-April 4, 2013

Braintree High School will be hosting its annual “The Courage to Remember” exhibit from March 28 through April 4, 2013, to commemorate the fallen and survivors of the Jewish Holocaust. This will be the high school’s sixth year hosting this exhibit. It will be on display in the media center at Braintree High School. This is also [...]

Music and History

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13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments The music is up-to-date, but the theme of the lyrics is Freedom and the Amendments freeing the slaves in the U.S. after the Civil War. The SoundCloud web site provides streaming audio so you can easily set up the opportunity to play this engaging, meaningful song from a group called [...]

Central Mass Council Meeting

Hi to all Central MA Council for Social Studies Members! Brrrr…. it’s cold out. So why not warm your insides by attending our traditional January meeting at O’Connors Restaurant. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 10th at 5:30pm. We will enjoy a presentation by Higgins Armory. The meal will be on your own [...]

NY Times Article Supports SS Education in Powerful Tone

  In Ignorance We Trust By TIMOTHY EGAN   A packet of letters arrived the other day from the honors English class at St. Lawrence School in Brasher Falls, N.Y. Snail mail, from high school sophomores? Yes, and honest, witty and insightful snail mail at that. They had been forced to read a book of mine. [...]