A Weekly Roundup of All Things Pingree

Many pediatricians and family practitioners have been immunizing our students against meningitis for years. Starting with the 2020–2021 school year, it will be required to attend a day school in Massachusetts. 

What will change is that you will be asked to update your student's immunization record along with the health physical annually or every 13 months in your Magnus health portal. This will give Allyson Larsen, our school nurse, access to immunization records to assure your student has been covered. 

Thank you in advance!

Are you concerned about how to discuss the issues of vaping? Here is a link to some fast facts if the subject should come up around the Thanksgiving table! Making sure everyone has accurate information at their fingertips helps support the goal to educate as many people as possible to stop nicotine addiction and lung illnesses.

Treat yourself to a FLU shot! Help ensure your student doesn’t miss out on school! 

Getting a flu vaccine every year is the best way to protect yourself and your family from flu and its potentially serious complications. The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated by the end of October.

What is new this flu season?

The latest statement from the FDA, released on October 4, warns consumers to stop using THC vaping products amid ongoing investigations into lung illnesses.

If you want to learn more about this epidemic, the Weston Board of Health is working collaboratively with Weston Public schools offering workshops and resources to the public. Click here to read their latest published alert.

Paradise Lost: Views from the Holy Land

This series is informed by photographs from McLeod’s travels through Israel and the Palestinian Territories from 2012–2016. McLeod translates his photography into silk-screened imagery printed on glass, hand painted and realized through multiple kiln firings. The focus of the work is to present the viewer with an intimate perspective of a historically war-torn region through the eyes of the artist. In the series, the geopolitical lines are obfuscated and each image is left to tell a story of a place that could easily exist on either side of the line. Below the surface of every conflict is a complex narrative with multiple perspectives where the participants and observers often have more commonalities than they care to admit. 

Learn more about James McLeod and the exhibit on the Bertolon Gallery page.

This year's baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies will be videotaped by David Medzorian of Daval Video Productions in Arlington. Mr. Medzorian has been recording special events for both private and public schools for the last 25 years.

Your DVD set or HD video file will include both the baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies recorded from multiple angles and will include the names of the graduates and those participating in the ceremony. Please click here to view the form.