Day Middle School
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Frank Ashley Day Middle School is a public middle school
located in the village of Newtonville
in Newton, Massachusetts
. Students from Peirce, Cabot, Burr, Franklin and Horace Mann Elementary Schools go to this middle school, and in turn the Day students attend Newton North High School
. As with the Charles E. Brown Middle School
, F.A. Day was a junior high school prior to fall 1992 when it expanded from housing only the seventh and eighth grades to include the sixth grade.
Mindy Goodman, the former 6th grade French
teacher and school Latin
teacher, won a national teaching award in 2002 from the American Philological Association
. She is also a Justice of the Peace and retired after the 2006 school year.
Actor Matt LeBlanc
attended this school.
On April 28, 2007, the 8th Grade Acting Elective brought home a gold medal from the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild
Middle School Drama Festival for their production of the one-act play "Tick Talk" by Lindsay Price, as well as three student honors.
On May 9, 2009 the 8th and 7th grade acting electives brought home another gold medal from the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Middle School Drama Festival for their production of the 30-minute act of "All The Bases" by Alan Haehne.
Gold Crown Newspaper award (middle school division) for ten years in a row, from 2001 - 2010. In 2011 they tied in first with another school.
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located in the village of Newtonville
Newtonville, Massachusetts
Newtonville is a village of Newton, Massachusetts.Located in Newtonville is Newton North High School, one of the city's two high schools. Also located in Newtonville is the MBTA Commuter Rail train station, which is serviced by the buses 59, 553, 554, and 556....
in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
. Students from Peirce, Cabot, Burr, Franklin and Horace Mann Elementary Schools go to this middle school, and in turn the Day students attend Newton North High School
Newton North High School
Newton North High School, formerly Newton High School, is the larger and longer-established of two public high schools in Newton, Massachusetts, with about 2,000 students, the other being Newton South High School. It is located in the village of Newtonville...
. As with the Charles E. Brown Middle School
Charles E. Brown Middle School
Charles E. Brown Middle School is a public Junior High School in Newton, Massachusetts. As of 2007, total number of enrollments numbered 664 while teachers numbered 63, bringing the student/teacher ratio to 10.6 whereas elsewhere in the state is averaged at 10.0...
, F.A. Day was a junior high school prior to fall 1992 when it expanded from housing only the seventh and eighth grades to include the sixth grade.
Mindy Goodman, the former 6th grade French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
teacher and school Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
teacher, won a national teaching award in 2002 from the American Philological Association
American Philological Association
The American Philological Association , founded in 1869, is a non-profit North American scholarly organization devoted to all aspects of Greek and Roman civilization...
. She is also a Justice of the Peace and retired after the 2006 school year.
Actor Matt LeBlanc
Matt LeBlanc
Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC sitcoms Friends and its spin-off Joey....
attended this school.
On April 28, 2007, the 8th Grade Acting Elective brought home a gold medal from the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild
Massachusetts High School Drama Guild
The Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, commonly known as METG and previously known as the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild until its name changed in 2010 is, according to their website, an organisation "for the charitable and educational purpose of promoting and strengthening excellence,...
Middle School Drama Festival for their production of the one-act play "Tick Talk" by Lindsay Price, as well as three student honors.
On May 9, 2009 the 8th and 7th grade acting electives brought home another gold medal from the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Middle School Drama Festival for their production of the 30-minute act of "All The Bases" by Alan Haehne.
The Daytime
The monthly newspaper of Day middle school, The Daytime, has won a national competition, the Columbia Scholastic Press AssociationColumbia Scholastic Press Association
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association is an international student press association, founded in 1925, whose goal is to unite student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges, textbooks, critiques and award programs...
Gold Crown Newspaper award (middle school division) for ten years in a row, from 2001 - 2010. In 2011 they tied in first with another school.