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Page 12 Ashland Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com November 2018 Ashland Seniors Celebrate Life By Cynthia Whitty The annual Celebration of Life luncheon was held on Oct. 5 at the Ashland Community Center, where Ashland residents over the age of 80 (as of the previous I spoke to her on the phone recently, I ended the call with ‘Have a nice day;’ she told me, ‘I love every day!’ Unfortunately, she was unable to attend the luncheon. She said, ‘These things happen, but I think of you all often; Ash- “Jack Lewis, our state rep, and many younger seniors who have not yet turned 80 also helped,” Kotob said. “The volunteers were great, as always! They set up the room for the sit-down meal and served everything from coffee, Volunteers help serve at the special senior center luncheon. Ashland senior residents enjoy socializing at the celebration lunch. Dec. 31) were honored. One hundred twenty seniors attended. “I am inspired by and learn so much from our seniors,” Kim Kotob, senior center activities coordinator, said. “Our oldest senior this year is Eleanor Cunis. She will turn 100 on Oct. 5, and has lived in Ashland since 1938. When land is such a great town.” Luncheon volunteers included community center staff Joanne Duffy, Jan Borelli, Sue Wells, Jennifer Wuelfing Candy Wilson and Kotob. There were also Ashland police and fire department members and town hall staff who help with the event. Waterview Lodge provided desserts. Members from Ashland’s police and fire departments took time to mingle with senior residents. (Photos/Steve Mitchell) TUTORING AND TEST PREP Affordable and Effective! Grades K-12 Reading • Math • Writing Study Skills • Homework Help PSAT • SAT • ACT • ISEE • SSAT ENROLL NOW for ACT & SAT Prep CALL 508-231-8787 TODAY! 15 W. Union Street, Ashland www.KnowledgePointsTutors.com sparkling cider, lunch and dessert. A big thanks goes to those who stayed behind to help clean up in the end; it was quite a task!” The Friends of the Council on Aging (COA) sponsor the special luncheon each year. Waterview Lodge Rehabilitation & Healthcare provided dessert, cake and cookies. The group was entertained by New Sound Assembly, a Barber Shop Quartet. “A lot of work goes into this event, and it is very much anticipated and appreciated by all,” Kotob said. “I was very pleased with the turnout. It was good to see my senior friends having a wonderful time catching up with each other. There was a lot of socializing, all because of the many wonderful sponsors and volunteers.”
November 2018 Ashland Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 13 Keefe Tech Senior to Be Featured on CBS for Award-Winning App Keefe Regional Technical School senior Daniel Quackenbush of Framingham was recently interviewed by WBZ CBS Channel 4’s Kate Merrill about his award-winning “What The Fish” app. Quackenbush, a student in Keefe’s Programming and Web Development CTE program, created and developed the app in his Entrepreneurship class during the 2017-2018 school year. He presented his concept at the NFTE New England Regional Business Plan competition in May, where he won the first place award of $1,500. Keefe Tech’s Entrepreneurship class is structured around NFTE-based curriculum, which aims to provide students with the ability to thrive in the innovation economy, no matter what path they choose. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is an internationally recognized nonprofit that activates the entrepreneurial mindset in young people. NFTE’s Entrepreneurship Pathway program integrates the development of the entrepreneurial mindset with academic and industry skills to ensure that all NFTE youth are career-ready. Quackenbush’s “What The Fish” app identifies types of fish and provides information about each species. “My family and I were out fishing on Cape Cod, and we kept catching these unfamiliar-looking fish. We didn’t have a way to identify them at the time, so it got me thinking that I could use my knowledge to create an app that would solve that problem,” Quackenbush explained. “This project is much bigger than anything I’ve worked on before, so having time to work on it both in my CTE program and my entrepreneurship class John’s family owned and operated for 45 years Birkenstock repair center Superior Shoe & Boot Repair 21E CharlEs strEEt, holliston, Ma 01746 839a Main strEEt (rt. 20), WalthaM, Ma CErtifiED in PEDorthiCs/orthoPEDiC shoE MoDs sPECializing in laDiEs high hEEl tiP rEPlaCEMEnt tall Horse riding Boot Zipper specialist www.superiorshoerepair.com John ElhiloW, C.PED, o.s.t. (508) 429-2038 Keefe Regional Technical School senior Daniel Quackenbush of Framingham won the first place award of $1,500 at the NFTE New England Regional Business Plan Competition in May for his app, “What The Fish.” has been enormously helpful,” said Quackenbush. “Additionally, the education I’ve received in my entrepreneurship class and the assistance from my CTE class has been invaluable.” According to Keefe Tech Entrepreneurship teacher Matthew Warren, his class curriculum teaches 21st century skills including collaboration, problem solving, creativity, communications and being socially responsible. “The NFTE program has been at Keefe for about 12 years and has been an amazing opportunity for students who want to achieve above and beyond what is taught in the classroom. Over the course of the school year, students create and assemble a business plan, and then present it in a competition. The NFTE Daniel Quackenbush of Framingham, a Keefe Technical School senior, is interviewed by Kate Merrill of WBZ CBS Channel 4 about the award-winning app he created in his Entrepreneurship class, which is supported by NFTE-based curriculum. M A I N S T R E E T P E D I A T R I C S Main Street Pediatrics would like to announce that Matthew Wylie, MD has joined our practice and will be seeing patients as of November 6, 2018. Dr. Wylie is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Dr. Wylie is board certified in Pediatrics and has a special interest in newborn medicine, early child development and adolescent medicine. He is accepting new patients of all ages. Please call 508-435-5506 for an appointment. 77R West Main Street, Hopkinton curriculum provides the framework for the business plan project and presentations along with regular training for the teachers,” Warren noted. “NFTE also provides field trips for the students including a wholesale buying trip to New York City. Last year we also visited Clark University for an ideation workshop and Bose Corporation for a workshop on business plan financials,” he added. “I’m thrilled that Dan has created this plan and accomplished so much with it. He is a brilliant young man and a great representative of Keefe Tech and all we do here,” said Warren. Quackenbush will present at the upcoming 12th annual NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge on October 11 in New York City, where 40 NFTE alumni from across the US who won their spring regional business plan competitions will compete. The CBS interview with Quackenbush was scheduled to air during the week of October 8, 2018.
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