Aviv Getz 1. Favorite school subject: Math 2. Most influential classes / teachers AP BC Calc with Mr. DeLorio, AP Bio with Ms. Rankin, AP Econ with Mr. Z Ms. Carp, Milo, Sra. MacIntosh 3. Extracurriculars that have been meaningful to you:…

Each spring, the Foundation for Belmont Education hosts an awards ceremony honoring outstanding teachers. This year, the S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence, which recognizes one teacher for “longstanding dedication and leadership,” honored Brenda Johnston, a first-grade teacher at Burbank Elementary…

After she suffered a traumatic brain injury playing soccer as a sophomore at Belmont High School, Anya Button’s parents worried their daughter would never be the same. She was forced to take a year off from school to recover. “We didn’t know…

Leonard Katz would often walk the Coal Road Trail at the Lone Tree Hill nature preserve in Belmont, but not without being whacked by knotweed. “People might pick up ticks when they walk or bike,” Katz said. Along with Dean Hickman, Katz…