John W. McDevitt Middle School
Brad Morgan, Principal

75 Church Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452
Phone: (781) 314-5590
Teacher Voice Mail: (781) 314-3093


Farewell to the Class of 2012!
We wish you good luck in high school!

2008-2009 Tentative McDevitt School Schedule
The tentative McDevitt Middle School schedule for the 2008-2009 school year is now available online.  Click here to view.


The Buzz is the official newsletter of the Grade 6 Honey Bee Cluster.  You don't need to have a sixth grader to get valuable information from The Buzz.  Each issue starts with general school announcements of value to all.  


Waltham Public School Calendar:
    2008 - 2009 school year


FreeRice.com:
Play a vocabulary enrichment game that has tremendous personal and global benefits at  www.freerice.com,  

The 7th Period - McDevitt's Education Station
After the school day is done, the 7th Period showcases student work and activities from McDevitt Middle School.  The second edition of the 7th Period is available right now.  Use the box below, or Click here for the 7th Period Podcast.  When the page opens, click the play button and enjoy.  You will also have an opportunity to subscribe to future editions. 


Click here to get your own player.



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Once upon a rehearsal
Jeff Gilbride, The Daily News Tribune, June 3, 2008, Lisa Cassidy photo
With two days until opening night, yesterday's rehearsal was anything but calm.  McDevitt Middle School students wired each other with microphones, ran lines and flexed their vocal chords in preparation for the spring musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," which begins tomorrow night.  Click here to read the article

Let's get digital: McDevitt students use MIT computer program to compose
Photo and article by Jeff Gilbride,
The Daily News Tribune, May 14, 2008
An MIT computer program is scoring big points with McDevitt Middle School students.  Hyperscore, a musical composition program created by Tod Machover of Waltham and a team of music and computer experts, is the newest addition to the music curriculum for seventh- and eighth-graders.  Click here to read the article

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