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This season, the team not only continued the tradition of excellence that has become a hallmark of Coach Jay Weiss' program, but also redefined that tradition to include Harvard's first Ivy League and EIWA titles. And it is for these memorable feats as well as the passionate, inspiring effort displayed all season long, that The Crimson names the 2000-2001 Harvard wrestling team as its Team of the Year...
Indeed, the exponential rise of the Crimson under Weiss' direction has been marked by a passion to continually enter new territory, to not only meet existing standards but to surpass them. And this year's team has been no exception. Led by senior co-captains Volpe and Matthew Picarsic, this squad embraced the challenge of a difficult schedule and used it to propel them to two championship titles...
...team set its own goals and expectations," said Coach Weiss. "That is something I have really enjoyed as a coach. We [the coaching staff] just devised a program to get them there...
...faculty lounge, has broken into the open. Because teachers are increasingly held to stricter performance standards, they are demanding the same of parents. "We're now discovering that even small class sizes with the best teachers and best materials may not be enough to fix a school," says Heather Weiss, director of Harvard's Family Research Project. "If you get parents on board then you've got a better shot." To lure them back, schools are doing everything from sending teachers on house calls to giving parents a larger role in school reform. The moves are backed by new federal...
Deep in the woodsy heart of Maine, summer brings to the old mill town of Lewiston an ecstatic burst of...contemporary dance! Indeed, it was Bates College and its cultural offerings--the dance festival foremost among them--that lured elementary school counselor Susan Weiss and her physician husband to move to Lewiston from Boston 16 years ago. "The enthusiasm and spirit of the dancers really enriches our community," says Weiss. The annual festival, which this year runs from July 21 to Aug. 19, offers professional training programs for dancers and a program for local schoolchildren as well as a public...