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Three Barnstable High administrators may be dismissed after school trip blunder
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Barnstable School Superintendent Sara Ahern. HYANNIS — Newly graduated Barnstable High School student Ewerton Decastro tearfully spoke on Wednesday at the Barnstable School Committee meeting about two school administrators, Alik Taylor and Hope Taylor, who have been on administrative leave since April 8. ...
First Old Rochester Regional early childhood care class graduates from program
MATTAPOISETT — The first Old Rochester Regional High School Chapter 74 Early Childhood Education Class has graduated from the program. During the school’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 1, eight seniors were recognized for being part of the first class to graduate from the early childhood education class: Anna Pereira, Lila Bangs, Abigail Durr, Jaeleigh Black, Rylie Coughlin, Emily Borges, Nashajia Monteiro and Aubrey Heise.
The Final Five: The last Cape Cod and Islands high school softball rankings
The softball season on the Cape and Islands has come to a close. Monomoy, Falmouth, Bourne, Upper Cape and Nantucket were the five teams that made the MIAA state tournament. They all fell in their first playoff matchups, but the future for softball Cape and Islands is on the rise. Here is...
Middleboro student loses appeals case over t-shirt deemed to use hate speech
MIDDLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - A Middleboro student who was banned from wearing a shirt to school has lost his federal appeals case. In 2023, the seventh grader at John T. Nichols Middle School was told he could not wear a shirt to class with the phrase “There Are Only Two Genders” printed on the front, as it was in violation of the school’s dress code.
Local students receive support for arts education
WAREHAM — Two area high school students have received an art award from the Bourne-Wareham Art Association to support their continuing arts education. Caitlyn Cavacas, attending Wareham High School, and Hutton Flaherty, attending Apponequet Regional High School, each presented their portfolios to members of the Association, and their portfolios and presentations impressed the club’s members in attendance, resulting in them receiving the award.
Two new teams debut: Final Cape Cod and Islands high school baseball rankings
The Cape and Islands represented well in the MIAA state tournament with 10 teams. Three of those double digit teams made the Round of 8. Barnstable (Atlantic) and St. John Paul II (Lighthouse) were Cape and Islands league champions in their respective divisions. This final rankings list will be a little different from...
Barnstable School Committee considers firing educators after students left in Boston
BARNSTABLE - The Barnstable School Committee is considering a recommendation to fire three high school staff members after two students were left behind during a field trip to Boston. Some members of the school community are now rallying around the educators.Educators placed on administrative leave Alik and Hope Taylor and Raffaella Almeida have been on administrative leave since April, shortly after they took 22 students to the Hynes Convention Center for a Belle of the Ball event. The non-profit provides prom dresses and accessories to students in need for free. When the bus returned to the Cape, two students were...
Middle School names students of the month for May
The Middle School has awarded the Student of the Month honor to three students for the month of May. Rajon Frye is the Student of the Month for the fifth grade. Teachers praised Frye’s “positive attitude,” “motivational level” and “great sense of humor.”. One...
Major upsets: Vote for the High School Softball Player of the Week
Silver Lake Regional's Delaney Moquin has been voted the High School Softball Player of the Week. Moquin received nearly 7,000 votes to earn the honor. The junior starred in the circle and at the dish in a 12-0 win over Minnechaug in the Div. 2 Round of 32. She pitched a no-hitter with 9 strikeouts. She also helped her cause by blasting a pair of home runs and driving in 7 RBIs.
Recipients of Marion Social Club scholarships announced
MARION — The recipients of two scholarships from the Marion Social Club were announced Friday, June 7. Lillian Manning of Marion, a graduate of Bishop Stang High School, was awarded a $1,500 scholarship. Jacob Hadley of Marion, a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School, was awarded the $2,500...
‘Leave a legacy’: Old Colony class of 2024 graduates
ROCHESTER — The principal of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School told graduating seniors they had the world in front of them and exemplified what it meant to be an Old Colony student. The graduation ceremony for the class of 2024 at Old Colony was held Friday, June...
Wareham residents feature on college Dean’s Lists
A number of Wareham residents have been honored for their academic success in the Spring 2024 semester with inclusion in their colleges’ Dean’s Lists. Adrienne Padden made the Dean’s List at the University of Vermont in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a mark of distinction achieved by only the top 20% of students each semester.
Apponequet junior has a knack for getting walk-off hits on the biggest stage
LAKEVILLE — The last time Lucas Tremblay had the winning RBI in walk-off fashion, it was to give the Freetown-Lakeville Youth Baseball team a berth in the 2019 Cal Ripken World Series. This time Tremblay helped Apponequet punch a ticket to the MIAA Division 3 Final Four. With the bases loaded and one out...
Greater New Bedford Voc Tech graduates set sail for new experiences
Since beginning their high school careers, the Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School’s Class of 2024 has faced some “turbulent waters,” according to Superintendent Michael Watson. Addressing the approximately 500 graduates, 70 of whom reside in Dartmouth, graduates at the commencement ceremony Friday, June 7, Watson...
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