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Meet Somerset Berkley Regional High School's top 10 graduates of 2024
SOMERSET — The following students are graduating from Somerset Berkley Regional High School at the academic top of the senior class:. Ryan Rose is the valedictorian of the class of 2024. He is the son of Kathleen and Robert Rose of Somerset. Ryan has completed eight Advanced Placement Courses in a variety of subjects including history, English, mathematics, psychology, and computer science. His work in these courses made him eligible for the AP Scholar with Honor Award. He has also completed five dual enrollment courses at Bristol Community College in government, art history, philosophy, and sociology. Ryan has maintained High Honors for the entirety of his high school career. Ryan is the recipient of the Excellence in AP Psychology and Excellence in AP History Award. Ryan has been a member of Somerset Berkley’s Diversity Club and Model UN Team. He has also served as a contributor, social media manager, and editor of our school’s newspaper, The Breeze. Ryan will be attending Bridgewater State University in the fall with a double major in History and Political Science. He does so with the intention of one day having a career in law.
Meet Bristol Aggie's top 10 graduates of 2024
DIGHTON — The following students were named to the top 10 of Bristol County Agricultural High School's Class of 2024. The school's graduation ceremony is slated for Thursday, May 30. Julianna Dufresne (Valedictorian) Fall River. Julianna is the Bristol Chapter FFA president and has competed in veterinary science and...
Local high school softball pitcher tosses second no-hitter of the month in playoff debut
WESTPORT — Mackenzy Ponte never got the chance to pitch in the postseason since making the Westport varsity softball team as a seventh grader in 2020. Her first season was shutdown due to COVID-19 and the Wildcats missed the state tournament the next three seasons. On Friday, the junior right-hander made her postseason debut in the circle and she finished with a loud statement.
Freeze on new hires, other cuts mulled to offset school budget shortfall
LAKEVILLE — Making no new hires, freezing salary increases of non-union personnel and not replacing retirees are among options that the Freetown Lakeville Regional School Committee asked school officials to consider to offset most of the $791,295,000 shortfall in next year’s school budget. School Committee member Crystal Ng...
Bristol Community College Veterans Center to host FREE off-base transition training workshops
“Bristol Community College’s Joseph A. Marshall Veterans Center has partnered with the Department of Labor’s Off-Base Transition Training (OBTT) program to host the upcoming workshops “Your Next Move” and “Marketing Yourself” to better assist veterans, National Guard members and military spouses with the transition to civilian careers.
TTLG: The Dartmouth Spirit Is A Joyful One
Back in the tranquil days of my senior year of high school, at the height of college application season, my Dartmouth interviewer asked me, “What would you like your legacy to be when you graduate?” Ambitiously, I answered along the lines of, “I’d like to have done my part to make Dartmouth a better place.”
Tournament time: Follow all Fall River high school MIAA playoff scores here
FALL RIVER — The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournaments are underway this week with the preliminary round action, beginning on Tuesday with tennis. Besides tennis, Fall River area spring teams are well represented in each of the playoffs — baseball, softball as well as boys volleyball. To get caught with all the scores, bookmark this page. ...
Massachusetts to invest $2 million toward state’s preschool programs
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts is committing nearly $2 million to create and sustain preschool programs across the Bay State. The plan includes thousands of dollars for areas like New Bedford and Taunton. The Healey administration announced $1.7 million in funding to expand universal pre-K access across Massachusetts...
SCOREBOARD: Follow all of the Greater Taunton area high school postseason scores here
It's high school tournament time in the Greater Taunton area. Fourteen area teams qualified for the postseason in their respective divisions, including all four local softball teams. Taunton baseball and softball will look to defend their Division 1 crowns for the third and fourth year respectively, while Dighton-Rehoboth softball is the top seed in Division 3. ...
TTLG: Tell Our Story
It creeps up on me every now and then. Usually, it’s on the first sunny day of the spring term, the kind of weather that causes professors to hold class outside. Green2Go boxes sit on picnic blankets and frisbees fly across the Green as groups of friends return from a dip in the river. Everything about Dartmouth, at that moment, seems perfect.
Durfee volleyball captures first playoff win since 2013: Top performers (May 27-June 1)
FALL RIVER — It was history in the making for the Durfee boys volleyball team. The 26th seeded Hilltoppers captured their first playoff game since 2013 on Thursday, sweeping 39th seed Everett in three games — 25-14, 25-2 and 25-13 — at B.M.C. Durfee High School. With the win, Durfee (14-7) will travel to Boston...
DLA receives critical funding from FLAD and the SouthCoast Community Foundation
NEW BEDFORD – Confronted with a 60 percent reduction in state funding this year, New Bedford's Discovery Language Academy (DLA) had to look for other financial support alternatives to keep its ‘Art, Language and Culture Summer Program’ alive. Thanks to a 10,000-euro grant ($10,809) from the Luso-American...
Vote for the SouthCoast High School Girls Athlete of the Week for May 20-27
The winner of last week’s Girls Athlete of the Week poll was Old Colony’s Abby Pitts. She had more than 50% of the vote to receive the honor. Pitts notched 10 goals in a win over Tri-County. Previous winners were Old Colony’s McKenna Benoit, Apponequet’s Kohana Fontinha, Abby...
Old Colony seniors ready for skilled trade careers
ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School seniors are “workforce ready,” according to superintendent Aaron Polansky. Seniors entering the workforce full-time at Old Colony were recognized at an industry signing day ceremony on Thursday, May 30. The ceremony recognized 34 students for following in the...
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