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Dighton-Rehoboth softball wins state championship in walk-off fashion
AMHERST— All season long, Dighton-Rehoboth coach Katie Holmes has worn a bracelet featuring a word she feels encapsulates her squad perfectly: grit. On Saturday, it showed through when senior center fielder and captain Lucy Latour (3-for-4, RBI) stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh, with junior shortstop Haleigh Kelley (1-for-4, run) on first. With her final swing in a Falcon jersey, she sent a line drive into the right center gap to drive...
Mass. high school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them
Mason Macuch of Lakeville said it took him about 10 hours to write the cards. As class president, he said he knew most of the students. Emily Post would be proud. A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his fellow graduates. So he wrote them personal thank-you notes presented at the ceremony — 180 to be exact.
Dartmouth Middle School’s class of 2024 is “family”
A sea of students waved goodbye to middle school on the floor of the Carlin Lynch Activity Center on Friday, June 14. Dartmouth Middle School graduated around 260 students in a packed ceremony full of audience cheers, fist bumps and students “dapping” each other up to celebrate. The...
Fall River teachers in discussion with school district as their contracts come to an end
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — The school year has ended for students, but the work is just starting for the Fall River Educators’ Association and the city. “There are many districts that are paid better then Fall River,” said Keith Michon, who is the president of the Fall River Educators’ Association. “We’re looking for a fair contract, our priorities are competitive compensation, reasonable workloads, paid parental leave and health and safety in our schools.”
Across Massachusetts, a balance sought to maintain classroom order while helping students learn
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — A Massachusetts mother is speaking out after she says her son was bullied by his classmates and unfairly disciplined by school administrators. The 5 Investigates team has taken a deeper look into the battle over how to maintain classroom order while keeping every student on track to learn.
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