EDUCATION

SWANSEA, Mass. (WLNE) — Case High School will not have classes on June 7 after a fire in a closet. The Swansea Fire Department said the fire occurred around 3 p.m. and was contained to the closet, but smoke damage to the first floor necessitated classes be cancelled. The...

TAUNTON — The following students graduated from Taunton High School at the academic top of the senior class: Jenna Pereira Jenna Pereira, valedictorian, daughter of Jaimie and Dan Pereira, is...

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School announced the graduates of the Class of 2024. Their graduation ceremony will be held Friday, June 7. Elizabeth Adams, Trinity Aguiar, Olivia Ainsworth, Iliana Almeida-Dixon, Dylan Andreozzi, David Anghinetti, Kelsey Bain, Nathan Barriere, Alison Bastis, Samuel Bastis, Brady Benfeito, Camren Bernier, Madeleine Blenkush, Jocelyn Borkowski, Casey Boucher, Jett Boucher, Julia Boudreau, Adrianna Bozek, Corinne Braga, Trey Brierly, Genevieve Brown, Kelsie Brown, Aaliyah Carvalho, Lily Charlonne, Noah Chavez, Justin Chmielewski, Caleigh Cloonan, Nicholas Conte, Dennis Correia, Caraline Corvi, Samuel Courcy, Jacob Coutu, Hannah Cronin, Caiden Cruz, Evan Cutler, Alexander Dalpe, Sophie Darling, Joel DaSilva, Anna DeCoste, Matthew DeCristofaro, Richard Deppisch, Neely Deschenes, Jeffrey Desousa, Aaron Dextraze, David Diaz Tavares, Jordan Dietz, Bryce Doehler, Thomas Dumke, Jadyn Dunham, Evan Dunn, Joshua Dustin, Sofia Fernandez, Adrielly Ferreira, Mason Ferreira, Brady Fontaine, Matai Fontaine, Adam Freitas, Alexis Gale, Samuel Galloway, Luis Garcia, Jacob Gardner, Daphne Gariepy, Kevin Gousie, Justin Govoni, Alexis Guertin, Liam Hannon, Delaney Hayden, Jonah Hebda, Kylie Hillier, Ian Hoskins, William Hoskins, Leah Hughes, David Hunt, Eric Jackson, Pierce Jestude, Sean Joly, Spencer Jones, Angevin Ka, Nevaeh Kaszyk, Megan Keane, Michael Kelleher, Lorelei Kellum, William Kendall, Taylor Kimmell, Collin Kirkpatrick, Jane Kostka, Nicole Lacasse, Victoria Landry, Isabella Langlois, Lucy Latour, Morgan Lawrence, Aidan LeBlanc, Alexis Leonard, Tru Levesque, Sarah Lima, Sophia Lin, Luke Lindberg, Mya Lopes, Olivia Lubrano, Khoury Luz, Abagail Machado, Evan Machado, Griffin Machie, Nathan MacKenzie, David Martel, Abrie Massa, Gabriel McCrohan, Ian McGann, Jeffrey McNaughton, Joseph Medeiros, Gage Mello, Mary-Kate Mello, Maryn Mendoza, Kaila Merriam, Kylie Mirra, Mason Morgado, Angelina Musial, Camryn Newman, Miranda Oliveira, Liam O'Neill, Nadia Ortega, Giselle Pacheco, Olivia Pacheco, Ashley Pellechio, Luke Peltz, Colin Pereira, Katelyn Pereira, Sydney Pestana, Mary Petitto, Miguel Pimentel, Maya Pineda, Mia Pittsley, Connor Rafanan, Emmalee Razza, Aden Rheaume, Connar Richardson-Dexter, Malakai Risotti, Madison Root, Madison Roy, Brodie Sammis, Ethan Sammis, Evan Sampson, Sophia Saviolakis, Tristan Schultz, Camrin Shaw, Devon Shaw, Jacob Silva, Ella Slater, Cadynce Smith, Ian Sousa, Camden St.James, Matthew Suprenard, Jayvon Tavarez, Maddi Tessier, Damon Thompson, Aiden Thurber, Rylie Travers, Kristof Trond, Jacob Viveiros, Landen Walsh, Evan Watts, Ryann Welzel, Rowan Whittaker, Katelyn Willette, Victoria Williams, Noah Williamson, Aisha Zia, Timothy Zibrida.

Aimee Rodrigues is Bristol Community College Class of 2024’s valedictorian. This was a dream she never thought was possible after having her first daughter at 17. “When Leanna was born, we were told she wasn’t going to have much of a life. She wasn’t going to be able to walk, or talk or eat on her own” said Rodrigues, as she talked about the beginning of her daughter’s life. “So slowly over time with occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, she started checking off all of these boxes.”

The following students are graduating from Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School at the academic top of the senior class:. Kylie Mirra is an active member of her high school theater company and School Committee. In these activities, she has held several leadership positions including drama club and international thespian society president, historian, vocal captain, and publicity chairman as well as being the Student Representative on the School Committee as an official non-voting member. Kylie also volunteers at Beckwith Middle School, acting as the music director for their production of “Into the Woods'' after having worked for several years to bring the drama club back to the middle school. She also works as a private vocal instructor and general music teacher at a well-known local music school. In school, Kylie has taken a total of 7 AP classes and progressed through high school taking math classes grade levels ahead. Several awards she has received include the Harvard book award, Principal’s Award, Society of Women Engineers Award, National Honor Thespian Award, and the Scholar Performing Arts Award. Kylie was accepted into Harvard, Yale, and Princeton and will be enrolling at Yale University in the fall, aiming to obtain a Doctorate in Astrophysics.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — A Cumberland music teacher is combining his passion for guitar with the influence of one of the world's biggest pop stars. Matt Kucharski, an instructor at Rick's Music, is a Swiftie by marriage. "I like her music. If I had my choice, it's classic rock...

FALL RIVER — Jason Neves is one of hundreds of kids who graduated from Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School this year. On the front lawn of his family’s home, they’ve put up a sign showing their Bengal pride. Like a lot of kids his age, he’s...

FALL RIVER — The following students are graduating from Argosy Collegiate Charter School at the academic top of the senior class: 1. Emily B. DeAraujo (valedictorian) College Attending: Harvard College ...

FALL RIVER — The city has a new superintendent of schools — and one fewer School Committee member, after a highly volatile discussion and vote led to a board member immediately resigning.  At a meeting held at B.M.C. Durfee High School on Wednesday evening, the committee chose Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer Tracy Curley to lead the Fall River school district in a 5-1 vote. It followed a combative debate session that saw multiple board members...

She's already a two-time Division 1 state champion and the 2023 Taunton Daily Gazette Softball Player of the Year, but Taunton's Sam Lincoln can add another accolade to her impressive collection: the 2023-24 Gatorade Massachusetts Softball Player of the Year. The Texas Tech-bound senior southpaw has been dominant all spring for the Tigers. Through the first 21 games, she is 16-0 in the circle with a 0.27 ERA, surrendering just 15 walks and 30 hits across 105...

FALL RIVER — B.M.C. Durfee High School announced the graduates of the Class of 2024. Their graduation ceremony will be held Friday, June 7. John Patrick Bluteau Gale Jr.

LAKEVILLE – While the graduating class of Apponequet Regional High School suited up in their caps and gowns, 10 students went above and beyond and were named the top in the class of 2024. At the top of her class is Morgan Hayward. In addition to achieving academic awards...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — East Providence fifth grade students presented accessibility projects at a design fair on Friday. According to the Gordon School officials, 40 students worked on independent projects on design, accessibility and advocacy as part of their studies this year. Each student chose a space that...

PROVIDENCE – Broad Rock Middle School’s baseball season could have ended as soon as it started. Instead, 12 eighth graders will move on from the program knowing they didn’t quit.

(WJAR) — The funding fight continues in Providence Public Schools. The superintendent is criticizing the mayor's office for not sending more city funds to schools, as the state-run district cuts positions and closes buildings. "The mayor's budget shortchanges Providence Public Schools by $27 million," said Dr. Javier Montañez in...