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Dartmouth residents among eight Bishop Stang students recognized for exam scores

Eight Bishop Stang students, including two Dartmouth residents, were recognized by the College Board or National Merit Scholarship organizations for their results in standardized tests. Six students earned academic honors from the College Board...

UMass Dartmouth, Amherst win modern architecture award

UMassBRUT, a collaborative campaign between UMass Dartmouth and UMass Amherst, has received a Docomomo US Modernism in America Inventory/Survey Award of Excellence for its efforts to raise awareness and appreciation of the significant Brutalist...
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Dartmouth Schools show mixed results on standardized tests

Dartmouth Public Schools mostly bounced back on standardized test scores last year following a drop off in scores in the year after the Covid pandemic. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the results from its...

UMass Dartmouth promotes diversity with STEM4Girls program

Girls from across the Southcoast gathered at UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, Oct. 1, for a day of “hands-on, minds-on activity” as the university hosted its 10th-annual STEM4Girls Day. Chandra Orrill, Director of UMass Dartmouth’s Kaput Center for...

UMass Dartmouth grad student employees seek to unionize

Graduate student employees at UMass Dartmouth have begun a push to unionize last week as part of what organizers called a “last resort” to improve compensation and working conditions at the university. “The bottom line is that UMass graduate...

Dartmouth High unveils plaque honoring history of Indian logo

Dartmouth school officials, tribal members, and community leaders appeared in twin ceremonies at the high school and stadium on Friday, Sept. 23 to unveil a plaque honoring the history of the school’s Indian logo and the positive traits it is meant...

UMass Dartmouth ranks high in social mobility

The U.S. News & World Report 2023 College Rankings released earlier this month place UMass Dartmouth in the top 100 schools nationwide for the upward social mobility of its students. Among national universities, UMass Dartmouth was ranked #69...

Bishop Stang Theater Co. to celebrate women authors with Nov. play

The Bishop Stang Theater Company will celebrate two American women authors at its November performance. The company will present “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott in a dramatic adaptation by Thomas Hischak. The coming-of-age story brings to life...

Dartmouth High to unveil plaque honoring native history at Sept. football game

On Sept. 23, Dartmouth High School will unveil a plaque honoring “the history of the Dartmouth Indian logo and our Native American neighbors” that will be displayed in the school’s foyer. The plaque will initially be revealed during a private...

UMass Dartmouth opens $1.2 million Biodegradability Lab in New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD — UMass Dartmouth held an opening ceremony for its new biodegradability lab on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at its School for Marine Science & Technology in New Bedford. The lab will support the development of biodegradable and ocean-safe...

UMass Dartmouth gets $750K grant for life science lab equipment

UMass Dartmouth has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to add advanced technologies to the University’s laboratory spaces, the university announced Monday. The grant was part of the Baker-Polito Administration...

Ryans unite as Dartmouth High media program interviews new principal

New Dartmouth High Principal Ryan Shea joined DHS TV Media’s Ryan Arruda for a Ryan on Ryan interview just before the start of the school year. Arruda asked Shea about the “elephant in the room” — the school’s new cell phone policy — and how it will...

With pencils sharpened and backpacks packed, students return to school

It was all smiles as the buses rolled into the Potter School parking lot for the first day of school on Wednesday. As the students clambered off, ready to start the new year, Principal Rick Porter was there to greet each of them with a smile before...

UMass Dartmouth welcomes Class of 2026

Dartmouth’s freshest residents have arrived. Monday, Aug. 29 marked the first day of move-ins at UMass Dartmouth, with hundreds of incoming freshmen and their families carting bedding and mini fridges into the residence halls. Among the new Corsairs...

Dartmouth elementary schools preview updates ahead of new year

Dartmouth’s elementary schools are set to start the new school year on Aug. 31 and with only a week left before students return, staff and administrators are hard at work to put the finishing touches on updates to their schools. Here’s what’s new at...

Teens get hands on biotech experience through UMass internships

While some teens spend their summers at the beach, eight New Bedford High students spent theirs researching molecular biology and learning about gene therapy through an internship at UMass Dartmouth. Led by Professor Tracie Ferreira, the students...

School Committee backs stronger allergy policies after ‘mistakes made’

School policies around how to protect students with severe allergies were the subject of discussion at the Dartmouth School Committee’s Aug. 22 meeting. The policies have come under greater scrutiny because of an incident at the end of the last...

School Committee approves new athletics handbook, cell phone policy

The Dartmouth School Committee approved changes to the high school’s handbook at its Aug. 22 meeting, putting into effect updates to the cell phone policy and instituting a brand new athletics handbook. The athletics handbook has been a priority for...

A long and winding road for upcoming Dartmouth High class reunions

Twice delayed, graduates from Dartmouth High’s class of 1970 and ‘71 are ready to finally celebrate their golden anniversaries. Next month, the combined classes will meet for a night of fun and reminiscing at the Country Club of New Bedford,...

New Dartmouth High principal ‘giddy’ to get started at his alma mater

Dartmouth High School has a new principal this year and despite his only one-year tenure with the school, Ryan Shea is no stranger to the town. Shea grew up in Dartmouth and credits his public school education for his success as an educator and...

Dartmouth High students get to work on local history documentary

Dartmouth High students spanning multiple classes, subjects, and grade levels will work together this school year to create a documentary about the early history of Dartmouth. The project will provide a wide range of learning experiences while also...

School supply drive at St. Peter’s

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, in collaboration with the Dartmouth Youth Commission, is hosting a school supply drive. Anyone wanting to help can purchase needed items, which include pencils, sharpeners, pens, markers, crayons, highlighters, rearers...

Urban youth learn the universal language is STEM at UMass Dartmouth

For a brief moment on Friday, UMass Dartmouth’s Claire T. Carney Library was a model for the future of the South Coast. Inside the room were self-sufficient windmills, greenhouses, and robots used by some of the brightest young minds in the region,...

Dartmouth High looks to curb cell phone use with new classroom policy

As Dartmouth High students return to the classroom this fall, they will have to check their phones at the door. Principal Ryan Shea announced a change to the school’s cell phone policy during the School Committee’s most recent meeting on July 25...

Dartmouth student selected for Mass. Maritime team at wind energy competition

A Dartmouth native is among a team of students from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy who were invited to participate in phase 1 of the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition, the university announced last week. Managed by the National Renewable Energy...

Teachers call on town to address health care costs

Dozens of educators filled Town Hall on Monday to send a message to the Select Board: health care costs need to be lowered. The demands come as the educators’ union enters the latest round of contract negotiations with the School Committee, who will...

Dartmouth schools introduce bus-tracking app

Missing your bus may soon be a thing of the past for students of Dartmouth Public Schools. School officials announced last week that the district has added GPS technology to its school buses that will enable parents and students to track their bus...

UMass Dartmouth awarded grant for shoreline research

UMass Dartmouth was awarded a $10,000 grant to study the social and economic impacts of “nature-based” approaches to coastal flood protection. The money, which comes from the Boston-based Stone Living Laboratory, will be used by School for Marine...

State to own UMass Dartmouth Star Store

UMass Dartmouth’s Star Store campus in downtown New Bedford is about to have a new owner: the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On Monday, July 18 State Sen. Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) announced that the state would purchase the building, which...

Bots compete at high school summer camp

Robots designed by some of Dartmouth's youngest engineers were put to a high stakes test Friday. Their task? To rescue a castaway from a shipwreck in the Dartmouth High engineering lab as part of this year’s robotics workshop. The annual camp...

Dartmouth’s Dr. Bonny Gifford wins prestigious superintendent’s award

Dartmouth Schools Superintendent Dr. Bonny Gifford was honored this week by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.), which awarded her the Christos Daoulas Award at the organization's annual summer conference. The...

UMass library to host authors’ brunch this fall

After a two-year hiatus, the Claire T. Carney Library Associates’ Annual Authors’ Brunch is scheduled to pick up where it left off on Oct. 23. The fundraiser is the 14th such brunch hosted by the UMass Dartmouth library. This year’s featured authors...

UMass Dartmouth joins voter participation challenge

UMass Dartmouth has joined with 400 colleges and universities around the country, including other UMass schools, to strive toward full student registration and participation in elections by signing on to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “As...

University collaborates with high schoolers to help complete biome project

What do you do when the school year is ending and you have one week to complete an assignment and you have a great idea but no resources? This was the exact situation Dartmouth High freshmen Zachary Amaral, Sierra Arruda, Zachary Benoit and Lucas...

Dartmouth High media program gets upgrades with help from students

Lights, camera, action! The Dartmouth High media program got a major makeover this year as upgrades were made to its control center and equipment. Media is a study track at Dartmouth High which includes five different half-year classes — ranging...

Dartmouth students awarded Southcoast Health scholarships

Three Dartmouth students were among 18 Southcoast-area high school seniors that were awarded scholarships from the Southcoast Health Ambassadors, a non-profit affiliated with the Southcoast Health network. The students — who plan on pursuing higher...

Denny’s awards scholarship to Dartmouth High student

Talk about a Grand Slam! Dartmouth High student Brian Edwards was recognized as a Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholar, the restaurant chain announced this week. Denny’s Hungry for Education is a scholarship program that recognizes and rewards...

UMass Dartmouth awarded $748,000 for offshore wind internships

UMass Dartmouth annoucned Friday that it was awarded $748,000 as part of the state’s push to bolster the region’s offshore wind industry. More than $373,000 was awarded from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, with $375,000 in matching dollars...

Dartmouth High celebrates the end of the year with prom

Dartmouth High held its annual prom at the Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, Rhode Island this year on June 2. The event was followed by an after-prom party at the high school. The students had a night of fun to celebrate the end of their high...

Dartmouth sixth-graders invent river cleanup device

One man’s trash is another boy’s inspiration. Friends Academy sixth-grader Paul Athanasiou was on a nature hike last year when he spotted a plastic grocery bag floating in the river, just feet from where a turtle was swimming. The image struck him...

Westport Art Group awards scholarships to two Dartmouth High grads

The Westport Art Group announced the winners of its annual scholarship program on Tuesday, June 7 naming two recent Dartmouth High Graduates as the recipients. The two winners are Jordyn Peckham, who plans to attend Rhode Island School of Design,...

Dartmouth High School graduates 150th senior class

Oh, the places they’ll go! Dartmouth High seniors — and their proud families — gathered in the gymnasium on June 5 to celebrate the graduation of the school’s 150th class. “To put into perspective how long ago DHS began turning out graduates and how...

Dartmouth High names the top 10 students in the Class of 2022

Dartmouth High School has named the top 10 students of the Class of 2022. The students, who will celebrate their graduation on June 5 are as follows: Katherine Quinn, daughter of Peter and Emily Quinn, who will study at the College of the Holy Cross...

Dartmouth schools to see increased police presence through end of academic year

In response to last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, police announced Wednesday that Dartmouth’s public schools will see increased security through the end of the academic year. Police said the decision was made in collaboration with the...

Seven local students receive Community Foundation scholarships

Seven students attending schools in Dartmouth have been awarded more than $34,000 in scholarships from the SouthCoast Community Foundation. The students were received their scholarships at a ceremony at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford on...

Alumni Association provides scholarships to 150th Dartmouth High graduating class

Nearly two dozen Dartmouth High students will get a head start on their college education thanks to the Dartmouth High School Alumni Association. On Sunday, May 29 the association continued its pandemic-era tradition of awarding scholarships...

Bishop Stang High School holds commencement for Class of 2022

Bishop Stang High School graduated 135 seniors, including 26 from Dartmouth, on Friday, May 27 at a ceremony at Hugh Carney Stadium on the school’s campus. The commencement followed an alumni medal ceremony and baccalaureate mass held for graduates...

UMass Dartmouth awarded $50,000 for technology development

Two faculty members at UMass Dartmouth have each been awarded $25,000 to aid their efforts in ocean data collection and ovarian cancer detection, the university system president’s office announced May 25. The money is part of $250,000 in seed...

Bishop Stang names the top 10 students in the Class of 2022

Bishop Stang High has named the top 10 students of the Class of 2022. The top 10 students were recognized this year on May 24th at White’s of Westport during the annual Senior Awards and Scholarship Presentations. The students, who graduated May 27...

Working on formation of new committee, town looks to honor indigenous history

Following last month’s decisions to reaffirm the Dartmouth High Indian name and logo , officials are now looking to find ways to honor Native American culture in the schools — and across town. To do it, the town plans to create a new committee that...

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