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Media program grows with support from the community, strangers

When Dartmouth High School media instructor Robert Perrotti took over the video production program three years ago, students were working with hand-me-down equipment and studio sets made from scattered furniture. Now, the media lab located in the...

Quinn students spread kindness in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Quinn Elementary School students are gearing up to spread kindness in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. On January 17 — the last day of school before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — Quinn students gathered in the auditorium to learn about why...
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Homeschooled kids explore nature with Encompass program

Dartmouth, MA news - Teacher Seth Garfield shows the students the photos captured by the wildlife camera over the past week. Photos by: Kate Robinson
On January 13, five children bounded through the Friends Academy woods looking for animal footprints, scat, and a motion-activated wildlife camera. But they weren’t just schoolkids running amok: These kids are part of the Academy’s Encompass program...

Middle school students leading their own learning

With a Chromebook for each eighth grader, students at Dartmouth Middle School are able to take the initiative to lead their own learning in the classroom and at home. At the January 13 School Committee meeting, middle school students and staff...

Cushman students hop and play with new sensory path

Dartmouth, MA news - Six-year-old Emily Cabral jumps on the new sensory path at Cushman School. Photos by: Kate Robinson
Students at Cushman School have one more reason to jump for joy after the winter break, as the school has installed a new sensory path for them to hop, leap, and play. Sensory paths are visual aids that provide colorful guided movement activities...

High school students recite Poetry Out Loud for competition

The students that took part in this year’s ‘Poetry Out Loud’ competition. Photos by: Kate Robinson - Dartmouth, MA news
December 18 may have seemed like a regular day at Dartmouth High School to most of the students. But for the twenty students who gathered with friends in the media center at 7:40 a.m., it started off with a bang: The school held its annual “Poetry...

DeMello, Cushman kids celebrate holidays at breakfast

Dartmouth, MA news - Ruby Mullane, 6, holds baby sister Bridget, 6 months, next to their brother Conor for a photo with the Snow Sisters. Photos by: Kate Robinson
DeMello Elementary School was brimming with families and festive sweaters on Sunday morning as more than 300 people came out for the annual Parent-Teacher Organization’s holiday breakfast. Every year the school joins forces with Cushman to serve...

UMass Dartmouth launches new community research program

UMass Dartmouth is launching a new program aimed at improving lives within the community. The program, called the Community Research and Partnership Initiative, will allow university staff and researchers to conduct research aimed at improving their...

Two holiday classics will come alive on stage

Get ready to say “bah humbug” and watch Charlie Brown’s “little Christmas tree” turn into something magical on the same night during Dartmouth High Theatre Company’s upcoming winter production. The Theatre Company will put on a winter double feature...

Students hit the volleyball court to help fight climate change

Dartmouth students and faculty served up fun for a good cause at the high school National Honor Society’s annual volleyball fundraiser. The November 26 tournament saw dozens of high school students, teachers, and community members participate. This...

Students with disabilities serve up Thanksgiving cheer

Daniel Howayeck, Austin Santos, Caleb Rapoza, and Alexis Benjamin serve up food at the Dartmouth Middle School PALS/PASS Friendsgiving. Photos by: Kate Robinson
The welcoming smell of turkey, apple and spices wafted down the corridors of Dartmouth Middle School on Tuesday morning as eight students from the Promoting Academics and Life Skills program made Thanksgiving dinner for their friends. Apron-clad...

Robot scrimmage tests students’ skills

The last match of the scrimmage saw both Dartmouth teams competing against each other in the school cafeteria. Photo by: Kate Robinson
On Sunday, the Dartmouth High School cafeteria rang to the sounds of gadgetry and cheering as the school’s robotics teams completed their first scrimmage of the year. Acton-Boxborough High School was invited to compete against and form alliances...

DeMello students bounce and lounge with flexible seating

Students use yoga balls in third grade teacher Amanda Depin’s classroom. Photos by: Kate Robinson
Students in Amanda Depin’s third grade classroom chose a variety of places to complete a reading assignment: Some sat on the floor with pillows or on donut-shaped seats, others wobbled on special stools, and a few bounced on yoga balls as they...

Hydroponics a hit at Dartmouth Middle School

The Dartmouth Middle School hydroponics club on November 19. Photo by: Kate Robinson
Tomatoes, lettuce, swiss chard, and basil are among the plants grown by a group of intrepid middle schoolers for their cafeteria — inside their cafeteria . Instead of traditional gardening, the students are using a hydroponic system with...

Bishop Stang releases Honor Roll list

Bishop Stang High School has released its list of Dartmouth students who achieved an Honor Roll distinction. The high school has several Honor Roll tiers: President’s List, which requires an average of 95 or above and a 90 or above in all courses;...

Sister City Committee awards participants of essay contest

The Dartmouth Sister City Committee awarded Dartmouth students for their works submitted during a special essay contest opened earlier in the year. The Committee sponsored an essay contest with several other communities in Massachusetts. The essay...

Annual Spelling Bee generates a buzz for Dartmouth schools

Matching team costumes and clever names prevailed at the Spelling Bee. All photos courtesy: Dartmouth Education Foundation/Facebook
Matching outfits, puns, and tricky words abounded at the Dartmouth Education Foundation’s annual Spelling Bee fundraiser on November 14, which took place in the Dartmouth High School auditorium. 28 teams of three Dartmouth community members competed...

UMass Dartmouth celebrates America Recycles Week

The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth celebrated America Recycles Week with a visit from Dennis Deziel, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England office, on November 13. "As EPA is celebrating America...

Bishop Stang High School to debut ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ this weekend

The Bishop Stang Theatre Company will debut its fall production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” which will feature plenty of oddball characters, serious situations, and murder. The play, written by Joseph Kesselring, centers on the Brewster family. It is...

Quinn readers are the top in the state for the fifth year in a row

Quinn Elementary School students were busy this past summer racking up reading minutes — and earned enough to win the title of top readers in the state. Overall, Quinn students logged exactly 1,357,407 reading minutes in the Scholastic Summer...

Quinn students dine with first responders at special lunch

Quinn Elementary School students enjoyed a special lunch with a group of special guests at a first responder lunch on November 4. More than 80 students throughout the school got to eat lunch with police officers, firefighters, and paramedics as a...

Dartmouth High students take video production work on the road

Dartmouth High School media production students’ talent is getting noticed across the state. Recently, two groups of students showcased their video talents at two different events. A group of students produced a live talk show at Gillette Stadium...

Dartmouth Indian name and symbol are here to stay, for now

The Dartmouth Indian is here to stay, at least as far as the Dartmouth School Committee is concerned. At its October 28 meeting, the committee decided against taking any action to preemptively change the school’s Indian head symbol or name. The...

Deer hits school bus, minor injuries reported

The damage to the windshield on the driver’s side. Photo by: Kaitlyn Valverde
This article has been updated to include comments by Dartmouth Superintendent of Schools Bonny Gifford. A Dartmouth school bus was involved in an accident earlier this morning when a deer went through the windshield,...