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New virtual exhibit at cultural center highlights student artists

The Dartmouth Cultural Center may be temporarily closed, but a new virtual exhibit called “Amplifying Voice” showcasing student artists at Our Sisters’ School is taking place online. According to OSS Creativity Director Tobey Eugenio, students from...

Dartmouth Public Schools planning for full return

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Citing a decline in new Covid-19 cases , Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford said Monday that school officials have been meeting to lay the groundwork on how to get more students back into the classroom as part of a full return. “We all...
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UMass basketball player named conference Player of the Week twice in a row

UMass Dartmouth junior guard Jordan Moretti earned her second straight nod as the Little East Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Feb. 15 for her performance in a pair of home contests last week. According to a press release, the...

Bishop Stang announces second quarter Honor Roll

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

UMass Dartmouth Class of 2021 to receive virtual commencement ceremony

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UMass Dartmouth’s class of 2021 spring commencement will be held virtually amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the school announced Friday. This year, the combined undergraduate and graduate ceremony will take place on May 15. UMass Law will host its...

Meet Augie: Dartmouth High's new therapy dog

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There’s a new staff member patrolling the halls of Dartmouth High. While he might be a bit young — and have four legs and a tail — Augie the therapy dog is already making quite the impression with his fellow coworkers. “Who doesn’t love a puppy?...

Bishop Stang senior Liam Santos signs with Becker College

Bishop Stang High School senior Liam Santos of Dartmouth will be playing NCAA Division III soccer for Becker College this fall after signing a letter of commitment with the school last week. According to a press release from the school, Santos...

High school hockey is back

After a week’s delay, high school hockey came back to Dartmouth — as the Dartmouth and Bishop Stang high school hockey teams restarted their season following a postponement of games in mid-January due to the Covid surge. Dartmouth High announced a...

DHS may see Covid vaccine clinic, School Choice program to continue

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The Dartmouth High School gym could become a Covid-19 inoculation station, as the town looks to establish clinics for phase two of the state’s vaccine distribution plan set to start in February. At a Jan. 25 School Committee meeting, Superintendent...

UMass Dartmouth football season canceled

UMass Dartmouth’s football season will not be going ahead this spring as previously planned after the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the cancellation of the fall sports competition on Jan. 22. The league’s Council of...

Friends prepping for in-person return

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Following three weeks of virtual learning, classes at Friends are expected to return to campus by Jan. 25. According to school spokesperson Alicia Porter, the private school pre-scheduled two weeks of distance learning back in December. Porter noted...

High school students to learn remotely until Feb. 1

Dartmouth High schoolers will remain in remote learning until Feb. 1 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a Jan. 13 announcement from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford. According to the announcement, Dartmouth public...

School Committee approves $15 million five-year capital plan

On Jan. 11 the School Committee unanimously approved a $15 million capital improvement plan for infrastructure upgrades at the Dartmouth Public School district over the next five fiscal years. The full five-year plan includes some big-ticket items...

UMass Dartmouth Interim Chancellor appointed

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is getting an interim chancellor next week after UMass Amherst Vice Chancellor for Advancement Mark Fuller was named to the position on Jan. 12. A press release from the UMass system announcing Fuller’s...

Surging cases may further delay return to school

School Committee members may consider keeping Dartmouth High School students in remote education through the end of January after discussing an idea to stagger students’ return at a meeting on Jan. 11. Officials extended a weeklong delay in the...

Sports on week-long pause due to spiking Covid cases

Dartmouth High School sports are on pause this week due to skyrocketing Covid cases in town, according to a Jan. 11 release from Athletic Director Andrew Crisafulli. Crisafulli postponed all in-person athletic activities until Jan. 19 after the town...

Dartmouth Public Schools postpones in-person return

This story was updated following Superintendent Gifford’s Jan. 6 announcement. Citing the town’s high Covid-19 cases, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford announced Wednesday that Dartmouth’s public schools will remain remote for...

Dartmouth High’s Andrew Crisafulli named Athletic Director of the Year

Dartmouth High’s own Andrew Crisafulli has been named the state’s Athletic Director of the Year, according to a Dec. 21 press release from the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association. Although somewhat new to town — Crisafulli...

Dartmouth schools to delay return to in-person learning after break

Dartmouth Public Schools will start remotely for most students for at least the first week after winter break, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford, who outlined the plans at a School Committee meeting on Dec. 21. The decision...

Quinn School closed on Monday due to Covid quarantines

Quinn Elementary School will be closed on Monday, Dec. 21 due to staffing issues related to Covid-19 isolation for contacts of three new community members who have tested positive for the virus, according to an announcement circulated to parents...

Dartmouth Schools may return to fully remote learning in January

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Students in the Dartmouth Public Schools may not be coming back to in-person learning in January after the School Committee discussed Dartmouth’s increasing Covid rates at an emergency meeting on Dec. 15. At the meeting, Public Health Director Chris...

Bishop Stang announces first quarter Honor Roll

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

Assistant superintendent to retire

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Michelle Roy, assistant superintendent of Dartmouth Public Schools, is retiring — and school officials are uncertain on how or when that position will be filled. At a Dec. 7 School Committee meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford...

Dozens of active Covid cases at Dartmouth Public Schools

New data released on Dec. 4 by Dartmouth public schools shows 51 active Covid-19 cases among all students and staff, with the illness affecting just over 1.4% of students in the system. The news comes as the town’s Board of Health announced another...

Spring and fall sports to go ahead next semester at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth will likely hold intercollegiate competitions in most spring — and some fall — sports next semester, administrators announced on Dec. 3. According to a press release, the university is working with fellow member institutions within...

Elementary schools all in on tech for improvement plans

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Each of the town’s four elementary schools has big plans for the school year, and keeping connected with the community in a time when many have to isolate at home is at the top of that list. At the Nov. 23 School Committee meeting, administrators...

UMass Dartmouth sees surge in Covid cases

UMass Dartmouth is reporting a surge in Covid cases as 32 community members tested positive for the virus in the week ending Nov. 19, up from just nine cases the week before. According to data released Nov. 22, the positive cases represent just 2.38...

Increase of in-person students expected for spring semester at UMass Dartmouth

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UMass Dartmouth expects to increase the number of in-person courses and students living in campus housing for the upcoming semester, officials announced. In a letter written on Oct. 23, Acting Chancellor Mark Preble said that due to the “robust...

Bishop Stang High School virtual open house

This Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m., the Bishop Stang family invites prospective students and families to join them online and learn more about the school through a virtual open house. Middle and high school parents and students interested in...

Dartmouth volleyball tops rival Bishop Stang, remains undefeated

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The winning streak continues as the undefeated Dartmouth High volleyball team beat crosstown rivals Bishop Stang in a close matchup on Oct. 26. Stang’s Spartans kept Dartmouth on its toes by winning the first set 25-22. After back-and-forth set wins...

Stang students collect more than two tons of food for local pantries

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Student members of Bishop Stang High School’s National Honor Society recently held their annual Rock-a-Thon to help area food pantries ease local families’ food insecurity. While the format no longer allowed for students alternating rocking in...

Virtual open house at UMass Dartmouth

Beginning Oct. 24, UMass Dartmouth is welcoming prospective students and their families to a week-long schedule of virtual events. The events will continue through Nov. 1. According to a release, the Open House sessions feature UMass Dartmouth’s...

Another one rides the bus: School officials discuss transportation, quarantine protocols

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As of Oct. 19, all grades are back in school. Along with life returning inside Dartmouth High, this date also marks the first time since March that buses have transported students from all 13 grades. According to School Business Administrator Jim...

UMass Dartmouth recognized for excellence in cybersecurity

UMass Dartmouth announced Oct. 19 that the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the university as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity - Cyber Research (CAE-R) through academic year...

Start of fall sports roundup

Things are off to a great start for Dartmouth High’s sports. Since the start of the Fall 1 season in late September, each team has seen wins in their respective sports. Here’s how their seasons are looking so far. The girls soccer season kicked off...

Virtually new: Inside Dartmouth Schools' online learning system

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Trying to maintain student engagement is no easy task — especially when kids are learning from home. To make sure her second graders remain focused on their lessons, new Dartmouth teacher Kayla Pineau likes to make time for at-home scavenger hunts...

UMass Law scholars discuss RBG’s legacy, future of the Court

For UMass Law professor Frances Rudko, one of the most admirable qualities of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was her dedication to ensuring women’s equality. Rudko spoke about Ginsburg’s legacy with three other panelists at a...

Hybrid start 'successful' despite challenges, superintendent says

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Dartmouth Public Schools’ hybrid learning plan began with the official start of in-person classes on Monday with the pandemic posing myriad challenges — including the district’s first positive Covid case in the high school community. Although...

Dartmouth High community member tests positive for virus

Officials have long said they expected a member of Dartmouth’s school community to test positive for Covid-19 at some point — and even before in-person classes start in earnest for elementary students on Oct. 5, that expectation is now a reality. In...

Spartans shutout Cougars to kick off socially distanced soccer season

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High school sports are back. Nearly six months since the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association unanimously voted to cancel spring sports seasons and tournaments, student athletes are now returning to competition, including the Bishop...

UMass Dartmouth commits to buying two electric vehicles by 2021

UMass Dartmouth has committed to buying two electric vehicles by 2021 after joining a collaborative of nearly a dozen universities and colleges pledging to purchase sustainable vehicles, the institution announced in a Sept. 30 press release. The...

UMass Dartmouth defensive back semi finalist for ‘academic Heisman’

UMass Dartmouth senior defensive end Jacob Burkead has been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell trophy, an honor also known as the ‘academic Heisman.’ The National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame announced...

HVAC to school: Air quality, class size on admins' minds for hybrid learning

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Next week will see the return of teachers and some students to Dartmouth’s public schools as part of the school’s hybrid learning plan, with quite a bit of prep work still to be done. At a joint meeting with the Select Board on Sept. 21, Business...

With virtual concerts, DHS band proves the show can go on

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Despite the postponement of Dartmouth football to February, Memorial Stadium is once again in use. This weekend saw the first two socially distanced shows put on by Dartmouth High’s marching band as part of its fall season of virtual concerts. “It’s...

Students test positive for Covid at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth reports that since the start of the semester on Sept. 1, four students have tested positive for Covid-19 — with three of those testing positive in the past week. A total of 3290 students have been tested thus far, giving a rate of...

Back to school: Bishop Stang returns with hybrid learning

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For the first time since mid-March, students are back in class at Bishop Stang — albeit, at half capacity. Starting Sept. 14, the catholic high school kicked off the academic year with hybrid learning. According to school President and Principal...

TECCA troubles: On school’s eve, online login details late

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As students prepare for online learning to start on Tuesday, some middle school parents have yet to receive vital information on how their kids’ remote classrooms will operate. Earlier this month , the district chose online platforms for students...

UMass Dartmouth ranks high in U.S. schools for social mobility

The U.S. News & World Report 2021 College Rankings released this week place UMass Dartmouth in the top 100 schools nationwide for the upward social mobility of its students. The social mobility ranking measures the size of...

Outdoor learning begins at Friends Academy

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School is officially back in session at Friends Academy — outside. The outdoors has always been a part of daily life at Friends Academy, with its forest trails and a regularly tended garden . But this year, the school has stretched the use of its...

UMass Dartmouth awarded $2.3 million grant

UMass Dartmouth’s Academic Resource Center has received a $2.35 million federal grant to support services for business and STEM students as well as Pell Grant recipients, according to a Sept. 2 press release from the university. The five-year grant...

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