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Seniors Hadley Fitton and Jesse Walker win big at Dartmouth’s Finest
Once the performances were through and the confetti had settled, the judges reached a decision for the winners of the 2024 Dartmouth’s Finest talent show on Friday, March 15. Seniors Hadley Fitton and Jesse Walker outshined the competition. Fitton...
Alumni Association now accepting scholarship applications
The Dartmouth High School Alumni Association is accepting applications from Dartmouth High School seniors, Class of 2024, for its scholarships. Applications are available at the High School Guidance Office or on the school’s website. Applications...
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UMass students build off-road ‘Baja Car’ for California competition
A team of UMass Dartmouth engineering students is putting together their road trip playlist. It’s a long ride to California, and they’ll need all the distraction they can get in their journey to the West Coast. From Brazilian music to The Beatles,...
Garden Club transforms middle school courtyard into educational space
Over the last couple years, students of the Garden Club at Dartmouth Middle School have worked together to transform the school’s courtyard. Led by eighth grade science teacher Laurie Hellstrom and instructional technology specialist Temple Mitchell...
Preliminary budget proposes use of school choice funds, staffing reductions
The school budget is going to be OK — at least for now, James Kiely, assistant superintendent of Finance and Operations, said to the School Committee at its meeting Monday, March 11. Amid rising costs, such as transportation, in addition to the...
AP Art students to celebrate their work at Cultural Center
The walls of the Dartmouth Cultural Center, located at 404 Elm Street, have been brightened with the work of young Dartmouth artists. Dartmouth High School’s Advanced Placement Art class will have its work on display until Saturday, March 23, with a...
Parents voice concerns over class sizes at Cushman Elementary
A presentation about the overall health of the Dartmouth School District ended in a heated exchange over class sizes at Cushman Elementary School. Parents voiced their concerns about crowded kindergarten classes at Cushman Elementary. As of now,...
DeMello hosts storyteller Len Cabral for a night of fairytales and legends
From the story of how the rabbit lost its tail to the legend of old-man winter imprisoning the other seasons, DeMello Elementary students were treated to a night of stories that transported them to a fairytale realm of myth and legend. Children and...
Two Dartmouth High School art students earn honorable mentions in Scholastic Art Awards
Two students from Dartmouth High School earned honorable mentions from this year’s competitive Scholastic Art Awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. Senior Teagan Witzig was honored for her portfolio of six photographs, and...
Dartmouth High School Theatre moves on to state semifinals for annual competition
It’s not all that often that someone finds themselves sitting in an airport arguing with strangers about luggage and their childhood, but that’s exactly how Dartmouth High School Theatre’s performance proceeded during the preliminary round of the...
DHS senior will not appear on the School Committee ballot due to ineligible nomination signatures
Mackenzie Boucher, the Dartmouth High School senior that submitted nomination papers for the upcoming School Committee race , will not be on the April 2 ballot. Of the 54 signatures she submitted, 10 were either not registered voters or had...
Seniors compete for the crown in ‘Dartmouth’s Finest’ competition
Dartmouth High School is rolling out the red carpet for this year’s edition of “Dartmouth’s Finest.” The annual talent show and pageant, which will don a Hollywood theme this year, allows a select number of Dartmouth seniors to showcase their...
Scholarships for Dartmouth High School seniors seeking careers in gardening
The Greater New Bedford Garden Club is offering two $2,000 scholarships for seniors graduating in June who are planning to attend a four-year college in pursuit of a career in horticulture, agriculture, landscape design, agriculture design, forestry...
DeMello kids design board games and learn the importance of staying positive
In an afternoon that would’ve made Hasbro proud, DeMello Elementary students learned math skills and the importance of teamwork by designing their own, unique board games. The class is part of an ongoing program held on Fridays that takes a creative...
100 years for 100 days: Quinn students celebrate century of school days as centenarians
Continuing their history of inventive spirit days , Quinn Elementary School celebrates its 100th day of school by dressing up as 100-year-olds. Assistant Principal Audra Thomas said the kids not only looked the part, but acted it as well. Meanwhile...
For the battle of the theaters, Dartmouth High School presents “The Layover”
A young girl is stuck in an airport with no clue of how she got there or where she’s going. While she waits for a plane that may never come, she crosses paths with some mysterious strangers that force her to confront some difficult truths about her...
Movers and shakers: Dartmouth High School observes Black History Month
Every person has the potential to change history. That was the message that public speaker and community activist Jacqueline Jones delivered to Dartmouth High School students on the morning of Monday, Feb. 12 in observance of Black History Month...
After avoiding override, school district plans to slash budget increase
After spending December mulling the possibility of an override , the School Committee voted Jan. 8 to use its “school choice” funds to bridge the town’s budget shortfall , an estimated $1.5 million decision. However, that decision may become...
Acclaimed composer conducts Dartmouth’s school orchestras
For the past three days, Dartmouth Public Schools’ orchestras have practiced constantly. The night before Friday’s concert, the young musicians strummed their strings into the late evening, past 9 p.m., said low strings coordinator Michael Daniels...
“Skoshie the Cat” comes to Potter Elementary School
Nobody’s ever too young or too old to start doing what they love. Emely Varosky took her first shot at writing in 1993 when she was just four years old. Looking back at those early drafts and crayon drawings, Varosky admits that it wasn’t her finest...
Dual victory sends both Dartmouth High robotics teams to state competition
In the robotics competitions that Dartmouth High School competes in, teams are grouped together into “alliances” with other competing teams for each round. By design, the format encourages collaboration — each bot’s team needs to quickly coordinate...
Like teacher, like pupil: Quinn educators and students dress as each other for ‘Kindness Challenge’
From Jan. 22 to Jan. 26, Quinn Elementary School held its “Great Kindness Challenge,” a national program that asks students to complete a kindness-related task each day of the week. The week came to a fun-filled conclusion with a special Friday...
Three Dartmouth students reflected in Emerging Young Artists and Designers exhibition
Out of the 808 New England students that submitted pieces of art to be considered for the 2024 Emerging Young Artists and Designers exhibition only 199 students were accepted — and Dartmouth High School students nabbed three of those spots. “One...
Fake and Fatal: Expert forum on dangers of fentanyl/xylazine
Medical professionals and politicians will be speaking on the lethal impact of the drugs fentanyl and xylazine at a forum from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Jan. 31 at UMass Dartmouth. There is no cost to attend the event, which will include a complimentary...
School Committee reaffirms ‘school choice’ for next academic year
Dartmouth High School will stay open to out-of-town students. At its Jan. 22 meeting, the School Committee voted to continue its participation in the state’s Inter-District School Choice program, which allows districts to open their doors to...
Music association hosts discount mattress sale to support school bands
The Dartmouth High School cafeteria was transformed into a discount mattress showroom, as you might find at any Sleep Number store, on Jan. 14 as part of the Dartmouth School Music Association’s fifth annual mattress fundraiser. The one-day event,...
Bishop Stang announces new director of advancement
Bishop Stang High School appointed Pamela Cook as its new Director of Advancement, a position that entails coordinating fundraising events. Cook has 20 years experience fundraising for nonprofits, which involves both marketing and event planning. “...
Dartmouth students to explore the Iberian Peninsula next Spring
Next April, several Dartmouth students will be packing their bags and venturing across the Atlantic for a nine-day adventure of Spain and Portugal. The trip was approved by the School Committee at its Jan. 8 meeting. Students will embark on the same...
‘An opportunity to grow as people’: High School ATLAS program supports graduated special needs students
Every day during the fall semester, st udents in Dartmouth High School’s ATLAS program run a “cafe club” for teachers at the school. The club, which is meant to help students develop daily life skills, is a subscription service that teachers may...
Holiday concert at middle school enjoys big turnout
People could hardly find a parking spot at the Dartmouth Middle School Thursday night as cars overflowed into the Town Hall parking lot. The holiday concert featured several fun and light-hearted Christmas songs performed by the sixth, seventh and...
Dartmouth High School named finalist in Samsung STEM competition
In its 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) competition, Samsung has named Dartmouth High School as one of its 300 finalists from across the country. As a finalist, the High School will...
‘Freaky Friday’ brings mother-daughter connection to humorous light
From cars to curfews to clothes, mothers and teenage daughters find lots to clash about. So imagine if their personalities and perspectives were switched? That would be freaky. And that serves as the plot of “Disney’s Freaky Friday The Musical’’ to...
Elementary school hosts holiday ‘Fun Fridays’ for a cause
Having a bit of extra fun on Fridays isn’t exactly a tough sell — but that sale will actually help raise some money for families in need this holiday season. At Quinn Elementary, a weekly “Fun Friday” means that kids may volunteer to pay $1 to dress...
Film students present finished recycling commercials for waste management district
After just a couple of months developing the films, video students at Dartmouth High School presented their final recycling commercials for the Greater New Bedford Refuse Management District on Nov. 20. The commercials provide tips on ways to...
High School students compete to support a good cause
The Dartmouth High School gym was not set up for a typical volleyball game on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Instead, three courts were set up for three simultaneous volleyball games. And teams composed of Dartmouth High School students, staff and kids from...
Dartmouth High School sophomores win second prize at statewide multimedia contest
After winning second prize for their video public service announcement on sportsmanship, Dartmouth High School sophomores Molly Cunningham and Tabitha Cabral-Elliott were invited to Gillette Stadium to accept the award among 1,000 other students and...
Dartmouth Middle School to bring ‘Cinderella’ to the stage
Audience members at Dartmouth Middle School Drama’s next performance might not know every song in the show, but they certainly will know the story. “We still find the glass slipper and they fall in love and live happily ever after,” said Alex...
New migrant families receive support from town, schools and community service organizations
An influx of migrant families into Dartmouth over the past month has triggered a mulit-orginizational response, as the town works with the school department, community service organizations and the state Army National Guard to assess their needs and...
Potter School hosts Halloween parade of characters
They’ve celebrated this Halloween tradition for more than 35 years. Students wear their sweetest, scariest costumes for a parade that stretches through Potter School, inside and out. As music plays in the background, students, many of them with arms...
Students at Quinn are all tricked out for Halloween
It’s not every day that a teacher issues a gentle reminder to a student walking closely behind a classmate: “Don’t step on his tail.’’ But then again not every day is Halloween, when costumed characters, including a long-tailed dragon, parade...
Dartmouth High School junior nabs top prize in math competition
Dartmouth High School junior Steven Wei “really wasn’t expecting” to win the Invitational Mathematics Meet at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Oct. 20. But the win, a first for Dartmouth High School, cemented Wei as one of the state’s top math...
DeMello, Cushman schools scare up a fun time at trunk or treat
Are you ready for it? The official It couple of the universe, superstar singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, made an appearance in Dartmouth Thursday, Oct. 26. At least in the guise of Lauren and Chad Amaral, who...
Transportation costs to rise in first look at Dartmouth Public Schools fiscal year 2025 budget
In the first look at the fiscal year 2025 budget for Dartmouth Public Schools, transportation costs are likely to see an increase, said Assistant Superintendent James Kiely at the Oct. 16 School Committee meeting. The preliminary budget for 2025 is...
Bishop Stang honor society holds Rock-a-thon food drive
The members of Bishop Stang’s St. Teresa Trayers, SND chapter of the National Honor Society held their annual Rock-a-thon Food Drive on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30. The event’s been hosted at the school since 1999. The donation drive...
Dartmouth High students pitch, direct recycling commercials for the waste management district
Dartmouth High School Teacher Rob Perrotti was sitting in his office one day when Waste Reduction Manager Marissa Perez-Dormitzer entered to install new labels on the classroom’s recycling bins. That chance crossing of paths led to Dartmouth High...
‘Everything is different’: Friends Academy renovates, redesigns middle school building
After just one summer of construction, Friends Academy opened the doors to its brand new learning space: the renovated Clay Stites building, which serves as the middle school building. The entire interior was demolished, including a large staircase...
School Committee floats building new high school and moving middle school as part of long-term infrastructure plan
Dartmouth needs a new middle school. The solution? Build a new high school. That’s the plan Assistant Superintendent James Kiely proposed at the Sept. 25 School Committee meeting in a preliminary discussion. The town could build a new high school on...
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