Schools

Cushman students celebrate kindness, reading

Cushman Elementary School students finished their month-long Kindness Challenge with one last stop: The March 18 School...

UMass Dartmouth commencement speakers announced

UMass Dartmouth’s Class of 2019 will be sent off by a Supreme Judicial Court Justice, congressman, and two CEOs as part of...

Bishop Stang students get high marks at business challenge

Students in Bishop Stang’s Business Club earned top finishes in the UMass Dartmouth Titan Challenge on March 14. The team of...

Students, artists, alumni speak out against high school arts department cut

Dartmouth High art students, alumni, parents, and working artists brought their fight to prevent a staff cut to the high...

Bishop Stang students to participate in regional science fair

A dozen Bishop Stang High School students qualified to participate in the BCC/Rensselaer Region III Science and Engineering...

Quinn families celebrate literacy

Families crowded the cafeterias at Quinn School for the seventh annual Literacy Night event on March 7. The annual event,...

Pops concert combines classics with modern hits

Students musicians presented everything from the classical to the modern at Dartmouth High’s annual Pops Concert on March 7...

UMass Dartmouth commencement returning to campus

UMass Dartmouth students will collect their diplomas on campus once again, as the university has announced it is bringing...

UMass receives grant to build coastal economy

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth received a $150,000 grant from the Seaport Economic Council on February 27. UMass...

Teachers ask for more special education support, training in school budget

As district officials continue hammering out the 2020 school budget, teachers and staff are asking for more support for...

Potter Elementary students learning to stay safe with ALICE training

Potter Elementary students are getting to know the school district’s ALICE emergency protocols through a children’s book and...

Middle schoolers demonstrate star power at talent show

The students at Dartmouth Middle School wowed the crowd at “DMS Has Talent” on March 1. Students (and some teachers) took...

Stang to offer dual enrollment for students

Students at Bishop Stang High School will now be able to earn college credit as they work towards their high school diploma...

Potter students exploring books through theater with the Zeiterion

Potter Elementary School students are making history and reading come alive through a new partnership with the Zeiterion...

Cushman families celebrate literacy

The families of Cushman Elementary School’s preschool and kindergarten students gathered on Tuesday night to socialize, do...

Dentist teaches kids to brush

Second graders at Quinn Elementary kicked off their week by brushing up on dental hygiene at a presentation from Dr. Sabrina...

Dartmouth teams shine at Home Show

The color guard and percussion transformed the gym into the rainforest, foreign lands, and a casino at a New England...

Startups take over at UMass Dartmouth

Budding South Coast entrepreneurs have some big ideas that got a little help from a Techstar Startup Weekend competition,...

Sixth graders learn from author talk, poetry competition

Sixth graders at Dartmouth Middle School learned from a professional writer and tested thier poetry skills in a competition...

Big Brothers Big Sisters at UMass Dartmouth

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is launching a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay to...

Spreading kindness at Cushman

At the Cushman School, February is all about kindness. All month, the school’s preschoolers and kindergarteners are sharing...

Students become engineers during DeMello ‘STEM Challenges’

At DeMello Elementary School, students are tackling big problems with experimentation through the school’s new “STEM...

Dartmouth High's emerging young artists featured at exhibition

When Oona Clarke was handed the topic of “hands in action” for her next art class project, the Dartmouth High art student...

Students talk about their passions at TEDx Dartmouth High

Students at Dartmouth High School got to take a break from class on Friday to learn from someone new: their peers. February...

Dartmouth High Harmonix heading to Boston to compete in PBS singing competition

Dartmouth High’s Harmonix a cappella group is getting its largest stage to date: A spot in WGBH’s Sing That Thing!...

DeMello teacher heading to the major leagues in Florida

DeMello Elementary School teacher Josh Rodrigues is taking his love of baseball - and data - to the major leagues. After...

Students get hyped for the Super Bowl, donate to a good cause

Before heading home for the big game, students at several Dartmouth schools celebrated a lot more than the Patriots entering...

Dartmouth Middle students growing their own veggies at new gardening club

Dartmouth Middle School students are growing their own meals through the school’s newest addition: A gardening club. Driven...

New high school programs to improve AP classes, support students at risk of dropping out

Dartmouth High School officials will revamp its Advanced Placement programs and help support students at risk of dropping...

Dartmouth High administrators plan to move away from final exams

Instead of hours-long final exams, Dartmouth High School students could be making podcasts or giving oral presentations to...

School Committee continues School Choice program

An additional 30 out-of-district students will be able to attend Dartmouth High School next year, after the School Committee...

Shoes for a cause

Dartmouth High School’s Class of 2021 is raising money while doing good this year as it collects gently used shoes. Through...

Quinn students celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quinn Elementary students learned one last important important lesson ahead of their long weekend on Jan. 18: the meaning...

Schwartz School students to host telethon

Two students at Meeting Street The Schwartz Center are getting ready for their television debut: Athan Ghannam, 8, of...

Dartmouth High students enter the “Shark Tank”

Are they in or out? That's the question entrepreneurial Dartmouth High students had to figure out as they pitched ideas for...

Potter students connect recycling to music with the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra

What does music and recycling have in common? More than you think, as one musician is connecting her love of music to...

“Pawsing” to celebrate at Potter School

Celebrating student accomplishments with “Paws” assemblies is nothing new at Potter Elementary School, but one student had...

Boosting mindfulness with yoga, ‘brain breaks’ at Potter Elementary School

Early into the school day on January 4, Cathy Claassen’s fifth grade class put down their books and broke out the yoga mats...

Dartmouth High student taking public service mission to Washington, DC

Shane Rose is going to Washington in March to meet the nation’s leaders in a trip of a lifetime. The Dartmouth High senior...