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Dartmouth grad launches diesel tech career through apprentice program

Aiden Andre, a recent graduate of Bristol County Agricultural High School and Dartmouth resident, is shifting gears from student to full-time diesel technician apprentice after being offered a spot in Advantage Truck Group’s paid apprentice program...

Dartmouth student recognized as ‘most improved’

Dartmouth High School senior McKenzie Pelletier has been named the recipient of the 2025 Maryada Award for Most Improved, an honor recognizing her academic growth, perseverance and commitment to her future. Pelletier, who plans to study Diagnostic...
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Five students awarded by Dartmouth Rotary Club

The Dartmouth Rotary Club recently held its 2026 Installation of Officers and annual Service Above Self Awards ceremony, celebrating student leaders who have made a lasting impact through service and dedication to their communities. Five local...

Bubbles, buses and bittersweet goodbyes: Dartmouth students are out for the summer

The air outside DeMello Elementary shimmered with soap bubbles and summer anticipation as the final school bell of the year buzzed on Friday, June 13, marking the end of the school year for Dartmouth Public Schools. Students spilled out of the...

Dartmouth Middle School graduates are moving up

Rows of chairs sat filled with students dressed up in their finest outfits as eager family members buzzed in the bleachers at the Dartmouth Memorial Stadium. Dartmouth Middle School held its 56th annual graduation Thursday, June 12. The current...

Six Dartmouth students graduate from Bristol Aggie

Grad caps were flying Wednesday, May 28 as Bristol County Agricultural High School, located in Dighton, celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2025, including six who hail from right here in Dartmouth. Aiden Andre, Aubrey Butler, Angelina...

Dartmouth High alum redefines what it means to be a scientist

As Dartmouth High School alum Ann-Marie Silvia stood on the UMass Amherst stage for her doctoral hooding in kinesiology, she thought of the little girl who was made to believe she didn’t belong in STEM. “As a child, I was very inquisitive and...

Science sparks wonder at Quinn Elementary with visit from 'Wizard' Hagerman

A fireproof towel, floating beach balls, fog rings and a styrofoam goo-covered ball three decades old — these were just a few of the experiments that dazzled Quinn Elementary School students Monday, June 2 during a visit from Hagerman the Wizard...

Dartmouth legacies among those honored by Bishop Stang

Eight Bishop Stang High School legacies were celebrated earlier this year in the school’s inaugural Maroon & Gray Soirée and many of these community-driven individuals have made their mark right here in Dartmouth. The event, which drew more than...

Celebrating sacrifice and achievement with the Class of 2025

Not everyone gets this opportunity, said Jhoan Valdez, diploma in hand, as a crowd poured onto the field of Dartmouth Memorial Stadium to celebrate the newly graduated Class of 2025. He and Asante Aurora were among the few who graduated from...

Sun sets on the Class of 2025

After an evening of ice cream, frisbee and fun, the sun has set on the Class of 2025’s final day as high schoolers. The soon-to-be graduates celebrated their accomplishments together at Apponagansett Park Saturday, May 31 — just before their...

Four Dartmouth students named to GNBVT top 10

Graduation is just around the corner for Dartmouth high schoolers, including the four who are looking to graduate among the top of their class from Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School on Friday, June 6. Taking the third spot in the...

Dartmouth resident’s story spans the arc of special education

In November, Adam Howland turned 50 — the same age as modern special education in the United States. Born just before Congress passed the landmark Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Adam’s life has grown alongside the evolution of special...

Nearly 1,900 graduate from UMass Dartmouth after four commencements

The approximately 1,900 students anticipated to receive undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and law degrees from UMass Dartmouth this year celebrated their achievements across four commencement ceremonies May 15 and 16. For Chancellor Mark A. Fuller,...

Media students receive honorable mention in New England contest

As a freshman, Ben Smith found himself cut from the basketball team. A lover of sports, he was distraught, but his mother encouraged him to pursue his second passion: media. Knowing he wanted to pursue broadcasting for a career, Smith joined the...

Unity and kindness take center stage at Dartmouth High

From leis and live music to interactive booths and a pledge against hate, Dartmouth High School’s annual Day of Kindness brought students together Friday, May 2, to promote unity, respect and compassion. Hosted by the school’s Black Student Union...

Two students recognized for academic excellence

Academic excellence was celebrated at the School Committee meeting Monday night, May 5, as two students were honored with the prestigious superintendent’s award. The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic...

Almost 230 students make honor roll at the middle school

At Dartmouth Middle School 229 students made the honor roll for the second term of the 2024-25 school year. Grade 6 Jazzlyn Alves, Max Beattie, Cameron Briggs, Sophia Brizida, James-Kenneth Candeias, Ethan Charest, Kyle Chaves, Adriana...

Seven students bring home accolades in SkillsUSA district competition

From woodworking to video production, Dartmouth students at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech demonstrated their technical skills and earned top honors at the SkillsUSA District 1 Competition held Feb. 28. The event brought together students from...

Updated: UMass Dartmouth sees seven international students reinstated

Seven visas at UMass Dartmouth were revoked in April by the federal government, but their status has since been reinstated on the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems database, according to Ryan Merill, assistant vice chancellor of...

High school students get their heads in the game for upcoming musical

Students performing in High School Musical at Dartmouth High School are hard at work running lines, building sets and practicing choreography as they bop their way to opening night. The musical follows Troy and Gabriella as they face difficult...

Marion company pleads guilty to illegal asbestos abatement services

A Marion company that was used by Dartmouth Middle School for the removal and abatement of asbestos flooring in 2021 has pleaded guilty to illegally and improperly completing these services across Bristol and other counties. Indicted by a grand jury...

Informed, engaged and ready to present: Dartmouth Middle School’s first civics showcase

The library within Dartmouth Middle School was packed full of eighth grade students on Tuesday, April 15, all looking to make a difference. Addressing issues from mental health to public safety to composting — the hustle and bustle of informed...

Special education council sees change in leadership

In partnership with the Dartmouth Public Schools, the Dartmouth Special Education Parent Advisory Council announces that Lauren Enoksen is the newly elected chair. In this role, Enoksen will join other board members, Deb August, treasurer, and...

Appreciation blossoms at Quinn Elementary School

The staff at Quinn Elementary School were surprised with an un-bud-lievable act of appreciation. Over 550 flowers were distributed to approximately 150 of the school’s staff members from students through the Parent Teacher Association. According to...

Dartmouth student chosen as a National Youth Correspondent

Noah Veloso, a student at Dartmouth High School, has been selected to represent Dartmouth as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2025 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University in Washington, D.C. Veloso, who is an...

Concerns raised over school budget as the School Committee discusses a revision

After concerned parents and educators addressed School Committee members with their hesitations regarding the Dartmouth Public Schools Fiscal Year 2026 budget on Monday, March 24, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations James Kiely...

Students aim to generate the perfect book with AI

Since January, third graders at the Joseph DeMello School have been working on their “perfect book,” with just one catch: all of the text in the stories were generated with artificial intelligence. Students used Gemini, Google’s AI platform, to...

Dartmouth Middle School swaps single-use lunch trays for stainless steel

New trays are saving the day: Dartmouth Middle School switched from single-use lunch trays to reusable stainless steel trays in an effort to reduce the amount of waste thrown in the Crapo Hill landfill. Potter Elementary School and Dartmouth Middle...

Arizona author brings the heat to Dartmouth Middle School

On Wednesday, March 20, Arizona-based author Dusti Bowling visited Dartmouth Middle School, showing students pictures and videos of creatures that live in Arizona, including Mojave rattlesnakes, foot-long centipedes, giant hairy scorpions and...

Dartmouth’s Finest: A night of rubber chickens, glittering suits and bravery

When Dartmouth High School senior Charlotte French graduates, she wants to be remembered as “unafraid.” And after her winning performance at the annual Dartmouth’s Finest talent show, that shouldn’t be a problem. Rising from the audience in true...

UMass Dartmouth and Massasoit Community College unite to sign nursing articulation agreement

DARTMOUTH —UMass Dartmouth and Massasoit Community College signed a collaborative agreement Wednesday, March 12 streamlining the transition for nursing students from the Massasoit Community College’s Associate in Science in nursing program into...

Dartmouth Public Schools affected by federal funding cuts for school food, childcare programs

The Trump Administration cancelled more than $12 million in federal funding that provided healthy food to local schools and child care programs in Massachusetts through the Northeast Food for Schools program. Dartmouth Public Schools is among the...

Bishop Stang students will explore Portugal in new global learning experience

Bishop Stang Students are set to travel far and wide with the new Spartan Global Academy program, which will take them to Portugal in April 2026. “The Spartan Global Academy is a unique opportunity for Bishop Stang students to have rich and diverse...

School Committee addresses concerns regarding school choice funding

Continuing its Fiscal Year 2026 budget discussion, the School Committee looked to clarify how school choice funds have been used and how they may be used in the coming years at its Monday, March 3 meeting. Dartmouth Public Schools began its school...

Students crack the cybersecurity code

The word “hacking” isn’t one often used to describe something positive, but for students in Dartmouth High School’s intro to cybersecurity class, that’s exactly what it is. Seventeen students put their hacking skills to the test, tasked with solving...

School Committee motions for high school roof repair

Dartmouth High School has had the same roof ever since the building opened in 2001, and now a motion is underway to replace it. The current roof, which was primarily constructed out of black rubber, shrinks and contracts with heat, said Assistant...

School Committee works to finalize its Fiscal Year 2026 budget

The Dartmouth School Committee is projecting a 4.1% increase to its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which they are still working to finalize. At its Monday, Feb. 10 meeting, the committee discussed its plans to finance the budget, which is projected to...

Programming a future for women in computer science

When Dartmouth High seniors Brooke Adams and Mia Torres first enrolled in AP Computer Science Principles to fulfill the graduation requirement, neither had the intention to take it much further. Now, they are both planning to major in computer...

School Committee votes to introduce a half day preschool program

Dartmouth Public Schools has recently been weighing adjustments to its preschool program, and on Monday, Jan. 27, the School Committee voted unanimously to change the 3-year-old’s program from a full day to a half day. Students will attend class for...

School Committee votes on the 2025-26 academic calendar

After weighing several options for the 2025-26 school year calendar, the Dartmouth School Committee voted 3-2 in favor of making Dec. 22 a full day and Dec. 23 a half day with a return to school on Monday, Jan. 5. The school year would tentatively...

Middle schoolers cue in new film making program

When sixth-grader Julia Thomas heard a new media after school program was coming to Dartmouth Middle School she knew right away she wanted to join. “I’ve been doing theater since I was 4, and this kind of stuff I love to do,” she said. “I kind of...

Bishop Stang students demonstrate unity in creative expression contest

Hope, heritage and acceptance inspired the artistic works of Bishop Stang students Marina Franzese and Savannah Morris as they created their award-winning projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. Creative Expression Contest of New Bedford. The...

School committee drafts a 10-year improvement plan

For the first time, the Dartmouth Public Schools School Committee has developed a 10-year improvement plan, which, if accepted, would include replacing the high school’s roof, modernizing playgrounds and potentially constructing a new school...

Water main break relocates Quinn students

After a water main broke near the Quinn School, over 700 elementary schoolers temporarily became middle school students. In the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 10, a cast iron pipe cracked in an underground water line that entered the Quinn...