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Media students earn a trip to Boston with a street-smarts video

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Five Dartmouth High School students recently won first place in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s annual Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video…

Author talk illustrates the connection between doodling and mental health

Cara Bean

Doodling on a drawing pad for an audience of eighth graders, Cara Bean transformed a free-handed squiggle into a man, set with a full head of hair, a mustache and a goatee. This…

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UMass Dartmouth hosts colloquium on Portuguese history

Miguel Moniz, Daniela Melo and Camilo Viveiros speak on a panel. Photo by Kat Sheridan

UMass Dartmouth hosted an international colloquium on Portuguese migration and Mill Work in New England on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday,Oct. 25. The colloquium focused on the book “Migration, Mill Work, and Portuguese Communities in New England”...

Town Meeting votes 'yes' to fund high school roof feasability study

A feasibility study into replacing Dartmouth High School's roof will move forward after the Fall Town Meeting voted to approve $250,000 to conduct a roof feasibility study. Currently, the roof is 25 years old as it was installed when the building...

Learn about Portuguese history in New England

UMass Dartmouth is hosting an “International Colloquium on Portuguese Migration and Mill Work in New England” on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25. The event will feature talks and discussions about racial tensions, upward mobility, the...

Showcasing Dartmouth High School

On Wednesday, Oct. 22 Dartmouth High School will be holding a showcase night to show seventh and eighth graders all that the school has to offer. Seventh and eighth graders are welcome to attend to learn about the high school’s sports, fine arts,...

Jaw dropping: students tour filming sites at Martha's Vineyard

Students pose with teacher Robert Perrotti during the walking tour. Source: Robert Perrotti

Members of the Film Production Club at Dartmouth High School visited Martha’s Vineyard to see where the classic movie “Jaws” was filmed. The club started planning a club trip last year, and decided that since “Jaws” came out 50 years ago this was...

Go higher programs helps students succeed

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega and UMass Chancellor Mark Fuller gathered at UMass Dartmouth to celebrate the launch of “Go Higher” on Monday, Oct. 6. The Go Higher program encourages students who are...

Elementary schools roll out new literacy program

Catie Paveo explains the CKLA program to the committee. Photo by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth Public Schools are starting a new literacy program, the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) to improve literacy. Catie Paveo presented a slideshow on a new knowledge based program to the Dartmouth Public School Committee on Monday,...

School on Wheels brings backpacks to kids

Neighborhood residents who packed backpacks for kids. Source: Maureen Benton

Two Dartmouth neighborhoods got together with School on Wheels of Massachusetts before the start of the school year to provide kids with supplies. Together, the volunteers from Bayview and a neighborhood off Elm Street filled 149 backpacks with...

Dartmouth scores well with MCAS results

Percentage of state vs. Dartmouth ELA scores meeting/exceeding expectations

The 2025 MCAS results are in and Dartmouth Public Schools performed better than average. Dartmouth did better than the average in the English Language Arts (ELA), math and the new civics sections, but slightly below average in the science section....

DeMello school puts the ‘fun’ in ‘fundraiser’

A child walks around with her cotton candy. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Kids typically can’t wait for the weekend to leave school, but kids didn’t want to leave Joseph DeMello Elementary School during the Fall Festival Library Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27. This event was organized by the Parent Teacher Organization...

BRIGHT Act at UMass Dartmouth

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll visited the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Thursday, Sept. 25 as a part of their announcement of a new bill to improve Massachusetts public education. The bill, known as the...

Four school improvement projects planned

Dartmouth Public Schools may look a little different in the coming years as town officials look to make repairs or replacements to all but Cushman School in the next 15 years. James Kiely, the assistant superintendent of finance and operations for...

Learn about Dartmouth school repairs

Learn more about where the children of Dartmouth are learning at the interactive Public Schools Workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. It will be held at the Dartmouth Middle School at 366 Slocum Road. The meeting will cover the...

High schoolers start new chapter, keep pace with summer reading

Dartmouth High School students started off the school year by having group discussions about their summer reading. During their first Friday PASE period of the school year, students met with a staff member to discuss a book they read over the...

New educators head back to school

Twenty-four new staff members joined the Dartmouth Public School district, and on Monday, Sept. 9, they were welcomed to the community by the School Committee. Superintendent June Saba-Maguire started the meeting by welcoming the new hires, which...

Can’t spell Dartmouth without “art”

Explore the work of UMass Dartmouth artists at their annual 5th Grata Retro artist alley on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. The event allows the College of Visual and Performing students to show off their art by vending to both students...

A fresh start for UMass Dartmouth freshmen

College move in comes with a lot of mixed emotions— excitement and nervousness from the students, pride and sadness from parents, and vicarious enthusiasm from the staff helping them begin their new journey. Move in at the University of...

Dartmouth Public School offers meals at no cost for students

Dartmouth Public Schools participates in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, all schools offer healthy meals every school day at no cost to the students due to the implementation of the...

Dartmouth students kick off the school year on the playground

Though they hadn’t quite returned for class, students attending Quinn Elementary School this year gathered at the playground for some fun while meeting their peers and teachers. Each school in the district gave their students a similar opportunity...

School officials to offer input on impact of development on district

With housing developments on the horizon and new families potentially moving into town, the town’s school population could be on the increase, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations James Kiely told School Committee members at their Aug....

Dartmouth heads back to school Aug. 27

As Dartmouth looks to head back to school Aug. 27, Superintendent June Saba-Maguire said the district is moving forward with a number of new initiatives while continuing to build consistency and alignment across grade levels. One of the biggest...

Meet Potter’s newest principal: Melissa McHenry

What is your background prior to becoming principal at Potter Elementary School? I came five years ago to Potter School as the assistant principal. I worked under Rick Porter, who just retired. … Then, when a position became available because he was...

Southcoast Health and UMass Dartmouth launch Nurse Camp

Southcoast Health and UMass Dartmouth launched an educational program for high school students in the community called Nurse Camp. The camp is a program designed to introduce local high school students to careers in nursing and healthcare through...

Friends of the Claire T. Carney Library to have annual Authors' Brunch

Authors on the Cape and along the South Coast will be coming to UMass Dartmouth in support of the T. Carney Library Library this fall. The event is on Sunday, October 26 and will feature authors Lisa Genova, Nancy Rubin Stuart and Dawn Tripp. The...

State to evaluate high school roof in August for potential replacement funding

The state has agreed to take a look at Dartmouth High School’s need for a new roof and will visit the school in August to view the situation, Assistant Superintendent James Kiely told School Committee members at their July 21 meeting. This is the...

UMass Law student named Rappaport Fellow

Emily Philbrook, a rising second-year law student, will spend 10 weeks interning for Boston Public Schools. Philbrook, a student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's School of Law, has been selected as a 2025 Rappaport Fellow in Law and...

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....

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...

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...

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 300...

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,...