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School store named for educator who helped make it happen

In a voice quivering with emotion, veteran educator Clifford Sylvia told a crowd gathered at the Wareham High School store and in-house credit union Friday, Sept. 30 that “31 years of my happiest years were spent in this school.’’ Although he later...

Wareham student elected Boys State governor

Wareham student Indiana Troupe was elected Governor of Massachusetts as a part of the Boys State program, which simulates a mock state government. Troupe is the first Wareham student to be elected to this position within the organization. According...
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Paraprofessionals call for higher wages in contract negotiations

Outside the Wareham School Committee meeting on Sept. 15, the district’s paraprofessionals and their supporters held signs demanding higher wages and a fair contract with the district. “More paras, less admin,” read one sign. “Pay the people who...

New scholarship established for students of Cape Verdean descent

A new scholarship has been established for high school graduates of Cape Verdean descent from several southeastern Massachusetts schools, including Wareham High School. The SouthCoast Community Foundation announced on Monday, Aug. 29 the...

Class is back in session at Wareham Public Schools

With fresh new haircuts and sparkly backpacks zipped up tight, students started the first day of class at Wareham Public Schools early Monday morning. At Wareham Elementary School, children trundled off buses and into class, marking the beginning of...

New superintendent looks forward to first year back in Wareham

Classes began on Monday at Wareham Public Schools, and the district’s new superintendent is looking forward to the year — though it isn’t his first in Wareham. Dr. Matthew D’Andrea took over as superintendent on July 1, after former superintendent...

Clothing drive helps families before school starts

Over 130 kids received new school outfits from a clothing drive organized by the Decas Community Center Foundation, organizer Jody Santagate said during the drive’s final day on Saturday. “This is just truly humbling to see,” Santagate said as she...

Wareham principals look forward to normalcy in new school year

New course offerings, new pickleball courts and a brand-spankin’-new elementary school: There’s a lot Wareham school principals are looking forward to when class starts on Monday, Aug. 29. “It’s an exciting time,” high school principal Scott...

School supply drive scheduled for Saturday

A school supply drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 outside Town Hall, and residents are asked to drop off supplies to help children at the start of the new school year. Suggested donations include backpacks, pencils, pens...

Wareham High School open house on Wednesday

Wareham High School will host an open house for incoming new and eighth grade students on Wednesday night. Dual enrollment and transfer students are asked to come at 5:30-6 p.m., eighth graders with last names A-J are asked to come at 6-6:30 p.m...

Kids get fresh hairdos for start of school year

Kids freshened up their look and received backpacks full of school supplies at a recent event sponsored by Community Youth Empowerment. Hosted at Faded Image Barbershop, the organization’s school supply drive saw dozens of kids come out to get a...

Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center awards two scholarships

The Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center awarded two $500 scholarships this year to honor the memory of Mary V. Rose. “Mary V. Rose always credited her Oak Grove School first grade teacher, Mrs. Reilly, for instilling in her the value of education...

Two Wareham High students awarded scholarships from Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center

Two Wareham High School students have been awarded the Mary V. Rose scholarship by the Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center, Inc., the organization announced in a press release. Ben Brogioli and Isabella Mombrini were each awarded $500 for college...

Wareham student among 40 statewide awarded $2,500 college scholarship

A Wareham student is among the 40 high school seniors statewide who were awarded college scholarships totaling $100,000 through the ONECommunity Scholarship Program. Olivia L. Powers of West Wareham was awarded the $2,500 scholarship by HarborOne...

Decas Foundation effort works to pair kids in need with new school clothes

For many kids, the first day of school is the time to show off a chic new look for the school year. But back-to-school clothes can be expensive. Through the John W. Decas Community Center Foundation, Jody Santagate and Leslie Edwards-Davis are...

Wareham school official penalized by state for conflict of interest violation

A Wareham Public Schools official was fined $4,000 by the state for violating the conflict of interest law in hiring family members for jobs within the school district, the state says. Director of Student Services Melissa Fay entered into a...

High-schoolers intern as educators during summer school programming

Nine high-schoolers are participating in a pilot internship program at Wareham Elementary School this summer, which aims to give them experience working in education. “All of them want to work with kids,” Beyond School Time Director Jane Collins-...

Retired Wareham High teacher honored by US Army

A retired Wareham High School teacher was recognized by the US Army last week after establishing and growing the school’s first Junior Reserve Officer Training Program over a decade ago, which continues today. The US Army granted former teacher...

Free school food now easier to access this summer

Wareham Public Schools will once again be providing free breakfasts and lunches to kids and teens up to 18 years old this summer. Thanks to recent changes, breakfasts and lunches can be distributed at the same time, and on Thursdays, students will...

Tech, mental health and a new school: Shaver-Hood looks back

After nine years, a brand-new elementary school and shepherding students and staff through a pandemic, Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood has retired from Wareham Public Schools. “It’s been a very nice journey,” Shaver-Hood said. “There’s so...

Wareham students earn honor roll at Upper Cape Tech

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School announced its fourth-quarter honor roll, which includes 64 students from Wareham. Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School is a public vocational-technical high school located in Bourne. The school teaches...

Nursing students supported by Dr. Thomas Gleason Scholarships

Two students have been awarded scholarships to help them pursue careers in medicine, thanks to a scholarship fund created in honor of Dr. Thomas Gleason. Dr. Gleason, a Wareham physician who served the community for over 38 years, passed away in...

Cape Verdean Festival awards scholarships to eight students

Although the full Cape Verdean festival has not been held in several years, the organization behind it is still giving eight students $1,000 scholarships. This year’s recipients are: Ben Brogioli, a Wareham High grad, will attend the College of the...

Students wave elementary school behind for the summer

Students strode out of Wareham Elementary School with excitement after they were dismissed on the last day of school on Monday. Some students hugged and high-fived their teachers as they left the school building, while others waved goodbye to their...

Meet the students of the month for June

Every month, Wareham Middle School celebrates exceptional students. Ivory Black-Todd is the fifth grade student of the month for June. “Ivory is a kind, conscientious, responsible student,” said one teacher. “She is a role model to others; always...

Future kindergarteners share hopes for school

Excited preschoolers and their families flocked to the Wareham Elementary School on Thursday night for the Kindergarten Rally — an event designed to get kids excited to start kindergarten this fall. The event included tours of the school, a story...

Paraprofessionals ask for public support during union negotiations

Months into contract negotiations with the School Committee, paraprofessionals gathered with supportive teachers and staff members to walk in to the school as a group and ask for public support in their bid for better pay. Paraprofessionals,...

Summer programs, new internship program kick off

Summer programming will soon be in full swing in Wareham Public Schools, with hundreds of students enrolled in various programs this year. “We have a busy summer,” Director of Beyond School Time Jane Fondulis said during Thursday night’s School...

Outgoing superintendent recognized at School Committee

Outgoing Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood was recognized with flowers — and a pickleball bag — during a School Committee meeting on June 16. Committee members thanked Shaver-Hood for her service to the school and...

Wareham High students recognized in awards night ceremony

Dozens of Wareham High School students were celebrated during the school’s awards ceremony on Thursday night, including one junior who was awarded a scholarship worth $40,000. Junior Olivia Ellis was the student who was awarded the Steven A. Stone...

Wareham middle schoolers show off their skills

Juggling, dancing, puns and original guitar solos — the Wareham Middle School’s art and talent show had it all Thursday night. “We’re really excited,” teacher Jessica Hathaway said shortly before the show began. Thirteen students took to the stage...

School Committee talks school safety

School Committee members heard from School Resource Officer Karl Baptiste and Detective Dean Decas in a discussion about school safety during Thursday night’s meeting. The two didn’t disclose specific safety procedures or protocol for safety reasons...

Meet some exceptional middle school students

Each month, Wareham Middle School recognizes exceptional students. For May, Kelly Guaman is the fifth grade student of the month. “She is respectful, diligent, kind, courteous, and gets along very well with her peers,” said one teacher. “It has been...

Wareham Firemen’s Association awards three scholarships

The Wareham Firemen’s association has announced three scholarship winners who will each receive $500. Those students are Amaya Anderson and Kent Silva, Jr., of Wareham High School, and Savannah Kelley of Bourne High School. “The WFA thanks the...

New school celebrated at ribbon-cutting

The Wareham Elementary School campus had a carnival atmosphere Saturday for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new school. While students have been attending class in the building at 63 Minot Ave. since January, this was the first...

PASS grads overcome the odds

The proud families and friends of the Wareham PASS program’s class of 2022 gathered in the middle school auditorium on June 9 to celebrate their graduation. The Pathways to Academic Student Success (PASS) program is an alternative to traditional...

Wareham students toss their caps at Upper Cape Tech

More than 50 Wareham students graduated from Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School on Sunday, surrounded by their friends, family and peers. The Outstanding Vocational Technical Student of the Year was Giuliana L’Homme, a Wareham resident. A...

Wareham High celebrates graduation on Spillane Field

Surrounded by their peers and facing a crowd of proud parents and siblings, the Wareham High School senior class of 2022 turned their tassels and threw their mortarboards high into the air Friday night in a cheerful graduation ceremony. “We did it...

Seniors honored at academic awards night

Wareham High School’s graduating class was celebrated Thursday night as the seniors were awarded more than $367,000 worth of scholarships from local organizations, businesses and families. Principal Scott Palladino said this year’s senior class is...

Middle School to host art, talent show

The Wareham Middle School will host an art and talent show celebrating the end of the school year from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 16. The art show will be open in the school’s library from 5 to 5:30 p.m. From there, art enthusiasts will proceed...

Wareham High class of ‘62 hosts reunion

The Wareham High School Class of 1962 will hold a reunion in honor of the 60th anniversary of their graduation on Wednesday, June 22. The event will be held at noon at Lindsey’s Restaurant at 3138 Cranberry Highway. Classmates and guests are invited...

Seniors celebrate end of year with car parade

Local high school seniors drove by in style during their annual car parade on Thursday. Wareham High School posted photos of the event on its Facebook page on Thursday. Students were seen driving in cars decorated with balloons, paper graduation...

Meet the Scotty Award-winner for April

Wareham Middle School’s Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award-winner for April is sixth-grader Nathan Legg. The school described him as a positive student who is respectful, cooperative and hard-working. He’s described as having a great group of friends and as...

Middle school student’s design chosen for strategic plan logo

Middle school student Scott Crites' design was selected as the logo for the Wareham Public Schools’ 2026 strategic plan, out of 22 logos. “Student voice is extremely important to our district,” assistant superintendent Dr. Andrea Schwamb said as she...

Wareham High School soon to be part of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program

Wareham High School is close to earning accreditation as an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program School. The district started working toward certification in the Middle Years Program — an educational philosophy to guide the learning of...

Wareham High to choose whether to stay in South Coast Conference in June

Whether Wareham will stay in the South Coast Conference for athletics is still an open question, but school officials expect to make a decision one way or the other next month. At the May 12 School Committee meeting, High School Principal Scott...

High school students put on ‘fairy walk’

Dressed in fairy wings and anointed with pixie dust, Wareham High School students put on a fairy and gnome art walk Wednesday night, drawing a solid crowd despite the misty cold. The night offered students a chance to display their pieces from art...

Key Club earns honors

The WHS Key Club returned from its annual district convention in Springfield, MA, on April 10th where they were recognized as a distinguished club: one of only 4 of the 177 clubs in all of New England to earn that honor. Club members also earned a...

March students of the month

Each month, Wareham Schools recognize excellent students. At the Middle School, Isaac Lang is the fifth grader of the month. “He is noticed for his willingness to work hard and treat others kindly,” said one teacher. “He is very sensitive to the...

School Committee names new superintendent of schools

The School Committee voted unanimously Thursday night to appoint Dr. Matthew D’Andrea as the new superintendent of Wareham Schools, effective July 1. D’Andrea currently serves as superintendent on Martha’s Vineyard — a position he’s held since 2015...

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