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Donations help Middle School start year on the right foot

The Wareham Middle School has a little extra spending money thanks to a $3,000 donation from Atlantic Subaru and several $500 donations from AdoptAClassroom.org, a non-profit organization that helps classrooms in need of extra supplies. The $3,000...

School Committee member honored for ‘commitment,’ ‘advocacy’

Wareham School Committee member Apryl Rossi was “shocked” when she found out at a Sept. 19 School Committee meeting that she was being honored by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees for her service to the district. The Association...
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Middle School roof replacement nears completion, roughly $4.5 million under budget

Two years of repairs to the Middle School roof will cost the town under $4.5 million in total, roughly half the $8.9 million in funding the school requested for the project. Facilities Director Eric Trahan told the School Committee the estimator for...

Oak Grove selects two for Mary V. Rose scholarship

The Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center has awarded two Mary V. Rose scholarships, each in the amount of $1,000, to deserving Wareham High School students. Stoney Ferry from Onset has her educational career to start at Babson College in Wellsbey...

Former Vikings receive Dean’s List recognition

Wareham residents have continued to achieve academic success as they have gone off into the wider world, with their achievements recognized through inclusion on Dean’s Lists. Riley Niederberger was named to the Plymouth State University President's...

Middle School names students to Term 4 honor roll

Wareham Middle School has announced its High Honor Roll and Honor Roll students for Term 3 of the 2023-24 school year: High Honor Roll Seventh Graders Acerra, Jacoby Anthony Cabe, Jackson David Carlson, Jalayla Linnea Colon, Caileen Gloria DeJesus,...

Free summer food program returns for kids and teens

The Wareham Public Schools summer food program will once again provide free meals to children under the age of 18 starting Tuesday, June 25. Different from last year, regulations associated with the program require that all meals be eaten at their...

Students traversed a ‘long and winding road’ towards graduation

Graduation marked the end of a “long and winding road,” according to Wareham Cooperative Alternative High School student Layla Maxim. Maxim and nine other graduates marked the end of their journeys on the road towards a high school diploma on...

Aloha means goodbye at Wareham Elementary School

Nearly 100 people stood outside the entrance of Wareham Elementary school, excitedly waiting for its doors to open on Thursday, June 13. Why the crowd? Over 50 students graduated in a luau-themed ceremony filled with songs and smiles as youngsters...

Rod and gun club scholarship funds students’ environmental endeavors

MIDDLEBORO – The Wankinquoah Rod and Gun Club Scholarship Committee is helping to build the next generation of “responsible and ethical sportspersons” by awarding $6,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors this year. The committee gave a...

Middle School names students of the month for May

The Middle School has awarded the Student of the Month honor to three students for the month of May. Rajon Frye is the Student of the Month for the fifth grade. Teachers praised Frye’s “positive attitude,” “motivational level” and “great sense of...

Wareham residents feature on college Dean’s Lists

A number of Wareham residents have been honored for their academic success in the Spring 2024 semester with inclusion in their colleges’ Dean’s Lists. Adrienne Padden made the Dean’s List at the University of Vermont in the College of Agriculture...

Dr. Thomas Gleason Scholarships awarded

Sophia Gay and Olivia Powers have been announced as the 2024 recipients of the Dr. Thomas Gleason Scholarships. Gay recently graduated from Sturgis Charter Public School, West Campus, and will be attending Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT in...

Congratulations, graduates! Wareham High School students ‘flip the page’ on their senior year

Standing on the grass of Spillane Field behind the bricks of the Middle School buildings, the Wareham High School Class of 2024 entered their adult lives on Friday, June 7 surrounded by teachers, families and friends, celebrating the perseverance...

Wareham resident makes Dean’s List

Kelly Baker, an East Wareham resident, has recently graduated from Assumption University with a Bachelors in Science nursing degree. In addition, Baker made the University's Dean's List.

Upper Cape Tech graduates ‘jump into the game of life’

The Class of 2024 took its first steps into a big, wide world of opportunity in a graduation ceremony at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School on Sunday, June 2. With diplomas in hand and tassels switched from one side of the graduation cap...

Animals, artwork and activities abound at STEAM night

The halls of Wareham Elementary School offered students a smorgasbord of enriching experiences during the school’s annual STEAM night on Thursday, May 23. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The school’s STEAM...

Wareham student named to Dean’s List

Regis College has announced that Grace Motto of Wareham was named to the university's Spring 2024 Dean's List, recognizing students’ outstanding academic achievements. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Regis sophomores, juniors, seniors, and...

Student artists help shelter pets find fur-ever homes

Wareham High School art students are making a paw-sitive impact at nearby animal shelters. Wareham High School students in Colleen Cuneo’s Art 1 class partnered with Lighthouse Animal Shelter in New Bedford and It’s All About the Animals in...

High school to use cell-phone lock boxes

Starting next school year, Wareham High School will implement a new cell-phone policy for students that includes the use of a cell-phone lock box. High School Principal Scott Palladino outlined the policy in a Thursday, May 16 meeting of the School...

School plans to phase out IB program

Wareham Public Schools plans to phase out its IB, or International Baccalaureate, program by the end of the 2024-25 school year. While the district came to this plan through a process of discussion and research, opinions on whether it was the right...

Wareham residents make President’s List

MANCHESTER, NH — Southern New Hampshire University has congratulated two students from Wareham on being named to the Winter 2024 President’s List. The list recognizes full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of...

April, May awards given to High School students

Wareham High School has announced its award recipients for the months of April and May. Emma Andrews, Class of 2024, has received the April Student of the Month award. Malikhi Tavares, Class of 2027, has received the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation...

Middle School crowns Students of the Month

The Wareham Middle School has announced its Students of the Month for the months of April. Peyton Rivera is the April Student of the Month for the Fifth Grade. “Peyton is a constant source of positivity and kindness in the classroom,” said one...

DECA attends international conference

Students with Wareham DECA earned the opportunity to attend the International Career Development Conference which took place Friday, April 27 to Tuesday, April 30 in Anaheim, California. Wareham DECA is an organization and extra-curricular club at...

Elks name Student of the Year

The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge #73 held an annual dinner to honor its Student of the Month recipients on Wednesday, May 1. Ma’Laura Rivas, a senior from Wareham High School, was presented with the Student of the Year award for 2023-24. “We’d...

A hands-on, dirt-covered education

As the weather turns warmer, students at Wareham Elementary School are beginning to plant spring crops as part of a food education program. The elementary school’s STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics – program is teaching...

Elks name students of April, May

The Wareham-New Bedford Elks have named their selections for Student of the Month for April and May. Emma Andrews earned the Student of the Month honor for April. Kareem Banton earned that honor for May.

Wareham students named to dean’s list

Students from Wareham have named to their college’s dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Megan Nolan earned that achievement at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. Nolan is a member of the Class of 2025 and is majoring in biomedical sciences...

Proficient performance, challenging circumstances for Superintendent

Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Matthew D’Andrea has had a broadly successful second year in the role, with many of the challenges facing the district due to circumstances beyond his control, according to the evaluation discussed by the School...

Educators, staff recognized for decades of service

As successive classes of students have entered and graduated from Wareham Public Schools, teachers, caregivers and other staff members have stayed and given their careers to support the schools’ educational experience. The Wareham School Committee...

Wareham receives $50,000 for Pre-K strategic planning

Wareham Public Schools received $50,000 as part of a recent round of state grants to expand access to affordable high-quality preschool through the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative. The grants totaled $3.4 million, and were given to 16...

High School names Term 3 Honor Roll students

Wareham Middle School has announced its High Honor Roll, Honor Roll and Achievement Roll students for Term 3 of the 2023-24 school year: High Honor Roll: 12th Graders: Bindas, Brooklyn Lisa Bolduc, Julian Ethan Brandao Mendes, Lillian Kristina Ferry...

Oak Grove offers scholarships

The Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center is now accepting scholarship applications for the Mary V. Rose annual scholarships. The scholarship is in honor of Mary V. Rose, a long-time resident of Onset and one of the founding members of the Oak...

Middle School names Term 3 Honor Roll students

Wareham Middle School has announced its High Honor Roll and Honor Roll students for Term 3 of the 2023-24 school year: High honor roll: Seventh Graders: Cabe, Jackson David DeJesus, Donavyn Rosario Duggan, Ashlynn Brooke Farias, Issabela Kerolaine...

Key Club finds state conference success

The Wareham High School Key Club earned a long list of awards at the Key Club District Convention held the weekend of Saturday, March 30. “It feels good,” said Key Club President Aidan Dillen. The Key Club is not one of the most recognized clubs in...

Students pay respects at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

A group of Wareham High School students got the honor of paying their respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during an eighth-grade class trip to Washington, DC. Four eighth-grade students who are JROTC cadets laid a wreath on the tomb...

Aviation tech program offers wide sky of opportunities

For Wareham students with dreams of working in aviation, a nearby school offers them the chance: the Aviation Maintenance Technology Program at Cape Cod Community College. One Wareham student, Anthony Radicello, is an Air Force veteran and Wareham...

March in with Elks student of the month

Wareham student Isaiah Bizzarro has earned the Student of the Month designation for March from the Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge #73. Recipients of the award will receive a Certificate of Achievement and $100.

Middle School announces Monteiro award winners

Wareham Middle School has announced the winners of the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award for February and March. Charlie Avila, a sixth grade student, won the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award for February. The school said Avila is a “thoughtful and considerate...

Upper Cape Tech administrators address bullying concerns

Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical School parents, including some from Wareham, voiced concerns at a March 14 School Committee meeting about bullying and discrimination they said their children have faced since enrolling. Administrators...

High School Astronomy Club enjoys a night under the stars

Editor’s note: The Wareham Week has collaborated with Wareham High School to publish this article from The Viking Times, the high school’s student newspaper, courtesy of student reporter Emma McWilliams. On Tuesday, April 23, weather...

International conference the destination for seven DECA students

With over 100 schools attending Massachusetts DECA’s State Conference, Wareham High School DECA members were able to display their proficiency across all business domains. Seven Wareham High School students will attend DECA’s International Career...

DECA auction rallies community support

A small crowd gathered in the cafeteria of Wareham High School on Sunday, March 24, there to bid on a wide range of desirable items. However, as auctioneer Honorary Colonel Phillip Gomes put it, “You’re not here for a deal — it’s about DECA. DECA is...

Historical society offers scholarship

The Wareham Historical Society is offering a 2024 scholarship to be awarded to a Wareham High School 2024 graduate who will pursue a degree in education. The deadline for the receipt of the application and all required documents is Saturday, May 4...

Class of 68 offers scholarship

The Wareham High School class of 1968 is offering a 2024 scholarship to be awarded to a Wareham High School 2024 graduate who will pursue a degree in higher education. The deadline for the receipt of the application and all required documents is...

Alumni association offers scholarship

The Wareham High School Alumni Association is awarding a scholarship for the 2024 school year. The amount will be determined at the time of the award, but will be up to $1,000 per person. Applicants must be graduating from Wareham High School in...

Students lead in Wareham and beyond

Wareham High School will send eight students to leadership camps this summer, each of whom has earned the opportunity through their high school work and student leadership involvement. Ethan Potito and Payton Calvin will attend Boys State and Lain...