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Students learn about the illusion of e-cigarettes
Some say vaping is safer than cigarettes — but according to Robert Hackenson Jr. — that’s just an illusion. Hackenson, a magician and hypnotist from Dynamic Influence, joined Wareham High School eighth and ninth graders in the auditorium on Tuesday...
Students double Jump Rope for Heart fundraising goal
It’s been over 40 years since Wareham began participating in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart Program. As a tie-in with the physical education unit on jump rope, students not only learn about heart health, but take part in...
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High School presents February awards
The Wareham High School has announced the recepients of its February awards. Emma McWilliams has received the Student of the Month award for February. Amare Rose has received the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award for February.
Oyster Festival offers scholarship
The Wareham Oyster Festival is offering a $1000 scholarship to a student pursuing a career in the fields of aquaculture or marine science. The organization promotes the study and growth of sustainable aquaculture as well as productive marine...
School Councils provide principals with perspective
They say it takes a village to raise a child. The same could probably be said for the student — because it's true. However, it’s not always easy to gather all of the village’s perspectives when that village consists of administration, teachers,...
Vikings advance in tournament following defeat of Maimonides School, 79-51
Wareham residents might be getting a bit of deja vu as the high school boys basketball team continues to dominate the Division Four tournament — its latest win being the defeat of Maimonides School, 79-51, on Tuesday, March 5. Last March, the team...
Scholarships available from Wareham Garden Club
The Wareham Garden Club has announced that $1,000 scholarships are available for qualifying high school seniors and college students. Applicants must have maintained a legal residence in Wareham for at least a year, be a current student with a...
Expressive silence: High school theater club wins awards at annual festival for performance
One thing about Wareham High School theater students — they are going to take a risk. Last year, the club competed in the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s 2023 High School Drama Festival with the play “An Experiment,” which is loud with...
Middle school recognizes February Students of the Month
Wareham Middle School has announced its Student of the Month recipients for the month of February. Hailey Wingo has achieved Student of the Month for the fifth grade in February. Hailey is described as a “role model to all her classmates,” and as a...
Wareham defeat Cohasset in first playoff game, 100-34
The Wareham High School boys basketball team came out victorious in the first playoff game of the season against Cohasset High School Thursday night, Feb. 29. The Vikings swiftly defeated their opponent 100-34. Wareham remains first seed in the...
Viking blood runs deep: Alum returns to chart new course as head football coach
Cy Bariteau has always loved football — as far back as he can remember. He still recalls all the Patriots games he watched with family and the excitement of Super Bowl wins. As a kid, he played for the Wareham Tigers Athletic Association as well as...
Scholarships for students available now
Applications for SouthCoast Community Foundation scholarships for Wareham students are being accepted now through Friday, March 1. The application is available online at southcoastcf.org/scholarships . The following are available: $22,000 from the...
Little leaders: Elementary students learn what it means to be president
One by one they approached the microphone — first and second graders dressed in suits, gray wigs and fake facial hair. “My name is George Washington,” said student Elenor Arsenault in a big white wig. “I was the first president of the United States...
Two announced on dean’s list
Two students from Wareham have been named to their respective college’s dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Benjamin Brogioli earned his recognition while at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. Allison Sciaraffa, who is in her sophomore year...
Onset Bay Center announces summer camp, scholarship opportunities
The Onset Bay Center has announced information about camp and scholarship opportunities for the summer 2024 season. Full and partial scholarships are available for the Onset Bay Center’s camps. For more information, fill out the application on the...
Student named to president and dean’s list
Elena Speliopoulos was named on both the president’s list and dean’s list at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. In order to achieve both, Speliopoulos had to maintain a GPA at or above 3.75.
Two students named on Emmanuel College dean’s list
Anna Chrisman and Abby Wiksten of Wareham were named on the 2023 Fall Semester dean’s list at Emmanuel College in Boston. In order to achieve this, the two had to maintain a GPA at or above a 3.5.
Elementary students jingle all the way with winter concert
Excited voices and the rich sounds of brass and woodwinds rang through the cafeteria of the Wareham Elementary School on Thursday, Feb. 8. That evening, the fourth graders of the Wareham Elementary School Band and Chorus held their winter concert,...
Middle School presents January Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award
Rhianna Kelley has been given the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award for the month of January at Wareham Middle School. She is in the 7th grade. “Rhianna is a very hardworking student who quietly goes above and beyond with her schoolwork and helping out her...
High school announces January awards
Wareham High School has announced its award recipients for the month of January. Ma'Laura Rivas has earned the acolade of Student of the Month for January. Aaron Legg has received the Scotty J. Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award for the month of...
‘Only 80 days to go’: First graders celebrate 100 days of school
First graders officially became 100 days brighter at Wareham Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 6. One by one, the students marched through the halls wearing brown paper bag vests adorning 100 items each in celebration of the 100th day of school. An...
Elks Lodge announces January students of the month
The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge has announced its January Students of the Month. The Upper Cape Technical Regional High School Student of the Month is Tyler Kutil. The Wareham High School Student of the Month is Ma’Laura Rivas. Each student will...
Middle school announces January Students of the Month
The Wareham Middle School has announced the students of the month for the month of January. Fifth grader Janyea Alves, sixth grader Hudson Kuklinski and seventh grader Xylah Cauley received fawning words of praise from their anonymous teachers...
DECA ‘unmasks’ its latest fundraising efforts
Coming off its big win at the competition held in Hyannis last month, Wareham High School’s DECA Club held a masquerade ball to raise funds for upcoming conferences on Saturday night, Feb. 3. Wareham DECA is an organization and extra-curricular club...
Budding artists featured in Blue Foot Cafe
There’s always new art displayed in the Blue Foot Cafe each month, but this February, the Cafe is featuring some never-seen-before works by new up and coming artists. These artists may be new to craft, but their skills are clear to all. Dozens of...
Student named to Nichols College president’s list
Wareham’s Heather Gauvin was named on the president’s list at Nichols College in Dudley for the Fall 2023 Semester. Gauvin is majoring in psychology and has a minor in business administration. She will graduate this May.
Two named to dean’s list
Wareham’s Grace Motto and Amaya Anderson were named to their respective college dean’s list for the Fall 2023 Semester. Motto made this achievement at Regis College in Weston. Anderson made the list at Suffolk University in Boston for the College of...
Middle school names Term 2 Honor Roll students
Wareham Middle School has announced its High Honor Roll and Honor Roll students for Term 2 of the 2023-24 school year:
High Honor Roll
Seventh Graders:
Cabe, Jackson David Carlson, Jalayla Linnea Clarke, Carnell...
Kindergarten registration to occur in March
It’s that time of the year again. As kids across Wareham reach school-age for the 2024-25 academic year, Wareham Public Schools reminds families it’s time to get those kindergarteners registered. Registration will take place in person this year at...
High school names Term 2 Honor Roll students
Wareham High School has announced its High Honor Roll, Honor Roll and Achievement Roll students for Term 2 of the 2023-24 school year:
High Honor Roll
Seniors:
Bindas, Brooklyn Lisa Brandao Mendes, Lillian...
Middle school students showcase art at local cafe
Wareham Middle School art students will have their work on display at the Blue Foot Cafe, 379 Main Street, throughout the month of February, announced Superintendent Matthew D’Andrea and Unified Arts Department Chair Andrea Ericson. There will be a...
Boys basketball maintains division lead
As of Friday, Jan. 26, the Wareham High School varsity boys basketball team is first in the Division Four power rankings with a 11-3 winning record. Head Coach Stephen Faniel said although the boys lost Friday’s game against Bourne 61-71, the team...
Historical Society presents scholarship to Bridgewater student
The Wareham Historical Society presented Brenden Behring with a scholarship on Friday, Jan. 26. Brenden is currently a freshman at Bridgewater State University, studying history education. He said he was inspired to pursue this field after having...
Wareham Public Schools receive cybersecurity grant
Wareham Public Schools has been named a recipient in the 2024 Municipal Cybersecurity Awareness Training Grant Program, announced Superintendent Matt D'Andrea. The program supports the efforts of municipalities and school districts to improve...
Key Club holds prom dress collection
The Wareham High School Key Club is conducting a prom dress collection to provide students dresses for this year's prom season. If anyone would like to make the prom season a little brighter for some young folks, drop the dresses off at the main...
School Committee and district think next steps for IB Program
An outside consultant hired by the school district completed an evaluation of its International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and found it in need of improvement, highlighting challenges with curriculum planning, class scheduling, inaccessibility...
Four students named to dean’s lists
These Wareham natives, studying at colleges across New England, are continuing to make their hometown proud, making each of their respective school’s Fall 2023 Semester Dean’s List. Grace Brogioli made the list at Fairfield University in the College...
Local students make dean’s lists
These Wareham natives, studying at colleges across the country, are continuing to make their hometown proud, making each of their respective school’s Fall 2023 Semester Dean’s List. Isabella Valatkevicz, Class of 2024, earned Dean’s List while...
High school students receive December awards
Wareham High School has announced Lain Potter and Aaron Zbydniewski as December award winners. Lain Potter, Class of 2025, received the September Student of the Month Award. Aaron Zbydniewski, Class of 2025, received the September Scotty Monteiro Jr...
Students win awards in recent DECA competition
Of the 29 students who boarded the bus and headed to the DECA competition at Emerald Resort in Hyannis on Thursday, Jan. 4 and Friday, Jan. 5, 22 returned to Wareham High School with awards. Wareham DECA is an organization and extra-curricular club...
Students ‘smoke’ the competition and 'slide in' for the win
When the school bell rings at 7:35 a.m., providing an almost-universal signal that class is about to start, not every student is at a desk. For some Upper Cape Regional Technical School students, the sound can often indicate that it is time for...
Wareham student takes part in Project 351
Paige Willis, a student at Wareham High School, will serve as the Wareham ambassador for Project 351. Project 351 is a statewide service program that unites “eighth grade unsung heroes representing the Commonwealth’s 351 cities and towns for a life-...
Elks Lodge announces December students of the month
The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge has announced its December Students of the Month. The Upper Cape Technical Regional High School Student of the Month is Adryanna Turner. The Wareham High School Student of the Month is Lain Potter. Each student...
Middle School announces December's students of the month
The Wareham Middle School has announced the students of the month for the month of December. The seventh grade student of the month is Danisha Woodley. Teachers said Woodley is "hard working and willing to help other students," "an absolute pleasure...
Middle School announces December Scotty award winner
Wareham Middle School has announced Landen Grajales won the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award for December. The Middle School said Grajales is an “outstanding student and role model” who stays on task, helps his peers and works his hardest. “Landen is a...
School Committee approves 6.7% increase for FY25 preliminary budget
Despite the schools’ original preliminary budget seeing an approximate 10% increase for Fiscal Year 2025, the School Committee unanimously voted at its Thursday, Dec. 21 meeting to approve the district’s second option, which is a 6.73%, or $2.25...
High School announces November award winners
Wareham High School is proud to announce its Novemer award recipients. Keenan Peterson, Class of 2026, won the November Student of the Month Award. Nah'Zair Pina-Grace, Class of 2027, won the November Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award.
Middle School announces November award winner
Isla August, a grade 5 student at the Wareham Middle School, has won the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award for the month of November. Isla is said to be a “wonderful role model to her classmates,” and to strive to do her best in all her classes. “She is...
Dinner and a sold-out show
Victorian Era England came to Cape Cod the weekend of Saturday, Dec. 16. That weekend, students at the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School performed "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, combining their areas of expertise to create an...
Five Upper Cape students inducted in National Honor Society
Five of the 17 students inducted into the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School Chapter of the National Honor Society on Thursday, Dec. 7 are from Wareham. Senior Jabneal Lozada Santana is studying engineering technology and currently serves as...
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