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Middle School band and chorus show off skills at winter concert

When Caitlin Francese first started teaching music, band, and chorus at Wareham Middle School in 2017, the band was composed of only six students who practiced after school when they could. Now, there are 84 fifth, sixth, and seventh graders in band...

Students strut in style in fashion show

The stage in Wareham High School’s auditorium came alive with a variety of colors and designs for a brand new event on Thursday night, Jan. 16. Students strutted in style for the first ever fashion show presented by Lisa Cunha, and students of her...
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Students gain real-world business skills

In addition to the usual English, math, and science, some students at Wareham High School have been learning real-world skills that can help them succeed in their future careers. Many of them have recently put those skills to use by placing in a...

High School works to renew accreditation

The high school is currently assessing itself as it works towards March and fall deadlines to renew its certification from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Wareham High School principal Scott Paladino told the School...

New elementary school on schedule and under budget

Construction of the new elementary school on Minot Avenue is on track and under budget, as the school has been demolished and the site has been prepared for construction. The school is set to be substantially completed in October 2021, with classes...

Wareham High School grads share top college advice

Every January, Wareham High School graduates who are attending college come back to the school to pass along advice to current seniors, answer questions, and talk about the biggest differences between high school and college. Here are some of the...

Superintendent says evaluation was “mean-spirited, personal attack”

Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood read a scathing rebuttal to her recent evaluation by the School Committee, calling it a “mean-spirited personal attack.” In response to allegations that her leadership style had driven away staff, Shaver-Hood...

School Committee approves tight budget

The Wareham School Committee approved a $30,751,930 budget for the 2021 fiscal year at the committee’s Thursday night meeting. Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood said that the proposed budget meets all the district’s contractual obligations,...

Minot students bring Christmas vibes

Under the direction of chorus teacher Russ Hart, seventeen Minot Forest fourth-graders filled the Multiservice Center with Christmas music on Wednesday. This small but joyful recital served as a preview for the upcoming Minot Band and Chorus Concert...

Tigers youth football asks school to reconsider fee policy

Jared Chadwick and Damon Solomon from the Wareham Tigers Athletic Association appeared before the Wareham School Committee on Dec. 19 to ask that its fee for field usage be reconsidered based on a number of inconsistencies they had observed. The...

School administrators recognize exemplary MCAS scores

The school committee meeting for Thursday, Dec. 19 was full of students there to receive recognition for their high scores on MCAS, and family there to see them shine. High School Principal Scott Palladino was there to present 42 students of his...

DECA seeks vendors for Home and Living show

Wareham DECA is looking for vendors for its sixth annual Home and Living Show, which will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wareham High School, 7 Viking Dr. The show will feature businesses in the home improvement industry...

Art and literature meet in high school exhibit

Wareham High School students’ literary works of art are on display at the Wareham Free Library in an exhibit combining graphic design, ceramics, puppetry, and collage. The exhibit was put on in collaboration with the Wareham Library Foundation,...

Tight budget could lead to staff cuts at Wareham Schools

Next year, the Wareham Public Schools will be working with a budget that officials say is too small, and could lead to reductions in staffing. At Thursday’s joint meeting of the School Committee, Board of Selectmen, and Finance Committee,...

High School announces students of the month, Scotty Award-winners

Wareham High School has announced the students of the month for October and November. Students are nominated for possessing at least one of the high school’s core values of scholarship, citizenship, craftsmanship, and sportsmanship. The students are...

Wareham High graduates sought to share college experiences

Wareham High School guidance counselors are looking for current college and trade school students who graduated from Wareham High School to speak about their college experience with current high school students. Students will share their experiences...

Pitching in to make Wareham beautiful

The members of the High School Key Club and the Eighth Grade Leadership Class are making Wareham streets cleaner by teaming up with Don’t Trash Wareham. Each group of students chose streets and headed out, decked out in bright yellow vests and armed...

ORR speeds past Wareham in powderpuff football

WAREHAM — According to players on Wareham’s powderpuff football team, the keys to beating Old Rochester Regional High School on Nov. 27 would have been running the ball, good defense, and communicating, but ultimately the Bulldogs proved to be too...

Students of the month for November named

The Wareham Middle School has announced its students of the month for September. Each month, one student from each grade is selected as student of the month. Teachers nominate students who are responsible, respectful, and thoughtful members of the...

November Scotty award-winner announced

The Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award recipient for the month of November at Wareham Middle School is Sawyer Boutin. School officials describe Boutin as a quiet, soft-spoken role model for her peers who is always prepared with a positive attitude and...

Student enrollment drops slightly at Wareham Schools

This year, the student population at Wareham Public Schools has decreased slightly from last year’s population, in line with continuous declines over the past twenty years, although this year’s drop was comparatively small. Although Superintendent...

When skulls symbolize life

The halls of Wareham Middle School and Minot Forest are festooned with unusual decorations: skull paintings decorate the walls and pinata hang from the ceilings. The students celebrated Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, on Friday with...