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Turning Point to lease McDuffy Center from school district

The School Committee voted at its Dec. 15 meeting to approve allowing Turning Point, a charity devoted to helping the homeless and near homeless, to use the McDuffy Center. The charity will pay for the utilities at the McDuffy Center, and could move...

TikTok trend prompts added security at schools Friday

The Wareham Public Schools posted a message on the district website on Thursday, Dec. 16, related to a national trend on video social media app TikTok related to a threat to school safety at schools nationwide on Friday, Dec. 17. The district...

School Committee approves budget, talks new preschool program at Decas School

The School Committee approved a $32,076,796 budget at its Dec. 15 meeting, including a notable new source of revenue: new preschool classes to be held at the Decas School after current students move to the new Wareham Elementary School...

November students of the month

Each month, Wareham Middle School recognizes exceptional students in each grade. August Baptiste is the fifth grader of the month for November. “August is a sweet boy who takes pride in his work,” said one teacher. “He always raises his hand to...

Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award Winner for November

Julian Castro is the Scotty Monteiro Jr. award-winner for the month of November. According to the Middle School, Castro is a positive, cooperative and hard-working student. “ He is always conscientious about doing the right thing and he strives to...

Wareham High to perform ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Ready for a “wild ride down the rabbit hole?” The Wareham Viking Theatre Company will perform “Alice in Wonderland” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11. “We’re going for whimsical, colorful, very fun,” said Gabriela Andrews, the...

Town officials express concern about possible future school budget deficit

Although no Wareham residents turned up to express opinions or ask questions about the school district’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, town officials brought up several concerns about Wareham Public Schools’ budget during a Dec. 2 joint...

Superintendent Shaver-Hood announces July 2022 retirement

Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood will be retiring, effective July 31, 2022. Shaver-Hood announced her upcoming retirement during a Dec. 2 school budget-focused joint meeting of the School Committee, Select Board and...

Parading the halls: Decas Elementary students show off their STEAM projects

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade might have more spectators, but the students at John W. Decas Elementary put on an impressive parade of their very own on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Groups of second graders marched the halls during the last half-day...

Decas Elementary students donate more than 60 boxes of food 

In the run-up to Thanksgiving this November, the students at John W. Decas Elementary collected 63 total boxes of food to support the Church of The Good Shepherd’s community food pantry. Deanna Semple and Manny Borges, who work at the school,...

Wareham High School food drive collects more than 3,000 items for food pantry

As part of the school’s annual fall food drive, Wareham High School students collected more than 3,000 non-perishable food items for the Family Pantry at Damien’s Place. The drive ran from Wednesday, Nov. 17 to Tuesday, Nov. 23 — the same timeline...

Turkeys (in disguise) trot the halls at Decas Elementary

At John W. Decas Elementary, student-decorated “turkeys in disguise” line the halls — the continuation of a well-loved tradition that’s been upheld for 15 years and counting. “We read the story ‘Turkey Trouble,’” said Wendy Nault, a kindergarten...

Middle Schoolers collect more than 2,000 cans for food drive

Over the past two weeks, the Wareham Middle School’s Student Council ran a schoolwide canned food drive that brought in a grand total of 2,077 items. Classrooms competed to see which could bring in the most items. The winning homeroom was Mrs. Kim...

Key Club cleans up Minot Avenue

Minot Avenue got a much-needed clean-up on Friday afternoon, courtesy of the Wareham High School Key Club. Students worked together to clean both sides of the heavily-trafficked road from the new elementary school to the intersection with Indian...

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