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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...

Schools’ proposed FY25 budget sees 10% increase

Amid contractual obligations, inflation, utilities and a rise in out-of-district tuition fees, a 10.26% increase has been anticipated in the schools’ Fiscal Year 2025 preliminary budget, according to Superintendent of Wareham Public Schools Matt D'...

A new season, a new start for girls basketball

The Wareham girls varsity basketball team came out swinging in a scrimmage against Upper Cape Cod Vocational High School on Wednesday, Dec. 8. The Vikings went six close rounds of practice against Upper Cape Cod Vocational High School. At the start...

Elks Lodge announces November Students of the Month

The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge has announced its November Students of the Month. Each student will receive a $100 check and a certificate of achievement. The Upper Cape Technical Regional High School Student of the Month is Maeve West. The...

Middle schools name November Students of the Month

Wareham Middle School Students of the Month have been announced for November, highlighting each student’s classroom engagement and exemplary behavior. Fifth grader Harleigh Mattie, sixth grader Caleb King and seventh grader Brianna Gabrey received...

Viking Theater Company takes the yellow brick road

In just a few weeks, Dorothy's house will come crashing down — not in the Land of Oz — but in Wareham, Massachusetts. The students with the Wareham Viking Theater Company are working hard to get their production of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" off...

JROTC student receives Legion of Valor Award

On Monday, Dec. 4, Wareham High School Senior Robert Sylvia became the third in the school’s JROTC program to receive the Legion of Valor Award with Bronze Cross. Sylvia is ranked cadet lieutenant colonel and serves as the JROTC cadet battalion...

Upper Cape names Term 1 honor roll

Upper Cape Regional Technical School has announced its Wareham High Honor Roll and Honor Roll students for Term 1 of the 2023-24 school year: High Honor Roll Ninth Grade: Julian Castro Fiona Corey Paige Horton...

DECA undergoes Operation Warmth

Wareham High School’s DECA students are on a mission this December and its called, “Operation Warmth.” The students are collecting winter clothes items, including hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and socks, to be donated to victims of domestic...

Elementary school supports Friends of Jack Foundation

Staff members and students at the Wareham Elementary School may be seen wearing bright red the week following Thanksgiving. The school is participating in the Friends of Jack Foundation Tutu Challenge for the second year in a row. Last year, it was...

Middle School donates 2,815 items to food pantry

The Wareham Middle School Student Council has donated a grand total of 2,815 food items to Damien's Food Pantry. Mrs. Smith's homeroom donated 359 items and won the grand prize of a Dunkin' Donuts Breakfast. Mr. Bennette's homeroom was a close...

Farm-to-school program engages Wareham Elementary Students

This fall, the Wareham Elementary School launched a Grow Farm-to-School program. The program is brought to schools by the Marion Institute, a non-profit aimed at creating a culture of health. Grow Farm-to-School connects students and schools to...

A miniature Macy's Parade

Second grade students pulled cardboard floats and beat on marching band drums, dressed on their finest — or in their finest pajamas — during the Wareham Elementary School Thanksgiving Parade on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Students from other grades lined...

Craft fair puts high-school students' business sense on display

The students of the Wareham High School DECA held the club's second annual craft fair on Saturday, Nov. 18. DECA is a national organization that helps budding entrepreneurs prepare for a career in business through projects and competitions. The...

High school PASS Program spring registration

Students looking to obtain a high school education and diploma, but are unable to do so the traditional way, have the opportunity to register for Wareham Public School’s Pathways to Academic Student Success Program, known as “PASS.” This is a night...

High school 2023 winning VFW essays

Those who attended the post-Veterans Day Parade ceremony at Center Park may have heard Lexi Francis and Stoney Ferry read their winning VFW essays for the Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contests. The two were chosen among their peers at...

Middle school names Term 1 Honor Roll students

Wareham Middle School has announced its High Honor Roll and Honor Roll students for Term 1 of the 2023-24 school year: High Honor Roll Seventh Graders: Acerra, Jacoby Anthony Cabe, Jackson David Carlson, Jalayla...

Elks Lodge announces October Students of the Month

The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge has announced its October Students of the Month. Each student will receive a $100 check and a certificate of achievement. The Upper Cape Technical Regional High School Student of the Month is Hayley King. The...

High school announces October Student of the Month, Scotty Award

Wareham High School has announced its October Student of the Month and Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award winner. Junior Ethan Potito is Student of the Month and sophomore Sofiya Elsayed is the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award winner.

High school names Term 1 Honor Roll students

Wareham High School has announced its High Honor Roll, Honor Roll and Achievement Roll students for Term 1 of the 2023-24 school year: High Honor Roll Seniors: Andrews, Emma Marie Berriault, Cole Andrew Bindas,...

Middle school announces October Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award winner

Madison Courtney was selected to be the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award winner for the month of October. Madison is said to be “friendly and inclusive of all her peers.” According to the school, Olivia welcomes friendships without judgement and offers...

Middle school names October Students of the Month

Wareham Middle School Students of the Month have been announced for October and the two have been described as “hard working,” “kind” as well as role models who are representative of the school’s key values. Fifth grader Isla Phillips and sixth...

Spooky schooling with elementary pumpkin event

Halloween came early to Wareham Elementary School, as students gathered in the cafeteria the evening of Monday, Oct. 30 to show off their painted pumpkins. Prior to the event, students painted pumpkins based on books that they chose. One class had a...

Elks Lodge announces September Students of the Month

The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge has announced its September Students of the Month. Each student will receive a $100 check. The Upper Cape Technical Regional High School Student of the Month is Lucas Sherman. The Wareham High School Student of the...

Students shine at homecoming

Wareham students dazzled in their outfits for the Homecoming Dance on Saturday, Oct. 21 The Wareham Student Council congratulated the members of its 2023 Homecoming Royalty and Court. The eight grade representatives were Tyler Cannon and Jordyn...

High school students receive September awards

Wareham High School has announced Stoney Ferry and Mary Jane Alford as September award winners. Stoney Ferry, Class of 2024, received the September Student of the Month Award. Mary Jane Alford, Class of 2027, received the September Scotty Monteiro...

Support High School Class of 2025 at QDOBA

The Wareham High School Class of 2025 is collaborating with QDOBA Mexican Eats, located in Wareham Crossing, for a fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 2 from open to close. The goal of the fundraiser is to keep the cost of prom down.

Students put some pep in their step for Homecoming

Decked out in class colors, the Wareham High School student body gathered in the gymnasium for some friendly class competition at the Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday, Oct. 20. The competition began at the beginning of the week with Spirit Week dress...

Students stay current with events

The most weighty of current events are on the minds of Wareham students. Gisella Priestley, student representative for the School Committee, highlighted the ways Wareham students have been staying civically engaged during a Thursday, Oct. 19 School...

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