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High School names December award winners

Wareham High School has named its award recipients for December 2022. Senior Winifred Gakidis is Student of the Month. Junior Emma Andrews won the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Award. The “Scotty Award,” as it is called, is given monthly by the...

Local students make dean’s lists statewide

Wareham students at colleges and universities across Massachusetts are being recognized for their academic achievements. Isis Davis and Megan Doherty, students at Lasell University in Newton, made the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. To be...

School Committee approves course changes at High School

Wareham High School students could soon be learning EMT skills, personal finance and baking after the School Committee approved curriculum changes at its meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5. “These are courses that we could offer,” Principal Scott Palladino...

As absentee rates decrease, District still sees room for improvement

So far during the 2022-23 school year, Wareham School District has seen its absentee rates decrease from last year. However, at the School Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5, all three principals said that ensuring students are in school every...

Wareham Upper Cape Tech students help stage murder mystery

Most people call them Karens, but Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School junior Abby Morrison suggests another name for “the person you don’t want to interact with at a grocery store:” Rosemary. Morrison, who lives in Wareham and is studying...

Middle School recognizes spectacular students

Wareham Middle School has announced its student award winners for December 2022. Fifth grader Landen Grajales, sixth grader Miladii Figueroa and seventh grader Dorian Sims were named Students of the Month. Each month, the teachers of each grade...

Upper Cape Tech hockey team volunteers at Damien’s Pantry

The Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School hockey team, along with coaches Tim Arruda and Joe McGuire, volunteered at Damien’s Food Pantry on Sunday, Dec. 18. Team members bagged and delivered groceries to members of the community for the holiday...

School Committee votes to rev up driver’s ed price

The School Committee voted to increase the price of the High School’s driver’s education program from $40 to $50 an hour at its meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15. The Committee was driven to increase the price after hearing testimony from Tina Clark,...

New clubs, auditorium repairs approved by School Committee

Wareham Elementary School will have two new clubs, and the High School auditorium can seek funding for $249,000 in upgrades, thanks to the School Committee’s yes votes at its meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15. Elementary School Principal Bethany Chandler...

School Committee approves pared-down $34 million budget

The School Committee voted to approve a $34 million budget for fiscal year 2024 at its meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15. The budget is 3% smaller than the original proposed budget, which faced harsh criticism from the Finance Committee due to its...

Greetings and goodies: PTO holiday craft fair returns

Shrieks of joy and laughter could be heard from the hallways of Wareham Elementary School as Santa and Mrs. Claus greeted visitors of the PTO-sponsored Holiday Fair. From woodwork to painted ornaments, the school gym was packed with handmade goodies...

Wareham Upper Cape Tech students inducted into National Honor Society

Two Wareham residents were among the nine Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School students who were inducted into the National Honor Society on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Juniors Bryce Moulding and Braden Coryer, who are both studying engineering...

High School names November award winners

Wareham High School has announced its student award recipients for November 2022. Sophomore Jason Westgate is Student of the Month, while senior Dylan Tilton has won this month’s Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award. The “Scotty Award,” as it is called, is...

High School play blends fantasy and reality

When Comet Amezian first read Qui Nguyen’s play “She Kills Monsters,” she was stunned by the similarities between herself and Tilly, one of the play’s main characters. “Me and Tilly are very similar,” the Wareham High School freshman said. “We’re...

Wareham Middle School gives November Scotty Award

Wareham Middle School student Gerard Gibbs has won the November Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award. The “Scotty Award,” as it is called, is given monthly by the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation. Established in memory of its namesake, a 21-year-old Wareham man...

Wareham students among those on Upper Cape Honor Roll

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School has announced its first-term Honor Roll and High Honor Roll recipients for the 2022-23 school year. Here are the students from Wareham who received the honors: GRADE 9 / HIGH HONORS Katie Anderson...

Finance Committee "pessimistic" about school budget

Finance Committee Chair Bernard Pigeon gave a blistering assessment of the School District’s $34 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 during the budget’s public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 1. Pigeon called the District “overstaffed” and said...

“Positively Wareham!”: Middle School recognizes Students of the Month

Wareham Middle School has named fifth grader Shea Gropman, sixth grader Aiden Cardoza Lewandowski and seventh grader Ryan Jones its Students of the Month for November 2022. Each month, teachers choose the most “responsible, respectful and thoughtful...

Knit Wits donations keep students warm

On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Christmas tree in the Wareham Elementary School lobby was not decorated with traditional ornaments. Instead, 75 hand-knitted hats and mittens made by the local knitting club Knit Wits lined the branches. Knit Wits, a Wareham...

Elementary schoolers donate clothes, toys to Baby Point

Wareham Elementary School students donated over 15 boxes stuffed with diapers, formula, wipes, baby clothes, toys and other necessities for Baby Point, a division of Turning Point focusing on families with infants, on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Students...

Thanksgiving parade gobbles up Elementary School

Move over, Macy’s. With handmade “floats” depicting animals real and imaginary, makeshift musical instruments and many a fancy hat, Wareham Elementary School students paraded through the halls in celebration of Thanksgiving on Wednesday, Nov. 23...

School district searches for bus drivers amid worker shortage

Amid a dire shortage of school bus drivers for the Wareham School District, Transportation Coordinator Marie Ferreira has taken matters into her own hands. She and her secretary have been driving routes to get students to and from school on time...

At the High School, a craft fair to remember for young entrepreneurs

“Hey everyone,” Indiana Troupe said into the microphone, “it’s the voice in your head.” Addressing the Wareham High School gymnasium, Troupe was responsible for announcing the sale of raffle tickets, sandwiches and everything in between at the first...

Middle School donates over 2,000 canned goods for people and animals in need

Wareham Middle School Student Council Member Kylah Ormsbee has always liked helping people. “We all like helping people,” she said. “Even if I don’t really like someone. If they are sad or mad I want to comfort them.” With that spirit, Ormsbee and...

Cub reporters: Elementary schoolers start newspaper

Music critics raved about the Cape Symphony’s latest performance. Don’t believe us? Just ask Wareham Elementary School third grader Peyton Pease. “I really liked hearing the water splash when they played ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,’ Pease said...

Proposed $34 million school budget would fund social workers, bus drivers, vents

The Wareham School District’s proposed $34 million budget for fiscal year 2024 will pay the salaries of 24 employees hired last year to tackle pandemic learning loss, among other transportation and infrastructure needs. The budget, 7.57% greater...

Follow your dreams, NFL player and Wareham native urges students

When Marjory Rakoski watches Seattle Seahawks linebacker Joshua Onujiogu play on TV, she still sees her Joshie. Rakoski, a close friend of Onujiogu’s family, is a paraprofessional at Wareham High School and remembers when “Joshie” was a student...

Wareham Middle School announces Honor Roll

Wareham Middle School has announced its High Honor Roll and Honor Roll students for the first term of the 2022-23 school year. High Honor Roll: Seventh graders: Aguilar, Camden Cael Beaudoin, Ingrid Isis Benson,...

High School announces Term 1 Honor Roll

Wareham High School has announced its High Honor Roll, Honor Roll and Achievement Roll students for the first term of the 2022-23 school year. High Honor Roll: Seniors: Bottino, Julia Mary Clements, Laura Jane...

School District takes action to improve student performance

Hiring more teachers, encouraging Advanced Placement classes, and teaching social skills were solutions offered by the Wareham School Committee to improve post-pandemic MCAS scores and a skyrocketing absentee rate at the Annual District and School...

High School to celebrate Hall of Fame inductees

The Wareham High School Hall of Fame will hold an induction ceremony for its classes of 2021 and 2022 on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Rosebrook Event Center, located in TownePlace Suites by Marriott Wareham Buzzards Bay. The 2021 inductees are...

Wareham High School gives monthly awards

Wareham High School is proud to announce its monthly award recipients for October 2022. Freshman Rakeem Black Todd won Student of the Month, and senior Da’kodah Girardin won the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Award. The “Scotty Award,” as it is...

Wareham Middle Schooler receives Scotty Award

Wareham Middle School student Caiden Byron has won the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award for the month of October 2022. The “Scotty Award,” as it is called, is given by the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation. Established in memory of its namesake, a 21-year-old...

Stellar students honored by Wareham Middle School

Wareham Middle School has named sixth grader Lily Woodside and seventh grader Aliana Kennedy its Students of the Month for October 2022. Woodside’s and Kennedy’s teachers spoke at length about their exemplary academic and personal qualities. The...

Elementary school celebrates life on Day of the Dead

When Wareham Elementary School art teacher Nancy Newton first heard about Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), she thought the traditional Mexican holiday was “creepy.” She quickly realized that the festival, which honors departed loved ones and...

Local students win medals at FFA convention

Five Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School students, including two students from Wareham, competed in the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo last week in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school Horticulture team competed against 65,000 students from...

Elementary schoolers bring books to life with pumpkins

You would be forgiven for thinking that Jacoby Pellegrini drew the pumpkin with Harry Potter’s face on it. The Wareham Elementary School second grader was dressed just like the boy wizard, complete with wand, glasses and hair dyed black...

Wareham High students arrive in style to homecoming dance

Wareham High School students arrived in style to the school Homecoming Dance on Saturday, Oct. 22. The night was an opportunity for students to show off their finest fashions, from trendy prom dresses to glamorous floor-length gowns to goth and...

Wareham High School Craft Fair looking for vendors

The Wareham High School DECA is looking for vendors for its first-ever craft fair, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artisans, photographers, printers, jewelers, potters, florists, soap makers, candle makers, designers and all...

Wareham High School students recognized for excellence

Wareham High School is proud to recognize the students who received qualifying scores on their Spring 2022 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced...

School Committee debates solutions to pandemic learning loss

After hearing a report of increased absenteeism and poorer-than-average MCAS scores , the Wareham School Committee, along with all three Wareham school principals, debated possible remedies to pandemic learning loss at their meeting Thursday, Oct...

Absentee rate at Wareham schools skyrockets due to pandemic

The percentage of “chronically absent” students in the Wareham School District has sharply increased since 2019, according to a report given by Assistant Superintendent Dr. Andrea Schwamb at Thursday, Oct. 20’s meeting of the Wareham School...

Wareham High student recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program

A Wareham High student has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Principal Scott Palladino presented senior Laura Clements with a Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship...

Wareham High School announces award recipients

Wareham High School is pleased to announce the following award recipients: Antoine Crosson, Class of 2024 - September Student of The Month Award Alton McCane, Class of 2023 - September Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award

Wareham Middle Schooler awarded for positive influence

The Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award winner for the month of September is Helene King. “She stands out as a positive role model by being thoughtful, respectful, and responsible in all that she does,” Elaine Johnson, the principal’s secretary, wrote in a...

Lower MCAS scores show lingering effects of Covid-19

Wareham students scored lower on the MCAS in 2022 than in previous years, which Assistant Superintendent Andrea Schwamb says is a result of Covid-19’s lingering effects. According to new data released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary...

School store named for educator who helped make it happen

In a voice quivering with emotion, veteran educator Clifford Sylvia told a crowd gathered at the Wareham High School store and in-house credit union Friday, Sept. 30 that “31 years of my happiest years were spent in this school.’’ Although he later...

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