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Cultural Scholarship Application Deadline Extended
The deadline for application to the John O. Pastore Cultural Travel Scholarship, offered by Newport Festa Italiana (NFI), has been extended to Tuesday, May 29. High school students have the opportunity to win a trip to Italy.
May 16, 2012 in Education Beat
George Washington Letter Winners
On Thursday, May 3, Rogers High School held an awards assembly to announce the winners of the George Washington Letter Essay Contest.
May 9, 2012 in Education Beat (1 Comments)
School Committee Approves Track Name
The Newport School Committee tackled a loaded agenda during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, approving recommendations for the new Claiborne deB. Pell Elementary School, the Rogers Goes Green Project, and naming the RHS athletic field.
May 9, 2012 in Education Beat
Student Artwork Heads to D.C.
An art installation focusing on the Rhode Island state motto of Hope and the state symbol of an anchor by the seventh grade at St. Michael’s Country Day School will soon be on display in our nation’s capital.
May 7, 2012 in Education Beat
RHS Students Attend Junior Leadership Conference
The Junior Leadership Conference is a daylong seminar held at Providence College that helps students to become better leaders. Sessions include diversity, event planning, communication, public speaking and individual assessment.
May 2, 2012 in Education Beat
Underwood Raises $2027.62 to Fight Leukemia
Collecting change can make a change! Students from Underwood Elementary School brought in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters for three weeks, collecting $2027.62 to help fight leukemia.
May 2, 2012 in Education Beat
Rogers Students Celebrate Arbor Day
Students from Rogers High School journeyed to Morton Park on April 27 to plant a tree on Arbor Day.
May 2, 2012 in Education Beat
Student Musicians Performed at All-State Festival
Several students from Thompson Middle School and Rogers High School performed in their year’s Rhode Island Music Educators Association All-State Festival.
May 2, 2012 in Education Beat
Rogers Student Chosen for Rotary Awards Program
Rogers High School sophomore, Alison Thompson, will attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Program May 18 – 20, in Brewster, Mass.
May 2, 2012 in Education Beat
Six St. Michael's Faculty Members Shave Their Heads for a Cause
Last month, students from St. Michael’s Country Day School raised $10,822 for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Math-A-Thon. For surpassing their goal, six SMS faculty members shaved their heads to raise awareness for the worthy cause.
Apr 25, 2012 in Education Beat
Will Newport Need Another Elementary School?
City Councilors and School Committee members discussed the possibility of the school department keeping an elementary school building after the Pell School opens in the fall of 2013.
Apr 20, 2012 in Education Beat (9 Comments)
Howington Goes Hybrid
City Manager Jane Howington recently traded in her city-issued vehicle for a "greener" model.
Apr 20, 2012 in In Other Business (5 Comments)
Council Schedules Budget Sessions
It's that time again. The mayor's office has finalized its annual series of budget meetings.
Apr 18, 2012 in In Other Business
Students Receive Medals in SkillsUSA Competition
On March 29, the Rhode Island SkillsUSA Awards Ceremony was held at the Rhodes on the Pawtuxet in Cranston. SkillsUSA is a national student organization that works to maintain American productivity, quality, and competitiveness.
Apr 18, 2012 in Education Beat (2 Comments)
Waluk Takes a Stand on 50 Washington Square
A normally procedural vote on a funding request for the state's Community Development Block Grant program, or CDBG, became an unexpected source of debate during last Wednesday's City Council meeting.
Apr 18, 2012 in In Other Business (33 Comments)
Kennedy, Wife, Welcome Baby Boy
Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy and his wife, Amy, welcomed a baby boy to their family over the weekend.
Apr 16, 2012 in In Other Business
Baby Steps Turns Three
The toddler enrichment program called Baby Steps will celebrate its educational achievements with a fundraiser at the Atlantic Beach Club on Thursday, April 19 at 5 p.m.
Apr 15, 2012 in Education Beat
Thompson Fifth Graders Create Sculptures Inspired by Alberto Giacometti
Students from Thompson Middle School got to create their own sculptures during art class on Friday.
Apr 13, 2012 in Education Beat
Council Honors Gibbs
NEWPORT -- Calling her a trailblazer, City Council members took time out before their Wednesday, April 11 meeting to remember former state Sen. June Gibbs, who passed away on Easter Sunday.
Apr 12, 2012 in In Other Business
Former Middletown Senator June Gibbs Passes Away
Former State Sen. June Gibbs, who was also the first woman elected to Middletown Town Council, passed away on Easter Sunday. She was 89.
Apr 9, 2012 in In Other Business
Thompson Middle School Celebrates “College Day”
Teachers and students recently donned college gear during Thompson Middle School’s second official “College Day”.
Apr 9, 2012 in Education Beat
St. Michael's Students Raise over $10,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Math-A-Thon
Surpassing their goal of $9,500, students at St. Michael's Country Day School in Newport participated in a Math-A-Thon to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Apr 5, 2012 in Education Beat
Thompson Middle School Fifth Graders Receive Letter from President Obama
Students in Keyla Hernandez's fifth-grade class at Thompson Middle School received a special piece of mail this past week - a letter from President Obama.
Apr 5, 2012 in Education Beat
School Committee Ratifies Council 94 Contract
After working for months to reach a collective bargaining agreement between the school department and Council 94, the Newport School Committee voted to ratify a new contract for the 48 members of members of Council 94 at a special meeting on Tuesday
Apr 5, 2012 in Education Beat
Pell Building Committee Votes to Add Two Classrooms
With an unforeseen jump in enrollment at the start of the school year last September, the looming question was brought to the table: Is the new Claiborne d. Pell Elementary School, which has yet to be built, already too small?
Mar 30, 2012 in Education Beat
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