Bradley students take top prize at state Construction Career Days
KINGSTON — A team of students from the Bradley Hospital/CADD School recently won the 2013 Rhode Island Construction Career Days bridge building competition. Students from various R.I. high schools worked as a team to design and build a bridge out of balsa wood. The URI Transportation Center provided guidance to each group, answering any questions [...]
Read More →Barrington starts slow, but finishes strong, wins Class Championship
Seniors on the Barrington High School boys’ track team were a bit tired at the start of the Class B Championships on Saturday morning — likely the affect of a late Friday night at the prom and BHS AfterProm party. But the upperclassmen powered through the cobwebs and helped the team capture the title. [...]
Read More →Bay View raises six figures during 30th annual Manhattan at The Bay event
EAST PROVIDENCE — The 30th presentation of the “Manhattan at the Bay” musical event was a boon to St. Mary Academy-Bay View, the annual fundraiser netting the school six figures in donations. Thanks to the support of the entire community, Manhattan at the Bay was a resounding success. The Academy exceeded its fundraising goal [...]
Read More →Barrington school play debated — what do you think?
A Barrington parent has raised concerns about the appropriateness of a recent elementary school play. Paul Crosby penned a letter to the editor earlier this week, calling portions of Arts Alive!’s production “Broadway Rules” oversexualized, scandalous and unfortunate. Mr. Crosby, who has three young daughters, said he watched three performances of the show last weekend [...]
Read More →Barrington Education Foundation grant brings ancient instruments to life
Students at Barrington High School have the Barrington Education Foundation to thank for a new, virtual hands-on experience with instruments more than 50 years old. Last spring, the foundation funded a grant request filed by high school teacher Nahum Mitnik; he received five virtual synthesizers to be used in his electronic music and audio production [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee endorses adding full-day kindergarten this fall
In a close vote on Thursday night, Barrington School Committee members endorsed the implementation of full-day kindergarten in local schools this fall. However, the motion was a little bit complicated — it supported the implementation of full-day kindergarten this fall as long as there is enough funding in place for the new program and as [...]
Read More →Portsmouth students ‘eggsperiment’ with physics
Thirty-eight students at Pennfield School crossed their fingers today in hopes their eggs wouldn’t get scrambled. From about ninety feet in the air, their custom-designed packages holding precious cargo were dropped to the ground. “This is our annual science expo,” said Matthew Bottone, Upper School science teacher. “Every couple of years we do a physics [...]
Read More →Barrington resident wants to add another $633,000 to school budget
A Waseca Avenue resident filed an amendment with the town clerk’s office for next Wednesday’s financial town meeting. Amy Morton’s motion calls for an additional $633,000 be added to the school department budget. That amount, if voted through by FTM attendees, would bump the overall school department budget increase to $1,533,000 — the committee on [...]
Read More →Can you help install new equipment at Nayatt School playground?
Nayatt School needs help — volunteers are needed to prep and assemble new playground equipment next weekend, May 24 and 25. A small group of volunteers is helping plan the work. On Friday, May 24, about 40 people are needed to unpack the new playground equipment and place it in the existing playground area behind [...]
Read More →Tribute honors late Barrington High School principal
Emotions ran high as Cheryl Gray unveiled the plaque revealing the likeness of her husband, John R. Gray, during a special ceremony on Saturday morning where the high school auditorium was named for the late BHS principal. Mr. Gray led the school for 29 years before retiring in 2009. He passed away last August after [...]
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