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American International College graduates Wareham resident

Wareham's Amanda Marshall graduated from American International College with a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies on Saturday, May 9. The college conferred…

Wareham resident graduates magna cum laude from Emmanuel College

Wareham resident Abby Wiksten graduated from Emmanuel College on Saturday, May 9 with a double major in Liberal Studies and Elementary Education. Wiksten…

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Combatting tardiness: South Coast schools use data, relationships to increase student attendance

Wareham High School Principal Scott Palladino holds a sign reminding students to get to class before the morning bell. Photo by Grace Roche

For Wareham High School students, the sight of Principal Scott Palladino standing in the parking lot in the morning is a common sight. He bears a sign encouraging students to “Beat the Bell” as they stream in on their way to their classrooms. t’s...

Wareham students rank in top 10 at Upper Cape

Mary King

Two Wareham students placed in the top 10 graduating students at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School this year. Carpentry program student Mary King was No. 5 in the Upper Cape graduating class this year. As a high school student, she was a...

Wareham Middle School honors May students of the month

Wareham Students of the Month

As the end of the school year nears, Wareham Middle School announced its students of the month for May. Fifth grader Addison Butts was celebrated by teachers for her responsibility and respectfulness. "Addison always puts forth her best effort in...

Four Wareham students win scholarship awards

Sianna Sanford

Four Wareham students received scholarships through the SouthCoast Community Foundation, which awarded more than $900,000 in scholarships to 124 students this year. Jenna DeMedeiros, a senior at Sturgis West Charter Public High School, received the...

As the sun set, students end their high school chapter

The graduates tossing their caps in the air. Photos by Kat Sheridan

On Friday, June 5, 107 students received their diplomas while family and friends cheered, held posters and used air horns to celebrate their accomplishments. “This celebration is the beginning of many things for all of you, but mostly it is the...

Wareham finance director receives statewide school business award

Kristin Flynn. Photo source: MASBO

Kristin Flynn, director of finance for Wareham Public Schools, has received the 2026 Friend of MASBO Award from the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials. Flynn was honored during the association’s 60th Annual Institute in...

Get in loser, we’re going to see Mean Girls at Wareham High School

Abigail Balano, left, puts a wig on Lilyan Medina, who plays Cady Heron. Photos by Nick Mossman

It's time to meet the plastics as Wareham High School students prepare a spring production of “Mean Girls” that’s sure to be “so fetch.” The Wareham Viking Theater Company will present the show at 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 30,...

Wareham High recognizes students of the month for April and May

Joy Allen, Alivia Benitez-Gaudette and Brianna Gabrey. Photo source: Wareham High School

Wareham High School recognized student achievement with its monthly awards for April and May. In April, Alivia Benitez-Gaudette was chosen as the school’s Student of the Month. Joy Allen was named as April’s recipient of the Scotty Monteiro Jr....

Elks lodge announces student award winners

The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Club held its annual Student of the Month/Year dinner on Thursday, May 7 celebrating area students. Sawyer Boutin was selected as Student of the Year from Wareham High School. Julian Christopher was selected as Student...

Wareham Elementary to launch schoolwide kindness program

Daniel Sylvestre. Photo by Brandy Muz

Wareham Elementary School will become a Feinstein Leadership School after the School Committee approved the initiative during its Thursday, May 21 meeting. Principal Daniel Sylvestre presented the proposal, describing the program as an opportunity...

Monsters, music and carnival mayhem at annual school art fair

Wareham alumna Sophia Maniglia, center, performs with other students and music teacher Jason Roth, to her left. Photos by Nick Mossman

The halls of Wareham High School were filled with monsters, music and carnival-themed tape art during the school’s annual “Celebration of the Arts” fair on Thursday, May 21. Students showed off all types of artistic works which included poetry,...

Wareham resident wins silver at diesel competition

John Harrigan at the Skills Competition with his medal. Photo source: Upper Cape Tech

John Harrigan, a Wareham resident and junior in the automotive technology program at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, earned second place and a silver medal at the SkillsUSA Massachusetts Diesel Equipment Technology State Competition...

DECA students show off their skills in the peach state

Wareham DECA At Achievement Awards. Photos source: Lisa Cunha

Wareham High School’s DECA chapter attended the 2026 DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. DECA is an international non-profit organization dedicated to teaching kids about business, marketing, finance and...

STEAM Night brings innovation to the kiddos

Students work at making aluminum foil boats. Photos source: Elizabeth Costa

Families packed Wareham Elementary School for an evening of hands-on learning during the school’s fifth annual STEAM Night and Art Show. The event, open to all students, highlighted STEAM, or, science, technology, engineering, art and math through...

Upper Cape receives $2 million state grant

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Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School will receive $2 million in state funds, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today. This grant is part of a state-wide effort to expand technical education programs and upgrade equipment,...

It's bags to riches for the high school

Have helping the environment and schools in the bag. Community members can support Wareham High School while making an environmentally friendly choice this May through the reusable bag program at Shaw’s. Throughout the month of May, every purchase...

$300K grant expands playful learning in elementary

Chair of the School Committee, Geoff Swett, discusses the benefits of playful learning. Photo by Brandy Muz

The Wareham School Committee has approved a pair of initiatives that aim to evaluate elementary school learning at the Thursday, April 16 meeting. The district received a grant of more than $300,000 to support “playful learning” in pre-kindergarten...

Wareham High group recognized for youth advocacy efforts

Adviser Joey Ferro holds the Rising Star Award with his students. Photo source: Plymouth Area Prevention

The Wareham High School Photovoice Project has been recognized with the Rising Star Award at this year’s High Point Prevention Services Department's 6th annual Be in the Know Youth Conference. The Plymouth Area Prevention Collaborative is a...

Wareham High School's top notch leader gets award

Senator Kelly Dooner, Scott Palladino, Assistant Principals Andrea Cannon and Kim Cavicchi and Superintendent Matt D’Andrea. Photo source: Joyce Bacchiocchi

The man in charge got his recognition. Wareham High School Principal Scott Palladino was recently named the Massachusetts School Administrators Association High School Principal of the year and was awarded an official citation and trophy by...

Photos: Wareham Boys Basketball un-be-liev-a-ball trip to State House

The team with Dooner on the house floor. Photos source: Wareham High School

Following their big state championship win, the Wareham Boys Basketball team got the chance to visit the Massachusetts State House thanks to State Representative Kelly Dooner. The Vikings won 80-73 against the Georgetown Middle/High School Royals...

Upper Cape Tech students help police truck get back on the case

From the left, Instructor Kevin Salsman, Wareham PD LT. Bryan Whalen, student and Wareham resident Willow Tellier, student and Wareham resident Juan Rosario-Zamora, student and Wareham resident Aidan Ventura along with Wareham Police Chief Walter Correia. Photo source: Upper Cape Tech

That snazzy-looking police truck cruising around Wareham is thanks to students across the bridge. Students in the Automotive Collision Repair program at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School recently completed a hands-on project restoring a...

Staff cuts projected in $1.2 million school budget shortfall

Dan Sylvestre, Sara Russo and Scott Paladino at the Thursday, April 2 meeting. Photo by Brandy Muz

A proposed fiscal year 2027 school budget of over $36 million was outlined at a School Committee meeting Thursday, April 2 with a deficit just over $1.2 million. Proposed staffing cuts and grants could be the solution to bridge the gap. The budget...

Marvelous March middle school students of the month

From left, Joao Vilas Boas, Chase Herren and Alexandria Wingo. Photo source: Wareham Middle School

As March came and went, students from each grade in Wareham Middle School showed off exemplary skills and traits. Joao Vilas Boas was the student of the month for fifth grade. Boas was praised for approaching every task with determination, working...

Key Club hold the keys to successful state convention

There's nothing low-key about the Key Clubs trip to Springfield. The Wareham High School Key Club attended the 77th Annual New England Key Club Convention in Springfield Saturday, March 28, earning multiple awards in recognition of more than 1,100...

Wareham Firemen’s Association awards three scholarships

The Wareham Firemen's Association announced that its annual college scholarships have been awarded. Each scholarship is awarded in the amount of $750. This year’s recipient is Nevaeh Ny-Jah Fernandes attending Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte...

Wareham Public Schools to remain a school choice district

Scott Paladino discusses school choice, Photo by Brandy Muz

Students who do not live in town can still attend Wareham Public Schools through school choice. School choice is the option for students to apply for attendance at a school outside of the district they live in. Committee members voted to make...

Middle schoolers provide an evening of music

The all grades chorus. Photos source: Caitlin Francese

Band Director and music teacher Caitlin Francese presented the WMS Spring Concert on Thursday, March 26, which gave the packed auditrorium a celebration of student musical achievement. The concert featured performances by the 5th, 6th, and 7th...

Deca hosts a fundraiser for the books

Dozens gather for an afternoon of auctions and good eats. Photos source: Wareham High School

Golf clubs, Pitbull tickets and Patriots games, oh my! The Wareham High School Deca students hosted their 46th annual auction Sunday, March 22. With hundreds of donations from many local businesses and community members, the event was a huge...

Wareham High School honors students of the month

Mirt Salib is the Wareham High School February student of the month. Photo source: Wareham High School

Two Wareham High School students were recognized for their academic excellence in February. Mirt Salib was named student of the month, and Landen Grajales was the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award Winner.

Students and teachers face off in annual spirit week basketball game

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Students and teachers joined together to play a basketball game culminating spring spirit week at Wareham High School on Friday, March 20. To celebrate the boys varsity basketball state championship and to break up the monotony of March, Michelle...

Wareham School Committee reconsiders school choice participation

Joyce Bacchiocchi, left, and Apryl Rossi at the Thursday, March 19 School Committee meeting. Photo by Grace Roche

While participating in school choice — the option for students to apply for attendance at schools outside the district they live in — is standard across Massachusetts, districts can elect not to accept outside students. At its Thursday, March 19...

Curtain closes on the Vikings Theater festival run

Sabrina Bell and Addison Freeman on the sound stage for the play's game show. Photos by Brandy Muz

After weather-related school cancellations and delays pushed back competition dates, students gave it their all on stage in front of dozens of peers, educators and a panel of judges. Wareham High School competed in the Massachusetts Educational...

Standout February students of Wareham Middle School

Kemper Merrick, Grady Lemieux and Brayden O’Brien. Photo source: Wareham Middle School

February was full of snow and star students as Wareham Middle School recognizes three students of the month. Fifth grader Kemper Merrick is a role model for students in her grade, according to her teachers. Her kindness, hard work and respect were...

Extra snow days push back last day of school

Superintendent Matt D’Andrea added his snow day address to the 48 hour businesses section of the Thursday, March 6 School Committee meeting. Photo by Brandy Muz

Wareham Public Schools are allotted five snow days per school year. Due to recent blizzards and inclement weather, the district has used seven. With meetings and waivers from the state, the district will make Good Friday, April 3 an “early release...

Former School Committee member remembered for years of work

Clifford Sylvia at a 2017 meeting. File photo

The Wareham School Committee gave a moment of silence for former member, Clifford Sylvia, at the Thursday, Feb. 26 meeting following his passing Tuesday, Feb. 24. Sylvia was a teacher, department head and worked for the district from 1966 to 1997....

A super show for a super competition series

The set, something Genereau said is more simple than last year. Photo source: Robert Genereau

What's furry, a superhero and enrolled in a semester at a public univeristy? Why the lead character of an Upper Cape show, of course! Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School will be taking their show on the road, competing in the...

Hip, hip, hooray for the 100th day of school

From the left, Kara Reitsma, Axel Preston, Mriona Ayoub (waving) Victoria Perry and Wyatt Levesque show a 100 ways to celebrate. Photos by Brandy Muz

Time has flown by this school year as 100 days of hard work by Wareham Elementary students came together in the form of a parade. The annual 100 days march was celebrated Wednesday, Feb. 11 with students gathering up and down the halls. First...

Sending a whole lot of love, elementary class proves love takes miles

The map that started it all, filled as each state sent a card. Photos source: Jennifer Kerns

As her classroom continues to fill with pink, red and purple mail from far away places, Jennifer Kerns' one plea to Facebook for cards turned into a worldwide project that showed students love can come from anywhere. Kerns, who is a...

Wareham alumni makes high honors list for Connecticut College

Wareham resident and 2025 Valedictorian, Lain Potter, has been named dean's high honors for the fall 2025 semester at Connecticut College. Potter is a double major in education and environmental studies and is on the cross country and track and...

Seeing double? Middle school students to cross the pond in twinning trip

The coins Claire Smith presented with Wareham, MA's town seal and Wareham, U.K.’s town seal. File photo

A beautiful seaside town with a tight knit community that's home to nature preserves, forests and historic battles with the name of Wareham… England. The twin city to the gateway to Cape Cod has partnered with the Wareham Twinning Committee once...

Wareham resident makes Salve Regina dean's list

West Wareham resident Olivia Powers was named to Salve Regina University's fall 2025 dean's list. Powers is majoring in Biochemistry at Salve Regina. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 for...

Wareham resident makes deans list

Wareham resident Ethan Potito earned a pot on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute's deans list for both A and B terms in 2025. Potito, a 2024 graduate of Wareham High School, was the senior soccer captain for Viking's boys soccer. He is pursuing a...

Wareham Middle School names students of the month

Wyatt DeCosta, Matthew Martin and Helena Roux. Photo source: Wareham Middle School

With Janurary on its way out, Wareham Middle School is recognizing three standout students. Fifth grader Wyatt DeCosta is praised by his teachers for his kindness, positive attitude and sense of humor in and out of the classroom. "Wyatt is a kind,...

School Committee, high school staff discuss artificial intelligence pros and cons

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Wareham High School is looking to tackle artificial intelligence in the school through a newly formed committee , according to Wareham High School Principal Scott Palladino. The artificial intelligence committee is made of high school faculty...

Wareham DECA delivers at district competitions

The group of DECA students who attended Districts. Photo source: Wareham DECA.

The Wareham High School DECA students brought their all to Hyannis for the 2026 district competition. Students traveled down the cape Thursday, Jan. 9 to Friday, Jan. 10 to face off in a competition against 15 high schools across the region...

Wareham high’s standout December students

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Wareham High School is honoring two standout students for the month of December. Sajeiri LaFranchise was named the high school’s student of the month and Aniya Rose was named the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award winner. The high school...

Wareham's next generation of EMTs get start in high school

Alivia Benitez-Gaudette practices on instructor Daniel Pina. Photos by Brandy Muz

Trading backpacks for medical bags, some select Wareham High School students are on their way to becoming EMTs. Wareham High School started offering an EMT course at the start of the 2025-26 school year. Principal Scott Palladino said the idea came...