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Students from Diman Regional in Fall River come away with medals in national competition
Diman students from Fall River and Westport proved their merits on the national stage by taking home some hardware. According to Diman Regional, 23 students qualified to compete at this year’s 2024 SkillsUSA National Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. 20 out of 23 Diman students placed in the top 10 competitors in the nation.
CCRI’s first “Building Bridges” event set for Newport
The Community College of Rhode Island will launch its first “Building Bridges” event in Newport on July 17, bringing together key industry leaders and employers from Aquidneck Island to discuss the current and future labor market and workforce training needs. The event, titled “Building Bridges: Connecting Education and...
Scituate elementary school combining classrooms due to low enrollment
SCITUATE, R.I. (WJAR) — Some Scituate families are pushing back after learning their school district is closing some classrooms and doubling class sizes. Superintendent Laurie Andries confirmed that the district is cutting a kindergarten and first grade classroom at Hope Elementary School, meaning there will only be one classroom per grade at the school.
Roger Williams University Announces Spring 2024 Dean’s List
MORRIS COUNTY — Select students have been named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester. The following students are residents of your coverage area:
Mini grants fund new printmaking, sensory materials for Cumberland students
CUMBERLAND – Alpha Delta Kappa International Sorority’s Cumberland chapter recently awarded two local teachers mini grants to support enrichment projects otherwise not funded by the School Department. Special education teacher Amanda Zifcak of Community School and district art teacher Kerri Marshall received grants of $237 and $240, and...
Meet Greater Fall River's High School Girls Tennis All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News continues Spring All-Scholastics with girls tennis all-stars. There were excellent performances from players from Fall River area schools — Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport — this spring. ...
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