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Students continue to achieve as year comes to a close. Vote for the Student of the Week
Seniors at high schools across Rhode Island are preparing to wrap up their secondary education careers but that hasn't stopped them or their classmates from continuing to achieve. Below you will find the nominations for The Providence Journal's Student of the Week initiative and it's time for you to pick...
Bills aim to ensure arts in school are not just for well-off districts | Opinion
David Neves is the advocacy co-chair for the Rhode Island Music Education Association, coordinator of music education for the University of Rhode Island, and director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles. In March, the Rhode Island Music Education Association presented the 84th Annual All-State Music Festival. In six...
Friday's high school playoff results from baseball, softball, lacrosse and tennis
This is your one-stop-shop for all of Rhode Island’s playoff results for Friday, May 24. Baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and tennis were all in action for a busy night around the state. Coaches, reporting scores and stats is easy. You can call us (401-277-7340) or email us...
Students who miss too much school could be sent to juvenile detention under this new bill
A bill that passed the House Education Committee Wednesday could give authorities the power to investigate and send to juvenile detention Rhode Island public-school students who are chronically absent. Why it matters: The state Department of Education has been cracking down on chronic absences from school with a media campaign urging kids to attend school and regular shout-outs to schools with the highest attendance rates by Gov. Dan McKee. ...
A child needed a wheelchair. These Blackstone Academy students built one out of a toy car
PAWTUCKET – When the final bell of the school day strikes at Blackstone Academy on Tuesday afternoons, most students rush out the front doors to catch a ride home and enjoy a break from class. A handful, however, linger in a room downstairs, put on safety glasses, pick up power drills and get ready to work.
Here's how NK's Will Creed kept the Skippers on track in the RIIL baseball playoffs
NORTH KINGSTOWN — Will Creed has pitched in enough baseball games to know how a big moment feels. His came in the top of the third inning on a perfect Saturday afternoon at Lischio Field. Smithfield was threatening to make it hard work for the left-hander after North Kingstown staked him to an early lead in this Division I preliminary game. ...
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