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Portsmouth’s Nikolai Loyola keeps a steady eye on the bar after clearing it during the high jump competition, which he won with a best effort of 5 feet, 6 inches, during a dual track meet at Barrington High School on April 5.

Portsmouth finishes second in dual track meet

BARRINGTON — Notching 10 first-place finishes, The Portsmouth High boys’ outdoor track team finished second to Barrington in a dual meet Tuesday afternoon, April 5. The Eagles edged … more

4/6/22

Caps fly into the air following Sunday’s graduation ceremony at Barrington High School.

Barrington graduation: Triumph and tributes

They were sophomores when everything changed. Members of the Barrington High School Class of 2022 were about three-quarters of the way through their sophomore year when Covid turned their … more

6/8/22

The closure of school buildings resulted in $290,000 in transportation savings for Barrington.

Barrington schools expect to save $300,000 on busing

The switch to distance learning will save Barrington schools about $300,000 in transportation costs, said the district's director of finance and administration, Doug Fiore. During an interview on … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/15/20

Barrington students wait at the intersection of County Road and Federal Road during the morning commute on Monday. Some parents are concerned about the district’s decision to eliminate some bus stops and strictly enforce the two-mile ridership eligibility rule.

Parents sound the alarm as bus stops disappear in Barrington

A number of parents have started the school year concerned, frustrated, and angry about student transportation issues, bus ridership eligibility, and the Barrington School Department’s response … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/22/21

The seniors in the St. Mary Academy-Bay Vlew graduating Class of 2022.

St. Mary Academy-Bay View graduates Class of 2022

PROVIDENCE — St. Mary Academy-Bay View graduated its Class of 2022 on Monday evening, June 6, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. The Class of 79 graduates have all been accepted into … more

6/8/22

A friend comforts Aby Diallo after she and other students spoke against gun violence in front of Barrington High School on Thursday afternoon.

BHS students walk out of class, call for action against gun violence

A large group of Barrington High School students walked out of class on Thursday afternoon in protest to gun violence, and as a call to action for local and national legislators. The walk-out was … more

5/26/22

Barrington High School students Tyler Herrera, Chloe Herrera and Liliana Ingham (from left to right) pose for a photo with BHS Economics teacher Tammy McMichael.

Barrington students thrive in Stock Market Game, finish second in RI

A team of students from Barrington High School earned a first place rating and finished second in Rhode Island in the SIFMA Foundation’s “Stock Market Game.” Students in Tammy … more

2/28/22

Heider Al-Chalabi (left), Simon Robbins, Michael Cancilliere and Jacob Dickstein work on L1NU5 during a recent robotics team practice at Barrington High School.

Barrington High School robotics team faces plenty of challenges

The Barrington High School RoboEagles began their quest for a robotics state championship on Nov. 10. That gave them about four months to build their robot, complete all the necessary coding and … more

By Josh Bickford | 2/2/22

Former Barrington teachers Stephanie Hines, Brittany DiOrio and Kerri Thurber (from left to right), shown during their appeal hearing on March 31, were fired after the school committee denied their religious exemption request to the vaccine mandate. On May 25, a Superior Court judge ruled that the Barrington School Committee violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by failing to provide sufficient notice before enacting the school district’s vaccinate mandate for teachers.

Judge rules Barrington School Committee violated Open Meetings Act

A Rhode Island Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday, May 25, that the Barrington School Committee violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by failing to provide sufficient notice before enacting … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/26/22

A group of Barrington school officials and middle school students celebrate the Green Ribbon Award won by Barrington Middle School. Holding the check for a $1.5 million energy bonus are RI Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green (left) and Barrington Superintendent of Schools Michael Messore.

Barrington Middle School earns district $1.5 million

The Commissioner of Education in Rhode Island stopped by Barrington Middle School last week to help celebrate a special Green Ribbon awarded to the school. Commissioner Angélica … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/28/22

$2.555 million increase recommended for Barrington school budget

Barrington school officials were asking for a $3.096 million increase for their nearly $60 million operating budget. The Committee on Appropriations has recommended a smaller increase … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/19/22

Following two searches, Barrington finds its next high school principal

Barrington High School will have a new principal this year. District officials recently announced the hiring of Christopher Ashley as Barrington High School’s next principal. Ashley replaces … more

By Josh Bickford | 8/19/22

Middle school MathCounts is stellar at states

Barrington Middle School will be well-represented at the national MathCounts competition this year. Eighth-grader Ruoyu “Athena” Gao and seventh-grader Siddartha Gupta finished in … more

4/27/21

New School Resource Officer Corey Resendes spends time with Barrington High School students last week. Officer Resendes has an office at the high school and regularly visits all of the district’s public schools.

New school year, new school resource officer in Barrington

Barrington has a new school resource officer. Barrington Police Officer Corey Resendes began his work as the new “SRO” for Barrington Public Schools at the start of the school year. … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/20/22

Members of the Barrington High School math team pose for a photo. The team recently won the state championship, its 20th in the last 23 years. BHS math teacher Bob Marley (left) coaches the team.

Barrington High School’s top team

The Barrington High School math team has added another state championship to its impressive 23-year run. Barrington recently outscored public and private schools from across Rhode Island to win … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/20/22

Barrington Middle School field trip threatened by low donations

Barrington Middle School officials emailed parents of eighth-graders this week, warning that donations for the Dec. 19 field trip to Trinity Rep.'s production of "The Christmas Carol" were well short … more

By Josh Bickford | 11/5/19

Barrington schools requesting $2 million budget increase

Three weeks ago, Barrington School Department officials requested a 6.3 percent increase to their operating budget. On Thursday night, Feb. 27, officials pitched a whittled down 3.9 percent … more

By Josh Bickford | 2/28/20

Silent lunches? Superintendent says there's no lack of socializing

School lunches may be silent, but students are still socializing throughout the day, said the top Barrington school official. Barrington Superintendent Michael Messore said he has received some … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/18/20

Bright colors, honking horns and school spirit on parade

Members of the Barrington High School senior class were treated to a special car parade on Friday, June 4. The parade started at Barrington High School and followed a route through the western … more

6/9/21

Barrington High School recently began utilizing a shorter quarantine time for teachers who were asymptomatic and testing negative. Students must still observe a 10-day quarantine.

Barrington teachers, not students, offered shorter quarantine

Should teachers have shorter quarantine times than students? In Barrington, they do. On Jan. 8, the school district sent an email to families of Barrington students detailing the … more

By Josh Bickford | 1/19/22

This rendering shows what the new, state-of-the-art squash center will look like at St. Andrew’s School.

St. Andrew’s School plans to build a new squash center

A $1.25-million gift from an anonymous longtime supporter and friend of St. Andrew’s will provide funding for a state-of-the-art squash center at St. Andrew’s School — the … more

4/7/21

Barrington students to resume in-person learning next week

Public school students in Barrington are distance learning this week, and are expected to return to in-person learning starting Monday, Jan. 11. The district recently announced its schedule … more

1/6/21

Finalists withdraw from Barrington High School principal search

Round two. The Barrington School Department recently began a second search process for the next Barrington High School principal. The first search, which began shortly after … more

By Josh Bickford | 6/24/22

Rooftop HVAC unit fails, high school evacuated

Students and staff at Barrington High School evacuated the building on Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, after a rooftop HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) unit broke and sent smoke into the … more

9/8/22

Vivian Weisman tells the Barrington School Committee that she was appalled with the committee's decision to continue pursuing the suspension case.

Residents chastise Barrington school board for suspension case

Two local women spoke out against the Barrington School Committee's recent decision to take the Rhode Island Department of Education, the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education, and one of its … more

By Josh Bickford | 11/8/19