Barrington Public Schools will spend $36,862 on a DEI — diversity, equity and inclusivity — audit.
Members of the Barrington School Committee approved the expenditure during …
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7/28/22
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For the last two years, students district-wide enjoyed free meals at school. But that will change this fall.
Barrington School officials emailed families earlier this month to alert them to the …
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7/26/22
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More than a dozen people applied for the vacant Barrington High School principal’s position, during the second search process.
During a recent interview, Barrington Superintendent of …
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7/20/22
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Members of the Barrington School Building Committee have two weeks to decide which of the six construction plans for new schools in Barrington they want to recommend to the school committee.
The …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/15/22
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Want to know what architects have sketched out for the future of Barrington schools?
Well, you’re going to have to wait until Thursday afternoon.
The Barrington School Building …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/12/22
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Members of the Barrington School Committee are calling for a special meeting with the town council to discuss a shortfall in expected state aid for education.
Barrington school officials were …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/7/22
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The vice chair of the town’s Committee on Appropriations, the board tasked with reviewing the budgets each year, was denied entrance to a key school department meeting last month.
Susie …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/30/22
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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 …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/24/22
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Next month, Barrington residents will get a glimpse of what local schools may look like in the future.
Last month, the district held two deep dive visioning sessions where a group of 50 people …
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6/24/22
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Weeks after Barrington voters approved the school and municipal budgets for next year, town leaders learned they would be receiving a lot less state aid for education than they had been expecting. …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/22/22
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Barrington High School made history this year, as two teams of BHS students won "Best In Fair” awards at the RI Science and Engineering Fair and earned the right to share their projects at the …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/15/22
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Arts Alive! recently announced that Hampden Meadows School students will have an epic return to the stage as they launch the spring play: Heroes vs Villains.
Hampden Meadows School has not been …
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6/13/22
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The Rhode Island Foundation is sending a Barrington teen off to college with a scholarship honoring Roger Williams, the state’s founding father. Lucas Matthews won the four-year, renewable …
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6/12/22
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The Barrington Middle School boys track team won the state track championship recently, while the BMS girls brought home a bronze medal from the same meet.
Joe Adams won the javelin event …
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6/11/22
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Call it a dynasty — the Barrington High School Science Olympiad team recently won its 12th consecutive state title.
The Barrington students medaled in 12 out of the 15 events at the …
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6/10/22
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Yes, he is impressed by her grades. They are impressive: All A’s, not a single B — and with a course-load that features the top-level calculus class and a handful of other AP …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/9/22
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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 …
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6/8/22
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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 …
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6/8/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of …
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6/7/22
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John Stafford’s request was granted. Mark Hanchar’s was denied.
Stafford, a Strawberry Drive resident, filed an amendment calling for a larger increase for the school …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/2/22
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The Barrington Middle School art department will host the Empty Bowls event, a night of music, art and community service, on Thursday, June 2, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Dozens of middle school students …
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6/1/22
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The Advanced Placement chemistry students from Barrington High School competed in the annual URI Chemistry contest recently, and brought home the top team award and also swept the individual awards.
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5/30/22
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After a two-year hiatus, the Hampden Meadows School Tough Tiger returned with a new course, new obstacles, but the same fun atmosphere.
Hundreds of competitors — young and old — …
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5/27/22
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The chairwoman of the Barrington School Committee has offered a response to Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear’s ruling that the committee violated the Open Meetings Act when it …
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5/27/22
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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 …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/26/22
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