Education

From the New Bedford Public School administration: “On August 30, 2018, New Bedford Public Schools welcomes students for the first day of school districtwide. We prioritize student safety and we are closely monitoring weather advisories. This week we are taking measures to ensure the comfort and well-being of our students …

The New Bedford Chapter of the Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts awarded $49,500 in scholarships to Greater New Bedford college-bound students. For the 38th consecutive year, the society held its annual scholarship brunch at the Century House in Acushnet on June 17. In 1980, Milton Ferreira and the late Anthony …

Ater 41 years of teaching in New Bedford, Holy Family-Holy Name School Principal Cecilia Felix announced her retirement: “Dear Students, Teachers, Pastors, Parents, Parishioners, Volunteers, Benefactors and Friends of Holy Family Holy Name School, I write this letter as Principal with a heavy yet grateful heart. After much prayer I …

Apply Today for Junior Achievement’s SPARK Program – a free year-long program for middle school girls focusing on leadership and entrepreneurial thinking, highlighted by a week-long residential summer experience at Massachusetts Maritime Academy from August 13th-August 17th. SPARK offers a unique blend of career readiness, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and leadership …

Undeterred when rain clouds threatened, the entire student body of Jireh Swift Elementary School crowded into the auditorium to commemorate the centennial of their school’s famous graduate, Lieutenant Frank Leaman Baylies, considered to be one of the greatest flying aces of World War I. Baylies died in aerial combat over …

Karen Ann Treadup has been named Deputy Superintendent of New Bedford Public Schools. The principal of Carney Academy for the past eight years, Treadup begins her new position July 1, 2018. A New Bedford native and lifelong city resident, Treadup has served New Bedford Public Schools for 31 years, beginning …

Six New Bedford middle school students were recipients of the Max Warburg Courage Curriculum Essay Award Friday at a ceremony and luncheon held in their honor at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, which was attended by family members and teachers of the honorees and hosted by Max Warburg Courage Curriculum, …

Spinner Publications celebrates its new book, BLUE COLLARS, a novel written by local author, Catherine McLaughlin. On Thursday, June 14 a book launch party will be held at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford. Spinner will introduce BLUE COLLARS to the public for the first time at a “Meet …

The Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School was dedicated today in a ceremony that included music, remarks and a ribbon cutting. With the school’s namesake, Irwin M. and Joan Jacobs in attendance, students along with city and state officials conducted the brief program. Afterward, students greeted their guests and returned to …