Posts Tagged ‘high school’
“If you had $1 million dollars to improve the lives…” The Transform Rhode Island scholarship
The Papitto Opportunity Connection has announced the deadline for Rhode Island high school students to apply for the Transform Rhode Island Scholarship (TRIS) has been extended to Monday, April 7 at 11:59 p.m. TRIS offers a unique chance for Rhode Island high school students to win big while making a difference in communities that need it most in our state.…
Read More116 colleges come to Bishop Hendricken for RI’s largest private college fair
Bishop Hendricken High School will host 116 colleges and universities from across the United States this Friday, September 15, 2023 from 8:30am-10:15am at the largest private college fair in Rhode Island. Organized annually through the School Counseling Office exclusively for Hendricken students, the College Fair is in its 57th year. Visiting schools range in size from fewer…
Read MoreWelcome back, Providence high school students! Look for RIPTA’s yellow vest staff. Download app.
Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images RI The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is ready to welcome Providence Schools high school students onboard public transit for the first day of school on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Beginning Wednesday and throughout the week, RIPTA outreach staff, in bright yellow vests, will be in Kennedy Plaza in…
Read MoreRI Sports 2022 wrap-up for the High Schools – part 3 – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter As we say farewell to 2022 the local sports scene – at the High School level for most of schools played on in a semi post Covid world: The 2022 season had its ups and downs for the Rhode Island high school seasons. Life in a post-Covid world will be tested…
Read MoreRI youth risk behaviors. Vaping, sex, decrease. Sadness, depression, increase – more.
Survey Results Spotlight Health and Well-being of Rhode Island High School Students While Rhode Island high school students report decreases in the use of some substances, mental health challenges persist for many adolescents in the state, according to new results from the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The YRBS…
Read MoreTONIGHT: Free Zoom open to all high schoolers. Financial professionals teach “Financial Basics”
The East Providence/Seekonk Rotary Club will host Financial Basics for the Class of 2022 – a free ZOOM event with branch managers from local financial institutions. The event is to teach high school students what they need to know about checking and savings accounts, the importance of good credit, budgeting strategies, loans and investments, and…
Read More2021 High School fall season wrapped up by crowning over 30 champions – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Determining to have the Fall season play and complete in the Fall season. As opposed to earlier this year when for some of the traditional “Fall” teams seasons were shifted to the early spring of 2021. The governing body of high school sports, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League made the decision…
Read MorePersonal finance education now guaranteed for Rhode Island students
A bill was signed into law yesterday at Tolman High School that will develop instruction standards on personal finance or consumer economic topics including installment purchasing, budgeting, credit and the law, employment and income, saving, investing, and money management. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner joined Governor Dan McKee, Senate Education Committee Chair Sandra Cano, House Deputy Whip Mia…
Read MoreYoung people – step right up – and vaccinate
At the High Schools Cranston youth will be stepping it up at Cranston East and Cranston West High Schools today as Cranston became the first announced city to engage in an all-out effort to vaccinate its high schoolers. Today the first clinic is at Cranston East High School from 9am to 3pm in the gym,…
Read MoreSports: We didn’t know how much we’d miss you – by John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter While the grip of the Pandemic continues to put a hold on High School sports, in many cases the Athletic Director still come up with creative ways to compete while complying with safety protocols. High school sports all over Rhode Island remain in a holding pattern, while some sports have been…
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