Welcome back. Welcome back. Johnston parents, school administrators and students made sure that message was loud and clear Tuesday as they greeted teachers returning for the 2024-25 school year
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Special to the SunRise
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8/30/24
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Johnston High School seniors recently demonstrated their culmination of learning and personal growth through the Vision of the Graduate senior presentations. The Vision of the Graduate, a …
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By MATT VELINO
Special to the SunRise
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8/8/24
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#1 Daniel D’Alessio
Bishop Hendricken’s Valedictorian Daniel D’Alessio will be attending the University of Notre Dame where he is considering majors in either …
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By EMILY SWANSON
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7/4/24
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What could you do in 15 minutes?
Melissa Guillet, creative director of 15 Minute Field Trips (15MFT), has wrestled with this question for years. Guillet, who worked as a full-time teacher, said …
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By RYAN DOHERTY/Special to the SunRise
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6/21/24
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The head waiter was young but efficient.
Brayden Blackmar, 6 and ½ years old, filled out his first job application with clear, bold letters.
Under “positive qualities about …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/19/24
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The isolation of Covid and initial necessity of remote learning hit four years ago, but the young men and women who would become Johnston High School’s Class of 2024 did not let the pandemic …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI/Special to the Sun Rise
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6/18/24
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There was a rather unique pre-Mother’s Day Party last month at Little Angel’s Academy located at 415 Central Ave. in Johnston.
The preschoolers were all very eager to express their …
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6/7/24
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Future elementary school students in Johnston will be shown how to climb to new heights at their new school, when it’s finished.
The Johnston School Building Committee recently approved the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/6/24
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A trickle of Cranston voters turned out to vote overwhelmingly, nearly 4 to 1, to approve a $40 million school bond referendum.
According to the Rhode Island Board of Elections’ …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/5/24
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The Johnston teacher’s union has a message for taxpayers.
They feel underappreciated, underpaid and low on the list of the town’s priorities.
A statement released by Kathleen …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/24/24
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Johnston is the only Ocean State municipality not participating in Gov. Dan McKee’s Learn365RI initiative.
According to McKee’s Press Secretary Olivia DaRocha, “38 out of 39 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/15/24
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The Johnston School Building Committee has so far awarded more than $40 million in contracts to Rhode Island firms for the construction the town’s new elementary center.
“This …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/5/24
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Alex Snow loomed large in the prison yard. On a recent Friday morning, he looked even bigger in the Johnston High School auditorium.
In prison, Snow cultivated the friends he needed to watch his …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/4/24
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Last call for cookies.
Johnston Girl Scout Troop 171 will host its final cookie booth on Sunday, March 30 at the Burger King on Putnam Pike, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
According to troop leader …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/15/24
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Students from 15 Ocean State high schools struck gold, silver and bronze in the 41st annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon held Sunday at Bryant University.
“We ran out of medals,” …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/8/24
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The “non-renewal” list included the names of 40 Johnston educators.
“Special Educator, Ferri Middle School … Guidance Counselor at Barnes School … Math Teacher, …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/6/24
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Johnston High School students are not likely to know the name Frank Lenox, but rest assured that teachers Debby Smyth and Kerry Murphy have been in contact with him since the beginning of the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/1/24
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Construction crews have begun clearing land at the future site of the new Johnston Elementary Center.
“With the land clearing now taking place, the new elementary school is becoming a …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/29/24
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Is your school committee big enough?
Johnston voters will likely decide whether to nearly double the current school committee, from 5 to 9 members, should that question make the ballot in …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/22/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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