Committee Prepares $7.7M FY20 School Budget Cuts
![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Road.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-200x150.jpg)
WARWICK, R.I. — The School Committee is preparing to make major cuts to the 2020 budget after the city council declined their request for an additional $7.7 million, to be […]
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![{CREDIT: Kim Wineman] The Pilgrim High School Senior Band and Chorus performed Pilgrim's Alma Mater and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Wednesday night at the CCRI field house during the Pilgrim High School 2019 graduation.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Pilgrim-Graduation-2019-11-1-140x140.png)
Pilgrim’s Class of 2019 Celebrates Graduation
WARWICK — The 297 members of Pilgrim High’s Class of 2019 marched into CCRI’s field house June 5 with four years of memories and accomplishments under their belts and left […]
![{CREDIT: Rob Borkowski]] In front, Logan Heberg and Morgan Henderson' Center, Kara Hulstein and Calia Howard wait inside CCRI's main building on the ramp to walk in to graduation in the field house.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Toll-Gate-Graduation-2019-14-140x140.jpg)
Toll Gate Class of 2019 Caps Commencement
WARWICK, RI — The 229 graduates of Toll Gate High’s Class of 2019 celebrated challenges overcome and absent friends Thursday night at Community College of Rhode Island’s field house, with […]
Pilgrim, Toll Gate Students Protest School Deficit at City Council Monday
WARWICK, R.I. — Toll Gate and Pilgrim High School students crowded Council Chambers Monday night, angry about the $7.7 million school deficit and its potential negative effect on sports programs, […]
School Committee Revises School Lunch Policy, Reduces Budget Request
WARWICK, R.I. — The Warwick School Committee adopted a revised school free and reduced lunch policy Tuesday and amended its budget request to ask for an additional $7.7 million above […]
School Committee Tuesday: Lunches, Summer School, Pension Payments
WARWICK, R.I. — The Warwick School Committee meets Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. to consider an updated school lunch payment policy, adding a $20,000 summer school program and possibly reducing its […]
School Committee Drops SunButter Sandwich Policy
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated the vote on dropping the SunButter sandwich policy had been delayed. In fact, it was a related policy on collecting lunch debt […]
![[CREDIT: Chobani] Chobani CEO founder and CEO, Hamdi Ulukaya pledged to pay all low-income students' lunch debt Thursday.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Chobani-lunch-debt-donation.png)
Chobani Pays Low-Income Warwick Student Lunch Debt
WARWICK — As donations toward Warwick School students’ lunch debt continued to mount, Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani yogurt founder and CEO, pledged $47,650 – the amount owned by low income […]
Nine RI Students Named National Merit Scholars
EVANSTON, IL —Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year’s National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners, nine from Rhode Island, including one Warwick student. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were […]
![{CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] Warwick Schools Administration is headquartered at 69 Draper Ave.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Warwick-Schools-Draper-Avenue.jpg)
School Subcommittee: Drop Lunch Debt SunButter & Jelly Sandwich Policy
WARWICK — As Warwick Public Schools’ policy on SunButter and jelly sandwiches for students with unpaid lunch accounts made national news, the Policy Subcommittee advised allowing all students their choice […]
![[CREDIT: Joe Giblin] 1. NEIT President Richard Gouse (left) presents an honorary doctor of humane letters to 2019 commencement speaker Chris Herren, in recognition of his work to help others during New England Tech commencement in Providence May 5, 2019.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/NEIT-Graduation-2019-Gouse-Herren-140x140.jpg)
New England Tech Celebrates 1,130 Graduates
PROVIDENCE — Former Boston Celtics and Fall River basketball superstar Chris Herren delivered this year’s commencement address to 1,130 New England Institute of Technology graduates Sunday, May 5, at the […]
Mike & Gel’s Pizza Offers Families School Lunch Aid
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools won’t pick and choose which families of Warwick Schools students owing a total of $77,000 to the city’s school lunch program get donated relief, […]
