Block Island School News
Browse past news stories for Block Island School in Block Island, RI.
- Off the stacks: an introduction to the library staff (The Block Island Times)
posted on November 30, 2009 at 05:24:14 am
11/28/09 - The Block Island Times is inaugurating a series highlighting programs and news connected with the Island Free Library. In February, and again in December 2009, the trade magazine L... - Tourism Council to confer with SAMP (The Block Island Times)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 06:08:54 pm
11/21/09 - First Warden Kim Gaffett addressed members of the Tourism Council Wednesday to discuss the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) in regard to the section on touris... - H1N1 clinics underway in RI schools (WPRI Providence)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:55:52 pm
Medical workers have begun distributing the H1N1 vaccine to students at Rhode Island schools on Monday, according to the Department of Health. - H1N1 clinics begin in RI schools (FOX Providence)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 06:20:01 am
Medical workers will begin distributing the H1N1 vaccine to students at Rhode Island schools on Monday, according to the Department of Health. - School to rent a home for visiting administrators (The Block Island Times)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:24:13 pm
10/24/09 - After years of housing part-time staff at hotels and inns, the Block Island School Committee agreed to take a lease on a house to accommodate five of the island school’s administrators... - Town seeks another $1 million for Old Harbor (The Block Island Times)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 06:54:13 pm
10/03/09 - The town will ask the public for an additional $1 million to finance a renovation of both the south and west docks in Old Harbor’s inner basin. The Town Council made the decision at a... - Committee discusses joint school posts (The Block Island Times)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 06:54:03 pm
10/03/09 - The Block Island School Committee considered the possibility of joining the positions of superintendent and principal at a special meeting held Tuesday. In a power-point presentation,... - Uniforms at the Block Island School? (The Block Island Times)
posted on September 28, 2009 at 04:09:34 am
09/26/09 - The School Committee Monday presented the idea of uniforms for students at the Block Island School. The discussion of a dress code came at the request of several parents and committ... - Legal Notice New Shoreham Town Council Public Hearing (The Block Island Times)
posted on September 21, 2009 at 03:38:53 pm
Legal Notice New Shoreham Town Council Public Hearing Proposal to Amend New Shoreham Zoning Map and Ordinance to establish a “Public Utility Zone” Monday, October 5, 2009 Town Hall, Old Town R... - Rebuilding an Empire; 17 years and counting for Pollard (The Block Island Times)
posted on September 14, 2009 at 04:23:54 am
09/12/09 - Sunday night the curtain fell on the final film of the 17th consecutive summer season for the Empire Theater under the ownership of Gary Pollard. Although there have been years when Po... - School website up and running (The Block Island Times)
posted on September 7, 2009 at 04:23:55 am
09/05/09 - Superintendent Robert Hicks announced that coinciding with the start of the new year Block Island School now has its own website, which can be found online at blockislandschool.net. T... - Interim principals share philosophies and post (The Block Island Times)
posted on September 7, 2009 at 04:08:54 am
09/05/09 - John Canole and Leslie Improta arrived last Monday, August 24, to take up the shared interim position of principal of the Block Island School. They indicate they will not only share ... - School Committee weighs food service options (The Block Island Times)
posted on August 31, 2009 at 04:15:57 am
08/29/09 - The Block Island School Committee Monday considered options for developing a new food service program for the school. The move comes after the unexpected resignation two weeks ago of... - Riordan and Szabo wed (The Block Island Times)
posted on August 24, 2009 at 02:30:48 pm
08/22/09 - Sarah M. Riordan and Jonas S. Szabo were married June 29 at the Harbor Baptist Church. Rev. Lynne Holden performed the ceremony and a reception followed at Mitchell Farm. Sarah is a g... - My trip to China (The Block Island Times)
posted on August 24, 2009 at 02:15:48 pm
08/22/09 - I traveled with 40 students from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut to Beijing, Xian, Shang Hai and Hong Kong. All together, we experienced China like no ordinary tourist ever... - Joint principal/superintendent position considered Two interim principals hired (The Block Island Times)
posted on August 24, 2009 at 04:16:00 am
08/22/09 - In a reversal of its previous stance, the Block Island School Committee agreed Monday to call a special meeting to discuss reorganizing the school’s administration to combine superinte... - Lemoi promoted to Coast Guard chief (The Block Island Times)
posted on August 17, 2009 at 04:20:22 am
08/15/09 - Joshua Lemoi was promoted to chief at Station Woods Hole on Cape Cod, Mass., on August 1. Lemoi was a 1994 graduate of the Block Island School. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard and was as... - Hicks hedges on question of superintendent/principal combo (The Block Island Times)
posted on August 10, 2009 at 04:20:34 am
08/08/09 - The new schools superintendent told the Town Council Monday that he planned to seek ways for the town and school to combine resources in an effort to save money. But he shied away from o... - New superintendent creates a balanced budget (The Block Island Times)
posted on July 20, 2009 at 04:19:31 am
07/18/09 - After three days on the job, new Block Island School Superintendent Robert Hicks announced at his first School Committee meeting Monday that he was able to reshuffle figures and balance ... - Tax relief and programs for seniors (The Block Island Times)
posted on July 13, 2009 at 04:19:29 am
07/11/09 - On the top of the agenda of the July 8 Senior Citizens Advisory was property tax relief for island residents 65 and older. In two letters to the Town Council, the board recommended an am... - School department takes home a good report card (Bristol Phoenix)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 04:58:07 pm
BRISTOL/WARREN ? According to a study released in March by the R.I. Department of Education, state test scores in reading, writing and math have increased across the board. Mt. Hope High School?s … - Camaraderie as 13 seniors bid goodbye to Block Island School (The Block Island Times)
posted on June 22, 2009 at 04:32:05 am
06/20/09 - Though morning downpours forced the Block Island School graduation exercises indoors on June 14, nothing dampened the spirits of the 13 graduates or the overflowing audience of family an... - New school superintendent seeks trust of island community (The Block Island Times)
posted on June 22, 2009 at 04:17:36 am
06/20/09 - Robert Hicks enjoys a challenge. In his view, educating Block Island School students isolated on an island poses a unique educational puzzle just begging for solutions. Believing he can ... - Music fills the air at the spring B.I. School Concert (The Block Island Times)
posted on June 8, 2009 at 12:47:05 pm
06/06/09 - Children from each of the elementary grades carried their own chairs into the gym. Parents and toddlers strolled in after them. Upper-class students filled the bleachers. Teachers deploy... - Tourism Council survey shows people enjoy relaxing, boating (The Block Island Times)
posted on June 8, 2009 at 04:17:16 am
06/06/09 - The Tourism Council spent much of its June 3 meeting considering the results of a reader survey that was part of the council’s new Block Island Magazine. Block Island Times co-publisher... - Two vying for superintendent (The Block Island Times)
posted on June 2, 2009 at 02:02:36 pm
05/30/09 - The New Shoreham Superintendent Search Committee voted Wednesday to recommend two candidates for the position to the School Committee. The School Committee is now expected to conduct in... - Lt. Governor honors Block Island senior (The Block Island Times)
posted on June 1, 2009 at 04:17:30 am
05/30/09 - Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, right, recognized Block Island School senior Kayleigh Taylor, center, as one of Rhode Island’s exemplary high school seniors at the 2009 Lieutenant Governor’s... - Heinz Field, Hurricanes open to rave reviews (The Block Island Times)
posted on May 26, 2009 at 12:32:36 am
05/23/09 - As the 2009 Block Island School baseball team prepared for its home opener May 14, it was apparent that the clouds overhead could not prevent the baseball gods from drenching the playing... - Legal fees still beset committee (The Block Island Times)
posted on May 26, 2009 at 12:32:26 am
05/23/09 - The Block Island School Committee continues to be plagued by soaring legal fees that had it searching for ways to reallocate funding to pay them at its May 18 meeting. The latest legal ... - School Scoop (The Block Island Times)
posted on May 25, 2009 at 04:17:06 am
05/23/09 - Student of the Week On May 19, gym teacher John Tarbox nominated fourth grader Devin Hazard as Student of the Week at the Block Island School. Devin was recognized for his “eagerness an...