2014-2015 achievement recognitions

Barrington Public SchoolsAchievement Recognition

Steven Pickford Barrington High School Social Studies Teacher & Department Chair

2014 DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR


Barrington High School ranked #1on Rhode Island Monthly’s High School Report Card 2014


Barrington Education Foundation released the video titled BEF is the Difference. The entire video was filmed and produced by Class of 2013 Barrington High School Graduate Ryan Sherwood. To view the video, please go to www.barringtoneducation.org.

http://www.barringtoneducation.org/


http://vimeo.com/96108383



Barrington School Committee Members receive Recognition from the Rhode Island Association of School Committees (RIASC) and the Rhode Island Board of Education

The Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation in 2010 requiring six (6) hours of RIASC approved Professional Development on an annual basis for all School Committee members. Four

Barrington School Committee members received the following recognition for their leadership with professional development at the 2014 RIASC Annual Meeting:

RIASC Master’s Academy Members (100+ hours of Professional Development)

Kate D. Brody, Chair

Patrick A. Guida

RIASC Master’s Academy Members (50+ hours of Professional Development)

Robert E. Shea, Jr. Ph.D.

RIASC Leadership Academy Graduate (15 hours)

Paula S. Dominguez, Ed.D., Vice Chair

The School Committee members also received special recognition from the Rhode Island Board of Education for their achievements.


Barrington School Committee Member Patrick A. Guida Receives Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

Patrick A. Guida will be awarded NASBE’s 2014 Distinguished Service Award at its Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado on October 17, 2014. This national award is given annually to

three state board of education members in recognition of outstanding service to public education. A member of NASBE’s Board of Directors, Mr. Guida served as president in 2013

and continues to be an active member.

Patrick A. Guida Appointed Chair of New Council within Rhode Island Board of Education

Governor Lincoln Chafee named Patrick A Guida to be Chairman of the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education, one of two newly formed councils within the Rhode Island Board of

Education. The board has a new organizational structure that splits governance over Kindergarten through Grade 12 and higher education between two councils. Mr. Guida will

join Eva-Marie Mancuso, Chair of the Rhode Island Board of Education and Michael H. Bernstein, Chairman of the Council on Post-Secondary Education in leadership roles.


Barrington High School Ranked #200 on Newsweek’s 2014 America’s Top High Schools


Barrington Middle School 8th Grade Achieves High Marks on 21st Century Skills Assessment

RIDE 21st Century Skills

Assessment 2013-2014

Link to full 2013-2014 Summary Report:http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Instruction-and-Assessment-World-Class-Standards/Assessment/8thGradeTechAssessment/RIDE_State_Level_Report_6-6-14.pdf

http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Instruction-and-Assessment-World-Class-Standards/Assessment/8thGradeTechAssessment/RIDE_State_Level_Report_6-6-14.pdf


Barrington Middle School2014 National Blue Ribbon School

On September 30, 2014, the U.S. Secretary of EducationArne Duncan announced that Barrington Middle School wasone of 25 public middle schools in the United States ofAmerica to receive the prestigious 2014 National BlueRibbon School recognition. Barrington Middle School wasrecognized in the award category of exemplary highperforming schools, representing schools that are amongtheir state’s highest performing as measured by stateassessments or nationally normed tests.


Barrington High School Boasts12 National Merit Semifinalists

Natasha Anis Benjamin Feit Steven Forte Alexander Greenberg Harrison Kraus Theodore Kurkoski Matthew Lamontagne Brian Mc Gartoll Kieran Mc Gartoll Lucina Schwartz Rachel Sheinberg Haley Wohlever


Barrington High School hosted 3rd Annual Relay for Life on June 13, 2014 organized by Class of 2014 seniors Tim Connor and Zachary Chavez, and faculty adviser Suzanne Pickford. The event included 420 participants, including Barrington High School and Barrington Middle School students.

Barrington High School Relay for Life raises $61,515for American Cancer Society

Relay for Life at BHS Sophomore Group


Audrey Falkner, Grade 5 Hampden Meadows Student, wins PTO

Sponsored Chromebook Contest for Summer Reading and Math


Barrington High School Fall Athletic Achievements

Junior Emma McMillan wins individual Girls Cross Country State Championship - 3rd in a row!

Girls Cross Country Team place 2nd overall

Boys Cross Country Team are Class B Champions

Girls Junior Varsity Tennis Team are State Champions

Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Team are Division 2 State Champions


Elizabeth Alexander, K-12 ELL Specialist, and ELL Department Coordinator, has been selected to serve a two-year term as Rhode Island’s representative to the English as a Second Language Praxis

National Advisory Committee.

Elizabeth Alexander


Barrington High School Math Team recorded a perfect score of 30 at the New England Math Competition on October 14. Team members: Adam Kelly, Harrison Kraus, Eliot Laidlaw, Matthew Lamontagne,

Teddy Ni, Isabelle Rea, Vivian Tian, and Haley Wohlever.

Results of the Rhode Island Math League Meet on October 22: BHS D Team placed first – Quentin Duyck, Gerald Guerrieri,

Wanqing Li, Robert Sasse, and Andrew Sheinberg. B Team placed second. A Team placed third. Teddy Ni and Robert Sasse led Barrington scorers with perfect scores. William Yao, Kieran Mc Gartoll, and Haley Wohlever made valuable contributions

at the competition.


Mark Davis

Mark Davis, Barrington High School Reading Specialist, presented at a roundtable session for the Northeastern Educational Research Association conference on his proposal entitled “Measuring

the Impact of Reading Comprehension on Traditional Paper- and Computer-based Testing Environments” and received high marks from a scholarly peer review. The conference, sponsored

by the AERA and ETS, focused on changes to online assessment, including PARCC and SBAC.


Jason Appel, Barrington High School Math Teacher, named a FUSE Fellow as part of the FUSE RI Initiative by the Highlander Institute.

Jason Appel


Barrington High School Guidance Counselors Stefanie Mezzanotteand Jennifer Ruhle earn National Board Certification®

Stefanie Mezzanotte Jennifer Ruhle


Barrington High School Debate Team competes in second tournament of the season with a strong showing.

Congratulations to novice debaters: Taryn De Meillon, Eli Mitnick, Kaitlyn Salguerio, Shaye Anis, Maximo Guerrieri, Olivia Deaton, and

Emilio Cuebas for placing in the top ten.

Congratulations also to varsity teammates: Olivia Bowen, Renee Seto, Lucy Schwartz, Sandy Greenberg, Sidney Davis, Eli Shea, Lily Gagliano,

Lindsay Daugherty, Grace Biagetti, Katharine Odjakjian, Vivian Tian, Peyton Buteau, and Alexa Collins who placed in the top ten as teams or

as individual speakers.


Sixty Barrington High School and Barrington Middle School music students earn All-State distinction

Vocalists Lucy Schwartz and Michael Greene, and Jazz Guitarist Jared Remson were selected to the All-Eastern Chorus and Jazz Ensemble.


Barrington High School Football Team dedicates their November 7th

game as part of November’s Prematurity Awareness Month and tours Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Women & Infants Hospital


Hampden Meadows Grade 5 Teacher, Ms. Terri Couto, has been nominated to work with Deputy Commissioner, David Abbott in an advisory group along with RIDE to develop the next generation of the Accountability System in the ESEA Waiver as a representative of the ELL Community.

Terri Couto


Barrington Middle School English Teacher, Ms. Kristin Meystre, was honored by the Department of Defense with a flag flown on October 4th at the Bagram Air

Base in Afghanistan. Students in the Orange Cluster have been writing to soldiers for many years, most recently to the Special Operations soldiers.

Kristin Meystre


Barrington Middle School Robotics - Results at Qualifier for States December 6: Team Copyrighted Wins Championship Award Team Variables Scores 1st place in Robot Design

Team VariablesTeam Copyrighted


Barrington High School Recognized as a 2014 Commended School, the Highest Rhode Island Department of Education Classification

Celebration at RI State House on December 11, 2014


Barrington High School Coach Bob Gourley, a longtime throws coach and official, was honored with the Ken Warren Award

for Leadership by the National Throws Coach Association

Coach Bob


Barrington High School & Barrington Middle School 2015 Scholastic Art Awards


Barrington Middle School Robotics Team Variables Earns 1st Place for their Project at RI First Lego League Championship Tournament

Congratulations to both Team Variables and Team Copyrighted on their efforts!


Twelve Barrington High School Seniors Selected as Candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program:

Natasha Anis Emma Gurchiek Theodore Kurkoski Matthew Lamontagne Brian Mc Gartoll Kieran Mc Gartoll Rachel Nassau Samuel Nozaki Lauren Parola Lucina Schwartz Rachel Sheinberg Haley Wohlever


Barrington High School Jazz Ensemble Winners at47th Annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival

BHS Jazz Ensemble 1st Place - Division III Outstanding Musician winners Seniors Riley Saeger (Alto Sax) and Jared Remson (Guitar) Band receives four 50% scholarships for summer study at Berklee College of Music, Boston

BHS Music Dept. Co-Chair, and Band Director, Barbara Hughes(pictured third from right)


Barrington Middle School 7th Grader Ari Dulchinos WinsSpelling Bee on February 10th and will represent Barrington

Middle School at Statewide Bee. Congratulations to all finalists including runner up, 6th Grader Rima Irfan.


Hampden Meadows School Students Lulu Arnone, Willow Rathbone, and Erin Welshman

interview Governor Raimondo for the Kids Corner

feature of the Barrington Times.


Barrington High School Speech and Debate Varsity Debatersdominated the Top Ten at February tournament taking 1st, 2nd,3rd, 7th, and 9th as teams; and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 8thas individuals. Novices also did well earning 3rd, 4th, and 6thplace as individual speakers, and 1st, 5th, and 7th as teams.

Barrington will host the State Championship February 28th.


The Unified Basketball Teamplayed an exhibition game duringhalftime at the Barrington HighSchool Boys Varsity game vs.Bishop Hendricken. The teamraised funds for Rhode IslandSpecial Olympics Unified Sports.


Barrington High School BoysIndoor Track and Field Team are2015 Class B Champions

Barrington High School Senior Adam Kelly is USA Track and Field New England’s Athlete of the Month for January 2015


Barrington High School Math Teacher, Paula Morrissette, selected by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to participate

in an alignment study between the National Board Standards and Common Core State Standards.

Paula Morrissette


Barrington High School Director of Guidance, Toni Corry, receives Commendation for Distinguished Service from the National Merit

Scholarship Corporation in recognition of outstanding personal and professional contributions as a member of the

National Merit Scholarship Selection Committee.

Toni Corry


Barrington Public Schools is participating on the MathematicsNetworked Improvement Committee (MathNIC), an initiative forenhancing mathematics education in Grades 6-12. Barringtonwas the only district in Rhode Island selected.

Administrators and teachers representing Barrington PublicSchools are: Paula Dillon, Joseph Hurley, Andrew Anderson,Robert Marley, Megan Medeiros, Danielle Teoli, John Sexton, andLisa Mendo.


Congratulations to the Primrose Hill School Cast of Willy Wonka Kids on their performances January 23-24.


Congratulations to the Nayatt School Cast of Aristocatson their performances February 6-7.


Barrington Middle School Students Will Cauley, Ryan Hellmann and Trent Kellum placed 2nd

in their weight categories at the Wrestling State Championships held February 7-8.

The team placed 7th overall.

Other notable finishes in individual weight classes:4th place: Lucas Wilson-Wuestefeld & Zach Leonard

5th place: Theo Adams & Ethan Tutt


Primrose Hill School Math & Science Night, held February 11th, organized through the PTO, showcased various Science and Math activities, and included

collaboration with the Barrington High School Science Olympiad team led by Science Teacher Kara West and lead student Samyukta Mallick; and Barrington Middle School Wooden Car Racers team led by Industrial Arts Teacher Cheryl DelSanto, and the Barrington Middle School First Lego League Robotics team.


State Champions –Barrington High School Girls Swim Team

State Runners Up –Barrington High School Boys Swim Team and Boys Indoor Track and Field Team


Charlie Durkin, 5th Grader, is Hampden Meadows School’s Geography Bee Champion!

Charlie also named National Geographic State Bee Semifinalist by the National Geographic Society.


Division 1 Tournament State Champions –Barrington High School Girls Basketball

Individual State Champions – Adam Kelly - Boys Indoor Track and Field - Weight

Throw and Shot Put Mars Bishop - Boys Indoor Track and Field - 600 Meter Jack Fortin - Boys Swimming - 50 Freestyle


Barrington Speech & Debate HostedRI Forensics League State Championship on February 28

Top Ten Barrington finishes included:

Varsity Partnership: Individual Varsity:3rd Place - Ethan Wold & Peyton Buteau 1st Place - Sandy Greenberg4th Place - Rebecca Leviss & Teddy Kurkoski 3rd Place - Kate Turner8th Place - Olivia Bowen & Renee Seto 4th Place - Lucy Schwartz9th Place - Vivian Tian & Lucy Schwartz 9th Place - Peyton Buteau10th Place - Sandy Greenberg & Tyler Hoskins

Novice Partnership: Individual Novice:3rd Place - Kaitlyn Salguerio & Emily Sancomb 7th Place - Scott Goltsos6th Place - Shaye Anis and Emilio Cuebas 8th Place - Kaitlyn Salguerio10th Place - Lexi Anderson 10th Place - Emilio Cuebas


Congratulations to the Sowams School Cast of Wizard of Ozon their performances February 27-28.


Barrington School Committee Member Patrick A. Guida Chosen to Lead Review of NASBE Public Education Positions

For Immediate Release: February 24, 2015

Alexandria, Va. – Patrick “Buzz” Guida, chairman of Rhode Island’s Council on Elementary and Secondary Education, has been

appointed to chair a task force that will review and revise the Public Education Positions of the National Association of State Boards

of Education (NASBE). Guida served as president of NASBE in 2013.

In making the appointment, NASBE President Mary Lord noted that Guida has been a leader in helping the association develop its

policies over a number of years. “As a member of our Government Affairs Committee, a member of our national board of directors,

and then as our national president, Buzz helped shape policies that kept the focus of state boards of education on providing all

students with access to a high-quality education,” she said.

Guida has been a public servant to education for over 20 years. Guida played an active role in state and local school politics, serving

first on the Barrington School Committee, and later as president of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees (RIASC). He

joined Rhode Island’s Board of Regents in 2001 and was elected vice-chair in 2005. During his tenure on the Rhode Island State Board

of Education, Guida has worked tirelessly on issues of student assessment, educator quality, school improvement, and academic

standards, and was integral to Rhode Island’s ESEA waiver request and revisions in 2011.

The National Association of State Boards of Education represents America’s state and territorial boards of education. Our principal

objectives are to strengthen state leadership in education policymaking, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity,

promote excellence in the education of all students, and ensure responsible lay governance of education. Learn more

at www.nasbe.org.

http://www.nasbe.org/


7th Grader Eytan Goldstein is Barrington Middle School’s Geography Bee Champion!

Eytan was also named National Geographic State Bee Semifinalist by the National Geographic Society.


Barrington Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of Americareceive 37 Top Five awards at the 37th Annual State Leadership Conference

For a compete list of winners, click here.

First place finishers include:Agribusiness - Sahil Mishra

Business Communication - Natashia AnisBusiness Ethics - Julia Forte and Steven Forte

Business Law - Steven ForteBusiness Math - Andrew Sheinberg

Digital Design & Promotion - Camille IvoryEconomics - Vivian Tian

FBLA Principles & Procedures - Sabrina HackettImpromptu Speaking - Vivian Tian

Insurance & Risk Management - Nicholas McGarryIntroduction to Business Communications - Lindsay Daugherty

Job Interview - Vivian TianSales Presentation - Sheyna Medina

Securities & Investments - Quentin BoothmanSocial Media Campaign - Lindsay Daugherty, Michael Sangiuliano, and Taryn De Meillon

Website Development - Rayna Mishra and Sahil Mishra

http://www3.barringtonschools.org/schoolcommittee/School Committee Presentations/Achievement Recognitions/SLC2015AwardResults.pdf


Barrington High School Students Achieve Second Place Honors at 29th Annual High School Programming Contest, New England’s

Largest Math/Computer Competition

From left to right: Dr. Frank Ford, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Providence College; Teddy Ni; William Yao; Mario Correia,

Advisor; Rachel Sheinberg; Sahil Mishra; and Charles Haberle, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs at Providence College.


Barrington High School LifeSmarts Team will represent Rhode Island at the National LifeSmarts competition in

April in Seattle, Washington!

Team Captain, Matthew Lamontagne Steven Forte Brian Mc Gartoll Teddy Ni Eli Shea


Barrington High School Stagemasters receive Excellence in Theatre Award at RI Drama Festival for play Wait Until Dark student directed by Noah Allen.

Jack Fortin and Noah Allen also receive All-State Acting Awards.

Cast and Crew of Wait Until Dark


Barrington High School Sophomore Molly Littman won a place in this year's Write Here, Write Now! Student Play Festival with her play Beatrix.

A professional staged reading of Molly’s work on Trinity Repertory Theatre's Dowling Stage as part of this year’s festival will be held on April 13.


Barrington High School Coach Bob Gourleynamed 2015 Rhode Island Indoor Track

and Field Coach of the Year!


The Barrington Boosters Club is pleasedto announce their new website is live!Please visit www.barringtonboosters.orgto learn more about Barrington Boosters.Continued support for Barrington HighSchool and Barrington Middle Schoolathletic programs is greatly appreciated.

http://www.barringtonboosters.org/


Barrington High School Students Win Awards at Science and Engineering Fair

Best in Fair: Eli Mitnick, Dennis Wei, and Priyanka BonifazSecond Grant: Sahil Mishra

Sahil also received monetary awards: Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport; Slater Technology Fund for Innovation; and Intel Computer Science.

Priyanka received a scholarship from Rhode Island College.Eli and Dennis received scholarships from the Community College of Rhode Island.

Congratulations to all!


Barrington High School Model United Nations Receive Awards at UMass-Amherst

Sandy Greenberg – Best Delegate, International Criminal Court, Defense

Sidney Davis – Best Delegate,UN Environment Programme, Chile

Eli Shea – Best Delegate,Siege of Tenochtitlán, Conquistador Diego de Ordaz

Frank Carroll – Honorable Mention,Columbia vs. FARC, Rebel Manuel Marulanda


Barrington High School Sophomore Eli Shea wins Silver Key Award in the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for his short story titled The Elephant in the Room and an Honorable Mention for his short story titled Nixon’s Revenge.

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Director of Athletics George Finn receives 2015 State Award of Merit from Rhode Island

Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association


Barrington High School Senior Sarah Middleton is Rhode Island Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Barrington High School Senior Corey Daugherty isRhode Island Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Barrington High School Coach Stephen Lenz is Rhode Island Girls Basketball Division 1 Coach of the Year

Barrington High School Coach Patrick Sullivan isRhode Island Boys Basketball Division 1 Coach of the Year

Barrington High School Senior Hockey Players Helen Pratesand Derek Carlson Receive 2015 Hobey Baker Character Awards


Zachary Zeltzer, Grade 6 Barrington Middle School Student receives Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition and Honorable Mention from Congressman James R. Langevin in the 2015 Rhode Island Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition


Technology Specialist Beth O’Connell presented a session titled Empowering Aspen Users in Your Districtat the Follett Aspen Institute on April 8, 2015.


Barrington Middle School Productions of Into the Woods andFiddler on the Roof March 13-14


Barrington High School Production of It’s All About the 80s March 26-28


Barrington High School Math Team Wins 9th Annual URI Calc-BowlBarrington finishes first in competition of 15 Rhode Island

high school and college teams!

Coach Robert Marley, William Yao, Kieran Mc Gartoll, Matthew Lamontagne, Adam Kelly, and Teddy Ni


Katie Miller, Director of Technology, Earns Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL)tm Designation by the Consortium for School Networking


Barrington High School LifeSmarts Team Earns 2nd Place in the Nation

Congratulations to Seniors Steven Forte, Matthew Lamontagne, Brian Mc Gartoll, and Teddy Ni, and Sophomore Eli Shea, led by Coach and BHS Math Teacher Samuel Schachter.

The final score, Florida 176 – Rhode Island 174, was the closest final score in LifeSmarts history!

Individual Winners

Matthew Lamontagne –

2015 Student of the Year

Matthew Lamontagne -

Personal Finance

Steven Forte - Consumer

Rights & Responsibilities

Teddy Ni – Technology


Barrington Middle School Students place First at 2015 Rhode Island Science Olympiad

1st Place:

Bio-Process Lab – Christina Curran and Kelly GormanBottle Rocket – Jaya Gottlieb and Eleanor WindCrime Busters – Tess Collins and Abigail WilhelmDynamic Planet – Samuel Wohlever and Amy ZhaoElastic Launched Glider – Callan WhitneyEntomology – Kelly Gorman and Callan WhitneyWrite It Do It – Tess Collins, Eleanor Wind, and Amy ZhaoScience Bowl – Ariadne Dulchinos

2nd Place: Anatomy and Physiology – Abigail Wilhelm and James WinnerCrave the Wave – Riley Boone and Abigail WilhelmExperimental Design – Samuel Chavez, Samuel Wohlever, and Amy ZhaoGreen Generation – Jack Kelty and Annika KellyMeteorology – Samuel Chavez and James WinnerRoad Scholar – Annika Kelly and Eleanor WindPentathlon – Daniel Connor, Sudiksha Mallick, Samuel Yuan, and Timmy Zhou

3rd Place:Air Trajectory – Callan Whitney and Samuel WohleverFossils – Annika Kelly and Jonathan Zhang

Congratulation also to team members:

Samuel Baldwin, Alice Fisher, and Clara Kugler.


Barrington High School Students Place First at 2015 Rhode Island Science Olympiad

1st Place:Astronomy

Bungee DropChemistry Lab

Dynamic PlanetEntomology

ForensicsGeologic MappingGreen Generation

It’s About TimeScrambler

Tech Problem SolvingPentathlon

2nd Place:Air Trajectory

Disease DetectivesFossils

Mission Possible

3rd Place:Wright Stuff

The Team won a total of 17 medals out of 22 events!


Jennifer Duarte, Barrington High School Science Teacher,

Recipient of NBC 10Golden Apple Award

Award presented by Commissioner Gist and Channel 10; Nomination by Senior Joshua Seifert; Posing with family, Mr. Messore, Patrice Wood of Channel 10, Commissioner Gist, and Mr. Hurley


Barrington Students Finish in Top 5 in Rhode Island at 2015 National Geographic State Bee

Charlie Durkin, Grade 5, Finished in 4th PlaceEytan Goldstein, Grade 7, Finished in 5th Place


Rhode Island Math League State Champions!

Barrington High School Math Team won the State Title for the sixthyear in a row. Team members include Teddy Ni, MatthewLamontagne, Adam Kelly, William Yao, Michael Lamontagne andEliot Laidlaw. William Yao also won Top Sophomore Student. Specialrecognition to team members: Kieran Mc Gartoll, Brian Mc Gartoll,Gerald Guerrieri, Haley Wohlever, Vivian Tien, Sahil Mishra, CeeCeeSheng, Eli Shea, Isabelle Rea, Quentin Boothman, Wanqing Li,Andrew Sheinberg, Tripp Carolan, Rayna Mishra, Connor Mc Gartoll,and Andrew Cooke.

--------------------This is Barrington’s 15th State Title in the 49-year history of the league.

Over the last 6 seasons, the team is 99–0, and has won 15 out of the last 17 State Titles with a record over that 17-year period of 254–10–2.


Seven Barrington High School Seniors have been awarded National Merit Scholarships:

Matthew Lamontagne – National Merit® $2,500 Scholarship

Lucina Schwartz – National Merit® $2,500 Scholarship

Brian Mc Gartoll – National Merit Textron Scholarship

Kieran Mc Gartoll – National Merit Textron Scholarship

Haley Wohlever – National Merit University of Rochester Scholarship

Harrison Kraus – National Merit Boston College Scholarship

Theodore Kurkoski – National Merit University of Maryland Scholarship


Barrington Middle School Grade 6 Students Win at 2015 Squared School Spring Math Tournament, Senior Section

1st Place - William Medeiros, with a perfect score of 1,000

2nd Place - Samuel Brock


Barrington High School Ranks #1,227 on Washington PostList of America’s Most Challenging High Schools

– out of 2,400 High Schools Nationwide


Barrington Public Schools Recognized in the

edSurge.com article,Leading Rhode Island Districts

on the Quest Towards Blended Learning

Excerpt from Article:

“In another RI district, Barrington, Assistant

Superintendent for Curriculum and Assessment Paula

Dillon and the Director of Technology Katie Miller

work closely together to create professional

development with a personalized approach. Rather

than having all teachers sit through half-day or full-day

workshops in lock-step, they have adopted an

‘unconference approach’. On one such day, they asked

technology-savvy teachers from across the district to

host various informal sessions on a variety of topics

ranging from basic tech skills to advanced tech

integration and blended learning. Teachers are

empowered to make choices about how to spend their

time on these days, based on their needs and goals.

These innovative approaches to supporting the

advancement of blended learning would not occur

without district leaders that are strong in competencies

like Vision & Planning, Modeling, Blended PD, & On-

Site Support. This kind of leadership is critical in

taking next generation teaching and learning to scale.”

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The team of Grade 5 Hampden Meadows School students

Joshua Silveira and Martin Lapczyk finished 3rd in

- out of 20 elementary teams in the region!


Barrington Middle School Social Studies Teacher Mary Roberts named National Third-Place Winner of the

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution2015 Outstanding Teacher of American History Contest


Barrington School Committee Chair Kate Brody was recognized at the 2015 Rhode Island Association of School Committees

Annual Meeting, for achieving more than 200+ hours of Professional Development as part of RIASC’s Master’s Academy.


The Barrington Public Schools received the following recognition in an article entitled (Providence) School Chief to leave, written by Linda Borg, in the May 2, 2015 edition of The Providence Journal:

" ... You look at successful districts like Barrington. They are extremely well-run. They have consistency in their curriculum and leadership. The districts that are successful are stable. They are able to keep their leadership."

Tim RyanExecutive DirectorRhode Island School Superintendents' Association


Barrington High School finished 8th at the AmericanComputer Science League All Star Competition

Senior Division 3 in Orlando, FL. Congratulations to theteam of Senior Matthew Lamontagne and Juniors

Vivian Tian and Sahil Mishra!

**Barrington High School qualified for the All Star Competition based on their regular season ranking of 3rd nationally and 1st in the Northern Region.**


Barrington High School Place 2nd at Chemistry Competition

On May 19th, 29 Barrington High students competed in the annual ChemistryCompetition at the University of Rhode Island. Both the first year team and AP teamcame in 2nd place.

First Year Team: Lauren Grove, Katherine Mayhew, Daniel Zawatskey, Eli Mitnick, Tara Stein, Wanqing Li, Maxwell Johnson, and Andrew Sheinberg.

AP Team: Geoffrey Huang, Kimberly Kelly, Nataliya Karashchuk, Julia Forte, Ethan Wold, Samyukta Mallick, Leela Mennillo, and Renee Seto.

Instructors: Science teachers Amy Nicodemus, Nicholas McGinn and Mary Ann Stiling.


Congratulations to the Hampden Meadows School Cast of Seussical Jr. on their performances May 29-30.


Congratulations to the Barrington High School

Class of 2015!

Graduation Exercises were held on Sunday, June 7, 2015 and is available for view on the Eagle News Network.

http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01202&video=239141


Congratulations and Thank You to our Staff

30 Years of ServiceCathy Fales

Barbara HughesAnnmarie Marino

Tammy McMichael

25 Years of ServiceCherylann BertonciniLauren Birrell-Graham

Martha DeAngelisPaula Degnan

Emmett DoneganDonna HartmannPeter McFarland


Barrington High School Senior Adam Kelly Competes and Sets Recordin 9th Caribbean Scholastic International Invitational in Cuba

As a member of the National Scholastic Athletics Sports Foundation team, AdamKelly competed in the National Stadium, in Havana, Cuba. Adam won withhammer throw with the international 6 kilo hammer with a throw of 221-09,which set a new meet record. Jan Rosario of Puerto Rico set the old record of212-04 in 2008. The previous top U.S. thrower was Alec Faldermeyer of New Yorkwith a throw of 211-04 in 2009. Adam also placed fourth in the shot put with aput of 47-07.75 with the international 6 kilo shot. The U.S. team, which consistedof 14 young men and 14 young women selected by the NSAF and a support staffwas the first Track and Field team to travel to and compete in Cuba since 1997.


Boys Track Team –2nd Place at State Outdoor Track Championship

Junior Robert Colantonio –Individual State Champion, Hammer Throw

Senior Jonathan Cavanagh –Individual State Champion, Pole Vault


Barrington High School Science Teacher and Department Chair Dr. Diana Siliezar, and Science Teacher Ms. Sonalya Jayasuriya will present

Science Writing Using an Explanation Tool at the National Association of Biology Teachers 2015 Professional Development Conference

Dr. Diana Siliezar Ms. Sonalya Jayasuriya


Barrington High School Library Media Specialist and Department Chair Dr. Suzanne Costa selected as a

Media Smart Libraries Fellow

The 15 month after school fellowship program is a cohort of 20school and public librarians to connect locally and nationallywith leaders in the field of digital and media literacy. Theprogram is sponsored with a grant by the Institute of Museumand Library Services through a collaboration between the URIGraduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), theRI Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS), theProvidence Children's Film Festival, and the URI HarringtonSchool of Communication and Media.

Dr. Suzanne Costa


Special Education Advisory Committee’s 3rd Annual Special Educator Appreciation Event

SEAC Leadership Team: Rose Murrin, HeatherNavarro, and Lisa Ottone Silva with Director ofPupil Personnel Services Susan Healy-Mills

Award Recipients: Brian Fernandes, Amy Benevides, GailRobinson, Marianne Combies, Kelly Donovan, Nicole Hall,Kristin Patterson, and Mary Ellen Maguire


School Committee Member Dr. Robert Shea Appointed Associate Provost for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

at Roger Williams University

Dr. Shea will provide leadership and administrative support forprograms and learning services that cross academic divisions. Inaddition to all programs in Academic Affairs, Dr. Shea will provide andmanage effective support mechanisms for faculty and students;provide leadership for pedagogical development of faculty andsupport the development of faculty learning communities, onlineresources for pedagogy, new faculty orientation and training; andoversee interdisciplinary programs including the Honors Program.


Thank you to the efforts of students and staff at Barrington High School!

2015 Relay for Life event raised more than $42,000 for the American Cancer Society

$956.55 raised for the Homeless Coalition October food drive for Tap-In Thanksgiving food drive for Tap-In Annual Carnation Sale to spread positive community culture during

Valentine’s Day International Dinner raised $2,000 for clean water systems for small

village in Haiti


Thank you to the efforts of students and staff at Barrington Middle School!

Silver Cluster participated in Gingerbread Express program to benefit 5 students Aqua Cluster sponsored a family at Christmas and held a food drive for Tap-In Orange Cluster wrote letters to active military service and held a food drive for

Tap-In Yellow Cluster participated in Gingerbread Express program to benefit 5 students Razzmatazz Cluster collected school supplies, toys, and fabrics to make kids’

clothing for a Providence school, and hosted Razzgiving event for less fortunate kids from Providence

Green Cluster [and all 8th grade clusters] held a drive for Crossroads Community Service Club held a food drive for Tap-In; held a winter hats, mittens,

and scarves drive in December; made lunch bags for the Joslin Recreation Center; and worked three days doing courtyard clean-up before One Amazing Night


Thank you to the efforts of students and staff at Hampden Meadows School!

Food drive for Tap-In at Thanksgiving for Making a Meal for the Homeless Made fleece blankets for Project Linus Dress Down Fridays with donations to The Nelson Family Scholarship Fund HMS Green Team held recycling projects, cleaned up school grounds, and

educated community about green issues Made fleece scarves for patients at Hasbro Children’s Hospital Created cards to spread cheer at Hattie Ide Chaffee Nursing Home Created and sent books to nursing home patients Planted a garlic garden with garlic donated to local food bank Gifts to Children’s Friend and Service Organization


Thank you to the efforts of students and staff at Nayatt School!

Collection of $275 worth of food items for Tap In Grade 1 raised $1,500 for Smile Train (provide surgeries for children in third

world countries with clef palates) Grade 2 raised $440 for Rock-Paper-Scissors (to purchase bicycles for girls

in Vietnam who walk long distances to schools) Collection of $2,000 for American Cancer Society through Hoops for Hearts Grade 3 students created Friendship Bags for the Women’s Resource

Center in Newport Grade 3 students and staff led drive to support Pennies for Patients and

collected $2,786.96 for American Cancer Society


Thank you to the efforts of students and staff at Primrose Hill School!

Organized Food Drive in the Fall to benefit those in need Held a Toy Drive in December, collecting toys for

underprivileged children School wide Food Drive in the Spring to benefit those in need


Thank you to the efforts of students and staff at Sowams School!

Food Drive for Tap-In Collection of undergarments for children for Project Undercover Collection of hats, gloves and mittens for Providence Head Start Cards for Veterans Collection of items for the VA Hospital School-wide Garden Project School-wide recycling and composting at lunches (compost used in

School Garden), recycling of markers, cell phones


New Balance Track and Field Nationals – Hammer Throw

1st Place – Adam Kelly 2nd Place – Robert Colantonio 5th Place – Michael Alvernaz

All three are All Americans


Barrington Middle School

Letters About Literature Winners 2015

Blue Cluster Students: Jordan BarneyAlexander Bellanti-DiehlEmerson BerrimanLogan CopperChristina CurranEmily GormanRylan HastingsKatherine HoagAshley LawrenceMariah Maglio

Green Cluster Students:Erin FaucherJosephine KuoHeidi GroveSydney HooverJulia MedizzaSophia MontiJenna ParkAlyssa TuttobeneMaia Villarca