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Do you have or know of a child turning 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025? If so, it's time to register for Kindergarten! Share the news! For more information visit the Student Enrollment webpage at warwickschools.org/page/student-enrollment

October is National Apple Month, and our Food Service team celebrated yesterday, October 17th, at Norwood Elementary School. Apple Crunch Day is a day to celebrate apples, local produce, healthy snacking, and to support local farmers. The Apple Crunch event featured a fun and educational presentation with Farm Fresh RI, homemade apple chips made by Aramark Chef Robert, and the official “Apple Crunch” where all students bit into Steere Orchard apples at the same time with Annie the Apple and Caitlin Crunch! A special thanks to Principal Antonelli, Aramark, and Farm Fresh RI for hosting this event, and thank you to RIDE, DEM, and the USDA for attending!

Please help support our Volunteers of Warwick Schools at the VOWS Chopstick Auction Nov 16th 12-3pm @ the Pilgrim Senior Center. See flyer for more details.

On Wednesday, 09/25/2024 at Scott Elementary School, we held our first Lunchroom Learning event of the year featuring locally farmed and harvested Macintosh and Pommard apples from Steere Farm Orchard in Greenville, RI. Lunchroom Learning is a collaborative event between Aramark Student Nutrition & Farm Fresh RI featuring a fun and educational presentation, as well as sample distribution during each lunch period. The team prepared apple slices and Chef Robert made Apple Chips for all students to taste test. The samples were handed out to all students. We had some great help from Kiffen Ratkevich and the Farm Fresh Rhode Island team, School Committee member Karen Bachus, and Annie the Apple (aka Christine Barnes, Aramark Assistant Director in Warwick). These events are a huge hit with the kiddos and our next event will be the Great Apple Crunch on October 17th @ Norwood Elementary School!

Winman Cheer Breast Cancer Awareness Gear Sale! Flyer: Community Updates webpage under 'Upcoming Local Events and Fundraisers'. www.warwickschools.org/page/community-updates

FREE VACCINE CLINIC - FLU & COVID 4-7p: Warwick Vets Middle School 9-23-24 Pilgrim High School 10-16-24 Toll Gate High School 11-19-24 Flyers with more info posted https://www.warwickschools.org/page/community-updates

CENTRAL REGISTRATION HAS MOVED! New Address: 1 Albert Rd, Warwick, RI 02889 (behind Veteran's Middle School in the brick building with 4 doors facing you) centralreg@warwickschools.org 401-298-6000 ext 1

Aspen family portal accounts are not accessible during the rollover & will produce error messages if trying to log in. Please be patient and contact your school's secretary if you continue to receive errors after school starts. Enjoy the last days of summer vacation!

ALERT: Due to technical difficulties, there is a delay releasing bus routes. We anticipate routes to be posted next week. Thank you for your patience while we work hard to finish up routes. Be on the lookout for more information soon!

FYI - Bus routes are typically posted two weeks before the start of school. Be on the lookout for more information soon!

Congratulations to our Spotlight Employees nominated by their colleagues for June! You're all doing incredible things, thank you for ensuring #warwicklightstheway

HOW CAN WE HELP ? We have a new directory to help you obtain the information you need . It is sorted by popular question topics and contains a wealth of information. Help us help you by checking it out at warwickschools.org (top bar, click on 'How may we help you?')

Summer Meal distribution will take place Monday-Friday at two locations starting July 8th. 383 Oakland Beach Ave, the parking lot across from Oakland Beach Elementary from 11:15-12:00 PM. Or, the Conimicut Library located at 55 Beach Ave from 12:30-1:15 PM.

Thank you to the families who came out to our Book Fair at Barnes & Noble! Author Cynthia Di Filippo Elomaa read her new book, "Nicky's Very Messy Room". Student artwork was on display throughout the store. And Elizabeth Hopkins was the lucky winner of the literary scavenger hunt, earning a $25 B&N gift card!

Devin Manzo, a senior at the Warwick Career and Technical Center, received the “Ronald D’s Career, Trade, and Technical” scholarship to help defray the costs of special tools and equipment necessary for him to continue his journey of becoming a licensed electrician. This scholarship was established and presented to Devin by Kathryn Newman, a retired Toll Gate High School teacher, in memory of her husband, Ronald D. Newman, a career tradesman and master electrician. This fund was created to provide financial assistance to students and graduates of the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center, Warwick, Rhode Island, to continue their studies and careers in the trades. This scholarship is established under the Eastern Star Foundation of Rhode Island, Inc. This is the first year the scholarship has been awarded to any student, and hopefully, it will continue to assist many more well-deserving students. Congratulations, Devin!

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2024! 🎓🎉 Parents-- Message our Facebook page with a "Senior Spotlight" include your senior's name, TG or Pilgrim, plans for the future, and a picture for us to share. #warwicklightstheway #ourfutureisbright #classof2024

Hats off to our Spotlight Employees for May! Your unwavering commitment to our students and schools is truly inspiring!

Congratulations to Oakland Beach Elementary teacher Milissa O'Neil who was awarded Rhode Island Teacher of The Year! #warwicklightstheway

Congratulations to our Warwick Superstars for their hard work at the Special Olympics State Games this past weekend! Shout out to the wonderful coaches-All WPS employees, and of course our students who competed. The Warwick Superstars brought home 8 Gold medals, 9 Silver, 8 Bronze and 7 4th place ribbons! You all make Warwick so proud!! Pictured: Coaches L to R, Steve DeLoreto, Christine Paquin, Mark Parker, head coach Melissa Sicco Warwick Veterans student, Ethan Stepalavich holding silver medals! From L to R, Oakland Beach student Neveah Sullivan, Norwood student Isabella Hanna, Vets Middle School student Logan Zawislak, and Cedar Hill student Zain Rohena Angel Mello-Costa and Zain Rohena, students at Cedar Hill In action, Natalie Cronin from Winman on the track