
March 3, 2025
Class of 2025 high school graduation dates for Worcester Public Schools (WPS) are officially set. Please mark your calendars for the following dates: Tuesday, May 27, 6:00 PM...

April 17, 2025
Media Contact: Dan O’Brien, Chief Communications Officer Worcester Public Schools obriend@worcesterschools.net 774-525-1817 (cell) Press Release Dr. Rachel H. Monárrez To Ste...

April 16, 2025
WORCESTER — For Allison (DeJesus) Gomez ‘09, the dance studios of Burncoat High School were more than a place to practice routines. They were a source of familiarity for a new st...

April 7, 2025
Deputy Superintendent Brian Allen was interviewed about next year’s budget as the first guest of the expanded version of, “Ask the Superintendent,” which is now available bo...

April 5, 2025
WORCESTER – Saturday, April 5, 2025 – Working for Worcester, a non-profit organization led by local college students, completed its Year 13 Build Day on Saturday, April 5, providi...

April 2, 2025
We are excited to celebrate the outstanding staff and students selected as WooStars for the month of March! Below, you will find the list of this month’s honorees, along with thei...

April 2, 2025
Worcester Public Schools Named Declarant in Federal Lawsuit to Stop Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education Growing List of Districts and Organizations Ask Courts to Preserve ...

March 31, 2025
WORCESTER — Shelese Johnson, an Early Childhood Education instructor at Worcester Technical High School , has been named the Massachusetts Career & Technical Educators (MassCTE) N...

March 27, 2025
WORCESTER – Thursday, March 27, 2025 – The Juniper Outreach Foundation celebrated the grand opening of its eighth in-school food pantry in the Worcester Public Schools (WPS) at ...

March 25, 2025
NEI General Contracting , an award-winning general contracting firm, announces it has established a partnership with Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) to provide students wi...

March 25, 2025
WORCESTER – Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – Dea Kamberi, a senior at Doherty Memorial High School, has been named the 2025 Distinguished Young Woman of Massachusetts – a first for the...

March 20, 2025
WORCESTER – Thursday, March 20, 2025 – Worcester Public Schools (WPS) and Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) have announced a groundbreaking partnership ensuring that all WPS...
March 19, 2025
Dear WPS Eighth Grade Families, It has come to our attention that false information has been shared with grade 8 students via text message regarding their admission into Chapter ...

March 17, 2025
WORCESTER – After the two-week exploratory phase at Worcester Technical High School , Tim Lavoie '17 knew veterinary assisting was the right path for him. Now, he goes by "Doctor....

March 13, 2025
Worcester Public Schools held its 2025 annual tiered admissions lottery drawing for students applying to attend Chapter 74 career technical education (CTE) programs as ninth-gra...
March 13, 2025
Taxpayers in 25 states, including Massachusetts, are eligible to use IRS Direct File, a free and secure online tool that launched on January 27. The IRS Direct File is completely...

March 10, 2025
South High Community School's student magazine, The Apricot Journal, recently received the rank of Excellent in the annual Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literacy Magazine (RE...

March 10, 2025
WORCESTER, Monday, March 10, 2025 – Worcester Public Schools (WPS) has been selected to receive a grant from USA Pickleball’s inaugural “Grow the Game” program . The grant is des...

March 8, 2025
Inside Donald's Spratt's lab at Clark University, students are working on purifying a protein. The students in the lab, though, are not Clark upperclassmen, eyeing the diplomas th...

March 5, 2025
Photo Caption: Employees in the WPS Nutrition Department. (By Anca Tughin, WPS Communications Specialist) WORCESTER – Thursday, March 6, 2025 – Increasing percentages of staf...