Doherty Memorial High School

School News Grade 9 students will be going on a field trip to see Crocodile River on May 2nd. Grade 9 students are reminded to return their permissi...

Boys’ tennis tryouts begin on Monday, March 17th at 2:30 at the Newton Square tennis courts. See Mr. Halfmann in Guidance if you are interested. The Boys lacrosse meetin...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

WORCESTER – Thursday, March 20, 2025 – Worcester Public Schools (WPS) and Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) have announced a groundbreaking partnership ensuring that all WPS...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

Dear Worcester Public School Families, Teachers, and Community Members, In celebration of the holy month of Ramadan , the Worcester Public Schools Nutrition Department is please...

The Worcester Public Schools is excited to announce that our annual culture and climate survey is now open until March 23. Take the survey online . (English, Spanish, Portugu...

Quarter 2 honor roll listings for the 2024-25 school year are now posted! Congratulations to the many scholars who are being acknowledged for their academic achievements. Visit t...

The City of Worcester Cultural Development Division, in partnership with Mass Poetry and The White Room , will host the second annual Worcester Preliminary Teen Poetry Slam for y...

Story Note: Bill Murphy recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa alongside his two adult children, reaching the mountain's summit on January 19. Antarctica is nea...