EASTHAM — The 20 or so Nauset Regional High School students who show up at 8 o’clock every Friday morning to discuss social, political, and philosophical issues are not a […]
Learning
ARGUMENTS
Nauset’s Mock Trial Team Finishes in State’s ‘Elite Eight’
Three seniors get perfect scores in championship match against Sharon
BOSTON — Nauset High senior Thomas White isn’t a lawyer, but he certainly sounds like one. He’s honed a presentation style that’s both eloquent and concise during his three years […]
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Paul Teixeira Is Offered Superintendent’s Job
Pending contract negotiations, he will succeed Gerry Goyette on July 1
PROVINCETOWN — The school committee voted unanimously on March 14 to enter contract negotiations with superintendent candidate Paul Teixeira over two other finalists. Teixeira is director of English learner education […]
LEARNING
Nauset Juniors and Seniors Polish Their Portfolios
Members of an honors class put their creative selves on view
WELLFLEET — Three vivid works by Nauset Regional High School senior Lily Cianfaglione are on display at Wellfleet Preservation Hall: a painting with gouache, a drawing done with colored pencils, […]
HISTORY
How 2013 Closing of Provincetown High School Still Echoes Today
Tipping point came fast for the ‘heart of the community’
PROVINCETOWN — The four towns of the Nauset Regional School District — Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, and Brewster — are embarking this year on a state-supported study of whether two or […]
BOOK BANS
Cyr Speaks to CLAMS Members About ‘Right to Read’ Bill
Local librarians worry but are not facing many demands for censorship
CHATHAM — A cloud of worry hung over the group of librarians gathered on Jan. 24 at the Eldredge Public Library for the CLAMS network’s annual legislative luncheon. Staff from […]
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Nauset High School Restarts Its International Student Program
The school is seeking host families for up to 10 students this September
ORLEANS — In her youth, Amy Burke’s family welcomed an exchange student from Spain into their Connecticut home. Ever since, she has wanted to host an exchange student in a […]
AD MELIORA
At Nauset, a Class for the ‘Curious About How Things Came to Be’
Latin class seniors read Ovid on the subject of transformation
EASTHAM — Skylar Baker, a Nauset Regional High School senior, is reading part of Ovid’s first-century magnum opus, Metamorphoses. It’s an enormous collection, but he’s focused on book one, the […]
NAUSET SCHOOLS
Glenn Brand Is Unanimous Choice for Superintendent
Pending contract negotiations, he will succeed Brooke Clenchy on July 1
ORLEANS — The Nauset Regional School Committee and members of the four town elementary school committees that make up the Nauset district voted unanimously last week to offer the superintendent’s […]
HOMECOMING
Nauset’s New Auditorium Made a Holiday Debut
A key component of the high school’s renovation was unveiled at a student-alumni concert
EASTHAM — Nearly two years after Brait Builders got to work in February 2023, every component of the first phase of Nauset Regional High School’s $170-million reconstruction project is complete. […]
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Enrollment Declines Steeply in Wellfleet and Truro
Wellfleet isn’t part of regionalization study with the rest of Nauset district
This article was updated on Jan. 30, 2025. WELLFLEET — With young families finding the Outer Cape increasingly unaffordable, elementary school enrollment has plunged by about 30 percent since the […]
‘NAUSET NEWS’
The High School’s Video Teacher Passes the Baton
Katie McCully retires after 30 years of teaching and coaching
EASTHAM — English dept. head Selena King is teaching herself Final Cut Pro, the video editing program used to create Nauset News, Nauset Regional High School’s student-produced weekly news program. […]
EARTH KEEPERS
Middle Schoolers Study Indigenous Past and Present
Farming, cooking, and time outdoors are part of ‘place-based education’
ORLEANS — A pair of place-based education classes at Nauset Regional Middle School aim to help students gain a deeper understanding of their home by putting Indigenous knowledge at the […]
NAUSET SCHOOLS
Clenchy’s Successor Will Have Some Tough Tests
New superintendent will face shrinking enrollments and rising budgets
ORLEANS — Nauset Public Schools Supt. Brooke Clenchy has confirmed that her retirement at the end of the current school year, first announced last month in an email to parents […]
NAUSET SCHOOLS
Clenchy’s Successor Will Have Some Tough Tests
New superintendent will face shrinking enrollments and rising budgets
ORLEANS — Nauset Public Schools Supt. Brooke Clenchy has confirmed that her retirement at the end of the current school year, first announced last month in an email to parents […]
