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B.M.C. Durfee High School hosted the Unified Basketball Jamboree on Tuesday, bringing together teams from Durfee, Somerset Berkley, Westport, Mansfield, Seekonk, Old Rochester, Wareham, and Bridgewater-Raynham for an incredible day of competition and fun!

Special guest Mack Hollins of the New England Patriots helped kick off the event, adding even more excitement to the day.

Thank you to the United Way of Greater Fall River, Inc., for once again supporting Fall River Public Schools through their Teachers’ Closet Supply Drive.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Aimee Bronhard joined members of the United Way and BayCoast Bank at theLetourneau Elementary School as they delivered a new round of classroom supplies. BayCoast Bank will be sponsoring the Letourneau Teachers’ Closet all year, helping restock materials whenever supplies run low.

While students enjoyed a break from school today, our teachers spent the day learning, collaborating, and growing. Fall River Public Schools hosted our first district-wide professional development day of the school year for all educators, covering a variety of subjects and skills to enhance teaching and learning across the district.

One of the most active sessions took place in the B.M.C. Durfee High School Fieldhouse, where the focus was on Physical Education. Nearly 100 PE teachers from Fall River, Taunton Public Schools, New Bedford Public Schools, and Attleboro Public Schools came together for hands-on training using OPEN Phys Ed content. Elementary PE teachers also explored the new CATCH Health curriculum, collaborating with neighboring districts to share lessons, extensions, and strategies. The PE professional development emphasized collaboration, resource-sharing, and networking.

Our professional development sessions today spanned all content areas, giving FRPS educators opportunities to learn new strategies, collaborate with colleagues, and grow professionally.

Thank you to all our educators for dedicating the day to strengthening their skills and enhancing learning for every student!

The B.M.C. Durfee High School Marching Band continues to shine! This weekend, the band brought home two championship titles — earning the US Bands Division 1 Open State Championship on Saturday and the New England Scholastic Band Association Division 1 Championship on Sunday.

Next up: the band is heading to Allentown, Pennsylvania, this weekend to compete in the US Bands National Championship. Let’s go, Hilltoppers!

If you can’t beat them, join them!

The staff at the Doran Community School was haunted by 6 7 today — and they wore it proudly.

Thanks for being in such good spirits.

There were only treats—no tricks—for the preschool students who attend the Durfee Early Learning Lab Preschool.

Each year, the preschoolers walk around the high school, visiting all 10 Durfee vocational pathway programs, where teachers and high school students hand out treats for Halloween.

The preschool is a unique, hands-on learning environment for high school students enrolled in the Early Education and Care Vocational Program. The high schoolers gain real-world experience as they work toward their EEC certification upon graduation.