
January 13, 2024
Many students from the Worcester Public Schools are participating in events around the city to honor late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This includes the MLK Jr....

January 11, 2024
Dear Homeschool Parents: On behalf of the Worcester Public Schools, I am writing to invite you to participate in a consultation meeting regarding Child Find and Proportionate Sh...

January 9, 2024
The Quarter 1 honor roll listings for the 2023-24 year are now posted. Congratulations to the many scholars who are being acknowledged for their academic achievements. Visit the H...

January 3, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 6:00pm-7:30pm Snow Date is Thursday, January 18, 2024 BHS Open House 23-24 Revised.pdf

January 2, 2024
South High – Vocational Programs Culinary Arts, Diesel Technology, Early Childhood Education Info Session coming to Forest Grove Middle School Thursday, January 4, 2024 10:0...

December 29, 2023
Generation Teach is an organization whose mission is to co-create loving communities where generations of students, teachers, and leaders learn, grow, and develop. Generation Tea...

December 21, 2023
The holiday break has begun! As a reminder, all Worcester Public Schools are closed Friday, December 22. School will reopen on Tuesday, January 2. District offices will be open ...

December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023 Dear Worcester Public Schools Community, I am writing to wish you all a happy and healthy season of festivities. I would like to take a moment to express my he...

December 21, 2023
Mayor’s Office Media Contact: Eliana Agudelo, Chief of Staff for Mayor Joe Petty 508-733-1153 x31352; Email WPS Media Contact: Dan O’Brien, Chief Communications Officer Worc...

December 19, 2023
Registration is now open for the Worcester UNITES after-school music program, which is held for grades 4-8 on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-5:00 PM from January 10-April 11,...

December 13, 2023
Media Contact: Email Dan O’Brien, Chief Communications Officer, or call 774-525-1817 Press Release MSBA Accepts Burncoat High School Into School Construction Project Pipeli...

December 11, 2023
Update: Burncoat High School will re-open on Wednesday, December 13. Heat has been restored to the building. Burncoat High School will be closed on Tuesday, December 12, due t...

December 6, 2023
Twenty nine students in Worcester Public Schools — who attend Burncoat, Doherty, and South high schools — have been recognized for their musical skills by the Massachusetts Music ...

December 5, 2023
By Pat Sargent, UMass Chan Medical School Lake View Elementary School students and their science teacher were surprised with special gifts – including lab coats and microscopes –...

November 29, 2023
Dear Worcester Public Schools Families, The Worcester Public Schools offers career technical education (CTE) high school programs at Worcester Technical High School, Doherty Mem...

November 27, 2023
WORCESTER – Monday, November 27, 2023 – The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) has granted varsity status to the Worcester Public Schools’ (WPS) rugby tea...

November 22, 2023
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, November 22, to officially name the South High Community School’s athletic complex after Maureen Binienda, former Worcester Public Sc...

November 20, 2023
On Monday, November 20, the intersection of Irving and Chatham streets was re-named “Dr. Ogretta V. McNeil Way” to honor the late Worcester School Committee member, who passed awa...

November 20, 2023
Several of our schools enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast thanks the the generosity of our friends in the community! ❤ Columbus Park School celebrated 35 years of Thanksgiving tradi...

November 16, 2023
Dear Worcester Public Schools Families, I hope you are all healthy and enjoying the school year. I am writing to inform you about an important deadline for students to have all...