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My name is Felmara Greene, I am a rising senior at Blackstone Valley Prep High School. Although before anything, I am an African American, and the ongoing issues in this country have been [...]

This is essay was recognized as the winning essay submission for BVP’s 1st Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest. This essay is posted here with permission of the author. By Chelsea [...]

My name is Colleen Colarusso. I am an educator, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, the Chief Schools Officer at Blackstone Valley Prep, and I am white. I grew up in a [...]

“Your voice is powerful, and your education is powerful, because your mind is powerful…” “I feel you. I hear you. And in so many ways, with all that is going on, I get it, [...]

Like many of you, we are closely following the George Floyd story and the Central Park story and Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor…and seemingly countless other examples of racism in our [...]

“While we may be physically apart, our connections are stronger than ever. I always tell my students that in life you have to relentlessly go after the things that you want; you have to [...]

By: Daniel Parsons I used to leave my phone at the front of the classroom in case of emergencies at home. Of course, I didn’t advertise its place there, but also of course, the students found it [...]

In theory, it sounds simple: just stay home. No gatherings. No outings. Just stay home. But for Middle School 2 nurse Colleen McCormick, the sweeping mandate issued by the Department of Health [...]

Over the past three weeks, Elementary School 1 art educator Michelle Turner has sewn and donated 250 cloth face masks (and counting) to family, friends, neighbors, and essential workers, [...]

Dear Families, On Monday, March 23, Blackstone Valley Prep will begin implementing its Distance Learning Plan created in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Education. We are [...]