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CUMBERLAND ‒ Blackstone Valley Prep High School is proud to announce Lucy Noris of Cumberland as valedictorian with a 4.39 GPA, and Will Barden of Pawtucket, Sophia Lombardi of Lincoln, and Joshua Rodriguez of Cumberland as tri-salutatorians with 4.34 GPAs. Lucy and Will started at Blackstone Valley Prep in 2009 as members of its founding […]

BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, HARVARD, AND YALE: BVP HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND VALLEY FALLS RESIDENT CELEBRATES FIVE IVY LEAGUE ACCEPTANCES CUMBERLAND — With incredible enthusiasm, Blackstone Valley Prep High School is pleased to announce senior Joshua Rodriguez has been accepted to Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, and Yale University as a [...]

THREE BLACKSTONE VALLEY PREP HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AWARDED COVETED QUESTBRIDGE NATIONAL COLLEGE MATCH SCHOLARSHIPS CUMBERLAND — With incredible enthusiasm, Blackstone Valley Prep High School (BVPHS) is pleased to announce seniors Alexis Flores and Dayana Sancibier of Central Falls and Samantha Munera-Goez of Cumberland have been awarded full, four-year college scholarships and [...]

CUMBERLAND — With incredible enthusiasm, Blackstone Valley Prep High School (BVPHS) is proud to announce siblings Andrew Ferretti, Chris Ferretti, and Emilia Ferretti of Lincoln as tri-valedictorians, and Mauricio Martinez of Central Falls as salutatorian. All four scholars started at Blackstone Valley Prep in 2013 as fifth graders. Andrew will attend Northeastern University this [...]

CUMBERLAND — Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy (BVP) conducted its annual lottery for the 2021-22 school year Thursday, April 1, randomly selecting 224 scholars for kindergarten admission and randomly generating a waitlist for additional seats that may become available in grades K-12. BVP received 1,859 applications for the 2021-22 school year. Under the terms of […]

Andrew Ferretti, a graduating senior at Blackstone Valley Prep, has been named one of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2021. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is one of […]

CUMBERLAND — With incredible enthusiasm, Blackstone Valley Prep High School (BVPHS) is pleased to announce seniors Alioune Diba of Pawtucket and Jennifer Pantoja-Ramirez of Central Falls have been awarded full four-year scholarships and admission to Boston College and Wellesley College, respectively, through the highly competitive QuestBridge National College Match Program. [...]

CUMBERLAND — With incredible enthusiasm, Blackstone Valley Prep High School (BVPHS) is pleased to announce senior Victoria Wijerathnayapa has been accepted to Brown University, Harvard University, and Yale University as a member of the class of 2024. She’s also gained admission to Brandeis University, Clark University, Providence College, Skidmore College, Swarthmore College, [...]

CUMBERLAND — For Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP) kindergarten teachers Jenna Lacey and Rachel LeBel, preparing for week one of distance learning was an exercise in creativity and strategic thinking: How do you meaningfully engage five-year-old students in their learning outside of a traditional classroom environment and, all the more, without in-person interaction? The answer: a […]

CUMBERLAND ― Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP) once again posted strong academic results in the recently released results of the 2018-2019 administration of the SAT and the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) assessments for 11th grade and grades 3-8 respectively. On the SAT, BVP outperformed the state and national averages, with an average score of […]