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Meet the valedictorian and salutatorians of the Atlantis Charter High School Class of 2021 Kelsey Mello secured the number one spot. Veyha Neth and Tyler Massey tied for the number two spot. Before graduation, we asked them to look back at their time at Atlantis and share some of their favorite memories and advice for underclassmen. Kelsey Mello, Valedictorian Looking back at your high school experience, what is the most valuable lesson you learned at Atlantis? "When looking back at my high school experience, Atlantis taught me several lessons. The most valuable lesson, however, wasn’t learned in a classroom during instruction [...]

  Every student at Atlantis got a new Chromebook to aid in remote learning Atlantis Charter School received a $10,000 grant from Bristol County Savings Bank to cover some expenses brought on by the pandemic. School districts across the country are trying to balance strained budgets and many are applying for grants and other financial assistance. Atlantis kindergarteners attended class in person during the fall The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF) typically awards grants to non-profits in the communities it serves twice a year. This year, due to the ongoing pandemic, BCSCF temporarily shifted resources to support [...]

Atlantis recently honored the recipients of the 2020 Atlantis Charter School 5D Leadership Awards. Created in 2013, the awards honor five members of the school community – staff and board members - who display at least one of the following leadership traits: dedication, determination, discipline, drive and desire. “We see value in growing leaders from within the organization,” said Mike Lauro, associate executive director of Atlantis. “The 5D Awards are a way for us to recognize prospective leaders and help them grow and develop new skills. The process takes time, but we want to guide them along the way.” The awards [...]

Faced with additional needs from families and operating costs due the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlantis Charter School is appealing to supporters to help meet those exceptional challenges with a donation to the Atlantis 360 Fund. “We are hopeful that our supporters will lead the way in helping us sustain our work and execute a safe and successful school year at Atlantis,” said Executive Director Robert Beatty. “We realize many people have been impacted financially by this crisis. For anyone who is able to donate any amount—be it $5, $50, or $500—that support is greatly appreciated.” First launched in 2018, the Atlantis 360 [...]

From across Fall River, they came to Atlantis Charter School with one thing on their mind: mental health. On March 29, Atlantis hosted a meeting of the Fall River Youth Empowerment Task Force. Members represent schools, agencies and organizations across the city.  The task force was created in early winter in response to the tragic death of a Fall River elementary school student.  The group meets monthly to address issues of mental wellness, social-emotional learning, suicide prevention, and bullying prevention. "There are a tremendous amount of resources that exist in our community," said Gabriela Birmingham, district leader of Atlantis Charter School. [...]

Twelve months ago, students and staff were settling into the new Atlantis Charter School campus. We packed our books from classrooms spread across three different buildings in the city and headed to what has been dubbed a new home for inspired learning. The school has seen significant cost savings since the move. So much has happened since then. By all accounts, it’s been a remarkable year with more memories and milestones that I can count. But let me take a few minutes to try. New Tritons Gymnasium The Tritons gymnasium features a high school regulation-sized basketball/volleyball court, bleachers, locker rooms and [...]

This month we are kicking off a new Student Spotlight series. Over the next several months we will introduce you to one student from each of Atlantis’s five Career Academies. We begin with the Health, Med-Tech and Sports Medicine Academy. Katelyn Barlow is a senior from Fall River.  She has attended Atlantis since 5th grade. She plans to study nursing at UMass Dartmouth next fall. Q: What is your career goal? A: I'm planning to go into maternity nursing. I chose that specialty because my grandmother was a maternity nurse. Emergency (medicine) was actually my first choice, but I realized that [...]

Pictured from left: Dennis Leahy, executive vice president, treasurer and CFO of BCSB, and treasurer of BCSCF; Dr. Jean MacCormack, chair of the Southcoast Advisory Board, BCSCF; Robert Beatty, executive director of Atlantis Charter School; George Jacome, development director of the Atlantis Educational Foundation; and Patrick Murray, president and CEO of BCSB, and president of BCSCF The Arts, Culture and Design Academy will be getting some shiny new apples  - Apple laptops that is. Atlantis received a $5,000 donation from Bristol County Savings Bank through its charitable foundation (BCSCF).  The money will go toward the purchase of new laptops [...]

Under the watchful eyes of real judges and attorneys, Atlantis students got a first-hand look at how the U.S. legal system works as members of the school’s first-ever Mock Trial Team. The seven-member team, made up of freshmen and sophomore girls, competed in the regional round of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial Tournament last month. The Atlantis students and their peers from nearby schools took on the roles of prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses and presented a hypothetical case inside a courtroom at the Fall River Justice Center. Zoey Dupras, Evelyn Brown and Ariana Almonte played attorneys; Kaliyah [...]

The Atlantis 360 Fund is in full swing as the new year begins. Donations have been steadily coming in since Atlantis launched the annual fund in November. "We know that November and December are busy months for families, and that is why we are so grateful so many people found the time to support Atlantis," said George Jacome, Development Director for the Atlantis Educational Foundation. "Your gift will give Atlantis students tools and resources they can use to build skills and knowledge needed to succeed in college and 21st century careers." The fund provides discretionary funds that will support academic programming, [...]