
February 11, 2025
Make sure to read the Portsmouth Times-East Bay RI . The paper recently featured Ashley Murphy, an awesome student from Portsmouth High. Photo Credit from East Bay RI: Richard ...

February 11, 2025
Portsmouth School Department families and faculty/staff are invited to join a District Wide Book Study The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing a...

January 28, 2025
Dear Parents/Guardians, We are pleased to announce that on February 25, 2025, from 6-7:30 PM, at Portsmouth High School the Portsmouth Prevention Coalition is sponsoring a special...

July 24, 2024
The Preschool Program at Melville Elementary School is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. The Portsmouth RI School District's preschool program is locat...

February 6, 2024
The Portsmouth Public Schools encourage parents to begin the registration process for Kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. During the month of February, a parent/guardian f...

December 4, 2024
Check out the CTE Open House presentation along with theflyer below for additional information on the PHS CTE Open House

December 2, 2024
Check out all of the Winter Sports schedules for PHS here

November 21, 2024
In the Governor's Press Release on November 20, 2024, the Governor and Commissioner recognized Portsmouth Middle School as the leader for the highest attendance rate in the state...

August 19, 2024
It’s time to complete an application to see if your child qualifies to receive free or reduced-price meals at school during the upcoming school year. Please visit this link for ...

August 14, 2024
PORTSMOUTH: The opening day for Portsmouth schools is on September 3, 2024, for grades K, 5, and 9. All students report on September 4, 2024. The opening and closing of all Ports...

July 24, 2024
As we prepare for a new school year, check out our summer learning opportunities at each school. Hathaway Elementary School Melville Elementary School Portsmouth Middle Sch...

July 11, 2024
The PHS Fall Sports Registration is now open and ready to access through this link, rSchools Sports Scheduler . Please register whenever you can so that the coaching staff can pro...

June 17, 2024
Summer 2024 Construction The Hathaway and Melville campuses, including outdoor playgrounds and basketball courts, will be closed due to construction activities throughout the S...

June 10, 2024
Congratulations to Portsmouth High School Principal, Dr. Jeffrey Heath, who was recently named a 2024 Providence Business News 40 Under Forty Award winner. Dr. Heath is among...

June 8, 2024
Working Permit Instructions for students under 16 years old: Print and fill out the following forms: Special Limited Permit to Work form. The student must s...
June 5, 2024
All Portsmouth School Department rising star students entering grades 5-12 in the fall are invited to the open audition for our production of The Wizard of Oz, Youth Edition! A...

June 5, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2024 CONTACT Eva Touhey Portsmouth School Department WasteNaut Consulting, LLC 29 Middle Road info@wastenautri.com ...

May 22, 2024
Monday, June 3 Senior Awards Senior Scholarship Awards and the PHS Department Awards PHS Auditorium 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 Senior Prom Ocean Cliff, Newport 6:00 pm to...


May 6, 2024
This past week, in conjunction with the Portsmouth Police Department and PSD facilities, six "No trespassing" signs have been added to the PSD campus. The signs have been affixed ...