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Blue Knight Highlights for September 14, 2025

Posted Date: 09/14/25 (08:31 PM)


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Blue Knight Highlights

What's Happening in the Sandwich Public Schools

September 14, 2025

New KTC Director Appointed

Picture of Anthony Teixeira, the new Director of Sandwich Middle High School's Knights Theatre Company
Sandwich Middle High School Principal Jeanne Nelson is pleased to announce that after a rigorous selection process, the new Director of Knights Theatre Company is Anthony Teixeira. Mr. Teixeira is a local performer, director, and arts educator who has been working in theater professionally for over twenty-five years. Born and raised in Sandwich, he was a member of KTC for all four years at SHS. He studied musical theatre at the University of Southern Maine and toured across the country for many years with National Theater for Arts & Education. Anthony worked as a technician and performer in New York City, where he was also company manager for an Equity Shakespeare company for several summers. Since returning to the Cape, Anthony has worked extensively at Cape Rep Theatre and Cotuit Center for the Arts as a performer and stage manager, and has also appeared at Cape Cod Theatre Company, Eventide Theatre Company, Provincetown Theatre, NEMPAC/Boston Festival Orchestra, and as a soloist with the Cape Symphony. He is a soloist at weekly services at Christ the King Parish in Mashpee, and works as an arts educator and director at CCTC/Harwich Junior Theatre.

States Anthony, "Always grateful to live the life of a working artist in this beautiful community; as an alum and former president of KTC, this is truly a dream come true, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to help guide this incredible organization!" Welcome aboard, Anthony!
 

Oak Ridge After School Club Offerings

The Oak Ridge choir of 5th and 6th graders performs on a stage in front of an audience in the Multi Purpose Room during last year's Spring Concert.
The Oak Ridge School is once again excited to kick off another great year of after-school clubs starting the week of September 22!

By purchasing a $75 Club Pass, your child can join any of the clubs offered throughout the year. To enroll, families must complete the Google Form (linked below). A few clubs have limited space and fill quickly, so don’t wait too long to register!

As new clubs are added, they will be listed on the 25-26 Club Offerings sheet, and we’ll be sure to notify you so you don’t miss a chance to check them out. See below for a look at the 25-26 Club Offerings thus far.
List of Fall Club Offerings
Registration Form for Fall Clubs
 

Forestdale & Oak Ridge Open Houses

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With our new school year upon us, the district is holding its annual Open Houses at our schools. This is a terrific opportunity to meet your child's teacher(s), and learn about the year's curriculum, the teacher's expectations, and classroom policies/procedures. The schedule over the next two weeks is the following:

Forestdale School: Thursday, 9/18
Kindergarten: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Grade 1: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Grade 2: 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Oak Ridge School: Thursday, 9/25
3rd & 4th Grade: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
5th & 6th Grade: 7:00 - 8:00 pm


All presentations start with a brief Principal presentation in the Multi-Purpose Room, followed by 45 minutes in the classroom with the teacher.
 

Annual DeConto 5K is in One Week!

A group of runners start the DecOnto 5K road race on a paved road.
The annual Captain Gerald DeConto Memorial Scholarship 5k Run & Walk supports the Captain Gerald F. DeConto Memorial Scholarship Fund. Captain DeConto, a Sandwich MA native, was killed during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Thanks to your generosity we have been proudly awarding scholarships in Captain DeConto’s memory since 2002.

The 5k starts with a brief memorial tribute at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday September 21, 2025 at Stop & Shop Plaza 65 Rt 6A in Sandwich, MA. The course is a scenic 3.1 mile route around the Sandwich Marina and beach area finishing back at the Stop & Shop Plaza. Runners and walkers are welcome. Runners will leave the starting line first with official timing by Spitler Race Systems of Pawtucket RI. A virtual option is also available.

To register for this 5K run/walk, please click on this link.

Thank you to our past participants and welcome to those of you who are new to our race and scholarship fund! We look forward to seeing you on the 21st!
 
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