SCAVENGER HUNT

1.     How many schools are in the city? Colleges and Universities? I have discovered that Central Falls contains no Universities/Higher Education, however, outside of Central Falls High School, the city has six public schools. There is the Captain Hunt Early Learning School, which is prekindergarten. Second, there is the Margaret Robertson Elementary School. Thirdly, there is the Ella Risk Elementary School –which holds grades one through four. Fourth, there is the Veterans Memorial Elementary that holds grades one through four. There is also the Calcutt Middle School holding grades five through eight, and lastly the Central Falls High School holding grades nine through twelve.

2.     Is there a post office in town? Yes. Surprisingly I only stumbled across one. In exploring Central Falls, I realized how many of the major sites are in walking distance of Central Falls High School. In being raised in East Providence, I thought East Providence was fairly small till exploring Central Falls which is an even smaller and tight knitted community.

3.     How is the local education system structured? What level of education do people from each generation complete? The local "public" education system is structured into pre-school, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. The education system is supported by the Central Falls School District and is funded by the State of Rhode Island Department of Education. It is until now, as of the year 2000, that residents of Central Falls have an advanced degree/ a continuing education proceeding high school.

4.     What is the major religion in the city/town? Are there churches/synagogues/mosques/temples? It seems to me that the major religion in this city is of the Catholic branch. I found many Episcopal churches when exploring the town. The culture of this town appears very similar to the culture of my own. I was raised in a Portuguese Catholic household, and in my town there are Portuguese markets, Catholic Churches, and everything related to the religion and culture, and so I found Central Falls to be very similar to that, except it is based on the Spanish culture which shares many similarities to the Portuguese I have discovered throughout this scavenger hunt.

5.     Visit the CF library. What events and resources are available? In visiting the CF Library, or rather the Adams Memorial Library, I was able to speak with a librarian and she guided me throughout the library. I was pleased to find out about the library’s children section and the librarian informed me of how many events and fundraisers the library has on occasion in order to raise funds for the Adams Memorial Library. There are about twenty computers. This is the only library (or so I’ve seen) located. 

6.     There are three professional baseball players from Central Falls. Name them. Jim Siwy. Max Surkont. Charley Bassett!

7.     She was a champion of the underdog and with the help of her husband helped slaves escaping to Canada. Later she worked for the rights of women. Harriet Tubman!

8.     Other? What did you find? In exploring the Adams Memorial Library, I read up on the history of Central Falls and learned that the 72^nd governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Almond was born in Central Falls. Also I was impressed to find out that Viola Davis, a successful actress who won two Tony awards was also born in Central Falls, Rhode Island.

9.     British Soldier, Irish revolutionary, a fugitive from justice. He escaped on the Catalpa and landed in Central Falls. Eamon De Valera visited him on Cross St. James Wilson!

10.  What is the name of the local newspaper? Driving around Central Falls, I landed at a set of lights and saw a building called The Times. I believe, however, that I was nearing my way into Pawtucket, Rhode Island... but in exploring Central Falls I could not see any other broadcast buildings and so in researching further, The Times seems to be the local newspaper for Central Falls, Rhode Island.