Principal’s Flyer #32: April 9, 2023
Dear Warrior Students & Families:
Happy Sunday everyone. We hope you’re having a wonderful holiday weekend enjoying the sunshine while anticipating the warmer weather this upcoming week, and we’re sure students are looking forward to the impending April vacation running the week of Monday April 17th through April 21st. All students and families are reminded that this week is conference week; we look forward to seeing you during our afternoon sessions, which run on Wednesday (4/12) and Thursday (4/13) of this week from 11:45 AM to 2:30 PM.
To begin our memo this week, we’d like to celebrate Warrior students and staff for excellence and effort this week. On Monday, Ms. Nicole Hemlin was honored by Mass Insight for excellence in teaching and dedication to Science Technology and Engineering and Mathematics education. Ms. Hemlin was given the prestigious Lawrie A. Bertram award for excellence in leadership in the field. Here’s a photo of Ms. Hemlin receiving her award at the College of the Holy Cross, and a photo of Ms. Hemlin taking a moment with colleagues joining in support of this celebration.
The upcoming break marks the beginning of the home stretch for our class of 2023. After 12 - glorious - years of learning, seniors are looking toward post-HS graduate life. Students, friends, and families of seniors are advised that the Senior Week schedule is attached here. Seniors will also receive the schedule as well as just a few reminders for enjoying the final stretch of their schooling at NRHS. Forever diligent, check out just a few seniors working hard on college scholarship applications offered by our incredible partners in town! Thank you to Ms. Katie Donnelly and Ms. Kathleen Jasinski for putting on scholarship help sessions after school. Thanks in advance to our families and friends for making our late May / June senior “week” experiences memorable for our students.
STEM Awards: Project Lead the Way Industry Connects |
We would like to offer special acknowledgement to Project Lead the Way, Biomedical Science students for receiving third place for outstanding, authentic work in a recent Industry Connections Feedback program. Kayla Desrosiers (12), Ashley Kilbury (12), Natalee Medlin (11), and Zayden Hill (11) submitted a project / product idea to industry professionals aimed at solving the problem of misidentified infants in hospitals. Industry professionals reviewed their work, and commended the team with a third place finish overall (out of dozens of teams). In addition to acknowledgement, each student will be offered a paid internship opportunity to work within the biomedical science field with industry leaders. Congratulations to these outstanding Warriors! Please find pictures of this outstanding team of scholars below…and did you know, NRHS offers three innovative STEM fields for students, consisting of three courses can/should begin during their 9th grade year in addition to core science courses:
Biomedical Science Pathway: (1) Biomedical Science, (2) Human Body Systems, and (3) Medical Interventions
Computer Science Pathway (1) Computer Science Essentials, (2) Cybersecurity (3) Principles of Computer Science
Engineering Pathway (1) Introduction to Engineering, (2) Principles of Engineering, and (3) Principles of Computer Science
Invisible Infant Identification Technology I Family Support for Scholar Awards I PLTW Program Information
Massachusetts AP Day and Mount Wachusetts Community College Acceptance Day! |
AP Day, Boston. Kudos goes out to these outstanding NRHS students who participated in AP day last week including: Ashlin Gallagher, Sarah Hall, Xia Hill, Zayden Hill, Brielle Howlett, Raymond Kauffman, Ashley Lamoureux, Kasey Lovewell, Peter Stanley, and Faith Stillman. These Warriors show tremendous academic tenacity in taking many of the most intellectually rigorous courses NRHS has to offer…courses that are typically more challenging than a college level introductory course, but they also show advocacy for related scholastic programming by participating in events of this type. Special thanks to Ms. Mandy Flis and Mr. Erick Eiben for their work and advocacy for these students.
MWCC College Acceptance Day. Please join us in offering a big congratulations to the following students who were accepted to Mount Wachusett earlier this week!
Gianna Braccini
Brady Schopman
Jacob Wise
Juanpablo Chala
Elora Finch
Arin Droz
Makenzie Gammell
Maddic Hatter
Shawn White
David Hough
MCAS State Testing |
Special thank you goes out to our 10th grade students (and parents). We had 100% participation on the ELA MCAS grade 10 assessments and nearly 100% on 8th grade participation. MCAS participation rate is an important metric the state uses to evaluate school performance. We appreciate very much support from students and the community in helping students attend to this important requirement. Thank you. Below is the updated list of forthcoming exams after April vacation.
Grade 8 Students
Participate in Science MCAS on both days: 5/2 and 5/3
Participate in Math MCAS on both days: 5/10 and 5/11
Grade 9 Students
Participate in Biology MCAS on both days: 6/6 and 6/7
Grade 10 Students
Participate in Math MCAS on both days 5/16 and 5/17
Health & Mental Health Updates: Postural Screenings |
Postural Screening Notice. Please take a moment to read this letter regarding mandated health screenings, which will take place over the ensuing weeks. Please feel comfortable reaching out to the nursing team through Ms. Jen Nolin (jnolin@nrsd.org) with any questions.
Telehealth News Updates, and Events. Here’s a telehealth update from our partners at Heywood Health Services. This update contains information regarding services over April vacation.
It’s A Great Day to Be A Warrior! |
Students, please make sure to check the weekly events below, and be advised of the latest activities and/or opportunities:
Supporters of the Washington DC Grade 8 Class Trip! Calendar Raffle Winners!
Here are your beginning of the month calendar raffle winners for the DC Field Trip!
Saturday, April 1st: Ryan Columbus / Card to Boston Chops
Sunday, April 2nd: Chery Goguen/ $75 Cash Prize
Monday, April 3rd: Michelle Deline/ Summer Theme Basket
Tuesday, April 4th: Samantha Reyes/ $50 Cash Prize
Wednesday, April 5th: John Norcross/ $75 Cash Prize
Thursday, April 6th: Neishia Preston/ $50 Cash Prize
Friday, April 7th: Mariane Kissone-Fichter/ $100 Cash Prize
NRHS Chess Club Tournament! Great job chess players. We have 30+ competitors registered for the upcoming chess tournament, which will be held on Thursday, April 13 from 7:50 - 11:10. Thanks to Dr. Conley and Dr. Worden for making this tournament possible!
‘Gansett Thrift Event. Thank you to everyone who donated to the Gansett Thrift store. Brielle Howlett is putting on a spring shopping event, which will be held April 25th. Thanks for making support of one another and “thrifting” part of Gansett culture. Details about the event can be found here.
Wizard of Oz Show. Looking to do a spring our upcoming spring musical, the Wizard of Oz? You can get into the spirit (and ready for the show) with some gear here: https://1ststringstore.com/gansettoz/shop/home
NRSD 2023-24 School Year Calendar. Planning for next year? Here’s our calendar.
Please be advised that our schedule for the the week of April 10th is as follows:
Monday, April 10th full day
Tuesday, April 11th, full day
Wednesday, April 12th, half day conference day, dismissal @ 11:10 AM
Release of report cards Wednesday night
Thursday, April 13th, half day conference day, dismissal @ 11:10 AM
Friday, April 14th, half day professional development, dismissal @ 11:10 AM
Thanks to everyone for your support of our outstanding students. NRHS students are off next week. There will be no memo for Sunday, April 16th. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.
Colby Young & Michelle Quercio
Narragansett Regional School District Athletics Calendar |
Updated 4/9/23. Click here for the most Up-to-Date Schedule.