On behalf of the Scituate High School community, we would like to wish everyone a restful Thanksgiving with family. We are truly grateful to have such a supportive and caring community at Scituate High School! Thank you for all that you do!

No School Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

-Mr. Hassell and Mrs. Goffe

Congratulations to George Moulton, Aviah Fraere, Elizabeth Schmeling, Emerson Medici and Deanna Ormonde on being nominated for a “Student Spartan Award.” Students are recognized by teachers and staff for their involvement with something positive for the school culture and community. Keep up the amazing work and continue to be outstanding Scituate Spartans in and out of the classroom!

Mrs. Gallagher celebrated her 80th birthday on Friday! Students and staff helped to make the day special.

Thank you to the Girl Scouts who planted the 100 tulip bulbs in the rotary garden! They are from Troops 53, 221 and 136.

Mrs. Morton received a grant from King Arthur Baking Company through their Bake for Good program. Enough flour and yeast was donated for culinary students to prepare bread to donate to families in the community as well as enjoy a loaf with their families.

As part of his senior project, Dylan Johnson helped lead the Introduction to Sports Medicine class by setting up mock physical therapy simulations.

Students in Medical Interventions class are studying the effects of bacterial conjugation on antibiotic immunity. Here they are streaking their plates with 2 strains of E. Coli. These colonies will then be incubated for 24 hours and inspected next class.

Students enrolled in Human Body Systems have learned to use a gonimeter in order to diagnose possible issues with the proper function of a joint. By collecting data on the range of motion, students model the events a patient and physical therapist would engage in.

US History I students received a visit from Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore! Mr. Amore talked to students about the history of voting rights, and why it's so important to vote.

Biology Honors - Early Entollment are studying the effects of hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic solutions on plants cells in order to learn more about osmosis and the factros influencing this process.

Students enrolled in S in STEAM have been learning about the role plastic plays in our environment. Not all plastic or metal can be recycled so students turned what would be thrown away into art!

This is such an exciting time to order your Class Ring! Balfour is offering a CLASS

RING SALE FOR 3-WEEKS ONLY!!!

Attached you will find a Flyer with all of the necessary information to purchase your

Official Class Ring. You may scan the QR Code or Click on the link provided on the

Flyer and either one will bring you right to your school’s website on Balfour.com.

Also on the Flyer is a link to the Balfour brochure so that you may look through it

beforehand to see all of the different options Balfour has to offer.

Balfour has also provided you with a Finger Sizer. Please print it out and follow the

instructions on how to size your finger. You can always stop by a local jewelry store to

get your finger- sized as well.

For a limited time, Balfour is running a 3-week sale! Prices are reflected on the website.

Place your order during the weeks designated on the Flyer to receive this exclusive

offer.

If you have any questions at all regarding ordering your Class Rings please call

the local Balfour Sales office at 401-467-7018.

*Also on the Balfour website, there is a lot of great merchandise: Hoodies, T-Shirts,

Sweatpants, etc. Stock up on some great Class Gear!!!

Scituate High School is hosting an After School Academic Support Center for ELA and Math beginning next week. Ms. Antonelli will stay after school for ELA each Tuesday beginning October 17th, and Mr. Soucar will be available for Math each Thursday beginning October 19th. Sessions will run from 2:20-3:20, and late buses will be available. During this time students can get extra support while completing class assignments and homework. We hope students will take advantage of this opportunity to get the additional time or help they need to be successful!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Goffe at 647-4120 ext. 1033.

Attention Senior Parents:

Below is the link to place your ad in the yearbook to recognize your senior. Last day ro place ads is December 22nd.

https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1043101

Attention Everyone!

Below is the link to order your teenager's yearbook. If you want a personalized cover the deadline is January 12th.

https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07514900

12/19 Holiday Concert snow date 12/20

1/24/24 6th/ 7th gr concert

1/31 8th grade concert with Course Selection Fair snow date 2/7

3/26-28 TBD Chorus Festival Ponoganset HS

4/10-11 TBD Band Festival E. Providence HS

5/1/24 BROADWAY Trip

5/22 Pops Concert

5/27 Memorial Day Parade

5/29 Music Awards Night

6/7 Graduation

REMINDER

Important Message to Parents with Adolescents in 12th Grade

All children entering 12th grade are required to be up-to-date on their immunizations and submit a current physical exam to the school.

RI Department of Health Physical Exam Requirements

The examination may be conducted in the twelve (12) months preceding the date of school entry, but if not, it shall be completed within six (6) months of school entry.

Please send in or fax a current physical exam to 401-647-4126.

RI Department of Health Immunization Requirements

All adolescents entering 12th grade are required to have the following immunizations in addition to Kindergarten and 7-9th grade immunization requirements:

• One (1) dose of Meningococcal Conjugate (Meningitis) vaccine booster

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (*Total of three (3) doses, or two (2) doses if series started at age 14 or younger)

Please contact the school nurse with any questions.

Thank you,

Sarah Makowski RN, BSN

School Nurse

sarah.makowski@scituateschoolsri.net

Phone: 401-647-4120

SCITUATE SPARTANS 2023-2024

Winter Athletic Registration

Students, Parents, Guardians,

The Winter Season is about to get underway. All sports have a start date of Monday

November 27th 2023. In order to participate, ALL students MUST have a current

physical ( NO EXCEPTIONS), MUST be registered on the school Website, and

MUST be in good academic standing from the 1st quarter of this school year.

**** Our Hockey teams currently co-op with Cranston West. Please reach out to me

at sal.gelsomino@scituateschoolsri.net if you are interested in playing Hockey.

Website Registration

● Please navigate to https://scituate-ar.rschooltoday.com/ and proceed by creating

an account (First time users) or logging in (returning users). ALL ATHLETES

MUST BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE FIRST PRACTICE/TRY OUT

Academic Standing

● All students must have passed Quarter 1 with a GPA greater than 1.7 or failed

fewer than 2 courses.

Boys Basketball Coach Seaver seaver.paul@gmail.com

Girls Basketball Coach Walters friarsjim99@gmail.com

Wrestling Coach Bouyssou mayoquanchi@gmail.com

Cheerleading Coach Campbell caraskorski@gmail.com

Girls Indoor Track Coach Haney haneyneit@hotmail.com

Boys Indoor Track Coach Kelley matthew.kelley@scituateschoolsri.net

Ice Hockey (boys) Co-Op with Cranston West

Ice Hockey (Girls) Co-Op with Cranston West

Are you ready for winter sports? We are! Join us December 1st for our very own WINTER MADNESS pep rally! We will introduce the high school winter sports teams, live DJ, shooting contests, raffles and there will be food trucks parked in the circle out front with fun snacks and food to purchase! We are super excited to be partnering with the athletic department for this first annual event! ALSO we will be unveiling all of the new updated championship banners in the gym! It’s been a long time coming (thanks Covid) but we finally have all of our teams and athletes on their respective banners and can’t wait to show you! Alumni of course are welcome! Wear your SPARTAN BLUE and show up loud and proud.

Amy, Ally, Taya and Bryn played in the D2 All-Star game and Mr. Brown was one of the coaches.

IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENT LOOKING FOR

VOLUNTEER HOURS…

YOU CAN HELP OUT AT THE SYB

CONCESSION STAND

on Saturdays at SHS!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT

Tanya Cahill for more information @

tanya2123@hotmail.com

The Scituate School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, national origin, color, creed, political affiliation or disability in any of its educational programs and activities, and in employment and application for employment, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and other federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Equal Employment Officer, P.O. Box 188, North Scituate, Rhode Island 02857, Telephone: (401) 647-4100; Email: EEO@ScituateSchoolsRI.net. You may also direct inquiries directly to: Office for Civil Rights (Boston Office), U.S. Department of Education, 8th Floor, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3921, Telephone: (617) 289-0111; Facsimile: (617) 289-0150; Email: OCR.Boston@ed.gov. If you require an accommodation to attend a meeting or program at a school, call the Equal Employment Officer at least two business days in advance of the meeting or program.