The Skippers' Log

• Wednesday, November 11--Veterans' Day: No school

• Tuesday, November 17: Early release, conferences, AND Dads & Dudes meeting (See below for more details.)
• Wednesday, November 18: Early release and conferences
• Friday, November 20: The musical at 7pm!
• Saturday, November 21: The musical at 2pm and 7pm!

• Wednesday, November 25: Early release AND Gratitude Day (More details will be available soon.)
• Thursday, November 26--Thanksgiving: No school
• Friday, November 27: No school

You can register for conferences from 3:00pm, 11/6, up until 11:59pm, 11/15. If you need to create an account click this link, click on MSHS Parent Teacher Conferences, and then follow “STEP 1.” To register, click this link, click on MSHS Parent Teacher Conferences, and then follow “STEP 2.”

Male caregivers are very welcome to attend the first meeting of the Dads & Dudes group on Tuesday, November 17, from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the CMHS learning commons. No need to RSVP; just let me know if you have any food restrictions or preferences.

Please see this flyer for details on how to support the Cohasset Food Pantry. The collection starts on 11/19.

If you're interested in safety and kids, and if you're available from 8:30am - 9:30am and 3:00pm - 4:00pm, please look at this flyer for information on the district's crossing guard position.

If you need assistance providing your kiddo(s) with a computer or calculator, please complete this form. The Cohasset Community Assistance Fund--a great local partner!--is here to help. This flyer has more information.

South Shore Tech's Open House is tomorrow from 10am - 1pm. It's a great opportunity to learn more about a great school. You can register and find more information here, and please tell any teachers you meet there I say hi!

A note from Cohasset High School principal Brian Scott:

Cohasset High School junior Stephanie Williams is launching a local chapter of Ms. President US, a youth leadership organization based in Ridgefield, CT, that helps 4th-8th grade girls build leadership and communication skills by learning about local government and civic engagement. The group meets once a month from November to April, and each session features a female guest speaker who shares how she built confidence and skills in a traditionally male-dominated field. Meetings begin with local leaders and build toward state leaders by the end of the program.

Throughout the year, members choose an issue they care about, such as recycling or technology usage, and develop a campaign around it, culminating in a mock election for “Ms. President” of Cohasset. Girls in grades 4-8 are invited to sign up as members. High school students can get involved as mentors, helping with activities and explaining the issues under discussion at each meeting, and mentors can count each meeting toward their NHS service hours. It’s a great chance for younger students to find their voice and for older students to lead, give back, and inspire the next generation. For more information, see this enrollment flyer and this application flyer.

The long version:

1. Please complete a signed consent for us to release information to the schools.

• Your child can pick up a copy of the release form in the School Counselor’s office.
• Please be sure to include on the release the names of the schools for which your child is applying.

• You can either have your child drop the signed form to Ms. Pearce’s office or email it to her directly.

• If you are choosing to use the electronic forms for schools (Ravenna, Gateway to Prep, SSAT, etc.), please send all Transcript Request Forms and Student Conduct Forms to our School Counselor, Allison Pearce.
• Please send all Counselor/Principal Recommendation Forms to either Ms. Pearce or Mr. Scopelleti.
• Please send all Teacher Recommendation Forms to the appropriate teacher. Please encourage your child to personally ask the teacher to write a recommendation letter before sending the recommendation form.
• Teachers do their best to write specific, thoughtfully written recommendations but need ample time to do this. Please adhere to the following deadlines for transcript and recommendation requests:
• 11/15 for 12/1 deadlines
• 12/15 for 1/1 deadlines
• 12/12 for 1/15 deadlines
• 1/15 for February or March deadlines

The short version:

Please reach out to our fabulous school counselor, Alli Pearce (apearce@cohassetk12.org) if you have any questions about applying to private schools.

Some data on attendance:

As of October 31st, 184 students had zero absences. The other 129 students had an average of 2.2 absences.

Source: Internal Aspen report