Message from Principal McKillop
Good Afternoon, Cougar Nation!
Our very own Mr. Heider has been selected as the Teacher of the Year by the New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies! Congratulations also go to Senior Gabby Ramsden who has been selected as a finalist for the US Senate Youth Program and to sophomore Gavin Niemela who has been chosen CTE Student of the Month. Celebrations are also in order for the members of the ConVal High School Concert Choir who performed at the Keene State College Cantate! Festival; the choir was the largest entry with over 45 student voices and the adjudicators lauded their vocal performance, focus, and stage presence. Please see more details below.
I also want to congratulate our student-athletes who have concluded their fall seasons. This week both soccer teams and volleyball competed hard in state tournament games. I enjoyed cheering on our talented students and observing school spirit at the events. Football and Spirit will conclude their seasons this evening and our cross country teams will compete at the NHIAA State meet tomorrow in Derryfield. I also want to thank all our FCVA volunteers for working our concession stands and helping in so many ways during the fall sports season. We couldn't do it without you!
As you will read below, there are so many things happening inside and outside of our classrooms. I am always in awe of the creativity displayed by our teachers and students on a consistent basis. Learning continues outside of the our building walls and our students often return from trips with many exciting stories to share.
Next week, I hope you will join us in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre, right here on campus, as ConVal Theatre Arts Presents Disney-Pixar Finding Nemo Jr.! There will be a performance at 7:00pm on Friday, November 3, and two shows on Saturday, November 4.
As October comes to a close, I hope you enjoy the last few days of unseasonably warm weather!
Have a wonderful weekend, and GO COUGARS!
Best,
Heather
Chris Heider Named Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Chris Heider who has been selected as the Teacher of the Year by the New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies. Previously selected as the Rotary Teacher of the Year (2016), Heider was recognized for the comprehensive depth of his knowledge in his field, for being a rigorous teacher with high expectations, for being caring and compassionate, and for instilling a desire to learn in his students. The awards ceremony took place at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Concord on October 20.
Niemela Chosen CTE Student of the Month
Gavin Niemela has earned the CTE Student of the Month award at the Region 14 Applied Technology Center.
Gavin was nominated by his Software Programming & Game Design instructor, Paul Lucas, for excelling in all the career readiness skills but especially for being a program leader, building positive relationships, and always coming prepared with the mindset to learn and be successful.
Mr. Lucas shared that “Gavin is always positive in Game Programming class. He is always willing to help other students. He often comes up with solutions to problems before they are even recognized as potential problems.”
Upcoming in Athletics & Co-Curriculars
WINTER SPORTS REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN!!
Use the link below or visit convalathletics.org to register your athlete for the winter sports season.Winter Sports Registration
***Boys Hockey players need to register on the Monadnock High School Website (we co-op with Monadnock and Fall Mountain for boys hockey and Monadnock is the host school).***
Helpful Reminders:
Your athlete will need an up to date physical (expires every two years)
Your athlete needs an up to date impact test (expires every two years)
There is a fee associated with your athlete’s sport
Parents, guardians, and athletes are required to attend the coaches meeting at the beginning of the season. (Date TBA)
Important Dates:
- October 27th - Spirit and Football will be celebrating their seniors for senior night. Ceremonies are set to start at 6:40pm and will be followed by a 7pm kickoff.
- October 28th - Cross Country will compete in the NHIAA state meet at Derryfield Park. Girl’s race for Division II will start at 1pm followed by the boys race at 1:40pm.
- November 13th - Swimming and Wrestling begin their season. Be sure to sign up in familyID as soon as possible so you can receive information about tryouts from your coaches.
- November 20th - Alpine season begins. Be sure to sign up in familyID as soon as possible so you can receive information about when and where the first practice will be.
- November 27th - Girls, boys, and unified basketball, indoor track, girls and boys ice hockey, and spirit will have their first practices. To get information on tryout times and locations be sure to register in familyID. Reminder, if you are a boys ice hockey player, you need to register on the Monadnock High School Athletic website.
- December 4th - Nordic Track will have their first practice. Be sure to sign up in familyID to get information about the first day.
Tournament Recap:
On Tuesday, October 24, boys soccer traveled to Coe-Brown for a preliminary round game against the Black Bears where they lost 1-0.
On Tuesday night, Volleyball hosted the first round of the playoffs versus Laconia. The Cougars won 3-0 advancing to the quarterfinals which were played Thursday night in the cave. ConVal lost their quarterfinal game to Campbell in the 5th set to end another historic season.
On Wednesday, October 25, girls soccer traveled to Milford for their first round playoff game where they lost in double overtime to the Spartans by a score of 3-2.
Visit the NHIAA website to check out the tournament brackets.@convalnation
