SHS Spartan News

Dear Scituate High School Community,

Our teachers, staff, and entire school community are so excited to welcome all Scituate High School students through our doors again on Tuesday, August 26th.

Below are important documents, links, and resources for students and families. It is our hope that each student and parent/guardian review these resources and helpful reminders so that we can all have a smooth return.

Our school is a very special place and we are ready to do great things in the 2025-2026 school year. We look forward to your partnerships.

As always, please reach with questions or concerns!

Go Spartans!

Sincerely,

Michael D. Hassell, Principal

Jennifer Goffe, Assistant Principal

Chromebooks

Incoming students in grades 10, 11, & 12 will keep their Chromebook and charger for the coming school year. Incoming freshmen and new students should have received their devices during our freshmen and new student orientation on August 20th. If families were unable to attend, students can visit the IT office on their first day of school.

Email: technology@scituateschoolsri.net with questions!

As we kick off the new school year, Scituate High School will be implementing a new district-wide cell phone policy aligned with the recently passed Rhode Island legislation banning cell phone use in schools. Starting this year, student cell phones will not be allowed in classrooms during the school day.

This shift reflects our commitment to creating a focused, respectful, and engaging learning environment. Research continues to show that when phones are away for the day, students are more present, less distracted, and better able to connect with their peers and teachers. This new policy supports both academic success and student well-being.

We know that adjusting to this change will take time, and we appreciate your partnership as we work together to prioritize learning, focus, and healthy habits for all students. More details on the policy and implementation procedures will be shared during the first week of school.

Let’s make this year one where we are truly connected—to our learning, to each other, and to what really matters.

High School Supplies: Scituate High School does not compile an official supply list as we have minimal materials that families need to purchase. Each course will have a syllabus which is given to students during the first few days of school. Families will have a few weeks to get those supplies.

Any family with a financial hardship should contact Mr. Hassell

See which lunch you have by clicking the day at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Tuesday's lunch wave will be printed everywhere on Aug 26th!!

Google Third-Party Services

Parent/Guardian Opt-Out Form

The Scituate School Department uses Google Workspace for Education to support teaching and learning. This suite of tools includes applications such as Google Docs, Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Drive, and others that help students collaborate, create, and communicate in secure, age-appropriate ways. Scituate also occasionally allows access to Additional Google Services (such as YouTube, Maps, and Translate) and third-party educational services integrated with Google accounts, when instructionally appropriate. Please fill out the opt out form below if you do not wish to give consent to your students’ access to these services.

Breakfast $1.50

ES Lunch $ 2.75

HS/MS Lunch $3.00

Milk $.50

Greetings Scituate Families,

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and taking some time to relax as we ease into August. As we get closer to the start of the year, if anyone has questions about ELA or math summer work, please feel free to contact me at jennifer.goffe@scituateschoolsri.net or 401-647-4120 ext.1033. I am looking forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks!

Late buses run from leave the campus around 3:45-4:00 PM, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday only and will begin on September 9th

CTE Bus Stops in in Johnston, Cranston and Providence will be out this weekend and parents and students will be emailed! Thank you for your patience!

With over 25 years of experience in public education, I am excited to join the Scituate school community as the Head of School Counseling. I have worked extensively with both middle and high school students to support academic, career and social development. Prior to my role as a school counselor, I taught both Art and Library Media at the secondary level, and am also a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC). Working with the RI Department of Education as a Counseling Ambassador since 2020, I’ve developed a statewide Student ILP Ambassador program, as well as contributed to SEL curriculum writing. I am looking forward to working with students and families to increase knowledge of college and career-related opportunities, and am dedicated to creating a steady transition to postsecondary outcomes through increased support around FAFSA, college planning, trade and apprenticeship opportunities. My focus this school year is to strengthen and develop broad, proactive interventions to ensure counseling programming meets the evolving needs of all students.

We are excited to welcome Mr. Quintin Nard as our new Culinary Arts teacher at Scituate High School! A proud graduate of Johnson & Wales University with over a decade of experience in the culinary industry, Mr. Nard brings a wealth of real-world expertise and a passion for education. He most recently worked as an Admissions Culinary Presenter for JWU, engaging students across the region with hands-on demonstrations and career guidance.

Mr. Nard will be working closely with our team as we begin the process of transforming our Family and Consumer Science program into a potential RIDE-approved Culinary Arts pathway. We are thrilled to have him on board!

Hi! My name is Jessica Simonelli, and I will be joining the Spartan team this year as the Speech-Language Pathologist for Scituate Middle and High School. I'm originally from Cranston and am very excited to be moving back to Rhode Island after spending the last four years in Boston, where I worked with high school students. I am committed to helping students grow in their self advocacy and communication skills, and fostering an environment of inclusivity and acceptance for all. I am also passionate about disability rights, and volunteer for a disability youth organization in my spare time. I’m really looking forward to becoming part of the community at Scituate Public Schools this fall!

Students will have the first two weeks of school to make any schedule changes.

• As in the past, student schedules will be available to view and print on PowerSchool. Students and families that may have lost their username and password or are new to Scituate High School should contact the school at 647-4120 or email: technology@scituateschoolsri.net. We ask that families and students remain patient with any schedule errors as our counseling staff are working hard to “clean up” any loose ends. https://scituateschoolsri.powerschool.com

• Students should log into Powerschool before Monday afternoon/night (Aug 25th) and view their schedule in case there were any changes. Students are encouraged to take a screenshot, download, print their schedule, or use the Powerschool mobile app so they are prepared for the start of school on Tuesday, August 26th at 7:45 AM.

If a student has a schedule but needs to work with a counselor for a potential change, we ask that students report to their period 7 class (first of the day) and complete the form below to meet with their school counselor.

Students and their families are reminded that elective courses should not be changed at this time.

Any core academic subject change (level change ie: honors course to college prep) must have permission from a school counselor and Mr. Hassell and the window to drop any courses will close on Friday, September 12th.

High School Course Change Request Form

Powerschool Link

New to Powerschool Parent Portal? Click Here

Scituate Bus Questions? transportation@scituateschoolsri.net

We are excited to welcome you all to the 2025-2026 school year!

GO SPARTANS!

Scituate Students and Parents,

This is a quick reminder that students should be completing a summer reading assignment to be graded for 10% of the first quarter grade. For students who are entering Gr. 10 Honors, AP Language and Composition or AP Literature and Composition have alternative assignments; all links are also included. Thank you, and if you have any questions, please email me directly.

Enjoy the rest of summer,

C. Bagley

Scituate High School

ELA Dept. Chairperson

HS Summer Credit Recovery Program Coordinator

christopher.bagley@scituateschoolsri.net

(401) 647-4120 ext. 1047

Any student who currently has a license and plans to park on campus must complete the form below by September 15th 2023. Please reach out to Mr. Ceprano with questions! Students must have their licence and a car in order to get a pass.

The school day will begin at 7:45am and end at 2:18.

Students may be dropped off beginning at 7:20 am.

Students taking the bus will be dropped off in front of the high school and students who are driven to school and picked up from school will still enter and exit through the door on the side of the middle school building Caito Field.

All students being dropped off in the morning must enter the student parking lot near the auditorium, drive around the middle school and students should enter the door near the greenhouse/Caito Field. No vehicle should pull through the main driveway or enter the bus circle during morning arrival. Thank you!

All seniors will sit for the school day yearbook picture on October 3rd. If you already scheduled a separate photo shoot, you still need to sit for this photo on October 3rd.

Save the Date! 2025 Homecoming will be held the week of September 15th. Details to follow! The Homecoming Dance will be Saturday, September 20th at Hope Pond!

Please see the welcome back letter with important info and requirements from School Nurse Makowski!

Thank you,

Sarah Makowski RN, BSN

School Nurse

sarah.makowski@scituateschoolsri.net

Phone: 401-647-4120

• September 18th, 6-8pm SELAC Resource and Transition Fair at Ponaganset High School (more information to follow)
• October 21, 2025 - 6-7pm (virtual meeting)
• December 9, 2025- 6-7pm (virtual meeting)
• February 10, 2026-6-7pm (virtual meeting)
• May 19, 2026- 6-7pm (virtual meeting)

Friday, October 10th - morning - set up for sale (school not in session that day)

Sat, Sun, Mon: help needed for sale ; we run shifts in the morning and afternoon. volunteers arrange books and fill in

boxes as books are sold and spaces become available. You can also feel free

to talk to customers, suggest books, etc.

I will contact you soon with sign up information . All students receive a volunteer hours letter. Thank you for your interest.

The book sale is really fun and an easy way to gain a multitude of volunteer hours.

Lynn Dion

Library Trustee

Congratulations to Valentina Mancini on a top 10 finish at the HOSA - FHP International Leadership Conference. Valentina competed against secondary students from around the country and world in the Clinical Specialty event. Clinical Specialty is an event in which the competitor chooses to learn a health career of their choosing. The student then prepares a portfolio, create a video showcasing a skill used in the career and then give a presentation to a panel of judges.

SCITUATE SPARTANS

2025 Fall Athletic Registration

Students, Parents, Guardians,

The Fall Season is about to get underway. All sports (except Football) have a start date of Monday August 18th 2025. Football will begin on Thursday August 14, 2025. In order to participate, ALL students MUST have a current physical, MUST be registered on the school Website, and MUST be in good academic standing from the 4th quarter of this past school year.

• Physicals can be from your child’s pediatrician, OR Scituate High School/ Well One will be offering free Physicals on August 5th (see other attached forms) NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!!

Website Registration

• Arbiter Sports will now be handling registrations for all athletes. Here is the link to register. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE TO CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT!

Academic Standing

• All students moving up to 9th grade are eligible. All returning students must have passed with a GPA greater than 1.7 or failed fewer than 2 courses.

Please reach out to the appropriate coach/coaches should you have any questions or if you are interested in participating. Summer workouts have been going on for most sports.

Football Coach Hanson david.hanson@scituateschoolsri.net

Girls Soccer Coach Brown timothy.brown@scituat schoolsri.net

Boys Soccer Coach Olivera rpsoliveira7@gmail.com

Boys Cross Country Coach Kelly matthew.kelly@scituateschoolsri.net

Girls Cross Country Coach Murphy matthew.murphy@scituateschoolsri.net

Girls Volleyball Coach Martin emma.martin@scituateschoolsri.net

Girls Tennis Coach Marchant tara.marchant@scituateschoolsri.net

Cheerleading Coach Hackett emma.hackett@scituateschoolsri.net

Unified Volleyball TBD

Exciting things happened over the summer in the back gym of the high school!

SYB had brand new hoops installed! These hoops are much safer for our players. They can be adjusted to change the hoop height as well as can be raised and lowered to move them out of the way for other events taking place in the gym.

We were able to complete this project because it was funded using the money we raised from hosting our February travel tournaments for the past few years. Your donations of items for our raffle baskets contributed to the funding of this project.

Thank you so much for support! We really appreciate it!

The Scituate School Department has released an updated non-discrimination policy. Please note that our Scituate High School 2018-2019 student and parent handbook was printed before the new statement was released. Therefore, the non-discrimination policy in this year's handbook is out of date. The current policy with updates is as follows:

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.