Our entire school community has been deeply affected last week by the recent passing of our Director of School Counseling, Dan Casey. We extend our condolences to the Casey family, and all students, staff, and Teachers, who are working through this difficult time. Mr. Casey dedicated himself to Scituate Middle/High School for the past five years, first as a school counselor before taking on a bigger role as our Director of School Counseling. He was also our head wrestling coach and played a crucial role in building our program up to where it is today. Mr. Casey connected with nearly every student in our school in some way. In a school community as close-knit as ours, his loss will continue to be deeply felt.

Please know that we are doing everything we can to support students, families, and the entire Scituate community with additional resources and counseling during this time, and we encourage anyone who has been affected by this news to reach out to support services, including those available through our schools.

As soon as we hear of any services for Mr. Casey, we will share that with the entire community.

THANK YOU for ALL that our teachers do each and everyday for our students! Please take the time this week to celebrate and thank our teachers and support professionals!

Please nominate a teacher by May 21, 2024

On May 15th ALL 11th Grade Students will take the NGSA Science Test. Below are some important points for juniors.

• As teachers, student progress from 8th grade to 11th helps us make decisions about what we are teaching and how. This is valuable because it is a way for us to improve what we are doing in our classes and down the road will help students be more successful.

• This information helps support initiatives that science teachers and administration may request to add to our school curriculum.

• This is a chance for each student to apply knowledge and skills to the state test and compare themselves to other students across the state. It should be a source of pride.

• All of the teachers and administrators work hard to provide instruction, and all take this test very seriously so we ask that students return the favor to their teachers.

NGSA Achievement Levels and Performance

• Accountability for our RIDE Report Card rating will include measures for science proficiency and science assessment participation using the science assessment data from previous years.

• LEA or school performance "below mastery" for a specific science discipline may be an area for growth – LEA or school performance "at/near mastery" or "above mastery" are areas of strength

• Over time, assessing overall school and district performance in science can find performance trends at each grade level

Below are some important reminders for testing

• All testers should bring a fully charged chromebook and a charger

• All students should bring a set of headphones/earbuds. We have headphones for students who may not have them. Bluetooth headsets are not allowed

• Students should arrive at school on time, well-rested, and should also eat a good breakfast

• Students will be given short breaks throughout the day however, the test will take about four hours to complete

• Students should not bring backpacks, cell phones, personal electronic devices, or smart watches into the testing classroom

• STUDENTS SHOULD TRY THEIR BEST!

Based on the number of instructional hours needed each year and our current calendar it has come to my attention that we do not have to make up any additional days. Therefore the last day of school will be June 14.

Taking a bus to Scituate from Foster, Coventry, West Warwick, Warwick, or East Greenwich? Fill out this form for next year!

The statewide transportation system will be open on April 1st, 2024 to receive student transportation requests for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. To ensure a bus stop for the first day of the school next year, both current and new riders must register by July 31, 2024.

Students from participating school districts who are eligible to use the statewide transportation system next year must annually request transportation through the statewide website at: https://www.eride.ri.gov/transparForm/ The website will be open to take transportation requests for Fall 2024. STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENT RIDERS ALSO NEED TO REGISTER. Please share this information with the parents/guardians of your students.

Statewide Transportation would like to inform you that open enrollment and new transportation requests are available throughout the entire school year. The July 31st deadline is only enforced if you require service on the first day of school.

Schools/Districts please send and inform parents of the information above and add the information to your School/District websites.

Please call TransPar at 401-304-9136 with any questions. You can also email them at transportationinfo@ride.ri.gov.

Last week our Scituate DECA students competed in Anaheim, California at the International DECA competition!! Our students did very well at the conference! Thank you to Ms. Grundt and Mrs. St. Pierre for chaperoning the trip!

Students in US History II Honors held a high-level conversation centered around whether or not it was right to drop the atomic bomb at the end of World War II.

Students in Mr. Catucci’s Senior Physics Classes are investigating blood spatter patterns.

This lab draws on many skills such as Trigonometry, Problem-Solving, Newton’s Laws, Collaboration and Communication.

The Culminating Event will be a Crime Scene Investigation in which students will need to analyze a crime scene in order to determine who committed the crime!

SHS is very fortune to receive several generous scholarships to graduating seniors from the Scituate Lions Club. This breakfast is where they raise most of those funds. Please consider attending!!

The Rhode Island Writing Project (RIWP) is pleased to offer its annual Summer Writing Camp once again in 2024. Each summer, students of all ages (K-12) who enjoy writing gather to create, craft, refine, and share their work with peers in a lively, interactive, atmosphere. Staffed by experienced local educators, our camp facilitates instruction that helps attendees develop their skills and imagination as part of a fun and supportive writing community.

This summer’s camp will welcome its participants to the campus of Rhode Island College for two weeks, July 8 - 19 (Monday - Friday), from 9:00 - 12:00. The cost is $225; some scholarship help is available. We hope you can spread the word about this learning opportunity to interested parents and students in your community. Below is a link to our camp registration page, as well as links to our camp fliers in both English and Spanish. For more information, contact camp coordinator Jeff Lawton at riwpwritingcamp534@gmail.com.

REGISTRATION:

RIWP SUMMER PROGRAMS 2024

CAMP FLIERS:

2024 Writing Camp Flyer

Writing Camp Flyer 2024 SPANISH

Congratulations to the Scituate High School Band for receiving a Superior at state festival on April 11th.

Up next:

May 10 Elementary School Music Tour

May 22 POPS Concert

May 27 Memorial Day Parade

May 29 Honors Recital and Music Awards Night

The National Honor Society and Rhode Island Honor Society induction ceremony is this week, Wednesday, May 8, at 6 pm in the SHS auditorium. Inductees and their families may sit anywhere they like in the auditorium. NHS inductees, graduating NHS seniors, and RIHS seniors and will be called up on stage to receive their pin, certificate, or graduation cord.

Any student who cannot attend may visit Mrs. Stormont in room 217 after May 8 to get their award. Please direct any questions to advisor Mrs. Stormont at maggie.stormont@scituateschoolsri.net.

Senior Project Presentations are being held on Thursday, May 23rd from 3:00-7:15. A light dinner will be served at the break. If you are interested in judging please contact jill.morton@scituateschoolsri.net. It is always a great night for our seniors!

Open to ALL current sophomores and juniors

And please email Ms. Grundt to set up your account and sign up. There are suggestions for fundraising in the enrollment portal.Thank you.

Below is the newly released senior memo which contains all end of year dates and details for our graduating seniors. Please be sure that families of Scituate seniors review the memo carefully! As a reminder, we have a "rain" date for graduation. Please reserve June 7th AND June 8th.

We can't wait to continue to celebrate these amazing seniors! Go Spartans!

We want to encourage our students to come to school everyday if you are not sick. Currently, 15.4% of Scituate High School are deemed "chronically absent" which is determined as 18% of the school year. We currently rank 96th of all schools in RI for chronic absenteeism. Please come to school if you are not sick... we need you!!

Below are interactive leader-boards and resources for absenteeism from the Commissioner and the Governor.

Linked below is a live spreadsheet with all SHS events from now through the end of the school year. Please check this spreadsheet weekly as we will continue to update it on a weekly basis. Thank you!

There are only 25 yearbooks left available for sale. Once these are sold, there will be no more additional yearbooks. We cannot order more. Seniors check to make sure you ordered one only 60 seniors have ordered.

www.jostens.com

SCITUATE SPARTANS 2024

Spring Athletics

Boys Baseball Coach Hanson steelers21@cox.net

Girls softball Coach Geisser sgeisser@gmail.com

Girls Track Coach Haney haneyneit@hotmail.com

Boys Track Coach Kelly matthew.kelly@scituateschoolsri.net

Boys Tennis Coach Ceprano peter.ceprano@scituateschoolsri.net

Boys Volleyball Coach Short Diane.Garceau.Short@gmail.com

Boys Lacrosse Coach Lageux glagueux@verizon.net

Girls Lacrosse Coach Remka jena.remka@scituateschoolsri.net

Unified Basketball Coach Martin emmam1234567@gmail.com

Coach Barton nicole.barton@scituateschoolsri.net

Golf Coach Brown timothy.brown@scituateschoolsri.net

Great game last week by the Varsity baseball team. They play again Monday at home

Great job boys!!

After a mentally tough game, the Spartans went into the seventh inning with a score of 0-7. They ended the game 2-7, they made a big push at the end. Isabella Defusco and Abby Chatelle knocking in one run each.

They've got a big game this Monday at home against Ponaganset.

Boys volleyball took home 2 wins this week! One at home and one away at Portsmouth!

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.