Important Dates:
- May 1st - Kids Heart Challenge Assembly PVD Campus
- May 1st - CSIP (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan) 6:00 - 7:30pm PVD Campus
- May 16th: College Signing Day
- May 16th: Spring Expo 5:00pm PVD Campus
- May 17th: Prom
- May 23rd: No School - Professional Development for Teachers
- May 23rd: Senior Capstone
- May 27th: No School - Memorial Day
- May 30th: Senior Award Night 6:00pm Warren
- May 31st: Seniors last day
Elementary School
Middle/High School - Principal
Highlander Health Office
Pete Deal Highlander Golf Classic and Lunch!
Raising funds for scholarships for college and trade school, and supporting the global Service Learning trip to Belfast every other year.
Monday, June 3rd at Swansea Country Club
99 Market St.
Swansea, MA 02777
If you are not a golfer, you are welcome to join us for lunch at 12:30 with the golfers, donors, and students for $25 per person.
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If you would like to golf or sponsor the event, please email Jeanne for information. jdagostino@hc.school
Highlander Receives TerraCorps and AmeriCorps Grants for Next Year!
Highlander in Providence has received a grant to support bringing on AmeriCorps members to work in our classrooms alongside teachers and in our afterschool program. This grant not only provides valuable support to the school, the member receives up to $7,000 in an education award upon completion of a year of service. This can be used for tuition or to pay student loans. We are also able to request some of these positions to be part-time but the education award would be prorated in that case.
Highlander in Warren received a grant to bring on a new TerraCorps member to pick up the great work our current TerraCorps member, Maddie Sowinski, has done in developing our hydroponics system and gardens. TerraCorps members receive the same benefits as AmeriCorps, including the education award.
Please be on the look out for these opportunities as we welcome our community to apply!
Did you know Highlander has many staff who began here as AmeriCorps members? They include Tatiana Iezzi, Ate Hernandez, Helena Johns, Alenoush Hagopian, and more!
PVD will be celebrating Reading Week from April 1st - 5th. Check out the flyer included here for more details.
Thank you to all of the families that donated and helped made Teacher Appreciation Week a great week.
Please join us on Thursday May 16th at 5:00pm for the Spring Art Show and Exhibition! Each elementary student has selected one work of art from their art portfolio to present.
Last day of school will be June 13rd.
There are many events to finish the year.
May 16th - College Signing Day
May 17th - Prom
May 23rd - Senior Capstone Presentation
May 30th - Seniors Award Night
May 31st - 6th Grade Dance
Save the date
June 7th - High School Graduation
June 11th - 6th Grade Celebration
June 13rd - PVD Stepping Stones Prek -5th grade
Helpful Resources for families
Clothes to Kids RI - Who Qualifies?
Do you know a family in Providence County in financial need of assistance? Or a child who needs help with clothing for school? Please read on to learn more about how they can receive a free wardrobe from Clothes To Kids Rhode Island!
NAMI-RI: Free Virtual Family-To-Family course on Mental Health
NAMI-RI (The Rhode Island chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is now accepting registration for our Spring 2024 virtual Family-to-Family course which will begin April 6. This is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program, which means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition. NAMI-Rhode Island's Family-to-Family course is taught by trained family members who have lived experience with a loved one, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises. For more information on the Family-to-Family curriculum and registration requirements, visit namirhodeisland.org or call 401-331-3060 or email beth@namirhodeisland.org.
The Providence Public Library is offering free tutoring services for students ages 13-19. This service runs until the beginning of May:
Monday and Wednesday 4-6 pm
Tuesday 3:30-5:30 pm
Thursday 3-5 pm
The Providence Public Library is located at 150 Empire Street, Providence 02903
Tutor.com Can Help High Schoolers on Their Paths to College
Are your high schoolers preoccupied with the SAT or ACT? The score is a key component of the college admissions process. Check out Tutor.com’s SAT/ACT Essentials service (includes full-length practice tests, test-taking strategy videos and more), free with AskRI.org’s Tutor.com service. SAT/ACT Essentials, powered by the world leader in test prep, The Princeton Review, will give students the edge they need to reach their target score. Tutor.com is FREE 7 days a week to all Rhode Island students via AskRI.org, Rhode Island’s Online Resource Center.
Kids’ Link RI™ is a behavioral health triage service and referral network. A program offered in collaboration with Gateway Healthcare, Lifespan, Hasbro Children's Hospital and Bradley Hospital, Kids’ Link RI is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help triage children and youth in need of mental health services and refer them to treatment providers.The free, confidential phone line, 1-855-543-5465, connects parents and caregivers to an experienced clinician that can help them access children’s services in Rhode Island, and determine the best place to go for treatment and counseling.
BHLink
At BH Link, our goal is to connect people seamlessly to ongoing treatment. BH Link's mission is to ensure all Rhode Islanders 18+ experiencing mental health and substance use crises receive the appropriate services they need as quickly as possible in an environment that supports their recovery.
Links for more resources
Scholarships and more - English
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