QHS Presidents Bulletin - 6.24
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Quincy High School Students and Families,
On June 11th, we celebrated the graduation of 363 amazing students in the QHS class of 2024. All having their own personal journey and unique experiences showcasing how the infinite programs and pathways we offer at Quincy High School makes it such a special place!
We heard from Class of 2024 Salutatorian, Maggie Potts, who shared the duality of the message, "This too shall pass" and savor every moment we have together as part of the Quincy High School Community. Class President, Keira Golden shared advice, challenges, and memories that make the future brighter than yesterday, and Class Valedictorian, Stanley Tran, inspired us with a vision of change and what the soon-to-be future holds for us in including "new experiences and stories to tell each other. Of our victories. Of our individual journeys and newfound knowledge. And of our happiness." Principal Ford shared the core principles that guided us this school year, to be GREAT as we charge all students and staff to be Genuine and Generous, Responsible and Respectful, Encouraging, Ambitious, and a Team player.
This month, we also celebrate the diversity, resilience, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community as we continue to foster an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone. Happy Pride Month!
The Writing Club / TPE is excited to announce that the May 2024 edition of The Pony Express is here!
Enjoy: https://qhsponyexpress.wordpress.com/
Thank you to advisor Christopher Natalizia and the student staff: Jonas Ala, Jonathan Cole, Nathan Doyle, Niamh Gendron, Anya Healy, Winnie Huang, Bridget Kelley, Myshtee Malavia, Eli Matteson, Charlotte McConville, Gemma McRoberts, Marah Neil, Casey Perdios, Tyler Sharkey, Beia Sizemore, Audrey Tallent, Hannah Young
Acknowledgements: A special thanks to Esta Carnahan, Jessica Hayes, Sharon Pierce, and Sarah Reichel of the art department, who worked in cooperation with The Pony Express to gather various works of art, as well as to those artists who agreed to contribute their work to be showcased.
We did it!! QHS Senior Night Out was a huge success, thanks to your generous contributions of food, drinks, money and time!
There was an abundant variety of food and drink - truly something for everyone. Thank you for all the items you provided, either through monetary donations so we could shop, or by dropping them off at school for us this past week!
We were able to give away some amazing prizes throughout the night including AirPods, TVs, speakers, Apple Watches, and an assortment of gift cards and cash prizes thanks to your support of fundraising efforts and for making donations that made this possible!
To the volunteers, thank you for being there and pitching in, decorating, assembling and setting up, running errands, taking, tagging, and returning hundreds of bags and clothing items, running games (whether you’d ever played them before or not!), cleaning and cleaning some more, answering questions, and countless other ways you showed up (in the early hours of the morning!) for the class of 2024 with a smile and a helping hand so they all had a fantastic time!
We’ve said it before and it couldn’t be more true, this event cannot happen without you so THANK YOU for all you did to make last night a wonderful experience!
Sincerely,
The PAC Board: Lisa Dunn, President, Courtney Perdios, Co-Vice President, Amy Sorensen-Alawad, Co-Vice President, Ann Ross, Treasurer, Carly Bridden, Secretary
Sophomore Ellie Crump guides sophomore Tiffany Nguyen and Junior Dimitri Davis in setting the stage curtains for the City Wide Strings Concert
This year, Squantum Yacht Club partnered with the QHS carpentry students to build a new 32' x 32' c420 sailboat dock. Since December, Ms. Meltzer, Mr. Burke, members/carpentry professionals of Squantum Yacht Club, and the following carpentry students that exemplified leadership throughout: Gordon Pina, Cameron Mann, Kyle Tolini, Lucas Fernandes Rodrigues, Joshua Dunne, Colin Flynn, Christopher Goyette, Shane Brundige, and Johnny Byrne have been working tirelessly to get these docks built in time for the sailing season. On 18th, the docks were officially in the water and holding strong at Squantum Yacht Club (just off Wollaston Beach). These docks will continue to be a staple of Quincy Bay for generations of Quincy youth sailors to come.
Thanks to this extensive community collaboration, the carpentry students have been able to advance their skills tremendously and have made themselves all the more hirable post high school within our coastal area.
QHS graduate Christina Haley returned to Quincy High to talk about Data Science careers and Artificial Intelligence. Christina, who relayed that she was able to graduate from Cal Berkely in 3 years by leveraging AP credits earned here at Quincy High, gave a detailed presentation to students from AP Statistics, AP Computer Science and Intro to Programming and Statistics. She then answered many questions about her career and educational paths. It was an invaluable opportunity for our students to hear from a recent graduate in this burgeoning field.
Grade 9 students attacking logic puzzles as a way to warm up their brains heading into their study of the mystery genre.
On Thursday, May 23rd, students Lena Pham and Robert Mbrice, and teacher Mr. Toritto participated in AP Day at the Massachusetts State House. They spent the day speaking with state lawmakers, legislative aides, members of the College Board and members of various education interest groups and lobbying firms about Bills H. 1270 and H. 4265, which, if passed, would require a uniform system of acceptance of AP credit at state colleges and universities. This was an invaluable experience for these two wonderful students; Lena and Rob did a tremendous job representing Quincy High School and left quite an impression on all the folks they met.
Criminal Justice 2 students attended the STEM Expo at Logan Airport on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The event highlights include 45 aircraft including a Delta Airplane, Cape Air, FedEx Plane, helicopters, small aircrafts, Massport Fire Truck/Snowplow, State Police Bomb Squad, a full Electrical Aircraft, and a Med Flight helicopter. This event reaffirms to criminal justice students of the vast array of pathways within the criminal justice & legal and protective services field.
The Expo remain a premier educational event. It provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for teachers and students to interact with federal and state leaders.
The Criminal Justice 1 students took a field trip to the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office, where they received a tour of the facility and had an inmate speak to them about their story. Students first-hand got to learn about the jail environment and how that experience continues to evolve over time through Criminal Justice reform and implementation of Evidence-Based Practices.
Ms. Desmond conducted a tower building challenge with her Life and Physical Science class. The challenge asked them to build a tower as tall as they could only using tape and spaghetti, the tower could not fall over and the team with the tallest tower won. This engaging lesson required students to use their ability to work as a team, predict, measure, and plan to achieve their goal.
Two seniors, Kaitlyn Sampson & Tameka Liang represented Quincy High School at the MIAA's annual "Girls and Women in Sports Day" on May 22nd @ Gillette Stadium. Each year the MIAA gathers to celebrate the many opportunities girls and women have to compete in sports throughout the Commonwealth and the Nation. Kaitlyn plays Girls Soccer & Girls Lacrosse. Tameka is apart of Girls Swimming and Girls Tennis programs.
