There will be no school on March 29th due to Good Friday.

In addition, we have a district PD Day on Tuesday, April 2nd. Students will have no school. PLEASE attend school on Monday, April 1st!! (This is not an April fools joke)

SURVEY WORKS! THE SURVEY CLOSES MARCH 31ST AND WE NEED YOUR VOICE!

Dear Scituate Spartan Community,

At Scituate High School we strive for excellence and your voice is important! We need to know all of the amazing areas that we are doing well in and where we need to improve. Each year, the RI Department of Education asks families and students to complete an anonymous survey. The data from this survey will be reported on our yearly school accountability rating for all to see. This year, we hope to get as close to 100% as possible! Let's show the state that the Scituate Spartans are the best! The SurveyWorks Stakeholder Survey Initiative is an effort to gather information that will help improve the quality of schools across Rhode Island. The surveys capture and assess information that helps educators understand and act upon what students, teachers, support professionals, administrators, and parents say about the climate, culture, and learning environments in their schools. The survey window will close on March 31, 2024. (Click link below) Thank you for your support, partnership, and commitment to Scituate High School!

Please note that when completing questions that are on a 1 through 5 scale, RIDE considers 1, 2, & 3 a "negative rating" while 4 &5 are "positive." In other words, 3 is not neutral.

All students should have completed the surveyworks survey in Advisory last week.

A reminder that the third quarter of the year will close on Wednesday, March 27th.

All SHS families will receive an email with their student's report card in PDF on April 5th. If you believe that you did not receive an email after April 5th or if you would like a printed report card, please contact the guidance office at 647-4180.

If you are unable to access the internet or do not have an email, please contact the guidance office and a paper copy will be printed upon your request.

If you believe that you did not receive an email with a report card, please follow these steps.

Check the spam or junk folder in your personal email.

Please reach out with any questions!

School Counseling Director and grade 12: daniel.casey@scituateschoolsri.net

Grades 10 : casey.faccio@scituateschoolsri.net

Grades 9 & 11: ruth.trainor@scituateschoolsri.net

Thank you for your support!

The votes are in, and the three students nominated for The Providence Journal Student of the Week received high marks.

But only one could be chosen for the top honors: Simona Mancini of Scituate High School.

Simona, a senior, was nominated for her many academic achievements.

"Simona Mancini ranks third in her class and has taken every AP and Honors class available to her. She is also a multi-season athlete including captain of the vice-champions of the state in soccer and was already in The Valley Breeze for playing soccer in Italy.

"Simona had a Seal of Biliteracy, is a Pathway Completer and has taken an extra engineering class. She's been accepted at RPI, WPI, and URI so far. She also just took first in the state at the NAWIC Architectural competition, and is expected to have a good showing at the Technology Student Association competition," Scituate principal Michael D. Hassell said in his nomination.

Simona received 46.5% of the vote to top the ballot.

The Journal has asked principals, teachers and guidance counselors from across the state to participate in the Student of the Week program by sending nominations for their top student. The decision on who comes out on top is up to voters.

Scituate Spartans raised over $3000 for the RI Special Olympics at the Polar Plunge on Saturday! These brave Spartans jumped in the freezing ocean with rain, hail, and 32 degree weather!

All 10th and 11th Grade Students will participate in state testing this year. On April 9th, 10th grade students will take the PSAT and 11th grade students will take the SAT. This is a Federal and State requirement and will impact our school accountability rating. Teachers have been working hard in math and ELA to best prepare our students and we have used past assessments such as STAR and PSAT 9 and 10 to analyze individual growth needs. Thank you!

In addition, all 11th grade students will take the NGSA State Science Test on May 7th

• Grade 10- PSAT (Half Day) Bus run 12:30 PM

• Grade 11- SAT (Full Day)

• Grade 12- Senior Project Practice Run (half day) (Bus run 12:30 PM)

• Grade 9- Freshman Leadership Academy (Half Day) Main gym and SHS Cafe (Bus run 12:30 PM)

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!

Technology Student Association: This Saturday the 23rd, the students of TSA competed against students from around the state to show their prowess in technological topics. These were on diversified subjects and Scituate students took home a number of medals in the varied topics. The following were podium finishers at this competition:

First Place:

Jessica Adams (Structural Design & Engineering)

Michael Angelotti (Senior Solar Sprint)

Norah Clarke (Audio Podcasting)

Stephen Cronan (Senior Solar Sprint)

Max Jackson (Video Game Design)

Emerson Medici (Audio Podcasting)

Bryce Edwards (Senior Solar Sprint)

Aiden Ouillette (Senior Solar Sprint)

Finn Wilkie (Video Game Design)

Second Place:

Mason Hillis-Piecyk (Flight Endurance)

Nick Lupino (Technology Bowl, Animatronics)

Simona Mancini (Technology Bowl, Animatronics)

Gio Verducci (Technology Bowl, Animatronics)

Third Place:

Brendan Mowry (Webmaster)

Mrs. Travers worked with students in the greenhouse to plant their own flowers and herbs. They will care for them weekly until ready to take home!

This past week, students in US History 1 researched abolitionists and created a biography of them on posters.

Scituate High School choir Students work with Dr. Rollo Dilworth at Rhode Island’s All State Choir Rehearsal.

Senior Jake Mahoney steps up in Computer Imaging class to teach classmates several steps in setting- up and creating their projects! Great work Jake!

Students in the Portfolio class are working with various media to create self-portraits. Check out the progress in this oil painting by senior Gianna Ricciardi!

S in STEAM students tested their support structure designs by stacking books on top of them. Kate, Robin and Lina were able to stack 37 books taking 1st place!

Students enrolled in Human Body Systems (Biomed Pathway) are collecting data in order to learn more about the techniques used to identify areas of limited circulation or even arterial blockages. A fetal doppler serves to convert pulse vibrations into sound and a cuff to limit blood flow through that artery.

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.

This is such an exciting time to order your Class Ring! Balfour is offering a CLASS

RING SALE FOR 3-WEEKS ONLY!!!

Attached you will find a Flyer with all of the necessary information to purchase your

Official Class Ring. You may scan the QR Code or Click on the link provided on the

Flyer and either one will bring you right to your school’s website on Balfour.com.

Also on the Flyer is a link to the Balfour brochure so that you may look through it

beforehand to see all of the different options Balfour has to offer.

Balfour has also provided you with a Finger Sizer. Please print it out and follow the

instructions on how to size your finger. You can always stop by a local jewelry store to

get your finger- sized as well.

For a limited time, Balfour is running a 3-week sale! Prices are reflected on the website.

Place your order during the weeks designated on the Flyer to receive this exclusive

offer.

If you have any questions at all regarding ordering your Class Rings please call

the local Balfour Sales office at 401-430-6400.

*Also on the Balfour website, there is a lot of great merchandise: Hoodies, T-Shirts,

Sweatpants, etc. Stock up on some great Class Gear!!!

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!

Faculty, parents, and students may be interested in donating items to our yard sale fund raiser or students may be interested in getting some community service hours by helping put on the yard sale.

The event will take place at 706 Hartford Pike (historic grange building and SPS headquarters) on 13/14 April.

Contact sdkornatz@gmail.com With any questions.

While we understand there are a lot of illness going around Scituate and RI right now, we want to encourage our students to come to school everyday if you are not sick. Currently, 17.4% 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 leaderboards 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!

Yearbook NEWS

Yearbooks are on sale until April 1st

www.jostens.com

Please send everything in one email

Sharon.terceira@scituateschoolsri.net

3/26-28 TBD Chorus Festival Ponoganset HS

4/10-11 TBD Band Festival E. Providence HS

5/1/24 BROADWAY Trip

5/22 Pops Concert

5/27 Memorial Day Parade

5/29 Music Awards Night

6/7 Graduation

Johnson & Wales University invites you to join us at our annual Student Research, Design & Innovation Symposium.

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Location: John J. Bowen Center for Science & Innovation

75 Chestnut Street, Providence, RI

Drop in and view over 100+ undergraduate and graduate students' exemplary work. Student representation from our colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business, Engineering & Design, Food Innovation & Technology, Health & Wellness, and Hospitality Management will present their research, prototypes, industry-specific projects, and interdisciplinary work.

This event is a great opportunity to experience what JWU students learn, create, and innovate in our classrooms and beyond as they grow to become future professionals. We hope you will join us and help build up our network of connections with local Rhode Island educational institutions.

Want to learn more? Visit our webpage.

We hope to see you there!

The Jonn P.B.R. Memorial Foundation has set up a scholarship for graduating seniors. Any senior with a direct relation to a veteran of OIF/OEF timeframe is encouraged to apply. The graduating senior can fill out the Google Form and attach the necessary documents or print out the PDF file and physically attach and mail the application to the listed address.

The final date we are accepting applications is May 1st, 2024, so there is plenty of time for students to apply. This scholarship can be used for students attending college, vocational, or technical schools in the coming fall. The recipients of the scholarships will be invited to our annual Bike Run in August.

We look forward to accepting the applications and wish the graduating class of 2024 much success! Please reach out with any questions!

Scholarship Application Link

SCITUATE SPARTANS 2024

Spring Athletic Registration

Students, Parents, Guardians,

The Spring Season is about to get underway. All sports have a start date of Monday

March 18th, 2024. Baseball and Softball pitchers and catchers will begin on March

11th, 2024. 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

2nd quarter of this school year.

Website Registration

● Please navigate to https://scituate-ar.rschooltoday.com/ and proceed by creating

an account (First time users) or logging in (returning users). ALL ATHLETES MUST

BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE FIRST PRACTICE/TRY OUT

Academic Standing

● All students must have passed with a GPA greater than 1.7 or failed fewer than 2

courses.

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

Please consider working concessions at Manning Field and the Gymnasium this Spring!

The Unified Basketball team played a close game against Ponaganset this week!

Behavior Expectations for Fans

Behavior Expectations of Student Groups

• Always provide positive support for your team. Never ridicule or degrade the opposing team or players.

• Conduct yourself in an exemplary manner. Remember that you represent your school both at home and away.

• Assist cheerleaders with yells, chants, etc. Always be a working part of pep assemblies with preparation, organization

and involvement.

• Treat opposing players, coaches, spectators and support groups with respect and enthusiasm. Applaud good

performances on both teams. Doing this will show that you understand and can recognize good performance,

regardless of team affiliation.

• Always display proper sportsmanship toward officials and value their contributions to the game. Respect the

judgments made during a contest. All calls are impartial and should be accepted by all parties.

• Use only positive cheers, signs and chants during a contest. This will show that you understand proper sportsmanship

while giving your organization and school a good reputation.

Behavior Expectations of Spectators

• Always support your team and the efforts of all participants involved.

• Do not intimidate or ridicule a player, coach, or official before, during or after a contest.

• Always praise athletes for their actions during a game; never degrade a participant for their efforts. Athletics are a

learning experience for students, and mistakes will be made.

• A ticket is a privilege to observe the contest, not a license to verbally assault others or be generally obnoxious.

• Learn the rules of the game so that you may understand and appreciate why certain situations take place.

• Always respect the integrity and judgment of officials. They are present to regulate the flow and enforce the rules of

the game. An official should never be degraded or ridiculed for a call they make.

• Show respect for the opposing players, coaches, spectators and support groups. Treat them as guests to your school.

• Use only cheers that support and uplift the teams involved.

• Recognize and show appreciation for an outstanding play by either team.

• Refrain from the use of any controlled substance (alcohol, drugs, etc.) before, during and after the game, on or near

the site of the event (i.e. tailgating).

• Be a positive role model at events through your own actions and by censuring those around you whose behavior is

unbecoming.

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.