SHS Spartan News
Week of March 22, 2021 Week B
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HOSA State Competition
Follow @hosascituateri on Instagram to see all pictures from the day !
HOSA Podcast #4
Thank you for being patient! Here is our fourth podcast. Hope you enjoy it!
Podcast #4
School Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021, 07:00 PM
zoom
Athletic Booster Trivia Night
at 6:00pm EST
for TRIVIA NIGHT!
You'll laugh, have fun and help us raise funds for the Scituate Athletic Booster Club! Grab a bowl of your favorite snacks and get ready for a "night in" with the family. In lieu of ticket sales, we encourage all participants to make a donation to this local non-profit.
No Products Will Be Sold At These Events. The Scituate Athletic Booster Club is not affiliated with or endorsed by Thrivent
GoGuardian Letter to Students Parents
From Our Seniors
The senior class’s flocking fundraiser is starting this week so be on the lookout for the flock around Scituate. Make sure to follow @shs_flocking on Instagram for updates” and maybe add a picture of a flamingo or something!
Also would you mind letting the senior seminar leaders know that a handful of DL students are planning on coming in school for the period to take pictures so they might not be in class?
Thank you
-Alexandria Sampalis
Visual Arts at SHS!
Academy of Biomedical Science
Academy of Entrepreneurship and DECA Club
Congratulations to Dominic Wiharso, Talia St. Angelo and Anthony Piccolo for outstanding performances at the Rhode Island State DECA competition. Talia finished first overall in Apparel and Accessories Marketing, Dominic finished first overall in Food Marketing and Anthony finished second overall in Sports and Entertainment Marketing.
Class of 2023 Fundraiser March 24th
Senior Project Virtual Judges Needed
Attention Scituate Community: You can volunteer to be a Virtual Senior Project Judge. Our seniors have worked so hard all year and they would love to see some of the members of their community as judges during their presentation! Please read the information flyer and complete the volunteer form to volunteer to be a Virtual Senior Project Judge. For more information, please contact the Senior Project Coordinator, Jill Morton (jill.morton@scituateschoolsri.net).
From Scituate Prevention Partnership (SPP)
From Mr. Reed
Opening Weekend Fishing Tournament
Sponsored by the the Scituate PE/Health Dept & the Adventure Club
Weekend of April 10th and 11th
Please join us in our first ever virtual Scituate Student/Staff fishing tournament
Send your info to mark.reed@scituateschoolsri.net
Submit entry by monday april 12
Include:
Name, age, grade, school, picture of you with your fish,
Optional: length and weight
Must be a Scituate student or staff member to participate
Don't forget to hold that fish out for the camera!
Remember fish only in legal fishing waters
If you are 15 or older you must have a freshwater fishing licence.
For more information about obtaining a fishing licence see:
“The prizes are small but the experience is priceless!”-Mr Reed
Last Chance to Order your 2021 Yearbook! Act now!
Draft SHS End of Year Events
Senior Class Video April 1st Deadline
Class historian, Lily Pelletier will be collecting baby, senior, and any other type of senior class pictures through April 1st using the email below.
The email is shsseniorvideo2k21@gmail.com
No videos will be collected after April 1st- (no joking)
Class of 2021
We love our seniors! Hang in there!
April State Assessments
In order to successfully prepare for this please review the info below:
- April 13th All 11th Grade Students will take the SAT
- April 14th All 10th Grade Students will take the PSAT
- April 28th All 11th grade students will take the NGSS
All students NOT taking a test on a given day will stay home for a asynchronous (no live teaching) distant learning day.
We had extremely successful in person sessions in October and January with our PSAT's and SAT's and will continue to adhere to all COVID safety protocols to ensure safety on these days!
Advance Placement Update
Attention AP Students and Families:
Announcement from College Board: Remind students—especially seniors—that they need to indicate through My AP the college, university, or scholarship program they'd like to receive their free score report. Students indicate this information only through My AP. They no longer provide this information on their answer sheets. The deadline to indicate or change their free score report recipient through My AP is June 20.
Scituate COVID-19 Updates
Scituate Schools now providing BINAX COVID-19 Testing to Student Athletes and Staff
COVID-19 Testing for students athletes and SHS staff will continue on Thursday, March 4th. Please see the updated parent/student letter and the new link to signup for a timeslot. Thank you!
COVID-19 Daily Screener
Free Tutoring!
Free Tutoring Opportunity Launching with Schoolhouse.world
Schoolhouse.world is a new online platform from Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, that matches students around the world with free tutors. The tutors provide small-group math and SAT prep tutoring for students in grades 6-12, building on the Khan Academy curriculum. Rhode Island is one of two state-level partnerships offering this opportunity to students across the state. Registration is now live on the All Course Network (ACN) and students can sign up here on EnrollRI. There is no deadline for students to sign up (though schools will still need to approve their enrollment via the ACN), no cost to LEAs or students, and no requirement to participate. Please help us spread the word to your students, teachers, parents, and communities! More information on the partnership can be found here.
2021-2022 Program of Studies Portal Now Open for Students
The student portal is now open for students in grades eight, nine, ten, and eleven. Students will have this week to review the 2021-2022 program of studies, have conversations with family members, and begin to choose courses in Powerschool. Linked below is a comprehensive website with our program of studies. We also have a link to a Powerpoint that takes students through every step in how to select courses.
Finally, Mr. Haas, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. Testoni will begin to meet with every student next week to answer questions and provide some help.
Please reach out to your friendly school counselor with questions.
How do you select courses? Click below!
US Navy Youth Program
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) is a youth program that helps middle/high school students gain a competitive edge to stand out and excel beyond their peers when applying to college, military academies, scholarships, and job opportunities. We are a team that strives for excellence! Our mission: create leaders with character. We are officially supported by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Boasting over 350 units and 12,000 Cadets Nationwide, the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps offers a place for youth to come together to build camaraderie, work on their physical fitness, develop leadership skills and discipline, all while learning hands-on skills from experts in their fields following a "learn-do-learn" learning model. Members, called "Cadets" can earn ranks and ribbons for their uniforms that are meant to celebrate their earned accomplishments. After completing a prerequisite course, Cadets can attend immersive training in the fields of Medicine, Aviation, Leadership, Sailing, SCUBA, Special Operations, Marksmanship, Journalism, and much more! All Senior graduating Cadets are who have aspirations to attend a 4-year college, have the opportunity to earn a scholarship that will help them pay for college that is exclusive to the members of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps. For those Cadets who desire a military career, we will help them get a "try before you buy" experience and they will be eligible for Advanced Paygrade (APG) enlistment as an E-3 in the U.S. Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force (Cadets are NOT required to join the military once they graduate the Program).
There will be a free open house for those interested in joining our program on March 27, April 10, and April 24 at 1 Narragansett Street, Cranston, RI
Scituate Scholarships Now Open!
The Scituate Scholarship Fund, formerly the Scituate Scholarship Foundation, has opened the application period for the 2021 Scituate Scholarships.
To be eligible an applicant must be:
1. A student in good standing, graduating from Scituate (RI) High School in 2021, or a resident of Scituate, RI who is graduating from another high school program in 2021.
2. Planning to attend a post-secondary program as a full-time student (with the exception of the Lions Hayden Trade/Tech Scholarship).
In 2020, the Scituate Scholarship Fund made over 30 awards amounting to over $70,000 to graduating Scituate seniors.
To apply, contact the Guidance Department at Scituate High School and begin the process. The application period closes April 3, 2021. For additional information please contact Mr. William Lenox by email at lenoxen@verizon.net
Mental Health Support
April Lunch Menu
Spartan Athletics
All students athletes should choose a time slot for Thursday by Wednesday at noon. The link to choose a time is in the newsletter above.
All season 3 athletes MUST register prior to their first meeting on the following link: https://scituate-ar.rschooltoday.com/
Thank you all for your patience. This has been a hectic, fluid schedule and is still subject to some minor changes based on RIIL and RIDOH.
As always feel free to contact me with any issues or concerns.
Thanks
Sal Gelsomino
Athletic Director Scituate High School
sal.gelsomino@scituateschoolsri.net
(401) 226-1359
Scituate Community
From Scituate Youth Basketball (SYB) and Scituate Recreation
SYB need lots of helpful kids!!! Service hours for, Scituate Foster Little League. Students would be getting stuff ready for our season. Also helping coaches prep/line fields, and concession and more
The rec dept.also needs students for summer camp counselors (paid) and lifeguards. Scituate rec will pay students to get trained. Please feel free to call or text anytime.
Thanks for your help.
Erin Pannone
Scituate Youth Basketball (SYB)
401-741-1147
Congratulations Ben DeAngelis!
Ben was awarded the RI Basketball Coaches Association Rev. John Farley Scholarship based on high academic standing and contribution to the team these past four years!
Ben also received Second Team All Division and Team MVP! Ben is a true Spartan!
Football Scrimmage Saturday
The Spartans varsity football team and Coach DeSousa would like to thank the entire Spartan family for coming out and showing our school pride yesterday.
Scituate High School hosted Pilgrim High School in the season’s first game plays and drills scrimmage.
The whole experience was made even more special because of Coach Lynn Francazio, Coach Cara Campbell and the Scituate Cheerleaders coming out. They made the day for the players and they were so honored to have them there.
A big thank you to the Scituate Boosters for being a part of the first day of the spring schedule. Thank you to Danielle Fians and her volunteers for their energy and enthusiasm.
The players had an amazing experience against this very strong Division 2 level varsity team. They had more than double the players available to play, but despite that the Spartans were still able to get several touchdowns during the game play period of the scrimmage. It was a fantastic chance for many of the underclassmen to gain some game time contact and practice. Thank you Pilgrim for coming up to our campus, they have a strong organization with potent coaching.
It was a perfect day and we all appreciate the fans and parents who came out. We are looking forward to seeing you next Saturday at 11:00 for our first real game against North Providence High School.
Congrats KEENE YENA!
2021 D3 Central AllLeague, Coach of the Year and Sportsmanship Selection! First Team All Division
Girls Indoor Track MVP Award
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK MVP and COACH’s AWARD recipients presented by Coach James Haney:
MVP - Blake Liptrot
Coach’s Award goes to ALL team members: Elie Amsden, Emily Chatelle, Abby Chatelle, Abby Diko, Emma Diko and Blake Liptrot
CONGRATULATIONS LADY SPARTANS!
Scituate Foster Little League
From our Athletic Booster Club
Visit our Athletic Website
Non-Discrimination
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.