The Souhegan Scoop
MARCH 25, 2022
Upcoming Events
Community-Wide Announcements & Reminders
Health Reminder
Symptoms of COVID and seasonal allergies can overlap. When in doubt it is best to take a COVID test.
Sherisse Salter, School Nurse, ssalter@sau39.org
SHS Performing Arts Newsletter
The Performing Arts will be sharing out important information and shout-outs via a Newsletter. Please click here to access and learn more about all the great things going on in the music and theater worlds.
Chicago: Teen Edition
Thank you to all who came and supported the Theatre Department at Souhegan!
Mindful Moment
Spring is officially here! ⚘ Signs of hope are popping up all around us as the first buds are beginning to form on trees and the crocus plants are reaching up towards the sunshine. Last week gave us a real taste of what’s to come! Many of us associate spring with cleaning. We open up windows, declutter our homes and try to spruce up around us. If we do that for our homes, why not do it for our mind? Here is an easy acronym you can use to remember how to honor spring, as well as your mind, body and spirit.
S: Space--identify a time/place where you can purposefully take space for yourself.
P: Pause: Take a moment to pause and breathe deeply. Just a few minutes can help you re-center
R: Recognize: recognize and acknowledge what changes are happening around you. Sit with it, knowing there are things you can control, and things you cannot. Breathe into it.
I: Intention: Listen to your body and mind. What brings you happiness and joy? Lean into that with intention, and find ways to infuse more of those activities into your daily routine.
N: Nature: With warmer weather and longer days, find time to go outside. The Vitamin D your mind and body crave awaits you on your back porch, local park or wooded trails.
G: Giggle: The act of laughing releases endorphins, also known as the “feel good” chemicals, and gives our bodies a nice boost!
Be Well, Sheelu
PowerSchool Parent Portal - Attendance
Please be sure to log into the PowerSchool parent portal to check your child's attendance. Attendance has been pushed out to the portal so you can view this summary information. This will be helpful to you as a parent in monitoring your child's attendance and ensuring access to learning opportunities. Please view this video for an overview of how to view attendance information.
A huge thank you to everyone who made the HYPE 2022 Conference a success.
Click here for a full update!
Senior Project Reminders
Seniors will complete their third checkpoint of the year next Wednesday, March 30. At this checkpoint students will share their research to date, exhibiting their acquisition of knowledge. Research should include a variety of print and electronic sources as well as personal experiences. Panel meetings will take place before school between 7:00-8:15am. Please contact your student’s mentor or the senior project coordinators, Ryan Lemieux and Kathy Maddock if you have any questions.
Our State is a better place because of the rich cultural and linguistic assets of our students. This award allows districts to acknowledge the achievements of New Hampshire’s bilingual students. Nationally adopted by 40 other states across the country, the Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a school, district, or state in recognition of students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation. Click here to learn more about this opportunity for current seniors.
PTSA
Project Graduation + Fundraiser
Project Graduation is planned for Friday June 3rd, 2022 beginning at 9:30 p.m and ending at midnight! The committee has begun initial planning but we need volunteers--particularly Sophomore and Freshman parents so you can learn how to host for your students!
The next meeting is Wednesday, March 30th at 7 p.m. Click here for the Zoom link.
[Meeting ID: 873 4415 0564 Passcode: X8D5Gj]
The Amherst PTA Play is coming up soon and the SHS PTSA Project Graduation Committee is hosting the concession stand to fundraise for Project Graduation. Senior Parents can not help out on the night of the event, so this is a perfect opportunity to chip in where and when you can! Junior and Sophomore Parents--this is a great chance to learn what to do to keep this tradition going at SHS! Click here for the link to a Signup Genius where you can donate candy, baked goods, flowers, or time.
If you have any questions, please contact me at eastland@comcast.net, leastland@sau39.org, or lmm.eastland@gmail.com. Thank you!
Lisa Eastland
Memory Quilt Raffle
The last few years have been a difficult time to fundraise just about anything! Especially "In Person" events, so organizations had to get creative in order to raise monies for various, worthy causes. Our organization, Souhegan High School PTSA is no different and our "creative" endeavor is personal, practical, stunning and best of all, a work of art!
Click here to learn more about this year's Memory Quilt Raffle!
Dining for Dollars
Grab lunch or an early dinner at The Homestead on Saturday, March 26th from 12:00-4:00pm! Just mention the PTSA fundraiser when you order, and a portion of the sale we donated back to the PTSA.
Dine-in or take-out at Panera on Thursday, March 31st from 4:00-8:00pm! Location: 590 Amherst St., Nashua. Use the code PRFUND, or bring the flyer to the cafe (you can also show a digital copy of it). A portion of the sale will be donated back to PTSA!
Stay tuned for next week's Newsletter for an exciting opportunity to win a Memory Quilt!!!
STUDENT SERVICES
Seniors -
Please update your Naviance accounts with any college acceptance decisions you have received.
Scholarship season is not over - While the local scholarship process has ended, we are posting scholarship opportunities on a daily basis to the school website here.
Juniors -
The make up SAT will be held on Wednesday, April 13th. Students who were absent during the SAT administration yesterday will be scheduled to take the make-up.
Athletics
Spring Sports are back in action!
Here are the home opener dates for each sport:
Boys Tennis 4/8 4pm @ Camp Young Judea
Girls Tennis 4/11 4pm @ Camp Young Judea
Girls Lacrosse 4/11 4:30pm
Track and Field 4/12 4pm
Baseball 4/13 4:30pm
Softball 4/13 4:30pm
Boys Volleyball 4/15 5:45pm
Boys Lacrosse 4/15 4:30pm
For full season schedules, click here.
Saber Spotlight
Click here to see this week’s Saber Spotlight Presentation.
Contact us!
Website: https://www.sau39.org/shs
Location: 412 Boston Post Road, Amherst, NH, USA
Phone: (603) 673-9940
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/souheganhs
Twitter: @SouheganHS