Carver Chronicles
A bi-weekly newsletter that celebrates students and staff
The Carver Chronicles is a newsletter designed to share and celebrate all of the great learning activities, extra-curricular events and awesome accomplishments that happen every day at Carver Middle High School!
**This year, Carver Chronicles will be published every other Friday(oops)**
Follow the CMHS Twitter hashtag!
Make sure to use the hashtag #thisisCRusADERNATION when tweeting about
Carver Middle High School students, staff, clubs and events!
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT:
- Name: Sean Pollock
- Grade: 12
- Favorite class: Internship in the Main Office
- Favorite food: Anything from Chipotle
- Favorite color: Green
- Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad
- Favorite movie: The Departed
- Favorite Carver athlete: Nathan King
- Hobbies: Tennis
- Favorite band/artist: Glass Animals
- Accomplishments: Making it to the State Tournament with the 2021 Tennis Team
- Career interests: School Counselor
- Post CMHS plans: Go to a Four Year College
- Pets: One Boxer named Buddy and a German Shepard on the way named Miesha!
- Fun Facts: Alumni Member of the Ping Pong Club
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SPOTLIGHT:
- Name: Cody Donoghue
- Grade: 11
- Favorite class: Study Skills
- Favorite food: Sushi
- Favorite color: Blue
- Favorite movie: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Favorite band/artist: Aerosmith
- Favorite sport: Motocross
- Favorite Carver athlete: Travis Nunes
- Hobbies: Working with Engines and Martial Arts
- Accomplishments: JROTC
- Post CHS plans: Military and Future Business Owner
- Fun facts: Came to Carver half way through Sophomore year
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
crusaders in (and out of) the classroom
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Enjoy the first edition of our Carver Morning Show!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Captain's Council surprised Mr. Frac with a cake and gift at the last meeting of the year. Good Luck. We will miss you.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
On Wednesday May 4th, students from several History classes and a language class participated in 1-hour Google MEET with Ukrainian students and citizens about life in their war-torn country. The sessions were led by BU Professor of global studies Carl Hobert and the speakers-including 17 year old Serhi Malevych,a resident of Lviv recently accepted to Milton Academy-described how their lives have changed since the Russian invasion in February, and shared their observations and perspectives on the support of the US and NATO, Russian President Putin, the media, the importance of education, and their visions for Ukraine’s future. Carver students asked and answered thoughtful questions and may have continued opportunities to connect with the Ukrainian speakers.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ms. Whalen and Ms. Littleton’s Principles of Ecology classes finished their final week of SPARCnet salamander research! SPARCnet is a collaborative made up of scientists and educators across the northeast. Over a 4-week period, 32 salamanders were found in the CMHS research plots. Students brought the salamanders back to the lab, where they collected data such as body length. The salamanders were marked with a special polymer that glows under UV light, to show that they’ve been caught before. 4 salamanders ended up becoming known “recaptures” using this method over the course of the season. This is an ongoing project that Ms. Whalen participated in as an undergraduate researcher in college. CMHS students will continue to carry out this research for years to come. It’s such a great opportunity for our high school students in the Environmental and Agricultural Sciences Pathway to do real, hands-on science!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Theater Guild Middle School Drama Festival in Dover-Sherborn on May 1, 2022. The MS Drama Club performed the Red Tee and were awarded five awards. The following students earned an award for "Excellence in their role" - Maddie Eaton, Lillian Cyr, Abigail Mastropietro, Isen Hill, and Mackenzie Kennedy. Congratulations to the whole team! So proud of all the hard work and commitment to team work they have exhibited on May 1st as well as throughout this entire school year.
Mrs. Johnson
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Just a normal day in Mrs. Markram’s English class...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Last week our MET Pathway showed off their skills at their Student Showcase.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Last week we celebrated Principal’s Day!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
caring crusaders/carver cares
Our Carver Cares youth substance use prevention coalition made a video about us and what we do!
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB CALENDAR
Environmental Club 6-8
2:05 - 2:50 pm
LATE BUS AVAILABLE
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Locker Greenout 11am – 3pm
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
COMMUNITY SERVICE Reminders and opportunities
Sophomores & families,
I'm happy to let you know that Sophomores are NOW ELIGIBLE to earn hours towards their 25 hr graduation requirement. (Including with activities like Care Packages for Troops)
The History Department-with our core mission of promoting active and responsible citizenship- facilitates this project to help students deepen their appreciation for service while making a positive difference in their community.
See the project Guidelines for details, and see the Modifications--in effect through the pandemic-for expanded options for earning and documenting hours.
To document hours, students use this form which can be found in the history hallway or in the guidelines. Students obtain signatures from a “Site Supervisor:” -to verify the service was performed-and their History “Teacher” (or designated staff if not taking history) to confirm the activity is eligible and to have progress tracked.
I’ll occasionally email new opportunities that will also post in Carver Chronicles. Sophomore history teachers will review the project with 1st semester students by the end of term 2, and with 2nd semester students early in term 3.
Please let me, your student's History teacher, or designated staff know if you have any questions.
Best,
Brian Lamoureux
History Department Chair
Say “thank you” to our troops by donating travel size items for care packages
Earn 1 hr/5 items (cap of 3 hrs)
Suggested items: goo.gl/wqMMwN
Bring to Ms. Picariello in Room 229
Looking to earn even more service hours? Mr. Vance is looking for volunteers for a "Family Fun Night" being held at in the CMHS cafeteria next Thurs May 19th. See below for details of this opportunity, and for the "Cape Cod Cares" for the Troops care package drive.
Mr. Lamoureux
What?: Support this community event by serving food, helping with transitions between events, and cleaning up!
Interested?: See or email Mr. Vance (vances@carver.org).
(Volunteers do not need tickets to the event)
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Assistance for lost/stray animals in Carver
DId you know?
Carver lost its actual animal shelter building many years ago.
We were fortunate that Lakeville Animal Shelter stepped in and offered to let us be part of their collaborative shelter.
If an animal is found in Carver, we have a holding area behind the old police station. The animal does not stay there very long. (Less than 24 hours) in hopes it will be reunited with owners.
If not it is brought to the Lakeville facility where it will be put on hold for 7 days. before it can be legally put up for adoption.
It is very admirable of the Carver students to be supportive of any shelter.
I know that many folks in town do not realize this is where our strays and lost dogs/animals go.
The shelter is located Montgomery St Lakeville Ma
(just off route 18 & 105.)
508-947-3891
and it run an operated by Dave Frates, Jennifer Nash and a few others
Thank you to all the Carver students and families for all their kind efforts
Karen Lapham