SHS Weekly News January 21, 2019
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Quarter Two & First Semester Closes January 25th
Remind App Announcement
Our weekly Newsletter is sent via PowerSchool email, Remind, Powerschool text, Facebook, Twitter, and is placed on our website each week!
A Message From Remind: We’re sorry to write with disappointing news. Recently, we learned that Verizon will be charging Remind a new fee that makes it impossible for us to continue supporting free text messaging for anyone who has Verizon Wireless as their phone carrier. Please read on for all the important details—we promise to keep this as short as we can.
What’s happening?
To offer our text messaging service free of charge, Remind has always paid for each text that our users receive or send. Now, Verizon is charging Remind an additional fee intended for companies that send spam over its network. Your Remind messages aren’t spam, but our efforts to resolve the issue with Verizon haven’t been successful.
As a result, the Verizon fee will increase our costs of providing text messaging by 11X—pushing our annual costs into the millions of dollars. This isn’t financially feasible for us to support, and it’s forcing us to end Remind text messaging for everyone who has a wireless plan with Verizon.
How will this affect you?
Beginning January 28, 2019, the people in your classes who normally get your Remind messages as texts will no longer receive these messages if they have Verizon Wireless as their phone carrier.
Parent-Teacher Conferences for SHS Feb 5th
Eighth Grade Move Up Night and Out-of District Open House Feb. 5th
We hope to host any current middle school or ninth grade families who are living in surrounding communities join us to learn more! Help spread the word!
Computer Science at Scituate High School
Our very own Josie Miner was just selected as a National Honorable Mention for the 2019 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award!
Josie is the only RI student to to receive national recognition this year, an incredible honor considering that there were over 4,300 applicants.
School Counseling Department
Please consider Attending a College Planning Workshop at Scituate HS
Thinking Green at SHS!
History Department
Physical Education Department
Open to all Students! SIGN UP!
Improve Speed Power and Quickness
Spartan Speed and Agility Training
Six week FREE program STARTS Jan 11th!
Students who may need to makeup a missed PE class could use this opportunity as a makeup
Tuesdays After School 2:30-3:00
Sign Up or Just come by!
What's Happening on Social Media?
And... follow our CTE Program on Facebook @SprtanCTE
Spartan Athletics
Girls Basketball
Despite playing well and working tough to close a 20 point lead, the Varsity Lady Spartans lost to Ponaganset High School tonight. Shout out to all of the parents, families & friends who came to cheer on the team! #SpartanPride
Join us Feb 1st at West Warwick High School
Boys Basketball
Download the App to get Up-to-Date Scituate Athletic Schedules
Get Remind Text Messages From SHS
Spread The Word!
Non-Discrimination
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.