Conferences will take place on Monday, November 7 from 4:00-7:00pm and on Tuesday, November 8 from 8:30am-3:00pm and will last 10 minutes per conference. The window for conference sign-ups will open on Wednesday, October 26 and will be available until Friday, November 4. After this date you may contact a teacher directly to check on their availability for conference days.
Grade 9 (teamed courses: math, science, English, social studies):
These student-led conferences will last 15 minutes and parents should have already signed up directly with their student’s team. Please direct any questions regarding these student-led conferences to your students’ team (team9a@sau39.org or team9b@sau39.org). To schedule conferences with teachers for off-team classes, please follow the instructions below.
Grades 10-12 (all courses) and off-team 9th grade courses:
Click on the name of your child’s teacher (organized in folders by department).
Humanities classes and Senior Seminars can be found under the English teacher’s name.
Select the desired date/time for your conference by clicking on “Sign Up.”
Submit the requested information.
If you have several children attending our school, you may choose to click on “Register for Multiple Conferences” and follow the prompts to schedule your children for several conferences.
After you schedule a conference online, the date and time are reserved for you. If you entered your email address correctly, you will receive email confirmation of your conference.
Complete information can be found in this letter that was emailed to all families on Tuesday, October 26.
Veteran’s Day
Souhegan High School is honored to again host Veteran’s Day programming on Thursday, November 10, 2022 from 11-11:40am in the gym. During this time SHS welcomes the community to attend as we remember and recognize our Nation’s veterans, active service members, and their families.
Grading and Reporting
The reporting window for Mid-Semester 1 (MS1) closes on 11/3. Work with a due date beyond 11/3 will not be included in this reporting period. Additionally, late work turned in after this date may not be included until the next reporting period at the teacher’s discretion.
Progress Reports will be available to students and families via PowerSchool by 3pm on Thursday, November 10.
To view a student progress report from the PowerSchool portal, click on the “Student Reports” option in your navigation menu. “SHS MS1 Progress Report” will be listed in the Current Published Reports section.
Course scores for year-long and semester one courses are in-progress scores that represent a student’s current learning to date and not a final grade. These scores will evolve over the course of the year, as students have more opportunities to show higher levels of mastery and the final course score will be included on the report card in June as well as on official transcripts. As a result, end of year scores will represent the culmination of a student’s work. `
For seniors only:
MS1 grades are included on senior transcripts; GPA is not recalculated at MS1.
GPA is calculated at the end of Semester 1 and again at the end of the year.
Souhegan High School, in conjunction with other local organizations, are helping to “Stuff the Bus” on November 8th from 7:00am to 6:00pm! The school bus will be in the front of Souhegan and residents of Amherst are invited to bring non-perishable pantry items directly to the bus. Souhegan National Honor Society students will be on standby to put your donations on the bus. Items in particular need are:
· Cooking Oil, Salad Dressing: Italian and Ranch · Condiments (mayo, ketchup, relish, mustard, BBQ Sauce) · Snacks, including granola bars, mixed fruit cups, cheese and crackers, peanut butter crackers, etc. · Cold Cereals · Coffee and Tea · Juice, Juice Box · Broth: Chicken, Beef, Vegetable · Canned Tomato: Diced, Stewed, Whole · Sugar and flour · Dog and cat food · Paper Towels and Toilet Paper · Diapers and Wipes · Feminine Hygiene Products · Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Deodorant, Bar Soap, Shampoo
SHARE Outreach serves those in need in Amherst, Mont Vernon, Milford, and Brookline with the basic necessities of life. The SHARE Food Pantry is a lifeline for many in the area. The food pantry is now serving more than twice the number of families each week as it did pre-pandemic. In September, food for 19,000 meals was distributed. Please stop by and drop off requested and other pantry items on your way to vote!
“Open Campus” vs. “Off Campus” on your Schedule
Junior and Senior students are probably noticing something strange happening to their schedules. Not to worry! To better track student whereabouts and data related to the number of classes being taken by students, schedules are being updated to reflect if a student has either a) “open campus” (with no off campus privileges) or b) “off campus” privileges (allowed to sign out and leave campus).
“Open campus” means the student is not assigned a class at that time and is allowed to utilize the campus facilities accordingly and appropriately. Students are not required to check in for attendance.
“Off campus” means the student, if permission has been granted by the parent or guardian, is allowed to sign out to leave campus during that period of time. As has been practiced this year, students leaving campus must sign out and back into campus using the QR scan code.
Both of the designations have the Dean of Students, Sarah Gilliam, listed as the instructor. Students are not required to sign in with the Dean during those times.
Seniors, important college applications deadlines are approaching. Please make sure to see your counselor and have Naviance updated with the colleges you are applying to by the SHS deadlines associated with the college deadline dates. We are heading into the holiday vacation season. It is important to consider the school calendar when planning for this process.
College Deadline / SHS Deadline
December 1 / November 2 - Wednesday
December 15 / November 10 - Thursday
January 1-2 / December 1 - Thursday
Scholarship opportunities continue to be added to our school website under Student Services Scholarships. These are generally national or regional scholarships. Local scholarships will be posted in February to Naviance. We recommend that you check out the web-site weekly to review any new additions. Each scholarship has criteria, an application and deadlines. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to see Maren or your counselor.
A Message from the PTSA
Parents,
It is the time of year when we begin to fundraise and plan for Project Graduation 2023! Project Graduation is a party the PTSA hosts for newly graduated seniors. It is a way for us to help our students stay as safe as possible during a time when there is a high rate of teen accidents. We need all grades of parents to help make this a successful event, although there is one caveat: Senior parents cannot work the night of the event. They can definitely help to plan and organize, though! Many on our committee will be leaving us this year as their last child will be graduating, so there needs to be some folks to pass the baton to after June 2023.
To kick off the fundraising: we will have a table at the high school on Election Day (11/8) selling raffle tickets to win $100 worth of various gift cards. We begin the active planning stages soon, so if you can help on Election Day and/or are interested in joining this committee, please contact Lisa Eastland at lmm.eastland@gmail.com.
This week Community Council voted on the Assigned Parking Proposal which did not pass by a vote of 0 In Favor, 36 Opposed, and 4 Abstentions.
We then heard from Matt McDonald, the Learning Commons Coordinator, who introduced his proposal asking the council to give funds to the Learning Commons for them to buy materials to paint murals. Here is a link to the proposal.
Click here to view information from the latest Saber Spotlight that was held on Monday, October 17!
