SHS Spartan News
Week of March 11, 2024
February Spartan Award
Congratulations to Jason Bettez and Deedee Marzini on being nominated for a “Student Spartan Award.” Students are recognized by teachers and staff for their involvement with something positive for the school culture and community. Students will also be entered into a raffle for a Cold Brook Cafe gift certificate. Thank you to Mrs. Segar for arranging this gift certificate and Cold Brook Cafe for your generosity. Keep up the amazing work and continue to be outstanding Scituate Spartan in and out of the classroom!
RISS Health Survey Parental Opt Out by March 13th
Dear Parents or Guardians:
Scituate has received a grant from the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), to continue strengthening Scituate's capacity to address youth substance abuse. A requirement of this grant is that the school collects survey information about substance use attitudes and behaviors from high /middle school students. The Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) is scheduled to be completed on Friday, March 15th
Please complete the digital form by March 13th IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE. Otherwise, you do not need to take any further action or return anything to the school. Opt out form here
Information that might be helpful for you to know: More info HERE
From Visual Arts
Academy of Engineering
Introduction to Engineering
This week students turned their phone stands into reality. This required students to use their understanding of precision measurement and making parts fit. It also required students to acquire new knowledge on how to operate a two-dimensional rapid prototyping device, in this case a laser cutter. In the image below we see a case of true students-teaching-students, as Bellah Torres and Bryce Edwards collaborate to program the laser cutter while Michael Angelotti ensures they do all steps completely and correctly.
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Students continue to cycle through self-paced learning stations. The stations that were active this week were computer-controlled milling, MIG welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, and sheet metal fabrication. In the photos below we see Michael Correia loading his workpiece into the milling machine, Joel Casale gas cutting some steel, and Bryant Machowski and Grant Bailey practicing their MIG welding technique.
Digital Electronics
This week students began learning how to build circuits involving "flip-flop chips." These are the basis of circuits that not just decide, but can remember. This week we used them to have one input control many outputs (the way computer screens do) and to count like a stopwatch or deli's "now-serving." Seen below are Danny Linde and Mason Brown hard at work, as well as an example of the complex circuits they're designing:
Principles of Engineering
This week students continued learning about the interplay between forces applied on an object, the object's shape, the object's material, and how much it bends. In support of this, we did an experiment in which we calculated the properties of wood beams by bending it under students' weight. In the picture below, we see Brady Meinville-Tillinghast balancing on the beam, supported by Christian Robert, while Rocco Simone measures the amount of deflection the beam is experiencing.
Technology Student Association
The TSA competition for which Computer Science and Engineering students have prepared these many months is coming up on Saturday March 23rd. The bus will leave at 8 o'clock for North Kingstown High School and return at 4 o'clock. More details to follow as the date approaches, which will be communicated both to the student and in this newsletter.
Academy of Biomedical Science
Students in Biomedical Innovations class are testing water samples for the presence of toxic chemicals. They are working on the 4th mission for BI where they assume the role of an environmental scientists and try to figure out what is making the fictional Williams family sick.
From the Science Department
Students in physical science investigated the law of conservation of energy. They used the CPO rollercoaster to collect times and calculated kinetic and potential energy at various points along the track.
From Culinary Arts
This week's lesson in the International Foods classes was how to prepare Empanadas. Students prepare the dough one day and made the filling and assembled them the next.
Broadcasting Club and Morning Show!
France 2025!
FRANCE 2025
Tour Price Increasing 4/1
Hello Future Travelers,
Thank you for your interest in our 2025 trip to France! There are still spaces left on the trip and our tour price will be increasing on 4/1. If you are still interested, this is your last chance to reserve your spot before the price goes up.
Additionally, the $200 Discount has been extended until March 14th!
You can enroll online at www.eftours.com/2716338KF
Or call 1-800-665-5364 and reference our trip number 2716338KF
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Leslie Langlais
2024-2025 Course Selection Portal Now Open!
Students in grades 8-11 will have a two-week window to select courses for next school year. All students attended an assembly last week and should review the links below to begin the course selection process. Once the two-week window closes, Mr. Casey, Ms. Faccio, and Mrs. Trainor will sit with every student to review choices and ensure that students are on track to meet our graduation requirements.
From Social Studies - Scituate High to Travel to Washington DC!
Class of 2024
Below is the newly released senior memo which contains all end of year dates and details for our graduating seniors. Please be sure that families of Scituate seniors review the memo carefully! As a reminder, we have a "rain" date for graduation. Please reserve June 7th AND June 8th.
We can't wait to continue to celebrate these amazing seniors! Go Spartans!
Surveworks Annual Parent/Guardian Survey
SURVEY WORKS! THE SURVEY CLOSES MARCH 31ST AND WE NEED YOUR VOICE!
Dear Scituate Spartan Community,
At Scituate High School we strive for excellence and your voice is important! We need to know all of the amazing areas that we are doing well in and where we need to improve. Each year, the RI Department of Education asks families and students to complete an anonymous survey. The data from this survey will be reported on our yearly school accountability rating for all to see. This year, we hope to get as close to 100% as possible! Let's show the state that the Scituate Spartans are the best! The SurveyWorks Stakeholder Survey Initiative is an effort to gather information that will help improve the quality of schools across Rhode Island. The surveys capture and assess information that helps educators understand and act upon what students, teachers, support professionals, administrators, and parents say about the climate, culture, and learning environments in their schools. The survey window will close on March 31, 2024. (Click link below) Thank you for your support, partnership, and commitment to Scituate High School!
Please note that when completing questions that are on a 1 through 5 scale, RIDE considers 1, 2, & 3 a "negative rating" while 4 &5 are "positive." In other words, 3 is not neutral.
All students should have completed the surveyworks survey in Advisory last week.
Scituate is sponsoring a Unified Plunge Team!
Town Earth Day Event!
Community Service Hours Available
The North Scituate Fire Department will be holding their annual Fish & Chip fundraiser beginning this Friday 2/16 to support our volunteers. We are looking for Juniors or Seniors who would like to provide service to their community and earn community service hours.
Fish & Chips is held each Friday during lent 2/16 - 3/29 and we are looking for help from 3:30-7:30pm. We are happy to have students volunteer for one, several or all nights as fits into their schedule.
For anyone that is interested, 401-639-0193.
Thank you for your help.
Suzanne Adams
March Lunch Menu
Attendance Matters!
While we understand there are a lot of illness going around Scituate and RI right now, we want to encourage our students to come to school everyday if you are not sick. Currently, 17.4% of Scituate High School are deemed "chronically absent" which is determined as 18% of the school year. We currently rank 96th of all schools in RI for chronic absenteeism. Please come to school if you are not sick... we need you!!
Below are interactive leaderboards and resources for absenteeism from the Commissioner and the Governor.
Live Events Spreadsheet 2024
Linked below is a live spreadsheet with all SHS events from now through the end of the school year. Please check this spreadsheet weekly as we will continue to update it on a weekly basis. Thank you!
Attention Seniors- Yearbook Deadlines!
Yearbook NEWS
Yearbooks are on sale until April 1st
Please send everything in one email
Purchase a Yearbook!
From the Music Department
3/26-28 TBD Chorus Festival Ponoganset HS
4/10-11 TBD Band Festival E. Providence HS
5/1/24 BROADWAY Trip
5/22 Pops Concert
5/27 Memorial Day Parade
5/29 Music Awards Night
6/7 Graduation
From School Counseling
Scholarship Opportunity
The Jonn P.B.R. Memorial Foundation has set up a scholarship for graduating seniors. Any senior with a direct relation to a veteran of OIF/OEF timeframe is encouraged to apply. The graduating senior can fill out the Google Form and attach the necessary documents or print out the PDF file and physically attach and mail the application to the listed address.
The final date we are accepting applications is May 1st, 2024, so there is plenty of time for students to apply. This scholarship can be used for students attending college, vocational, or technical schools in the coming fall. The recipients of the scholarships will be invited to our annual Bike Run in August.
We look forward to accepting the applications and wish the graduating class of 2024 much success! Please reach out with any questions!
2024-2025 School Calendar Approved!
SPRING Athletics
SCITUATE SPARTANS 2024
Spring Athletic Registration
Students, Parents, Guardians,
The Spring Season is about to get underway. All sports have a start date of Monday
March 18th, 2024. Baseball and Softball pitchers and catchers will begin on March
11th, 2024. In order to participate, ALL students MUST have a current physical, MUST
be registered on the school Website, and MUST be in good academic standing from the
2nd quarter of this school year.
Website Registration
● Please navigate to https://scituate-ar.rschooltoday.com/ and proceed by creating
an account (First time users) or logging in (returning users). ALL ATHLETES MUST
BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE FIRST PRACTICE/TRY OUT
Academic Standing
● All students must have passed with a GPA greater than 1.7 or failed fewer than 2
courses.
Boys Baseball Coach Hanson steelers21@cox.net
Girls softball Coach Geisser sgeisser@gmail.com
Girls Track Coach Haney haneyneit@hotmail.com
Boys Track Coach Kelly matthew.kelly@scituateschoolsri.net
Boys Tennis Coach Ceprano peter.ceprano@scituateschoolsri.net
Boys Volleyball Coach Short Diane.Garceau.Short@gmail.com
Boys Lacrosse Coach Lageux glagueux@verizon.net
Girls Lacrosse Coach Remka jena.remka@scituateschoolsri.net
Unified Basketball Coach Martin emmam1234567@gmail.com
Coach Barton nicole.barton@scituateschoolsri.net
Golf Coach Brown timothy.brown@scituateschoolsri.net
Free Sports Physicals!
Please share this opportunity for FREE pre-participation physical exams at Ortho Rhode Island with your student-athletes.
Just as they did in advance of the fall & winter sports seasons, our friends at Ortho RI - the official Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Partner of the RIIL - are offering FREE pre-participation physicals for RIIL student-athletes who need them ahead of the winter sports season. The exams will be held on Wednesday, March 13th, from 5:00pm-7:30pm at 300 Crossings Blvd. in Warwick.
Interested student-athletes should call (401) 777-7000 x1135 to schedule an appointment.
The attached flyer provides more information. Also learn more here: https://www.orthopedicsri.com/news-items/spring-2024-pre-participation-exam/
Parent Guide for the Sports App
Dick's Sporting Goods
Ella Bard takes 13th Place!!
Lady Spartans Make History!!
Behavior Expectations for Fans RIIL
Behavior Expectations for Fans
Behavior Expectations of Student Groups
• Always provide positive support for your team. Never ridicule or degrade the opposing team or players.
• Conduct yourself in an exemplary manner. Remember that you represent your school both at home and away.
• Assist cheerleaders with yells, chants, etc. Always be a working part of pep assemblies with preparation, organization
and involvement.
• Treat opposing players, coaches, spectators and support groups with respect and enthusiasm. Applaud good
performances on both teams. Doing this will show that you understand and can recognize good performance,
regardless of team affiliation.
• Always display proper sportsmanship toward officials and value their contributions to the game. Respect the
judgments made during a contest. All calls are impartial and should be accepted by all parties.
• Use only positive cheers, signs and chants during a contest. This will show that you understand proper sportsmanship
while giving your organization and school a good reputation.
Behavior Expectations of Spectators
• Always support your team and the efforts of all participants involved.
• Do not intimidate or ridicule a player, coach, or official before, during or after a contest.
• Always praise athletes for their actions during a game; never degrade a participant for their efforts. Athletics are a
learning experience for students, and mistakes will be made.
• A ticket is a privilege to observe the contest, not a license to verbally assault others or be generally obnoxious.
• Learn the rules of the game so that you may understand and appreciate why certain situations take place.
• Always respect the integrity and judgment of officials. They are present to regulate the flow and enforce the rules of
the game. An official should never be degraded or ridiculed for a call they make.
• Show respect for the opposing players, coaches, spectators and support groups. Treat them as guests to your school.
• Use only cheers that support and uplift the teams involved.
• Recognize and show appreciation for an outstanding play by either team.
• Refrain from the use of any controlled substance (alcohol, drugs, etc.) before, during and after the game, on or near
the site of the event (i.e. tailgating).
• Be a positive role model at events through your own actions and by censuring those around you whose behavior is
unbecoming.
Visit our Athletic Website
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.