SHS Spartan News
Week of March 4, 2024
New Scituate Alumni Association!
Some members of the alumni group met today, something might be coming soon! More to come!
From left to right: Peter Ceprano 1998, James Scacco Jr. 2013, Nick Pietrantozzi 2015, Michael Hassell 2001, Elena Grigelevich 2014, Heidi Rocchio 1985
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.
Academy of Biomedical Science and HOSA
HOSA participated in the 8th annual State Leadership Conference
On Friday, March 1st, members of Scituate High School HOSA participated in the 8th annual State Leadership Conference. The following members were awarded medals for their competitive events, earning them a place to compete at the International Leadership Conference this year in Houston, TX.
Recognition
HOSA Happenings, Scituate High School, accepted by Abigail Chatelle
Barbara James Service Award, Maggie Collins
Gold Medalists
Hailey Horne, Clinical Specialty
Madilynn Rossworn, Research Poster
Brynn Williams, Dakota Landry, Layla Dicicco, Nevaeh DePalo, Community Awareness
Maggie Collins and Abigail Chatelle, Health Education
Silver Medalists
Charlies Grover, Tristan Redmond, Caiden Reikhurd, Mental Health Promotion
Ava Pilderian, Samantha Duarte, Ella Werbecki, Sydney Pagnozzi, Public Health
Isabella DeFusco and Julia Diraimo, Forensic Science
Sydney Senra, McKenna Kampper, Natalle Kozacksa, Aviah Fraere, Health Education
Brady Scanlon, Keyliah Casasola, Sophia Aragao, Caiden Gurjian, Bryant Amaral, Public Service Announcement
Bronze Medalists
Hailey DeMerchant and Lauren Henault, CPR/First Aid
Nickole Roberti, Prepared Speaking
Isabella Wilson, Research Poster
Valentina Mancini, Isabella O’Leary, Kennedy Hayle, Jillian Hanson, Mia Mostecky, Community Awareness
Academy of Engineering
Introduction to Engineering Design: Students have been building a stand for their cell phone that allows the operator to watch it in landscape mode. This built on previously-learned Computer Aided Design skills. We used a technique known as "parametric modeling" wherein dimensions are expressed as variables to be determined later, creating a model that can adapt to many different circumstances. In this case, the models were built without knowing the size of the phone to be mounted or the thickness of the material the stand would be built from. By using parametric modeling, students could quickly adapt their model from one phone to the next, or from 2 mm acrylic to 1/8 inch plywood. In the image below Stephen Cronan makes some modifications to his model based on new measurements.
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Students continue to cycle through self-paced learning stations. The stations that were active this week were computer-controlled milling, oxy-acetylene welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, and sheet metal cutting and bending. In the photos below we see Mason Trazi cutting a paper flat pattern in preparation to cut sheet metal, Travis Vernon's completed sheet metal modifications of a model truck, and Cole Couillard preparing his torch to weld the inside edge of an L-shaped bracket.
From Social Studies - Scituate High to Travel to Washington DC!
From Visual Arts
From Culinary Arts
This week International Foods classes prepared pot stickers, making their own dough and filling. They were a favorite of many!
Education Pathway Endorsement "Working with Children"
Before winter break, thanks to Sergeant Parenti, the Working With Children class visited North Scituate Elementary School first grade. The high school students planned a lesson and activities on friendship. We thank the first grade teachers for allowing the students this great experience.
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 in sponsoring a Unified Plunge Team!
From the Scituate NHS
News from National Honor Society
THANK YOU to everyone who donated hand/foot warmers and thermal socks. Your donations were delivered to Help the Homeless RI on Monday afternoon.
Invitations for National Honor Society candidates were sent via email on Tuesday, Feb 6. Juniors and seniors who are not already NHS members who have a cumulative gpa of 3.9 or higher should have received an invitation. If you did not receive an invitation but think you should have, please contact Mrs. Stormont at maggie.stormont@scituateschoolsri.net.
The invitation email contains instructions that candidates must follow if they are interested in being considered for National Honor Society membership. An invitation does not guarantee acceptance.
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
Scituate Broadcasting Club
Public Notice From RIDOH
From Scituate Director of Facilities and Operations, Jason Martin:
Below is the official information from RIDOH. This violation happened in qtr 1 of 2023. The replacement sample has already been done and tested fine. This is simply a violation for timing.
I wanted to email regarding the sampling schedule for the Scituate High School and Middle School public water system. There was a miscommunication between the person that our sampler (Bill Walaska) communicates with regarding the wells that were on and not on at this public water system. Unfortunately, a sample schedule was missed at Drilled Well #2 in Quarter 1 of 2023.
RIDOH will have to issue a notice of violation for this missed sample, however, Bill has collected make-up samples at no cost to the PWS for the sample visit. A public notice will also have to be issued, RIDOH is extending the due dates to 365 days from the notice of violation as make up samples were already collected.
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
Scituate School Department 2023-2024 Important Dates
From School Counseling
College Corner
College Corner
COLLEGE CORNER
Congratulations to the following students on their most recent college acceptances!
Simona Mancini - Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Maura Pendergast - University of South Carolina, Roger Williams University, URI, Auburn University
Marina DelSanto - Dean College, Roger Williams University, University of New Haven
Ella Bailey- URI, Sacred Heart University, Providence College
Maggie Collins - Suffolk University, Emmanuel College
Izzy Breese - Pace University, University of New Haven, University of Hartford, UMass Lowell, Emmanuel College
Katie Lancelotti - Dean College, Rhode Island College
Anna Floor - University of Vermont, Stonehill College
Daisy Hawkins - York College
NEW SCHOLARSHIPS!
Carter Roger Williams Scholarship
https://rifoundation.org/grants-scholarships/browse-scholarships?l=&s=1&q=carter
The Hagan Scholarship
The Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship
RI Foundation
https://rifoundation.org/grants-scholarships/browse-scholarships
Mid-year transcripts will automatically be sent to all your colleges mid February.
Big NEWS for your senior students and their scholarship search!
We are happy to announce the exciting new features and updates we have made to rischolarships.org to help students find scholarship opportunities to help pay for college. RIScholarhsips.org has hundreds of scholarships available with various match criteria.
Our new and improved online scholarship search site features:
· A brand new look
· Better search features
- Improved matching capabilities
- Sharing function with parents and friends
- A personalized dashboard to keep track of application activity
- Time-sensitive notifications about new and expiring opportunities
Registration is still FREE! Check it Out Today! Spread the word!
P.S. Just by registering, students will be eligible to win a $1,000 scholarship, which will be awarded in July.
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
Spartans Make 8th in All New England Tournament!!
This right here, we are one of the smallest schools in the state and Scituate Spartans High School Wrestling placed 8th out of 145 teams!!!!!
Gabriel Bouyssou is now a 3X New England Champion and a New England Hall of Fame Inductee!!!
Boys Basketball
Congratulations to Sophomore Ryan Larsh on earning All League 3rd Team!!!!!!
Great work Indoor Track!
Congrats Madison! Spartans Class of 2020
Parent Guide for the Sports App
Please Consider Joining Unified Basketball!
UNIFIED Basketball
Join Unified Basketball this year!! Practice after school on Monday's until 3:30, starting March 4th! Don't forget to register!
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.