As you may have seen in our Souhegan Scoop newsletter last Friday, this month’s conversation with Mike Berry will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, February 21 at 6:30pm. The focus of this session will be to solicit information from the parent perspective regarding Souhegan’s graduation requirements. The Graduation Requirements Committee first began its work during the summer of 2022 and has so far reviewed educational research, examined the requirements and practices of peer districts, examined post-graduation data of Souhegan students, and conducted student panel focus groups. The next step in our work is to conduct a parent panel focus group using a predetermined set of questions.
Linked in this message you will find resources regarding current graduation requirements at Souhegan as well as in the state of New Hampshire along with our SAU 39 Portrait of a Graduate. Also attached is a Participant Guide where you will find a copy of the questions to be posed with space to jot down notes in preparation for the meeting. Members from the committee reviewing Graduation Requirements will also be present to facilitate and take notes to inform the next steps of the committee.
While we know parents have valuable feedback on many aspects of the student and parent experience at Souhegan, during this session we are looking specifically for thoughts on our graduation requirements, not curriculum and instruction or other aspects of student life.
If you are interested in participating in this event please fill out the information via this Registration Link. Your RSVP will allow us to ensure that the feedback session is run as efficiently as possible. Once you have completed your registration you will receive an email confirming your participation with the Zoom link.
We are looking forward to the opportunity to hear from you. Please feel free to contact Dana Curran, Dean of Faculty, directly with any questions.
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Argentina Trip - February Vacation 2024
Souhegan is going to Argentina! Over February vacation in 2024, Aimee Gibbons and Matt McDonald will take a group of students to Argentina for the trip of a lifetime. This seven-day trip will feature tours of historical and cultural sites in Buenos Aires, a visit to a ranch (with horseback riding!), a ferry ride across the Rio de la Plata for lunch in Uruguay, a train ride to El Tigre, and more. The cost includes airfare, hotel, breakfasts and dinner, and a local guide. For additional information, go to explorica.com/Gibbons-6045 or talk to Aimee Gibbons in room 131 or Matt McDonald in the Learning Commons.
Attention Rising Juniors & Seniors
Dartmouth Health is offering summer paid internships. Earn while you learn! To find out more and apply to the program, go here Dartmouth Health. The deadline to apply is March 15th.
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
40 local scholarships have just been activated on Naviance! Whether you are applying to a 2 or 4 year college there are a wide variety of opportunities so please review them carefully to see which ones you qualify for!! Be sure to make note of the criteria as requirements are specific to each scholarship. All local applications are due into Student Services on March 16th ~ no later than 3pm.
Log into your Naviance account and go to College/Scholarship. Download the applications, print them off and fill them out. Completed applications should be delivered to Student Services by 3/16. We will attach transcripts and recommendations if requested.
There truly is a scholarship for everyone and most of these are exclusive to Souhegan seniors! I would be more than happy to help you identify which scholarships would suit you!
Finally - continue to update college decisions on Naviance. Acceptances are being recognized on the window of Student Services. Please help us share your good news with the Souhegan community!
If you have any questions – please stop in and see Maren in Student Services.
More detailed information will be shared with you soon.
If you would like help identifying which scholarships may suit you – please do not hesitate to come see Maren in Student Services!
Saturday, March 25th 8:30-2:00
Registration for the 24th annual free statewide college planning event for high school juniors and parents is underway. NHHEAF and Plymouth State University is co-sponsoring this event. Register early as space is limited. For more information and to register, go to Destination College.
BAE Systems - FOCUS Program
BAE Systems will be offering another session of our FOCUS Program beginning in April 2023. FOCUS is an 11-week in person program which provides hands-on experiences in STEM fields to help grow students' interest in technical education and careers. The program takes place at BAE Systems Nashua Canal Street facility from April 5 through June 14 Students will participate on Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m.
Students in grades 9 – 12 from schools within a reasonable driving distance from Southern New Hampshire are welcome to apply for the program through March 7. Our application is hosted on Tallo: https://app.tallo.com/application/9069/view (note: students will need to create a Tallo profile to apply, this is easy and free and compliant with NH student privacy standards).
You can learn more about FOCUS on our website: www.baesystems.com/focus
Questions may be directed to our program team via focus.nashua@baesystems.com or to Laurel Skiff, Pre and Early Career program manager.
Babysitting During PTA Meeting at Wilkins School
WHAT: Babysitting for PTA parents
WHEN: Wednesday, February 22 from 6PM TO 9PM
WHERE: Wilkins School Library
CONTACT: lindsaybharrison2017@gmail.com
WHEN: Friday, March 10 (Two Shifts: 4-6PM & 6-8PM)
WHERE: Amherst Middle School
WHAT: Scooping ice cream, serving chili, cleanup
SIGN UP WITH PATTY HEALY-OSBORN AT 603-930-8295 OR HEALS74@GMAIL.COM
WHAT: Concession Stand Assistance
WHERE: SHS Theatre
WHEN:
- Thursday 3/16: 6-9 pm
- Friday 3/17: 6-9 pm
- Saturday 3/18: 1-4 pm
- Saturday 3/18: 6-9 pm
CONTACT: Lisa Eastland at leastland@sau39.org to sign up!
Yearbook Club is looking for Winter Sports and Club photos for the 2023 yearbook! Please send them to SHS-Yearbook@sau39.org!
Don’t miss all of the great times at Souhegan High School that are in the 2023 yearbook!
Click here to view information from the latest Saber Spotlight that was held on Monday, February 13 surrounding upcoming Fang Fest activities!
INDOOR TRACK STATE MEET RESULTS
Boys team: The Sabers opened up the meet by winning 4x800M Relay in 8:32, their fastest time of the year. Dallen Noorda opened with a 2:06 leg to give Souhegan the lead, and Carson Behn (2:11), and Taloosh Anderson (2:09) battled through the next 2 legs giving Jaren Noorda a nice lead heading into the final leg! Jaren's 2:06 split brought them home with the win, and earned them All State honors. The Sabers quickly followed that up with Cole Henderson's impressive victory in the 55M hurdles. Cole has dominated the hurdles all season, and yesterday was no different as he won both his prelim and finals going away with a new personal best of 8.48! While these two events vaulted the Sabers into the early team lead, Coe-Brown was just beginning to amass a huge total of over 100 points to capture the team title. Souhegan battled several other schools for second place, as Owen Stine garnered points in the 3000M with his 5th place finish in an impressive 9:18! Owen also came back in the 1500 to take 6th place. The Sabers 4x200M Relay team closed out the scoring for Souhegan in the closing event as they raced to their fastest time of the season 1:37.64 to take 3rd! Finley Raudelunas, Aidan Eastland, Cole Henderson, and Carson Behn, all ran excellent legs, and
had near perfect handoffs! Final top 5 team scores were Coe-Brown 101, Oyster River 34, Hanover 30, Souhegan 29, and Lebanon 23.
Audrey Littlefield was the lone point getter for the Souhegan Girls team as her 3rd place finish in the 600 in a personal best 1:47 netted them 6 points, and 19th place out of the 26 teams that scored points.
SWIMMING STATE MEET RESULTS
Boys Swimming finished 3rd at their State Meet while the Girls team finished 6th. Braelyn Wilson took 1st in the 50 freestyle, Sarah Bryson took 4th in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. Sebastian Aftanas took 5th in the 50 freestyle and 7th in the 100 breaststroke, Edward Barnes took 1st in the 500 freestyle and 2nd in the 100 butterfly, Hunter Daily took 3rd in the 100 butterfly and 5th in the 100 breastroke, Jonah Saunders took 9th in the 100 backstroke. The Boys 200 medley and freestyle relay teams took 1st while the Girls 200 medley relay finished 5th.
GYMNASTICS STATE MEET RESULTS
Freshman Sarah Shepherd was the lone gymnast representing Souhegan at the State tournament competing in the all-around. She received her highest scores of the day on the floor with an 8.4 and narrowly missed qualifying for the Meet of Champions by 1/10 or a point.
