NRHS NEWSLETTER

April 9, 2021

Message from Principal Cullinane

Good afternoon Nashoba students and families -


First and foremost I'd like to congratulate our Class of 2021 Valedictorian, Miranda Clack, and Salutatorian, Matthew Taylor-Chang! This is a huge accomplishment and both students should be very proud!


This newsletter has some important information regarding the full-return to school on April 26th. Thank you for filling out the survey last week. We will continue to provide planning updates over the next two weeks.


Steve Cullinane

Interim Principal

First Week's Schedule

Below is the schedule for the first week after April Break

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Seniors' Last Day

Seniors' Last Day

The last day for seniors is Friday, May 28th. The following week (May 31st - June 4th) is senior final exam week and we will provide more information about what that week will look like in a future newsletter.
Seniors' Last Day

MCAS

MCAS Update- 11th Graders

DESE has released an announcement stating that, “at the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s April 20 meeting, Commissioner Riley will recommend that the Board modify the state graduation requirements for students in grade 11 (class of 2022) so that they would not need to pass the MCAS ELA and Mathematics tests in order to earn their CD. (As a reminder, a modification to the CD for STE was previously approved for this class.)” Grade 11 students may choose to participate in the MCAS ELA and Mathematics tests for scholarship purposes: “Grade 11 students who choose to participate may do so either in spring 2021 or in fall 2021.” Please review the Adams Scholarship and the Koplik Certificate of Mastery to inform your understanding of MCAS and scholarship eligibility.

More information will be provided on how to determine whether to participate and how to sign up for this spring’s or next fall’s MCAS if you decide to.

DESE has also released an updated testing window. All 10th graders are still required to take the ELA and Math MCAS exams this spring. Please stay tuned for more information on a schedule of the spring MCAS administration at the high school.

Stay tuned to this weekly newsletter for details!

Parking update

Parking update

With the full return to school, parking on campus will become limited. Seniors, with the proper paperwork, are given the priveledge to drive to school and juniors who wish to park at school were asked to submit an application to enter a lottery. Today, April 9th, names from the lottery were chosen at random. Students who were in the lottery have been notified, by email, whether they "won" a parking spot or not. If you are a junior, and were not chosen in the lottery, you are asked to return your parking pass to the main office as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, April 13th. You will be issued a temporary pass for the remainder of the week. We will still have a limited number of day passes available for juniors who did not get a parking pass. The day passes must be picked up in the main office at least one day prior to parking, as spaces are limited. Juniors who were not chosen in the lottery, will be allowed to drive to school after the seniors leave, beginning June 1st. All students driving to school must adhere to parking rules. Please DO NOT park on the grass.
Parking update

Spring Sports

The following sports were approved by the MIAA for the Spring season, with

modifications to adhere to the EEA guidelines: baseball, softball, lacrosse,

outdoor track & field, tennis, and unified track. Competitive Cheer and

Wrestling are scheduled for the spring season IF the sports are approved by the MIAA and EEA.


The spring season is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 26, 2021. The MIAA has approved a spring tournament (playoffs). The spring season could run through July 3rd if one of our teams made it to the state championship. Please expect the spring season to at least go through the middle of June.


Important information regarding spring sports…


Please note that before being able to tryout or participate in a spring sport, all

student-athletes must be registered online and have a current physical on file

with the nurse.


ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN - Click here! Student-athletes must register online by 4/13/21 to participate in a spring sport at Nashoba.

Physical Examinations – Please submit a valid physical to the Nashoba Regional nurses’ office prior to the season beginning.


User Fees: Spring user fees are due by May 7, 2021, after teams are selected. Spring user fees are $125. Unified Track fee is $75. PLEASE DO NOT

PAY USER FEES UNTIL TEAMS ARE SELECTED!

Message from our NRHS Nurses

Message from our NRHS Nurses

Hello Nashoba families,


As we get closer to full return for our high school students, we wish to send a few reminders. Please continue to notify us when your child will be absent and the reason. Please continue to notify us when your child is testing and for what reason, and forward all test results, and notify us if your child has been identified as a close contact. Please continue to stay home when symptomatic. Symptoms of COVID include sore throat, runny nose/ congestion, fever, chills, cough, headache, body aches, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, new loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath, & difficulty breathing. We continue to follow guidelines when recommending testing or alternate option of staying home for 10 days from the start of symptoms when discussing symptoms of COVID. Please remember to stay home while awaiting PCR test results and to submit your PCR test result to the health office to be cleared to return to school.


When students or staff experience symptoms during school hours, we have the option of offering Abbott Binax NOW rapid tests. These rapid tests are reliable for positive results and allow us to contact trace immediately if positive. Any negative rapid results will require student or staff to be sent home and test with a follow up PCR to confirm a negative test.


Please follow this link for permission for your child to be tested if you would like this option. Parents/ guardians will be called prior to testing to discuss the scenario.


https://app.beacontesting.com/register/with-code?code=VPMTBL



Thank you to all our families and students who help to keep our school community healthy and safe for all!


NRHS Nurses


Sarah DelConte Cosentino

sdelcontecosentino@nrsd.net


Megan Talarico

mtalarico@nrsd.net

Message from our NRHS Nurses

Letter from the NRHS Nurses

Please view the letter sent earlier this week around lunches and allergies from the nurses' office.
From Guidance

From Guidance

This is a reminder that course sign-ups are due by April 12th. Details and instructions were sent out on Friday, March 26th in a message from Mr. Cullinane. PowerSchool login information was sent out via School Messenger to your parent/guardian on March 30th. Please use this time to review your course selections and click "Submit" to save your choices. Thank you and please do not hesitate to reach out to your guidance counselor with any questions.

From Guidance
Nashoba Regional High School

Nashoba Regional High School

Nashoba Regional High School

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