Cardinal Notes
information and reflection about Joseph Case High School
Volume 16, No. 26 *** April 7, 2020
Morning announcements for Tuesday, April 7
Continuing the sharing of original HAIKUs in tribute to National Poetry Month.
Scholarship Information
Scholarship opportunities have been copied from the binders in guidance into PDF form and posted on the high school's website.
In the high school site, click Guidance Department.
Click Scholarships.
Click Additional Available Scholarships.
Scroll to the bottom the this past the statement THE PIETER SMIT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WILL NOT BE OFFERED.
Scholarships are in three PDFs, beginning with the American Legion Post 303 Scholarship.
Grab and Go Breakfast/Lunch available
Last week, all school districts in Massachusetts under the 50 percent Free/Reduced eligibility threshold were finally given the approval from the USDA to provide "free" grab and go meals to children and teens.
With this great news and much work behind the scenes, the decision was made for Swansea to participate in this venture that will assist some of our most economically-challenged families at this time.
Beginning today -- Monday, April 6 -- Grab and Go Breakfast (for the following day) and lunch meals will be available outside the front door of Joseph Case High School, which has been designated as a new emergency "open site". Pick up time is between 111 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Verification of meal eligibility and student identification is not required, but Chartwells still needs to track the number of meals distributed.
All strict COVID-19 and child nutrition food safety guidelines will be followed. The plan is to offer this service until school reopens.
Grading during Terms 3 and 4
Term 3
Grades will close one week later than previously scheduled to Thursday, April 9.
Any test scheduled or work that was due in Term 3 before Saturday, March 14 can be submitted, made up, or revised until April 9. Students can reach out to their teachers in order to benefit from additional time to submit any work/assignment/test due prior to March 14.
All grades must be input to Aspen X2 by Tuesday, April 14 at noon. Report cards will be published electronically on Friday, April 17.
Term 4
Will reflect any remote learning assignment, effective Monday March 30.
Term will be assessed holistically: credit/no credit.
For grade 12 seniors: continue with Capstone minus the mandatory fine arts requirement. Planning on presentations with a May 4 return to school. Beyond that, TBD.
Transitioning to remote learning -- No school thru May 4 per order of the governor
April continues as National Poetry Month
Lots of poetry submissions tome over the weekend. Here are three recent ones that I hope you enjoy
Hold my hand, squeeze tight
Life is meant to challenge you
Take a breath and smile
Isabella Manchester
The flowers all bloom
They do not social distance
I envy the spring
Meghan Soper
I was once so shy
Until I expressed myself
Then I became whole
JT Garcia
Thanks for all of the student submissions recently. Keep them coming!! Please submit your ORIGINAL work via email at bmccann@swanseaschools.org .
Stay strong. Stay safe. Stay home
Mr. McCann
About Joseph Case High School
Email: joseph.case@swanseaschools.org
Website: www.swanseaschools.org
Location: 70 School Street, Swansea, MA, United States
Phone: (508) 675-7483
Facebook: facebook.com/josephcasehs
Twitter: @josephcasehs