Message from Principal McKillop
Good Evening, Cougar Nation!
Today marks the end of quarter 3. Hopefully, we have left the snow accumulations behind us in the month of March and we look forward to April bringing drier, sunnier conditions.
If you are looking to purchase any spring ConVal fan wear from the online school store, please remember that today is the deadline to place your online order (see the link below).
This week's newsletter showcases many student achievements, from music to the visual arts. As always, there are numerous exciting things happening inside our classrooms, on campus, and on field trips.This week, we are featuring social studies and science, including a field trip to the Harris Center.
We look forward to starting the final quarter of the 2022-2023 school year and hope to see you at our school events this spring!
Have a wonderful weekend, and GO COUGARS!
Best,
Heather
Thank You, Voters!
Dear Fellow Community Members,
The ConVal School Board wishes to thank you, the voters, for your continued support of our students, staff, and programming. Even three feet of snow, power outages, and a delayed vote could not stop your dedication to our community and our schools.
Voter approval of the 2023-2024 operating budget ensures a continued excellent and supportive education for the children of our district. For the Board and administration, this was a months-long process, developing a budget that is both educationally sound and fiscally responsible in financially difficult times. We also appreciate your support of all remaining articles, from the building capital reserve trust fund to the health maintenance trust fund.
Please help us welcome both new and re-elected School Board members: William Bryk (Antrim), R. Michael Hoyt (Bennington), Thomas John Kirlin (Francestown), Dan Harper (Hancock), Greg Kriebel (Peterborough), and Jim Fredrickson (Sharon).
Thank you again for your support. For a .pdf file with detailed results, please click here.
The ConVal School Board
Davidson & Lancaric Perform At NEMFA
Two ConVal seniors represented the high school music program at the distinguished New England Music Festival Association (NEMFA) March 23-25. Rowan Davidson and Hadi Lancaric were selected through a rigorous audition process. Lancaric sang alto voice in the choir and Davidson played flute in the band. The festival concert took place at the Woodstock Academy in Connecticut this year. Performing at this festival is a wonderful honor and distinction for our students.
Department Announces Students Of The Month
The World Language Department announced their March Students of the Month. These students demonstrate the keys to being successful language learners by having a positive attitude and a willingness to take academic risks. They demonstrate perseverance and curiosity and have proven themselves to be successful collaborators. For achievements in German: Nora Bond, Evan Martus; in Spanish: Suki Zhang. Congratulations!
ConVal Student Art on Display
Congratulations to the ConVal art students whose creative designs are on display at Mount Wachusett Community College as part of their 37th Annual Regional High School Art Exhibition. The students who are displaying their work are: Hadley Bates (9), Wyatt Beaulieu (12), McKenna Coull (12), Nicole Davison (12), Griffin DeLisle (10), Violette Dube (10), Ryan Gorman (12), Amy Hall (9), Austin Klonel (12), Audrey Lang (12), Eva Lopez (12), Libby Nadeau (10), Adeline Regis (9), Garret Rousseau (10), Fallyn Weeks (9), Clara Wilsher (9).
Students Explore Harris Center Sustainability Efforts
On a field trip with Andria Johnson and Karen Fabianski, ConVal Physical Science students recently had an opportunity to explore several aspects of sustainable building practices at the Harris Center in Hancock. Students learned how to conduct a comprehensive energy audit by working their way through six stations where they learned how to measure electricity usage with Kill-A-Watt monitors and how to evaluate the energy savings of LED lights. Students got to measure the heat loss of single-, double-, and triple-pane windows and determined how much water the Center’s composting toilets save. For more details and additional photos, click here.
Mrs. Longo's U.S. History
Mr. Stetzer's Chemistry Class
In their current unit, Chemistry students reviewed the naming of covalent molecules, then they dove into the atomic spectrum where they learned about the nature of light. Fun fact: A pigeon's eyesight far exceeds most other animals' eyesight. Pigeons can see the visible light spectrum from ultraviolet to infrared light!
To access the information about the CTE programs at the Region 14 Applied Technology Center, please click this link.
ConVal School Store - Fan Wear Spring Sale 2023
The ConVal School Store is located in the ConVal Cafeteria and is open during the school year. Visitors can find everything from t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, winter hats, and jackets.
There is also an online store option that accepts orders for all of our regular apparel items as well as accessories like ConVal-branded backpacks. Click here for the special sales.
Course Selection Process For 2023-2024
Course selection for the 2023-24 school year is well under way! Students entered their course selections in PowerSchool this week, and school counselors will have follow-up meetings with students over the next several weeks. For other school counseling news, please follow this link: March 2023 School Counseling Newsletter.
Early College and Career Planning Presentation
Chris Cox, an education and career counselor with the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) Network, gave a presentation on Wednesday about “Early College and Career Planning.” The presentation covered the many pathways that are open to students after high school, including 2-year and 4-year college options as well as professional and certificate programs. There was a segment on the NH Scholars Program which qualifies successful completers for scholarships and college application fee waivers. Cox emphasized that specific courses may qualify high school students for eStart and Running Start credits that bring down the overall cost of a post-secondary education. He also encouraged students to explore opportunities outside the classroom through co-curricular activities, community service, summer programs, extended learning opportunities (ELOs), and career exploration programs. The final portion of the NHHEAF presentation was devoted to the calculation of the true cost of college education, the availability of financial aid, and different ways to secure funding from a variety of sources.
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Upcoming in Athletics and Co-curriculars:
Big News: On April 16th, the Baseball Team will be playing at Delta Stadium, home of the NH Fisher Cats, for a double header against Milford High School. Reach out to a ConVal baseball player to purchase tickets or contact the athletics and co-curricular office for more information.
Big News: The first official athletic competition of the 2023 spring season will be Tuesday, April 4th at 4 pm. Come down to Adam’s Playground to cheer on the Boys Tennis Team as they take on the Grizzlies of Goffstown. Girls Tennis will be on the road at Goffstown.
