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Madame Edel and NFHS French students traveled to France with students from Joel Barlow High School, visiting Paris and Marselles among other places for an incredible learning experience. Students got to not only sightsee at world-class museums, but experience making authentic calissons and candied fruit as well as soaps. The food, as you would imagine, was incredible!

Set your alarms for 7 so you can start uptown and listen to this week's episode, The Urchins! Starring our 6 featured ladies, we take a deeper dive on what happens on Skid Row before it made its way onto stage. Listen to the audition process, favorite moments, or just stick around to hear behind the scenes.

https://sites.google.com/view/nfhs-music-media?usp=sharing

Dear Juniors and Families,

Over the past few weeks, the School Counseling team has met with all Juniors to provide valuable information through brief classroom lessons during F-Day REBEL groups. Please see the link below for details on what was covered, including an overview of important upcoming dates for Juniors.

Junior Lesson - February 2025

We also invite you to join the NFHS School Counseling Department and college admissions professionals for an informative evening on post-high school planning for Junior year and beyond.

Junior College Planning Night will be held on Thursday, February 27, at 6:30 PM in the NFHS Theater.

Please see the attached flyer for additional information. We look forward to seeing you there!

Junior College Planning Night

Best,

The NFHS School Counseling Team

The SEE proposal form is due on Feb 28th.

Please DO NOT wait until the last minute as you need signatures on the document.

If forms are not complete and turned in on time, seniors will not be able to do an internship. Students who do not do internships will attend classes through the end of the year, and meet the SEE graduation requirement through a special project.

As always, if you have any questions, email Mrs. Forzaglia, Zach Peterson or Isabella DaSilva for help.

Read the latest Rebel Notes for info about the spring musical, Little Shop of Horrors, CT Art Trail and Candlewood League of Artists event, Western Regional honors and more!

The PowerSchool Portal is now open for students to input their course selection requests for the 2025-2026 school year!

The portal will be open now through Friday, February 28th, 2025. Please find access to course selection sheets, our 2025-2026 Program of Studies, and Counselor Caseload information below.

We encourage families to plan courses that are well thought out, create a balanced schedule with appropriately challenging courses, and take into consideration after-school activities and commitments as well as students’ long-term plans. We encourage students to talk to their families, school counselors, and teachers about what courses will be the best fit.

See more information in your email!!

There will be a Post-Grad meeting, Thursday, February 20th from 7-8pm in the HS library. We encourage all parents of ANY grade, to join us and learn more about this fun tradition that we hope can continue after 2025!

Please follow us on Facebook at New Fairfield HS Post Grad Party or New Fairfield High School Class of 2025

Is your child or someone in your family vaping or smoking, and needs help to quit? See the flyer below from the Connecticut Department of Public Health for resources available to help them quit.

National Honor Society is sponsoring another Blood Drive on March 5th, open to students age 16 and older. Parent permission form attached below.

The Connecticut Poetry Society is excited to invite your students to participate in the Lynn DeCaro Poetry Competition, a special contest for young poets in grades 9–12 across Connecticut. This competition was established in memory of Lynn DeCaro, a gifted member of CPS who passed away from leukemia in 1986. It honors her passion for poetry and encourages students to explore their creative voices.

Key Details:

• Submission Deadline: March 15
• Eligibility: Open to Connecticut students in grades 9–12
• Prizes:
• 1st Place: $150
• 2nd Place: $100
• 3rd Place: $50
• Entry Fee: None
• Submission Guidelines:
• Up to 3 unpublished poems per student
• Any form, with a 40-line limit per poem
• Submit electronically via Submittable
• No contact information should appear on the poems themselves (this will be collected via Submittable).
• Work created with AI software will not be accepted.

Winning poems will be featured on the Connecticut Poetry Society’s website, and winners will also receive a free two-year membership in the Connecticut Poetry Society.

We encourage you to share this opportunity with your students and inspire them to take part in this enriching experience. Their voices and creativity deserve to be heard and celebrated.

For more information and to submit entries, please visit:
Connecticut River Review Submission Portal

In this year’s scholarship essay contest, public high school seniors in Connecticut

are asked to respond in 1,000 words or less to ONE of three questions with serious

thought, some research (with cited sources), and, most importantly, awareness of

the true cost of workplace hazards on the lives of workers.

1st Prize: $2,000

2nd Prize: $1,500

3rd Prize: $1,000

Follow this link for complete information:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecUibvVkfS1usR0KhTwjYyZN7QP7FSfoxdwk_G1X5t94Ueig/viewform

See information above!

See information above for information about how students can sign up for the blood drive.