Congratulations to Norah Clarke, Haley Nickerson, Amy Glass, Carson Rinaldi, Santino Sentra, Jolene Cole, Matthew Buxton, Matthew Suk, and Vincent Frenier on being nominated for a “Student Spartan Award.” Students are recognized by teachers and staff for their involvement with something positive for the school culture and community. Students will also be entered into a raffle for a Cold Brook Cafe gift certificate. Thank you to Mrs. Segar for arranging this gift certificate and Cold Brook Cafe for your generosity. Keep up the amazing work and continue to be outstanding Scituate Spartans in and out of the classroom!

Friday, January 17th

Periods 1 and 2

• Exam I: 8:00-9:50

• 10 minute break

• Exam II: 10:00-11:50

• Buses arrive at 12:00

Monday, January 20th MLK Jr Day No School

Tuesday, January 21st

Periods 3 and 4

• Exam I: 8:00-9:50

• 10 minute break

• Exam II: 10:00-11:50

• Buses arrive at 12:00

Wednesday, January 22nd

Periods 5 and 6

• Exam I: 8:00-9:50

• 10 minute break

• Exam II: 10:00-11:50

• Buses arrive at 12:00

Thursday, January 23rd

Period 7 and makeup

• Exam I: 8:00-9:50

• 10 minute break

• Exam II: 10:00-11:50 (Students may leave at 10:00 or they can stay in the HS cafe until 12:00 if they have no makeups)

• Buses arrive at 12:00

Friday- Start of S2

Dear Scituate School Department Educator –

We are writing to make you aware of a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool informed our leadership team that they experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS customer data. Unfortunately, they have confirmed that the information belongs to some of Scituate School Department’s families and educators.

PowerSchool informed us that the taken data primarily includes teacher contact information with data elements such as name and address information. Across their customer base, they have determined that for a portion of individuals, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers (SSN), was impacted. They are working with urgency to complete their investigation and determine whether PII belonging to our teachers was included.

Protecting our teachers is something we take seriously. With PowerSchool’s help, more information and resources (including credit monitoring or identity protection services if applicable) will be provided to you as it becomes available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Sincerely,

Scituate School Department

Did you know that Scituate High currently has 70 students from out of district who joined us for one of our four RIDE approved Career and Technical Education Academies? The 2025-2026 School Year application are now open! Students can apply and spend a day shadowing. Any student from any RI town or city can apply!

From Superintendent Andries:

Notice to All Parents and Community Members

We are pleased to announce the members of the Scituate School Department PACT Committee and to notify of our first meeting of the year on January 30, 2025.

The PACT Committee members are:

• Robin Nason – North Scituate Elementary Representative
• Kim Smith – Clayville Representative
• Laura Kaufer – Hope Representative
• Bianca Mancini – Scituate High School Representative
• Jennifer Donnelly-Taylor – Scituate Middle School Representative

We extend our gratitude to these volunteers for dedicating their time and efforts to this valuable work. If you have any topics you would like the committee to discuss, please reach out to your school representative or the building principal.

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to engaging with our community!

All tickets are sold! Students who purchased tickets should report to Cranston Country Club at 6:00 PM and no later than 6:30 PM. Make good choices and have fun!

News from National Honor Society

In early February, eligible juniors and seniors will be invited to complete candidate forms to apply for membership in the National Honor Society. Any interested student or parent should read the bylaws here (also posted on the district website) for information about requirements for membership, including community service hour minimums. Anyone with questions should contact advisor Mrs. Stormont at maggie.stormont@scituateschoolsri.net.

Students, did you know that you can get extra help in reading, writing or math after school if you need it?

Ms. Antonelli (ELA) is available for Reading and Writing support after school on Wednesday from 2:20-3:20. Also, if you have a quiz or test you need to make up, you can drop in to Ms. Antonelli’s class after school to get your work done. Room 210

Mr. Soucar (Math) is after school on Thursdays from 2:20-3:20 for Math Academic Support. Room 109

Ms. Manchester (Special Ed) is also available for academic support to assist students with Math, ELA, Science, or Social Studies on Thursday from 2:20-3:20. Room 208

Please see Ms. Antonelli, Mr. Soucar, Ms. Manchester, or Ms. Goffe if you have any questions about staying after school.

Come hear the High School Band and Chorus at these events!

3/14 & 3/18 POPS Dress rehearsals periods 3 & 4

3/19 POPS Concert 7pm

5/26 Memorial Day Parade meet at the school 9am

5/30 Great East Music Festival

6/6 Graduation

Congratulations to the following Scituate High School Musicians for being selected to the Rhode Island Music Educators All State ensembles:

JT Twiggs: Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and Baritone Sax

Jordan Mailhot: Trombone

Antonio DiRaimo: Vocal Alto

Brynn Linde: Vocal Alto

Calvin Piecyk: Vocal Bass

Caitlyn Jeranka: Vocal Tenor

Congratulations to the following musicians for being selected for the University of Rhode Island's Southern New England Honors Band:

JT Twiggs: Alto Sax

Jordan Mailhot: Trombone

Mason Rose: Trombone

Lindsey Vincent: Trumpet

These students will rehearse on January 24th and 25th with selected students from Rhode Island and surrounding states, performing a concert at URI on the evening of the 25th.

High school juniors and seniors are invited to attend CCRI’s Dental Day on January 31, 2025 at the Lincoln Campus. There is limited busing available.

Please see the link below for additional information about Dental Day and to register.

https://htmlemail.ccri.edu/t/d-e-sydlyul-l-z/

FAFSA is OPEN!

The U.S. Department of Education has released the 2025-26 FAFSA form – 10 days in advance of the agency’s stated goal of December 1. The online FAFSA form is available to all students and families at FAFSA.gov, and the Department is processing submissions and sending them to schools. You can find their announcement here. Students who are planning for life after high school during the 2025-2026 school year are highly encouraged to fill out the form. It is critical to ensure that all students are completing their FAFSA to have a chance at financial support for their postsecondary education plans. Completing the FAFSA is a gateway for not only federal financial aid, but also grants, scholarships, and work-study.

Students and contributors (parents and guardians) will need to create an FSA ID/StudentAid ID prior to filling out the application. The FSA ID is a username and password combination used to log in to the U.S. Department of Education online systems and is used every year when filling out the FAFSA.

Share out this fillable FSA ID/Studentaid.gov account creation guide and worksheet with your students/families

To help communicate the importance of FAFSA, RIDE has created monthly messages for you to share with students and families (including necessary links and directions).

Please refer to the message document here and use the messages each month to keep students and their families informed.

The College Planning Center is a great resource to support FAFSA/FSA ID completion. They also provide a School Counselor Toolkit for the FAFSA check it out here! Look for updates to the FAFSA Dashboard soon!

Please consider donating to the Dan Casey Memorial Scholarship Fund. (The scholarship awards graduating Scituate High School seniors on it’s wrestling team, where he taught, coached and was a director of guidance)

Kindly use the below link, (it’s easy) typing in ‘Dan Casey Memorial Scholaship Fund’ in the ‘in memory of’ box. Thank you so much for your support and for your generosity for these students and for helping his legacy live on.

Yearbooks are on sale at www.jostens.com If you would like your book personalized the deadline ends until January 30th.

***YEARBOOK NEWS***

Yearbooks are on sale www.jostens.com

The last day to order a personalized cover is January 5th.

Attention senior parents:

If you would like to place an ad for your senior please visit the site below and follow the directions!

www.jostens.com

• click yearbook
• click recognition ads
  
• create a student ad

Due by December 24th

If you need any help reach out to Mrs. Terceira sharon.terceira@scituateschoolsri.net

All students can use the QR code below to submit any picture for the yearbook.

Any student who currently has a license and plans to park on campus must complete the form below by September 15th 2023. Please reach out to Mr. Ceprano with questions! Students must have their licence and a car in order to get a pass.

Email: ParentPortal@ScituateSchoolsRI.net

Northwest SELAC (Sp Ed Local Advisory Committee) meeting schedule for the 24/25 School Year. All are welcome to attend!

Feb 11, 2025
May 13, 2025

Meeting Location: Ponaganset Middle School, Room 150

Meeting Time: 6:00pm

RIPIN Seeks New Members for Youth Advisory Panel

The RIPIN Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) is a group for youth and young adults (ages 14-24) in Rhode Island with reading and learning challenges. They meet twice a year to share their thoughts on improving education and disability programs for differently-abled individuals, gaining leadership experience in the process. YAP members also engage in two statewide network events where they offer their insights to Rhode Island's Special Education Advisory Network (SEAN). Each student will receive a gift card for each meeting attended. Click HERE to access the YAP Flyer you can share with prospective youth!

For more information, please contact Mary Spencer at Mary.Spencer@ride.ri.gov.

sal.gelsomino@scituateschoolsri.net

Big weekend for Spartan hockey!

Our Spartans, playing with the Cranston West co-op team, won against Lincoln on Friday night 1/10/25! Junior Grant Bailey assisted for a goal in the 1st period along with providing consistent defense all game. Junior Tommy Slater kept Lincoln on the boards and cut off multiple breaks toward goal. Junior Brady Scanlon took multiple shots on goal, while Lincoln stepped up pressure in the 2nd period but the Cranston West goalie had several big saves of the night. Scanlon then got a co-assist in the 3rd period. CW and our Spartans left with a 5-1 win!

Then they fought for a 6-3 win over West Warwick on Saturday 1/11/25, with junior Spartans Brady Scanlon and Grant Bailey scoring 1 each, and Spartan Tommy Slater with an assist. Our record now sits at 3-3! Great job Spartans!!!

Scituate Athletic Boosters Update: Spartan Wrestling Dominates in Vermont!

This weekend, the Scituate Spartan Wrestling team traveled to Vermont to compete in the 44th Michael J. Baker Classic, a highly competitive event featuring 31 teams. Despite heading into the tournament with a lineup one wrestler shy of a full roster, the Spartans swept the competition and took home 1st place overall!

The team showcased incredible skill, determination, and teamwork over the two-day tournament. Day one ended with every Spartan wrestler advancing to day two, and by the end of the event, they brought home some serious hardware.

Top Performers

1st Place:

106: Scott Cole

120: Robby Newton (C)

144: Aidan Baker

2nd Place:

165: Rocco Simone (C)

3rd Place:

150: Aiden Grover

190: Charlie Grover (C)

215: Jackson Bowden (C)

4th Place:

126: Chloe Ross

A special shout-out to Chloe Ross, who made history this weekend as only the 3rd girl ever to place at this tournament. Not only that, but Chloe set a new record as the highest-placing female wrestler in the tournament's history, surpassing previous records of 5th and 6th place finishes. Way to make history, Chloe!

Congratulations to all our wrestlers on an outstanding tournament. Your hard work and dedication continue to make Scituate proud.

Way to go, Spartans!

On January 8, 2025, Scituate High School Wrestling traveled to Cumberland High School to compete in dual meets against Cumberland and Ponaganset.

Results Recap:

Scituate vs. Cumberland:

Scituate delivered a commanding 67-12 victory!

Scituate Winners:

106 lbs: Scott Cole (Pin, :24)

113 lbs: Jolene Cole (Forfeit)

120 lbs: Robert Newton (C) (Pin, 1:35)

126 lbs: Chloe Ross (Tech Fall, 15-0)

132 lbs: Michael Cuoco (Dec, 15-11)

138 lbs: Judah Machado (PIn, 3:59)

144 lbs: Aidan Baker (Pin, :50)

150 lbs: Aiden Grover (Pin, 1:07)

165 lbs: Rocco Simone (C) (Forfeit)

190 lbs: Charles Grover (C) (Pin, 1:45)

215 lbs: Jackson Bowden (C) (Tech Fall 19-2)

HWT: Cole Couillard (Pin, 1:14)

Scituate vs. Ponaganset:

Scituate faced a challenging matchup against Ponaganset, falling 3-71.

Scituate Winner:

106 lbs: Scott Cole (Decision, 6-4)

Next Up: Scituate Wrestling is heading to Vermont for their next competition. Let’s keep building and pushing forward, team!

Our Spartan swimmers had a great meet on Saturday 1/11/25 at RIC!

Senior Ella Bard swam the 500 yard freestyle at a 6:14:90, that event is almost half a mile.

Freshman David Bedard swam the 50 yard and 100 yard freestyle sprints at 28:17 (a PB, which he beat again in a club meet later that day!), and 1:08:84, respectively.

Junior Ella Bowden also swam the 50 & 100 Free at a PB of 35:79 and 1:20:35; Bowden’s improvement this year is awesome to watch!

Junior Max Jackson swam the 50 & 100 Free as well, at 32.19 and 1:14.05, both PBs!

The Scituate Spartan Lady Basketball Team is on fire, staying undefeated play with a commanding 49-36 victory over Cumberland in their latest game! With a 4-0 league record, the Spartans continue to prove why they’re the team to beat this season

Scituate battled until the very last second and came out victorious against Paul Cuffee with a nail-biting 56-55 win! Proud of the team's determination and heart on the court. Great job, Spartans!

Shoutout to our amazing cheerleaders for keeping the energy high and the spirit alive during tonight’s game! Their enthusiasm and support from the sidelines were a huge boost for the team and the crowd. Whether leading cheers or performing impressive routines, they brought their A-game as always. Thank you for representing our school with pride and passion—let’s keep the spirit strong all season long

The Scituate School Department has released an updated non-discrimination policy. Please note that our Scituate High School 2018-2019 student and parent handbook was printed before the new statement was released. Therefore, the non-discrimination policy in this year's handbook is out of date. The current policy with updates is as follows:

The Scituate School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, national origin, color, creed, political affiliation or disability in any of its educational programs and activities, and in employment and application for employment, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and other federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Equal Employment Officer, P.O. Box 188, North Scituate, Rhode Island 02857, Telephone: (401) 647-4100; Email: EEO@ScituateSchoolsRI.net. You may also direct inquiries directly to: Office for Civil Rights (Boston Office), U.S. Department of Education, 8th Floor, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3921, Telephone: (617) 289-0111; Facsimile: (617) 289-0150; Email: OCR.Boston@ed.gov. If you require an accommodation to attend a meeting or program at a school, call the Equal Employment Officer at least two business days in advance of the meeting or program.