As February vacation approaches, we want to take a moment to wish you all a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable break. Whether you're spending time with family, traveling, or just taking a well-deserved rest, we hope you make the most of this time to recharge.

Stay safe, have fun, and we look forward to seeing everyone back refreshed and ready for the rest of the school year!

We will have three early release days for Taunton High School scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, March 12th

• Wednesday, April 9th

• Wednesday, May 14th

On these days, students will be dismissed at 11:50 AM, with lunch provided during the school day. Bus transportation will also be available starting at 11:50 AM. For students participating in athletics or other after-school activities, security staff will provide supervision on campus until their scheduled practices or events begin.

These early release days provide our dedicated educators with focused professional development time to allow our professional learning communities to plan and align curriculum and assessments with the school’s instructional vision.

We recognize the importance of continuous professional development for our educators to maintain and enhance the high education standards at Taunton High School. Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to improve curriculum alignment, instructional practices, and student outcomes.

Congratulations to Logan Rebello who competed in the ProStart State Invitational Cake Decorating.

This week Mrs. Kimber and CTE Tutor Ms. Tran worked with our Tiger Tots for this week's "Tech Talk Tuesday."

Mr. Angell's Construction Craft Laborer students continued to work on building a shed despite some cold weather!!

Healthcare students actively apply their skills in CPR, CNA training, and hands on use of the new Anatomage table.

Construction Craft Laborer students develop essential skills using simulators, gaining the required experience before working with heavy equipment and welding booths.

Usman Yusif and Caden Lindskog from Mr. Bourque's Graphics internship class finished this installation of the Paw Prints logo for the new copy center.

Culinary students enjoy the newly renovated state of the art commercial kitchen.

Taunton, MA – Tiger Shack & Tiger Den, the school-based enterprises at Taunton High School, are among 17 SBE Food and 20 SBE Retail school-based enterprises achieving GOLD Level in MA for the 2024-2025 school year and will be recognized during DECA’s International Career Development Conference this April 26-29, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.

A school-based enterprise (SBE) is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and services to meet the needs of the market. SBEs are managed and operated by students as hands-on learning laboratories that integrate National Curriculum Standards in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA advisors have utilized this effective educational tool for over four decades to provide their students with realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction, enhance 21st Century skill development, and prepare students for college and careers.

The Taunton DECA members who contributed to the certification were Daniel Levesque and Sophie Almeida with the assistance of their DECA chapter advisors, Jesse MacPhail & Molly Sullivan, and store manager, Kristin Sullivan. The SBE’s at Taunton High School have operated for many years and are to be commended for this achievement.

“DECA’s School-based Enterprise Certification Program is a rigorous process designed to help DECA members demonstrate their classroom learning in a practical, learning laboratory, and then translate that into meaningful outcomes,” said Christopher Young, CAE, Chief Program Officer at DECA Inc. “These DECA members are practicing important workplace readiness skills while preparing for college and careers.”

DECA’s School-based Enterprise Certification Program providesrecognition for outstanding achievement by school-based enterprises and motivates SBEs to strive for excellence and growth. SBEs can be certified at three levels: bronze, silver or gold. In order to apply for the certification, SBEs must submit extensive documentation that explains how the SBE demonstrates thepractice of various marketing and retail standards. A review committee evaluates the documentation to determine which level of certification has been achieved. DECA’s School-based Enterprise program is sponsored by Otis Spunkmeyer Inc.

About DECA Inc.

DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs with a career interest in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. DECA student members leverage their DECA experience to become academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leaders. DECA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with over 287,000 members in more than 4,000 high school and college chapters in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Germany.

For more information about DECA, visit www.deca.org.

I want to invite you to our next Parent Teacher Partnership Meeting on Wednesday, February 26th at 6:00 PM in the Taunton High School Presentation Room. Our special agenda item for this meeting is the discussion about the future of 2 Hamilton Street. The Taunton Public Schools is exploring multiple potential uses for the former Coyle & Cassidy High School and Middle School, and we value your input.

Meeting Details:
📅 Date: Wednesday, February 26th
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Taunton High School Presentation Room

During this meeting, we will present the 2 Hamilton Street Repurposing Proposal, which includes options such as:

• Relocating the Taunton Extended Day Program
• Expanding Early College Partnerships
• Creating an 8th Grade Academy
• Centralizing Administrative Offices
• Developing New Specialized Programs
• Establishing a Fourth Middle School
• Developing an Early Childhood Center

This is a crucial opportunity for parents, caregivers, and community members to provide feedback on these proposals. Your perspective will help shape the future of education in Taunton. All are welcome to attend.

MCAS Season is coming soon! Please save the dates below, and we will provide more information after the vacation!

The THS Drama Club is excited to compete in the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild High School Drama Festival and invites you to their preview performance of "Elephant's Graveyard" on Friday, February 28th at 6:00pm in the THS auditorium.

The true tale of the tragic 1916 collision between a struggling circus and a small town in Tennessee. Blending historical fact and legend, the play explores America’s deep-seated craving for spectacle, violence, and revenge. Please note that this production contains strong and sensitive subject matter and is intended for mature audiences.

Tickets are $10 at the door. Your support means the world to these talented students as they prepare for competition. We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our Latin scholars who were featured this week in the Taunton Gazette!

SATs will be offered to Juniors (Class of 2026) on Friday, April 11th at THS. The district will pay all exam fees for all students. If you would like your student to be registered for the test, the Google form below must be submitted by Friday, March 7th. If you have questions about whether or not your student should take the exam, please contact your student's Guidance Counselor. If you have more than one student, please complete a separate form for each student.

Students will receive more detailed directions about test procedures after registration has closed. Free SAT prep materials, including full-length practice tests, are available at www.collegeboard.org and through Khan Academy.

SAT Registration: Class of 2026

Boys Basketball

King Philip, 51 @ Taunton, 52 – Final – A pair of defensive stops sandwiched around the go-ahead bucket from Travis Johnson delivered Taunton a close win at home over King Philip. Trailing by one, the Tigers got a stop with under a minute to go. Senior Julius Barros (11 assists) was able to drop a pass over the top to Johnson, who slipped out from a screen and the senior dropped a lefty runner off the backboard and in to put Taunton ahead 52-51 with 15 seconds to go. King Philip came out of a timeout with a play but the ball handler was tripped up with no call and the Tigers were able to dribble out the clock on the other end. Taunton had the edge at the end of the first quarter (14-13) and halftime (25-23) but King Philip’s offensive came alive for 19 points in the third, including seven each from seniors Brandon Nicastro (14 points) and Jack Assini (nine points). Taunton’s defense then limited the Warriors to nine points in the final frame. Sophomore Amari Campbell (four rebounds) dropped a team-high 16 points to lead the Tigers while junior Dray Thielker (five rebounds, three assists, three steals) and sophomore Seun Olaniyan (four rebounds, two blocks) each had 11 points. Johnson (11 rebounds) finished with six of his eight points in the final frame. King Philip senior Tommy Kilroy scored a game-high 20 points.

Girls Basketball

Taunton, 38 @ King Philip, 61 – Final – KP scored 40 points in the second half to break things open and turn a single-digit halftime lead into a convincing win over the Tigers, which keeps the Warriors in a first-place tie with Franklin going to the final league game of the season. KP leaned on its defense in the first half, holding Taunton to four points in the opening quarter and 13 for the half. Things picked up offensively in the third quarter. Anastasiia Boairchuk scored seven and Tatum Morgan and Cheyenne Murray each scored five points for the Warriors in the frame, as KP scored 22 as a team. Taunton got nine points from freshman Marybel DoRosario in the third and scored 15 to try and stay close. KP put the game away with 18 points in the fourth, including six more for Morgan, who led all scorers with 19. Murray added 11 points, Boiarchuk finished with seven, and Lauren Majer hit a pair of threes in the second half to score six. KP knocked down nine threes as a team. DoRosario had a career-high 15 points for the Tigers, Jillian Doherty scored 10, and Kaylee Lopes had five points (all in the fourth).

Congratulations to senior goalie Cam Tomaszycki for becoming the all-time save leader at THS.

Below are some pictures from Taunton's match versus Bristol Plymouth this week.