Happy Mother's Day to all of the Spartan moms and motherly figures out there! Thank you for ALL that you do.

Last Thursday we celebrated our Top 10 Seniors in the Class of 2024! Students and their families had the chance to enjoy a delicious breakfast together before receiving their Top 10 awards. Congratulations Top 10, we are so proud of you all for working so hard these past four years!

On May 15th ALL 11th Grade Students will take the NGSA Science Test. Below are some important points for juniors.

• As teachers, student progress from 8th grade to 11th helps us make decisions about what we are teaching and how. This is valuable because it is a way for us to improve what we are doing in our classes and down the road will help students be more successful.

• This information helps support initiatives that science teachers and administration may request to add to our school curriculum.

• This is a chance for each student to apply knowledge and skills to the state test and compare themselves to other students across the state. It should be a source of pride.

• All of the teachers and administrators work hard to provide instruction, and all take this test very seriously so we ask that students return the favor to their teachers.

NGSA Achievement Levels and Performance

• Accountability for our RIDE Report Card rating will include measures for science proficiency and science assessment participation using the science assessment data from previous years.

• LEA or school performance "below mastery" for a specific science discipline may be an area for growth – LEA or school performance "at/near mastery" or "above mastery" are areas of strength

• Over time, assessing overall school and district performance in science can find performance trends at each grade level

Below are some important reminders for testing

• All testers should bring a fully charged chromebook and a charger

• All students should bring a set of headphones/earbuds. We have headphones for students who may not have them. Bluetooth headsets are not allowed

• Students should arrive at school on time, well-rested, and should also eat a good breakfast

• Students will be given short breaks throughout the day however, the test will take about four hours to complete

• Students should not bring backpacks, cell phones, personal electronic devices, or smart watches into the testing classroom

• STUDENTS SHOULD TRY THEIR BEST!

The completion of the nutrition unit in our Physical Training for Active Careers class involved students crafting their own protein smoothies. This emphasized the importance of essential nutrient consumption and the timing of protein intake post-exercise.

Based on the number of instructional hours needed each year and our current calendar it has come to my attention that we do not have to make up any additional days. Therefore the last day of school will be June 14.

Taking a bus to Scituate from Foster, Coventry, West Warwick, Warwick, or East Greenwich? Fill out this form for next year!

The statewide transportation system will be open on April 1st, 2024 to receive student transportation requests for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. To ensure a bus stop for the first day of the school next year, both current and new riders must register by July 31, 2024.

Students from participating school districts who are eligible to use the statewide transportation system next year must annually request transportation through the statewide website at: https://www.eride.ri.gov/transparForm/ The website will be open to take transportation requests for Fall 2024. STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENT RIDERS ALSO NEED TO REGISTER. Please share this information with the parents/guardians of your students.

Statewide Transportation would like to inform you that open enrollment and new transportation requests are available throughout the entire school year. The July 31st deadline is only enforced if you require service on the first day of school.

Schools/Districts please send and inform parents of the information above and add the information to your School/District websites.

Please call TransPar at 401-304-9136 with any questions. You can also email them at transportationinfo@ride.ri.gov.

SHS is very fortune to receive several generous scholarships to graduating seniors from the Scituate Lions Club. This breakfast is where they raise most of those funds. Please consider attending!!

The Scituate high school music department recently traveled to New York City to enjoy the Broadway show The Lion King. This trip helped students to prepare for our pops concert on May 22nd with our Broadway theme. All are welcome to attend the performance at 7 PM in the high school auditorium. The high school Band & Chorus also toured the three Scituate elementary schools on May 10th.

Congratulations to the Scituate High School Band for receiving a Superior at state festival on April 11th.

Up next:

May 22 POPS Concert

May 27 Memorial Day Parade

May 29 Honors Recital and Music Awards Night

Senior Project Presentations are being held on Thursday, May 23rd from 3:00-7:15. A light dinner will be served at the break. If you are interested in judging please contact jill.morton@scituateschoolsri.net. It is always a great night for our seniors!

Below is the newly released senior memo which contains all end of year dates and details for our graduating seniors. Please be sure that families of Scituate seniors review the memo carefully! As a reminder, we have a "rain" date for graduation. Please reserve June 7th AND June 8th.

We can't wait to continue to celebrate these amazing seniors! Go Spartans!

All senior Caps, gowns, and tassels have been ordered and are here! Seniors will be given their Cap and Gown during graduation week once all finical obligations are complete and school owned materials are returned! There is no cost to families for the cap and gown.

We want to encourage our students to come to school everyday if you are not sick. Currently, 15.4% of Scituate High School are deemed "chronically absent" which is determined as 18% of the school year. We currently rank 96th of all schools in RI for chronic absenteeism. Please come to school if you are not sick... we need you!!

Below are interactive leader-boards and resources for absenteeism from the Commissioner and the Governor.

Linked below is a live spreadsheet with all SHS events from now through the end of the school year. Please check this spreadsheet weekly as we will continue to update it on a weekly basis. Thank you!

May 15th is National Decision Day!! Congratulations to all of our college bound seniors on their decisions! In the spirit of celebrating this milestone, seniors are invited to wear merch from their school on Thursday. We will take a group picture!

Scituate Scholarships!

The Scituate Scholarship committee has met and awarded scholarships to seniors who applied. Students receiving scholarships and a guardian have been emailed an invitation to attend our senior awards night on May 28th. This event is open to the entire Scituate High School Community!

Class of 2025 College Planning night - RESCHEDULED

We are in the process of rescheduling our Junior family college planning night. Check your email and weekly newsletter next week for a new date!

Students can apply for a nomination to the U.S. Service Academies.

Our application process is open until Nov. 1, 2024.

You can learn more about the process here: Military Academy Nominations | Representative Magaziner (house.gov) and find additional information about the Service Academies here:

United States Military Academy, West Point - www.usma.edu

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis - www.usna.edu

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs - www.usafa.edu

Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point - www.usmma.edu

Our office looks forward to working with you to support the dynamic and talented young people of the RI’s 2nd Congressional District.

Dear High School Junior:

As your member of Congress, I have the privilege of nominating America’s finest young individuals for

consideration to the United States Service Academies.

The selection process is highly competitive, as I am only allowed to nominate a limited number of candidates

for each of the following: the United States Military Academy, West Point; the United States Naval Academy.

Annapolis; and the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs. The United States Merchant Marine

Academy, Kings Point provides only two spaces per year for Rhode Island’s entire Congressional delegation.

More information regarding these academies can be found at their websites:

United States Military Academy, West Point - www.usma.edu

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis - www.usna.edu

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs - www.usafa.edu

Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point - www.usmma.edu

The ideal applicant has demonstrated leadership qualities, strong academic performance, proven athletic

ability, and is between the ages of 17 and 23 (25 for the Merchant Marine Academy).

For more information on my selection process, or if you need assistance applying with my office, please feel

free to contact my District Director Christa Thompson, at (401) 280-0122 or by email at

Christa.Thompson@mail.house.gov. You can also go to my website magaziner.house.gov to learn more about

how to apply.

Thank you for your interest in serving our country.

Yours,

Seth Magaziner

Member of Congress

2024-2025 All Course Network Registration is Open!

New ACN courses for the upcoming Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and 2024-25 school year are here! Students and families can register for courses through Friday, May 31st at 5 pm. Lotteries will run for all Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Yearlong 2024-25 courses only on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Please approve your students for credit-bearing courses by Monday, June 3 at 12pm to ensure their inclusion in the June 4 lottery.

Registration for Spring 2025 courses will be open from September 12 through December 6 at 5pm. The Spring lottery course lottery will run on December 10, 2024, to ensure students and families have ample time to make course choices.

Please share this flyer

Dear Scituate High School Team,

We are excited to share the latest FAFSA update with you! As of the FAFSA data pull on 4/19/2024, Scituate High School has a 45.1% FAFSA completion rate! The federal data currently shows that your school has 41 FAFSAs and you are only 23 students away from reaching your goal of 70% completion. You can find updated FAFSA completion data as well as other resources on the FAFSA Dashboard.

The College Planning Center is a great resource to support your students with completing their FAFSA!

Please share these registration links widely with your networks!

● Sign up for an individual appointment to complete your FAFSA with support from the College Planning Center

Remind your students that it is not too late to complete the FAFSA! The FAFSA is required for 2 and 4 year institutions, the RI Promise (2 years free at CCRI!), and can also help students attending some trade schools!

If you are working with undocumented students, they also have an opportunity to fill out the Alternative Aid application! Click here for the application in English and Spanish.

If you need any additional support, please reach out to one of our two FAFSA ambassadors: Kyleen Carpenter kcarpenter@blackstoneacademy.org and/or Marlene Martinez martinezm@cfschools.net

Keep up the good work and reach out to counseling@ride.ri.gov with any questions or for additional support!

SCITUATE SPARTANS 2024

Spring Athletics

Boys Baseball Coach Hanson steelers21@cox.net

Girls softball Coach Geisser sgeisser@gmail.com

Girls Track Coach Haney haneyneit@hotmail.com

Boys Track Coach Kelly matthew.kelly@scituateschoolsri.net

Boys Tennis Coach Ceprano peter.ceprano@scituateschoolsri.net

Boys Volleyball Coach Short Diane.Garceau.Short@gmail.com

Boys Lacrosse Coach Lageux glagueux@verizon.net

Girls Lacrosse Coach Remka jena.remka@scituateschoolsri.net

Unified Basketball Coach Martin emmam1234567@gmail.com

Coach Barton nicole.barton@scituateschoolsri.net

Golf Coach Brown timothy.brown@scituateschoolsri.net

Congratulations to our own Maura Pendergast for being awarded the RIIL Leadership and Service Award. A true Spartan!

Thank you to Mr. Dumont, Mrs. Schmeling, Mrs. Mancini, and the amazing Scituate Athletic Booster Club for providing hotdogs and hamburgers (in the rain) for the Scituate Middle and High School staff today for #teacherappreciationweek Our teachers and community parents/guardians are the best in the state!! Thank you!

Scituate 24 - PCD 4

Great game, great sportsmanship on both sides.

JV had a great game.

Jameson Scanlon opened the game and Aiden Ouillette closed.

JV played Mt Pleasant

The Lady Spartans came away with a win against Johnston and celebrated their seniors last week at Caito Field! Congratulations seniors!

Boys and Girls Track participated in the Northern Division Invitational at PHS. Congratulations to all of our Spartans for a great showing!

Here are the medal winners:

Girls 4x100, 4th place: Chatham, Izzy, Addisen, Ava G

Girls 400, 1st place: Chatham; 3rd place: Ava G

Boys 400, 3rd place: Tristan

Girls 200, 5th place: Chatham

Girls discus, 4th place: Ava P

Girls javelin, 4th place: Ava G; 5th place: Izzy

Girls shot, 3rd place: Ava P.

The Spartans mercy ruled Mt Hope, 21 to 7.

A great game by the ladies, Victoria G pitched a great game and had a sweet double! Abby C, Lily M, Victoria G and Angelina P all had 3 hits.

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.