Natick Redhawks

THE WEEKS AHEAD

Monday, 2/20 - Friday 2/24 - Closed for February Break

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 - RED 1

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - BLUE 1

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 - RED 2

THURSDAY, MARCH 2 - BLUE 2

FRIDAY, MARCH 3 - RED 1

Varsity Gymnastics is the Bay State League Champs after competing Saturday February 11th. The young team set a new school record with a score of 141.1 and defeated long-time reigning champs Framingham!! Natick also medaled in many events including Junior Noelle Rivera 4th AA, 2nd beam, 2nd floor, Freshmen Clara Keith 2nd floor 8th vault Senior Captain Erica Lopas 9th vault, Juniors Neve Knowlton and Katie Dorey 2nd, 4th respectively on Beam and Junior Lucy Manago 5th on floor!

Neve Knowlton, Noelle Rivera and Clara Keith have all qualified for State Individuals this Monday at Tewksbury High

Over the past two weekends, several members of the Speech & Debate Team have qualified to represent Natick High at the two upcoming National Championship Tournaments!

The following students qualified to represent Natick at the NCFL Grand National Tournament in Louisville, KY in May:
Clara Duckworth - Public Forum Debate
Desmond Eliot - Public Forum Debate
Chris Gagliardi - Congressional Debate
JJ Gilbert - Dramatic Performance
Nathan Moldover - Congressional Debate
Akshaya Ravi - Congressional Debate
Diya Sebastian - Public Forum Debate
Doris Yu - Public Forum Debate

These student qualified to represent Natick at the NSDA National Tournament in Phoenix, AZ in June:
Chris Gagliardi - Congressional Debate
JJ Gilbert - Humorous Interpretation
Akshaya Ravi - Congressional Debate
Ben Scharr-Weiner - Congressional Debate

Congratulations to the team!

On Saturday, February 11, Natick High School hosted the first annual Choral Kaleidoscope. This concert brought together over 500 singers in grades 4-12 to showcase and celebrate the talents of Natick students. The Lilja 4th Grade Chorus, members of the 5th-8th grade choruses at Kennedy and Wilson Middle Schools, and the Natick High School Choir Program each shared a song. All of the singers combined for three pieces, including the concert's finale, Give Us Hope by Jim Papoulis. Congratulations to all of the students involved in this amazing event!

Students will be able to enter their course selections for next school year using PowerSchool between February 3rd at 3:00 p.m. - February 17th at 8:00 p.m. Course Scheduling at Natick High is not a 'first come, first served' process. Rather, it is about having accurate data entered into PowerSchool. Students should use their computers to enter their course requests in PowerSchool; the process does not work on a mobile device. The system does not allow students to partially enter requests, so students should plan on entering all of their requests at one time. All students are asked to consider their extracurricular/enrichment activities and responsibilities, in order to review their commitments holistically for the coming year, and select a balanced program of study.

Guidance Counselors will be reviewing all students’ course selections, and will be meeting individually with students in late February/early March to discuss their selections. Counselors will meet with ninth graders during their Global Awareness classes, and with tenth graders during their English classes.

Directions and resources for the course selection process are posted on the Guidance website here.

1) NO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK. VACATION WEEK 2/20-2/24.

2)Spring athletics registration opened this past Monday January 23, please see the link below under Athletics for more information.

Natick Public Schools has partnered with Panorama Education to survey families about experiences and perceptions at your child’s school. Please note that this year, you will be able to complete a survey for each child in your household. Responses remain completely confidential, which means no one will see your individual responses.

The results of this survey help school administrators better understand the perceptions of families at your school. Survey data will be used by administrators to identify strengths and areas for growth. The survey will be emailed to guardians during the day on Monday, Feb 13 and should be in your inbox by end of day. Look for an email from Panorama Education with personal links to a survey for each of your students. Emails could end up in SPAM so if you don't see one be sure to look in SPAM before calling your school with issues.

Support the Class of 2024 by getting your car washed at Scrub-A-Dub in Natick. To make your dollars count, click this link to purchase a voucher which will be sent to your email after buying.

You can stock multiple up (they last for 6 months), buy a few as a gift for your family members, friends, or just for yourself! For just $10 you can keep your car sparkling and help the grade vitally in making our class successful. Half of all proceeds will go to 2024 fundraising efforts for prom, boat cruise catering, senior picnic, and important class events.

To read the NHS Health & Wellness Departments Quarterly Newsletter, please click here.

CLICK HERE to view the February Newsletter from the Natick HS Band

To view our Guidance Departments current bulletin please click here.

The winter sports season has started. HERE is a link to the athletic teams schedules.

SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION

Registration for spring sports is now open, please click here for more information.

The relationship between depression and substance use is complicated, and even teenagers get caught in the tangle. Attend this virtual webinar to learn how caring adults can engage in prevention and treatment for adolescent substance use and depression. Register here to join the conversation!

Social Justice Parenting: Raising Compassionate, Anti-Racist, and Socially Conscious Children

Tuesday, March 7 at 7pm via Zoom -- For parents, caregivers, and community members of all ages

This program will address how to raise children who work to promote justice, compassion, and belonging for themselves and others. Dr. Traci Baxley will discuss the principles of Social Justice Parenting and offer strategies for implementing these values into your daily life. Simultaneous ASL and Portuguese Language Interpretation will be provided at this event. Register and learn more about this FREE online program and all our upcoming events at www.SPARKKindness.org

Just a reminder, if your child tests positive for Covid-19, they must stay home for 5 days. The day they started symptoms is Day 0, the next day is Day 1, then Day 2, etc. They may return to school on Day 6 and must wear a mask for an additional 5 days. A headache, scratchy throat, congestion/runny nose, cough, and/or fever are some of the more common symptoms of Covid-19.

Siblings and close contacts do not need to quarantine and can come to school as long as they are not having symptoms of illness. However, they must wear a mask for 10 days when around others following a Covid exposure.

Click for more information from the Massachusetts DPH: Covid-19 Isolation and Exposure Guidance

Please read Grade 11 parents/guardians. Very Important!

Grade 11 Screening/Vaccine Requirement

Mr. Fleming has put together a comprehensive website for NHS Yearbook resources. It includes Senior photo requirement guidelines, how to purchase a yearbook, as well as how to advertise. Please see the NHS Yearbook Website here.

Thank you to our PTSO for their ongoing support to our students and faculty. Our PTSO is looking for more volunteers to assist them with their work for the school year. You can learn more about the NHS PTSO, and how to get involved by visiting their website. Thank you in advance for your help!

You can subscribe to their monthly newsletter at the top of their webpage.

PTSO Website and Information

Reminder If you want to volunteer in schools, you must have a CORI check conducted and you must go into the building with identification (drivers license or passport) to do this. Click here for description of what a CORI check is and does. Without a CORI check, you cannot volunteer in the school. Here is the form to fill out for a CORI.

Natick Public Schools does not discriminate in employment nor its educational programs, services, and activities based on race, creed, color, age, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, physical and intellectual differences, immigration status, homeless status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Please be aware all electronic communication to and from Natick Public Schools is public record and subject to public disclosure per Massachusetts General Law Chapter 66, Section 10.

• Title I: Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990Title II
• Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990Title VI
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964Title IX
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
• MGL, Ch.76, Section 5: Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 76, Section 5