A reminder that there will be no school on Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day!

Thank you to our teachers, staff, students, and families for a great first week! Thank you also for your patience as we navigated through a few scheduling issues. We are in much better shape for week two! Please see our message regarding scheduling.

We were so excited to welcome back our Spartans as we finished our first week! Our last three days were full of smiling students and there is a feeling of positivity for an amazing school year!!

As you may be aware, we were faced with some scheduling issues at the onset of school. We were able to identify a core issue with the master schedule, and our school counseling team has been actively working to support students who have scheduling conflicts. At this point, all student schedules should be close to finalized adjustments!

Thank you to our Director of School Counseling, Ms. Mixner, as well as the HS Counseling Team for their tireless efforts in working to rectify this situation. Our counseling staff will continue to work through any scheduling conflicts on Tuesday. Please email your counselor with any additional concerns.

To our school community, thank you for your continued patience and understanding while we navigated through this process. We greatly appreciate the support and partnership with our students, families, and teachers!

Please reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks to Mr. Ballou and the new Broadcasting and Media class for quickly getting our first morning show together!

Mrs. Morton welcomed students back with team building activities. The classes are filled and students are excited to get into the kitchens!

The Scituate Spartan High School Band is ready with equipment and music! We are in need of family

members to assist with the Scituate Music Association. Please see email stephanie.vantine@scituateschoolsri.net

We've had a few reports of Chromebooks not turning on even after being plugged in and charged. To fix this issue it is a simple combination of pressing the refresh button and tapping the power button, this "jump starts" the computer and will turn it back on. It does take about 5-10 seconds for the boot screen to load.

Below are the first student bus lists for the school year. Please use the contacts below should you have any questions.

Late buses run from leave the campus around 3:45-4:00 PM, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday only and will begin on September 10th

We will be continuing our Advisory program for year two. Please review the slide presentation below. Much more info will be shared with students during the first week of school.

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.

All students being dropped off in the morning must enter the auditorium parking lot, drive around the middle school and students should enter the door near the greenhouse/Caito Field. No vehicle should pull through the main driveway or enter the circle during morning arrival. Thank you!

Save the Date! 2024 Homecoming will be held the week of September 23rd. Details to follow! The Homecoming Dance will be Saturday, September 28th

High School Supplies

Scituate High School does not compile an official supply list as we have minimal materials that families need to purchase. Each course will have a syllabus which is given to students during the first few days of school. Families will have a few weeks to get those supplies.

Any family with a financial need should reach out to Mr. Hassell

Thanks to a wonderful donation from the Scituate Rotary Club we have school supplies available to be distributed to our students in the Middle and High School!

Supplies include: Backpacks, Stationary and Art Supplies, Gift Cards (limited amount)

Please fill out the google form below if you are interested/ in need of school supplies for your child/ student(s)! All requests are confidential and will be handled by our School Social Worker, Jennifer Ricci, LCSW.

https://forms.gle/C28MYKfeFg6TDTF1A

The primary goal of the NEASC public school accreditation process is to provide support and opportunities to develop realistic improvement and growth plans to enhance teaching and learning in order to maintain a quality education for the entire student population.

Please see the welcome back letter with important info and requirements from School Nurse Makowski!

Thank you,

Sarah Makowski RN, BSN

School Nurse

sarah.makowski@scituateschoolsri.net

Phone: 401-647-4120

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

Dec 10, 2024
Feb 11, 2025
May 13, 2025

Meeting Location: Ponaganset Middle School, Room 150

Meeting Time: 6:00pm

Dear Scituate Public Schools Community,

The Gentian Garden Club, which has been beautifying Scituate since 1935, endeavors to grant scholarships each year to graduating seniors. We are having our second annual bulb sale fund-raiser toward this effort through September 14. All profits from the sale will go toward two scholarships for college-bound students: one from Scituate High School and one from Ponaganset High School. Last year we were able to award a $1,000 scholarship to a student from each school.

The specially-curated package contains thirty bulbs of three varieties of daffodils for $30. Participants in this fundraiser can place their order at the Foster Farmer’s Market on Sunday, September 1 (9 AM - 12:30 PM), the Gentian Garden Club Plant Sale, Saturday, September 7 (North Scituate Community House) from 9 AM to 1 PM), and the North Scituate Farmer’s Market, Saturday, September 14 (9 AM - 12 PM).

Customers pick-up the bulbs later at the North Scituate Community House (Tuesday, October 15 from 5 - 7 PM or Saturday November 2 from 9- 11 AM).

Isn’t this a BEAUTIFUL way to support college scholarships? Thank you for helping us to get the word out!

Carol Horta
Gentian Garden Club
President

Contact our Athletic Director, Sal Gelsomino with any questions!

sal.gelsomino@Scituateschoolsri.net

Girls soccer kicked off their season with a match against Burrillville yesterday! Ended with a 0-0 finish

Reduce the risk of West Nile virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) after mosquitoes tested positive for the diseases. WNV is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito, and mosquito season in Rhode Island runs from summer through fall. Mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk, in the shade, and when temperatures are above 55°F.

Here are some precautions that everyone can take to reduce the risk of WNV:

• Use protective clothing

  
  

• Have students wear long-sleeved shirts and pants.

• Use bug spray

• Use an EPA-approved bug spray with DEET (20–30% strength), picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or paramenthane. Don't use bug spray with DEET on children under two months old.

• Maintain screens

• Ensure that window and door screens are in good condition and don't have holes or be loose.

• Reduce standing water

• Remove standing water from containers like buckets, pots, wheelbarrows, boats, and pools.\

  
  

• Clogged rain gutters and puddles on tarps can also support mosquito larvae.
  

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.