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FRIDAY FOCUS
Monomoy Regional High School's Weekly Newsletter
Published: June 18th, 2021
Table of contents:
- Important Information
- MRHS News & Weekly Review
- Counselors' Corner
- Athletics
- School Calendar
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SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
We are excited to offer free meals for all children/teens over the summer! This year, there will be one pickup day each week, and families will be given 7 meals per child. Meal pickup will be at MRHS and MRMS on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- If you are unable to pick up meals that day, Food4Kids also has a number of pickup locations in the community, please see the attached flyer.
- Food4Kids is also offering free family meal boxes on Friday, June 25, from 12 to 3 p.m. at Stony Brook School in Brewster (while supplies last).
If you have any questions about our summer meal program, please email meals@monomoy.edu.
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SHARK SHOUTOUTS
I am sending a big Shark Shout Out to the members of SANDSCRIPT who wrote amazing poems and stories for the magazine and several writing contests this crazy year. They also photographed, drew, and painted wonderful art pieces. Look for some great bake sales this summer at our local grocery stores as we raise funds for another writing trip! -Ms. Forte-Doyle
I would also like to give a Shark Shout Out to my fabulous Distance Learning Seminar colleagues: George Sowpel, Matt Brown, and Rich Houston. I learned a lot from them about politics, government, history, and Google technology!! They were true colleagues and were my League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! Love you guys! -Ms. Forte-Doyle
Finally, but most importantly, I want to wholeheartedly thank Jen Police, David Alexander, and the Monomoy School District, for giving me the opportunity to remain safely at home by creating the Distance Learning Seminar and trusting the Extraordinary Gentlemen and me to compose a curriculum that worked hard to give students a voice while helping them understand the complex and chaotic world around them. For so many reasons, I am proud to be a Monomoy Shark! -Ms. Forte-Doyle
- Kudos to Beth Herbst and her team of Raffle Elves for their uplifting basket raffles this year! It brought humor, fun, camaraderie, and notched up the excitement for the entire staff, at the hands of very generous, creative, and motivated people, whose sole goal was to; ENJOY! THANK YOU ALL! -Mrs. Janet Ferro
- Huge Shark Shout Out to Erin Hofmann, Melinda Jones, and John Dickson: How eloquently each of you spoke at the end-of-year Staff Celebration! Your admiration and awareness of the retirees' histories, personalities, and lives spoke volumes and gave, to those who don't know them as well or as long, a glimpse into the retirees' amazing careers! I applaud you for taking the time and investing the effort that went into those speeches, and thank you sincerely for sharing! And lastly, please allow me to share this momentary spotlight, as I shine it on George Sowpel, who always breathes a sense of sentimentality and sparkle into our online or in-person gatherings. -Mrs. Janet Ferro
To Zack Gill for holding the National Honor Society students to a high standard, requiring authentic and valuable community service experiences that help instill a sense of civic duty and pride. -Ms. Mary Ellen Janeiro
- On behalf of all the Ladies from the Harwich Children's Fund, we would like to thank all of the teachers, staff, and administrators for supporting our efforts throughout the year. All of the money raised goes directly to helping the children within the Monomoy Regional School District. Enjoy a wonderful summer and a must needed rest. Thank you again. -Harwich Children's Fund
- A HUGE shoutout to everyone who helped out with 7th Grade Step Up Day. Particularly big thanks to Joy Jordan and Amanda Kosloski, whose help was truly invaluable. To all of my student leaders - thank you for leading groups and keeping students engaged with all that is Monomoy. This includes:
Beckley, Christie
Blute, Charlotte
Blute, Nick
Brackett, Tyler
Brown, Susannah
Calisto, Julia
Carchedi, Arianna
Crossen, Maddie
Dery, Courteney
DiGiovanni, Caroline
Howell, Grady
Jones, Jade
Kelley, Courtney
Langelier, Annaliese
Long, Alexa
Morris, Alyson
Pfleger, Isabelle
Poskanzer, Sarah
Russell, Declan
Sheeran, Evie
Sims, Olivia
Slade, Erica
Slater, Hannah
Upson, Caroline
Velasquez, Melissa
Willis, Olivia
Special thanks to recent graduate Devinne Wilson for volunteering her time just a few days after graduation to return and help out our students!! And to Ms. Police, who treated all of the student leaders to pizza at the end of the week. -Mrs. Caitlyn Hall
Check out this website to see a list of Summer Programs in our community:
Photo of the solar eclipse at Lighthouse Beach by Dr. James Otto
Music Theory Composition Projects
Please click on the link below to check out the composition projects of the two sections of Music Theory for Spring 2021
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQQWrURCh8_ZFZi13ULOgG0iHxVA2G8LL
Band and Select Choir Spring Performances
Here are the videos of the Band and Select Choir Spring Performances. Some of the Select Choir videos are still being uploaded but should be in there by the weekend! We are so very grateful that we were able to do this and our live Senior Arts Night this year!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10t-5uATK-Bx_geRErZqzfAnHnkVO5Vfe?usp=sharing
Oak Street Academy builds Cornhole Tables. Kudos to Ryan Wilson & Josiah Barber who did a lot of the work!
ATTENTION Incoming Seniors - Class of 2022!
Library News
Even though we are ending our school year today, there are several opportunities for you to find eBooks and digital audiobooks this summer.
Audiobook SYNC continues until the end of July. Every Thursday, AudioFile Magazine is giving away a thematic pair of audiobooks to everyone who signs up for the program. Visit the 2021 SYNC Audiobooks page on the library website to find out how to participate. All of the books are yours for 98 years, but they do need to be checked out by the Wednesday of each week.
As always our access to the thousands of eBooks and audiobooks in the Commonwealth eBook Collection is available through Sora. We also have access to a few hundred eBooks and audiobooks through MackinVia. Both resources use your school email and password to login.
Junior Library Guild is also offering free access to its digital collection this summer. Titles may be read online, or through the JLG Digital app. Direct links and usernames/passwords are listed below:
Summer21/ Summer21
SummerMS/ SummerMS
SummerHS/ SummerHS
Have a great summer filled with lots of reading!
Monomoy Regional High School honors students at awards ceremonies
Junior Book Awards
The Junior Book Awards are given to students who are in the top of their class with respect to their academic standings and GPA. Colleges present the awards each year to 11th-grade students in recognition of their outstanding academic accomplishments, dedication to learning, leadership, school involvement, and community service. Each award recognizes a certain area of excellence and achievement, such as talent in music or the arts, academic success, political advocacy, or service in the community. Each college book award recipient is presented with — as the title of the award suggests — a book.
Amherst College — Yu Shang Zou
Brown University — Angelica Velasquez
Dartmouth College — Ciara Farris
Harvard University — Nicole Peterson
University Of Notre Dame — Grady Howell
Smith College — Katherine Gabri
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology — Victoria Peterson
Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association — Darby Carpenter
Saint Michael’s College — Isabela McMahon And Wesley Ulrich
Suffolk University — Charlotte Blute
Tufts University — Colin Malone
Wellesley College— Delphine Surel
Yale University — Amalia Marjollet
University of Vermont — Caroline Upson
Junior Department Awards
Each department at Monomoy recognizes students that have made an impression within the department. The Instructional Leaders, along with their colleagues, proudly recognize the following students who go above and beyond in the classroom.
World Language
Excellence in Latin: Wesley Ulrich
Excellence in Spanish: Julia Calisto
Excellence in Mandarin: Jason Metters, Braeden Morris, Darby Carpenter, Kaelyn Mayo, Lucas Tambolleo
Excellence in French: Shaw Schuyler
Science and Technology
Excellence in Biology: Ciara Farris
Excellence in Chemistry: Delphine Surel
Excellence in Physics: Lucas Tambolleo
Excellence in Computer Technology: Grady Howell
Excellence in Engineering: Zihan Rao
Culinary Arts
Tyler Gula
Jayson Gomes
Taylor Raftery
Delphine Surel
Social Studies Department
Victoria Peterson and Nicole Peterson
Math Department
Katie Gabri
English
Critical Thinking: Ciara Farris
Perseverance: Michelle Generazzo
Passion: Asa St. Aubin
Communication: Olivia Appleton
Challenge: Zihan Rao
Visual and Performing Arts
Excellence in Visual Arts: Sophia Fiorillo
Excellence in Visual Arts: Emily Celia
Excellence in Visual Arts: Molly Lavin
Excellence in Instrumental Music: Angelica Velasquez
Excellence in Instrumental Music: Amalia Marjollet
Excellence in Choral Music: Phoebe Gill
Excellence in Choral Music: Nick Blute
Excellence in Theatre Tech: Bridget Brochu
Excellence in Theatre Performance: Ciara Farris
Excellence in Digital Media: Alec Brown
High Honors Awards
The high honors awards are given for those students earning high honor roll status for one quarter (bronze), two quarters (silver), or three quarters (gold) of the 2020-2021 school year.
Gold
Babes-Deel, Ileana
Bates, Lucy
Beckley, Christie
Bellefeuille, Isabella
Brochu, Bridget
Burnie, Jacob
Considine, Abigail
Davock, Sean
Dujua, Jericah
Farris, Rory
Gabri, Katherine
Gates, Abigail
Goode, Samantha
Gould, Lillian
Gramm, Molly
Grogan, Jennie
Horne, Cameron
Hoye, Amy
Jamieson, Tian
Kelley, Courtney
Kelly, Stephen
Khalil, Tamer
Krystofolski, Marek
Langelier, Annalise
Laramee, Ryan
Layton, Emily
Linnell, Stella
Malone, Colin
Marjollet, Amalia
Miller, Allison
Nash, Chloe
Nash, Kathryn
Nash, Paige
O'Brien, Mason
Pawlina, Brendan
Perez, Talia
Peterson, Nicole
Peterson, Victoria
Pfleger, Isabelle
Poskanzer, Sarah
Rao, Zihan
Raye, Jack
Rodriguez, Alexer
Ryan, Drew
Ryder, Brandon
Ryder, Shane
Slade, Erica
Small, Kylee
Smith, Ashley
Sullivan, Patrick
Vagenas, Jake
Velasquez, Angelica
Watson, Charles
Zaloom, Chloe
Zou, Yu Ying
Silver
Alexis, Isadora
Appleton, Olivia
Aquino Nunez, Ana
Barr, Justin
Bianco, Anna
Blute, Nicholas
Borzilleri, Anna
Burnie, Emma
Calisto, Julia
Carpenter, Darby
Cruz, Kassandra
Dobbs, Brynn
Elhilow, Jason
Gula, Tyler
Hemeon, Claire
Horsefall, Jessica
Hunt, Matthew
Jolibois, Camden
Jones, Maya
Lavin, Owen
Long, Alexa
Machnik, Sophie
Metters, Jason
Ritchie, Juliana
Santoro, Jesse
Schneeberger, Aubrieta
Silvester, Emily
Smith, Audrey
Sullivan, Hannah
Surel, Delphine
Upson, Lauren
Velasquez, Melissa
Ventura, Grace
Vos, Rhiannon
Willis, Olivia
Young, Kevin
Yuskaitis, Jack
Zou, Yu Shang
Bronze
Baker, Nolan
Belanger, Forrester
Belanger, Julian
Blankenship, Emma
Blute, Charlotte
Brophy, Emily
Bruce, Elizabeth
Carlson, Paul
Celia, Emily
Cheron, Chandler
Cloney, Sean
Cohrs, Sophia
Considine, Michael
Correira, Thomas
Crossen, Michaela
Cusack, Joshua
DeSouza, Erin
DiGiovanni, Caroline
Farris, Ciara
Fasano, Jack
Field, Ian
Furman, Lilly
Garbazey, Arina
Generazzo, Michelle
Gill, Phoebe
Gould, Daniel
Grogan, Brady
Howell, Grady
Hunter, Sadie
Hyora, Alexis
Keeney, Lila
Latta, Annalise
Latta, Grace
Lavin, Molly
Lucey, Owen
MacRoberts, Jordan
Malone, Avery
Michaud, Harry
Moore, Fiona
Morand, Sabrina
Morris, Braeden
O'Neil, Emily
Potoczny, Kyla
Rivera, Christian
Sanders, Luke
Segerson, Hillevi
Silvester, Madeline
St. Aubin, Asa
Thonus, Adelaide
Upson, Caroline
Vagenas, Zach
Watson, Sally
Visual and Performing Arts Awards
The visual and performing arts awards are given to students who have excelled in that department during the 2020-2021 school year.
Babes-Deel, Ileana
Bates, Lucy
Bellefeuille, Isabella
Borzilleri, Anna
Bourgea, Ashleigh
Brochu, Bridget
Duja, Jerricah
Garbazey, Arina
Gill, Phoebe
Gould, Lillian
Gray, Emily
Groves, Katelyn
Howell, Grady
Ryan, Drew
Sanders, Luke
Smith, Ashley
Upson, Lauren
Ventura, Grace
Watson, Charles
Watson, Sally
Zou, Yu Ying
What the world needs now...is you!
AFS Intercultural Programs/USA is looking for host families for two students. These students will be arriving in late summer and ready for school to start in the fall. Welcoming a student is a wonderful way to help change the world without leaving your home community.
All families need to host is room in their homes and room in their hearts. The students hope to become part of your family, the high school and the local community. Each student and family will have local support from AFS staff and trained local volunteers.
Those interested in becoming a host family or seeking more information about the experience are encouraged to contact Anne D’Urso, a long time volunteer and experienced host parent.
Anne D’Urso aedurso@yahoo.com
Ad Lucem Root Word of the Week
Yearbooks!
Yearbooks are still for sale! We have about 15 left! If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook please email Ms. Katie Kelly (kakelly@monomoy.edu).
Yearbooks are $100 each and you can pay cash or check (made out to MRSD).
Creative Outlets - Registration Deadline is June 30th
Creative Outlets believes that every teen can be creative and artistic. All teens need is to find what works for them! We provide teens with many different experiences with art so they can find a medium and process they will connect to. Creative Outlets encourages teens to dive into art because in doing so, they develop confidence, sensitivity to people and the world around them, and look at life from different perspectives.
Creative Outlets webpage (ccmoa.or/creative-outlets), where the application to register online is available.
Yogis Unite for Recovery Build
Come join us outside at the Harwich Community Center on June 27 from 11-12:30 at the Harwich Community Center fields for a community yoga class!
This class will be hosted by RecoveryBuild APG and local yoga teachers.
There will be a special guest speaker, Freddy Shegog, who will be talking about his journey from addiction and homelessness to college honor student and inspirational speaker. The class will be lots of fun and Sweet Izzy will be providing vegan and gluten-free ice cream for the event. People under 20 are free.
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Guidance Summer Hours
Starting 7/12/21, the Guidance Department will be staffed every Monday from 9am-2pm during the summer.
Follow us on Social Media!
INSTAGRAM: @MonomoyGuidance
Wishing you health and safety,
The School Counseling Team
Caitlyn Hall, 8th Grade Counselor
Lindsay Ginnetty, A-F
Sean Burke, G-N
Jon Bennett, Instructional Leader, O-Z
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Spring 2021 Weekly Summaries
Girls Tennis by Olivia Prisco
Girls tennis has been playing extremely well all season, winning 9 out of our 11 matches thus far. We have one final match, against St. East, tomorrow June 11th, and are feeling very strong. The group has played with great effort and skill this entire season, and our team has truly become a family. We are excited to have made it to the tournaments this year, and with a strong team, both mentally and physically, we are ready to accomplish great things.
Boys Lacrosse
This week we wrapped up our regular season for boys lacrosse. The ending was not what we were hoping for but I am proud to say that we all fought hard in each and every game and played together as a team. With many new players stepping into roles that they have not experienced before including our goalie Josh Lovely and our entire midfield lineup. They have done an amazing job. It is easy to focus on the countless injuries this year and the losses that we have been through. However, one thing that goes unnoticed from the outside is the brotherhood and bond that our team has. We always have each other's back whether it is on the field or off the field as well. It seems we are always there for each other. As the season winds down we want to remember the family we have and the love we have for one another because through the hardships of this season, we stuck together. -Junior, Jake Burnie, Midfielder, and Captain
Track and Field by Amy Hinesley
Track & Field did not win any meets this year and had a lot of fun doing it! Everyone placed in their various events due to lots of hard work. League All-Stars were Rhiannon Vos and Ryder Robbins! The league Sportsmanship Award went to Amy Hinesley! Shoutout to the seniors: Ryder Robbins, Justus Canto, Nikki Awalt, Aidan Melton, Amy Hinesley, Josie Ganshaw, Ryan Schepman, and Trey Cox. Also, special thanks to our amazing coaches: Mr. Bates, Mrs. Hemeon, and Ms. Robbins!!!!
MRHS Spring Sports Awards Night - Wednesday, June 16, 2021
On Wednesday June 16, Monomoy Regional High School held its Spring Sports Awards Night. It was our first in-person Awards Night of the year and we had a beautiful night outdoors in our stadium. We had a great night honoring our spring student athletes and teams. The following are some highlights from the night.
The May and June Scholar Athletes of the Month were recognized. They are Angelica
Velasquez, Kate Gabri, Colin Malone and Ryder Robbins. Two seniors were recognized
for winning Scholar Athlete of the Year at Graduation. They were Aidan Melton and
Leah Nash.
This year was such a unique year it offered an opportunity to letter in four sports. We
had two quadruple crowns this year.
Maggie Dever – Soccer, Basketball, Cheer, Lacrosse
Caroline DiGiovanni – Field Hockey, Basketball, Cheer, Softball
Thirteen triple crown awards were given out to athletes who lettered in all three seasons
this school year. They are listed below with the sports they played:
Harrison Aristhomene – Basketball, Football, Lacrosse
Nikki Awalt – Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Track
Madisun Crossen – Soccer, Basketball, Softball
Michaela Crossen – Soccer, Basketball, Softball
Sean Deveau – Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
Lexie Hyora – Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
Marek Krystofolski – Golf, Ice Hockey, Baseball
Joseph Malone – Basketball, Football, Tennis
Lucy Mawn – Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
Aidan Melton – Cross Country, Basketball, Track
Leah Nash – Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
Matthew Smeltzer – Golf, Football, Baseball
Wesley Ulrich – Soccer, Football, Baseball
Softball and Girls Golf were recognized for their Cape and Islands League
Championships!
All star information for all teams was unavailable at the time but will be out shortly.
The following student athletes were recognized for High Honor Roll:
Ileana Babes-Deel, Lucy Bates, Christie Beckley, Isabella Bellefeuille, Anna Bianco,
Emma Burnie, Jake Burnie, Abigail Considine, Trey Cox, Michaela Crossen, Sean
Davock, Brynn Dobbs, Rory Farris, Katherine Gabri, Josie Ganshaw, Abigail Gates,
Samantha Goode, Lillian Gould, Jennie Grogan, Amy Hinesely, Jane Howard, Matthew
Hunt, Maya Jones, Courtney Kelley, Tamer Khalil, Marek Krystofolski, Owen Lavin,
Emily Layton, Stella Linnell, Colin Malone, Aidan Melton, Chloe Nash, Kathryn Nash,
Leah Nash, Brendan Pawlina, Aliza Pilsbury, Sarah Poskanzer, Jack Raye, Emily
Silvester, Madeline Silvester, Erica Slade, Ashley Smith, Audrey Smith, Charles
Southworth, Caroline Upson, Lauren Upson, Angelica Velasquez, Charles Watson,
Sally Watson, Jack Yuskaitis, Yu Shang Zou, Yu Ying Zou
The following students were recognized for Honor Roll:
Nicole Awalt, Julian Belanger, Forrester Belanger, Kylie Bennett Charlotte Blute, Garrett
Brown, Justus Canto, Anna Carey, Darby Carpenter, Jordan Charlot, Andrew Clifford,
Michael Considine, Emily Coughlin, Courtney Dery, Karah Deveau, Caroline
DiGiovanni, Sophia Fiorillo, Maya Flaherty, Lilly Furman, Nate Gibson, August Hand,
Jeffrey Hauck, Jessica Horsfall, Casey Huse, Finn Hyora, Rowan Jansen, Grace
Jodice, Colby Jones, Hope Jorgensen, Lila Keeney, Natalie Larivee, Grace Latta, Alana
Lojko, Matthew Lucey, Tatiana Malone, Jean-Claude Marjollet, Kaelyn Mayo, Maxwell
McGrady, Alyson Morris, Ava Packett, Thomas Pandiscio, Leonardo Paravisini, Cassidy
Parker, Tyler Potter, Olivia Prisco, Duncan Ramler, Max Ramler, Kyle Richman, Chace
Robbins, Ryder Robbins, Jacob Routhier, Luke Sanders, Matthew Smeltzer, Julia
Smith, Samuel Thomas, Adelaide Thonus, Dominic Tsoukalas, Wesley Ulrich, Rhiannon
Vos, Gareth Vos, Devinne Wilson, Chase Yarletts
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Contact Us!
Email: mrhs@monomoy.edu
Website: https://www.monomoy.edu/Page/15
Location: 75 Oak Street, Harwich, MA, USA
Phone: 508-430-7200
Follow MRHS on Twitter!
Website: https://twitter.com/MonomoyRHS
Twitter: @MonomoyRHS