My first three weeks as the principal have been fantastic! I have enjoyed meeting with staff and students involved in our summer programming. Everyone has been kind and welcoming! I am proud to join the Taunton community and look forward to getting to know our students and families in the coming weeks and months.

If students and parents/guardians can complete this four-question open-response survey, this feedback will provide me with valuable perspectives before the first day of school.

Here are just a few updates as we have been busy this summer planning for the new school year. I will send a second summer update as we get closer to the first day of school on Wednesday, August 28th.

Please save the 2024-2025 district calendar. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 28th for students.

August

Tuesday, 8/13-Thursday, 8/15 Senior College Boot Camp 9AM-12PM (Library)

Friday, 8/16 First day of football tryouts

Monday, 8/19 First day of all other fall sports tryouts

Monday, 8/19 Senior Pictures

Wednesday, 8/21 Link Crew Mentor Training 12-4 PM

Thursday, 8/22 Link Crew Mentor Training 12-4 PM

Thursday, 8/22 Grade 8 Orientation Night for Parents/Guardians Only 6:30-7:30 PM (Auditorium)

Friday, 8/23 Grade 8 Orientation for Students Only 12-4 PM (Gr. 8 students only)

Monday, 8/26 District Professional Development Day

Monday, 8/26 Senior Pictures

Tuesday, 8/27 District Professional Development Day

Tuesday, 8/27 Senior Pictures

Wednesday, 8/28 First Day of School for Students

Friday, 8/30 No School-Labor Day Weekend

September

Monday, 9/2 No School-Labor Day Weekend

Wednesday, 9/18-9/20 Senior Photographs

We will have a Grade 8 Student Orientation event on Friday, August 23rd from 12 pm-4 pm. We will send you more information about this event in early August, but Grade 8 students will have the opportunity to tour the high school, meet with trained mentors, and learn about the high school. This is an important event for students, and we have coordinated with fall athletics to prevent conflicts! We will offer busing to and from the event using a modified busing schedule which we will share as we get closer to the event. We will host a separate event for parents/guardians (not students) on Thursday, August 22nd, from 6:30 PM-7:30 PM in the Taunton High School auditorium.

As we approach the end of the school year, we want to invite rising seniors - to participate in our Summer College Boot Camp. This free 3-day program will give you the tools to start the college application process successfully. This program will be held August 13-15th, 9am-12pm in the THS College & Career Center. This is a great opportunity to get a headstart on your applications and is especially helpful for first-generation college students and those planning to apply Early Action and to highly selective schools. Students are encouraged, but not required, to attend all sessions. If you're interested in participating, please sign up in advance so we can send you more information over the summer.

Register Here

We hope to see you in August! Questions? Reach out to Mrs. Golder at agolder@tauntonschools.org

From June 19th through June 28, 2024, THS students traveled to Spain and Portugal. Led by chaperones Ms. Golder, Ms. Musa- Marrero, Mr. Greding, Mr. Purpura, Mr. Leonard, and Mr. Moore, the students had a fantastic time! Thank you to the team for updating the Explorica Travel Journal so we could follow along about their travel experience! Some highlights of the trip included exploring the Tejo River, eating at Mercado da Ribeira, and enjoying the beautiful beaches in Sintra and Cascais. The group enjoyed fireworks in San Juan and learned about the historical Seville! The students learned about the beautiful architecture involved with European cathedrals and mosques. A special thank you to our chaperones for taking our students on this ​remarkable experience!

Congratulations to our students who competed in Skills USA in Atlanta, Georgia at the start of the summer. SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college and middle school students and professional members enrolled in training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.

This year's competition theme was "No Limits."

Featured below are Logan Rebello, Nick Woodward, Dara Pereira, and Alaney Murphy. Thank you to Advisor Ms. Gibson and chaperone Ms. Murphy for taking students on this experience.

Below is information on Summer Reading and Summer AP Homework.

Taunton High School does not post general supply lists in advance of the start of the school year. Each teacher will provide students with a list of needed supplies for the class once school starts on August 28th. The student's Chromebook, Chromebook charger, a pencil/pen, notebook, and folder are perfect for the first day of school.

The following sports are offered during the fall season.

• Football
• Cheerleading
• Boys and Girls Cross Country
• Boys and Girls Soccer
• Golf
• Field Hockey
• Girls Volleyball

Registration is here. Before clicking below, make sure you have done the following:

1. Provide a copy of a physical exam to the THS Athletic Department (Physicals are good for 13 months and virtual physicals are NOT accepted).
2. Athletes and parents must complete the following online course annually in order to participate.

NFHS Concussion Course'

Football will begin on Friday, August 16th. All other sports will start on Monday, August 19th.

Fall registration will close on August 1st, 2024. All fall registrations must be completed before the deadline. The THS Athletic Fee is $150.00. This fee covers one sports season or all three sports seasons. You may pay by cash or check to the THS Athletics Office or online by clicking the link here.

Any questions, please email Sandy Altman at saltman@tauntonschools.org

Congratulations to Taunton High School students Dmitrius Shearrion and Emersyn DePonte for participating in two different outdoor track national championships recently. Emersyn competed in the Nike Outdoor Nationals at the University of Oregon on June 15, while Dmitrius competed at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor at the University of Pennsylvania on June 16. Please see the article in the Taunton Gazette.