We are now in the new quarter and semester! HS Report Cards will be released on January 31st.

Did you know that Scituate High currently has 70 students from out of district who joined us for one of our four RIDE approved Career and Technical Education Academies? The 2025-2026 School Year application are now open! Students can apply and spend a day shadowing. Any student from any RI town or city can apply!

Working With Children students are writing and illustrating children's books and creating a puzzle to help tell their story. Stories will be read to elementary school students.

News from National Honor Society

In early February, eligible juniors and seniors will be invited to complete candidate forms to apply for membership in the National Honor Society. Any interested student or parent should read the bylaws here (also posted on the district website) for information about requirements for membership, including community service hour minimums. Anyone with questions should contact advisor Mrs. Stormont at maggie.stormont@scituateschoolsri.net.

Students, did you know that you can get extra help in reading, writing or math after school if you need it?

Ms. Antonelli (ELA) is available for Reading and Writing support after school on Wednesday from 2:20-3:20. Also, if you have a quiz or test you need to make up, you can drop in to Ms. Antonelli’s class after school to get your work done. Room 210

Mr. Soucar (Math) is after school on Thursdays from 2:20-3:20 for Math Academic Support. Room 109

Ms. Manchester (Special Ed) is also available for academic support to assist students with Math, ELA, Science, or Social Studies on Thursday from 2:20-3:20. Room 208

Please see Ms. Antonelli, Mr. Soucar, Ms. Manchester, or Ms. Goffe if you have any questions about staying after school.

Come hear the High School Band and Chorus at these events!

3/14 & 3/18 POPS Dress rehearsals periods 3 & 4

3/19 POPS Concert 7pm

5/26 Memorial Day Parade meet at the school 9am

5/30 Great East Music Festival

6/6 Graduation

Congratulations to the following students on their recent college acceptances!

Sydney Pagnozzi - University of Rhode Island

Ava Pilderian - Bryant University

Dakota Landry - Rhode Island College

Emily Burton - Rhode Island College

Jessica Adams - University of New Haven, WPI

Natalee Crum - University of Rhode Island

Madison Scanlon - Salve Regina University

Isabella Schiavone - University of Rhode Island, Bryant University

Jackson Scanlon - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida Tech, Middle Tennessee State University

Austin Simas - Bryant University

William Polouski - University of Rhode Island, WPI

Jack Patrie - Bryant University, Framingham State University, Providence, College, Sacred Heart University, Seton Hall University, UMass Amherst, University of Rhode Island, University of Tampa

Scituate Scholarship applications are available! See Mrs. Erickson in School Counseling.

Mid-year grades will automatically be sent to colleges. No need to request!

The Scituate Scholarship Program. The following details were communicated to all who attended:

1. ANY student who is a resident of Scituate graduating from an accredited high school is eligible to apply for consideration of all scholarships awarded.

2. ANY out of district student enrolled in a SHS CTE pathway is eligible to apply for consideration of the Lion’s CTE scholarship.

3. It is strongly recommended applicants include the SAR page of the FAFSA (page that shows student’s SAI#) with their scholarship application. Financial need is weighed heavily in the review process so applications without an SAI# will be at a significant disadvantage. Student’s should not include their entire FAFSA with their application, only the page with the SAI#.

4. Applications are due by March 28th, 2025

5. Students who are selected to receive a scholarship will be notified in May and will be recognized at Senior Awards night.

6. Recipients will receive an envelope with an acknowledgement form that must be completed and returned to Mrs. Erickson prior to the week of graduation.

7. Checks will be made payable to the institution but mailed to the student in August, prior to students leaving for school. Students are responsible for delivering the check to the financial aid office when they arrive on campus so the school can credit their account.

*The Scituate Scholarship Fund is owned and operated by the Town of Scituate and Scituate Lion’s. The criteria for eligibility of awards and the selection of recipients is determined by the Town. Scituate High School is proud to facilitate the application process for the town but is not responsible for eligibility criteria or decisions made by any town organization or committee.*

We run a scholarship event every year for our local seniors. It is a BINGO event that we would love to see some of your seniors join in! All the money raised goes to one local senior who applies for our scholarship. Details on the application will soon follow. But I thought it would be great to see some of the teachers/administration/students from the local school attend the event.

Attached please find the flyer that we hope you will send out to staff and students alike. It has been and will be posted to community pages, but feel free to share among your school community. The more people who attend, the better the scholarship will be for one of our local seniors.

The event is February 2nd at 12:30. If you have any questions, please either reply to this email or email the organization at info@jonnpbrmemorial.org.

Thank you so much for your time. We look forward to meeting you and our local seniors at our event!

Always,

Dana Mullally

Board Member Jonn PBR Memorial Foundation

Scholarships Available

Find your scholarship opportunity

The Rhode Island Foundation, the largest and most comprehensive funder

of nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island, manages more than 150

scholarship and fellowship funds. We offer assistance for middle school to

post-graduate levels, certificate programs, and a variety of fields of study

and interest areas.

Dozens of generous individual, family, and organizational donors have

established scholarship funds with us to help students like you defray

educational expenses.

For students attending technical or trade schools, the Foundation offers

the David L. Taton Family Vocational/Technical Scholarship Fund. This

scholarship opportunity is open year round and is reviewed on a rolling

basis.

In addition to general scholarship assistance, the Foundation offers a

number of awards for study abroad, jewelry design, nursing, and students

who are looking to achieve personal growth through travel and public

service.

Visit www.rifoundation.org/scholarships

to find your scholarship opportunity today!

For more information about the scholarship and fellowship opportunities

available at the Rhode Island Foundation, please contact Monica Benson,

Scholarship and Special Funds Administrator, at (401) 427-4017 or

mbenson@rifoundation.org.

During an Advisory period in the month of January, all high school students will be taking a Connections Survey. This is a research-based survey that encourages students to think about and report personal connections they have with adults and other students within the school building. The information provided by each survey will be kept confidential aside from support staff, if necessary. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to our School Psychologist, Emma Hackett. Thank you!

High school juniors and seniors are invited to attend CCRI’s Dental Day on January 31, 2025 at the Lincoln Campus. There is limited busing available.

Please see the link below for additional information about Dental Day and to register.

https://htmlemail.ccri.edu/t/d-e-sydlyul-l-z/

FAFSA is OPEN!

The U.S. Department of Education has released the 2025-26 FAFSA form – 10 days in advance of the agency’s stated goal of December 1. The online FAFSA form is available to all students and families at FAFSA.gov, and the Department is processing submissions and sending them to schools. You can find their announcement here. Students who are planning for life after high school during the 2025-2026 school year are highly encouraged to fill out the form. It is critical to ensure that all students are completing their FAFSA to have a chance at financial support for their postsecondary education plans. Completing the FAFSA is a gateway for not only federal financial aid, but also grants, scholarships, and work-study.

Students and contributors (parents and guardians) will need to create an FSA ID/StudentAid ID prior to filling out the application. The FSA ID is a username and password combination used to log in to the U.S. Department of Education online systems and is used every year when filling out the FAFSA.

Share out this fillable FSA ID/Studentaid.gov account creation guide and worksheet with your students/families

To help communicate the importance of FAFSA, RIDE has created monthly messages for you to share with students and families (including necessary links and directions).

Please refer to the message document here and use the messages each month to keep students and their families informed.

The College Planning Center is a great resource to support FAFSA/FSA ID completion. They also provide a School Counselor Toolkit for the FAFSA check it out here! Look for updates to the FAFSA Dashboard soon!

Please consider donating to the Dan Casey Memorial Scholarship Fund. (The scholarship awards graduating Scituate High School seniors on it’s wrestling team, where he taught, coached and was a director of guidance)

Kindly use the below link, (it’s easy) typing in ‘Dan Casey Memorial Scholaship Fund’ in the ‘in memory of’ box. Thank you so much for your support and for your generosity for these students and for helping his legacy live on.

Yearbooks are on sale at www.jostens.com If you would like your book personalized the deadline ends until January 30th.

***YEARBOOK NEWS***

Yearbooks are on sale www.jostens.com

The last day to order a personalized cover is January 5th.

Attention senior parents:

If you would like to place an ad for your senior please visit the site below and follow the directions!

www.jostens.com

• click yearbook
• click recognition ads
  
• create a student ad

Due by December 24th

If you need any help reach out to Mrs. Terceira sharon.terceira@scituateschoolsri.net

All students can use the QR code below to submit any picture for the yearbook.

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.

Email: ParentPortal@ScituateSchoolsRI.net

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

Feb 11, 2025
May 13, 2025

Meeting Location: Ponaganset Middle School, Room 150

Meeting Time: 6:00pm

The Education Exchange is offering a tuition free RIDE-approved Teacher Assistant Training Program. This on-line class begins Wednesday, January 29,2025 and runs from 6PM-830 PM for 12 weeks. To enroll, please call 401-783-0293 or email: info@edexri.org or sign up online @ www.edexri.org. Attached is a flyer with additional information.

RIPIN Seeks New Members for Youth Advisory Panel

The RIPIN Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) is a group for youth and young adults (ages 14-24) in Rhode Island with reading and learning challenges. They meet twice a year to share their thoughts on improving education and disability programs for differently-abled individuals, gaining leadership experience in the process. YAP members also engage in two statewide network events where they offer their insights to Rhode Island's Special Education Advisory Network (SEAN). Each student will receive a gift card for each meeting attended. Click HERE to access the YAP Flyer you can share with prospective youth!

For more information, please contact Mary Spencer at Mary.Spencer@ride.ri.gov.

sal.gelsomino@scituateschoolsri.net

Congratulations, Ava Pilderian!

The Scituate Booster Club is incredibly proud to celebrate Ava Pilderian on her commitment to further her academic and athletic career at Bryant University as a Division 1 athlete!

Ava’s dedication, hard work, and passion have been inspiring to all of us in the Scituate community. Her achievements both on and off the field are a testament to her perseverance and drive to succeed. Thank you, Ava, for representing Scituate with such excellence and heart—we can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll accomplish in the gold and black!

Best of luck at Bryant, and as always, GO DAWGS!

Your 2024 Div III Champs were presented with their rings last night at the boys basketball game! Check out this bling! Congratulations again!

The boys 4x800 team medal:

4x800m Relay: Tristan Redmond, Travis White, Jackson Downs, Calvin Hillis-Piecyk 4th place 9:23.30 (PR) -MEDAL

Photo credits Mrs Hillis-Piecyk, Mrs Munns and coach, Rhodeandtrack

Sophomore Bryce Guilmain has broken two school records during the 2024/25 Indoor Track & Field season. He now owns the record for weight throw, with a throw of 39–3, and shot put, with a throw of 34–4. He looks to improve on both as the season comes to a close over the course of the next few weeks.

Scituate Swim had a great meet at RIC this past weekend! Our 4 swimmers this week all each swam the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. Junior Max Jackson came in at 33:23 and 1:15:30, respectively. Senior Tristan Redmond came in at 31:22 and 1:17:26, and Senior Ella Bard swam a 30:20 and 1:06:57. Sophomore Ella Bowden continues to PR with her 50 free at 34:78 and came in at 1:19:56 for her 100 free! Spartans have their last independent meet of the season at RIC on Saturday, February 1st at 11:30am.

Spartans hosted another home game against Achievement First and played an amazing game, winning 63-31!

It was a great night as the Boys soccer team was also honored at halftime!

A great game on home court!.

Scituate Spartans Shine at the 2025 TK All-Girls Wrestling Tournament!

This past weekend, Abigail Otte and Faith Dumont represented the Scituate Spartans at the 2025 TK All-Girls Wrestling Tournament, and their performances were nothing short of spectacular!

Abigail Otte claimed 1st place in her bracket with dominant performances throughout the tournament, including a victory by fall in the championship match!

Faith Dumont battled hard in the consolation bracket to secure 3rd place, finishing her final match with a decisive win by fall.

These two athletes scored 40 points, earning the Spartans an impressive 4th place finish out of 15 teams, despite competing with just two wrestlers! Their dedication, resilience, and Spartan pride were on full display.

Congratulations, Abigail and Faith, on making your mark and inspiring us all!

Scituate Spartans, playing with the Cranston West co-op, beat D2 3rd ranked North Kingstown 4-2 Monday! Juniors Tommy Slater (#14) and Brady Scanlon (#3) both scored, with Scanlon having an assist as well. Junior Grant Bailey (#11) played his consistent defense once again and also pressured NK’s defense. It was an exciting game to watch, the boys are now at 4 wins, 3 losses and currently ranked 6th out of the 13 teams of the division. Come cheer on our Spartans this Friday at 7:10 vs Portsmouth at home/Cranston Vets rink!

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.