Principal's Message 2/21/21

Principal Bryan Lombardi

Principal Bryan Lombardi

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Good evening,

 

I hope that you have had an enjoyable Winter Vacation and are well rested and looking forward to a return to school.  We return with a solid eight weeks until our next break, April Vacation.  This stretch will include the bulk of 3rd Quarter, course selection for the 2021-2022 school year, our first ever Fall 2 Athletic Season, some great productions from our Music and Theatre programs and activities from our clubs. 

 

As always we keep a focus on ensuring a safe learning environment with strict adherence to COVID safety requirements and guidelines and in doing so, it will allow us to continue our hybrid schedule and in person learning.  We will continue to provide as many school based activities and events as possible within the established School Committee, town and state safety guidelines. 

 

We look forward to a fun and positive return to school and eight weeks of uninterrupted and vibrant school activity and in person learning.

 

Go Spartans!

 

Mark Your Calendars

2/22: Fall 2 Athletic Season begins

 

Communication

2/22/2021 Day 3a

 

2/12/2021 Day 2b

2/11/2021 Day 2a

2/10/2021 Day 1b

2/9/2021 Day 1a

2/8/2021 Day 5b

 

 

SHS FaceBook:  https://www.facebook.com/Stoneham-High-School-113064453732609

SHS Web Page:  https://www.stonehamschools.org/schools/stoneham-high-school/index

 

Q2 Honor and High Honor Roll

Our apologies for any omittances...Outstanding work all around!

 

Updates:

Q2 Honor Roll Here

Q2 High Honor Roll Here

 

 

Reminder / Remote Expectations

Just a reminder that when attending classes remotely; behavioral and attendance expectations, classroom rules and school rules, are the same as in school / in person.  When attending remotely we expect the same level of behavior, dress, engagement and participation as you would attending class in person at school. 

 

2021-2022 Course Selection

SHS 2021 - 2022 Program of Studies HERE

 

Course selection details and calendar to be released within next two weeks

 

MCAS Update Class of 2022 and 2023

DESE has announced the following MCAS updates

        Class of 2022 and 2023

        ELA and Math MCAS are tentatively scheduled for May and June

        Science MCAS 

        No test required

        Required:

        Successful completion of a relevant high school science course

        Biology, Chemistry or physics

 

More details will be provided upon updates from DESE.  Teachers will adjust instruction and activities to best prepare students for optimal success.

 

Athletics

Stoneham High School Fall2 2021 Athletic Department Update HERE

 

Fall 2 Season sports

        Start Monday, February 22, 2021.

        Sports offered

        Cheerleading

        Football

        Swimming

        Boys and Girls Indoor Track

        Volleyball

        Registration

        FamilyID opens Wednesday, February 3, 2021 

        If you have any questions on registration you may call the athletic office at 781-279-3810 x 1314.

 

Clubs

A reminder that Stoneham High School has a large and diverse extracurricular offerings with our clubs.  Even with the challenges brought on with the pandemic clubs are still active with students and advisors being creative in their activities and how they meet.  Enrollment in clubs is always open and new members are always welcome.  For a view of our current clubs go HERE.  Students interested in one of the clubs are encouraged to email the advisor directly for up to date meeting time information.

 

Chromebooks / Chargers

        Chromebook repair / Tech issue contact help desk

        helpdesk@stonehamschools.org

        Chromebook Loaner (if available)

        Are at the tech office, not the library

 

Senior PE

Grade 12 PE Expectations HERE

 

Class of 2021 / Graduation Information

Student Form for Graduation and Cap and Gown HERE

 

Summer STEM Opportunities / Class of 2022

Juniors / Class of 2022

MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (https://beaverworks.ll.mit.edu/CMS/bw/bwsi) is a rigorous, world-class STEM program for talented and passionate high school students. 

 

The four-week summer program at MIT teaches STEM skills through project-based, workshop-style courses. 

 

The BWSI program started in 2016 and it was a huge success (4-week residential program at MIT, no-cost to students, 46 students from 24 high schools, 24 from out-of-state and 22 from the Boston area as daytime students). 

 

The program was expanded in 2017 to 3 projects (Autonomous RACECAR, Autonomous UAV Racing and Autonomous Cognitive Assistant) with corresponding 3 online courses as prerequisites. 

 

Over 350 students signed up for the online courses and 98 students participated in the summer program (35 students from 17 MA high schools and 63 students from 32 out-of-state high schools).  In addition, two teams from Mexico (12 students) and two teams from Nauset High School, Cape Cod, MA, (8 students) participated in the final competition for the RACECAR.

 

In 2018 the program was expanded to 8 projects with the following 5 additional projects: Hack a 3D Printer, Data Science for Health and Medicine, Embedded Security and Hardware Hacking, Build a CubeSat, and UAS SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar). 

 

For the summer program 198 students from 105 high schools around the country (from 31 states) participated.  In addition, teams from Mexico (15 students), Canada (4 students) and Nauset High School (4 students) also participated in the program.

 

In 2021 plan to offer 13 courses for high school students (see attached BWSI 2021 pamphlet).

Summer 2021 Program Pamphlet HERE