Please Drive Safe
Good evening,
All I can say is that I hope you found some time to enjoy this weekend's amazing weather and that the experience has left you in good spirits as we begin the week ahead. Enjoy it while you can as we all know what weather is waiting around the corner.
The month of November ushers in the start of a busy time of the school year with holidays, Fall Sports MIAA Tournament action, Fall Drama Club Theatre rehearsals and Production, Winter Sports, Grade 9 and 10 Semi Formal Dance and a slew of other activities. These are fun activities for our students of which we encourage participation in.
These activities can also create a lot of stress and anxiety trying to balance school work and extracurricular involvement. The meaningful utilization of FLEX Block to complete class work and access any needed academic support from classroom teachers is essential to assisting students in successfully managing this fun and busy time. As we begin the 2nd Quarter students are encouraged to reflect on their 1st Quarter successes and any areas for improvement and how best to utilize the daily FLEX block to most support their learning and continued growth.
With this time of year, we can also expect colder temperatures and the precipitation associated with winter months of snow, ice, rain, etc. to impact student transportation to school and our parking lot. With this in mind it is important to strongly remind parents and caregivers of the necessity to adhere to and follow our posted driving routes and student drop off and pick up locations. Our traffic plans have been established to provide optimum pedestrian and driver safety and traffic efficiency.
This safety and efficiency are jeopardized when drivers do not follow the posted routes and attempt to drop off and pick up students in locations other than posted. Specifically, drivers in the parking aisle travel lanes who drop off or wait to pick up students or those who drop off of students in the top parking lot closest to the school. Both of these impact safety and efficiency by breaking the designed flow of walking and driving patterns. It causes confusion, adds to congestion and creates an unsafe, disorderly and unpredictable environment for our students.
Drop off and pick up of students is only to occur in the designated area in the new lower parking lot in the posted area at the bottom of the parking lot stairs. Drop off and pick up is prohibited in the parking lot aisle travel lanes.
Drop off and pick up of students in the upper parking lot closest to the school and Main Entrance is for those students with a short term or long term physical need which prohibits the use of the designated area in the lower parking lot. Cold or rainy weather does not meet the physical need criteria.
I thank you in advance for your support and efforts to help provide a safe environment for our students while also allowing for an efficiency of traffic flow and movement.
Have a great week. Go Spartans!
Communication
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Daily Bulletin Student Handbook Daily Schedule · Daily Schedule with Lunch Assignments HERE SHS Calendar · SHS School Year Calendar HERE Parking and Traffic Route Map · Updated Driving routes / parking Map HERE Social Media Links · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shs.principal.184 · Instagram: bluespartanshs 2022 - 2023 SHS Club and Student Organizations |
Save the Date
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Monday, 11/7: Start of Quarter 2 Friday, 11/11: No School / Veterans Day Wednesday & Thursday, 11/9 & 11/10: ELA MCAS Retest Tuesday & Wednesday, 11/15 & 11/16: Math MCAS Retest Wednesday, 11/23: Half day dismissal; 12:15pm Thursday & Friday, 11/24 & 11/25: Thanksgiving Holiday Break / School closed Wednesday, 11/30: Parent / Teacher Conferences; 6:00pm - 8:00pm Friday, 12/2: Grade 9/10 SemiFormal; 6:30pm - 9:30pm |
Tuesday morning commute / ELM Street
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On Tuesday, November 8th and Wednesday, November 9th crews working for Eversource will pave Elm Street in Stoneham. The roadway will be detoured with closures in areas during this time. The hours of road construction activities are from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Residents on Elm Street may not have driveway access for up to two hours during paving activities. Please relocate vehicles before 8:00 am on Tuesday and Wednesday if you plan on traveling and follow posted detour routes. If you have any questions about this work, please contact Eversource’s Project Hotline at 1-833-836-0302 or email ProjectInfoMa@eversource.com Additional project details can be found on the Eversource project website at eversource.com/content/Woburn-Wakefield-Project |
Food Drive / Supporting the Stoneham Community
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SHS Student Council Thanksgiving Food Drive for the local food pantry. · What: Non-perishable food items · Where: Donation Box in the front lobby of the high school by the office entrance. · When: Now through Thursday, November 10. o Items will be delivered to the pantry on Nov.12th. |
Advanced Placement (AP) Important Deadlines
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AP Deadlines-- November 15, 2022 · All AP test fees are due 11/15/22 · Students are automatically registered for the AP test in each of their AP courses. o If a student wishes to cancel the test, they must make arrangements with their AP teachers and the AP coordinators by 11/15/22 to avoid a $40.00 penalty fee. |
Seniors and Senior Households Yearbook Info
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Please follow the attached link for most recent yearbook info and deadlines: HERE |
Photography Club/ Week of 10/31 - 11/4
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Some recent photos from our newly formed Photography Club. Capturing that Spartan Spirit! If interested in becoming a member of this club please speak with Ms. Martin in room 211 |
Halloween Spirit at SHS
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A little glimpse of the Halloween spirit this past week: HERE |
Free COVID Test Kits
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Through a joint DESE / DPH program Stoneham High School has been provided free COVID Test Kits for students, households and faculty. These free test kits are available in the Main Office. |
Attendance / School start time 8:15AM
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We are seeking your assistance to help support a positive learning environment for all students and to help eliminate a consistent, if not growing morning attendance issue, specifically speaking, lateness / tardy, to school and the first period class which starts promptly at 8:15am. We kindly ask that all students and parents / caregivers review morning routines and travel patterns to ensure a morning drop off that allows for students to be in their classrooms and seats by 8:15AM. Classes start and the educational process begins at 8:15AM, when students arrive late to class they interrupt the learning process and the learning of their peers. Though this is not intentional it is not considerate or respectful to the planning of the teacher or for the students already in class. We thank you and appreciate your attention to this matter and supporting a positive and supportive learning environment for all SHS students. |
Counselors Corner
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1. Senior Parents · Attend an upcoming FAFSA Day event for free assistance completing financial aid forms. · All events are online, and an advisor will meet with you personally in a breakout room. o https://masfaa.org/fafsaday/ 2. Stride Into STEM · A free event at UMass Lowell o Saturday, November 19th from 10 am to 2 pm o Stride into STEM is designed to give students and parents a firsthand glimpse into the expansive world of STEM. § Every attendee will have the chance to meet industry experts face-to-face, learn how and why they chose STEM, and what advice they have for young people considering a STEM career. · If interested please contact the SHS Guidance Department for further information 3. College Visits / Seniors · College Visits occur at Stoneham High School starting from Wednesday, September 21 through Monday, November 21. o Please sign up on SCOIR or in the Guidance Department. |
2022 Grade 9 & 10 Semi formal Dance
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Freshmen/Sophomore Semi Formal 2022 · Friday, December 2nd; 6:30-9:30 o Theme: Starry Night o DJ and photo booth § Spinner Music (booked!) o Food § pizza, fruit, water · Cost: $25 (per ticket) o Ticket sales § Monday 11/21 & Tuesday 11/22 (during lunch) ***Note this is Thanksgiving Week/Spirit Week |
STEM Conference / 2022 NextGen Data Science Day (DSD) Conference - Free Event
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The NextGen Committee of the New England Statistical Society (NESS) is pleased to announce the 2022 NextGen Data Science Day (DSD) Conference. The conference will take place virtually, through Whova, Zoom, on Saturday, November 12, 2022 and will feature several panel discussions throughout the day. It is free for high school students. NextGen seeks to support the next generation of statisticians and data scientists and to introduce you to the world of data science and statistics. In keeping with our mission, the Data Science Day will feature two distinguished keynote speakers: Dr. Nicholas J. Horton, the Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society at Amherst College, and Dr. Catherine Williams, the VP of Data & Research at Qualtrics! Whether you are someone who is trying to understand the field and its opportunities or you are someone who is well-versed with the field there is something for everyone! Conference schedule: https://nestat.org/nextgen/dsd2022/ Pre-registration link: https://nestat.org/nextgen/registration/?key=nestat2022 Free for HS Students: Register as “Presenter ($0 promo code req)” Use code: DSD2022Hbk2sHH Inquiries, please contact NextGen at nextgen@nestat.org. |
Library Newsletter
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Check out our Fall Library Newsletter for updates on the SHS library. |
New SHS Building Progress Report 10/31 - 11/4
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New SHS Construction Project · A week in pictures |
Driving Routes / Parking
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Please refrain from picking up or dropping off students in the parking aisle traffic lanes. Drop off and pick up of students is to only occur in the designated drop off / pick up area. Adherence and patience will get us through! Thank you |
SHS AThletics Booster Club Fundraiser / Spirit Night Fundraiser
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Athletics Booster Organization Fundraiser November 15 Information HERE |
Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)
Powerschool
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1. Adding the Powerschool App to your phone allows easy access to your academic schedule and academic progress monitoring. 2. Login a. Students are required to utilize their school issued Powerschool login and password. b. Students need to access Adaptive Scheduler for FLEX registration which can only be accessed through PS and their own assigned account and login information. c. Students are not to use their parent / guardian login / password. |
Spartan Gear
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Hey, STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL fan! Your NEW 24/7 STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL Sideline Store is officially up and running. To celebrate, we're offering fans an epic, month-long promotion--25% OFF sitewide when you use code SPIRIT. Stop reading and start shopping to score the latest fan wear and accessories. Then get out there and cheer on your team. Check us out on social media to learn more. Go STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL! http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/massachusetts/stoneham/stoneham-high-school
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Bryan Lombardi
Principal
Stoneham High School
O: (781) 279 - 3810
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