Principal's Message 1/23/23

Daily Bulletin

·  1/23/2023

·  1/20/2023

·  1/19/2023

·  1/18/2023

·  1/17/2023

Student Handbook

·  2022-2023 Handbook HERE

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

·  Current Club / Organizations HERE 

Monday, 1/23; Start of Quarter 3 / Semester 2 

Friday, 2/17; Half Day Dismissal @ 12:15PM / District PD day

Monday, 2/20 - Friday, 2/24; School Closed / Winter Vacation

Here is the Daily Academic Schedule with NEW S2 lunch assignments 

·  Daily Schedule with Lunch Assignments HERE

Congratulations on completing your Semester 1 Mid-Terms!   Attached is the Flex Enrichment schedule for the first week of Semester 2.  

·  You can get a good start to the semester by signing up for Ms. Brooks Get Your Life Together class to help you with organization skills.  

·  Many of the clubs will be holding enrichments and you can still get assistance from any of your teachers. 

The Adaptive Scheduler will remain open until 10am Monday morning.

#15 1/23 - 1/26 schedule

For the benefit of all SHS students and teachers, the school library should be a positive, relaxing, peaceful and relatively quiet space in our school. With that in mind the following lunch guidelines will be implemented:

The  library is open before school starting at 7:30AM and after school until 3:30pm.  During the school day it is an open resource for students and for academic classes to reserve for full class access.

If not closed due to a class reservation,  students may access the Library during their lunch for a quiet alternative to the cafeteria with the following guidelines:

·  TEN minutes after the bell rings for lunch the library doors will be closed and no other student will be admitted. 

·  Once in the library students are required to stay, unless to access the bathroom, for the full lunch. 

·  There should be no more than 6 students sitting in groups and all students must be seated. 

·  Voices should be kept to a respectful noise level

·  Chairs and tables must remain where they are placed unless Mrs. Connelly OKs a move.

·  If food is eaten in the library all trash must be thrown away and the tables wiped down.

·  Violation of these guidelines will result in students being asked to leave and return to the cafeteria.

SHS Connections Council:  Pushing back against hate

A message from our students, taking a stand on their community:  PSA: Stoneham Stands Campaign HERE

https://adobe.ly/3woi0tD 

SHS Students from our Photography classes and Photography Club recently visited the MFA for the Life Magazine and the Power of Photography Exhibit.

New SHS Construction Project

·  A week in pictures

o Weekly Progress Report HERE

The Stoneham Coalition will be hosting a virtual community presentation, Preventing Underage Cannabis Use in the Era of Commercialization, on Thursday, January 26th at 7 pm. 

More details  for sign up and link access HERE

Girls STEM Summit… 15^th anniversary

·  The Massachusetts premier Summit is an annual daylong event for 8th-12th grade students interested in pursuing STEM careers or exploring STEM topics.  

·  As this is a critical time in their education, and college decisions are beginning, we hope to empower the participants to see the many opportunities available to them within STEM.

·  The daylong event will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. 

o The registration fee is $75 per student and includes all speakers, hands-on sessions, continental breakfast, lunch, and a take home gift.

We have been lucky so far with winter weather, but we are New Englanders and we know that our luck will eventually run out with the winter weather we are accustomed to.  With that in mind, here are important reminders to allow for safe and efficient parking and traffic.

·  Driving

o Drivers please  be extra cautious and aware and follow the posted and established parking and driving routes.  Winter weather impacts road conditions and visibility and adhering to established routes and expectations will only help in maintaining an efficient and safe traffic process.

·  Student Drop Off & Pick Up

o Please remember that student drop off and pick up is required in the designated Drop Off  / Pick Up Area in the lower parking lot. The Drop Off  / Pick Up Area consists of white lined marked space before and after the staircase.  Please help with traffic flow by having your student exit or enter the car at any time your vehicle is stopped between the lines of the designated Drop Off  / Pick Up Area.

§ Student drop off / pick up in the upper parking lot, closest to the school, is not a designated Drop Off / Pick Up Area and is only for those individuals who have a physical necessity.

·  Student Parking

o Unfortunately we have reached our student parking capacity, there are no more available student parking spaces.  At this time Student Parking is closed for any new drivers.

o Non-registered drivers are not permitted to park on school grounds and any violators are subject to towing at the cost of the vehicle owner.

1.       SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The 2023 Mary Margaret Trant Nursing Scholarship was created in 2021 to assist worthy nursing school students with financial grants which may be applied towards the cost of tuition, books, and equipment.  Applicants must be accepted to an accredited nursing school.  The deadline for applying is May 1.  Please go to the Guidance Department to pick up an application.

2.          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/

3.          FREE Saturday Exploratory Program for any student, grades 9-12, at Northeast Metro Tech

·         The program runs from 8-12, with a mid morning snack break (snack and water provided by Northeast). 

·         This opportunity is a great way to learn hands-on interactive skills in a  

career-technical education environment.  

·         Sessions

o    Session 3:  2/11,2/18,3/4,3/11 Culinary Arts, Design and Visual Communications, Cosmetology, HVAC, Robotics, Carpentry, Auto Body, Dental Assisting, Health Assisting

·         See attachments for registration details.

o    Informational Brochure HERE

o    Application HERE

1.       Adding the Powerschool App to your phone allows easy access to your academic schedule and academic progress monitoring.

a.                    Instructions HERE

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.

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.

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