Principal's Message 10/15/23

Daily Bulletin

·  10/16/2023

·  10/13/2023

·  10/12/2023

·  10/11/2023

·  10/10/2023

Student Handbook

·  2023-2024 Handbook HERE

Program of Studies

·  2023 -2024 Program of Studies

Daily Schedule

·  Daily Schedule with Lunch Assignments HERE

SHS Calendar

·  SHS School Year Calendar HERE

District Calendar

·  SPS 2023 - 2024 Calendar HERE

Parking and Traffic Route Map

·  Driving routes / parking Map HERE

Social Media Links

·  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/shs.principal.184

·  Instagram:  bluespartanshs

·  Current Club / Organizations HERE

2023 - 2024 SHS Club and Student Organizations

·  TBD

·  October 20:  SHS Half Day of School; 12:15 Dismissal

·  October 21:  Class of 2025 Fundraiser / Chipotle, Woburn / 4:00 - 8:00pm

·  November 1: End of 1st Quarter 

·  November 4: Start of 2nd Quarter

·  November 10:  No School / Veterans Day

·  November 21: Picture Retake Day

·  November 29: Half Day of School & Parent / Teacher Conferences 

Stoneham High School will have a half day of school with a 12:15 dismissal on Friday October 20.  

The purpose of this release is to allow teachers and faculty an opportunity of the moving process to the new school which requires a review and throwing away of unneeded, old and / or broken educational items and materials from the past 50 years that accumulated within SHS.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

School lunch will be available to all students at dismissal.

Vision, Hearing and BMI screening will take place for 10th grade students who take  Physical Education this semester. 

·  Screenings will take place on October 24th and October 25

·  If your child wears glasses, please be sure they bring them to the screening . 

·   

 If you have any questions or concerns, please email Sandra Malzone:  SMalzone@stonehamschools.org. 

Thank you!

Stoneham High School students are collecting non-perishable food items for the local food pantry's Thanksgiving food baskets.  

·  All items are due by Nov. 8th.

Suggested foods include:

·  Flour                                 Sugar (white/brown/confectioners)

·  Vanilla                               Salt

·  Baking powder/soda         Condiments

·  Vegetable Oil                    Gravy

·  Spices                                Evaporated or condensed milk

·  Jams/jellies                        Cocoa Mix

·  Salad Dressings

Senior Privilege will begin on Wednesday October 18 as a FLEX block option for Seniors.

Senior Privilege

·  When

o Monday - Thursday

·  How

o FLEX Block Registration 

o Scheduled on a weekly basis.

§ Registration opens on the Friday of the preceding week.

o Students select Senior Privilege as FLEX block option as they would select their home FLEX or a teacher of an academic class or enrichment

§ Teacher FLEX requests are MANDATORY and override any Senior Privilege

Requirements:

·  Signed Parent / Caregiver Permission form turned into Main Office

o Form HERE

·  No class with a grade below a D (63) at the Q1, Q2 & Q3 final grade reporting.

o 1st Grade review will be Q1 Final Grade Reports 

§ Q1 ends 11/3

o Students with a class/s with a grade below a D(63) will:

§ Be scheduled into a Structured FLEX Block

§ Senior Privilege will be frozen until the grade requirement is resolved.

Expectations

·  Seniors will utilize Senior Privilege with their FLEX Block to practice important life skills of time management and activity / work organization, planning and prioritization.

·  Students will utilize Senior Privilege with their FLEX Block to best support their academics, extracurricular activities and other life responsibilities and obligations.

·  Seniorswill schedule their FLEX block choices on a weekly basis.

·  Seniors will attend any class or school based activity as selected during FLEX Block

·  Teacher FLEX requests are MANDATORY  and override any Senior Privilege option. 

·  Seniors will sign out for selected FLEX Block Senior Privilege

o Sign out is QR Code located  on windows by Main Office and on Main Door Windows

§ Seniors are responsible to ensure they sign out from school.

The Stoneham High School Yearbook Staff would like to alert you about important dates and explain the

process of submitting candid photos. 

·  Please note that the Yearbook Staff has to meet deadlines to create and submit pages. 

·  We ask that parents, guardians and students help us meet these deadlines by promptly addressing the following requests:

o  Candids. Parents may submit as many candid photos as they like. The Yearbook Staff will select which photos to include into the yearbook (submitting a photo does not guarantee inclusion).

§ Please submit candid pictures for: baby pictures (12-24 months old), elementary school, middle school, high school, semi-formal, junior prom etc. 

§ JPG ONLY - no png.

§ Use the Jostens photo link to upload pictures by 11/30/23. 

§ Please add a label in the description box to help the staff sort the pictures into the correct folders.

o Senior Portraits. Legacy Studios will be at SHS on October 19th and 20th for the FINAL round of senior portraits. 

§ Use this Legacy Studios link HERE to sign up. 

§ ONLY SENIOR PORTRAITS FROM LEGACY STUDIOS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE YEARBOOK.

o Yearbook Sales. Jostens Yearbooks will be sold from January 1st - February 15th. 

§ The cost will be $100 per book. 

§ Students w/ free or reduced lunch will have a price of $50. 

§ Any other student with financial hardship should email Mr. v to discuss a reduced price. 

§ We will send out an email/flier with ordering information on January 1st. 

·  Any family willing to donate a book would be greatly appreciated.

o Parent Recognition Ads. Will be sold from January 1st - February 15th. 

§ ADS ARE LIMITED. 

§ We will send out an email/flier with ordering information on January 1st.

Please email Mr v. at  kvonsneidern@stonehamschools.org with any questions or concerns. The Yearbook Staff will communicate these deadlines with all seniors as well.

Spartan Enrichment Organization

Calling all senior parent/caregiver, 

We are looking to have a committee of parents/caregivers to help with fundraising for the senior class. These

funds would be used during senior week in May 2024. 

A possible fundraiser will be a calendar with gift cards as prizes.   We need your help.

We would like to meet on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @ 7:00pm via zoom to discuss.

 If you have question before the meeting, you can email  spartanenrichmentorg@gmail.com

Below is the Zoom information:

Phone one-tap: US: +13092053325,,97855556674# or ++13126266799,,97855556674# 

Meeting URL: https://suffolk.zoom.us/j/97855556674

Meeting ID: 978 5555 6674

Thank you,

Carmelina Buonpane and Annette Iebba (SEO)

FLYER HERE

Great new pictures…our new school is really taking shape!  Very exciting

·  Week of 10/9 - 10/14 HERE

Enter to win a scholarship through the Voices of Democracy essay contest. 

·  This year's theme is: What are the greatest attributes of our democracy?

·   The national first place winner receives a $35,000 scholarship and there are state and local winners as well. 

See the attached flyer HERE for more information

·  Submit your application, audio recording, and written essay by 10/23/23 to either your history teacher or Mrs. Henderson. 

Attention all students who are enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP) level course this 2023 - 2024 school year.  The May AP Tests for all AP courses are required for those students enrolled in an AP course.   Please see below for important information and dates regarding AP exams including decision dates, registration details and fees.  Also included is a FAQ for parents / caregivers.

·  AP Test Info  HERE

·  Parent / Caregiver  FAQs HERE

MCAS Retests

·  Grade 11 / 12 students who require a retest for a Biology, ELA and / or Math MCAS will have opportunities on the following dates:

o November

§ ELA: 11/08 & 11/09

§ Math: 11/14 & 11/15

o February

§ Biology: 2/6 & 2/7

o March

§ ELA: 3/4 & 3/6

§ Math: 3/7 & 3/8

o June

§ Biology: 6/4 & 6/5

MCAS 

·  Grade 10 students will take the Biology,  ELA and Math MCAS on the following dates:

o Testing schedule