Generally Speaking
October 2016



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Principals Corner
Christopher Corkery, Principal

Since many of you have expressed an interest in a mobile-friendly version of our newsletter, we are changing our format starting this month.  Generally Speaking will be published in a phone friendly format; we will spin off Academically Speaking into its own newsletter and publish about five times per year; and our School Counseling/Guidance team will produce it's own newsletter in the longer format.  We hope this will improve communications and keep you in the know.

Fall Fun For Families
We have several things going on this fall for you and your family to enjoy. 
The Stage Company will present a cabaret Oct. 14 & 15 at 7 PM. The one-act "The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death," a parody of the recent reality fiction made popular by The Hunger Games and the Divergent series, will be presented with direction by Mikayla Caterino as her Capstone Project. The Company will also perform musical dance numbers choreographed by alumnae Brannigan Burstein. Tickets: $4 students and senior citizens; $6 for adults. Tickets at the door. Approx. 1 hour.
Veterans honored at Oct. 15 home football game. All veterans will be honored at kick-off and get free admission at the next home football game as part of Operation Hat Trick. Read more
Night Football Game October 22nd @ 7 PM
The Generals will be hosting The Bow Falcons

Coming in November
The Stage Company
will be presenting
Into the Woods Nov. 10-13.

PSAT October 19 for Juniors
All juniors will take the PSAT as an opportunity to practice for their upcoming SAT test. It also serves as the screening test for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students are expected to arrive at school for the normal start of the school day. The test is three hours and includes sections for reading, writing and language, and math. The testing will take place during the first half of the day; juniors who have signed permission from their parents/guardians can be dismissed/excused from their afternoon classes. 
For a Permission slip, click here...


Student Flu Shots 
This fall the NH Dept. of Health is offering a free flu shot clinic at John Stark for students whose parents sign a consent form.

Additional information, click here...
Consent Form, click here...
Parent Letter, click here...
Vaccine Info Statement, click here...
 
Yearbook Still Available
It's not too late to order your John Stark 2017 Yearbook! Order online at www.jostens.com or submit an order form with payment at school. Order forms can be found in the main office. Email yearbook@jsrhs.net if you have any questions.
Free Graphic Art Design Offered
Current graphic art and design students are looking for projects to help build their portfolios and are available to design logos for towns, schools, and local non-profits. Please submit requests to Tracy Travers at tracy.travers@sau24.org.
For a detailed request form click here....
Artsonia
The Art Department will be working with Artsonia, the world's largest student online art museum. Artsonia will allow parents, friends, grandparents and anyone with your child's access code to view and purchase their artworks on hundreds of items such as mugs, t-shirts, canvases, note cards, mouse pads etc. This site will also help students create their own digital portfolio of work to share.
For more information, click here...

Academic Support
Library After School:
The library is open after school every day from 3-4 PM. It's a great opportunity to finish some homework, work on a research project or just spend some quiet time reading all the great books we have to offer. Computers and Chromebooks are also available.
National Honor Society Tutors: are available as peer tutors. Sign up in Academic Support Center 
Flex Time: Students are assigned into flex blocks by their advisers each week to work with teachers to finish work and get additional assistance.
Academic Support:
A place that ALL students at ALL levels can come to for additional support with their academics. All levels of ability are welcomed. For more details,
From the Cafe
In the food service department, we often get the chance to talk with the parents. It was great to meet many of you at Open House while offering you a taste of menu items we offer your children. In our continued effort to find new ways to meet federal guidelines for nutrition while including local, farm-fresh items to our table, we are currently working with two local farms, G&R Farm in Weare and French Pond Orchard in Henniker. For more information on our services, click here...
Colby Sawyer College Gallery features work by JSRHS Teacher
Bess French has two ceramic pieces in Breaking the Mold--A Collaborative Exhibition with Tokyo University of the Arts on display at the Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery at Colby Sawyer College through Nov. 1. Each year John Stark students are fortunate travel to Colby Sawyer College to participate in Raku firings.
For more information, click here...

NH Careers in Construction Day
Several  of  our students attended this is a hands-on event with over 50 schools and 1,600 students from around NH in Sept. Mr. Owen's Tech students learned about careers and training programs in construction, engineering, natural resource manageme nt, and welding.
Tyler Paulding
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Steven Cantine
IF YOU HAVE A CAREER YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH OUR STUDENTS , John Stark would like to invite speakers to discuss their careers during flextime, classroom presentations, and Career Day in the spring. 
Please contact Amanda Chase, School to Career Coordinator at 529-5307 or amanda.chase@sau24.org to volunteer. For more information, click here...
Global Citizen Scholarship
Education First Tours is hosting an essay contest for the opportunity to win a Global Citizen Scholarship and free travel to attend the Global Citizenship Summit in Milan, Italy. The topic for this conference is "The Future of Food." For more information please click here...
   
"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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