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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
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Kerri Johnson, Madison Clark,
Alexeya O'Brien
For many years, Natick High sophomores have been attending the Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) leadership seminars. HOBY is one of the nation's foremost nonprofit youth leadership development organizations whose mission is to inspire and develop a global community of youth volunteers dedicated to a life of leadership, service, and innovation.
The 2017 Massachusetts HOBY Seminar will be held in June at Bentley University in Waltham. This high-energy, three-day program will focus on three phases of leadership: personal leadership, group leadership, and leadership for society.
Maddie, Kerri, and Alexeya were selected to serve as HOBY Ambassadors from a competitive pool of students who responded to an essay prompt.
Congratulations to these students!
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FROM THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
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TEST PREP OPPORTUNITIES
Take advantage of these opportunities to help you prepare for standardized testing. Learn more
here.
No Child Left Behind Act
Under this act, all military recruiters are entitled to a list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of students. We are required by law to provide these lists upon request.
Parents/Guardians may request that their student's name be removed from these lists by filling out the
Military Exempt Form
and returning it to the Guidance Department.
AFL CIO 59th Annual Scholarship Awards Program
Available to all graduating seniors in Massachusetts who are seeking higher education. By participating in the Labor History Exam, graduating seniors become eligible for scholarship funds totaling over half a million dollars. The scholarship exam consists of 30 "multiple choice" questions and one essay question, with a response of 250 - 500 words. The exam will be administered on the morning of Thursday, February 2, 2017.
If you are interested in taking the labor history exam on February 2, 2017, please submit an application to the Guidance Department by Friday, December 16, 2016, at the latest! New for this year, AFL-CIO is accepting online applications. Students who apply online will need to submit a copy of their application to the Guidance Department by December 16th, 2017 to assure that a test booklet is ordered. For any questions please, see Ms. Finocchi in the Guidance Department.
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WELCOME MR. DANNY O'CONNOR
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We are delighted to welcome
Mr. Danny O'Connor
to Natick High School as our new
School and Community Coach
. Danny will coach and mentor students, provide resiliency and prevention education and oversee the student-led organization, Natick Against Student Substance Abuse (NASSA).
He is an acclaimed professional boxer, motivational speaker and youth mentor. He makes a powerful and authentic connection with students, rooted in his personal story.
We invite NHS families to meet Danny on
Thursday, December 15th
7:00 pm in the Natick High School Library.
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THE REDHAWK REPORT
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for this week.
Be sure not miss the latest Principal's Report!
Mr. Harrigan talked with members of the
cast and crew of the drama production
Into the Woods.
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NATICK HIGH DRAMA PRESENTS
DECEMBER 2 & 3
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By special arrangement with
Music Theatre International
Music & lyrics by Stephen Soundheim
Book by James Lapine
December 2 at 7:30 pm
December 3 at 3:00 pm
Tickets available at the door
Students/$8; Adults/$10
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ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO ORDER
YOUR APP PRIZE CALENDARS!
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Support the After Prom Party and
The prize calendars run for the month of JANUARY...
don't miss out -- order yours TODAY!
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AFTER PROM PARTY COMMITTEE MEETING
DECEMBER 5
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Attn: NHS PARENTS!
Join us to start planning for
After Prom Party 2017
Monday, December 5th
7:15 p.m. @ NHS Library
We hope to see
YOU there!
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NORDIC SKI TEAM MEETING
DECEMBER 6
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Are you looking for a great way to stay in shape over the winter? 
Are you interested in being a member of Natick High sports?
If you answered yes to either of these questions,
then join the Nordic Ski Team!
Come to our meeting on
Tuesday December 6th
@ 2:30 p.m. in room 104
Questions? Contact Andy Carlson or Connor Giersch
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AYESHA'S ANGELS
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The holidays are coming up and many of you are most likely searching
for gifts to give your loved ones. In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness month, please consider purchasing a handcrafted bracelet from
Ayesha's Angels, a student club at NHS.
All proceeds will directly benefit research foundations fighting childhood cancer. If you are interested in giving someone a beautiful bracelet for the holidays, please fill out this order form.
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RESILIENT PARENT, RESILIENT CHILD SERIES
DECEMBER 7
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SPARK Kindness presents
Best Friends & Worst Enemies:
Friendship Development, Popularity,
& Social Cruelty in Childhood
Wednesday, December 7th
7:00 p.m. @ NHS Auditorium
Learn more and register to attend
HERE.
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STUDENT SERVICES COFFEE
DECEMBER 16
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Natick Public Schools
Student Services Parent Coffee
Friday, December 16th
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
@ Ben Hem Elementary School
 All parents are invited to join Tim Luff, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, and his staff for coffee and conversation. This is an opportunity for all parents to meet in a relaxed setting to learn more about student services in Natick, to share information, ideas, and to make suggestions. This is a wonderful occasion, to get to know some of the staff working with your child.
The staff will be able to share information about happenings in the district as well as goals for the year. Parents with a child newly on an IEP, or parents of children receiving IEP/504 services who are new to Natick, may find this coffee very meaningful.
Please note: Parents with concerns specific to their own student(s) are encouraged to contact their teachers or school staff for more personal discussions.
Sponsored by Natick Student Services &
Natick Special Education Parent Advisory Council
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ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS!
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BIG THANKS
are in order to all of the Natick High community members
who contributed to the annual Student Council Food Drive!
We surpassed last years' collection attributing to
"...the LARGEST food donation by any group in all my (20!) years here at A Place To Turn. TRULY AMAZING! (NHS) did a great job coordinating and inspiring students and teachers to participate. Over 5,000 items - and we weighed and you donated close to 4,500 pounds of food." ~APTT
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REDHAWK RECOGNITION
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NHS students from our METCO program recently had the opportunity to meet someone very special. Mrs. Hellen Sellew was not only the first chairwoman of Natick Public School's School Committee, she was also instrumental in voting to bring the METCO program to Natick in 1968. Today, fifty years later, the METCO program is still thriving!
Pictured L to R with Mrs. Sellew:
Josie Amado, Amir Mells, Jahden Erold, Dr. Anna Nolin, Mrs. Rasheedah Clayton
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REDHAWK RECOGNITION
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Students in one of the NHS Communications classes adapted Rowboat Watkins' children's book
Rude Cakes
and presented a puppet show to Mrs. Price's preschool class, then chatted with the students about manners.
Pictured from left:
Hannah Lederman, Chloe Felopulos,
Tim Ramstrom, Meghan Rodino
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COLLEGE INFORMATIONAL
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
JANUARY 5
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Natick High School Presents:
for Juniors, Seniors, and their Parents/Guardians
Thursday, January 5, 2017
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m., Lecture Hall
Disability Services at the College Level
This presentation will feature a representative from Dean College's Office of Disability Support Services and Natick High graduates. Our recent graduates will discuss their experiences using disability services at college. They will offer different perspectives on how to access these services and share personal experiences on post-secondary life, academics, and self-advocacy. Concrete suggestions on making the most of a post-secondary education, will be provided and students will also describe where their experiences have led them.
7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Auditorium
NHS Alumni, College Freshmen Students & Parents
This dynamic panel is geared towards juniors and seniors in high school and their parents/ guardians. The panel will consist of NHS Alumni, who are currently college freshmen (we also plan to share information on taking a gap year). Each member of the panel will give a short talk about their experiences. Topics may include academic work load, seeking help, getting involved in extracurricular activities, Greek life, sports commitments, managing roommates and living away from home, family and friends, advantages of big/small school, or whatever information they choose to mention with members of the audience who are either preparing to go to college or in the process of looking. We will also have three parent panelists talk about the process from a parent's perspective.
An informal Q&A session will follow the presentations and the evening will conclude with time for more conversation where guests may talk and mingle with the panelists individually. Refreshments will be served. Registration is not required for either session.
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COMING UP NEXT WEEK
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Mon., Dec. 5
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Red 1
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7:00 p.m., School Committee, Town Hall |
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Tue., Dec. 6
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Blue 1
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Wed., Dec. 7
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Red 2
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11:11 a.m., Early Release
6:00 p.m., NHS School Council, room 104
7:00 p.m., Spark Kindness Speaker, NHS Auditorium
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Thu., Dec. 8
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Blue 2
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Fri., Dec. 9
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Red 1
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