SANBORN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
POINTS OF P.R.I.D.E.
A weekly newsletter that promotes our core values of
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ersonalization,
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isk-Taking,
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ntegrity,
D
iscovery, and
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mpowerment
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Sanborn Regional High School
17 Danville Road
Kingston, New Hampshire 03848
(603) 642-3341
Proud recipient of the 2018
NH Excellence in Education Award
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Sanborn Drama Presents: Almost, Maine
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National Honor Society Happenings
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On October 21st, 6 National Honor Society students (pictured below), Ms. Richardson, Sophia Boucher, Olivia Williams, Samantha Keeley, Marissa Mullen, Molly Breslin, and Olivia Boucher, participated in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Exeter, NH. As a society these 6, along with other members of the National Honor Society raised $124. The walk is done annually, starting at Lincoln Street Elementary School and is 3 miles through downtown Exeter and the Phillips Exeter Campus. This is the seventh year the Sanborn NHS has participated in the event.
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John Underwood Comes to Sanborn
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Senior Spotlight: Luke Botticelli
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Note: Each week, we will feature 1-2 seniors with a spotlight article, written by a staff member.
This article was written by teacher Nicole St. Jean
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I had the privilege of having Luke as a student last year in my Junior Literature and Composition class. In and outside of the classroom, he is hardworking, ambitious, and personable. More often than not, his thoughts on the literature we read were so insightful, it helped others in the class make their own realizations. His intelligence also shines through in his writing. Last year, he worked tirelessly to make sure his ideas were clear and concise and frequently revised multiple drafts to improve writing.
Although he excels in English class, his real area of expertise is in the science and math fields. Tim Young, Luke’s previous teacher for math and science classes, says, “I've known Luke in both mathematics and physics classes, from way back to 10th grade. Luke has grown considerably as a student and person since those early days as a bouncy sophomore. In 10th and 11th grades, I had mentoring assistance from a teammate of his (taking AP Calculus, and then at UNH) to keep Luke pointed toward excellence in his studies. I can say that Luke is now focused on his studies in the sciences, and in doing his best, and I am happy to have gotten to know him here at SRHS.”
Luke is an essential part of our Sanborn community through his presence in the classroom and on the football field. He is a team captain this year. His coach and PE teacher, Josh White, says, “Luke is a leader on and off of the football field. In the classroom he maintains an impressive GPA. On the football field, he is always pushing to learn more about the game. He is a positive role model to the younger players on our team. We will miss having Luke around next year, but have no doubt that he will be successful in anything that he chooses to pursue.”
It is no wonder Luke was awarded honors with distinction last year and will graduate as a NH Scholar and receive a diploma with distinction. Luke is determined, genuine, and respectful. He is looking forward to studying biochemistry in college and there is no doubt that he will go on to do great things.
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November Counseling Updates
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We have reached the end of the first quarter of the school year but that does not mean things are slowing down in the school counseling office. Seniors are completing applications, submitting scores and writing essays in college labs. If your child is planning on attending a post-secondary institution, please make sure they have signed up for a college lab. Guidance counselors are available on B, C, E and F days during Focused Learning Time to assist with the application process and answer questions. A bonus benefit to the college lab time is that students do not feel alone in this process. Applying to college, managing sports and jobs and keeping up with grades can be very stressful for students and it is great for them to have time with their counselors and their peers to be reassured that all of the emotions they are experiencing during this difficult but exciting time are completely normal! Are you unsure what your child should be completing for the college application process? Do you wonder what the counselor’s responsibilities are in the process? Check out this Senior Checklist for a quick look at who should be completing which tasks. Senior Checklist
FREE….. Who doesn’t love that word??? The Counseling Department is excited to announce that Sanborn Regional High School has once again been invited to participate the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) ‘I Am College-Bound/I Applied’ event. On Wednesday, November 14th,seniors will have the opportunity to submit their New Hampshire College application free of charge with the assistance of volunteers and their school counselors. Representatives from admissions offices from various NH colleges and universities will be at SRHS to help support our seniors through the submission process. All students who participate will be entered into a raffle for a $500 scholarship.
This program is part of a nationwide initiative through the American Council on Education, and is sponsored in New Hampshire by the New Hampshire Department of Education, New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF), and colleges and universities of the NH College & University Council. The ‘I Am College-Bound/I Applied’ event will be running for much of the school day in the Sanborn Library. To participate, seniors only need to register for a time slot in the School Counseling office. We are proud to be a part of such an important, nation-wide initiative to support students in submitting college applications. Should you have any questions, please contact your student’s school counselor.
Are you wondering if your child is on track to graduate? All seniors have completed their Intent to Graduate form which indicates what diploma the student will be earning and any online coursework that must be completed in order to graduate. Parent will receive a copy of the form as well as a transcript and a letter from the administration explaining the expectations a student must meet in order to graduate. These letters will be mailed during the first week of November.
Finally, counselors are actively planning activities for Freshmen and Sophomores. Freshmen will learn about GPA’s, transcripts and how current coursework will make an impact and Sophomore’s will begin completing interest inventories to look at where their strengths might lie.
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SST Students Must Report on Friday, November 9, 2018
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On Friday, November 9, Sanborn Regional School District will hold a professional development day for staff. Students will not come to school, with one exception: The Seacoast School of Technology is in session and Sanborn students should attend. Sanborn will run buses to SST at the regular times (8:50AM for mid-session, 11:50AM for PM session). Students are asked to come to school in time to catch the bus to SST.
The District will not be providing buses from home. If students do not have the means to get to school to catch the SST bus, please let the SRHS Main Office know and they will be excused from SST for the day.
Please call 603-642-3341 if you have questions.
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Clothing Sale To Benefit Costa Rica Trip
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There will be a Clothing Sale November 3rd in the Mini Gym at the high school from 10 a.m-2 p.m.
All money goes to Sanborn’s Spanish trip to Costa Rica!
Buy the clothes or bring in donations!
There will be a donation bin by the front office at the high school from Oct 29th-Nov 2nd.
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Your Input is Needed for a Potential End of Year Senior Event
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The SRHS school community, the SRHS PTO, Austin 17 House & So Rock NH believe there is an opportunity to establish a Senior Last Day of Classes celebratory activity/ event, to take place the evening of the last regular day of classes . The expected date for this would be Friday, May 31, 2019 for this school year . The thought is this would give the students one last big party together, but also provide a fun, safe and unique memorable experience for the graduating seniors. Several other area schools have a similar activity and it is one of the most popular senior events for grads.
The idea is that the HS PTO, Austin 17 House, So Rock NH and any other group that is interested, would work together to fund-raise for the activity, to lower the cost for the students. This event would take the place of the other day trip the seniors usually take to Six Flags during senior week and have to pay for, as well. Payment from the student would be required in advance to secure the reservations for the event.
To get this off the ground, however, we need at least a dozen HS parent volunteers to be part of the planning committee as the hope is to run fundraisers to cover the majority of the cost for the event to encourage as much student participation as possible. We will need parents of Junior, Sophomore or Freshmen to chaperone the event since we assume most Senior students won't want their parents with them!
The basic idea of the event is that on the last day of regular classes for the senior class, the students would return to the HS to be picked up by a coach bus, transported to Boston or Portsmouth for a moonlight cruise aboard the Spirit of Boston or Thomas Leighton (out of Portsmouth) with a DJ, dancing, games, food and other entertainment on board the ship, from 11pm-2am. Then, after the cruise, the bus would return to the area for more activities, most likely to be hosted at the Austin 17 House venue, in Brentwood. Potential activities there could include a hypnotist, movie, indoor obstacle course, raffle prizes and then a light breakfast with parents then picking up the kids at 6am.
We are interested in any and all fundraising ideas, but have some too if we can get a committee of dedicated parents to make this happen- ie: An electronic recycling fundraiser, spaghetti dinner hosted at Austin 17 House, Krispy Kreme or Cider Donut fundraiser.
Please take this quick survey to let us know if you would be interested in having your student attend, as well as if you would be interested in helping out in some way.
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Sanborn Drama to Offer Storybook Hayrides at Applecrest Farms
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2nd Annual Sanborn Girls Basketball Blue/Gray Night
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The Sanborn Girls Basketball Program will host their 2nd Annual Blue/Gray Night on November 16th, 2018. The event will start at 5:30PM at the Sanborn Regional High School and will involve all levels of female student athletes in the Sanborn Basketball Program. The night will be open to the community and will be a family friendly event that will have raise money for the Girls basketball program and collect food donations as part of the Girls Varsity Basketball Team Hoops for Help Food Drive. All of the food donations will be collected and brought to the Holy Angels Food Pantry in Plaistow, NH. This pantry serves the areas of Fremont, Kingston and Newton as well as other surrounding areas.
The event will feature a full inter-program scrimmage with each level taking the court for a quarter and competing against each other for bragging rights. Each quarter will feature players from grades 3rd through 12th grade. Players can still sign up to play until October 26th at
www.tinyurl.com/bluegraybball. The score will keep building all night and we will see whether the Blue side or the Gray side will take home the win. This event is our season kick off which is a fundraiser coached by rec coaches and the official season will start on November 19th for the High School.
Admission for this event will be 3 dollars a person with 5 and under free. Admission is only a $1 a person if they bring a food donation. There will also be concessions, fan contests between quarters and Sanborn basketball merchandise for purchase at the game and on our online store. We hope that the families of our players and the members of the community will come out and fill our gym for what should be a great night of fun.
If you have any questions or would like to be one of our sponsors for the night, please e-mail Girls Varsity Coach Brian Gray at
bgray@sau17.net.
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College Bound: I Applied Day Returns to Sanborn
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Come To The Next PTO Meeting!
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The mission of the Sanborn Regional High School Parent Teacher Organization is to enhance and support the Sanborn Regional High School learning community of students, staff, and families of Fremont, Kingston, and Newton.
This is accomplished through the following endeavors: Community Outreach, Teacher Involvement, Educational Programs, Civic Cooperation, Volunteer Programs, and Fundraising.
When we all help a little it is amazing how much we accomplish as an organization.
Our next meeting will be on
Wednesday, November 14th at 6pm in Room 137 at the school. We normally meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6pm.
If you have any questions or information you would like to share with our organization, please contact Barbara Munroe, PTO President, at bemunroe1@gmail.com or Tammy Gluck, PTO Vice President, at tammykgluck@gmail.com.
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Senior Citizen Breakfast & Play Sneak Peek
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Athletic Booster Information
Your Athletic Boosters Have Been Busy This Summer!
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Signup Genius has been updated for the home game schedule, we would love for you to come on in and spend some time with us and cheer on our Sanborn Athletes!
Did you know that the Athletic Boosters has been in Sanborn for 35 years? We meet the 3rd Thursday of the month from August to May, come join us for our meeting on 1-18 @ 7:00 Room 138.
Over the years, the Athletic Boosters have provided our school with all the Senior Banquets, Team Sport awards, Homecoming (Congratulations Juniors), Track & Field record board, Banners displayed in the gym, Dugouts, Bleachers and new this past year Outdoor Wireless Mic System and Indoor Batting Cages.
Please continue to support the Athletic Boosters, with each purchase of a slice of Pizza, Drinks, popcorn and candy helps us to help our school.
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An Update From Southern Rockingham Coalition for Youth (SoROCK)
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Hello Sanborn Community!
We hope you are having a fun and safe summer so far. For those not familiar with SoRock; we are a community-based coalition with over a 25-year history of working collaboratively with federal, state and local organizations to help promote, support and sustain healthy choices for families in our communities. We do this by actively working to reduce and prevent alcohol, marijuana, prescription and other drug misuse.
SoRock relies on community engagement to be successful in it's mission. Please visit our website (
CLICK HERE) or follow us on social media
@SoRockNH to stay up to date on programming and events. If you would like to get more involved reach out to me at
sorocknhcc@gmail.com or give me a call anytime at 603-642-3341 x 196. I will be in our office at the high school for the majority of the summer as well and I am happy to meet with you anytime! Don't forget to visit our booth at Kingston Days on Saturday August 4th!
Charlotte Scott
Coordinator, SoRock Coalition for Healthy Youth
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An Important Message From School Administrators:
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PTO Clothing Donation Bins
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When you drop your unwanted clothing off in these bins, the SRHS PTO gets paid based on the weight of the clothing! This is a really easy way to help our school. All PTO proceeds go directly back to programming and scholarships that directly benefit our students.
Did you know? From April of 2015 - May 2017, this fundraiser has helped us raise nearly $2400.00 for the PTO. Help us double that number by sharing this opportunity with your friends, your family, and your neighbors!
* Not Sponsored by the Sanborn Regional School District
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Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter. Click on a picture to send one of us an email.
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Bob Dawson
Assistant Principal
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Steve Krzyzanowski
Assistant Principal
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Heidi Leavitt
Counseling Director
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Vicki Parady-Guay
Athletic Director
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