NHS Newsletter- June 14, 2019
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Have a safe and relaxing summer, see you in the fall!
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NHS MAIN OFFICE SUMMER HOURS
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Starting
Monday, June 17
, the main office will be open the following hours:
Monday - Thursday:
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday:
7:00 am - 11:30 am
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Congratulations to the 2019 Girls' Track Team that has had one of the great seasons in program history!
The
2019 Girls' Spring Track Team
won 4 Championships: 2019 Division 1 State Relays and 2019 Division 1 EMass Championship. The Team earned the 2019 Bay State Conference Meet Champion and Senior Grace Connolly was the 2019 2 mile All-State Champion.
The team was the 2019 MA All-State 2nd place Team.
The Girls' Track Team has had a record number of "Nationals" qualifiers:
Catie O'Neil, Trinity Vickers, Abby Gerdes, Kylie Langan, Ashley Warren, Kassidy Gallagher, Kate Connolly, Grace Connolly, Nikki Frail, Bailey Elder, Caroline Fleming, Emma Forde, Ella Sheidley
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The High Altitude Balloon Project Team just released their third high altitude weather balloon on Monday, June 10th. Present for this end of year launch was President
Logan Gozzi
(seen above), along with Freshman
Rahul Manna
and
Anna Mezhlauk
with advisors Mr. Clements and Mr. O’Leary. The balloon had an instrument package attached to it including two different GPS trackers, weather recording devices and three GoPro cameras. It was launched from Ashland and, according to simulations, was supposed to land in Natick. But after traveling over 95,000 ft into the atmosphere and popping over Dover, the package descended by parachute and landed 40ft up in a tree in Brookline. Kindly enough Engine 4 was able to come out and retrieve the package. Many thanks to Brookline Fire Department!
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CHANGES FOR 2019-2020 EXAM REGISTRATIONS
Advanced Placement Exams are developed and owned by the College Board. The College Board has announced many major changes for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. The most significant changes are:
October 4th 2019 will be the deadline to order exams.
Any registration after October 4th will incur late registration fees.
Fees for the cancellation of exams will be $40.00 per exam.
Thank you,
Matt Strother & Aimee Cairney
AP Coordinators
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We are now accepting payments for the
2019-2020 Laptop Annual Fee
. All students must pay the annual fee of $75 prior to picking up their school-issued laptop. The deadline for all payments is
Saturday, June 30, 2019
. Please note the family cap is $175. Payments can be made
online
(via MySchoolBucks) or by check (made out to Natick Public Schools).
All district-owned student laptops must be turned in for
mandatory summer maintenance
.
The Technology Department will collect laptops in the
NHS Library
during the following dates and times:
Monday, 6/10 - Wednesday, 6/12: 7:30am - 3:30pm
(Note: Buses depart at 11:15am)
Thursday, 6/13: 7:30am - 3:30pm
(Note: Buses depart at 11:30am)
Friday, 6/14: 7:30am - 11:30am
(Note: Buses depart at 9:15am)
Important Details:
- Please make sure the laptop is partially charged as screens will be inspected.
- Chargers will not be collected. Please keep your charger over the summer.
- If the laptop is missing an asset tag (barcode), please stop by the Tech Office for a new one before you turn in the laptop.
- To avoid long lines, be sure to drop off the laptop at your earliest convenience.
- Laptops will be redistributed over the summer starting with AP and Summer School students.
- Pickup dates and times will be communicated.
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End of Year Housekeeping from the NHS Health Clinic
As we come to the end of another school year we have a few action items to attend to:
Class of 2019
:
Congratulations on your graduation! Best wishes on your future endeavors! Your health folders are included in your Guidance files and will be handed to you on May 28th. Remember to take good care of your immunization records.
Parents of the Class of 2022
:
We have sent out requests for copies of physicals. Per State regulations all 10th graders must submit a current copy of a physical dated after Sept 1, 2018. Feel free to drop off, mail or fax to the clinic @ 508-651-7167.
The last day of school is June 14th and all medications stored in the clinic must be picked up by that date or they will be disposed of. Please remind your students to stop by the clinic to collect their EpiPens & Inhalers. All other medications must be picked up by a parent/guardian.
If your child will require a daily medication during the school day or will be carrying an EpiPen or Inhaler, please remember to have all doctor's orders and parent permission forms signed and submitted at the start of school.
Please click
here
to access the Parent's Authorization for Dispensing Medication Form
Please click
here
to access the Physician's Authorization for Dispensing Medication Form
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HS FALL 2019 Athletic Registration
Cheer tryouts will be held on June 17th-June 20th. High School Football (Grades 10-12) begins on Friday, August 16th (FR Football begins on Wednesday, August 21st). All other Fall High School Sports (B/G Soccer, B/G Cross Country, Girls’ Volleyball, Girls Swim/Dive, Field Hockey & Golf) begin on Thursday, August 22nd. Varsity Dance will begin on Thursday, August 29th and Unified Basketball will be announced at a later date.
Please turn in your completed forms any school day
during the hours of 7:15AM-8:15AM and 2:15PM-3:15PM
(FORMS CAN BE BROUGHT IN BY THE STUDENT ATHLETE)
DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH
PAPERWORK NEEDED
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A current physical (must be within 13 months)
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$225 check payable to NHS Athletics OR confirmation of your online payment. (for online payments
click here
) All payments must be made at the time of registration. If your child does not make a team, you will be reimbursed the user fee.
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Confirmation of your FamilyID online registration
Once all these steps are complete, you will receive a “Yellow” clearance form which will enable you to attend tryouts on Monday, March 18, 2019.
NO TRYOUTS WILL BE ALLOWED WITHOUT THE
“YELLOW”
CLEARANCE FORM
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The
Roxbury Film Festival
is featuring a movie on code switching and they are featuring the
METCO
student experience. Please click
here
for more details.
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Registration for Natick Summer Academics is filling up quickly!
This program is held at Natick High School from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for the following weeks throughout the summer.
2018 Program Dates:
Week 1: July 8-July 12
Week 2: July 15-July 19
Week 3: July 22-July 26
Week 4: July 29-August 2
Week 5: August 5-August 9
Click on this
link
to register for the following programs:
Enrichment Classes (Rising K-8):
July 8-August 9
Students can sign up for four classes daily. Each class costs $50 to attend. Click on the brochure below to see the classes that are available.
Battlebots, CAD, and 3D Printing! (Gr. 5-8):
July 8-July 12 (Two-week program) $225 8:00am-12:15pm
Middle School Band Clinic (Rising Grades 6-9):
July 29-August 2 - $200 8:00am-12:30pm
NHS Tough Clinic (Rising Grades 9-12):
June 24-August 9 (every Mon., Wed., Fri., 6:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.) $100
NHS
A Cappella Experience
2019 (Grades 8-12):
July 29-August 2 (new program this year led by NHS Chorus Teacher Kate Burns) $200 8:00am-12:30pm
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FROM THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
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To view the NHS Guidance Department Monthly Bulletin please
CLICK HERE
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Summer Vacation Office Hours:
The Natick High School Guidance Office is staffed by Guidance Administrative Assistants during summer vacation. They can be reached at 508-647-6612/6642 from 7:30am - 3:00pm. The Guidance Counselors will return the week of August 19
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
Student Records
- If you have not already done so, seniors are able to pick up their
temporary records
In the guidance office.
Students are required to bring a signed copy of this
FORM
with them to acknowledge receipt of their records.
Any records not picked up will
be destroyed on August 6, 2019.
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If you're looking for a summer program,
this link
is a great place to start. Opportunities are available for students in all grades, both in this area and throughout the country. For more information, please visit the website listed or reach out to your guidance counselor
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Community Service
Students may want to visit our Community Service website to find opportunities to complete the 30 hour graduation requirement. The link is found below:
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MASSBAY- LEARN SCRIPTING THIS SUMMER
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College Admission Test Prep Opportunities
Natick High has a partnership with 4 outstanding test preparation providers:
Kaplan, Catalyst, Testive and Chyten
. Due to our partnership arrangements, Natick High students are offered a discounted rate for their program offerings. We continue to update our website with new opportunities weekly.
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KAPLAN
: Natick HS and Kaplan Test Prep have partnered together to offer classes and free practice tests at school to prepare students for the SAT. The classes cover all the content on the test and include strategies for every question type. Also, our partnership includes access to our SAT Self-Paced and ACT Self-Paced online courses for free. To view the classes, practice tests, and self-paced course info, visit
https://www.kaptest.com/college-prep/partner/natick
. Please contact
customer.care@kaplan.com
or 1-800 KAPTEST if you have questions.
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PTSO Open Positions
The High School PTSO is looking for some new leadership! We have President, VP and Treasurer positions available. The roles at the high school are currently much less demanding than those of the lower schools with very few events/obligations and no fundraising - dues collections only. But there is the opportunity to grow the PTSO and bring in new ideas and new members!
Please consider becoming a part of this organization and let us know what questions we can answer for you.
Thank you!
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PLEASE CLICK
HERE
FOR THE MEMBERSHIP FORM
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NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION 2019
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Thursday, August 22 - Friday, August 23, 2019
8:30 am -1:00 pm
NHS
Please click
here
for Mr. Harrigan's letter to current 8th Grade families and Guardians regarding this summer's New Student Orientation.
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QR CODE TO
RSVP FOR
ORIENTATION
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Sunday, August 25th from 4:30 to 6:30
Natick High Memorial Field
(rain date: to be announced same time/location)
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To sign up for RedHawk Fest 2019, please click
here
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2019 - 2020 NHS PARKING INFO
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Please click
here
for Mr. Harrigan's letter to
students and families regarding parking for next year.
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for more announcements & events!
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For assistance in translating
documents, please visit:
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Natick High School
15 West Street
Natick, MA 01760
508-647-6600
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