We hope the school community enjoyed these new virtual conversations that explored different areas of the school experience! Thank you to our educators and families for making each one engaging.

Below are ways to watch each of the Pierside Chats as well as the videos we shared during the event.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Memorial Day Weekend marked the unofficial start of summer and nowhere in the state is that more obvious than it is here in Narragansett! The traffic increases, the beaches get packed, the bars and restaurants get really busy. June is also a season of celebrations – graduations, weddings, backyard

barbecues, getting together with family and friends who are “seasonal” or who were quarantining and socially distant during the period of Covid restrictions. While the last 15 months have challenged all of us in so many ways that celebrations feel especially well-earned this year, it’s important for parents to be aware of how their teens are celebrating.

Rhode Island law is clear: it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to possess or consume alcohol.

Everybody knows that! But did you know that it is also illegal in RI for a minor driver to transport

alcohol even if there is an adult in the car? The Rhode Island Social Host Law is also important for

parents to know. Not only do you have a legal obligation not to serve alcohol to a minor, it is also

against the law for a host to permit an underage person to consume alcohol, even on your own

property.

As a parent or guardian the most important thing you can do to keep your teens safe this summer is talk

to them. Make your rules and expectations clear. Kids are less likely to drink alcohol if there are clear

rules and consequences. No drinking alcohol until you are 21. No staying at parties where other teens

are drinking or using drugs. No using illegal drugs, ever. Know where your kids are, who they are with,

and have a set curfew. And perhaps the most important rule to remind your teen to keep them safe this

summer: no riding in a car driven by a person who has used alcohol or drugs.

So now is the time to congratulate our Narragansett graduates, finish the school year, celebrate the

challenges we’ve all risen to, and embrace the less restricted summer we’ve all been waiting for. Let’s

keep our kids -and our community - safe while we enjoy summer 2021 in Gansett!

June 21: School Spirit | Color Day

June 22: School Spirit | Sports Day

June 23: School Spirit | Hawaiian Day

June 23: 4th Grade Moving Up Ceremony

June 23: Last Day of School!

I’d like to take this time to thank the entire school community for the tremendous support over this unprecedented school year.

To Our Parents, Teachers, School Nurses, Secretaries, Teacher Assistants, Custodians, Bus Drivers- we couldn’t have made it without you!

One thing this year has taught us: together we can get through it! I appreciate the Narragansett School Community tremendously and look forward to continuing our journey together for the 21- 22 school year!

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We encourage students to continue learning over the summer by enjoying some summer reading and practicing math facts.

Some helpful tips for literacy are trying to find time to chat about what they're reading, read together, or find opportunities to find ways to learn new words to develop vocabulary. Some fun suggestions for math are practicing math while in the car as a game!

We are in the process of notifying parents of students who qualify for the summer tutoring program. An invitation comes to those who are below grade level, and have been in the tutor program and intervention prior to the summer.

We can't wait to celebrate the end of the year in style with students and staff! Below are the themes for the last week of school.

Come to school wearing RED and WHITE

Wear your favorite team jersey or attire (You can also wear your Narragansett Sports Recreation uniform)

We will join our 4th graders and honor them by dressing up in Hawaiian attire or any bright colored clothes you may have.

On Tuesday, June 2nd, local coffee truck Presto Strang O, treated the entire staff at Narragansett Elementary School to coffee and treats thanks to a contest hosted by PBS.

Congratulations to Marnie DeLuca who won this visit from the Coffee Truck for her and her peers!

This contest was hosted in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week and was a wonderful way to welcome summer while celebrating all the hard work done throughout the year!

June 19: Spring sports season ends

June 22: 8th Grade Promotion Dance at The Towers (7:30pm)

June 23: 8th Grade Promotion Day

June 23: Last Day of School!

June 9: Athletic and Senior Banquet | NHS Auditorium due to weather

June 10: NHS Graduation | 6:30pm - NHS Athletic Field

June 23: Last Day of School!

Due to the forecast for inclement weather, including thunderstorms for tomorrow, Wednesday, June 9th, we have decided to move the Awards Ceremony inside to the auditorium. Each family received four tickets in the letter sent home last week. Each family may only use two of the included tickets for admission to tomorrow's ceremony in the auditorium. Additional family members are welcome to view the ceremonies via livestream from the gymnasium. If you have any questions, please call Narragansett High School.

We are pleased to share that Narragansett High School Graduation plans are in full swing!

When: Thursday, June 10th | 6:30pm

Where: Outdoors at the NHS Athletic Field

Parking: You can park in the lots at NHS or NPS

In mid-April, the NHS Chorus and Advanced Treble Chorus produced a concert performance, filmed by Daylight Films. This was the first time that the NHS Chorus was able to sing together in person since March of 2020. The concert features classic choral repertoire, folk songs, and spirituals.

Please enjoy the full performance by CLICKING HERE.

On May 22nd, the NHS Theater department premiered their virtual production, "Some Enchanted Evening". This is a collection of fairy-tale themed songs from movies and musicals, and was completed entirely virtually. We hope you enjoy the hard work of our NHS Theater students!

Please enjoy the full performance by CLICKING HERE

July 16th- 18th, at the South County Museum. These outdoor performances have limited audience seating. Tickets available in mid-June. To purchase tickets when they go on sale, CLICK HERE.

Over Memorial Day Weekend, 9 NHS Choral students received Superior ratings at RIMEA's (Rhode Island Music Education Association's) Solo & Ensemble Festival.

Two ensembles performed virtually for adjudication- a trio of treble singers (Selina Amargo, Ava Orabona, and Sofia Sweet) and Narratones Tenor-Bass ensemble (Charlie Baer, Noah Boldt, Henry Collins, Alex Gould, Evan Marley, and Nathanael Richard). The treble trio even received a perfect score, and was nominated to perform in a state-wide Honors Recital.

Below are their performances to watch. Please join us in congratulating all the performers on their hard work!

We are proud to share that several student at Narragansett High School scored on the national level of The National Language Examinations!

These motivational contests recognize student achievement in the study of a world language and stimulate further interest in the teaching and learning of this language. They also promote proficiency in interpretive communication and assess the national standards as they pertain to learning a world language.

Students placed in the language categories of French, Italian and Spanish. The honorees are as follows:

On June 3rd, The Narragansett High School Honor Society attended one of their last social hours hosted at the Scallop Shell Nursing Home. It was held in-person after a year of virtual sessions.

The nursing home presented the senior members of the honor society with an award to be displayed at the high school for their service. This was the first award of its kind from the Scallop Shell as a result of the students' dedication to the program and attending every weekly virtual social hour this past year. The residents and Activities Director, Jaye Cunningham, shared that the students helped the residents get through a very difficult period. The award was a complete surprise and very appreciated by all the students!

This initiative was created by NHS National Honor Society officers and initially lead by student mentor coordinator, Shelby Lefoley, as a virtual service project for the 2020-21 school year. It was a weekly social hour with the residents at the Scallop Shell Nursing Home and began in early November 2020 that continued to run through the end of the school year.