Principal’s Flyer #36: May 14, 2023

Principal’s Flyer #36: May 14, 2023

Colby Young

May 14, 2023

Principal’s Flyer #36: May 14, 2023

Dear Warrior Students & Families:

We hope you’re enjoying a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!  In addition to wishing all our ‘Gansett Mothers and Grandmothers out a there a Happy Mother’s Day, we’d like shout out our class advisors Ms. Lyons, Ms. Buckman, Mr. Wightman, and Mr. Donofrio for putting together a special Prom 2023 yesterday evening at the Colonial Hotel in Gardner.  Special thanks also to Ms. Ehnstrom, Ms. Duplessis, Ms. Smith, Ms. McBrine, Ms. Richard, Mr. Tynan, Mr. Bond, Dr. Casavant, Ms. Quercio, and Officer Flis for making this a special evening for our students.  We’d also like to thank our community partners for helping put on an outstanding prom safety program this week.  Special thanks to the District Attorney’s Office, Templeton PD, Templeton Fire, Life Flight and Alyssa’s Place and our 2023 Class Advisors for a fun yet educational full day of activities, speakers, and demonstrations aimed at promoting positive decision-making. 

And most importantly, shout out goes out to prom goers, who were complimented repeatedly by prom staff and related hotel personnel for their overall decorum at the dance.  Understanding folks have a plethora of their own photos and on social media, here are just a few to mark our 2023 Prom and Safety programing:

Warrior Prom 2023 I Stylin’  I Inside the Dance   I  Prom Court 2023!  I Life Flight Demo  

Safe Driving Simulator  I  Fire Department Accident Demo 

Please be reminded that Monday May 15th is election day.  Town voting will be held in the Elinor J. Putnam High School gymnasium.  Voters should park in the lower lot next to the gymnasium, and enter through the gymnasium doors. 

Testing Ongoing This Week!

MCAS Update.  Thanks to 8th grade students and families for strong attendance during MCAS season, which has now concluded for 8th graders! Up this week, grade 10 students will take MCAS on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week! 

Grade 10 Students

  • Participate in Math MCAS on both days 5/16 and 5/17

Grade 9 Students

  • Participate in Biology MCAS on both days: 6/6 and 6/7

Congratulations to Honor Society Inductees

Big congratulations goes out to our 2023 Honor Societies Inductees.  Thank you to the many parents, grandparents, families and friends who joined us last Tuesday for a charming induction ceremony.  During this student-led ceremony, NRHS welcomed new members into National Honor Society, Rho Kappa (History & Social Studies Honor Society), Much Ado About English (English Honors Society), and Tri-M (Music Honor Society).  Here are your 2023 inductees, and just a few photos to mark the celebration of these scholars!

Honor Societies’ Inductees  I  Student-Led Ceremonies  I  Rho Kappa Inductees  I  Ceremony

Visitors to NRHS

Due to a grant NRSD has secured, we are implementing a pilot visitor check in system.  Visitors to the High School  will be asked to sign in electronically and will get a sticker that they can place on their person.  This partially electronic system will help NRHS check-in visitors to the high school. Thanks to all visitors for acclimatizing to our new check-in system. 

Narragansett Middle & High School Memorial Day Observance: May 26th

On Friday, May 26, beginning at 1:15 p.m., Narragansett High School and Middle Schools will hold a Memorial Day Observance in the Elinor J. Putnam Gymnasium.  This observance has been coordinated by retired Music Director Mr. Stephen Babineau in cooperation with the Narragansett Administration and the Baldwinville American Legion Post, since 2011. 

The program is essentially the same as the program held at the Winchendon Veterans’ Cemetery.  This year’s guest speaker will be Mr. David Bramhall*, who is a Veteran of the United States Navy. 

 The public is invited to this event.  The facility is handicapped accessible.  Veterans are encouraged to wear insignia showing their branch of service.  For more information, contact Principal Colby Young of Narragansett High School at 978-939-5388 and/or at cyoung@nrsd.org.  

*The update in this memo reflects an update to our keynote speaker

It’s A Great Day to Be A Warrior!

Students, please make sure to check the weekly events below, and be advised of the latest activities and/or opportunities:

  • Ashlyn Duplessis: High Jump Record Holder! Big Congratulations to outstanding student-athlete Ashlyn Duplessis, who is now the sole NRHS girls high jump record holder. Ashlyn cleared 5’1” last week in competition!

  • SENIOR Spirit Days this week!

    • Check out the Senior Spirit Days to mark Senior Countdown to graduation.  Note these spirit days are for Seniors…the upcoming Class of 2023!  

  • NRHS Spring Concert will be held on May 18th @ 7:30 PM in Safka Auditorium.  We look forward to seeing you!

  • 2023 Yearbook is Coming! Check out this Sneak Peak!

  • May 19th All School Event & Career Survey

    • Please also be advised that in addition to a little all school event on Friday, we will survey students on career, college and other interests next Friday.  If any family would like to opt out of this survey, please email cyoung@nrsd.org.  Thanks in advance for your participation, this survey helps inform our decisions about academic programming to better support you/our students.

  • DC Parent Information Night  will be held on Tuesday May 16th at 6:30 PM in Safka Auditorium.  If you are the parent/guardian of an 8th grader attending the DC trip, your attendance to this meeting is strongly encouraged. 

  • Amphitheater Grand Opening at Winchendon Community Park will be held on Tuesday, June 10th.  Please see details of the event and our local sponsors, here. 

Happy Mother’s Day!  Have a great week everyone.

Colby Young & Michelle Quercio





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