Narragansett Regional High School

Principal’s Flyer #29: March 17, 2024

Dear Students & Families:

We hope you all are having a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day weekend with some pleasant temperatures and sun.  Last week was a busy one, with our students enjoying a semi-formal dance.  Thank you to Michele Smith, Mary Remillard and our chaperones for making this dance possible.  This dance felt particularly special for many of our students who had not yet attended a major school dance before, much less a formal dance.  Kudos to all students for excellent decorum at the dance, and thanks to our friends at the Gardner Polish American Citizens Club (PACC) for graciously hosting our students at their venue.

Pi Day (3.14.24) also marked the 60th induction ceremony for Narragansett Regional High School’s Chapter of Mu Alpha Theta and its inductees.  We’re grateful to advisor Rebecca Richard as well as our past Mu Alpha Theta advisors and math teachers for welcoming in 2024 members to NRHS Mu Alpha Theta, and we appreciate the good work of current Mu Alpha Theta officers, families, and our guest speaker former NRHS  teacher and principal John Jasinski to make this ceremony a very special occasion.  

Looking ahead, we are incredibly excited to track our Nationals Bound Varsity Cheer Team and getting ready to welcome you to our 2024 rendition of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Please find just a few pictures capturing the life and times of ‘Gansett students (and community supporters!), below:

Mu Alpha Theta 2024 Program  I  Mu Alpha 2024 Inductees I  NRHS Cheer Team Nationals-Bound!  I  Pi-Day Scavenger Hunt Activity  I  Spring Masquerade 2024  I Shakespeare Preparation & Set Build

With spring around the corner, we begin to shift our attention to Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) testing that takes place over several months in the spring.   We’ll send more information on this as dates draw nearer, but for those of you who are advanced planners: please be advised that students will take MCAS on the following dates according to grade.  Please note that MCAS is a High School diploma requirement, per the state.  

Grade 10 ELA, March 26th and March 27th (Upcoming Soon)

Grade 8 ELA, April 2nd and April 3rd

Grade 8 Science, April 30th and May 1st

Grade 8 Math, May 7th and May 8th

Grade 10 Math, May 21st and May 22nd

Grade 9 Biology, June 4th and June 5th

Grade 8 Civics Pilot (Date TBA)

Early College Academy, a partnership between NRHS, Mount Wachusett Community College, and Fitchburg State University- is currently recruiting students for the 2024/2025 school year.  Participating in this program provides your student with an incredible opportunity to earn free college credit and develop the skills necessary to succeed in college, all within the regularly scheduled high school day. If you would like more information about Early College and how this program can support your student, please attend the Early College Family Information Session on Wednesday, March 20th from 6:00-6:45PM.  

Ms. Erika Puccio- Academic Counselor, MWCC Early College Academy

• Family Information Session Zoom link: https://mwcc-edu.zoom.us/j/83402401909?from=addon

• Students check out the flyer for our upcoming assembly, here.

  • Class of 2025 (Juniors) Assembly @ 9:33 AM, March 20th

  • Class of 2026 (Sophomores) Assembly @ 10:10 AM, March 20th

• Term 3 Closes on Monday, April 1st.  Students and families are reminded of this important date, and that all teachers hold office hours each week.  

  • We run late buses Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for students seeking help after school from teachers. 

• Beware the Ides of March…AND get ready for A Midsummer Night’s Dream!  Our performers and tech crew have been hard at work preparing the set and readying an outstanding performance for you.  This Shakespearean play will be held in Safka Auditorium on the following dates:

  • Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th @ 6:30 PM

  • Sunday, April 7th @ 2:00 PM 

• Attention Senior Families.  As we approach seniors’ final two months of school, please be on the lookout for our letter to all senior families as well as our schedule for senior “week” festivities, which amount to 2+ weeks of events and celebratory traditions for our senior students and wider school.  

  • Our senior week calendar will be sent directly to seniors and their parents/guardians mid-week this week.  

• Yearbooks Available to order! Great news! Yearbooks are now available to purchase online through Jostens at the link below. The cost of this year's book is $65 and will provide lots of memories from all of our events at school this past year. Also, it is a great way to remember your friends that are seniors!

  • Don't be left out and order your copy of the 2024 Yearbook today! Ordering and payment is easy through the online order form. Yearbooks will be available for pick up sometime after graduation!

  • Here’s the link to order: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A03405700

• Attention AP Students!  Mark your calendars, Ms. Donnelly has put together a quick guide for you so that you can mark your own calendars for the date of your AP exams. 

  • Check for the time and location of your exams.

• Rho Kappa meeting will be held 3/26/24, at 2:30 in Ms. Charrier's Room/RM 133. 

• Save the Date!  Our Spring Concert and Art Show will be held Tuesday April 9th @ 5:30 PM. 

• GAAP Program: Gansett Alives Alive Program on May 2, 2024

  • Juniors and seniors will participate in a comprehensive safety program aimed at safeguarding our students during the celebratory prom and graduation season.  

  • This year is shaping up to be one of our largest and most comprehensive GAAP events thanks to the the hard work of Ann Lyons, and support from the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, and demonstrations and/or safety talks from our Templeton and Phillipston Police, Fire, the State Police, and Alyssa’s Place.   

Thank you for reading our weekly update.  We’re looking forward to an outstanding week ahead!

Colby Young & Michelle Landry

Updated 03/17/24.  Click here for the most Up-to-Date Schedule.