Narragansett Regional High School

Principal’s Flyer #32: April 7, 2024

Dear Students & Families:

We hope you’ve been able to shake off the spring snow storm and enjoy a wonderful weekend…with a few spring-like days ahead!  Given the snow day last Thursday, the final day of school for NRHS students this year will now be Thursday, June 13th.   As we look toward this week, please be reminded that the NRHS will be on vacation the week of April 15th through the 19th.  This week our schedule is as follows: 

• Monday (4/8) full school day and Tuesday (4/9) are full school days

• Wednesday (4/10) and Thursday (4/11) are half day, dismissals at 11:10 AM with family conferences scheduled from 11:45 AM - 2:30 PM. 

• Friday will be a half day professional development day with dismissal at 11:10 AM.  

A reminder to all families that the conference sign up window closes tonight at 11:59 PM.   Please refer to this document for all information regarding conference times, how to sign up, and all related information.   Our staff looks forward to seeing you!

We’d like to congratulate the 50+  Warrior Mathematicians who participated on Friday in the Elizabeth Haskins Math Competition!  Kudos to Aidan Liang, Madyson Hemlin, and Katherine Longmuir for receiving honorable mentions, and the NRHS comprising more than 25% of the competitors at the math competition!  In addition to being tasked with solving 50 higher order math problems, NRHS students met with Fitchburg State faculty, and unpacked challenging problems with professors for the FSU math department.  Bravo to our scholars, and thanks to our chaperones and Ms. Richard for making this event possible for our students!

A solar eclipse, a rare celestial event, will grace our skies on Monday, April 8th, from 2:00 - 4:30 pm.  The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk as the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.  The last solar eclipse we experienced was in August of 2017; before that, it was in 1979.  We won't witness another solar eclipse for 21 years! This is a unique opportunity for your child to witness a natural wonder. Please speak with your child and educate them about the following:

The sun will be dangerously bright even when partially covered by the moon. It will not be safe to look at the sun during that time without special-purpose solar filters that comply with ISO 12312-2 international standard for filters for direct solar viewing!  Looking at the sun without the proper solar filters can lead to retinal damage that can be permanent.

DO NOT:

• Look at the sun through sunglasses. Sunglasses will not protect your eyes!

• Use homemade filters to look directly at the sun.

• View the sun through the welder’s glass

• View the sun through your camera viewfinder

• View through a telescope or camera without the proper solar filter (even if you have eclipse glasses on)

• View through binoculars

Please watch this quick 3-minute video, 5 Safe Ways To View The Eclipse, for ways to view the solar eclipse indirectly if you do not have solar filters. NASA.gov also has a lot of information, including a list of American Astronomical Society Approved suppliers of safe solar viewers and filters. 

We will not have another eclipse for 21 years!  Be safe, follow the safety tips, and enjoy this rare event.  Please contact the Principal of your child’s school if you have any concerns. 

Solar Eclipse Safety Tips

Solar Eclipse Information

While it’s hard to believe that Term 3 is now in the books, we are looking ahead to Term 4 and the remainder of the academic year AND celebrating our Term 3 students who have demonstrated strong academic performance.  Please take a look at our Principal’s List and Honor Roll students for Term 3, below…and be advised that Term 3 report cards have been released in the community/parent portal. 

Warrior-Scholars for Spring 2024, Third Term

Sincere thanks to NRHS students and families who have done a wonderful job navigating MCAS season thus far.   With one of four MCAS sessions for 8th graders now complete, 8th grade students have a break until after school vacation.  As we move through MCAS season, we’ll update you as to which exams are slated for each week. Thanks to all!

Grade 8 Science, April 30th and May 1st

Grade 8 Math, May 7th and May 8th

Grade 8 Civics Pilot, May 9th and May 10th

Grade 10 Math, May 21st and May 22nd

Grade 9 Biology, June 4th and June 5th

COVID Vaccine Clinic Information.  A COVID Vaccine clinic has been scheduled for Thursday April 11, 2024 3:00-6:00 PM in the Narragansett Middle School Cafeteria. This clinic is open to anyone age 12 and up who wishes to be vaccinated. The CDC recently approved a booster dose for anyone 65 and older as long as it's been 4 months since their last dose.  Please click here to sign up.

• Here’s the School-Based Services Newsletter for April, courtesy of our partners at Heywood.

• Attention Senior Families.  All senior families should have received the senior calendar of events for “Senior Week.”  In case you did not receive it or are curious about our many traditions celebrating seniors:

  • Please find our Senior Week Calendar, here. 

  • Please find our Prom/Graduation GAAP Day flyer, here

• SAT Reminder. Our counseling staff would like to remind families who plan for a student to attend college, that if you plan to take the SATs it is your responsibility to sign up. In order to sign up you will need to create a College Board account. Click the date that you'd like to sign up for and you can create an account from there. The counseling department will be coming into students’ classes towards the end of the school year to talk about planning for after high school and give you a to-do list for the summer if you're thinking about college!

  • Click here to see if you're eligible for an SAT Fee Waiver and other benefits a fee waiver offers.

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

  • The concert and art show this week will be held in and around Safka Auditorium 

• NRHS Theater Guild’s production of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream will be held in April.  You’ll note adjusted dates and showtimes are below:

  • Friday, April 26th, 6:30 PM

  • Saturday, April 27th, 6:30 PM

  • Sunday, April 28th, 2:00 PM 

• 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

• Rho Kappa meeting will be held Tuesday, April 9th @ 2:30 PM Ms. Charrier's Room (133). 

• Volleyball Club!  All aspiring volleyball players, check out this promo for Volleyball club, which runs on Mondays and Thursdays, 2:30 - 3:45 PM in Putnam Gym. 

  • Students - a signup form was sent to your inboxes for those interested. 

• The Class of 2026 has called for a brief assembly on April 11th @ 9:30 AM (Library).

Congratulations again to our Term 3 Warriors who earned Principal’s List and Honor Roll commendations.  Happy Solar Eclipse and we’re looking forward to an informative and fun week leading into April Vacation!

Colby Young & Michelle Landry

Updated 4/7/24.  Click here for the most Up-to-Date Schedule.