Narragansett Regional High School

Principal’s Flyer #34: April 28, 2024

Dear Students & Families:

We hope you’ve enjoyed some (hard earned) spring-like weather this weekend, with warmer temperatures making it easier to get out and about.  Thank you to the many people out on the roadways and who came to school to welcome back the Grand Nationals Champion Cheer Team last Monday.  The number of folks supporting the team is a testament to the team and its outreach to many families, and also the support of numerous community members of our cheer program.  Here’s a video of the team returning with a police and fire escort last Monday afternoon.  Thank you to our police and fire departments for bringing our team back to the school in style!  

Bravo today goes out this evening to our tech crew, cast members, and incredible supporters of the Narragansett Theater Guild for its wonderful performance of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream this weekend!  Truly, this group of passionate and extremely dedicated students has navigated a multitude of unforeseen challenges to this year’s production with tremendous grace and effort.  We commend our cast and crew for your talent and courage in performing for the community.  Sunday’s performance capped off a wonderful play. Thank you to all…and special thank you goes out to our play Director, Mr. Garrett Schlundt, who takes both the responsibility for putting on a play and ensuring that seniors have a final opportunity to perform personally.  Thank you also to Ms. Heather Niemczura, and our contingent of parent volunteers for your expertise and time supporting this production.   

Most importantly, please find pictures of the play as well as the program, below.  Bravo, Theater Guild!!

The Cast & Crew  I  Midsummer  I The Set  I  Shakespeare at Safka I Tech Crew at Work! I  Senior Bios I Piper Di Salle (12) I Taron Curcio (12) I Sean Mahoney (12) I Cast PhotosThank You Theater Guild Supporters!

For many years, NRHS has endeavored to empower our graduating seniors - and young people widely - with the ability to make sound decisions as the weather warms up and the celebrations of prom and graduation begin.  In recent years, Ms. Ann Lyons has pursued and been awarded grants from the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office for the purpose of expanding our program to reach more students (juniors and seniors) with further perspectives of our community stakeholders who care about the immediate and long-term safety of our young people. 

This year will be our most comprehensive event we’ve run to date.  This coming Thursday, NRHS will close the front parking lot of the Middle School / High School complex to accommodate an interactive simulation by the state police, demonstrations of accident scenes by local fire, simulations for navigating traffic safety and emergency scenarios by our local police, discussions of poor choices, healthy relationships, and recovery by guest speakers, as well as a virtual presentation to our families regarding Massachusetts Social Host Laws. 

This Thursday NRHS will be joined by the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, local police and fire departments, as well as community organizations (Alyssa’s Place, and Pathways for Change)...all with the intention of promoting the safety and well-being of our students and community.  Much like the support of our Theater Guild and Cheer Team, it has been staggering to see the care, resources, and effort our local and state agencies will bring to bear in educating and safeguarding our young people.  

Thank you in advance to everyone for your support of this event, and for your patience on Thursday as we change our parking plan to accommodate a number of agencies and personnel coming to NRHS.  Students, thanks in advance for enjoying the day and engaging thoughtfully and responsibility in the interactive activities provided to you.  Here are a just a few logistics to be aware of - 

• Early this week, NRHS will send reminder instructions to MS / HS staff regarding where to park on Thursday

• Families are advised that busing and drop off parents will proceed as normal (drop-off in the horseshoe, buses in back…but please expect local traffic to move a bit more slowly on this day)

• Families are advised that the number of police and emergency services equipment will be present in our main parking lot.  This is NOT an emergency but rather a planned interactive series of safety demonstrations for students. 

• We will post several reminders and updates on the day on social media, and alert families as to the time and information to join virtually the District Attorney’s virtual presentation of Massachusetts Social Hosting Law and other guidance for families (Thursday evening). 

Thank you again to Ms. Lyons, our police and fire departments for their tremendous support of our students and GAAP Day 2024!

MCAS is back in swing. MCAS sessions for 8th graders will resume MCAS testing this  week.  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 (Tue. & Wed. this week!)

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

The final COVID Vaccine clinic has been scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2024 3:00-6:00 PM in the Narragansett Middle School Cafeteria. This clinic is open to anyone who wishes to be vaccinated and is able to get to the school, so share the links as much as you would like.

FYI: The CDC has 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.

• Reminder to 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. 

  • Note that our Athletic Awards Night will be held at the Baldwinville American Legion this year. 

• 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

  • Yearbook sales will close May 31st, don’t delay in ordering!

• Advanced Placement exams begin next week.  AP students, make sure to know your testing date/time.  

  • Shout out today to Ms. Flis’s students for your dedication in participating in additional AP preparation on Saturday!

• Student Wellness Conference.  Students, check out this opportunity to think about wellness through a student lens at a conference specifically designed for you.  

• Prom 2024!  Students, prom is around the corner (5/11). Don’t forget to get your tickets and be reminded that any guest passes are due by May 1st!

• The Class of 2025’s Spring BBQ Meat Raffle is taking place on Friday, May 17, just in time for those Memorial Day BBQs! Ms. Lyons and Ms. Smith  will be hosting a parent meeting to discuss all of the event details on Monday, April 29 at 6:00 pm in the high school library. This is an event in which we require a great deal of parental and student involvement, so please be sure to join us for the meeting so we can create committees for our various volunteer needs. In the meantime, please share the event flyer below with family and friends, and post it on your social media accounts!  Ms. Smith has also included the direct link to the Facebook event and a QR code that leads there as well! If you own a business or frequent a business that would be willing to display our event flyer, please feel free to print it and hand it out!

  • Class of 2025 BBQ Meat Raffle Event 

  • BBQ Meat Raffle Information Sheet

• Unified Track & Field.  Big shout out to our track and field athletes, who competed in an outstanding meet last week and Lunenburg High School.  Next Unified Meet is at Oakmont, Monday @ 3:00 PM. 

• Honor Society inductions will take place next week on May 7th in Putnam Gymnasium. 

  • Students that will be inducted will be notified by their honors societies.

Congratulations again to the 2024 Midsummer Night’s Dream Cast & Crew on a wonderful production this weekend!  Thanks to 8th graders for being on time and ready for MCAS.

Colby Young & Michelle Landry

Updated 4/28/24.  Click here for the most Up-to-Date Schedule.