Narragansett Regional High School

Principal’s Flyer #35: May 5, 2024

Dear Students & Families:

To begin our update this week, we’d like to say thank you to the many staff, chaperones, volunteers, and agencies that came out in support of our “GAAP” Day prom/graduation season season safety last Thursday.  Thank you foremost to our local police departments and fire departments, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Alyssa’s Place speakers, Massachusetts State Police, The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) as well as our own cafeteria, custodial, and counseling team for making an impactful event happen.  

As part of GAAP day, students experienced everything from careers and opportunities in CERT, to how bloodhounds are trained and careers, to the Sheriff’s Office Mobile Command unit, to how to navigate a traffic stop and the importance of sobriety, safe driving, how to sustain healthy relationships, and the importance of safety in avoiding life-altering mistakes during celebratory seasons.  Special thanks to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office for its grant and support of this event, Sheriff Evangelidis for joining us, and, again, to our local law enforcement and emergency services for being thoughtful in how to develop skills and awareness our students will take with them into their adult lives.  Finally, special thank you to Ann Lyons, who has coordinated this event as a passion project on behalf of our students.   Thank you to all involved for creating an intentional, impactful, and engaging experience for our students. 

As many of our community members and participants remarked during and leading up to this day, we’d like our families to know that we take the charge of student safety incredibly seriously.  Thanks one last time to all involved for helping safeguard our young people and equip them going forward with understandings they may rely on as adults.  Please find some pictures of our event “stations” below, and we wish our students a wonderful junior/senior prom!

And now in celebration of prom week and a vibrant May generally, we’d like to share that this week we’ll hold a prom spirit week.  Students, please find the days below.  Additionally, all families are advised that May 6th, Monday is our progress report / midpoint of term 4.  Please do visit our community portal on Tuesday to check in on your student’s up-to-date progress.

Finally, Coach Donovan would like to celebrate our senior baseball players, Anthony Hebert, Zachary Lottig, Charles Ogonowski, Joseph Pineyro, and Spencer Stratford.  Even if you missed the senior game, we hope you’ll come out to a ballgame and watch our teams compete.  Bravo to the seniors, and do check the athletics calendar at the bottom of our weekly updates for our busy athletic season information. 

Traffic Safety I  Safe Driving Simulation  I  Accident Scene Awareness  I  Emergency Operations

Attention Grade 8 students, this is your final week of testing for Grade 8 MCAS.  Thanks for taking note that testing will be held Tuesday - Friday this week in the mornings.  Thank you to our grade 8 families and students for continuing to do an outstanding job navigating attendance on MCAS days over the course of a long MCAS season.  Your support is appreciated. 

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.

On Friday, May 24, 2024, beginning at 1:15 PM, the Narragansett High School and Middle Schools will hold a Memorial Day Observance in Elinor J. Putnam Gymnasium (464 Baldwinville Rd., Baldwinville MA).  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 format as the one at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Winchendon.  This year’s guest speaker will be Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik, who has participated in many observances at the Massachusetts Veterans Cemetery in Winchendon. 

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, please contact Principal Colby Young of Narragansett High School at 978-939-5388 (cyoung@nrsd.org).  Please click here for a copy of our press release. 

• This week is Prom Spirit Week!  Whether or not you’re attending prom, all are welcome to participate!

  • Prom 2024 Spirit Week

• 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: Athletic Awards Night will be held at the Baldwinville American Legion this year. 

  • Note: baccalaureate will be hosted this year by Holy Cross Parish in Templeton.

• 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 this week.  AP students, make sure to know your testing date/time.  

  • Shout out today to Ms. Hemlin’s AP Calculus students for your preparation on Saturday!

• Social Emotional End of Year Screener - Families are advised that we will conduct our routine, end of year social emotional screener to support HS students’ mental health and wellness during the week of May 13th.  Further information will be forthcoming.

  • Any family wishing to opt out should contact Ms. Niggl-Aguiar (aniggl@nrsd.org)

• 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. 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

• Reminder: Honor Society Inductions will take place this Tuesday, May 7th in Putnam Gymnasium. 

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

  • Students will rehearse for the ceremony during G block on Thursday. 

• Staff Appreciation Week is this week!  NRHS will put on a number of events to thank our faculty and staff this week, but we also wanted to advise families of the week!

Thanks everyone.  We look forward to Honors Induction this coming Tuesday evening.

Colby Young & Michelle Landry

Updated 5/5/24.  Click here for the most Up-to-Date Schedule.