Narragansett Regional High School

Principal’s Flyer #39: June 2, 2024

Dear Students & Families:

We hope you are enjoying a weekend of outstanding summer-like weather, and that, for our seniors especially, the weekend has been a truly special one, replete with celebrations and a sense of well deserved accomplishments.  Being out and about around town is always special this time of year, as we see graduation balloons, signs, and celebrations of our Warriors that are well-deserved.  Thanks to all of our attendees on Friday night.  Your energy, enthusiasm, and support of our graduates makes our ceremonies special.  Having participated in and/or coordinated ceremonies in various places over the years, it is always striking how outstanding our families are at graduation.  Thank you all.  And to all students who participated, we are so very proud of you.  

We’re quite certain that everyone is well stocked in terms of graduation photos, but just in case, here a couple to help to help capture just a few aspects of the evening:

Inside the Graduation: Warrior Grads Before Walkout  I  Senior Musician Spencer Stratford (Snare Drum) Receives Diploma  I   Ray Thomas, United States Army  I  Representative Peter Stanley with School Committee Chair Smith & Dr. Casavant  I  Valedictorian Ashlyn Duplessis Receives Diploma Narragansett Regional School District: Full 2024 Commencement 

Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

When it comes to thanking people who put on a graduation ceremony and almost non-stop events over a two week period, there are always far too many to thank you’s that are owed and the risk of leaving many people out who deserve mention.  That said, five people worked around the clock for several weeks to make the graduation ceremony and surrounding events happen:  

• Thank you to Ms. Ann Lyons - for mentoring advisors, helping book venues, lead trips, decorating, and planning numerous events for senior week and to coordinate a first-rate Prom Safety GAAP day with stakeholders from around the county. 

• Thank you to Ms. Michele Smith for planning, decorations, organizing graduates, leading marching, facilitating important senior week reminders, supporting senior spirit week events, and organizing a small army of student volunteers to prepare the ceremony and also for an outstanding “Golden Gala” prom

• Thank you to Mr. Salvadore and the NRHS Band for diligently practicing for weeks in the midst of Spring Concert, Memorial Day Observance and related performances.  To the Band: thank you for making the music at our ceremony great.  Your performance of the Senior walkout song was incredible. 

• Finally, thank you to our advisors Mr. Mike Donofrio and Mr. Brandon Wightman for leading this class through 2024.  Being a class advisor is not a role, it’s a de facto lifestyle for the entirety of the Senior year.  Thank you Mr. Donofrio, Thank you Mr. Wightman.  

To all the parents/guardians, families, friends, volunteers, boosters, police and fire, and support staff that made things happen: you are sincerely appreciated.  

This is the penultimate memo of the year, with the end of the year of Thursday, June 13th approaching quickly.  Warriors, we mean it sincerely when we say that we are full steam ahead

• Grade 8 students have a field trip to Washington DC or a Sustainable Farming trip this week

• Grade 9 students will take Biology MCAS, a graduation requirement this Tuesday & Wednesday

• Numerous students are supporting various TES and NMS field days over the coming days

• Follow our Athletics updates for important state tournament information and congratulations to our ongoing Warrior spring athletes…

• We’re looking forward to Exhibition of US History students’ Civics Action Projects on June 11th! 

• …And most importantly, we still have the business of day-to-day teaching and learning through the end of the year.  

Thank you everyone for remaining energized and focused through the end of the year!

Our final MCAS testing for the year will be for 9th graders and will take place Tuesday & Wednesday. Please see the dates below, and be reminded that we will notify all 9th graders of their testing rooms.  Thank you again to our students and community for strong participation in MCAS.

Grade 9 Biology, June 4th and June 5th

• Congratulations to our 2024 Special Olympics Athletes! Outstanding job to our athletes, and thank you to all volunteers supporting the event!

• College Information Family Night for Juniors - College Search Process Support.  For Junior families seeking help understanding the college search process, consider attending our virtual night for juniors to go over the college search process. A representative from CGN (College Guidance Network) will also be in attendance to go over the app with parents.

  • We’ll send out zoom information in advance of the evening: Tue., June 11th @ 6:00 PM

• Washington, DC - Grade 8 Civics Engagement Field Trip.   Thank you to all families of students going to DC for attending the final informational session last week.  Thank you to DC advisors Ms. Remillard, Ms. Lyons, and all chaperones/volunteers for the planning and preparation of this trip alongside the numerous events and athletics going on at this time at the High School.   Thank you to families for remembering timelines for pickup/drop off, itinerary information, and dropping off medicine and luggage that has been shared with you.  

• Yearbooks will be distributed to students on Wednesday, June 5th during G block.  For any student that misses distribution on that date/time, we’ll get your yearbook to you ASAP. 

• Narragansett MVP applicants have been notified of the status of their application to our vocational programming.   If you have missed this communication, please check with Ms. Donnelly (kdonnelly@nrsd.org)  on the status of your application.   Student orientation for selected candidates is June 6th. 

Less than two weeks remain in the 23-24 school year everyone.  We’re looking forward to an outstanding June.    

Colby Young & Michelle Landry

Updated 6/2/24.  Click here for the most Up-to-Date Schedule.