Narragansett Regional High School

Principal’s Flyer #17: December 8, 2024

Dear Students & Families:

We hope you’ve enjoyed an outstanding weekend and are looking forward to a busy week ahead!  Before looking ahead, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate Warriors Colorguard, which recently participated in its first parade, the recent Jack Frost parade!  Despite the weather our team is continuing to practice all throughout the winter!  Kudos to this fabulous group of students, coaches and families…and take note: the sweater game is also extremely strong!  We’d also like to celebrate our 8th graders on our Middle School Football Team. In case you missed this online, the team visited Boston College for the full experience: tailgating and game time.  Not least, check out our very own Mason MacDonald pictured here with BC / CFL / NFL Legend Doug Flutie!  Thank you to our coaches and volunteers for making this event possible for our student athletes! Finally, thanks to our School Advisory Council, and especially student officers, for review of, and helpful feedback on our New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) student survey.  

Looking at the week ahead, we are reminding everyone that the Narragansett Holiday Concert will be held Thursday, December 12th @ 6:30 PM in Safka Auditorium and features the Middle and High School Concert Bands.  These performers have worked incredibly hard to put on a stellar concert for you, we hope you’ll come out and attend!  

It may be hard to believe, but this Tuesday, December 10th is the mid-way point and progress report for Term 2.  Students and families are advised to check the community portal for up to date grades the evening of December 10th.  Teachers will have gradebooks current, so it’s a great snapshot of how you/your student is doing thus far Term 2.

Did you know that our students now have access to 70,000+ books through their one-to-one devices (NRHS chromebooks) via two digital libraries?

1. Students can access eBooks through Follet Destiny Discover Library of roughly 400 curated books

2. Students can also access a wider library of 70,000 books through Sora

Students will receive training on access, and you can watch this short video which explains the easy process of finding and checking out a book!  No better time to check out a good book than on a chilly, wintry day!

Thinking about Holiday Gifts?  Well…Don’t forget The Harlem Wizards are coming back to play basketball against the NRSD Staff Team in a fun-filled community event on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Narragansett Regional High School gymnasium. Tickets for this event are on sale now! 

Use the following link to purchase tickets: https://www.harlemwizards.com/tickets/baldwinville. 

Mass 211: Call 211 for 24/7 for support with emergency food, rent help paying your heating and utility bills, mental health counseling, health programs, public health and safety services, child care referrals, job resources, and other help for individuals, parents and families.

Mass Behavioral Health Helpline: Call/text: 833-773-2445 for 24/7 emergency/nonemergency support: The Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL) connects individuals (children and adults) and families to the full range of treatment services for mental health and substance use offered in Massachusetts, including outpatient, urgent, and immediate crisis care. Call for real-time support, initial clinical assessment, and connection to the right evaluation and treatment. No insurance needed and over 200 languages available in real-time interpretation. 

• Heywood’s School Based Services Monthly Newsletter for December is here.  

  • Thanks for taking a moment to review this newsletter for important and helpful holiday and winter resources.  

• Reminder: Routine Health Screenings Ongoing This Week!  A notice to families that our nursing office will continue conducting routine postural screenings for 8th - 10th graders over the next several weeks. These screenings are always brief and only a minor disruption to the student’s day:

  • 9th grade postural screenings, week of 12/9-12/13

  • 10th grade BMI/Hearing/Vision screenings, week of 12-16-12/20

• Rho Kappa Social Studies Honors Society will meet next Tuesday, December 17th @ 2:25 PM in Ms. Charrier’s Room (133)!

• Ski Club Reminder!

  • To get your pass, visit the Wachusett website, click on tickets and passes, click on school groups and then use the code for this year - NTSCH in order to gain access to all the great deals on passes for this season.

  • See Mr. Donofrio’s Ski Club Informational Flyer

• Don’t Forget! Little Mermaid Auditions are coming up this week! Best of luck to all performers in your tryouts!

Wishing you all a great week ahead.  We hope to see you at Thursday’s performance!

Colby Young & Michelle Landry

Updated 12/7/24.  Click here for the most Up-to-Date Schedule.