EGHS GSA Members Volunteer at 28th Annual AIDS Walk

Amy Kulm, Julia Gowell, AliceMae Goodwin and Caroline Tweetie.

On Saturday September 28th, members of the Gay Straight Alliance( GSA) volunteered at the 28th annual AIDS Walk in Providence. This walk raises money for AIDS victims and provides free HIV testing. For the last couple of years, GSA has been making AIDS quilts in memory of victims that have died. We cover the quilts with items to celebrate the life of each victim. Saturday, members worked with the AIDS Quilt Memorial in recruiting walkers to carry the quilts around Providence on a 2.5 mile course.

Thanks to AliceMae Goodwin for forwarding the information for this post.

EGHS Student Artwork on Display at Educator Recognition

In addition to the EGHS Open House tonight at 6:30 PM, there is also a special event tonight honoring the work of educators from across the State of Rhode Island.  EGHS' own, and 2014 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Patricia Page will be recognized. However, excellence from EGHS students will also be on display at the event. 

I am proud to pass along that the design and photo work of Emma Falkenberry, Laura Opishinski, Emily Ross, Robert Quinn, Leda Vargas, Stephanie Field, Caroline Neupauer, Emma Falkenberry, Sofia DiCristofaro, and Emily Abbott will be on display at the Ed Recognition celebration today (September 26th) at Orchard Farms Elementary School in Cranston.

Great job Avengers!

Please visit the World Languages website to see the collaboration between Spanish classes and the International Business Class at EGHS.

Last Week's @EGHSMatters Tweets on Storify

If you are not on Twitter, but still want to see all the messages of appreciation and gratitude from East Greenwich High School students, educators and parents from 9/16/2013-9/22/2013 then please click the link below. The link will take you to the postings via Storify.com

EGHSMatters Tweets From 9/16-9/22
 

Posters From Wednesday's Club Fair

Students browse the different clubs students run at EGHS

On Wednesday, EGHS held it's first ever "club fair" for new students.  To say the event was a success would be an understatement.  With over 150 new students participating and 29 different clubs represented, this event provided new students the opportunity to talk one on one with student representatives about their club's unique goals and activities. 

-Special thanks to Mr. Houghtaling for running and organizing the fair. 

-Below are images of some of the posters, brochures and sign-up materials that each group produced for this event. Each club that participated is represented below. 

EGHS National Honor Society Offers Support Through Peer Tutoring

From Mr. Lenox, NHS Advisor:

 

Peer Tutor Program

The Peer Tutor Program is a tutoring service available to EGHS students seeking assistance with their assignments, assessments, and/or study habits.  A student requesting services is matched with a qualified student and is scheduled to meet once a week for academic support. Peer Tutor requests will be honored for the duration of the semester. Students are expected to fulfill this obligation (to meet with the tutor for the entire semester) unless notified otherwise. If a student wishes to continue into the next semester, notification is required. If the student would like to continue with the same tutor, every effort will be made to accommodate this request. 

To request a peer tutor, please click on the link and complete the form. 

NHS Peer Tutor Request Form

Tutoring assignments depend on the availability of tutors in specific subject areas. Allow 1 week for tutoring assignments to be filled. You will receive a notice via email or text. Instructors, Advisors and Guidance Counselors may be notified of the tutoring assignment. The Peer Tutor Program is managed by the National Honor Society. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Lenox.

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If you are a Junior or Senior who would like to participate as a tutor in the Peer Tutor Program, please complete this form:

NHS Peer Tutor Profile Form

NHS Peer Tutor Profile Form - Spanish

#EGHSRI Community Invited to Attend Training With Dr. Lewis Dodley

On September 25th, from 6:30-8:30 pm at St. Luke's Church, members of the East Greenwich High School Community are invited to attend a diversity training with Dr. Lewis Dodley.  This community event is sponsored by Youth to Youth, Citizens Who Care, and the East Greenwich Drug Program.

For more information on Dr. Dodley's presentations please see http://www.youthtoyouth.net/speakers/ldodley/index.html 

For more information about Wednesday the 25th, please contact Mr. Bob Houghtaling at 401-230-2246.

Improving EGHS One Complement at a Time #EGHSMatters

I notice how hard you work.  
I see what you do every day to help a colleague or a student or a parent.
I value you.  I appreciate you.  I admire you.  I respect you.  
I feel fortunate to be learning from and/or working with you.  

You matter.

These words can change a day.  They can change an outlook.  These words can change a life.

The phrase "You only live once" is obviously a lie. You live every single day, but you only die once.

With that in mind, shouldn’t we all think about why we don’t do more good things for ourselves and for other people before we reach that end? Why don’t we all take a moment during the course of each day to tell people that we love them, to make an effort to be kind, to do a favor for someone, to be generous with our time and talents when people might need them? It has become our belief at East Greenwich High School that we need to let people know that we notice what they do and that they matter to us every single day.

As educators, mentors, coaches, leaders, students, we need to take time to notice the talents and good deeds that the people who we are fortunate enough to live and learn and work with at EGHS do every day, and how these acts benefit our kids and our community as a whole. As leaders in the EGHS community, we try to let at least one person every day know that they “matter" and the things that they do are noticed and appreciated. We attempt to build this into our culture through the “EGHS Success” blog, in face to face conversations, and through a Google Form that we created that allows every member of our amazing faculty to very quickly and easily do the same whenever the reason arises.  Since the debut of the “EGHS You Matter Form” on April 1st, 2013, in a building with a faculty of about 90 people, over 370 messages have gone out to let people know that "they matter" to someone else.

Even though most people believe that they come and go throughout the day and work very hard- they also believe that no one notices what they do.  But people do notice. You are making a difference for someone every single day. You are inspiring others. You are worthy of praise.  And we can prove it to you.

It's a simple thing, really. It only takes one minute.  But a simple, honest compliment or bit of recognition can change another person's whole day, or whole perspective on themselves and their work. We have seen it first hand.  And we have been fortunate to experience it personally as well.

Based on the success of the “You Matter” form, we knew that we had to expand the opportunity to the entire East Greenwich High School community.  Beginning this year, students, parents, community members as well as the faculty and staff can send messages of appreciation to one another on Twitter by using the hashtag #EGHSmatters and those messages will be reposted to anyone following @EGHSmatters. We anticipate that this will grow into something special as well. It will provide students an opportunity to combat bullying, to recognize what is special inside of one another, celebrate great performances and talents, to let teachers and other professionals who regularly work with our students know how much they mean to our school community and to build an overarching culture of respect, admiration and appreciation among all of it’s members.

How do you let the people who you admire, like, respect or love know that they matter to you?  

And if you aren't doing that, why aren't you?  

"If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." - Jim Rohn

Additional Background Videos-

Angela Maiers- TEDxDesMoines- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FHdHUzRnms

Brad Meltzer- TEDEducation “Write your story, change history”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LR7Vb6mqts&feature=youtu.be

Jeremiah Anthony via @westhighbros “A Sincere Compliment”-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2InkWRc1zww