Updated EGHS College Stats Book

Dear East Greenwich High School Community,

Through the tireless efforts of the guidance secretaries in keeping our college data up to date we are pleased to provide you with an online copy of the STATS BOOK that is incredibly useful to our students applying to colleges.  This book shows past student acceptances, wait-lists, and rejections by GPA and test scores from the last four years.  When viewing this book remember that this is how EG students fare in comparison to their peers and these stats are sometimes different than what you might find posted online on a college website or in another type of college directory.  For clearer understanding the GPA is a weighted GPA,  ED = Early Decision, RD = Regular Decision, RO = Rolling.  Every once in awhile a student is accepted when it appears that those with similar academic profiles are rejected. We never know exactly why that is but it can be that the student was an athlete, had a unique talent or was an oboe player when the colleges last oboe player graduated. There can always be anomalies and sometimes we do not know the reasons behind them.  In addition, these scores/numbers are only one part of the college admission process.  The transcript, the rigor of the courses, the essay, student activities and letters of recommendation all play a part in the process.  However, this book has been a tremendous guide for all counselors and students to use in the application planning process and we hope that you will find it useful in the college planning process.

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A hard copy of this book is available in the guidance office. Please click here to be taken to an online copy.


Lyn A. Hostetler
Department Head of School Counseling
East Greenwich High School/Cole Middle School

Principal's Newsletter 9-26-2016

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

Week of 9-26-2016

EGHS News and Information!

A weekly newsletter with information about upcoming events related to East Greenwich High School

In an effort to increase the dissemination of important information about upcoming events occurring at East Greenwich High School, I have created this newsletter which will be sent out to the EGHS school community once a week via the EGHS announcements email.

Also in an effort to not inundate your email inboxes, the EGHS main office will make every attempt to send only one email a day. It is our intention to have all announcements, information, links etc. in that email, so please review the daily email in it’s entirety so that opportunities are not overlooked.  

Hope you find this a useful tool in navigating this school year.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Proctors needed for PSATs on 10/19- While we are pleased that the State is funding the PSATs for all Sophomores on 10/19 and we encourage all members of the Class of 2019 to take advantage of this opportunity, running this exam is not without its logistical challenges. Due to the fact that the exam administration is during the school day and that teaching and learning must continue for all students who are not involved in the PSATs, we are in need of additional proctors for the PSATs. In order to fulfill this need we would like to enlist the support of the EGHS school community. If you are interested in proctoring, AND have a current BCI on file with the school department, AND do not have a child who will be participating in the exam-- we ask that you email Ann-Marie Flaherty at aflaherty@egsd.net with the subject line of “PROCTOR 10-19”. Mrs. Flaherty will be able to provide detailed information about proctoring as well as answer any questions you may have. Proctors do receive payment for their services.
• Live listing of Colleges and Universities visiting EGHS- The EGHS Guidance Department has created a live document that lists all of the Colleges and Universities visiting East Greenwich High School during the 2016-17 school year. To view the list please click here. I would encourage you and your child to check this list every once in awhile as the list does change periodically. Finally, please encourage your child to sign up well in advance of a visit so that the guidance department can schedule the appropriate space and distribute passes to students.

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

EGHS Open House Thursday 9/29 at 6 PM  

On behalf of the faculty and staff at East Greenwich High School, it is my pleasure to invite you to join us at our annual Open House on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. We will begin the evening in the Auditorium where Mr. Chace and I will meet with parents to give an overview of the many exciting developments occurring at EGHS this year.  At 6:25 p.m. we will transition to the classroom portion of the evening where you will have the opportunity to visit classrooms and meet your child’s teachers.  During Advisory on Wednesday, students will be asked to fill out schedules and room locations and give them to you so you can navigate the evening. For a full schedule, description and blank student schedule, please click here.

ADVANCED PLANNING

• 10-3 No School
• 10-10 No School

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

In this newly created section of the newsletter I am highlighting one article, video, resource, practice, theory, etc. relating to ideas in teaching/learning/education today that I also have shared in my weekly emails to EGHS faculty and staff. While what is shared is generally something that pushes the boundaries, or calls for a re-examination of existing and traditional practices in education, it is not meant to serve as an endorsement or a denouncement of current practices, rather it is meant to serve as a resource for reflection, hopefully generating the always useful introspective question of “What if…?”

If nothing else, I hope you find the posts as thought provoking as I do and that they may stoke the fires of the East Greenwich High School mission that says “We take risks in order to inspire learning and discover passions.”

This week’s “Food for Thought” is a brief Will Richardson’s blog post- Learning the Change

East Greenwich High School exists to EMPOWER

We, the EGHS community, strive to empower all members to achieve their full potential as learners, thinkers, and responsible global citizens. We take risks in order to inspire learning and discover passions.

We, the East Greenwich High School community, live our values:

• Respect: Be considerate of others' ideas and opinions while maintaining personal integrity and self- confidence.
• Creativity and Innovation: Embrace flexibility and individuality when explaining and demonstrating knowledge and skills.
• Relevance: Link concepts across subjects and make connections to today's global society.
• Enthusiasm: Generate excitement and curiosity about learning.
• Achievement: Work vigorously to obtain knowledge and skills measured against the highest standards.

We hold ourselves and each other accountable to these values in support of our mission.

East Greenwich High School

300 Avenger Drive, East Greenwich, RI, 02818

EGHS 2017 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COMMENDED AND SEMIFINALIST STUDENTS ANNOUNCED

Yesterday, during a Senior class assembly, I was pleased to recognize three “Commended” and two “Semi-Finalist” students selected by the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. 

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According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), about 34,000 Commended Students are being recognized throughout the nation for their exceptional academic promise. The three Commended Students for EGHS are: Luke H. Eller, Connor Mason and Alexander Smith.

Although they will not continue in the 2017 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, these Commended Students can take great pride knowing that they placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). 

Of the approximately 16,000 nationwide Semifinalists, I am pleased to say that two are from East Greenwich High School. The two students announced as Semifinalist in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program are Erin Culf and Eitan Vilker. 

These academically talented seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring.

On behalf of everyone at East Greenwich High School please join me in congratulating these five students and their families for their achievement and this wonderful recognition. 

Class of 2020 Election Results

Congratulations to the following individuals who were elected to serve their classmates as the Freshmen Class Council:

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• President: Nicholas Sanzi
• Vice Presidents: Chris Teng and Sophie Johnson
• Treasurers: Matthew Tactacan and Caleb Gupta
• Secretaries: Julia Blessing and Sabrina Neimark
• Class Historians: Carlie Minghella and Sydney Fay
• Social Chairs: Griffin O'Neil and CJ Perrone  

Principal's Newsletter 9-19-2016

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

Week of 9-19-2016

EGHS News and Information!

A weekly newsletter with information about upcoming events related to East Greenwich High School

In an effort to increase the dissemination of important information about upcoming events occurring at East Greenwich High School, I have created this newsletter which will be sent out to the EGHS school community once a week via the EGHS announcements email.

Also in an effort to not inundate your email inboxes, the EGHS main office will make every attempt to send only one email a day. It is our intention to have all announcements, information, links etc. in that email, so please review the daily email in it’s entirety so that opportunities are not overlooked.  

Hope you find this a useful tool in navigating this school year.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Return of EGHS Unique Wednesday’s Schedule- As returning students and families know, for the past few years EGHS has had a modified schedule on Wednesdays. This modified schedule allows us to run our advisory block and creates extremely valuable time for teachers to plan and engage in professional development interdepartmentally with one another. Due to the trials and tribulations of establishing the new bus routes and times for the past three weeks, we did not run this schedule. However, now that the busses for EGHS are established, we will once again return to our special Wednesday schedule. This means that classes on Wednesday will not begin until 8:35 AM. Students who are on the bus, or who arrive early will be permitted in the front of the building only and will be supervised by support staff until the release bell.
• Updated EGHS College Stats Book- From Ms. Hostetler, Guidance Department Chair: Dear East Greenwich High School Community, Through the tireless efforts of the guidance secretaries in keeping our college data up to date we are pleased to provide you with an online copy of the STATS BOOK that is incredibly useful to our students applying to colleges.  This book shows past student acceptances, waitlists, and rejections by GPA and test scores from the last four years.  When viewing this book remember that this is how EG students fare in comparison to their peers and these stats are sometimes different than what you might find posted online on a college website or in another type of college directory.  For clearer understanding the GPA is a weighted GPA,  ED = Early Decision, RD = Regular Decision, RO = Rolling.  Every once in awhile a student is accepted when it appears that those with similar academic profiles are rejected. We never know exactly why that is but it can be that the student was an athlete, had a unique talent or was an oboe player when the colleges last oboe player graduated. There can always be anomalies and sometimes we do not know the reasons behind them.  In addition, these scores/numbers are only one part of the college admission process.  The transcript, the rigor of the courses, the essay, student activities and letters of recommendation all play a part in the process.  However, this book has been a tremendous guide for all counselors and students to use in the application planning process and we hope that you will find it useful in the college planning process. A hard copy of this book is available in the guidance office. Please click here to view the updated EGHS College Stats Book.
• Keeping up with EGHS-- There is always so much going on at East Greenwich High School. Listed below are some of the many ways to keep track of the many happenings.
• Emergency news-
• RIBA- instructions on how to sign up for text alerts by the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association can be found here.
• Remind 101- instructions to sign up for the EGHS based text alert system can be found via this website. I administer this system and use it to disseminate important information such as cancellations and early dismissals. In addition to the RIBA information and the phone calls by Dr. Mercurio, I not only duplicate some of Dr. Mercurio’s messages, but also attempt to give specific details. For example, if we have an hour delay I might also let users know the schedule rotation for the remainder of day. Another example would be a message if an EGHS extra-curricular event needed to be cancelled early or would not run during the course of an evening.
• Good news-
• School’s blog-EGHSSuccess This blog is dedicated to documenting successes both big and small that occur throughout the school year. If you are interested in having your EGHS success posted on this blog, please see or email me at mpodraza@egsd.net (please add "Blog Submission" to the subject line). You can also follow our school's journey and subscribe to receive email notification of new posts.
• Twitter- @EGHSMatters Through this Twitter handle and the hashtag #EGHSMatters, we recognize that special people make a difference every day at EGHS. Let someone know that you notice what they do by using #EGHSmatters. We will RT to let the world notice too.
• The Spectrum- Official news outlet of EGHS. Account content provided by its student editors and not school administration. In addition to a paper-based newspaper, students also put information online via the Spectrum website and via Twitter- @Spectrum_EGHS
• PSATs- As disseminated in last week’s newsletter, EGHS is able to offer the PSAT to 10th Grade students at no cost to families. It is our intention to register all enrolled 10th grade students. However, if you do not want your child to participate in the PSATs we ask that you please complete, sign and return this “PSAT Do Not Register” form (click here) to the EGHS guidance office.
• Junior Registration- Juniors who wish to take the PSAT on Wednesday, 10-19-2016 may register using this form- click here (a paper copy is also available in the guidance office). A fee of $30 is required for Juniors as this administration of the exam is only funded by the State for current 10th grade students. In order to guarantee a seat at this administration, please return the completed form and a check made payable to “East Greenwich High School” by the Wednesday, September 21st deadline.
• Reminder- PTG Membership and Directory
• A reminder to please register for the East Greenwich High School PTG membership and to update directory information via these online forms:

• Membership (Click Here)
• Student Directory (Click Here)

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

Colleges and Universities continue to visit EGHS

Seniors and Juniors should be aware that there are more than a dozen colleges visiting EGHS this week.  Dartmouth, American, Tulane , St. Anselm's, Holy Cross, URI and Roanoke are only a few.  Students should be sure to check the entire listings and sign up in the Guidance Office at least one day in advance of any visit that they wish to attend.

Freshmen Elections and Senior Post-High School Planning- Wednesday during advisory  

On Wednesday, members of the Freshmen class will have an opportunity to hear from classmates who are running for the Freshmen class council. Voting will occur after student speeches. Members of the Senior class will also come together in order to meet with the EGHS Guidance department to discuss post-high school plans and to review student transcript records to date.

1st PTG Meeting- Wednesday

The EGHS PTG will have its first meeting of the year on Wednesday at 9:30 AM in EGHS cafeteria. Hope to see you there.

ADVANCED PLANNING

• EGHS Open House Thursday 9-29
• 10-3 No School

East Greenwich High School exists to EMPOWER

We, the EGHS community, strive to empower all members to achieve their full potential as learners, thinkers, and responsible global citizens. We take risks in order to inspire learning and discover passions.

We, the East Greenwich High School community, live our values:

• Respect: Be considerate of others' ideas and opinions while maintaining personal integrity and self- confidence.
• Creativity and Innovation: Embrace flexibility and individuality when explaining and demonstrating knowledge and skills.
• Relevance: Link concepts across subjects and make connections to today's global society.
• Enthusiasm: Generate excitement and curiosity about learning.
• Achievement: Work vigorously to obtain knowledge and skills measured against the highest standards.

We hold ourselves and each other accountable to these values in support of our mission.

East Greenwich High School

300 Avenger Drive, East Greenwich, RI, 02818

Principal's Newsletter 9-12-2016

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

Week of 9-12-2016

EGHS News and Information!

A weekly newsletter with information about upcoming events related to East Greenwich High School

In an effort to increase the dissemination of important information about upcoming events occurring at East Greenwich High School, I have created this newsletter which will be sent out to the EGHS school community once a week via the EGHS announcements email.

Also in an effort to not inundate your email inboxes, the EGHS main office will make every attempt to send only one email a day. It is our intention to have all announcements, information, links etc. in that email, so please review the daily email in it’s entirety so that opportunities are not overlooked.  

Hope you find this a useful tool in navigating this school year.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• From Dr. Mercurio- Bus Route Changes
• The revised bus routes are now posted under the “Transportation” tab on the www.egsd.net website and will also be sent out via respective school list serve messages.  The posted routes will be in effect Monday, September 12, 2016.  Parents and guardians are advised to review the routes carefully as adjustments have been made to runs, stops, and bus numbers.  As is the case with any implementation process for transportation, these revised routes will continue to be monitored for efficiency and effectiveness over the course of the next two weeks.  Thank you to all members of the community who offered their comments, questions, and concerns about this work in order to assist us in making this service more consistent with our collective high expectations.
• 10-19 PSAT News
• Sophomore Do Not Register Form- As disseminated in last week’s newsletter, EGHS is able to offer the PSAT to 10th Grade students at no cost to families. It is our intention to register all enrolled 10th grade students. However, if you do not want your child to participate in the PSATs we ask that you please complete, sign and return this “PSAT Do Not Register” form (click here) to the EGHS guidance office.
• Junior Registration- Juniors who wish to take the PSAT on Wednesday, 10-19-2016 may register using this form- click here (a paper copy is also available in the guidance office). A fee of $30 is required as this administration of the exam is only funded by the State for current 10th grade students. In order to guarantee a seat at this administration, please return the completed form and a check made payable to “East Greenwich High School” by the Wednesday, September 21st deadline.
• Library Open After School Mon-Thurs.
• The EGHS library is open to students after school on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays afternoons until 4:30PM. Students needing late bus passes will be issued a pass from the library supervisor. A pass is required to ride the late bus.
• Reminder- PTG Membership and Directory
• A reminder to please register for the East Greenwich High School PTG membership and to update directory information via these online forms:

• Membership (Click Here)
• Student Directory (Click Here)

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

9 Colleges visiting EGHS

Between Wednesday and Friday this week we have 9 colleges visiting EGHS. Junior and Senior students who wish to sign up for a visit need to stop by Guidance to sign up. Visiting this week is: Brown, Colby, Bates, Villanova, Vanderbilt, George Mason, Hofstra, Assumption or St. Michaels (Vermont). Students must also check in with their teacher to make sure they are not missing any assessments during the scheduled visit.

No school Tuesday 9-13-2016

Due to the primary election there is no school Tuesday 9-13-2016

Chromebook paperwork past due

All students, regardless of year of graduation, must turn in a completed chromebook agreement form. Please turn in all paperwork to advisors on Wednesday in order to keep your district issued chromebook operational.

Chromebook insurance still available for SY 16-17

Insurance policies from SY 15-16 have now ended. You can still purchase chromebook insurance for SY 16-17 for $22 for the year. Forms and instructions to purchase insurance are available outside of the main office. Families in need of financial assistance are asked to please notify your child’s guidance counselor.

Club Fair Wednesday during advisory  

On Wednesday students will have an opportunity to meet with student representatives from the various clubs that are currently offered at EGHS. I encourage all students, both new and returning, to use this opportunity to learn about the tremendous variety of clubs we offer and to look for new ways to get involved at EGHS.

Citizens Who Care (CWC) Meeting- Thursday

Citizens Who Care will be meeting at 9:30 on Thursday in the Guidance conference room. For more information about the CWC, please refer to the CWC website found at-  http://citizenswhocareeg.org/about-us.html

ADVANCED PLANNING

• EGHS PTG 1st Meeting 9-21 at 9:30 AM
• Wednesday 9-21 Freshmen class speeches and elections during advisory
• Wednesday 9-21 Senior Class assembly with Guidance in Old Gym during advisory Topic: Post-High School planning transcript review.
• EGHS Open House Thursday 9-29
• 10-3 No School

East Greenwich High School exists to EMPOWER

We, the EGHS community, strive to empower all members to achieve their full potential as learners, thinkers, and responsible global citizens. We take risks in order to inspire learning and discover passions.

We, the East Greenwich High School community, live our values:

• Respect: Be considerate of others' ideas and opinions while maintaining personal integrity and self- confidence.
• Creativity and Innovation: Embrace flexibility and individuality when explaining and demonstrating knowledge and skills.
• Relevance: Link concepts across subjects and make connections to today's global society.
• Enthusiasm: Generate excitement and curiosity about learning.
• Achievement: Work vigorously to obtain knowledge and skills measured against the highest standards.

We hold ourselves and each other accountable to these values in support of our mission.

East Greenwich High School

300 Avenger Drive, East Greenwich, RI, 02818