Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update
Week of 1-23-2017
EGHS News and Information!
A weekly newsletter with information about upcoming events related to East Greenwich High School
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
AP Capstone- Community Information Session 2/7 (Action Requested)
I will be giving an overview of the AP Capstone Program on Tuesday, February 7th at 6:30 in the EGHS Auditorium. Parents and guardians of current freshmen and sophomores who are interested in learning more about the program are asked to please register on Eventbrite by clicking here. By registering you are helping us insure that enough materials are created and available for all of the evening’s attendees.
Report Cards- Wednesday 2/1/2017
We will issue second quarter report cards to all students on Wednesday, February 1 during the advisory block. Digital copies of report cards will also be published to the parent portal of ASPEN.
EGEF Accepting Donations
The East Greenwich Education Foundation (EGEF) is an independent, not-for- profit organization that was created in 2008 to promote excellence in education throughout our town’s public school system. Every year, EGEF solicits grant applications from our district’s teachers. Based on the funds available, EGEF strives to award as many grants as possible – as long as the proposed projects fit the Foundation’s mission of providing creative, innovative, and sustainable initiatives for our children.
In 2016, EGEF funded grants at every school in town. You can learn more about our school’s grant here https://www.egefri.org/2016-grant-recipients/
Teachers are getting ready to submit applications for their 2017 grants, so please consider donating to the East Greenwich Education Foundation. EGEF is a 501c(3) nonprofit, so your donation is tax deductible-- and 100% of every dollar donated is returned to our public schools in the form of a grant.
THIS WEEK’S
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 1-23
- Exam Blocks 3 & 4
- 1-24
- Exam Blocks 5 & 6
- School Committee Meeting 7 PM @ Cole
- 1-25
- Exam Blocks 7 & Make-up
- Early Senior Project presentations
ADVANCED PLANNING- 2-1
- Q2 Report Cards issued
- Juniors meet with Guidance department during advisory
- 2-7
- AP Capstone Community Overview 6:30 EGHS Auditorium
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
This week’s “Food for Thought” is “Losing Ourselves”. The YouTube description states this is “A student-directed documentary about how an expectation for perfection and a status-driven definition of success undermines students’ love of learning and creativity, gets in the way of our ability to use high school as an opportunity to figure out what we love and who we are, and turns our intrinsic motivation extrinsic”. While this film was not created by an EGHS student, I think that it does provide us with an interesting “behind the scenes” look at many of the pressures, joys and fears students face in schools today.
Have a wonderful week!
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
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