Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update
A weekly newsletter with information about upcoming events related to East Greenwich High School
Week of 2-27-2017
-IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS-
Only 44 Family Responses to Date! Please Don’t Wait Any Longer, Take SurveyWorks- Parent Survey Today
With only 44 parent/guardian responses to date, I need to ask our families to not wait any longer- please take a few minutes today and give us your feedback via The Rhode Island Department of Education yearly SurveyWorks Parent Survey. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to provide feedback about your school and your children’s opportunities to learn. You can take the short survey online via: surveys.panoramaed.com/ride and enter 09106family. If you don’t have access to the Internet, please contact the high school at 401-398-1574 to request a paper survey.
Registration for Advanced Placement Exams.
Forms are available in the Guidance Office and in AP classrooms. Please note that all AP registration forms and fees must be turned into either Mrs. Mong or Mrs. McCowan in Guidance. The deadline for registering is March 7th.
-REMINDERS-
EGHS Course Selection to Begin 3/1
On Wednesday, March 1st we will meet with all underclassmen to review the course selection process during advisory. Freshmen and Sophomores will meet in the auditorium where we will review the course selection process and give an overview of AP Capstone. Juniors will meet in the old gym where we will review course selection as well as meet with Ms. Gilden who will go over Senior Project requirements. I will be sure to forward any relevant documents and links associated with these topics and assemblies. If you would like to get a head start, please feel free to browse the digital copy of the SY 17-18 Program of Studies.
“Important Events” Document Updated
The Google doc “SY 16-17 EGHS Important Events” has been updated to reflect the changes due to the two snow days.
THIS WEEK’S
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 2-28
- School Committee Meeting- Elementary, Secondary, and Athletic Budgets SY 17-18
- 3-1
- Course selection assemblies during Advisory grades 9-11
ADVANCED PLANNING- 3-7
- AP Exam Registration due to Guidance Office
- 3-8
- Signed course selection documents due in Advisory
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
This week’s “Food for Thought” is a Fortune Magazine article entitled Why a Country with Some of the World’s Best Schools Is Now Scrapping Grades. Quite a shift- “Cindy Khoo, a director with the Ministry of Education's Planning Division, says while a historic focus on performance has kept standards high, the overemphasis on exam results detracts students from the broader purpose of learning: discovery and exploration.”
I hope you had a safe and fun February recess. Have a great 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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