Principal's Newsletter Week of 3-13-2017

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

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

Week of 3-13-2017

-IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS-

2017 CCRI Technology Open House Flyer and Registration information.

From CCRI- The date for this year’s Technology Open House is Friday, April 7, 2017 at the CCRI – Knight Campus in Warwick from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM.   Students register for 2 hands-on 60 minute labs in science and technology. Ten exciting labs are being offered this year in the following disciplines: Biotechnology, Chemical Technology, CNC Manufacturing, Computer Studies, Engineering and Technology, Engineering Transfer, Fire Science/EMT, Manufacturing Technology, Nursing, and Renewable Energy.

The Tech Open House has become a very popular event and registration is on a first come, first serve basis.  The registration deadline is Friday, March 31, though labs often fill up much sooner than that.  To register your students, go to the following website: www.ccri.edu/techopenhouse

To register, we recommend that you use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.  If you need technical assistance, please email: bteh@ccri.edu.

-REMINDERS-

After Prom there’s AfterPromEG.  For more information please visit  www.afterpromeg.org.

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 3-14
• RI Blood Center Blood Drive at EGHS
• 3-15
• 9:30 AM- PTG Meeting (Please note time change from last week)
• 7:00 PM- EGHS Talent Show (Night 1)
• 3-16
• 7:00 PM- EGHS Talent Show (Night 2)
• 3-17
• No School- Professional Development Day

ADVANCED PLANNING

• 3-21
• After school- Club photos for Yearbook
• 3-22
• Advisory- Senior Class Photo
• 3-23
• Voter registration during all three lunches
• 3-29
• Advisory- Students involved in this year’s AP Testing will meet with members of the Guidance department in order to pre-grid for the AP exams.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

With last week’s post being about the introduction of iPhone 10 years ago, I thought I would go full circle for this week’s “Food for Thought” which is a blog post entitled  “This Is How To Stop Checking Your Phone: 5 Secrets From Research”. If you are anything like me and have developed some bad habits with your phone this post has some good tips to break the Pavlovian hold our phones now have over some of our lives. Enjoy (and good luck if you give the tricks a try).

Have a great week and get your shovels ready...

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