EGHS Principal's Newsletter Week of 10-10-17

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

Week of 10-10-2017

Thank you to everyone who attended & contributed to this year’s EGHS Open House (Link to ADMIN Open House Presentation)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

EGHS to Participate in Gallup Student Poll

Between 10/23-10/27 our school will participate in the Gallup Student Poll.

Gallup launched the Gallup Student Poll in 2009. Gallup provides analytics and advice to organizations around the world. The Gallup Student Poll is a brief, 24-item survey available on the web for students in grades 5 through 12. One time per year in the fall, the survey is provided at no cost to schools. The Gallup Student Poll includes the following themes:

• Engagement- is the student’s involvement in and enthusiasm for school.
• Hope- is the ideas and energy students have for the future.
• Entrepreneurial Aspiration- is the talent and energy for building businesses that survive, thrive and employ others.
• Career/Financial Literacy- is the information, attitudes and behaviors that students need to practice for healthy participation in the economy.

The Gallup Student Poll gives students a voice in building great schools, and results provide schools with important, actionable information beyond standard measures, such as grades and test scores, to help schools make kids ready for the future. Please visit the Gallup Student Poll homepage on the web at http://www.gallupstudentpoll.com to view the survey items and learn more. To date, there have been over 4 million completes of the Gallup Student Poll.

This survey is anonymous and voluntary. That means Gallup cannot identify your student, and your student’s individual responses will not be shared with anyone. Only grade-level and school-level information will be shared with our school. Your student does not have to participate in this survey. There are no consequences or penalties if your student does not participate. Email Gallup Education at educationhelp@gallup.com if you have questions about this survey,  or contact your school principal.

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Please sign and return this form if you do NOT agree to have your student participate in the Gallup Student Poll. You only need to return this form to school if you do NOT give permission for your student to participate.

STUDENT NAME:_____________________________________________________(“Student”)

I _________________________________________ am the parent/guardian of Student and I do NOT give permission for Student to participate in the Gallup Student Poll at________________________ School.

_________________________________________      _____________________________

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Tuesday/Wednesday 10/10 & 10/11- Pictures and student IDs issued to students at all three lunches
• Wednesday 10/11- Advisory: Common Application Workshop
• Thursday 10/12- Picture Make-ups

ADVANCED PLANNING

• Week of 10/23- Spirit Week & Gallup Poll
• Saturday 10/28- Homecoming Dance 7 PM to 10 PM

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

This week’s “Food for Thought” is a post from Nick Carr entitled “What they have wrought”. In it he examines some of the psychologically “addictive” aspects of social media that may easily pass under the radar. For example-

“Most illuminating is the story of the downward-swipe gesture used to refresh a feed. It was invented by Loren Brichter for his Tweetie service in 2009 and was adopted by Twitter when the company acquired Tweetie a year later. The “pull-to-refresh” feature has now become ubiquitous. But that raises a question: why does the gesture continue to be used now that it’s easy for social media companies to refresh their feeds automatically? The answer is that the tactile gesture is more seductive.”

We hope you had a good long weekend and that you have an even better 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.

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