Student Essay Makes EG Science Teacher Winner of "My Favorite Teacher" Contest

Barnes & Noble Warwick is pleased to announce that Nicholas Rath, a Biology teacher at East Greenwich High School has been named the local winner of

the Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest. Student Caroline Cheng, a sophomore wrote the winning essay nominating Rath.

Students were invited to nominate their favorite teacher by writing essays, poems, or thank-you letters that explain how their teacher has influenced their life and reveal why they appreciate and admire him or her. Entries were judged by a panel based on the compelling nature of the teacher’s qualities, the sincerity of the student’s appreciation, and the quality of expression and writing.  The My Favorite Teacher contest was originally developed by Barnes & Noble in Rhode Island and grew to become a national Barnes & Noble program. 

Mr. Rath will be recognized at a special event on Wednesday, April 26^th  at 6:00pm at the Barnes & Noble at 1350 Bald Hill Rd. where he will receive a special award acknowledging his achievement, and additional recognition and praise from the community. Caroline Cheng, who wrote the winning essay, will receive special recognition and will be honored during the ceremony.  Second place winner, Coventry High School teacher Mr. Mychael Wilkinson along with student Kyle Dante and Third Place winner, Glen Hills Elementary teacher Sara Muschiano and student Alexandra Cowart will be also be recognized during the ceremony. The community is invited to attend the My Favorite Teacher ceremony to show their support for these teachers and students. 

East Greenwich teacher, Nicholas Rath will now be entered into the regional competition where five winners will be chosen. Each regional winner will receive a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card and a NOOK by Samsung device.   From the pool of regional winners, Barnes & Noble will name one teacher the “Barnes & Noble National Teacher of the Year.” The winning teacher will receive $5,000 and the title of “Barnes & Noble National Teacher of the Year.” The national winner will be recognized at a special community celebration at their local Barnes & Noble store, and the winning teacher’s school will receive $5,000. The student who writes the national winning essay, poem or thank-you letter will win a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card and a NOOK.

EGHS Students Named as National Medalists, 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Each year, over 320,000 works are submitted to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The 2017 National Medalists were announced on March 14, 2017 and include students from the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. 

Congratulations to junior Laura Murphy, who won a National Silver Medal in the 2017 Scholastic Writing Awards for her personal essay entitled, “Silent Voices,” one of two works for which she received a Gold Key Award in the Northeast Region-At-Large that went on to national-level judging. She was the only high school student from Rhode Island to win a National Medal in writing.

Congratulations also to senior Raven Leshin Szewczok, who was awarded a National Silver Medal in the 2017 Scholastic Art Awards for her painting entitled, “Self-Portrait,” which wo
n a Gold Key Award in Rhode Island and was then considered for national-level recognition. She was one of only 8 high school students from Rhode Island to win a National Medal in art.

 A complete list of winners is included below. 

http://www.artandwriting.org

http://www.artandwriting.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017NationalMedalistList.pdf

Congratulations Laura and Raven!  

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

Mr. Cobain Named RIIAAA Athletic Director of the Year

Congratulations go out to Mr. Cobain and his family. The post below is taken from the RIIAAA press release:

RI Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association Announces 2016 Award Recipients

   

  The Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (RIIAAA) will be hosting its annual awards dinner on Monday, April 3, 2017 at The Crowne Plaza, Warwick, RI.   The deadline to purchase tickets is Thursday, March 27, 2016. If you are interested in attending this evenings’ awards presentation, please contact Committee Chair: Chris Cobain, President Elect at 524-6933 or Beth Penkala, RIIAAA Executive Director at 529-3236, bethpenkala5@gmail.com.
Athletic Director of the Year
Chris Cobain became the Director of Athletics/Assistant Principal for East Greenwich Public Schools on October 5th 2009. He currently serves as the President Elect for the RI Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association and serves as the Awards Committee Chair.  He has been an RIIAAA Executive Board Member since 2012.  He serves as a State Delegate for Rhode Island as part of the Section 1  at the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association meetings. Chris serves on several RI Interscholastic League Sport Committees including Boys Basketball, Boys & Girls Volleyball, Golf and Field Hockey. Chris also continues his progress towards  Certification as a Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) through his participation in Leadership Training  Course work on the state and national level.  He has attended NIAAA Conferences in Nashville (2016) and Orlando (2015) as well as many Massachusetts/Rhode Island IAAA Conferences in Hyannis, MA.

Prior to his position at EGHS, Chris has held the following positions over his 18 year educational career.

Exeter West Greenwich HS Business Educator:  1998 to 2005
Exeter West Greenwich HS Assistant Principal : 2005 to 2007
EWG Varsity Boys Basketball Coach: 2001 to 2008  (Executive Board: 2002 to 2008)
Lincoln Middle School Assistant Principal:  2007 to 2009

Some accomplishments that have occurred during his tenure include East Greenwich High School being named the RIIAAA School of the year in 2013 and 2016. Other noteworthy accomplishments include: EGHS becoming a pilot school for unified sports in Rhode Island, winning Unified Volleyball National Championships in both 2012 and 2013, and having Rhode Island’s, first Wendy’s Heisman National Male Athlete of the Year.

In addition, to these personal and school accolades, Chris takes great pride in the success of EGHS individual athletes, coaches and programs during his tenure.  Some of those accomplishments include:

● Rhode Island Gatorade Baseball Player of the year 2011
● Rhode Island Gatorade Football Player of the year 2015
● 26 State and National Championships
● Many 1st and 2nd team All-state Athletes
● Coaches who have won state and/or national Coach of the Year recognition
● Close to 70% student athlete participation at EGHS

East Greenwich High School has graduated several athletes to Colleges or Universities at all 3 levels of the NCAA, some of which have received athletic scholarships to continue their career.

Chris takes great pride in serving the coaches and student athletes of East Greenwich and being a small piece of this great community.  Furthermore, he knows that this is all not possible if it were not for the professional support of his fellow Administrators at EG public schools.  On a personal note he is grateful for the love and support that his family and friends have given him during the past 8 years.

Principal's Newsletter Week of 3-6-2017

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

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

Week of 3-6-2017

-IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS-

EGHS Student Council Food Drive

The EGHS Student Council food drive is now in full swing. All of the food collected will be donated to schools that participate in a ‘BackPack Program’ - a program that allows elementary students to bring food home on Friday to get them through the weekend. Any and all participation from members of the EGHS community is greatly appreciated. The drive ends Tuesday 3-14. Please contact student council advisor, Mr. Nicholas Rath with any questions.

8th Grade Course Selection Begins 3-7

Assistant Principal, Mr. Timothy Chace and the Director of Guidance, Ms. Lyn Hostetler, will be meeting with 8th Graders at Cole on Tuesday the 8th to begin course selection. Because Cole is not yet a 1:1, students will be receiving hard copies of the SY 17-18 Program of Studies and course selection sheets.

-REMINDERS-

Due by 2:30 PM Tuesday the 7th to the Guidance Office- Registration for Advanced Placement Exams.

Current Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors: Signed EGHS Course Selection Sheets Due the 8th to Advisors

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 3-7
• AP Exam Registration due to Guidance Office
• 3-8
• Signed course selection documents due in Advisory
• 3-10
• Mid-quarter grades posted in ASPEN

ADVANCED PLANNING

• 3-14
• RI Blood Center Blood Drive at EGHS
• 3-15
• 6:30- Evening PTG Meeting
• 7:00- EGHS Talent Show (Night 1)
• 3-16
• 7:00- EGHS Talent Show (Night 2)
• 3-17
• No School- Professional Development Day
• 3-21
• After school- Club photos for Yearbook

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

This week’s “Food for Thought” is a blast from the past as it has been just a touch over 10 years that the iPhone was introduced. Watch as Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007. My how things have changed.

On a related note, please consider coming to EGHS to view “Screenagers” on Thursday evening. Details about this fundraiser for the Cole Interact club can be found in the link above.

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