East Greenwich High School Students to Perform at PPAC

Shared and modified with permission from Valerie Cookson-Botto, Director of Community Engagement, Festival Ballet Providence

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We are delighted to inform you that you have some very talented students, Samantha and Gabriella Shorr, who will be performing at PPAC alongside our professional ballet company in The Nutcracker this December.  They have both gone above and beyond, participating in hours of rehearsals in addition to ballet classes and a full academic schedule.  Congratulations to East Greenwich High School.  We hope to see you at the show.
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For more information about the dates and tickets for the performances, please visit http://festivalballetprovidence.org/2018-2019-season/the-nutcracker/

Well done and congratulations to both Samantha and Gabriella. Break-a-leg Avengers!!!

EGHS Senior Wins RI 2018 Herbert E. Kaplan Youth in Philanthropy Scholarship

Congratulations go out to Chloe Moss who has been awarded a RI 2018 Herbert E. Kaplan Youth in Philanthropy scholarship for her multitude of successful community service endeavors.

Some of Ms. Moss's community fundraising and leadership activities that helped her to win this scholarship include: Relay for Life (co-chair Freshman and Sophomore years); Girls Basketball Pink-Out Fundraiser for the Kent Hospital/WIN Breast Cancer Foundation (co-organizer past 3 years); East Greenwich Water Project (co-created during EGHS Choose to Matter & co-chair since Freshman year); various class council fundraisers (car wash, dodge ball, etc.); student concession volunteer for AfterProm; helped raise money for a fellow classmate battling cancer; helped organize a clothing drive for a family impacted by a fire, and helps the Beautify EGHS Club.

To learn more about the scholarship, sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals-RI Chapter, visit https://community.afpnet.org/afprhodeisland/new-item6/new-item3

Please join me and the EGHS community in congratulating Chloe and her family on this terrific accomplishment.

EGHS 2019 National MeritⓇ Scholarship Program Commended Students Announced

East Greenwich High School Press Release

2019 National MeritⓇ Scholarship Program

Commended Students

The Principal, Michael J. Podraza, of East Greenwich High School formally announced today the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Commended Students.

About 34,000 Commended Students are being recognized throughout the nation for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2019 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, these Commended Students can take great pride knowing that they placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2019 competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQTⓇ).

East Greenwich High School students Sarah J. Brusini, Caroline L. Cheng, Jonathan G. Duke, Yujung So, Ravi A. Somvanshi, Benjamin R. Weinstein, Michelle S. Yu and Lila M. Zarrella have been named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.  A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.

“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”

EGHS Named National Blue Ribbon School for 2018

Good afternoon. Today East Greenwich High School was designated as an “Exemplary High Performing Blue Ribbon School for 2018’ by the US Department of Education. We are honored by this recognition which, according to USDOE publication, was last attained by EGHS in 1983-84. The achievement of award is a testament to the years of hard work and excellence that countless students, faculty, staff, parents, and administrators have strived to achieve every day-- both inside and outside of the classroom. It is a wonderful tribute and validation of the efforts we take to achieve our mission to “take risks in order to inspire learning and discover passions.”

It is my honor as principal of East Greenwich High School to thank everyone in our community for their support of our students, our school, and our mission. Without your unwavering support this award would not be possible.

The full press release from the US Department of Education can be found here and the press release from the Rhode Island Department of Education can be found here.

Congratulations to all Avengers. Well done!