EGHS Debaters Take Home Several Wins at RIFL Debate Tournament

From Mr. DeCubellis-

EGHS Debaters Take Home Several Wins at RIFL Debate Tournament

Eight members of the EGHS Debate Club's Debate Team competed at Classical High School in a state-wide tournament which included nine private and public schools and over a hundred students this Saturday, November 16th. Mr. Neil McNamara, husband of EG News's Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth McNamara, also generously volunteered his time to help judge.

The students applied their argumentation skills in three rounds of parliamentary-style debate, each lasting between 48 to 60 minutes. After the dust settled, three students were recognized with special recognition and awards:

1. Brianna Knight, 15th Place

2. Oscar Clement, 6th Place

3. Suraj Sait, 4th Place

After a two-year hiatus, the fast-growing team is excited to once again be competing in tournaments sponsored by the Rhode Island Forensics League. The team plans to attend its next tournament on December 7th at Cumberland, RI.

Congrats to all debaters!

EGHS Update 11-6-2019 for Community, Parents, Guardians and Students

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote on 11-5-2019. EGHS will certainly benefit from the litany of projects associated with the approved school bond.

As we wrap up the 1st quarter and begin the 2nd quarter, here are a few points of interest occurring in November for members of the EGHS community:

EGHS Q1 Report Cards

• Nov. 12th- First quarter digital report cards posted to ASPEN by the end of the day.
• Nov. 13th- Paper copies of first quarter report cards distributed to students during advisory. Additionally, Seniors will receive last year's results from State science testing and  Freshmen will receive last year's RICAS results. 

Upcoming Events

• November 11- No School (Veterans Day)
• November 13th- Assembly for Juniors during Advisory regarding PrepareRI Opportunities (Summer Internship, Advanced Coursework Network) and preparing for Senior Project
• November 15th- Airband in EGHS Auditorium 7 PM
• November 21st- Administration of student survey for use in EGHS Accreditation Self Study (NEASC) during advisory block
• November 21st and 22nd- EGHS Drama Presents- Cabaret!
• November 27- No School for Students, Professional Development Day

Fall Athletics

• Girls Volleyball D2 Qrts @ home 11/8 5:30 v TBD
• Football  D2 Qrts @ home 11/8 7p v Middletown
• Thanksgiving Day Football  home 11/28 10am v Chariho
• More Fall Playoff dates and all brackets can be found at riil.org

Winter Athletics

• Winter sport Online Registration (egsd.net,Athletics tab) will be open on Tuesday 11/12
• All Athletes interested in a Winter Sport must register online by Wednesday 11/27

Attendance Update

• New automated sign-in procedure is now in place at the Main Office. Ths new process requires students have their Student ID badges. Should a student need a replacement ID please contact Mare Studios at 401-438-1555 or email at info@marestudios.com
• Currently EGHS is #1 ranked public high school in RI for attendance so far this year per RIDE data. Parents and Guardians are definitely calling in to excuse absences more frequently this year, which we greatly appreciate. However, old habits don’t disappear overnight so there is still room for improvement this year, so please be sure to call your student in for each day they are absent. Our thanks in advance.
• Be on the lookout for attendance related texts and email alerts from Dr. Heath
• Feel free to reach out if you have attendance questions or concerns regarding your student’s class/daily attendance

Useful Links/Food for Thought...

• Three Fears About Applying To College and How To Address Them by Thomas Golden. (Dr. Golden is an educational consultant and former university admissions officer.)
• Center for Parent and Teen Communication (Established in 2017, Center for Parent and Teen Communication is a multidisciplinary team based within the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.) 
• The Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) is an academic research center whose mission is to educate and empower children and those who care for them to create and consume media in ways that optimize children’s health and development.

Thank you to everyone in the EGHS community for helping us to have such a successful first quarter of the year. We look forward to a great second quarter and remainder of the 2019-20 school year. 

Go Avengers!