Principal's Newsletter Week of 2-27-2017

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

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

Week of 2-27-2017

-IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS-

Only 44 Family Responses to Date! Please Don’t Wait Any Longer, Take SurveyWorks- Parent Survey Today

With only 44 parent/guardian responses to date, I need to ask our families to not wait any longer- please take a few minutes today and give us your feedback via The Rhode Island Department of Education yearly SurveyWorks Parent Survey. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to provide feedback about your school and your children’s opportunities to learn. You can take the short survey online via: surveys.panoramaed.com/ride and enter 09106family.  If you don’t have access to the Internet, please contact the high school at 401-398-1574 to request a paper survey.

Registration for Advanced Placement Exams.

Forms are available in the Guidance Office and in AP classrooms. Please note that all AP registration forms and fees must be turned into either Mrs. Mong or Mrs. McCowan in Guidance. The deadline for registering is March 7th.

-REMINDERS-

EGHS Course Selection to Begin 3/1

On Wednesday, March 1st we will meet with all underclassmen to review the course selection process during advisory. Freshmen and Sophomores will meet in the auditorium where we will review the course selection process and give an overview of AP Capstone. Juniors will meet in the old gym where we will review course selection as well as meet with Ms. Gilden who will go over Senior Project requirements. I will be sure to forward any relevant documents and links associated with these topics and assemblies. If you would like to get a head start, please feel free to browse the digital copy of the SY 17-18 Program of Studies.  

“Important Events” Document Updated

The Google doc “SY 16-17 EGHS Important Events” has been updated to reflect the changes due to the two snow days.

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 2-28
• School Committee Meeting- Elementary, Secondary, and Athletic Budgets SY 17-18
• 3-1
• Course selection assemblies during Advisory grades 9-11

ADVANCED PLANNING

• 3-7
• AP Exam Registration due to Guidance Office
• 3-8
• Signed course selection documents due in Advisory

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

This week’s “Food for Thought” is a Fortune Magazine article entitled Why a Country with Some of the World’s Best Schools Is Now Scrapping Grades. Quite a shift- “Cindy Khoo, a director with the Ministry of Education's Planning Division, says while a historic focus on performance has kept standards high, the overemphasis on exam results detracts students from the broader purpose of learning: discovery and exploration.”

I hope you had a safe and fun February recess. Have a great 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

EGHS Student Wins Gold and Silver Keys in Scholastic Writing Awards

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Congratulations go to East Greenwich High School Junior, Laura Murphy, who received 3 Scholastic Writing Awards for the Northeast Region-at-Large earlier this month – a Gold Key for each of 2 personal essay/memoirs and a Silver Key for poetry. She was one of 6 Gold Key winners from RI and the only double Gold Key winner.

A full listing of award recipients can be found by clicking here. 

Congratulations Laura!

Principal's Newsletter Week of 2-13-2017

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

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

Week of 2-13-2017

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

“Important Events” Document Updated

The Google doc “SY 16-17 EGHS Important Events” has been updated to reflect the changes due to the two snow days.

Links for AP Capstone

• Link to my AP Capstone presentation from Tuesday evening
• Link to CollegeBoard’s AP Capstone website

SurveyWorks- Parent Survey Window Now Open

The Rhode Island Department of Education is currently administering its yearly SurveyWorks Parent Survey, which is an opportunity for parents to provide feedback about our school and our children’s opportunities to learn. You can take the short survey online or on paper between February 6th and March 31. To take the survey, visit: surveys.panoramaed.com/ride and enter 09106family.  If you don’t have access to the Internet, please contact the high school at 401-398-1574 to request a paper survey.

EGHS Course Selection to Begin 3/1

On Wednesday, March 1st we will meet with all underclassmen to review the course selection process during advisory. Freshmen and Sophomores will meet in the auditorium where we will review the course selection process and give an overview of AP Capstone. Juniors will meet in the old gym where we will review course selection as well as meet with Ms. Gilden who will go over Senior Project requirements. I will be sure to forward any relevant documents and links associated with these topics and assemblies. If you would like to get a head start, please feel free to browse the digital copy of the SY 17-18 Program of Studies.  

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

• All week
• Parent & Guardians SurveyWorks survey
• 2-15
• SurveyWorks administered to students during advisory
• 2-20 through 2-24
• February Break

ADVANCED PLANNING

• 3-1
• Course selection assemblies during Advisory grades 9-11

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

This week’s “Food for Thought” is Play, passion, purpose: Tony Wagner at TEDxNYED

Have a great 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

EGHS Students Named to RI Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

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Congratulations to Logan Roberts, Kayla So, Anthony Soscia, and Sophie Speca for auditioning and being selected to play for the RI Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. This youth orchestra group, along with three other groups, will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 23rd.

Our congratulations go out to Logan, Kayla, Anthony and Sophie, as well as to their family and friends, and all of the wonderful music teachers and instructors who have helped guide them to achieve such a wonderful accomplishment.

Well done Avengers!

Principal's Newsletter Week of 2-6-2017

Principal Michael Podraza’s Weekly EGHS Update

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

Week of 2-6-2017

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Action Items:

• ATTN: Junior Parents and Guardians SAT Non-Participation Form Submit by: 2-8 For the 2016-17 School Year, the State of Rhode Island is covering the cost of April’s administration of the school day SATs for all 11th graders.  All 11th grade students at East Greenwich High School will be registered for the test unless the SAT Non-participation form (click here) is returned to the guidance office by Wednesday, February 8.
• SurveyWorks- Parent Survey Window to Opens today 2/6 The Rhode Island Department of Education is currently administering its yearly SurveyWorks Parent Survey, which is an opportunity for parents to provide feedback about our school and our children’s opportunities to learn.  The survey results are most useful when all parents participate, so I am writing to ask you to participate in this survey.  Your views on matters like the safety of your child at school, the way students are taught, the condition of the school, and how connected you feel to this school are important. By taking this short survey you can help our school leadership and our parent-teacher organization to make improvements to our school. Responses are anonymous and cannot be linked to any individual; no one can tie your responses back to you. You can take the short survey online or on paper between February 6th and March 31. To take the survey, visit: surveys.panoramaed.com/ride and enter 09106family.  If you don’t have access to the Internet, please contact the high school at 401-398-1574 to request a paper survey.
• AP Capstone- Community Information Session 2/7 (Action Requested) Thank you to the 96 people who have already registered for the overview of the AP Capstone Program on Tuesday, February 7th at 6:30 in the EGHS Auditorium. Parents and guardians of current freshmen and sophomores who are interested in learning more about the program are asked to please register on Eventbrite by clicking here. By registering you are helping us insure that enough materials are created and available for all of the evening’s attendees.

THIS WEEK’S

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 2-6
• Parent & Guardians SurveyWorks survey opens
• 2-7
• AP Capstone Community Overview 6:30 EGHS Auditorium
• 2-8
• COA Program during Advisory- Cecilia Zabala, Argentinian Guitarist, Composer and Singer
• SAT Non-participation forms due to guidance office

ADVANCED PLANNING

• 2-15
• SurveyWorks administered to students during advisory
• 2-20 through 2-24
• February Break

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

This week’s “Food for Thought” is an article from the Economist entitled “High-Pressure Parenting” which takes a look at some trends involving parenting and child rearing in the 21st century-“The trend toward spending more time with one’s offspring is especially strange given that better-educated, better-paid parents are not spending less time at work; on the contrary, they are spending more, both in absolute terms and relative to the working time of less-educated households. High-income parents are instead spending less time on other personal activities, including sleep. The question is: why?”

I hope you had a great weekend (and if you are a Patriots fan like I am- congratulations!).

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