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May 20, 2018

Good evening-

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend. My heart is heavy thinking of the Stoughton community today.  What they are facing is one of my worst nightmares and my thoughts and prayers go out to them.  I know many of you join me in feeling the stress of the next couple weeks as we worry about student safety while they enjoy graduation and the celebrations that come with it.   

It's a big week at AHS with senior finals and our NEASC Collaborative Conference.

We still need teachers to join the interview group at 10:55am.  We are looking for a member of the Math, Science, World Language and Unified Arts departments.

The following students will be joining the Student Focus group at 9:35am.  I will update the list by the end of the day on Monday as more students confirm and will clearly be recruiting some young men.
Olivia Beaton (11)
Neirman Eldam (9)
Elizabeth Mawrey (10)
Kaitlin Merson (9)

Senior Week coverage schedule-
Please check the schedule, shared by Erin in GoogleDocs, as updates might be made.

Senior Core Value Cords-
The PBIS & Scholarship Committees will meet Monday afternoon at 2:50pm to determine the seniors receiving graduation cords.  Don't forget to get your votes in on the GoogleDoc shared by Lisa Dunn on behalf of the PBIS team.

Senior Grades-
Grades will open for seniors Monday morning and will close Tuesday, May 29 at 3pm.  Senior teachers, please be sure to check your grade verification sheets carefully as you close your grades. Please let Tina Hunter know if you have any grading issues.

Senior exams are scheduled for the week of May 21.  The Schedule is attached here. On 
Friday, May 25 the seniors will participate in our annual Community Service Day.  The day 
will start with a presentation on the impact of service from the Fallen Heroes Project at 9am.  

Senior Week begins Tuesday, May 29.  If you teach mostly seniors please take a look at your schedule and let Ms. Lachapelle your availability to help out at Community Service Day as well 
as provide coverage for Senior Week chaperones.  Or let us know if you want to chaperone!



Below is the updated list of dates I shared with parents.  I hope it is helpful to you as well:
May 21-24: Senior exams (schedule)
May 23-24: Math MCAS (sophomores) Please review your proctor assignment
May 25: Class of 2018 Community Service Day (attendance is mandatory). The Fallen Heroes Project will present to the senior class at 9am that morning in the auditorium.
May 29-June 1: Senior Week
June 3: Graduation (teachers should report at noon and gather in the cafeteria with students!)
June 6-7: Science MCAS
June 15-21: Final exams for grades 9-11

This was shared with parents on Friday:
As you may remember last spring a letter was sent out from Superintendent Adams regarding the series "Thirteen Reasons Why".  If you are not aware, Season 2 of the series has been released by Netflix on Friday, May 18.  Season One quickly went viral, especially among adolescents, and dealt with intense topics including sexual assault and suicide. The second season is believed to have similar themes which could be disturbing to some youth.
Please remember that if your child has questions, they should always feel able to talk to the support personnel we have in our schools. Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, Adjustment Counselors, teachers, administration, and any trusted adult in the building are always available to students.
The National Association of School Psychologists and others have created several helpful guides which I have linked here, including a guide for educators:
National Association of School Psychologists



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