AHS Faculty/staff news

Good afternoon and happy April! We made it through March, as always it was a long one, yet here we are in April.  The rush to the end of the year starts now. Grades close this Friday, April 5!  Please remember if you have any student that needs an INC for any reason a conversation should be happening with counseling and the Deans. This is also the time of year that it is important to keep me regularly updated regarding seniors who are in danger of failing. Please be sure you are reaching out to have conversations with parents about any struggling students (and not just seniors) and let counselors, Deans, and myself know about concerns, even if you do not think the class is needed for graduation. Spring time always brings an increase in student wandering.  Several of you have complained to me about this issue recently.  We all need to work on this together. This past Friday we needed to get information regarding students out of class.  During the 45 minute perio...

Happy Monday- I hope you had a wonderful weekend and had a chance to enjoy the warmer weather.  Here's hoping it stays for the rest of the Spring. Friday was a fun day in Holliston for the  5-Town Special Olympics. It was fun to watch our athletes enjoy hockey skills and games with their peers from Holliston, Medfield,  Medway,  and Millis. It was even better to see their pride in their accomplishments.  The torch was passed to Ashland during the closing ceremony and we look forward to hosting next year!  Thanks to all of you who came out to send them off with cheers int he morning.   Important news about MCAS: A ll members of the sophomore class will be taking the English MCAS this week. Students will test Tuesday, March 26 & Wednesday, March 27.  This is the first time students at AHS have taken the Next-Generation MCAS test but o ur 10th grade students have taken MCAS on the computer before, in grades 7 & 8.  Please ...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you had a wonderful day. A big shout out to Student Council and Josh Wiczer for the first Spring spirit week and pep rally we have had in a while.  I appreciate the teacher participation and support.  It means a lot to the students! I also wanted to share some pictures from our visit with the Japanese students. It was a great cultural exchange. I wanted to share the email from their program.  The students and staff had such a great experience at AHS and commented all day on how impressed they were with our community.  Thank you! Hi Kelley, Thank you so much for hosting our students from Tsuchiura High School! This was absolutely one of the most meaningful experiences during their trip to Boston. They spoke about the wonderful experience all day yesterday! The teacher and vice principal were equally enthused and impressed by Ashland High School, the students, the teachers, the offering of classes, and the entire experience. They express...

Good evening- I hope you all had a great weekend.  Despite the disappointing loss it was great to see so many of you out supporting the hockey team this afternoon.  We will celebrate them and the rest of the winter & spring teams this week.   Spirit Week: Next week (March 11th - 15th) is "Spirit Week", ending with a rally on Friday, March 15th highlighting the winter and spring sports along with everything that the clubs have been doing. Monday, March 11th - Pajama Day Tuesday, March 12th - Disney Day Wednesday, March 13th - Hippie Day (wear your favorite tie-dye!) Thursday, March 14th - TV/Movie Day (dress as your favorite TV/Movie character) Friday, March 15th - Class Color Day (freshmen wear green, sophomores red, juniors blue, and seniors white) A reminder that we are hosting a  blood drive on Monday, March 11 from 12-5pm  in the gym.  It's not too late to sign up!  To sign up go the  RedCrossBlood.org  and type in the...

Good evening- It was a busy day today for Ashland High School.  Thank you to all who attended the service for Jake this morning.  It was incredibly touching to see the show of support. A big shout out to AHSTS for their amazing performance of Little Shop of Horrors.  What a great show! And congratulations to the boys ice hockey team on their exciting win over Hanover tonight. They advance to the semi-finals against Bourne this Thursday night at 7:30pm.  Go Clockers! I am happy to announce Aleisha Egan has accepted the position of department liaison for the English department for the 2019-2020 school year. We are looking forward to having Aleisha join the leadership team next year. Due to tomorrow's snow day  Courageous Conversations: Conversation Vs. Confrontation  has been rescheduled to Monday, March 11 at Ashland High School from 7-9pm. This is a world cafe style evening of conversation which will include poetry performed by Jamele Adams, Dean of Student...