Superintendent Gary Maestas will go for the ride of his life!

Dr. Gary Maestas plans to raise money for Plymouth students by riding a bicycle from Washington, DC, to Plymouth, MA! Through this incredible journey, now named "DreamRide," Dr. Maestas' goal is to raise $100,000 in donations for the Plymouth Education Foundation, the premier, non-profit organization established to support and enhance the education of the students and citizens of the Town of Plymouth.

Beginning June 6, Dr. Maestas, accompanied by a DreamRide Team comprised of students, teachers and a nurse, will bike approximately 600 miles from DC to Plymouth over a seven-day period. DreamRide plans to raise money via sponsorships.  

There are many valuable lessons to be learned from this journey.  "Sure, the goal is to raise money, specifically $100,000, but we're just as interested in setting an example for students," said Maestas. "When faced with a problem or challenge, I want students to learn to think outside the box."

Dr. Maestas will record daily video reports/blogs from the road. In addition, his progress will be recorded via GPS online as will his heart rate and other vitals.  The opportunities for the students of Plymouth to learn from this ride span so many different subjects:

·      Health and Wellness - How to train, eat and prepare physically and mentally for a physical challenge.

·      Math - Problem solving, charting and estimating Dr. Maestas' progress.

·      Social Studies - Historical and geographical aspects of sites visited along the route.

·      Science - Weather, mechanics of bicycle, drag coefficients

·      English Language Arts - Literacy 

·      Community involvement - How getting involved with your community can help students and their families accomplish incredible things.

The DreamRide is looking for sponsors to underwrite the expenses associated with the 7-day tripe. Serious Cycles of Manomet has donated a SPECIALIZED bike for the ride. In addition, Serious Cycles Owner Seth Lawrence is training two students as repair technicians for the ride. Other sponsors to date include Jordan Hospital, First Student Bus Company, and the Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Company.

"The DreamRide is about much more than 'Dr. Maestas' getting on a bicycle and hopefully getting himself in good enough condition not to fall apart somewhere in New Jersey," said Maestas. "It's about people caring about the education our children are receiving and wanting something better."

For complete information on the DreamRide, including sponsorship and volunteer information, please visit www.dreamride.us or contact Mrs. Nicole Manfredi, DreamRide Director at (781) 831-0731 or nsmanfredi@aol.com.

Sweet Charity Musical Production

The combined Plymouth North and Plymouth South Musical Production of Sweet Charity will be on

February 11th & 12^th at Plymouth North High School.  Curtain time is 8pm.  Tickets: $10.  Ticket were available for purchase during all lunches this week at both Plymouth North and Plymouth South High Schools. You may also purchase tickets at the door. Please contact Emma Manley @North High School with any questions.

Manomet Elementary News

The students in the classrooms of 5^th grade teachers Mrs. Jeannine Hatch and Mr. Gary Anderson recently completed a take home project for Math. To complement the math skills studied in Unit 5 of Everyday Math, boys and girls were asked to create a mosaic that incorporated several different objects, totaling 100 items all together. The objects, the design, and the presentation were all left up to the individual student. They then had to make a chart which listed the fraction, decimal, and percent that each different object represented in the mosaic.

The students created some very unique and impressive mosaics, employing a wide variety of materials. Great job 5th graders!

Pictures- Students present their projects

(L to R)

Nick Bryant and Josh Halnen  

Molly Holmes and Teigen Utera  

Oceanus Trask and Michaela Coombs

Ryan Flaherty and Ashley Murphy

John Carpenter and Kaileigh Langill  

PCIS News

Congratulations to PCIS Chorus, Band, and Orchestra students who qualified for the Jr. SEMSBA Music Festival. These students were chosen to participate in the festival after auditioning for a panel of judges. The festival will be held the first weekend in May. The students chosen were:

CHORUS

Adriana Alvarez- Soprano
Sarah Serrilla- Soprano
Julia McBride- Alto
Alexa Bierut- Alto
Shaelyn Helminiak- Alto

BAND/ORCHESTRA 

Maria D'Ambrosio- French Horn
Eli Hovey- Baritone Saxophone
Sandra Walter- Violin
Jessica A. Vaitkus



 

Congratulations to Plymouth South Visual Art and Graphic Art students who received Gold, Silver and Honorable Mention for their entries in the 2011 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards.   Sixteen of our students' entries were chosen from among 12,000 entries submitted this year.  The winners of Gold and Silver Keys will receive awards at Hancock Hall in Boston on March 6th.   Their work can be viewed by the public in the awards exhibit show February 14th through April 7th at the Transportation Building in Boston.  The students who won are as follows:  ART CATEGORY:  Maureen Riordan/Silver Key; Alexandra Barbeau/Honorable Mention.   

In the GRAPHICS CATEGORY:  Maria Amell/Gold, 2 Silver and Honorable Mention awards; Amanda Bogart/2 Honorable Mention awards; Walter Cicchetti/Honorable Mention; Cara Hatem/Silver; Krystal Nason/Silver; Shannon Paul/Gold and 2 Honorable Mentions; Janelle Silva/Honorable Mention and Haley Wentworth/Honorable Mention.

Congratulations to Samantha Buote and Elizabeth Pisto  for being the Plymouth South High School representatives at the annual MIAA Women and Sports Day.  The girls were recognized last Friday, February 4th at Fanuel Hall in Boston.  Coaches Ivan and Finn traveled to the event with the girls.  Each school in the commonwealth selects two ladies each year for the prestigious honor.

Don't miss out on Sweet Charity!  The Plymouth North/South musical is tonight and tomorrow night at 8:00 pm at Plymouth North.

Congratulations to the Panther Varsity Hockey team for clinching a state tournament with their win over North on Thursday night.  Good luck on the remainder of your season and the upcoming tournament.

Parents of Seniors - we have sent home a parent newsletter with important dates for the end of the senior year.  This is also posted on our school website.  Parents of seniors should review this important document.

Plymouth South High School will host their annual 8th grade orientation for parents of 8th graders at both PSMS and PCIS on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.  The tech expo is from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and the academic program which will outline the course of study as well as high school expectations begins at 7:00 p.m.  This is a very informational night and we encourage all parents of 8th graders to attend.

Meet the Coaches/Clearance night for ALL spring athletes and their parents is March 8th at 7:00 p.m. at Plymouth South High School.  Parents of PSHS students have received a letter recently regarding the new concussion software that we will be implementing for all athletes prior to the spring season.  More information on this topic will be shared on the 8th.  In addition, a copy of the letter is also on our website.

Mr. PSHS sponsored by the class of 2011 is on March 16th.  It is a great night for all!

Parents of juniors who are attending the prom-  Just another reminder about the mandatory meeting for all students and parents on Monday, March 14th at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Hall regarding underage drinking and social host liability laws.  Please contact the high school with any questions.

Our Athletic Parent Booster Club is hosting the annual Parent Dance on Saturday, March 12th at the Moose Lodge in Manomet.  Tickets are $25.00 per person and the information is on our athletic website.  It is a great night for all - we hope you can attend!

Congratulations to the following Metal Fabrication students who have passed their American Welding Society test and received the following certificates:  Adam Lambert, Seth A. Showers, John Germain, Matthew Flynn, Stephen C. Gardiner, Jackson McAdams, Julia Binder, Adrian D. Lombardo, Charles Delisle, Tiffany Sylvester and Shawn P. Cazeault are all sophomores who have earned their GMAW AWS Certificates.  Samantha Gedutis, a junior, and Joshua Barber and Miranda Rinaldi, seniors, have earned their GTAW AWS Certificate.  Nice job!

Plymouth South High School has achieved the Gold Medal status five consecutive years and is the only school store in the state to do so.  The School-Based Enterprise (SBE) at Plymouth South High School nationwide was among the 42 school stores that achieved Gold Level Certification and will be recognized at DECA's International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida.  The students that worked on the Certification were Emma Ryan, Ashley Buker, and Chelsea Falkenstein.  School-based Enterprises are effective educational tools in helping to prepare students for the transition from school to work or college. For many students, they provide the first work experience; for others, they provide an opportunity to build management, supervision, and leadership skills. While some in the education community have only recently discovered the value of school-based enterprises, marketing educators and DECA advisors have used them as a powerful learning lab for more than four decades.  DECA's School-based Enterprise (SBE) Certification Program was developed to provide recognition for outstanding achievement by school-based enterprises and to motivate SBEs to strive for excellence and to grow.

Students in Ms. Shaver's US II Honors, Mr. Walker's American Literature Honors and Mrs. Steven's AP History classes will be traveling to New York City on Friday, March 4th to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  The purpose of this trip is to help bring history to life.  Reading about immigration can be powerful, but experiencing it first hand will be even more influential.

FEBRUARY - 2011

11th

"Sweet Charity" High School Musical @ Plymouth North 8:00pm

12th

"Sweet Charity" High School Musical @ Plymouth North 8:00pm

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Red Robin Visits South Elementary School

It's Winter Warm-up time at South Elementary School.  During these snowy and cold days, what better way can a student spend the day?  The staff challenged students, grades 1-4, to read ten books in 5 weeks.  Students were given a book log to record their books as they read.  For each ten books read, students will receive a free book (compliments of South Elementary's PTA).  Our fourth graders could earn an extra bonus for their first ten books - a free Kid's Meal at Red Robin.  

Red heard about all the reading excitement at South Elementary and decided that she would have to cheer on all the students who were working so hard to fill out their book logs.  On Friday, January 28^th, Red joined students at lunch time.  She and her Red Robin manager encouraged our students to keep reading and gave students high fives for all of their hard work.  South Elementary is most grateful to Red and Red Robin for helping to make reading fun for our students.   

Cold Spring News

Cold Spring Kindergartners go "high-tech!!"  

In the pictures below kindergartner Corey Mallard demonstrates completing a pattern, and Jordan Melville practices writing letters using the SmartBoard in Ms. Stephanie Wells' kindergarten class.  Funded by a Title 1 grant, every classroom at Cold Spring has been launched into the 21st century with a SmartBoard and student work stations.  Teachers can now use the interactive technology to make learning visible for students and to inspire them to become global citizens.  It is hard to tell exactly who is having more fun with this--students or teachers!

Plymouth North High School News

National Letters of Intent 

Plymouth North is proud to acknowledge two Student athletes signing National Letters of Intent, Friday, February 11, 2011.   Jeffrey Synan will be attending Bryant University as a member of the Bryant Bulldog Football team.  Danial Gordon Jr. will be attending Stonehill College as a member of the Cross Country Skyhawks team.   

High Honors at Plymouth North  On Thursday, February 17^th students that received High Honors during first or second term for the period of semester one will be honored at a breakfast ceremony.  The ceremony will begin at 8:00 AM, parents, guardians and family members are welcome to attend.  

Plymouth North Marketing DECA students are "Driven Students"  Tracy Chevrolet recognized the commitment and achievement of Plymouth North Marketing DECA students with their "Driven Students" program.  Attending the event were DECA juniors and seniors as well as the six first place event winners from the recent District 1 competition.  The first place winners were Junior Shannon Raeke, and Sophomores Anna Colbert, Vicky Gilmore, Jessica Morgan, Trevor Metcalfe, and Nick Santos.   

Harvard Model United Nations conference

On January 28-30th twenty Plymouth North High School students attended a Harvard Model United Nations conference held in Boston, MA at the Sheraton Hotel. Over 2,000 high school students participated from around the nation and the world. Students represented a country and debated real world issues, working towards a resolution. Parliamentary procedure was used as a vehicle for working towards final resolutions. The students from Plymouth North preformed extremely well. Their professionalism, maturity and kindness were appreciated by both the conference coordinators and their advisors. Despite the long meetings, it was both an educational and fun experience for all.

Sweet Charity
The Sweet Charity musical production performed by North and South High School students will be presented this weekend.   The production will be held at Plymouth North High School both Friday and Saturday nights, curtain time is 8:00 PM and tickets will be available at the door for $10.00.  Student ticket prices have been changed to $5.00 and will also be available at the door.  Any student that has purchased a ticket for $10.00 may receive a refund of $5.00 at the door.

Plymouth North Wrestling  Fresh off of their 4th place finish in the Team Sectional Tournament last weekend, the wrestling team will travel to North Attleboro High School this weekend for the Individual Sectional Tournament.  Led by seniors John Dee (League All-Star 215 lbs), Henry Regalado (171 lbs.), Larry Murphy (160 lbs.), and Frank Aguiar (152 lbs.) the Blue Eagles expect a strong showing, and are hopeful many of the wrestlers will advance to the Division 2 State Tournament next weekend in Marlboro. Other wrestlers with a great chance to place and advance to states include Sophomores Chris O'Neil (League All-Star 119 lbs.), Chucky Phachansiri (125 lbs.), and Bryson Litvay (145 lbs.), as well as Juniors Nick Curtis (112 lbs.), Carlos Solomon (League All-Star 130 lbs.), and Connor Elliott (140 lbs.).