Manomet Elementary News

Manomet Elementary School recently hosted the Boston Bruins ICE Girls!  Fourth grade teacher, Nancy Cavicchi, was contacted by a Boston Bruins representative announcing that Manomet Elementary was one of the few Massachusetts schools chosen to host a community education project called I.C.E., (I Can Excel)!

This program provides elementary schools in Massachusetts with curriculum materials incorporating the sport of hockey and the Boston Bruins into lesson plans that align with Massachusetts Framework Guidelines for schools.  Examples of lesson plans provided include graphing, identifying landmarks, statistical tracking, resolving conflict and tracking the various climates in cities across the country.

The students created banners and posters welcoming the ICE Girls and the Boston Bruins mascot, Blades!   

Third graders Oliver Trask and Christopher Duane show their hand made banner.

Kelsey Bell Isle, grade 1, participated in the Q & A segment of the program.

Speech pathologist, Rebecca Durocher, and second grade teacher, Jen Smith, show team spirit.

First graders and their teachers, Holly Delano, Michelle Butler, and Amanda Crosby join blades for a photo op.

The 5th graders join Blades, the Bruins mascot.

Fourth graders Rico Stracco, Meaghan Duffy, Cameron caraher, Alyssa St. Croix and Dominic Antonellis hold the welcome banner with Blades.

Acting Principal of the Day, Meaghan Duffy and principal Patrick Fraine present Blades with a Manomet Huskies T-shirt.  

Plymouth North High School News

Music in D.C.

Plymouth High Schools Music Department is going on field trip to Washington DC this weekend. Concert band, Vocal Point, and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Capitol at noon today in Washington DC. A performance at the WWII Monument in the National Mall is scheduled for Sunday, April 17th.

PNHS Softball gains knowledge

The entire PNHS Softball program has successfully completed an online course regarding concussions in sports. Student athletes were able to understand the impact sports-related concussion can have on players, how to recognize a suspected concussion, the proper protocols to manage a suspected concussion, and steps to help players return to play safely after experiencing a concussion. 

For more information regarding this free course follow the link below. The free course is available to anyone.

Free Concussion Course

PNHS Students take a seat at the House

Students Carissa Brown and Connor O' Dwyer attended the Student Government Day at the state house. They discussed and argued a proposed bill on schools selling sugared drinks at an assembly. The students were addressed by Governor Duval Patrick. They went into the General Assembly Chamber where they role played their representative. Luckily the student's representative is Teresa Murray, Senate President. Connor O' Dwyer played the role of Ms. Murray and ran the general assembly from the Dias. The afternoon was spent with the students passing another bill in the senate chamber and learning proper protocol and decorum. Finally, the students were given a tour of Ms. Murray's office.

Connor O'Dwyer and Carissa Brown  

High Honors Breakfast

198 Students will be honored in the cafeteria on Tuesday, April 26^th at 8:00 AM at the Third Term Honors Breakfast.  The guest speaker for this event will be Assistant Superintendant Ms. Pamela Gould.  Of the 198 students invited to the breakfast 135 have received High Honors 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd term,  14 students received High Honors 2^nd & 3^rd term, 23 students received High Honors 1^st & 3^rd term and 26 students are receiving High Honors for the first time in 3^rd term.  Congratulations to all and keep up the great work.

** Due to the High Honors Breakfast, the cafeteria will be closed on Tuesday, April 26^th.  Breakfast will not be served to the general school population. **

On Tuesday, April 12th the students of PRIDE at Plymouth South High School organized a "Day of Silence"....  T-shirts were sold to be worn in an effort to educate students and faculty on stopping the violence and breaking the silence of bullying towards lesbians, homosexual, bi-sexual and transgender individuals.  Support was wonderful from students and staff on this day!!

On Thursday, April 14, Courtney Howland, a senior Child Care honors student, was honored by the Massachusetts Vocational Association and Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators at the Twenty-fifth Annual Outstanding Vocational Technical Student Awards Banquet at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.  Courtney was nominated by Child Care department head Beth Ann Orchard who describes Courtney as "a compassionate and hardworking young woman who demonstrates mature leadership qualities that are unique to a high school student."

Students from Wendy Siwik's Advisory group put together an Easter Egg Hunt for the students in PSHS childcare.  They worked as a team, bought the eggs and candy, filled the eggs, and hid them for the children.  One of the students even dressed up in an Easter Bunny Costume to greet them....  All this was done during their Advisory Class time!  Many thanks to the Advisory group!

Panther TV and Graphic Arts' Plymouth South Studio were honored with three awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences  last week.  Panther TV's Maxx Luddy & Annie DeLoid won an Emmy for Outstanding Sports Coverage.  Panther TV also won an honorable mention for Public Affairs /Community Affairs reporting for their coverage of the Yellow Dress Campaign. Plymouth South Studio's Jenn Weatherhead and Amber Tanderes won an honorable mention for outstanding Public Service Advertisement for the "Be a Hero" Anti-Bullying ad.  Congratulations to all those students for their achievement!
 
 We want to wish the following students CONGRATULATIONS!! for their participation in the 2011 National Latin Exam:  Gold medal/summa cum laude: Alexander Swiniarski/Gr. 9;  Silver medal/maxima cum laude:  Steven Swiniarski/Gr. 11, Jeffrey Tocco/Gr. 9, Michael Schmidt/Gr. 9;  Magna cum laude: Kurtis Johnson/Gr. 11, Sam Cheung/Gr. 10, Jackson McAdams/Gr. 10, Rebecca Laudermilk/Gr. 10, Alexa Cole/Gr. 9, Julianne Delos Reyes/Gr. 9;  Cum laude:  Micaela Fornaciari/Gr. 11, Samantha Ryan/Gr. 9, Leanna McKenna/Gr. 9, Brittany Jerome/Gr. 9, Gina Francke/Gr. 11.
 
STUDENTS SUPPORT AMERICAN VETS
Thank you to the following Plymouth South student council members and advisor Ann Wolf, along with staff and students, who gathered together 16 backpacks for our American Heroes recuperating in VA Hospitals.    

Grade 9    - Allison Daley,  Marisa Kanter,  Kyle Richard
 
Grade 10   -  Madison Braz, Melissa Connolly, Alexander Hunt, Kathleen Payzant, Marissa Persichini, Nicholas Trainor
 
Grade 11   -  Santiago Narino
 
Grade 12   -  Melanie Dorn, Danielle Ketterer,  Adam McGarry, Kaila Millett,  Patrick Walsh
 
Delegates and advisors from all high schools involved with the SEMASC-sponsored charity were asked to bring backpacks full of toiletries, shirts, magazines, etc. to April 14th's Conference held at Dennis-Yarmouth High School.  A grand total of 53 backpacks arrived!
 
Also, at this spring's conference Adam McGarry was recognized as Plymouth South Student Council's Unsung Hero.  McGarry received a certificate for his considerable behind-the-scenes work over the last four years.