Good afternoon,

We just finished our final full week of classes. At first, June 22 seemed so far away and now it is almost here. Wishing everyone the best of luck on their exams.

This week's learning: Students apply their semester learning in theatre by performing "Attack of the Cafeteria Zombies" (see picture below); students created social media posts for important people in the field of forensics; and students use stoichiometry to describe the ways in which balanced equations can be interpreted.

NHS was chosen to be the host school for a joint media event with Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and CT State Dept of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker highlighting the Connecticut Career Paths guide. Also in attendance were State Senator Matt Lesser, Dante Bartolomeo (Commissioner of CT Department of Labor), Patrick Flahery (Director of Research for the CT Department of Labor), many members of the CT Department of Labor research and communications team, Fran Rabinowicz (Executive Director of CAPSS), General Mike Sipples (Assistant Adjutant General Brigadier for the National Guard) and members of the Army National Guard. This guide is a joint publication of the two agencies and the CT National Guard, which delivers the guide to all high schools as part of their recruitment efforts. Newington stands out as a high school that has significantly expanded dual credit program enrollment.

Several NHS members also joined: members of our school counseling staff, including Ms. Rachel Arnett (Career Academy Counselor) and Kevin Vida (Workforce Development Specialist), CTE Department members, NHS administrative team, along with Dr. Maureen Brummett (Superintendent of Schools), Amy Perotti (Chairperson of the Board of Education), Academy students Alex Sarubbi, JuJu Flores, Morganne Tucker, Sebastian Nowak, Daniel Bieszczad, and Kellen Roby (pictured below).

LOCKER CLEANOUT: Students are asked to clean out their lockers next week. Once the summer begins, the custodial staff will begin cleaning lockers. Anything left in lockers will either be thrown away or donated.

HERE is the School Based Health Center's June Newsletter.

HERE is the Spring Issue of The Scribe, our school newspaper. Thank you to advisors, Mrs. Aguiar and Mrs. Mehl, as well as all of the student writers. We are fortunate to be able to offer this to our NHS Family

All my previous newsletters are posted on the website.

We value your feedback, so please reach out at any time with any highlights, questions, or concerns.

Monday, June 15: A day

Tuesday, June 16: Periods 1 & 2 exams

Wednesday, June 17: Periods 3 & 4 exams

Thursday, June 18: Periods 5 & 6 exams

Friday, June 19: Periods 7 & 8 exams

Friday, June 19: *1st graduation rehearsal (MANDATORY) - 7:30 am in the auditorium

June 16 - June 22: Final exams. Click HERE for the full schedule.

*Student may not move exam periods (they must take the exam in the period they have the class)

*Students do not need to attend if the have a study hall or mastery math/reading class

*If students do not have any makeup exams, they do not need to attend on June 22

*The first exam of each day runs 7:35 am - 9:35 am and the second runs from 9:50 am - 11:50 am. Lunch will be offered from 11:54 am - 12:15 pm for any student who would like a lunch.

*If a student is absent, administration MUST approve*** Therefore, please reach out to your HOUSE PRINCIPAL

***Click HERE for the full schedule, including bus runs***

Attendance - Join us in emphasizing the importance of being in school. Attendance is critical to the success of our students. It not only contributes to academic success, but fosters relationships between students and teachers and students and their peers. NHS course work is rigorous and moves at a fast pace, so every lesson is vital to a student’s learning. When students miss school, they miss opportunities to ask questions, deepen their learning, participate in class discussions, and build connections.  

We hope that families vacation during school vacation time and do their best to schedule appointments outside of school hours, or at the very least, have their student attend school prior to or immediately after an appointment. When students are pulled from school, it puts them at a disadvantage. If the choice is made to vacation during a time when school is in session, students will only be given one day per absence to submit their work. 

If a student is going to be absent a Parent/Guardian must either call Magee House Office on extension 1525 or submit a note through ParentSquare directly to Corina Muir. If a note is submitted through ParentSquare a phone call is not necessary. If a call is made, a note will need to be entered in ParentSquare or brought to the Magee Office to be considered excused (for the first 9 absences for state reporting purposes. These absences, unless extenuating and cleared by administration, will count toward the loss of credit). For any absence beyond 9, a medical note, court documentation, etc. must be presented in order to be excused (for state reporting purposes only. These absences, unless extenuating and cleared by administration, will also count toward the loss of credit).

If a student is absent for medical purposes, medical documentation needs to be brought to the Magee Office office when the student returns to school. Once processed by the Magee Office, the documentation will be given to the nurses. 

If a student is tardy, they must enter through the main entrance, sign in on the tardy kiosk and bring their pass to class. For delays or special schedules, they must report to the Magee Office to receive a tardy pass to get into class.

If a student is being dismissed early, a note must come from a Parent/Guardian either through ParentSquare or with a physical note brought to the Magee House Office.

NHS sends an automated message every morning at 9:45 am alerting families of any attendance change. This includes absences, late arrivals, early dismissals, and any message sent via ParentSquare. Therefore, we ask that you do not call if you receive this alert from ParentSquare if you have sent a message to Mrs. Muir via ParentSquare, only if you have not sent a message.  

Electronics - Given the distraction electronics can cause and the potential for inappropriat use, here is our policy:

Parent Square - click HERE to obtain all the information about our new School Messenger.

Academic Integrity - Academic integrity is an integral aspect of any institution of education. Students are responsible for demonstrating their understanding of content standards and skills in an ethical manner. Academic dishonesty occurs when a student cheats, plagiarizes, shares assignments, or otherwise misrepresents someone else’s work or ideas as their own. 

Cheating includes but is not limited to providing another student with information regarding assessments, copying another’s work, having prior knowledge of assessment materials not provided by the teacher, having unauthorized assistance in answering questions, and/or submitting work that another has completed on a student’s behalf. Plagiarism is a form of cheating that results from misrepresenting words or ideas that are not one's own. This includes the use of technology including artificial intelligence (AI). Students are subject to disciplinary and academic consequences that may impact acceptance into various national honor societies. 

School nurse information:

Names: Callie Lawrence and Audra Rappoccio

email: hsnurses@npsct.org

phone number: 860-666-5611 x 1163 or 1164