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Friday February 5, 2010
ATTENTION SENIORS! Important info from the Yearbook Staff
1) The 2010 Senior Class Photo will be
taken Wed, Feb. 10 at 8:30am (period 3) in the gym. All seniors should
attend to be included in the 2010 yearbook.
2) It's time to vote for your Senior
Superlatives! Come by the Yearbook table in the cafeteria during lunch on
Thursday or Friday, Feb 11 & 12, and fill out a nomination form to let us
know who you think deserves to be the Superlatives for the Class of 2010!
3) Senior Write-Ups! This is your last
chance to turn in a write-up for the 2010 yearbook. Please bring your
write-up to the yearbook office, Room 512, by Friday, Feb. 5.
MSG VARSITY for the WEEK of FEBRUARY 7
• Girls Ice Hockey, Staples vs.
Fairfield Ludlowe. Friday, January 29, 8:00 pm
• Girls Basketball, Staples vs.
Stamford, Tuesday, February 2, 7:00 pm
• Girl’s Ice Hockey, Staples vs.
Darien, Wednesday, February 3, 8:10 pm
http://www.msgvarsity.com/connecticut-westchester/staples-high-school
ACT and INCLEMENT WEATHER
In case of inclement weather on Saturday, February 6,
for the ACT Standardized Test, please click here:
http://www.actstudent.org/faq/answers/badweather.html
SHS WEBSITE
Visit the homepage of the SHS Website at
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us for
up-to-date information including:
• ATTENTION SENIORS! Important info
from the Yearbook Staff
IMPORTANT
DATES
Sat 2/6: ACT: SHS is NOT a Test Site
Sat 2/6: Science Fair, Convent of the
Sacred Heart, Greenwich, 8 am to 2 pm
Mon 2/8: BOE Meeting, 7:30 pm, SHS
Cafeteria
Tues 2/9: Results of Staples Spectacular
Student Challenge, 7 pm, SHS Auditorium
Wed 2/10: Curriculum Night, 7 pm, SHS
Auditorium
Sat 2/13- Sun 2/21: Winter Recess – NO
School
Mon 2/22- Staff Development Day – NO
School for Students
Tues 2/23- School Resumes
Fri 2/26- PTA Coffee with John Dodig and
special guest, Jim Farnen, AP to Class of 2011
BOARD of EDUCATION
The next Board of Ed meeting is scheduled
for Monday, February 8 at 7:30 pm in the SHS Cafeteria.
At the Feb 1 meeting, the BOE voted to
increase the teacher reserve from 2 to 3. In addition, the BOE members asked
for more information for the extracurricular activities. There is a
possibility that up to $70,000 may be restored for extracurriculars on
Monday night. Your comments are welcome.
Also on Monday night, the BOE will vote
on the final budget so that on Wednesday, March 3, Don O’Day, Chair of the
BOE, can present the BOE Proposed Budget to the Board of Finance. Please
mark your calendars now for Wed, March 3 at 8 pm. Come to the Town Hall
Auditorium to support the work of the BOE and the Education budget.
The 2/8 BOE meeting can also be viewed on Channel 78.
COMMUNITY NEWS and the COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Please click on the
Community Bulletin Board
link to read about the latest additions to our Community News.
• The
Westport Soccer Association (WSA) is pleased to announce recreational
soccer for High School boys and girls will continue this Spring 2010 based
on the overwhelming Fall 2009 response. Spring Season Registration is now
open. Please register early at
www.westportsoccer.org.
• Cedar Point
Yacht Club's Junior Sailing Program, open to children between the
ages of 8 (by 12/31/10) and 17, located on Saugatuck Island, Westport, seeks
to encourage a life-long love of sailing. Participants learn basics of boat
handling, boat safety, maintenance and seamanship with an emphasis on
developing confidence, self-reliance, sportsmanship and teamwork. Dates:
June 28-August 20 (4 or 8 week option). Open house on 2/7/10 from 1pm to
3pm. For more information, visit the "Junior" page of our website at
www.cedarpointyc.org or contact
CPYC's Junior Sailing Program Chair, Kelly Solway at kellysolway@gmail.com
•
CT’s RACE TO THE TOP:
Ensuring a Quality Education for Every Child, Monday, February 8, 2010,
7:30 PM in the Westport Public Library, McManus Room
•
FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP
offered to college- bound students and their parents on Wednesday, Feb. 10,
from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at Toquet Hall.
•
COMMUNITY SERVICE/STUDENT
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY for 11th and 12th Graders.
February 17th is the deadline to submit an application
for the Bank of America Student Leader Internship Program. Please visit
http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_studentleaders
to apply online.
Friday January 29, 2010
YOUR INPUT on the
2010-2011 BUDGET
Between now and Monday,
Feb 1 is the time to express your comments and concerns to the BOE members
regarding possible impacts (positive and negative) of their proposed changes
to the Superintendent's 2010-2011 School Budget on the SHS community:
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The reduction of
Library Media Specialists from 2 to 1 in the SHS LMC
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The reduction of
the SHS extracurricular accounts for Players, sports teams, and clubs
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The technology
budget remaining flat
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The teacher reserve
increasing from 2 to 3 re: class size issues
Please:
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Send the BOE
members an email to
boe@westport.k12.ct.us
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Speak in person at
the next meeting, Monday Feb 1 at 7:30 pm in the SHS Cafeteria
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Read over the
highlights of the BOE budget from our January 15 Weekly Email:
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Dr. Landon’s
budget is a 2.9% increase over last year’s budget. As of now, Darien
has a 5.8% increase and Greenwich has a 4.1%.
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The proposed cuts
for the 2010-11 school year that affect Staples include the
following:
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About half of
the $70,000 reduction throughout the district in stipends for
coaches, advisors, etc.
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Elimination of
two SHS secretaries
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Technology
Budget remains flat across the district
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There was no
restoration to the budget from last year’s cuts, namely for
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The SHS
Department Chairs
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SHS music
lessons
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Proposed additions
at SHS include:
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An additional
English teacher due to class size issues
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A .5 Science
teacher due to the newly approved Computer Science courses
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A .4 guidance
counselor due to the Board goal of having all full-time
counselors as advised by last year’s Tri-State Review.
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Read the latest BOE
in Briefs for full details on budget cuts that was emailed by the PTA
Council and posted on the Parent tab on Blackboard.
The BOE will vote no later
than Monday, February 8 on the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget making it
then, the BOE Proposed Budget that will go before the Board of Finance in
early March.
If you have any questions
about the proposed budget, including the BOE’s list of amendments, please
contact either one of us. Thank you.
Lee Saveliff and Sandy
Rappaport, SHS PTA Co-Presidents,
(poley@optonline.net
or 203-226-2569 and
slrapp@optonline.net or
203-227-3693)
INTRODUCING MSG VARSITY
Each week our email
will include highlights from MSG Varsity for the following week:
Here’s a look at the
production, TV coverage and website exposure planned for the week of January
31st:
·
Girls Ice
Hockey -
Staples
vs. Fairfield Ludlowe
This game
will air on Friday, January 29 at 8:00 pm. Be sure to tune in!
·
Girls
Basketball -
Staples vs. Stamford
Tuesday, February 2,
7:00 pm
MSG Varsity will have a
single cameraman on-site
·
Girl’s
Ice Hockey -
Staples vs. Darien
Wednesday, February 3,
8:10 pm
MSG Varsity will have a
single cameraman on-site
Missed a
game or an event? Catch up with the action on the Staples page on MSG
Varsity!
http://www.msgvarsity.com/connecticut-westchester/staples-high-school
REMINDER: VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
If you are interested
in assisting with the Staples Spectacular Student Challenge tomorrow,
Saturday, Jan 30, please contact Kathy Sharp at
kathy_sharp@westport.k12.ct.us to find out what shifts are available.
SHS WEBSITE
Visit the homepage of the SHS Website at
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us for up-to-date information including:
·
Haiti
relief
·
Student
Assembly’s Respect Our School Cafeteria Clean-up Campaign: Feb 1 to Feb 5
IMPORTANT DATES
Sat 1/30: All-State Auditions – North Haven HS
Sat 1/30: Staples Spectacular Student Challenge
Mon 2/1: BOE Meeting, 7:30 pm, SHS Cafeteria
Tues 2/2: Youth Concert (Orchestra) Grades 5 and 6, 9:15 to
10:15 am, SHS Auditorium
Wed 2/3: All-City Concert, 7 pm, at BMS, CMS, w/SHS Chamber
Orchestra
Thurs 2/4: Youth Concert (Orchestra) Grades 3 and 4, 9:15 to
10:15 am, SHS Auditorium
Sat 2/6: ACT: SHS is NOT a Test Site
Sat 2/6: Science Fair, Convent of the Sacred Heart,
Greenwich, 8 am to 2 pm
Mon 2/8: BOE Meeting, 7:30 pm, SHS Cafeteria
BOARD
of EDUCATION
The next Board of Ed
meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 1 at 7:30 pm in the SHS Cafeteria.
The BOE will continue its discussion and could possibly vote on the
Superintendent’s Proposed 2010-11 Budget.
The meeting can also be
viewed on Channel 78.
COMMUNITY
NEWS and the COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
·
Internet Safety Workshops sponsored by the district will be held Tuesday, February 9
and Wednesday, February 10. Please go to
http://internetsafety.westport.k12.ct.us by February 3rd to
register.
·
Connecticut’s Race to the Top: Ensuring a Quality
Education for Every Child
Monday, February 8, 2010, 7:30 PM, Westport Public Library, McManus Room
Would you be surprised to learn that Connecticut
is dead last in the country...50th out of 50...in terms of the
results we achieve for our low-income students, while our spending per
student is among the highest? Or that even public school children in our
wealthiest districts score a full grade level behind their peers in
neighboring Massachusetts?
Join us as we learn from Alex Johnston,
President and CEO of the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN),
about:
the state of
public education in Connecticut, and where we rank,
the exciting
new opportunity offered by the Federal "Race to the Top" funding program,
and
what we can do
together to improve public education for ALL children.
Our children get one chance at an education;
what can we do to give them the best shot?
·
FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP
offered to college- bound students and their parents on
Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at Toquet Hall. This FREE workshop is
presented by the Connecticut Money School (CMS), and co-sponsored by
Westport Dept of Human Services. The program will help families prepare for
college by talking about financial health and spending habits and reviewing
college funding options. Space is limited and seating will be first come,
first serve. For reservations contact Kevin Godburn by e-mail:
toquethall@hotmail.com or phone (203)341-1155.
·
COMMUNITY SERVICE/STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
February 17th is the deadline to submit an
application for the Bank of America Student Leader
Internship Program. If you are an 11th or 12th grade student with a passion
for improving your community, Bank of America would like to help you turn
that passion into action. Selected students will have an opportunity to
attend a leadership seminar in Washington, D.C. in
July 2010 and participate in an eight-week paid internship in the
summer of 2010 with a nonprofit organization in
Fairfield County. For more information and online application go to
http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_studentleaders.
If you have questions, please call Nicholas Vazquez at Bank of America in
Stamford at 203-905-4132 or email him at
nicholas.s.vazquez@bankofamerica.com .
Please
click on the
Community Bulletin Board link to read about the latest additions
to our Community News.
·
Westport
Continuing Ed courses including Drivers Ed
Friday January 22, 2010
PTA COFFEE on
FRIDAY JANUARY 29
Please join us for coffee and to hear both Principal John Dodig and Karyn
Morgan, Assistant Principal to the Class of 2012, speak about the on- goings
at Staples on Friday January 29. The ABC students will be joining us as
well. In addition, we will vote for this year’s Nominating Committee. Please
meet us at 9 am in the Faculty Dining Room.
PRE-REGISTRATION for 2010-11
Please remind your child that he/she should sign up for an appointment with
their Guidance Counselor to pre-register for next year’s classes.
Grade 11: Feb 9 to 12 and Feb 23
Grade 10: March 15 to 19
Grade 9: March 1 to 5
SHS WEBSITE
Visit the homepage of the SHS Website at
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us
for up-to-date information including:
• Change of schedule for Monday, January 25 (Homeroom first)
• Pre-Registration Details for 2010-11
• Seniors: Important info on Naviance
• SafeRides: seeking Board members for 2010-11, due by Jan 29
• Westport Reads in the SHS LMC
IMPORTANT DATES
Sat 1/23: SAT: SHS is NOT a Test Site
Mon 1/25: 3rd Quarter/2nd Semester Begins
Thurs 1/28: SHS Fine Arts Night: ART, 7pm; MUSIC (SHS Bands, 9/10 Orch),
7:30 pm Auditorium
Fri 1/29: PTA Coffee with John Dodig, 9 am, Faculty Dining Room…with Karyn
Morgan, AP for Class of 2012 and ABC students
Sat 1/30: All-State Auditions – North Haven HS
Sat 1/30: Staples Spectacular Student Challenge
BOARD of EDUCATION
There will be a BOE meeting on Monday, January 25 at 7:30 pm in the SHS
Cafeteria. The BOE will continue its discussion of the 2010-11 budget.
Please refer to the BOE in Brief’s recap of this past Tuesday night’s
meeting which includes the highlights of the Technology Budget. These
briefs can be found on the Parents tab of Blackboard.
COMMUNITY NEWS and the COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Please click on the
Community Bulletin Board link to read about the latest additions to our
Community News.
• Westport Continuing Ed courses including Drivers Ed, please call
203-341-1209 for more info
Friday January 15, 2010
PENS: Parents ENhancing Staples
Thank you to
the many families that have given to our PENS non-event fundraiser. If you
are interested in making a donation, a PENS form is attached for your
convenience
2010-2011 COURSE CATALOG ONLINE
The course
catalog for 2010-2011 was distributed to students last week, and is also
available on the SHS website under the Learning tab.
EXAM SCHEDULE and INFORMATION
Mon 1/18:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No School
8-10 am 10:30-12:30 pm
Tues 1/19:
6 7
Wed
1/20: 5 8
Thurs 1/23:
Exam Make-Up Day
For detailed
information about the remainder of the Exam Schedule, please refer to the
Email from last week, which is posted on our website under Emails Messages
on the PTA tab.
ALL CHANGES to the EXAM SCHEDULE due to WEATHER will be explained in a
ConnectEd email from Mr. Dodig. Please be on the lookout for this email if
snow and/or inclement weather are in the forecast.
ATTENTION ALL SENIORS
PRIOR TO
JANUARY 25th, you MUST log into your Naviance Family Connection Account and
update your list of Colleges I am Applying to.
• If you
decided not to apply to a college you originally requested a transcript for,
delete the college from your list.
• If you
have submitted your application, click on the have you applied link and
check off I have submitted my application.
• Edit the
application status for each college on your list. Click on the pencil to
update your results. Let us know if you were accepted, deferred, denied, or
still don’t know.
Why do you need to do this? And why is it so important? Mrs. Ketley, the
transcript secretary, will automatically mail your mid-year transcripts to
each school to which you have applied. It is essential that she send your
transcript only to the schools to which you have sent an application.
Updates and accurate information are important for the Guidance Department
to be able to properly process your mid-year and end of year transcripts and
the data we collect helps us to assist other students in the entire college
application process.
STUDENT ART ON DISPLAY AT FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS NIGHT
Student art
will be on display in the SHS auditorium lobby during the Fine and
Performing Arts Night on Thursday, January 28. The works will remain on
display in the auditorium lobby for about a week after the event.
REMINDER: SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES WANTED
The 10th
Annual Southern Connecticut Invitational Science & Engineering Fair is
seeking judges with a degree in one of the sciences, engineering or
mathematics. Teams of judges will evaluate projects at the Fair on February
6 at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich. If interested contact
Fran Lichtenberg at
fwlichtenberg@snet.net or 203-371-0778.
www.scsef.org
SHS WEBSITE
Visit the
homepage of the SHS Website at
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us for up-to-date information including:
• SafeRides:
seeking Board members for 2010-11
• Westport
Reads in the SHS LMC
IMPORTANT DATES
Mon 1/18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School
Tues 1/19
Midterm Exams 6 & 7: 8 to 10 am, 10:30 to 12:30 pm
Wed 1/20
Midterm Exams 5 & 8: 8 to 10 am, 10:30 to 12:30 pm
Thurs 1/21
Midterm Exams Make-Up Day – No School for those students who are not taking
a Make-Up Exam
Fri 1/22
2nd Quarter/ 1st Semester Ends
Sat 1/23
SAT: SHS is NOT a Test Site
Mon 1/25
3rd Quarter/2nd Semester Begins
Thurs 1/28
SHS Fine Arts Night: ART, 7pm; MUSIC (SHS Bands, 9/10 Orch), 7:30 pm
Auditorium
Fri 1/29
PTA Coffee with John Dodig, 9 am, Faculty Dining Room
Sat 1/30
All-State Auditions – North Haven HS
Sat 1/30
Staples Spectacular Student Challenge
BOARD of EDUCATION
There will be
a meeting on Tuesday, January 19 at 7:30 pm in the SHS Cafeteria. You may
also view this on Channel 78. The board will have a work session with the
Board of Finance reviewing the health and medical insurance,
discussion/action of Mandarin Chinese in the middle schools and of the
Amendment to the Westport Public Schools Retirement Plan. The Board also
plans to continue its review of the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget.
Natalie Carrignan, Director of Instructional Technology will be presenting
the Technology budget.
Highlights of
the budget in regards to SHS:
-
Dr.
Landon’s budget is a 2.9% increase over last year’s budget. As of now,
Darien has a 5.8% increase and Greenwich has a 4.1%.
-
The
proposed cuts for the 2010-11 school year that affect Staples include
the following:
-
About
half of the $70,000 reduction throughout the district in stipends
for coaches, advisors, etc.
-
Elimination of two SHS secretaries
-
Technology Budget remains flat across the district
-
There was
no restoration to the budget from last year’s cuts, namely for
-
The
SHS Department Chairs
-
SHS
music lessons
-
Proposed
additions at SHS include:
-
An
additional English teacher due to class size issues
-
A .5
Science teacher due to the newly approved Computer Science courses
-
A .4
guidance counselor due to the Board goal of having all full-time
counselors as advised by last year’s Tri-State Review.
The public may
speak as agenda topics come up for discussion and speakers are limited to 3
minutes each, except by prior arrangement with chair.
COMMUNITY NEWS and the COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
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Positive
Directions Parent Workshop: LifeSkills Parenting workshop for parents of
7th to 10th grade students is a science-based program designed to
strengthen parents’ communications with their adolescent children in an
effort to prevent risky behaviors. Classes on Tuesdays, February 2nd to
March 23rd, 2010 from 9:30am to 11:00am at Positive Directions 420 Post
Rd W. Westport. The 7 week class cost $140. To register go to
www.positivedirections.org
or call 203-227-7644.
-
Check out
www.westportpyd.org for details
on other events in and near Westport including Joseph Califano on Jan
19th.
Please click
on the
Community Bulletin Board link to read about the latest additions to our
Community News.
• Concussion Training, Saturday, January, 16 at 10:30 am, SES Auditorium
•
ParentConnect
Friday January 8, 2010
JANUARY
NEWSLETTER’s PRINCIPAL’S LETTER
If you have not yet had a chance to read Principal Dodig’s letter in the
January For the Wreckord, please
click on the attachment to do so. It is a timely letter as this year’s
budget season begins.
SUPERINTENDENT’s
PROPOSED BUDGET
The link for the budget is now working properly. View the Superintendent’s
proposed budget for the 2010-11 school year by clicking this link
http://www.westport.k12.ct.us/budget.htm. In addition, for a synopsis of
Monday night’s BOE meeting, please read the most recent BOE in Brief sent
out by PTA Council on Wednesday, January 6. All BOE in Briefs can be found
on the Parents tab in Blackboard.
JUNIOR PARENTS’
NAVIANCE TRAINING...RSVP by January 8
The College & Career Center will be conducting a training session on
Naviance for parents of juniors on Tuesday, January 12th from 7:00-8:00
p.m., and Wednesday, January 13th, during 1st and 2nd lunch (10:45 -11:50
a.m.) in the Library Media Center. Space is limited to 30 people for each
session, so please RSVP with Shauna Flaherty 341-1886 or Susan Fugitt
341-1424 by Friday, January 8.
PACIFIC PLASTIC
GARBAGE PATCH on January 11
SHS and GFA Science Departments invite all parents and children to hear
Captain Charles Moore of Algalita Marine Research Foundation speak about the
state of our oceans in a talk called " A Sea of Simmering Synthetic Soup…the
plastic concoction that is poisoning our oceans…our planet…our selves…” on
Monday, January 11 at 7 pm in the Staples HS Auditorium. See
www.algalita.org for information
about this topic.
INFORMATION
about MIDTERMS
Exam Schedule: 8 to 10 am 10:30 to 12:30 pm
Thurs 1/14: 1 4
Fri 1/15: 2 3
Mon 1/18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No School
Tues 1/19: 6 7
Wed 1/20: 5 8
Thurs 1/23: Exam Make-Up Day
One of the following will be provided:
A two hour exam
A one hour exam and a one hour class
A two hour class session.
Students who are late to or miss an exam may be permitted to make up the
exam, with the permission of the student's Assistant Principal. All
students who are absent from an exam must have permission from their
Assistant Principal to make up a missed exam. Students will not be
permitted to take an exam if they self-select to not sit for an exam on the
day in which it was scheduled. Absences will be excused for legitimate
reasons beyond the student’s control, i.e. illness. Students DO NOT attend
school unless
they have a Make-Up exam.
Students are required to be in school only when they have an exam or class.
During unscheduled periods, students may go to the Cafeteria, Library/Media
Center, Computer Lab or leave campus.
Buses:
For all Exam Days, except the Make-Up Day, the buses will run the normal
route in the morning and be available for the ride home following the end of
the second exam at 12:30 pm. The buses will leave Staples at 12:40 pm.
There are NO BUSES on Make-Up Exam Day.
Cafeteria:
On Exam Days, except the Make-Up Day, the Cafeteria will be offering a full
breakfast menu and will be open from 7:15 am until the end of the break
between the two exams. The Cafeteria will NOT BE OPEN on Exam Make-Up Day.
In case of Inclement Weather:
Per Mr. Dodig’s ConnectEd email on Thursday, 1/7: A SNOW DAY means the
entire schedule moves up one day.
IF THERE IS ONE SNOW DAY on or before WEDNESDAY Jan 13, Exams will still
start on Thursday, 1/14.
A 2 HOUR DELAY means the students would arrive for 9:30 a.m. start. And the
first exam would run from 9:45 to 11:45 and there would be a 30 minute break
with the next exam running from 12:15 to 2:15. In this case the cafeteria
would be closed and students should bring a snack or lunch if they so wish.
An EARLY DISMISSAL means the second exam of that day will be re-scheduled
for 8 am on the Make-UP Exam Day.
ALL CHANGES to the EXAM SCHEDULE due to WEATHER will be explained in a
ConnectEd email from Mr. Dodig. Please be on the lookout for this email if
snow and/or inclement weather are in the forecast.
WESTPORT READS
DISCUSSION at SHS
Do you wonder what mathematicians think about
The Housekeeper and the Professor?
Do English teachers think it is great literature? Do students like this
choice for the Westport Reads month of January? Parents and students are
invited to Staples LMC to listen to a panel of English and Math teachers, as
well as students, who will be discussing
The Housekeeper and the Professor,
on Wednesday, January 27, during the first (10:45 to 11:15 am ) and second
(11:20 to 11:50 am) lunch waves of period 6.
SCIENCE FAIR
JUDGES WANTED
The 10th Annual Southern Connecticut Invitational Science & Engineering Fair
is seeking judges with a degree in one of the sciences, engineering or
mathematics. Teams of judges will evaluate projects at the Fair on February
6 at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich. If interested contact
Fran Lichtenberg at
fwlichtenberg@snet.net or 203-371-0778.
www.scsef.org
SHS WEBSITE
Visit the homepage of the SHS Website at
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us
for up-to-date information including:
• Junior Parent Night Post Secondary Planning Workshop handout
• Social Studies Contests and Summer Programs
• Sophomore Class Music Festival Post Design Contest
• Soundings
• Staples Academic Challenge
IMPORTANT DATES
Fri 1/8: BOE Meeting, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, Westport Public Library McManus
Room, PUBLIC INVITED
Sat 1/9: Staples Players One Act Festival, 5 & 8 pm
Sun 1/10: Staples Players One Act Festival, 5 pm
Wed
1/13: 8th Grade SPED Parent Night, 7 pm
Thurs 1/14: Midterm Exams 1 & 4: 8 to 10 am, 10:30 to 12:30 pm
Fri 1/15: Midterm Exams 2 & 3: 8 to 10 am, 10:30 to 12:30 pm
Mon 1/18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School
Tues 1/19: Midterm Exams 6 & 7: 8 to 10 am, 10:30 to 12:30 pm
Wed 1/20: Midterm Exams 5 & 8: 8 to 10 am, 10:30 to 12:30 pm
Thurs 1/21: Midterm Exams Make-Up Day – No School for those students who are
not taking a Make-Up Exam
BOARD of EDUCATION
-
The next BOE meeting is today, Friday, January 8, an all day meeting in
the Westport Public Library McManus Room from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. You
cannot view this on
Channel 78.
-
There will be a meeting on Monday, January 11 at 7:30 pm in the SHS
Cafeteria. You can view
this on Channel 78. The board will discuss Connecticut’s “Race to the
Top” Plan and continue its review of the Superintendent’s Proposed
Budget.
COMMUNITY NEWS and the COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
CONCUSSION
TRAINING
Concussions have been in the news lately and pose a real threat for student
athletes. Parents interested in learning more about how to recognize and
treat a concussion are invited, free of charge, to attend a training program
for PAL Football coaches on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 10:30 AM at
Saugatuck Elementary School. Full announcement can be found on CBB so please
click the link below. For further information, please email
aterber@optonline.net.
PARENT CONNECT
Ever feel you could use some help with parenting your child? Start 2010 off
right by attending a session of ParentConnect for your child in grades 6 -
12. Facilitated by a professional (who’s also a parent!) this is an
opportunity to share your concerns and successes with those facing the very
same issues, with confidentiality ensured. Here’s the schedule for the rest
of the school year:
ParentConnect Grades 9/10--Every 2nd Thursday, 9:30 - 11AM
Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 11, Apr 8, May 13
ParentConnect Grades 11/12--Every 2nd Wednesday, 12 - 1:30PM
Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr14, May 12
(Please note some dates may be different than normally scheduled weeks due
to school vacations).
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Community News.
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