CONVERSATION ON MENTAL HEALTH
Parents - Please join us for a conver-sation about suicide
awareness and mental health promotion on Decem-ber 4th 6:00-7:30pm
in the Learning Commons. Although parents may be aware that
children and teens are af-fected by suicide, we often do not think
it could happen to our child or in our community. This discussion
will help to better understand and re-spond to the prevalence of
suicide and suicide attempts among youth, warning signs, risk and
protective fac-tors, how to respond if you recognize your child or
another youth is at risk, the schools response, and where to turn
for help at school and in the community. If you have any
ques-tions, do not hesitate to contact Sheelu Joshi Flegal or Karen
Chininis. [email protected]; [email protected]
SABER NATION ATHLETICS
Keep an eye on the Athletic Home Page of the Souhegan website
for start and tryout dates for all of our winter teams.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ATHLETIC HOME PAGE!
DECEMBER SCHOOL
CALENDAR
PARENT
REMINDERS!
Souhegan High School
P.O. Box 1152 412 Boston Post Rd. Amherst, NH 03031
603-673-9940
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Parents of Fall Student Athletes: A season evaluation for your
child’s sport has been sent to their school email. Please be sure
that your son or daughter has completed this so that we can
con-tinue to improve the athletic experience here in Saber
Nation.
ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
Souhegan High School will host the ASVAB Career Exploration
Pro-gram to interested 10-12 grade students on Saturday, January
19, 2019 beginning at 8:30am. The ASVAB is approximately 2 ½-3
hours in length.
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program, sponsored by our
Depart-ment of Defense, is a public service provided to our
nation’s schools at no cost and no obligation. The ASVAB, the
world’s most widely used aptitude battery, is comprised of eight
subtests that yield three Career Exploration Scores (Verbal Skills,
Math Skills, and Science and Technical Skills). These three scores,
combined with results of an interest inventory, will assist your
child when exploring a wide va-riety of educational and career
options. After the ASVAB test, stu-dents receive Exploring Careers:
The ASVAB Career Exploration Guide with their test results. Time
will be scheduled during the school day, several weeks following
the assessment, to complete a work-shop to help students explore
careers. To learn more about the stu-dent benefits of ASVAB CEP
participation, please view the program website and visit “Info for
Parents” at www.asvabprogram.com.
One of the scores of the ASVAB is the military ser-vices’
entrance score which your student can use to ex-plore career
options in the military. Your child is not obligated to military
service as the ASVAB is designed to allow exploration of both
military and civilian jobs. Therefore, should you wish to explore
further options with the military, you will need to contact the
military branch of your choice. The school has elected not to
release the scores to the military. Civilian education services
specialists administer the ASVAB.
To register your child for the ASVAB, parents should contact
Maren Petropulos at ext. 5309 or [email protected]. Please
register by December 21st.
College Application Workshop - Seniors, please join us on
Thursday, Dec. 6th at 2:30 in
room 124. If you need any assistance with your college
applications, have questions or
just need a place to work on your applications, counselors are
available to assist you.
College Application Deadlines - In the next several weeks
leading up to the holiday break, we expect to pro-cess a large
number of college applica-tions. Seniors, please make sure to see
your counselor with your gold form if you are adding any colleges
to your list. The deadline for gold forms for any January 1st
applications has passed, however, see your counselor asap if you
have added Jan. 1st apps. recently. The deadline for submitting
gold forms for Jan. 15th applications is December 6th.
STUDENT SERVICES
Sunday is International FCS (Family and Consumer Science) Day,
and to celebrate, the American Association of FCS teachers are
asking that we "Dine In". Research is showing that device free,
family meals are beneficial on many levels
https://www.aafcs.org/fcsday/fcs-day-resources/fcs-day-articles. We
ask that you take time with family and friends and enjoy food and
time together - to register please follow this link
https://www.aafcs.org/fcsday/commit-to-dining-in/fcs-day-sign-up
Sign Up - FCSDay www.aafcs.org Sign Up. Follow these steps to
commit to "Dining In"! Step One. Complete our simple online sign-up
form.Commit to "Dining In" for your family or on behalf of a class
...
Articles - FCSDay www.aafcs.org "Dining In" Related Articles.
Share the Table: Benefits of the Fam-ily Dinner for Parents and
Children (white paper by Dr. William Doherty; commissioned by
Barilla)
FAMILY AND
CONSUMER SCIENCES
BOSTON COLLEGE’S BC bOp! RETURNS TO SOUHEGAN HIGH
SCHOOL FOR JAZZ NIGHT #1
On Friday December 7 at 7:00pm, Souhegan High School Music
De-
partment will host the first
Jazz Night of the year This
year marks the 18th anni-
versary of the Jazz Night
series of concerts hosted
at SHS. To kick off our
18th anniversary season,
we are proud to welcome
BC bOp! to SHS.
BC bOp! will be joined by jazz ensembles from Sou-hegan HS,
Londonderry HS, Milford HS and the Manchester Communi-ty Music
School. General Admission at the door is $10.00. Doors will open at
6:30pm. For event information, please contact Carl Benevides at
[email protected].
MUSIC AND BAND
The following are upcoming events where students can volun-
teer. Students should contact Lucienne Foulks in Rm. 113 in the
Ex-
tended Learning Center if interested in volunteering.
Lions Club Craft Fair
Volunteers needed for the Lions Club annual
Craft Fair on December 1 at Amherst Middle
School. Need about 10 volunteers to help the
vendors unload their goods and bring them into
the gym. 6:00 am to 9:00 am or anytime within
that timeframe is appreciated
Additionally, 2-3 students needed during the
lunch hour from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm bringing lunch to vendors
throughout the cafeteria and gym.
WREATHS for our Veterans
Volunteers are needed on Saturday Dec. 1 at 2pm
at the Meadow View Cemetery on Foundry St. to
lay wreaths on the graves of Amherst veterans.
Marie Grella will be at the cemetery to meet volun-
teers. Plan on one hour of service.
BLIZZARD BLAST - Winter Obstacle Run - January 26, 2019
Blizzard Blast is a winter obstacle run sponsored by the United
Way
of Nashua. They are hosting a 3.6 mile winter obstacle course
from
the Nashua Millyard, along the Nashua River, through Mines
Falls
Park with 30 obstacles along the route!
Details:
Date ~ January 26, 2019
Several Volunteer Opportunities ~
Staffing the obstacle course
Registration table
Start and Finish line assistance
Handing out T~shirts
Volunteer Time slots ~
7:30am to noon
Noon to 5pm
SERVICE LEARNING AND
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
From 12/03/2018 to 12/14/2018, Souhegan High School's Spanish
Honor Society will be sell-ing hand-woven bracelets, or ‘pulseras’
in Spanish, to empower the artists who make them in Nicaragua &
Guatemala. The sale was organized through the Pulsera Project, a
Fair Trade nonprofit organiza-tion that empowers and educates
people in the U.S. and Central America through pulsera sales.
Student and teacher vol-unteers raise funds that benefit fair
trade jobs, worker rights, sustain-ability, and education, while
learning about the culture, lives, and struggles of Central
Americans. The Pulsera Project’s goal is to cre-ate a more just and
colorful world by encouraging conscious consum-erism and social
enterprise.
SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL RAISES AWARNESS AND FUNDS FOR ARTISTS IN
CENTRAL AMERICA
Have you ever struggled to think of a gift that would mean a lot
to the
recipient? Or have you ever given your child a gift that they
loved for a
few days, weeks, or months, but then forgot about not long
after? As
children grow into teenagers, it’s sometimes hard to think of
what to
give them that will be meaningful and special, especially when
so
many teenagers these days already have devices, cars, and
other
2018 “necessities.” Maybe this year you could consider the gift
of
memories that will last a lifetime, all courtesy of a unique
travel experi-
ence.
Over February vacation in 2020, a group of Souhegan students
and
two teachers will travel to Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
This op-
portunity of a lifetime includes all transportation, lodging,
admission
fees, breakfasts, and dinners. Organized and facilitated by the
highly-
regarded educational travel company Explorica, the cost also
includes
a tour director who is with the group full-time. In order to
lower the
cost, Explorica even creates a fundraising page for each
individual
student that can be shared with friends and family to solicit
donations.
The cost can even be made in monthly payments. The gift of
travel is something that your child will cherish forever - the
sights, the sounds, the smells. Longer than a new phone. Longer
than new sneakers. Longer than Fortnite skins. For more
information, visit www.explorica.com/sign-up and enter code
Gibbons-5668 or contact [email protected] and
[email protected].
CAMBODIA, THAILAND,
AND VIETNAM TRIP
Sending a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to
Robin Bowkett for being named football
Coach of the Year!!!
SHS PARENT NEWSLETTER November 30, 2018
Keeping Parents In The Know
Calendar of Events: Sunday, December 2: International FCS
(Family and Consumer Science) Day Tuesday, December 4: Suicide
Awareness Conversation 6:00pm Learning Commons Thursday, December
6: Student College Application Workshop, 2:30pm, room 124 Friday,
December 7: Souhegan Jazz Concert #1 7:00pm Souhegan Theatre
Friday, December 7: Amherst Tree Lighting—SHS Acappella and
Handbells perform, 7:00pm Monday, December 10: Late start –
Souhegan only – classes begin at 9:23am Monday, December 10: Spring
Musical Dance Workshop 3:15pm Theatre Tuesday, December 11: Late
start - classes begin at 9:23am Tuesday, December 11: Spring
Musical Song Workshop 3:15pm Chorus Room Wednesday, December 12:
Spring Musical Freshmen and Sophomore auditions 2:30pm Thursday,
December 13: Spring Musical Junior and Senior auditions 2:30pm
Thursday, December 13: Disney trip final payment is due Monday,
December 17: Souhegan Coop School Board Meeting 6:00pm Learning
Commons (note new date) Tuesday, December 18: Tuesday, December 18:
Souhegan Holiday Concert 7:00pm (Snow date Dec. 20)
YOU ARE INVITED TO AN INFORMATIONAL FORUM TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE
LATER START TIMES FOR
ALL SCHOOLS IN SAU#39 WHEN: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018 6:30 PM
AT THE SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL THEATER PLEASE MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!
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