PRHS celebrated this year’s Winter Carnival on Friday, February 17th from 7:30 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. Teachers, staff, and students put in extra time to organize and plan for such an

undertaking, especially Mrs. McGlone. Each year, the carnival blends a festive

atmosphere with entertaining activities and wonderful team-building opportunities that

provide a chance for students to have fun, spend time with classmates, and use up some of

their energy and talents in a wide variety of ways. The carnival included everything from

tricycle races and karaoke to human bowling and movies; so there is usually something

appealing for everyone.

As always, be sure to check the website and the school calendar in the handbook for

upcoming events. We hope to connect with you during the course of these events, and

please continue to contact the high school in the event of any concerns or

questions. Communication is so important to the educational process.

Bruce W. Parsons Randy Cleary Robert Price

Principal Interim Assistant Principal & CTE Director Assistant Principal

From the Administration

“Look for up-to-date school and sports information on our website: www.prhs.sau48.org

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PRHS Quiz Bowl Team

PRHS’ 2017 Quiz Bowl Team is off to a terrific start

this year. They have been travelling to the regional High

School quiz bowl matches and have not lost a match yet

against other NH high school teams, giving them a cur-

rent record of 39-0! They head to the Lakes Region

match on March 25th where they will be able to compete

in our region to qualify for the State meet. The State

meet is held at the Concord State House on April 2 and

PRHS has yet to win this competition at the state level.

This team is also competing at the National Level at

National Academic Quiz Bowl Tournaments (NAQT)

and has been to several competitions in New England

including a March 10th trip to Barre, VT for the Vermont

State competition. As a result of these matches, an independent poll was taken ranking PRHS’ team as the number one small school

in New England.

This team will be heading to Chicago over Spring Break to represent the High School at the NAQT national competition. They will

be competing against the best schools in the nation, get a chance to see the Windy City and have an incredible experience.

Special points of interest:

NHS Induction - March 21

at 6:00 p.m.

Cultural Arts Night

Wed., March 22 at 5:00 p.m.

Grades Close April 5

Student-Directed One

Act Plays - April 18 & 19

Health Fair - April 21

April Vacation - 24-28

Junior SAT Testing -

April 8th

Guidance Department News

Scholarship Workshop

The Scholarship Workshop for seniors was held on Tuesday,

March 7th, at 9:15 a.m. The Community Scholarship Program

packet was distributed and reviewed. Every student going on to

higher education is strongly encouraged to apply. We have over

$100,000 in scholarships available to our seniors thanks to the

generosity of many individuals, organizations, and businesses in

our community. Please call the Guidance office if you have

questions pertaining to the packet.

SAT I and SAT II Subject Test Dates

Note: Sunday test dates are scheduled following each Saturday test date

for students who cannot test on Saturday because of religious ob-

servance.

ACT Test Dates

Please note: Students involved in spr ing spor ts are encour -

aged to take the May 6th test date for the SAT. Many spring

sports have either their State meet or playoff games on the June

3rd SAT date which is also PRHS Graduation. Students should

plan accordingly.

The 18th Annual Statewide College Convention “Destination

College” for high school juniors and their parents is de-

signed to help students and families prepare for entry to college.

This free day-long event will be held at Plymouth State Univer-

sity on Saturday, March 18th. This is a valuable opportunity for

all college-bound juniors that should not be missed! Online reg-

istration is currently open at www.destinationcollege.org. For

more information please call 1.888.7.GRADUATE ext.117. This

program fills up fast, so don’t delay!

2016-2017 FAFSA Appointments

The NHHEAF Network Organization’s Center for College Plan-

ning is pleased to offer New Hampshire students and parents

FREE file-a FAFSA assistance at its College Planning Library

in Concord, NH. Appointments are limited. For a complete list

of CCP workshops, please visit: https://www.nhheaf.org/IACB-

fafsa.asp.

Seniors – Need help interpreting your financial aid award letter?

PRHS will be hosting “Understanding the Award Letter” on

April 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the Bobcat Café. If you are unable to

attend our workshop, we have provided you with a link to

NHHEAF’s website which will supply you with handouts on all

the topics they cover. https://www.nhheaf.org/handouts.asp.

Extended Learning Experiences - Check out summer pro-

grams and other miscellaneous program opportunities on

the PRHS website; department-guidance. See your Guidance

Counselor for more information.

Scholarships – A listing of National and State scholarship op-

portunities is updated throughout the year. Access to this infor-

mation is on the PRHS website under department-guidance.

Students can access on the student drive - scholarship folder.

AP Testing – AP Testing will run from May 1st thru May 12th.

Students interested in taking an AP Exam need to sign up in the

Guidance office by March 28th. If you have any questions, see

your guidance counselor.

PSAT/SAT Testing – On April 5th, the 9th, 10th and 11th grade

students will be taking the PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 and the School

Day SAT, respectively. The school district is paying for these

College Board tests. Students should plan to arrive at school for

the normal start time of 7:30 a.m. The School Day SAT test is

the required NH accountability test, and students may have these

scores sent to colleges as part of the college application process

under most circumstances.

PRHS Math Team News

We are excited to announce that the Plymouth Regional High

School Math Team once again finished 1st overall for the season

in the large school division of the Lakes Region League. We

beat the second place team by well over 100 points! We had a

large number of participants this year with close to 30 students

competing at each meet. Congratulations to our hard-working

mathletes!! Special recognition goes to Antti Pihlajavesi and

Peter Templeton for being the cumulative high scorers of the

league!

A new challenge is ahead as we participate in the 45th Annual

NH State High School Mathematics Contest on March 21st. We

will be taking our top ten competitors to Plymouth State Univer-

sity where they will have the opportunity to compete with stu-

dents from around the State in the intermediate school size divi-

sion. Students will compete in a Team category, Recreational

Mathematics, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Advanced

Mathematics. This is the fourth year that PRHS will be compet-

ing in this event.

GO PRHS MATH TEAM!

Completed Scholarship applications must be

returned to the Guidance office by

Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration

May 6 April 7 April 25

June 3 May 9 May 24

Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration

April 8 March 3 March 17

June 10 May 5 May 19

Fee Waivers Available for

SAT & ACT Tests

It’s Prom Season!

May 6 - 6:00-11:00 p.m.

Looking for the perfect dress?

The Glass Slipper has every color, length, style

and size! See Mrs. Kochien or Ms. Simmons for

a chance to browse our inventory.

PRHS Theater to Present...Shakespeare’s King Lear

It is almost showtime at PRHS! The school will present a riveting production of William Shakespeare’s

King Lear at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18. The cast and crew are putting the final

touches on our one act treatment of this four hundred year old play.

The story opens in ancient Britain, where the elderly King Lear is deciding to give up his power and

divide his realm amongst his three daughters, Cordelia, Regan, and Goneril. Lear's plan is to give the

largest piece of his kingdom to the child who professes to love him the most. Goneril and Regan lie to

their father with sappy and excessive declarations of affection. Cordelia, however, refuses to engage in

Lear's game, and replies simply that she loves him as a daughter, according to her bond. Her lackluster

retort, despite its sincerity, enrages Lear, and he disowns Cordelia completely. When Lear's dear friend, the Earl of Kent, tries to

speak on Cordelia's behalf, Lear banishes him from the kingdom. The downward spiral begins.

For weeks the student technicians and Mr. Ross were busy painting the large white ramp and the red and blue stage that comprise

the show's set design. Ms. Fleck worked tirelessly on many production aspects of the show, and her director is grateful. Mr. Jim

Gleich, our fiercely talented fight director, worked with the students over a number of rehearsals to choreograph the many mo-

ments of staged violence in the show, while Mr. Kosanovich attended to the students' acting and stage movements.

Our fantastic production manager, Dakota Hines, kept all aspects of the show coordinated and moving forward smoothly. At

our technical rehearsals, always held during the weekend before show-week, the students and faculty will hang and focus the stage

lights, gel them with an assortment of colors, and then design the many brilliant looks that illuminate our scenes, deepening and

enriching the colors of the set and costumes.

This production will be participating in the New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild's One Act Festival, held at Kingswood

High School on Saturday, March 25th. This forty minute play will challenge a broader audience to examine Shakespeare’s play

through the lens of modern America, drawing parallels between the politics of that earlier time and ours. It takes a closely knitted

community to turn out a show as challenging as this one. We hope that you will consider joining us for our forty minute version of

this vaunted tragedy.

Music Department

Happy “Music in Our Schools Month!” We are excited to have a wide array of perfor-

mances this month to share with our community and thank everyone for their support of

the music program. The Concert Band and Concert Choir have been preparing for the

Large Group Music Festival at Bow High School on March 18th. This is an annual adjudi-

cation that allows us to perform, grow, reflect, and participate in a clinic from a profession-

al musician. We will share part of this program at our annual Cultural Arts Night on

March 22nd.

The PRHS Jazz Ensemble will be performing at Plymouth Elementary School on March

27th and collaborate with the PES Jazz Band with their new music teacher, Mr. Jake Ste-

vens. We will also be performing that same program for a luncheon at the Plymouth Senior

Center on March 29th.

We have several students attending honors festivals this spring. Lilly Friedman, Karnar

Ueland, Gretchen Dodge, Chris Bramer, Caitlyn Irish, and Sam Ebner will be performing in the NH All State concert on April 1 st

in Concord. Sam Ebner and Karnar Ueland will also be performing at the All Eastern Music Festival in Atlantic City, NJ on April

8th. Finally, we have two students who were accepted to the All New England Jazz Festival on March 28th at PSU, Peter Templeton

on piano and Christian Stewart on tenor sax.

Lastly, the chamber singers have been preparing the Faure Requiem, a choral masterwork, that they will be performing with the

Pemigewassett Choral Society on May 14th at 3:00 p.m. They will also be singing accompanied by a professional orchestra! Please

come support them and start a new Mother’s Day tradition of experiencing some excellent choral music!

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Culinary Students Participate

in Pro Start

The following culinary students competed

at the ProStart Invitational on Saturday,

March 11th at UNH. The participants from

Plymouth Regional High School shown

here from left to right are Ethan MacDon-

ald, Bethany Eames, Keigan Leavitt, Skye

Calnan and Kailee Smith. Our Culinary

students competed against seven high

schools. The winner on March 11th will

move on to Nationals in Charleston, SC in

April.

Congratulations to Literary Magazine’s

‘Artist of the Month’, Kat Legier!

SPORTS PHYSICALS

In the Nurse’s Office

March 28

9:00– 11:00 a.m.

PRHS Art Exhibit Awards

Plymouth Regional High School had nine art students’ art work accepted into

the 2017 Regional Juried High School Art Exhibit sponsored by the Friends

of the Arts and the Plymouth State University Art Department. Four of these

students received awards in media specific categories. Jack Friedman’s Digi-

tal Art drawing received Best in Show, Emily Miller received Best in Paint-

ing Award, Skye Decato received Best in Photography Award, and Gwen

Hoyt received Best of Sculpture Award. Additionally, Camryn York, Ursula

Hoyt, Sylvie Donnell, Karnar Ueland, and Lauren Bolton also had artwork

accepted into the show. The artwork was on display at the Silver Center for

the Arts at Plymouth State University from February 2- 26th. The opening

reception was on Sunday, February 12th from 2-4 pm.

Best in Photography Award - Skye Decato

Best in Show Award- Jack Friedman

Best in Painting Award- Emily Miller

Best in Sculpture Award - Gwen Hoyt

CADY Corner...

Preventing Youth from Recreational Marijuana Use

Getting the facts and knowing the risks of marijuana use is a first step in preventing youth from using.

Starting the conversation early with your child about the risks of using marijuana is a powerful prevention

tool. Below are some tips; for more help on age-appropriate talking tips, visit www.drugfreenh.org.

Talk often, listen carefully and stay positive. Adjust your conversation to the age of the child. To

have the message stick, when a teachable moment arises, take advantage of the situation and talk about it.

Explain how marijuana damages a growing and healthy brain. Using mar ijuana makes it hard to learn and remember infor -

mation. Learning and memory problems increase as more marijuana is used. This increases the risk for poor grades. Marijuana addic-

tion happens more often if use begins at a younger age.

Stay focused on goals and the future. Discuss cur rent and future goals. Help youth stay focused by being a good role model,

guiding decision making, teaching accountability, praising them for doing well in school, and rewarding them for staying out of trou-

ble.

Talk about consequences:

Be clear on family, community, school and after-school rules.

Breaking school rules may result in suspension, being ex-

pelled or arrested.

Educate youth on NH marijuana laws.

Breaking the law may lead to criminal charges as a minor.

Criminal charges can lead to fines, loss of a driver’s license

and a misdemeanor or felony charge.

Some employers will not hire people with a felony charge.

Marijuana is illegal under federal law.

Financial aid for college may be withheld for students with

drug charges.

To access New Hampshire’s 24/7 Addiction Crisis Line, call 1-

844-711-HELP (4357). Visit the CADY website for more infor-

mation at www.cadyinc.org.

Upcoming Events/Activities Facilities, Policy & Budget and Program & Staffing Committee Meetings – 5:00 p.m. Mon., March 20

National Honor Society Induction – 6:00 p.m. Tues., Mar. 21

School Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m. Tues., March 21

School Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m. Tues., April 4

Grades Close Quarter 3 Thurs., April 6

Facilities, Policy & Budget and Program & Staffing Committee Meetings – 5:00 p.m. Mon., April 17

Student Directed One-Act Plays April 18 and 19

Spring Break April 24-28

The 2017 yearbook is officially

completed and 225 copies are

being printed to be dispersed at

the May 25th yearbook assem-

bly. The book sells for $50 and

has sold out over the last 5

years, and this year is sure to be

no different. The yearbook also

features an incredible cell

phone “tie in” app called Aurasma, where you can see linked vid-

eos that relate to the pictures on the page. So, as you pass your

phone over certain yearbook photos, they come to life as a video.

This allows us to have portions of this year’s homecoming or

musical performances actually captured in the yearbook. We also

take all the senior pictures and create a morph feature that allows

you to watch them age through their freshman to senior year,

right before your eyes.

Only 135 books remain for the entire school to purchase! Before

they sell out, they can be purchased by cash or check through

Mrs. Prescott or using a credit card at www.jostens.com. Get

your’s now!