Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record I! News From...

Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record I

News From The Hill

Friday, September 9, 2016

Save the Date!

A Caring Community Striving for Personal Growth and

Academic Excellence

Friday, September 9 NCYSAP 5th Quarter event, NHS “A” Gym, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM

Tuesday, September 12, 19 & 26 Not Your Average Joe’s Fundraiser for Girls Varsity Soccer. See certificate attached

Tuesday, September 13 SALSA (Students Advocating Life without Substance Abuse) meeting, Room 728, 7:30 AM

Friday, September 16 - Mandatory Guidance meetings for seniors regarding the college process. Friday, September 23 Check Naviance or go to Guidance for full schedule.

Thursday, September 22 Early Release, Dismissal at 11:55 AM

ORACLE Club & Activities Fair, NHS Cafeteria, 12:00 PM

Friday, September 23 NCYSAP 5th Quarter event, NHS “A” Gym, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM

Sunday, September 25 Charles River Center 5K and Fun Run, Charles River Center, 11:00 AM

Monday, September 26 SEPAC Overview of Program, Broadmeadow Media Center, 7:

Wednesday, September 28 Senior Parent Night, NHS Auditorium, 6:30 PM – 8:00PM

Friday, September 30 Senior Field Day

Saturday, Oct. 1 – Sunday, Oct. 2 Friends of Needham Library Book Sale

Tuesday, October 4 PTC Principal’s Coffee, Faculty Cafeteria, 8:00 AM

Friday, October 7 Photo Day

Saturday, October 29 PTC Craft Fair, NHS Gyms, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

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Boosters Sticker Drive Coming Soon!

The Child Assault Prevention Program (CAP) is seeking volunteers for the 2016-2017 school year to teach children to protect themselves from verbal, physical and sexual assault. Applications are now being accepted for the training that begins on October 15th. For more information and an application, please contact Caren Nemtzow, Director, at [email protected] or visit our website at www.needhamcommunitycouncil.org.

Are you interested in problem solving? engineering? computer programming? writing? digital media/documentation? If so, the NHS Robotics Club is for you. We are welcoming in students in all grades. All interested students should come to a meeting either Tuesday evening, the 13th from 6-8 pm or Thursday the 15th from 2:40 to 4pm in room 101 (Da Vinci Workshop). Contact Mr. Batra or Mr. Smalley if you have any questions.

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The Needham High School Boosters Club annual Sticker Drive fundraiser begins the weekend of September 17-18. Student-athletes from Needham High School will be going door-to-door in all Needham neighborhoods and will also be in front of stores at a later date asking for residents for a contribution to help support NHS athletic programs. All donations will be rewarded with a Rockets Sticker. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax deductible. The Needham High Boosters thank the Needham community in advance. More information on the Boosters Club can be found on their website:www.needhamhighschoolboosters.org

Parents: Have you read, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates? Your kids have! And you still can too. Come discuss the book with other parents and community members on October 26, from7:00-8:30 pm (location TBD). Sponsored by the Needham Diversity Initiative.

Sunday, September 25th

11:00 am

This USA Track and Field-certified course begins at the Charles River Center at 59 East Militia Heights Drive and loops through the scenic back roads of Wellesley and Needham. All abilities welcome. Free T-shirts to the first 300 entries. Food, drinks, and festivities after the race. For more information and to register, visit: www.charlesrivercenterroadrace.com.

Volunteers Needed 9/25

NHS SALSA Club Meeting- Tues. 9/13

Students Advocating Life without Substance Abuse

Date: Tues. 9/13, Time: 7:30 - 7:55 AM Place: Room #728

SALSA is a mentoring and peer leadership program for high school students who have made a commitment to abstain from alcohol and other drug use. First formed in 2012, over 100 Needham High School students have been trained to be SALSA Youth Leaders. SALSA Youth Leaders participate in a wide variety of community service activities such as coordinating substance-free events for Needham High School students, planning and producing substance abuse prevention public service announcements, and participating in the Needham Coalition for Youth Substance Abuse Prevention. To date, SALSA Youth Leaders have provided over 1,000 hours of community service to the Needham community.

One of the primary activities of the SALSA group is the delivery of substance abuse prevention training to 8thgrade students at Pollard Middle School. SALSA Youth Leaders provide training on refusal skills (i.e., ways to deal with high risk situations), provide substance use data from the MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey to correct inflated misperceptions of the frequency of substance use at the high school level, and explain that they have personal goals that are associated with abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.

If your NHS student may be interested in participating in SALSA this year to earn Community Service hours let them knew we are always welcoming new members and hope they will stop by #728 on Tues. 9/13 at 7:30 AMto hear more about events planned for this school year.

Any questions about SALSA please contact Karen Mullen, SALSA Adviser ([email protected]).

SALSA

The Other Wes Moore

The Charles River Center 6th Annual 5K Run/1 Mile Walk

Robotics Club Welcoming Students

in All Grades

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Would you like to help a local non-profit? The Charles River Center in Needham is looking for volunteers for our fun, 5K Run/1 Mile Walk on Sunday, September 25th. Help is needed for set up, course monitoring, cheering,

water stations, food booths and break down. Most are 2-hour shifts. Proceeds from the event benefit more than 950 children and adults with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome. Please contact Hilary Ryan at [email protected] or (781) 972-1030 if you can


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Needham Baseball and Softball

Needham Baseball and Softball is operating a fall development league for 1st and 2nd graders in 2016. We seek up to four volunteers to assist with weekday afternoon practices, under the supervision of professional Frozen Ropes coaches.

Volunteers are expected to attend practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4pm-6pm at the Newman School (lower field). Volunteers will assist Frozen Ropes coaches in helping children complete drills, participate in an organized and fair manner, and have fun! These practices are designed to help younger baseball players hone their skills. All equipment will be provided by Frozen Ropes and the professional coaches will design and setup the drills. Our volunteers might toss underhand pitches, coax kids through drills, advise players on their form (by parroting the instructions of the Frozen Ropes coaches) and otherassistance as needed.

Volunteers do not need to be high school baseball players, but some familiarity with baseball or softball would be helpful. This is an excellent opportunity to see what teaching young kids is like and help these kids be active and improve. The practice schedule will run every Tuesday and Thursday from Tuesday, September 13th through Thursday October 20th. (Please note the week of October 11th and 13th is an off week).Volunteers may be asked, optionally, to assist with games on Sunday afternoons, although parents will be handling games primarily. Attendance at most sessions is necessary. Interested volunteers should contact, as soon as possible:

Paul Siegenthaler, Director, Fall Baseball, e-mail: [email protected]. phone/text: 781-789-7177.

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The book sale of Friends of the Library takes place on Saturday, October 1 from 9 am to 4 pm and on Sunday, October 2 from 1 to 4 pm. Community Room items are half-price on Sunday; fill a brown bag for $8. Friends' Book Shop items are half-price on both days. 781-455-7559 or friendsneedhamlibrary.org.

Community Service Announcements

Friends of Needham Library Book Sale

Needham Youth Services

Need Help? WE ARE HERE

FOR YOU!

The Writing Center

Room 719 After School on Tuesdays,

Wednesday, and Thursdays No appointment necessary

The Writing Center is a place where ANY STUDENT can get

help on ANY writing assignment

(English essay, social studies paper, science lab, etc).

Peer tutors are available to help students with their

writing on a first come, first served basis.

Math Help Room

The Math Help room will open during the week of September

12th. The schedule for the week of 9/12 is:

Monday-12:00-3:00

Tuesday-9:00-12:45

Thursday-11:30-3:00

The math help schedule is also available on line at Math

Room Help

Homework Club

Homework Club meets

every Tuesday and Thursday after school in Mr. Swanger’s

Room 418 from 2:45-4:00 PM. If you need a quiet place

to work, swing on by!

Needham Youth Services: Register for Fall

2016 Youth and Parent Program

Hard copies are available at our office you can also download the brochure online at: www.needhamma.gov/youth/fall2016brochure

You can register by completing Page #5 of our brochure and returning this to us or by coming into our office located at Needham Town Hall/

For more information please contact Maria at [email protected]

Plugged In Band Program fall session rock band classes for kids ages 8-18 of

all skill levels begin the week of September 19. Registration for private lessons is ongoing. For more information, please call 781-956-4281 or visit www.pluggedinband.org.

Plugged-In Band

SEPAC Educational Presentation:

Needham’s Special Education Services and Programs Please join us for an overview of what Needham has to offer students with all types of needs at all of our schools,

from preschool through age 22. This is an opportunity to meet all of the Special Education Directors, and to learn about what will be new this year.

Monday, September 26 Refreshments: 7:00pm Program 7:30 – 9:00pm

Broadmeadow School Media Center


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Volunteers are one of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham's most vital resources. We offer a wide range of volunteer opportunities, several of which are listed below. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the Volunteer Application and contact Tracy Murphy, Director of Volunteer Services, [email protected], or 781-453-5499 to arrange a brief interview.

Student Volunteer Opportunities include the following:

Volunteer Visitor Program A select group of volunteers are trained and assigned to visit with patients in the Derenzo Inpatient Care Unit, South II Inpatient Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit and the Emergency Department for short periods of time to provide conversation, companionship and appropriate non clinical mind-body activities.

Greeters As welcome ambassadors to the hospital, volunteers are placed in high traffic areas to greet visitors and to escort patients and families to appointments throughout the hospital. Greeters assist BID-Needham Patient Access and Registration staff to facilitate an efficient waiting area at the Main Entrance to the hospital, as well as other departments.

Escorts Volunteers work to assist medical staff with non-clinical duties. As part of a team of volunteers during a designated three hour shift, individuals are responsible for a variety of non-clinical assignments such as transporting patients discharged from day surgery or the inpatient units, executing laboratory sample runs, transferring patients to radiology and other departments, escorting patients to medical appointments, providing directions and an assortment of duties and errands to assist staff.

Students are assigned to one shift per week. Shifts run from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.

The Summer Student Volunteer program runs for approximately six week during July and August. Applications for the summer program are accepted in the late winter.

The benefits of being a volunteer are many, and they include

• Volunteering provides a positive outlet for helping others and is a terrific way to stay connected to your community.

• BID–Needham is a great place to make new friends and have new experiences in an environment filled with camaraderie and respect.

• Reference letters to enhance college or work applications. • Volunteering can provide a healthy boost to your self-esteem and life satisfaction.

We hope to hear from you soon!


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Canadian College Fair will be held at the Marriott in Newton on Tuesday, October 18 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sixteen Canadian colleges will be represented. Please RSVP to [email protected]

NEACAC (New England Association for College Admission Counseling) will host a college fair this Sunday, September 11, at the Trip Athletic Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The fair is from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

More information is available at http://www.neacac.org/fall-fair-schedule

NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling) will host a Performing and Visual Arts Fair on Thursday, October 27 at the Fuller Building at Boston University. The fair is from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

More information is available at http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/PVA-College-Fairs/Pages/default.aspx

College Fairs

News From Guidance

Welcome back from the NHS

Library! We would appreciate if you could return any materials

borrowed over the summer. Please know that the library is

open everyday from 7:30 to 3:30 (3:00 on Fridays) and we

look forward to seeing you!

THE BEAUTIFUL MINDS CHALLENGE 2016 "BE THE CHANGE. DOCUMENT THE EFFECT."

Do you know any teens (15-19) who think in creative, innovative ways? Invite them to participate in the 2016 Marlboro College Beautiful Minds Challenge! The top prize is a full tuition scholarship to Marlboro College! This year's prompt is: “Be the change. Document the effect." All teens are invited to be agents of change and document the effect in a creative, digitally uploadable format. Submissions are due December 1, 2016. SOUND EXCITING?

Check our blog regularly for posts to help your students get ideas for their projects.

Connect with the Beautiful Minds Challenge on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for daily inspiration!

More details at minds.marlboro.edu.


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Athletics NHS Rocket Review

Visit http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/athletics for Rockets Athletic news, updates, forms, links, and complete team schedules. Please also view NHS Boosters Athletic Events Photo Galleries at http://www.davearnoldphotography.com for Needham HS athletes and teams in action. Additional sites to check for more in-depth information and stories are the Needham Times online at http://www.wickedlocal.com/needham/sports/high_school, Hometown Weekly http://hometownweekly.net/index145.htm the Needham Patch online at http://needham.patch.com/sports, and the Needham Channel YouTube site at www.youtube.com/user/TheNeedhamChannel. ç

Needham High School won the Boston Globe "Dalton Award"

for the 2015-2016 School Year!

Photo Courtesy of the Boston Globe

This award goes to the Division 1 EMass school with the highest

winning percentage across all varsity

sports from all three seasons!

The Rockets checked in with 274 Wins, winning over 70% of their contests!

Congratulations to all of our players, coaches and staff on this tremendous achievement!

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/2016/08/30/needham-leads-way-globe-scholastic-awards/SlKPPlp9aofgtxjEENkvCK/story.html


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Health Office Screening Update

According to Massachusetts Department of Public Health policy, the health office will be conducting health screenings for students in grades nine and ten. Vision, hearing and postural screenings will be performed for grade nine. Height and weight measurement and BMI calculation will be performed for grade ten. A Body Mass Index or BMI is a measure that is used to show a person’s “weight for height for age” and can be a useful tool in identifying possible health risks. The purpose of the BMI Screening Program is to give you information about your child’s weight status and ideas for living a healthy life. Massachusetts schools have measured heights and weights of students each year since the 1950’s. According to the state’s new BMI screening regulation which passed in April 2009, schools must now collect the heights and weights of students in grades 1, 4,7 and 10. Each child’s height and weight will then be used to calculate their BMI. The results of your child’s BMI will be confidentially kept in their health record and available to you upon request. This year the vision, hearing screenings and postural screenings will take place for freshmen beginning in February 2017. We are planning to conduct the BMI screenings for sophomores during one of their PE/Wellness classes in late September and early October 2016. If you do not wish to have your child participate in the height, weight and BMI screening or in the vision, hearing or postural screenings please send a written request to the health office.

Please feel free to call with any questions or concerns.

Lisa Austin RN 781-455-0800 x 2137

Livia Rizzo RN 781-455-0800 x 2123

Kerry Bickford RN


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Needham High School Mission Needham High School draws from the strengths of the community to create teaching and learning partnerships between faculty, parents, and students, both on an individual level and in groups, in order to provide a high quality education. The school offers students a variety of opportunities to excel and a diversity of perspectives from which to learn in an environment that is both nurturing and challenging. The balanced student is able to participate actively in school and society, be creative, and self-‐ advocate while determining his or her unique path to fulfillment.

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