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To Think To Respect To Communicate Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Save the Date! Thursday, December 24 to Sunday, January 4 Winter Recess Monday, January 5 Classes resume Saturday, January 23 NHS PTC Parent Conference, NHS Library/Media Center, 7:45 AM – 1:00 PM Monday, January 25 NHS Innovation Night, NHS Library/Media Center, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Saturday, January 30 Rotary Club Music Awards, Powers Hall, 7:00 PM NHS Innovation Night Please join us for our first annual NHS Innovation Night, a casual event open to all parents on Monday, January 25th from 6:30-­‐8:00pm in the NHS Library/Media Center. The event is an opportunity for parents to see and experience first hand the many positive ways in which students are engaging in innovative teaching and learning practices here at the high school. This includes courses, projects, and initiatives in the realms of b oth interdisciplinary learning and technology, both of which are increasingly important to a 21st Century Education and to our own school’s growth. In preparation for next year’s course selection, we encourage you to participate in this celebration and showcase of student learning and innovation at NHS. We invite you to walk through and see this exciting work through a number of exhibits, where you will b e able to interact with and learn from our talented students and teachers. There will b e a wide range of 21st century learning topics highlighted through poster and multimedia displays, student and teacher presentations, and hands-­‐on demonstrations. Please click https://goo.gl/mgqbRw to register. We look forward to seeing you there. Please contact Alison Coubrough-­‐Argentieri (mailto:[email protected]) with any questions about the event. 1
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Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record Community Service Announcements 12/14/15. Needham Community Education is looking for volunteers to help with a town wide mailing. This w ill take place at the school administration building on Monday, December 28 through W ednesday, December 30 from 8:00am to 4:00pm and on Thursday, December 31 from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Please contact Ms. Simmons at [email protected] for more information. 1/2/15. Needham Metrowest Basketball, a 4th through 8th grade basketball program is sponsoring opportunities for community service during the basketball season: Sundays, December 6 through March 6 (12 wks). Games are generally one hour between 9AM and 7:30PM. Looking for two-­‐three hour commitment each Sunday over the course of the season. A student coordinator is also needed to organize high school volunteers by scheduling and ensuring attendance at youth basketball games, to run the game clock and manage the scorebook. Games run every Sunday at Needham High School, the Rashi School, and Elliot School. Contact: Mike Foley, [email protected] NHS Baseball introduces Rocket Slides Buy your Needham Rockets Slides and help support the NHS Baseball Team! The NHS Diamond Club is selling Needham Rockets Slides. For each slide sold, $5 benefits the NHS Diamond Club. The NHS Diamond Club supports the high school baseball program. It's easy to buy your slides. Just go to the ISlide store at www.islideusa.com/needham. The store is open now until Friday December 18th. Orders received by December 18th will be distributed on Monday December 21st. Use the Discount Code NEEDHAM to receive a $5 discount on your purchase. Thank you for supporting NHS Baseball! Host a French student chez vous! In October 2016 Needham will welcome 24 high school students and 2 teachers from Normandy, France! Students are interested in learning about YOU, attending Needham High School for 3 days and going on local excursions organized by their group. Please consider hosting a student or teacher and learning more about France and French culture! For more information, please contact NHS French Teacher, Madame Bashir, at [email protected]
.us NHS Booster Annual Tree Sale & More! The Needham High School Boosters Annual Christmas Tree Sale begins on Saturday 11/28 and runs through Sunday December 20th. The location is on Central Ave next to Claxton Field in Needham across from the Recycling Center. The hours of the sale are; Monday -­‐ Friday 5pm -­‐ 8pm, Saturdays 9am-­‐7pm and Sundays from 10am-­‐ 6pm. In addition to trees there will be for sale: bows, decorated wreaths, drawstring bags with HS logo, Christmas ornaments, hand knit scarves, NHS sweatshirts and long sleeve t-­‐shirts. All proceeds benefit the Needham High School Athletic Programs. For more information contact Beth Regan, President of the Needham High School Boosters at [email protected] Rotary Music Awards are coming! The Rotary Music Awards will take place on Saturday, Jan 30th from 7:00 – 9:30 PM. Buy your tickets today at http://needhammusic.eventbrite.c
om. This great night of diverse quality music in Powers Hall features both a student category and an open category of performers. A portion of the proceeds w ill be donated to a local music charity. Can't make it? Sponsor a ticket and w e will give it to someone who couldn't otherwise afford to attend. Charles River ASPIRE program Open House The Charles River Center ASPIRE after-­‐school program is having an open house so parents, teachers and the community can learn more about our program! It is offered in Needham and is open to all students with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, from area elementary, middle and high schools, regardless of their place of residence. The Open House w ill take place o n January 12th 2016 from 5:30 to 7pm at 59 E Militia Heights Drive in Needham MA. Please contact Andreia Soares: asoares@charlesrivercenter.
org or 781-­‐972-­‐1058, if you have any questions! FREE help applying for financial aid for college. View www.FAFSADay.org to register and to view site locations, dates, times, a list of services available at each site, and information on what to bring. Questions? Email [email protected] or call 877-­‐424-­‐7627. 2 1
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Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record NEED HELP? We’re h ere for you! Math The NHS Math Department is offering students extra help in our Math Help Room Mondays through Thursdays The Math Help Room is located in Room 205D and is staffed by community volunteers who have extensive backgrounds in mathematics. Following is the schedule. Please be aware that it is subject to change. Monday: 10:00 AM -­‐ 2:35 PM Tuesday: from 8:00 AM -­‐3:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM -­‐12:00 PM Thursday: 7 :30 AM -­‐3:00 PM Friday: 7:45 AM -­‐12:00 PM Students wishing to obtain help before school need to see Mr. Shea for a pass. Writing Center The Writing Center is a place where students can get help from a peer tutor on any writing assignment in any subject. Tutors are available on a first come, first served basis every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after school in Room 719. Tutors are upperclassmen who have strong writing skills and who are eager to help their peers. Homework Club Homework Club meets every Tuesday after school in Mr. Swanger’s Room 428 from 2:45-­‐
4:45 PM. If you need any help, swing on by! NEF Teacher Appreciation Cards are Here New Year’s Needham is Back! New Year's Needham is back on December 31, 2015 with old favorites such as Tanglewood Marionettes and magician Chris Bolter, and new performances by Japanese drummers, a bluegrass band and Karen K & the Jitterbugs. Family events begin at 9:30 AM and run throughout the day. Visit www.newyearsneedham.org f
or a complete schedule and list of businesses where buttons are for sale. Needham Youth Services Winter Brochure Needham Youth Services’ Winter Brochure of programs for youth and parents is now available! Hard copies are available at our office, and you can also download this online at: www.needhamma.gov/youth/winte
r2016brochure A few things to be aware o f: Tis the Season to H onor Educators with NEF Teacher Appreciation Cards Don't forget to honor a special teacher or VIP in your child’s life by making a donation in his or her name to the Needham Education Foundation (NEF). NEF Teacher Appreciation Cards make it simple to show your gratitude, while supporting innovation and excellence in Needham Public Schools. NEF will send a card to your designated honoree(s) or you can purchase cards to personalize and hand deliver. Cards are available for a minimum donation of $15 each, $30 for a Pollard/High Rock cluster pack, $ 60 for 5 cards, or $ 100 for 10 cards. Click here to order cards online from November 30 through December 15. You may also purchase cards in person at Taylor’s Stationery or Volante Farms through December 31. Taylor’s can accept cash or check and Volante’s can accept cash, check or credit card. If you have questions, please contact Maureen Callahan at [email protected]. Registrations will be accepted starting on Monday, January 4th 2016 at 8:30 am TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER YOUR NEF TEACHER APPRECIATION CARDS!! Many of our programs require advance registration, and when this is a requirement, it is so noted. If it is not noted, all you need to do is show up and you w ill be admitted. Most of our programs “sell out” – and many sell out within days….so if you are interested in any program, please get the necessary paperwork to us ASAP. You can register by completing Page #5 of our brochure and returning this to us or by coming into our office. For additional information please contact Maria Papantoniou at [email protected] 3 1
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Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record Athletics NHS Rocket Review Week of Dec. 14 FALL All-­‐Scholastic Awards Rockets part of two of the Boston Globe's Top 10 Moments of the fall! http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/
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FE4dO/story.html Allie Brinkhaus was selected Globe All-­‐Scholastic for Field Hockey! http://www.bostonglobe.com/spor
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mNP/story.html Sam Foley was named Boston Wrestling (3-­‐0) Rockets Sweep their opening Quad Meet! 12/12/2015 vs Boston Latin W 42-­‐33 12/12/2015 vs Norwood W 57-­‐18 12/12/2015 vs Rockland W 45-­‐36 Visit http://nhs.needham.k1
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Athletic news, updates, forms, links, and complete team schedules. All-­‐Scholastic Player of the Year for Boys Soccer! Globe EMass All-­‐Star for D2 Football! Please also view NHS Boosters Athletic Events Photo Galleries http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/
2015/12/11/boston-­‐globe-­‐boys-­‐
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AfI3H/story.html at http://www.davearnoldphoto
graphy.com for Needham HS athletes and teams in action. Kathleen Rizzo & Dee Picou were WINTER SPORTS named Boston Globe All-­‐Scholastic for Girls Soccer. Carl Tarabelli was Coach of the Year! Girls Ice Hockey (1-­‐0) 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://hometownweekl
y.net/index145.htm the Needha
m Patch online at http://needham.patch.com/s
ports, and the Needham Channel YouTube site 12/13/2015 @ Auburn W 7-­‐0 hamChannel.
Boys Basketball (1-­‐0) http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/
2015/12/11/boston-­‐globe-­‐girls-­‐
soccer-­‐all-­‐
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zJ/story.html 12/11/2015 vs Brookline W 56-­‐48 Sarah Armstrong & Margie Cullen Boys Indoor Track (1-­‐0) were named Globe All-­‐Scholastic for Cross Country! 12/10/2015 vs Weymouth W 58-­‐42 http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/
2015/12/11/boston-­‐globe-­‐girls-­‐
cross-­‐country-­‐all-­‐
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Girls Indoor Track (0-­‐1) 12/10/2015 vs Weymouth L 56-­‐44 4 Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record NHS PTC Parent Conference Register for the Needham High School PTC Parent Conference Date: Sat. 1/23/16 (snow date 1/30/16) Time: 7:45 AM -­‐ 1 PM Place: Needham High School Library Cost: $10 (includes conference & lunch) Sponsored by: The Needham High School PTC Spend a morning and learn valuable parenting skills. Share your concerns and ideas w ith other high school parents. Stay ahead of the game and parent your teen with knowledge and confidence! Register now: https://sites.google.com/site/needhamhighschoolptc/parenting-­‐conference Sneak Preview… Keynote: Mindful Management of High School Stress Speaker: Dr. Christopher Willard, Clinical Psychologist Christopher Willard, PsyD. is a psychologist and educational consultant specializing in mindfulness with adolescents and young adults. He has lead workshops internationally on the topic o f mindfulness w ith young people. He is the author of Growing Up Mindful (2016) and three other books on contemplative practice. He teaches at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Willard w ill present the research and importance of psychological as well as academic preparation for managing stress in high school, college and beyond through mindfulness and related practices. Parents Choose 3 w orkshops: · 1. The Power of Parenting-­‐ Learn the Facts about Substance Abuse Prevention (Carol Read, Needham Public Health) 2. The Secret Life of Teens: What's Really is Your Teenager's Mind (Jon Mattleman, Dir. of Needham Youth Services) 3. A Dialogue with Dr. Chris W illard: A Chance to Get Your Questions Answered by the Keynote Speaker 4. A Dialogue with Jon Mattleman -­‐ Learn the Facts about Suicide Prevention 5. Transitioning to Higher Education for Special Education Students/Families (Kirsten Behling, Suffolk U) 6. Accepting, Respecting, and Celebrating Cultural Diversity (Johnny Cole, Asst. Principal, NHS) 7. Experiential Learning and the Real World Classroom: Gap Year (Tom Denton, Dir. of Guidance, Needham Schools) 8. Transitioning to Needham High School: Freshmen to Sophomore Year (NHS Asst. Principals) 9. The Keys to a Successful Junior and Senior Year (NHS Asst. Principals) 10. Student Panel -­‐ Out of the Mouths of NHS S eniors (Mae Hardebeck, NHS Alum) Register now at: PTC Parenting Conference Registration Contact the PTC at [email protected] with any questions or to volunteer for the conference. 5 Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record We serve creative cuisine. And worthy causes.
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6 Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record 7 Needham High School’s Newsletter of Record 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.