October is National Principals Month, and we have some of the best around at the Scituate School Department! Our principals go above and beyond for our students every day, making sure our students are experiencing engaging learning and feel safe and supported in their environments, all while supporting our educators and staff so that they can create the best classroom experiences for our students. We are so grateful to have them working hard in our schools. Thank you, SHS Principal Hassell, Assistant Principal Goffe, SMS Principal Morel, Hope Principal Toomey, Clayville Principal Boutiette, and North Scituate Principal Gallivan!
Congratulations to our student-athletes who were recognized by the Rhode Island Army Guard for their exemplary effort at the RIIL Leadership Experience. This event brought together student-athletes from across the state to develop leadership skills, promote teamwork, and inspire positive change within their teams and school communities.
Unified Volleyball played hard against Ponaganset last week!
Huge thank you to SRO Sgt. Parenti and the SHS Girls Soccer Team for coming to Hope Elementary for High Five Friday in September! Our students were excited to start their day with high fives and smiles.
Last week, the students in the Academy of Engineering made a field trip to Providence for the Rhode Island Manufacturing Day convention. This convention was attended by employers and educational institutions from around Rhode Island, in a variety of different fields. This gave students some ideas for future opportunities, but more importantly, gave students a better idea of what the job of an engineer or technician actually is.
Yesterday, Scituate's 8th grade students participated in our CTE Shadow Day! Thank you to our high school students who set up displays, answered questions about our CTE programs, and helped give tours of our workshop and learning spaces.
Interested 8th grade students can apply now to reserve their spot in one of our RIDE-approved CTE programs! https://hs.scituateschoolsri.net/o/shs/page/cte-pathways
Interested 8th grade students can apply now to reserve their spot in one of our RIDE-approved CTE programs! https://hs.scituateschoolsri.net/o/shs/page/cte-pathways
Tomorrow, Scituate will hold our in-district annual Shadow Day for all Scituate 8th grade students!
Students will have the chance to experience our Scituate High School Career and Technical Education Academies through hands-on activities that will allow students to explore:
🤖 Robotics
💥 Laser Cutting
🚑 CPR & First Aid
🏥 Dissections, and more while touring our high school workshop and learning spaces, and playing educational games with SHS students and educators.
Out of district students who are interested in applying to an SHS CTE Academy should keep an eye out for information coming soon about our February 4th Open House, where we will welcome all Rhode Island 8th and 9th grade students to join in on SHS CTE exploration!
Interested students can apply now and reserve their spot in one of our 5 RIDE-approved CTE academies! https://hs.scituateschoolsri.net/o/shs/page/cte-pathways
Students will have the chance to experience our Scituate High School Career and Technical Education Academies through hands-on activities that will allow students to explore:
🤖 Robotics
💥 Laser Cutting
🚑 CPR & First Aid
🏥 Dissections, and more while touring our high school workshop and learning spaces, and playing educational games with SHS students and educators.
Out of district students who are interested in applying to an SHS CTE Academy should keep an eye out for information coming soon about our February 4th Open House, where we will welcome all Rhode Island 8th and 9th grade students to join in on SHS CTE exploration!
Interested students can apply now and reserve their spot in one of our 5 RIDE-approved CTE academies! https://hs.scituateschoolsri.net/o/shs/page/cte-pathways
In the Computer Integrated Manufacturing class students used their newly acquired skills and woodworking tools to build practical and useful pieces. This included building shelves, a guitar stand, a divider, a cleaning rag dispenser, a fishing lure, and a lectern.
SHS Unified Volleyball won their first game of the season, against North Smithfield. Go Spartans!
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Students in Mrs. Stormont's AP Literature class used paint chips to explore new vocabulary and connotation as part of literary analysis. They ended class by choosing the color that best represented themselves.
Join us in the stands tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct 1st, for our first SHS Unified VB game at 3:30 PM at SHS!
Advanced Ceramics students started the school year off strong by designing and sculpting their own needle tools that they will utilize throughout the course!
Needle tools are one of the most important ceramic tools that can be implemented in projects, and students were very excited to be making their own custom tools!
Currently, students are using their studio time to work on their advanced pinch method assignment. Using this pinch building method, they are turning their two pinch method vessels into a pumpkin that can be functional or decorative.
Needle tools are one of the most important ceramic tools that can be implemented in projects, and students were very excited to be making their own custom tools!
Currently, students are using their studio time to work on their advanced pinch method assignment. Using this pinch building method, they are turning their two pinch method vessels into a pumpkin that can be functional or decorative.
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This year was our 5th annual Homecoming Dance at Hope Pond! Our students showed up looking their best, and there were smiles all around. Thank you to all of our volunteers who worked hard to make this dance a special night for our students.
Thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped with the teacher dunk tank fundraiser for prom last weekend! We were able to raise a total of $300! We also want to give a huge thank you and shout out to our teacher volunteers, Tomas Soucar, Ashley Fochler, Matthew Murphy, Timothy Brown, Mark Reed, and Jena Remka.
In Principles of Engineering, students continued the study of simple machines and how they can be used to produce mechanical advantage!
To provide a visualization and application of all this theory, they hung a bicycle from the ceiling. A bicycle is a great visual representation of two "wheel-and-axle" simple machines whose effects compound: the crankset on the front, and the cassette and tire on the back.
In the activity, students took measurements of the tire, the crank, and every sprocket on the bike, then did the calculations to determine how much mechanical advantage one gets with each gear change. In the pictures below, we see Richard Bond and Stephen Cronan getting measurements of the back wheel, and Bryce Guilmain measuring the bike's crank.
To provide a visualization and application of all this theory, they hung a bicycle from the ceiling. A bicycle is a great visual representation of two "wheel-and-axle" simple machines whose effects compound: the crankset on the front, and the cassette and tire on the back.
In the activity, students took measurements of the tire, the crank, and every sprocket on the bike, then did the calculations to determine how much mechanical advantage one gets with each gear change. In the pictures below, we see Richard Bond and Stephen Cronan getting measurements of the back wheel, and Bryce Guilmain measuring the bike's crank.
Last week, students in Civil Engineering and Architecture finished up their training on surveying. They talked through the applications, did a paper-based simulation, and took measurements from within the building.
In the end, this culminated with students using a technique known as "differential leveling" to find out the altitude of the classroom from a known point located on the other side of the building.
Here, you can see Joey Jacavone, Alicia Bergeron, Emmett DeMeis, Alivia Goss, Gabby DeFusco, and Zeke Bowden all doing their part to set up the tripod, level the scope, take the reading, and do the math!
In the end, this culminated with students using a technique known as "differential leveling" to find out the altitude of the classroom from a known point located on the other side of the building.
Here, you can see Joey Jacavone, Alicia Bergeron, Emmett DeMeis, Alivia Goss, Gabby DeFusco, and Zeke Bowden all doing their part to set up the tripod, level the scope, take the reading, and do the math!
Congratulations to our Spartan Football Team for their Homecoming victory! Scituate hosted EWG, and our Spartans lit up the field with big plays:
Sophomore Aiden Grover opened the scoring with a powerful QB run.
Senior Drake Dumont bulldozed his way in for a rushing touchdown.
Junior John Rubiano capped off the trifecta with a clutch receiving touchdown.
Caiden Reikhrud stayed perfect on the night, kicking 3-for-3 extra points!
And let’s not forget — without the line, these kids can’t shine. Huge kudos to the linemen who battled every snap to make it all possible.
An incredible team effort and a night to remember under the lights.
Next up: Spartans travel to Tiverton this Friday – let’s bring the energy!
Sophomore Aiden Grover opened the scoring with a powerful QB run.
Senior Drake Dumont bulldozed his way in for a rushing touchdown.
Junior John Rubiano capped off the trifecta with a clutch receiving touchdown.
Caiden Reikhrud stayed perfect on the night, kicking 3-for-3 extra points!
And let’s not forget — without the line, these kids can’t shine. Huge kudos to the linemen who battled every snap to make it all possible.
An incredible team effort and a night to remember under the lights.
Next up: Spartans travel to Tiverton this Friday – let’s bring the energy!
Our Spartans hosted Coventry for the big Homecoming game, and it was a battle from start to finish. Both teams fought hard across the field, but it was the goalkeepers who stole the show.
With incredible saves on both ends, neither side was willing to let the ball past the net. After 80 minutes of grit, hustle, and determination, the game ended in a hard-fought 0–0 tie.
We are proud of our Spartans for their resilience and teamwork on this special night under the lights!
With incredible saves on both ends, neither side was willing to let the ball past the net. After 80 minutes of grit, hustle, and determination, the game ended in a hard-fought 0–0 tie.
We are proud of our Spartans for their resilience and teamwork on this special night under the lights!
