1.   It was very nice seeing so many of you at our Open House On the 11th. I hope you had an opportunity to meet all your child's teachers and sign-up for Parent conference. The conferences will be on October 14th and 15th. If you haven't yet made appointments and would like to please contact our receptionist, Donna Bartolotta, at 345-8541 and she will pencil you in.

 

2.   Guidance News:  PSAT's for sophomores and juniors will be on Wednesday, October 15th during the ½ school day. A letter will be send home in the near future with additional information.

 

3.   Teachers' grades and assignments will soon be available on the web if they aren't there already.  If you need a password to access the web site, please contact Ed Goetz @ ecgoetz@rsd17.org.

 

4.   Our advisory program has gotten under way with a freshmen assembly program. Students had an opportunity to meet their advisor and see where each session will be held. A video entitled "Making Memories' was also shown. The purpose of the video was to encourage students to make the most out of their high school experience by getting involved. This involvement is how memories are made. I believe one regret that many people have long after they have graduated is that they weren't more involved while in school. High school is time of change. It's about growing physically, emotionally and socially. Advisors have made themselves available to assist students along the way. On advisory day, freshmen and sophomores will be dismissed to lunch at 11:45 and are expected to be at their location by 12:10.  To view dates and the topics that will be discussed at each meeting, go to the district web page (www.rsd17.org); click on the high school link and open the Advisory link.

 

5.    Please encourage your child not to bring an ipod or mp3 player to school. They shouldn't be used during school and occasionally one will show up missing. I wish I could say that our success rate in finding and returning the device to its rightful owner is high, but that honestly is not the case.

 

6.   Check out our high school's sports schedule on the Athletic page of the High School's web site and try to catch a game.  I know our student athletes really enjoy having your support.

 

7.    The Haddam Senior Citizen Center will honor local military veterans at a ceremony scheduled for September 19, 2008 beginning at 4:00 p.m. at HES.  Mr. D'Amato will have about 25 of his band students play a few selections at the ceremony.

 

8.   Students were busy this week filling out a schedule of classes they want to take next year. The purpose of filling out the "bubble" sheets now is to give guidance and the various departments an idea of what budgetary needs they might have for next year.