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ShopRite Kindness Award

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Each month Suffield High School chooses a student to receive the ShopRite Kindness Award, given to a student who has shown kindness in one way or another. The student chosen has demonstrated one or more of the following characteristics: exemplary citizenship, civic awareness, responsibility, leadership, commitment to others and helping others. In addition to the honorary recognition, ShopRite will donate $50 to the charity of the student’s choice. Congratulations o Gretchen Gustafson, who was chosen to receive the ShopRite Kindness Award for October. Gretchen was nominated by Ms. Lisa Goodwin who said, “Gretchen was a student of mine in Honors Algebra II last year.

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BFF: The Premiere of a New Musical

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The machinery of adolescence is a topic that has been featured in thousands of forms of media for thousands of years, reflected on television screens, canvases, and frail rolls of paper. It is a theme with incredible longevity, but one that constantly requires new perspectives and techniques to maintain its relevance. This is a demanding standard, yet it is matched and exceeded by Suffield High School Drama Club’s production of the original musical BFF. With book and lyrics by SHS’s resident film and French teacher, Carl Casinghino, and music by his uncle, Robert Casinghino, the musical is an ambitious work that conveys the complex tangle of relationships that binds an average high school community both in the physical world and the amorphous digital realm. These two spheres are so integrated that the plot’s driving conflict emerges and escalates in the initial acts without many of the characters ever meeting in person, instead building animosity allegiances through text messages, which will be displayed to the audience through a projector.

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Peer Models Sought for Preschool

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Screenings for 3 and 4-year-old Peer Models have been scheduled for: Tuesday, January 21, and Tuesday, January 28.(Inclement Weather/Snow Date: Tuesday, February 4). The Suffield Developmental Preschool provides a theme and skill based curriculum guided by BEST Practices as outlined by the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards. Our Goals: Promote early literacy skills; develop each child as an individual; growth toward self-reliance and healthy independence; develop positive feelings of self-worth and inner strength;  learn to interact with others by respecting their rights and feelings; learn to solve problems and resolve conflicts by expressing feelings in an appropriate manner; growth toward physical, emotional, social and intellectual maturity. We provide a caring, supportive and fun filled environment. Certified Program Staff:

Special Education Teachers; Occupational Therapist; Speech/Language Pathologist; Physical Therapist. 

Please call Spaulding School at 860-668-3352 to schedule an appointment. 

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National Honor Society Induction

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The National Honor Society Induction took place on October 24 in the Suffield High School auditorium. The four pillars of National Honor Society are Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Character. 

Thirty-six students (12 seniors and 24 juniors) were inducted into the Society in the formal ceremony. These students join the 15 seniors who were inducted last year. Mrs. Reiser was the guest speaker. Mr. Blain, Principal and Mrs. Zawawi, Assistant Superintendent, also spoke. 

Congratulations!

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Rotary Student

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Congratulations to Savannah Price who was chosen as the Rotary Student of the Month for October. Savannah is a senior at Suffield High School and also an honors student. She is a member of the National Honor Society and the World Language Honor Society, where she was elected as Secretary.  In January of 2019, Savannah was named the World Language Student of the Month. Senorita Dolnack chose Savannah for her dedication to learning the Spanish language and culture in addition to the quality of her work in class.

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CAPSS Award Winners

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It is with great pleasure that I announce the recipients of the 2019-2020 Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) Student Award recipients for the Suffield Public Schools. This year’s honorees are Kati Davis (Grade 12) and Anna Washburn (Grade 8). Adding to her collection of awards and recognitions, Kati Davis was nominated by the faculty and staff of Suffield High School to receive this year’s recognition. Kati currently serves on Class Council, as treasurer for the class of 2020, and courageously completed back-to-back shifts in the dunk tank during Suffield on the Green. In addition to her efforts in organizing the Dustin Doyon Road Race, she participated in several community cleanups, Readers for Leaders, the Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy, and was a recipient of the Rochester Young Leaders Award.

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Rotary Student of the Month

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Congratulations to Kati Davis, who was chosen as the Rotary Student of the Month for September. Kati is an honor student and currently a senior at Suffield High School. Kati has received various awards over the years, such as the Rotary Youth Leadership Award, awards in Social Studies, World Language and Life Education, as well as the University of Rochester’s Young Leaders Award. She has been recognized for Academic Excellence, and has received several Scholar/Athlete awards for achieving academic excellence while participating in athletics. Kati has been a member of the Varsity Girls Soccer team for four years and is currently one of the co-captains.

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Hearing the Autistic Voice

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The Suffield community is invited to attend a series of educational events that will inform and inspire on the subject of autism. A national speaker on the subject, Jeanne Beard of National Autism Academy, will be coming to Suffield on December 3. This event is sponsored by Partnering to Reach Aspirations as part of its mission to help transition recent graduates with high functioning ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) from student life to independent living in our community. Funding has been provided by the Amiel P. Zak Public Service Fund. By better understanding this profile and the neurodiverse mind, we as a community will be of better support, will provide more opportunities and will mutually benefit from working together.