Weekly News and Notes

Weekly News and Notes

Endicott Survey

Next week, we will be sending the Endicott Survey to parents and guardians, which is a critical part of our reaccreditation process. As Uxbridge High School enters its evaluation year, we will need the results of the survey to help guide some our action items and recommendations.

We have been focusing our efforts this year on ensuring that students and parents are both aware of our core values and cognizant of our schoolwide learning expectations. Over time, we expect these to become more part of the academic and civic culture of Uxbridge High School. Earlier this year, we published our schoolwide report on student achievement, relative to our schoolwide learning expectations. All of that information can be found at this page or by pasting this link: https://sites.google.com/a/uxbridge.k12.ma.us/the-uxbridge-high-school/schoolwide-learning-expectations.

Friends of Music Mattress Sale

A reminder that the UFM will host the 3rd Annual Mattress Day Sale this Sunday, October 1st,  from 10 AM to 5 PM at the UHS Cafeteria!  Please come and bring family and friends to check out our mattress sale showroom!  This is a great way to save $$ on new brand name mattress sets, while helping to support the music programs in our schools. Layaway and delivery are available, and arrangements have been made with Berkowitz Trucking to have your old mattresses picked up at a nominal fee.  You can download and share the attached coupon or get one at the sale on Sunday.  (Write a music student’s name on the coupon and they will get credit towards upcoming activities, as well).

PSAT Day: October 11

The school administration of PSAT will be October 11. Juniors and sophomores will be taking the PSAT in full in the morning. During that time, grade 9 students will participate in an orientation to Naviance and learning styles assessments with Guidance.

For seniors, October 11 will be designated as a college and career exploration day. Students who come to school will have time to work on college applications/essays, work individually with teachers, or even attend classes, particularly in the afternoon, but the plan would be for seniors to spend the day visiting colleges, scheduling interviews, or attending a job site. In the coming weeks, senior seminars will take place, so you can use the day wisely, particularly if you are planning to visit specific schools this fall.

Students not present on site that day will still be eligible for interscholastic athletics and after school activities.

Senior Guidance Night

Thanks to many of the parents who attended the Senior College Night on Thursday, September 28. The presentation from the evening is linked here. Many of the seniors will be reaching out to counselors for appointments in the coming days, so please reach out with any specific questions that you may have.

Half Day and Full Day Next Week

Next Thursday is a half-day; next Friday will be a full day off. There is no school on Monday, October 9 for Columbus Day. There will be no Weekly News and Notes sent next week.

Have a great weekend,

Michael Rubin, Principal

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