Thursday, May 31, 2018

Scholarship and Awards Night

We are pleased to announce so many of our scholarship and award winners from last night's Class of 2018 Awards Night. While the number of individual department award winners are too numerous to include in full, some of them appear below. We congratulate all award recipients and their families and thank the generous patrons of these scholarships, who combined to reward UHS students with nearly $100,000 in awards!

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS - 2018


Andrews Technology Foundation Scholarship
Nicholas Hirtle
                                                           Emily Philbrook
                                                            Jack Schreiber


Barry McCloskey Scholarship
                                            Olivia Burke
                                              Emily Philbrook
                                                James Stark
                                          Russell Wise
                       

            ForJake Scholarship
                                       Morgan McCarty
                                        Holden Thiebault
                                   

Georgiana Richardson Baker Scholarship
                                                       Sarah Calkins
                                                  Alexander Matkowski
                                                 Christopher Matkowski
                                   

Leon Belanger Memorial Scholarship given by the   
Uxbridge Baseball Association
                                                        Ryley Rosborough
                                                          Jack Schreiber


Lydia A. Rondeau Memorial Scholarship
                                                        Sarah Calkins
                                                     

Milford Federal Savings & Loan Association
                                                          Jordan Washington
                                                                 
      
Officer Chet Dzivasen Memorial Scholarship
                                                       Christopher Matkowski
                                                             Morgan McCarty
                                                           Matthew Robertson                                      


The Shawna E.  Shea Memorial Scholarship
Hope Anderson    
                  Joseph DuBois       In Memory of Michael Liberty
                                                           Russell Wise
                         
                      

Town of Uxbridge Scholarship
                                               Riley Malone



Unibank for Savings Scholarship
                                                Emily Fernandes


Uxbridge Education Foundation Scholarship
                                        In the Name of Dr. Walter McCloskey
                                 Marissa Allegrezza

Uxbridge Education Foundation Scholarship
                                         In the Name of Daniel J. Stefanilo
                                Scott Kaeller                  

Uxbridge Education Foundation Scholarship
                                        In the Name of Ronald C. Paszkewicz
                            Chloe Gardner
                                                         Cassandra Lobe


Uxbridge Grange Scholarship
                                                  Russell Wise


Uxbridge Lions Club Scholarship
                                                Keely Rancourt
                                                Kayte Rooney


Uxbridge Rotary Club Scholarship
                                                 Matthew Robertson
                                                      Russell Wise                              
  
Uxbridge Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars, Inc.           
                                         
In the Name of Forest & Carolyn Andrews      
                                    Hope Anderson
                                Kayte Rooney
                                                 
In the name of Milton and Annie Tucker
                                                    Kayte Rooney
                                                                 
            In the name of Daniel Whitehouse
                                                   Kayte Rooney

                                    In the name of Kevin Glode
Kayte Rooney

Uxbridge Softball Association
                                          Marissa Allegrezza
                                           Morgan McCarty



Uxbridge Special Education P.A.C. Scholarship
                                                       Matthew Robertson
                                                            Miia Zellner        


Uxbridge Teacher’s Association Scholarship
                                                           Emily Fernandes
                                                           Morgan McCarty
                                                             Alicia Nelson


Uxbridge Woman’s Club Helen M. Ryan Memorial Scholarship
                                                                       Kayte Rooney
                                                                    
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1385 Scholarship
                                   Marissa Allegrezza

VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 1385 Scholarship
Alicia Nelson

The Walter T. Murphy Scholarship
                                                   Joseph DuBois
                        

US Veterans Motorcycle Club Scholarship
                                                        Russell Wise
 SWCL Principal’s Award
                                           Morgan McCarty
                                                                   



Department Medalists: Awarded to individual students for outstanding performance and commitment to the disciplines:

Art: Miia Zellner
Band: Kayte Rooney
Chorus: Chloe Gardner
Drama, Cast: Emily Fernandes
Drama, Crew: Zachary Beauregard
English: Riley Malone
Family Consumer Science: Grace Turgeon
World Language: Riley Malone
Mathematics: Riley Malone
Science: Emily Philbrook
Ed Naroian Social Studies: Riley Malone
Physical Education: Alicia Nelson and Trevor Rafferty
Technology Education: Jack Schreiber
Spartanette of the Year: Marissa Allegrezza
Spartan of the Year: Jack Schreiber

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Updates for Senior Parents

A few updates for the Class of 2018 and families as we prepare for graduation:

- The Scholarship and Awards Night will start tonight at 6:30 p.m. We look forward to celebrating many successes and accomplishments of the class! After the event, there will be some light refreshments served.

- The graduate parade will commence on Friday morning at 10:00 a.m.; we are asking the seniors to be at the Middle School parking lot at 9:30 a.m.  We begin at McCloskey, then head up the road to Taft, and the procession ends at Whitin.

- For graduation, we ask that seniors be in the building for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. The doors for the gym will open at 12:30 p.m. If families have reserved seating, typically dealing with handicapped accessibility or because there is someone playing a role in the graduation, see one of our student ushers. They will show you to your seats.

- If families have money remaining on cafeteria accounts, they can request refund by contacting Stephanie Barstow, the school district's food services manager.

We look forward to celebrating the next few days with you!

Friday, May 25, 2018

Weekly News and Notes

Some updates from UHS:


Underclass Awards

Earlier today, we were able to recognize our underclass award winners. Honorees were presented with certificates, and we also provided some winners with book awards with accompanying scholarships.


ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
JUNIOR
SOPHOMORE
FRESHMAN
English
Lucas Lawrence
Ashley Greene
Ella DiMarco
ELL
Edrick Pereira
Julia Jeronimo
Karen Hernandez- Ramirez
FCS
Sean Morrissey
Joseph Bernard
Shaylin Gonya
Student Services
Jacob Gray


Performing Arts
Drew Gauthier
Anthony Cifizzari
Dan Klos/Erin Newhall
Visual Arts
Carrie Kraich
Kelsey Prince
Margaux Lewis
World Language
Lucas Lawrence
Ashley Greene
Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
Mathematics
Lucas Lawrence
Ashley Greene
Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
PE/Health
Hannah Rousseau
Ashley Greene
Daniel Redgate
Science
Cailtlin Spencer
Ashley Greene
Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
Social Studies
Bridget Redgate
Ashley Greene
Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
Technology Ed.
Madeline Schleinitz
Wesley Wright
Emily Taylor


Academic Commitment Winners included:
ACADEMIC COMMITMENT
JUNIOR
SOPHOMORE
FRESHMAN
English
Jordan Gulino
Sarah Breau
Devon Gokey
FCS
Julia Parabicoli
Meriam Abdel Nour
Jared Peniche
Student Services

Ashley Collins, Shawn Senay
Kesley Desroches, Matthew Shelley
Performing Arts
Jonathan Fabian
Sara Cheschi
Kristen Connors
Visual Arts
Samantha Christina
Erik Neitz
Samantha Arroyas
World Language
Kristen Connors
Sydney Norberg
Ramsha Gul
Mathematics
Jordan Gulino
Madison Genest
Alyssa Silvia
PE/Health
Alexandria Nowicki
Jason Dulligan
John Hamel
Science
Kerollos Lowandy
Meriam Abdel Nour
Ramsha Gul
Social Studies
Lexi Nowicki
Taylor Lee
Alyssa Sylvia
Technology Ed.
Julius Kumah
Tom Lauze
Kelly Rush


We also presented several book awards, some of which have scholarship money tied to them from specific colleges:

  • Harvard Prize Book Award
Harvard Prize Book is an achievement award from the Harvard Alumni Association awarded to the outstanding high school student in the next-to-graduating class (junior year) who "displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievements in other fields."
  • Lucas Lawrence


  • St. Michael’s Book Award
The book award recognizes your academic success and exemplary community service involvement. Your accomplishments embody our commitment to intellectual achievement, social justice and concern for others. These values started with our founding order, the Society of Saint Edmund, and continue to be a guiding principle for our students.


our award qualifies you for the following financial benefits:

  • $50 Application Fee Waiver
  • Book Award Scholarship - you must Apply to Saint Michael's before our November 1 or December 1 Early Action Deadlines. If accepted, you will be considered for the scholarship, which ranges from $13,000 to full tuition - so keep up the good work!
Sean Morrissey & Caitlin Spencer
  • Smith College Book Award
Smith College Book Awards recognize outstanding young women in your communities. Book awards are not only an excellent way to congratulate students on their academic and personal achievements, but they also increase Smith’s name recognition in high schools and encourage young women to consider Smith as their college choice.Alexandria Nowicki


  • Rensselaer Medal Award
The Medal was first presented in 1916 with two purposes:
  1. to recognize the superlative academic achievement of young men and women, and to
  2. motivate students toward careers in science, engineering, and technology.
This merit scholarship, with a value of $25,000 per year, is guaranteed for four years (five years for the B.Arch. program or the Co-Terminal Program) for each Medalist who is accepted and enrolls at Rensselaer.
Madeleine Schleinitz


  • Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science
Successful completion of freshman and sophomore year science courses and one semester of a junior-year science course.  (If a junior year science course is not offered, a one-year course in mathematics may be submitted.);
Academic excellence in science;
Rigor of courses taken in the sciences;
PSAT Math, SAT Math, and/or ACT Science/Math scores.
Winners of the Honorary Science Award are automatically considered for the Bausch + Lomb Science Scholarship, which provides each qualified student $7,500 per year (totaling $30,000 over four years).  Selection for this scholarship is competitive and is based upon the overall strength of the student’s application for admission to the University of Rochester.

Bausch + Lomb Science Scholarships are applicable only at the University of Rochester; they are not transferable to another institution.
Carrie Kraich


  • George Eastman Young Leaders
This is a recognition award in which one student from each high school will be selected as the top nominee for consideration.  This award holds a merit scholarship value of a minimum of $10,000 per year upon acceptance, enrolling, and attending the University of Rochester.  The admissions fee will be waived as well.
You must demonstrate strong leadership experience at school and in the community, high grades and challenging courses, and extensive involvement in extracurricular activities.
Bridget Redgate


  • Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award: Hannah Rousseau
This is a recognition award in which one student from each high school will be selected as the top nominee for consideration.  This award holds a merit scholarship value of a minimum of $10,000 per year upon acceptance, enrolling, and attending the University of Rochester.  The admissions fee will be waived as well.
Criteria: You must demonstrate commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues, leadership and dedication to community action, strong grades and rigorous courses taken in the humanities and social sciences.

  • Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology
This is a recognition award in which one student from each high school will be selected as the top nominee for consideration.  This award holds a merit scholarship value of a minimum of $10,000 per year upon acceptance, enrolling, and attending the University of Rochester.  The admissions fee will be waived as well.
Criteria: You must demonstrate strong interest in innovation and/or information technology and a high level of achievement in this area; exposure to new technologies outside of school, such as pursuing serious work opportunities in local laboratories or industry; and leading other students to new approaches to old problems, e.g. business plans for fundraising; innovative community service; after-school activities; and best uses of internal communications tools such as chat and blogs.
- Alex Keeler


  • The Elmira Key Award: Emily Frick
The Elmira College Key Award, sponsored by the Elmira College Alumni Association, has been awarded to students since 1935. An award of merit, the Key Award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school or preparatory school.
The Key Award winner receives a $80,000 scholarship over a four-year period, $20,000 per year, upon enrolling at Elmira College. If a Key Award winner is eligible for a merit scholarship of a greater value at the time of admission to Elmira College, that scholarship supersedes the Elmira College Key Award. The student will still be recognized as a Key Award winner at Elmira College. Recipients attending Elmira are also honored in the Fall of their freshman year by the Alumni Association and are presented with the prestigious Elmira College Key.


SENIORS IPADS:

Seniors, please make sure you turn in iPads and resolve all obligations!

STEM Signing Day

On Friday, a number of students participated in a STEM Showcase at WPI, including four teams from Uxbridge who competed against other teams from Doherty (Worcester), Chelmsford, Durfee (Fall River), Everett, and Assabet Valley. Three of our seniors also participated in a STEM signing day, as they joined some other seniors in "signing" letters of intent to pursue studies in science or engineering, including Emily Philbrook at WPI, Nicholas Hirtle at URI, and Jack Schreiber at UNH. Other participants included Matthew Boisvert, Riley Tanner, Tom Lauze, Tom Philbrook, Alex Currie, and Carolen Bechay. Great job by all our Spartans!
Tune in to Charter 3 News on Friday night for a story on the Day, featuring Emily Philbrook as a student spokesperson and Mr. Rubin as the state principal spokesperson for the event.