Weekly News and Notes

Some updates from UHS:

Senior Parade and Awards

It was so much fun to make our way across all three buildings today with our Class of 2019! The energy from the schools and building staff and students was palpable, and the emotions were running very high - lots of tears, hugs, and smiles.
We look forward to posting some pictures and videos from the day in the coming days and weeks. We also plan on posting the full list of the scholarship and medal recipients in the near future.

Freshman MCAS

Grade 9 MCAS will be next week, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The grade 9 students will be taking the test in the morning, and it is a traditional paper-and-pencil test, not on the computer. Students should arrive ready to go in the morning! They are permitted to bring a scientific or graphing calculator and pencil.

Educator of the Year

On Thursday, we presented our annual Educator of the Year Award to Mike Smutok. A video of the presentation is linked here:

Science Showcase 

            UHS Chemistry Classes would like to  invite you all to the

1st Annual End of the Year UHS Science Showcase

Wednesday June 5th from 6- 7 pm

UHS Cafeteria

The students in Ms. Larkin’s Chemistry Classes have been working on individual end of the year PBL/research projects to showcase their excitement for the sciences in different subject areas of their choosing.  The students were asked to choose a topic that:

excited them, that they were interested in possibly pursing outside of high school, that  they may have personal experience dealing with, or one that they simply wanted to learn more about.

PBL helps students develop competencies that will serve them throughout future academic and professional lives. These lifelong competencies include the ability to (Engel, 1991):

• Adapt to and participate in change.

• Deal with problems and make reasoned decisions in unfamiliar situations.

• Reason critically and creatively.

• Adopt a more universal or holistic approach.

• Practice empathy, and appreciate others’ perspectives.

• Collaborate productively in groups or teams.

• Identify personal strengths and weaknesses, and undertake appropriate remediation (self directed learning and metacognitive skills).

It has been an exciting 2 weeks watching these students learn through process, struggle with independent learning experiences and persevere through their obstacles.

Please join us Wednesday evening June 5th to celebrate your Uxbridge High School students and their pursuit of excellence in the STEM fields.  

We look forward to celebrating our graduation on Sunday at 2:00, and we will be sharing some photos and video of the event in the coming weeks.

UHS: Class of 2019 Update

Good morning!

We are excited to enjoy many of the culminating events for the Class of 2019, concluding this Sunday with graduation, which starts at 2:00 p.m. sharp in the UHS gymnasium.

This Friday, we will be continuing with our annual graduate parade tradition, in which the students will parade through Taft, Whitin, and the high school before enjoying the senior cookout. We are asking all seniors to be at UHS for 8:30 a.m. on Friday; we will also have our school photographer on hand to take the official senior portraits of our students in their cap, gown, medals, etc.

If any student still has any obligation to the school, including unpaid costs to the cafeteria or owed books, s/he will not be provided a cap and gown at rehearsal this week. The school office has been calling home and reminding students, so please doublecheck!

We look forward to celebrating with you this week!

Michael Rubin, Principal

Weekly News and Notes

A few updates from UHS this week:


MCAS For Grade 10

Grade 10 MCAS is successfully completed, as have been all testing with grade 8. The only exam we have left to administer is the high school science exam, which is given in technology/engineering, physics, and biology on June 4-5, mostly for grade 9 students. We are pleased with the effort of our students with the math and English tests, as well as the grade 8 students who completed science.

Athletic Banquet This Week

In addition to handing out academic awards for Underclassmen on Friday, we held our annual Spartan Athletics banquet on Wednesday at Wright's Farm Restaurant. Many thanks to Chris Carbone, our athletic director, who organized and emceed the event. In addition to awarding varsity letters, senior plaques, and individual team awards for sportsmanship and coach awards, the two Spartan Athletes of the Year were awarded to Harrison Mansfield and Maggie Streichert. Madeleine Schleinitz received the District E Athletic Directors Award, and on Thursday, Olivia Hicks was honored at the MIAA annual celebration as the state student-athlete of the month for April.

In addition, our outdoor track and baseball teams clinched SWCL championships, and the girls tennis team is heading to the postseason. Congratulations to all of our Spartan student-athletes!

Tri-M Induction

On Tuesday, we held our Tri-M Music Honor Society Induction. New inductees performed both vocals and instrumental pieces and were recognized for being "Modern Music Masters," which was supported by their excellence in music and ability to use music to support community service. We thank Ms. Penza and her officers for another great event!

Senior Week

Next week is our Senior Week. Our seniors will be going to Six Flags and Brownstone Park, as well as hosting our annual Graduate Parade and Cookout. We also have our scholarship and award night next Thursday night. We are proud to be celebrating with this great class of 2019, up and including graduation, which will be on Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. We hope that many in our community will be able to share in the excitement of these culminating events for our great senior class!

Week That Was

Our Weekly Week That Was video is posted:

Have a great weekend.



Mike Rubin, Principal

Underclass Achievement Awards

Good afternoon!

Earlier today, we presented academic achievement and academic commitment awards to a number of our students. The award winners are listed below.

The Underclass Academic Achievement Winners are:

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT	JUNIOR	SOPHOMORE	FRESHMAN	GRADE 8
English	Grace MacSween	Elise Croteau	Cecelia Schleinitz	Kylie Paul
ELL	Julia Jeronimo	Karen Hernandez Ramirez	Simonton Da Cunha	Samwail Girgis
FCS	Kelsey Prince	Stephen Sanches	Zoe Jones	Olivia Phillips
Student Services	Ashley Collins	Darienne Doherty	Xavier Hicks	Jack Moscatelli
Performing Arts	Ashley Greene	Quintin Hogan	Madison Arsenault	Carl Gallawan
Visual Arts	Katelyn Jones	Kalya Brooks	Maegan Morrissey	Kelsey Brooks
World Language	Grace MacSween	Elise Croteau	Cecilia Schleinitz	Kelsey Brooks
Mathematics	Manuela Morcos	Brandan Thompson	Alexandra Wojciechowski	Carl Gallawan
PE/Health	Jessica Labossiere	Maegan Morrissey	Stephen Sanchez	Max Martone
Science	Daniel Klos	Benjamin Wojciechowski	Cecilia Schleinitz	Julia Philbrook
Social Studies	Thomas Burke	Jocelyn Hinchcliffe	Cecilia Schleinitz	Carl Gallawan
Technology Ed.	Matt Boisvert	Wiley Kimball	Maria Lowandy	Avery Guillette

Academic Commitment Winners included:

ACADEMIC COMMITMENT	JUNIOR	SOPHOMORE	FRESHMAN	GRADE 8
English	Isabelle Phillips	Jeremy Okenquist	Austin Lucey	Julia Philbrook
ELL			Cesar Morales
FCS	Ella Correa	Jonathan Fabian	Maegan Morrissey	Joshua Pelletier
Student Services	Jackson Lambert	Elizabeth Vecchione	Brian Babin	Myah DeLang
Performing Arts	Jessica Labossiere	Drew Gauthier	Ava Turner	Isabella Nolan
Visual Arts	Lindsey Moss	Kiley Roberston	Lindsey Labossiere	Coral Young
World Language	Payton Nestor	Stephen Sanches	Peyton Bly	Lily Brayman
Mathematics	Joseph Bernard	Colleen Prior	Ava Turner	Zachary Roerden
PE/Health	Lindsey Moss	Abby Deary	Colin Caso	Casey Prior
Science	Katelyn Jones	Brenna Neill	Ava Turner	Megan Wingfield
Social Studies	Kristen Bangma	Samantha Kauzens	Jonathan Dow	Julia Philbrook
Technology Ed.	Brandon Biebault	Joe Costa Jeremy Okenquist	Cam Snay	Lexi Patterson

Beatta Esposito Character Award: Grade 8 student who is humble, selfless, puts others before self, hard-working, and caring; this award was presented to Samantha Hinchcliffe and Audrey Phillips.

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."

• Ashley Greene

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!

• Joseph Bernard & Katelyn Jones

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.

• Meriam Abdel Nour

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.

• Erin Newhall

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.

• Kristen Bangma

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.

• Tyler Washington

Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award:

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.

• Kevin Siefken

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.

• Thomas Burke