Some updates from UHS this week:
Vaccine Clinic
We are very excited to be offering a vaccine clinic for students and families who are 12 or older. The information and registration link is below and attached.
End-of-Year Events
We are into the fourth quarter for all students, with our seniors concluding in the coming week, in terms of formal classes. We have shared our end-of-year events for the Class of 2021 in recent days, and we hope that most have already reserved their seats and spots for both the awards night and graduation.
For underclassmen, we have half-days scheduled for final exams for the final 3-4 days of school. While we will probably not offer traditional exams as many of us remember them, we do plan on having teachers conduct some final check-ins with students during that last week of school, including providing opportunities to present final projects, coordinate makeup work, and have students conference in conclusion of a course. We have also been working to create some culminating events for the rest of the school that may be fun, particularly given the challenges of the school year, but we are not certain of our ability to coordinate and schedule everything with the many other responsibilities that come with closing out the school year.
There have been some questions posed about hosting events for specific classes. If parents wish to help coordinate with class advisors, we are happy to hear suggestions.
MCAS
Our grade 10 students will be taking MCAS in ELA and math next week. Grade 8 will follow the week after. We remind students to come to school with devices charged. While students have the full day to complete the test, most will finish the day's session within a couple of hours. We met with both grades yesterday (Thursday, May 13) to reiterate the importance of the test, asking the students to do their best, and remind them that, for grade 10, this is a graduation requirement.
Have a great weekend,
Michael Rubin, Principal
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