Recent Emails to the EGHS Community

Sent 10-01-2018

Good afternoon. Today East Greenwich High School was designated as an “Exemplary High Performing Blue Ribbon School for 2018’ by the US Department of Education. We are honored by this recognition which, according to USDOE publication, was last attained by EGHS in 1983-84. The achievement of award is a testament to the years of hard work and excellence that countless students, faculty, staff, parents, and administrators have strived to achieve every day-- both inside and outside of the classroom. It is a wonderful tribute and validation of the efforts we take to achieve our mission to “take risks in order to inspire learning and discover passions.”

It is my honor as principal of East Greenwich High School to thank everyone in our community for their support of our students, our school, and our mission. Without your unwavering support this award would not be possible.

The full press release from the US Department of Education can be found here and the press release from the Rhode Island Department of Education can be found here.

Congratulations to all Avengers. Well done!

Sent 9-25-2018

Good evening. Below is a link to tonight's EGHS Open House presentation. Even if you were unable to join us this evening, the slides contain active links that can connect you to some of the communication platforms discussed this evening.

EGHS Admin Slide Presentation Open House SY 18-19

Have a wonderful evening and a great rest of the week.

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Sent 9-19-2018

Good afternoon. Just a quick email to pass along information about two important events occurring at EGHS next week.

On Monday 9/24 during advisory, we will be hosting the annual club fair during the advisory block. Students who have any questions about the club fair can see Mr. Houghtaling, Dr. Heath or me during any of the lunch blocks this week.

On Tuesday evening 9/25, we are pleased to welcome all parents and guardians to EGHS for this year's open house. For an overview of the evening and for a printable schedule for your child to fill out and guide you during the course of the evening- please click here.

Please note that the auditorium portion of the open house program will begin promptly at 6:00 PM and the classroom portion at 6:30 PM. We also encourage families and neighbors to consider carpooling as parking on campus is always at a premium for this event.

I look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday evening. Have a wonderful afternoon.

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Sent 9-4-2018

Good morning. The purpose of this email is to let you know about some of the ways you can stay informed about events, activities and happenings at East Greenwich High School this school year. While many of these are familiar and rather traditional avenues, a few are new and experimental for me this year. Please feel free to use any and all of these resources. Also, please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any feedback you may have about any of these methods.

New/Updates Methods

• Updates to Principal's web page on egsd.net (https://www.egsd.net/schools/east-greenwich-high-school/administration/principal)
  • I will now have the last 5 emails I sent to EGHS list serve so if you missed one, or deleted an email too soon, you can check this page.
  • Video updates (below) will also be posted to the principal's web page.
• Video updates- Quick videos that will outline some of the events of the day as well as remind about some upcoming events. These will be posted to Twitter via my account (@EGHSPrincipalRI) and to the hashtag #EGHSMatters. I will also post them to my YouTube channel (Note re: YouTube channel- you can subscribe to receive alerts when new videos are published.)

Established/Traditional Methods

• Daily EGHS List serve.
  • To sign-up or to remove, go to https://www.egsd.net/parents/list-serve-sign-up-information and follow instructions.
• Year long overviews
  • EGHS SY 18-19 Major Events Document (Click here)
  • District Calendar (Click here)
• School's blog
  • EGHSSuccess http://eghssuccess.blogspot.com/ (Note re: Blog- you can subscribe to receive alerts when new posts are published.)
• Text Messages
  • Important information from Mr. Podraza via "Remind". Signup instructions can be found here. This application is used very sparingly. You will not be inundated by text messages from me.
  • Sign up for Rhode Island Broadcasters http://www.ribroadcasters.com/news-and-events/news/alert-messaging/default.aspx

I hope you find these useful. Please let me know if you have any questions/comments/concerns about any of these resources.

I have a great week.

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Sent 8/29/2018

Dear Avengers- The EGHS Special Schedule for Thursday 8/30/2018 (2 Hour Early Dismissal) can be found by clicking here.

I hope everyone had a great first day back. Looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

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Sent 8-28-2018

Good afternoon. Due to the 2 hour release scheduled for tomorrow we have created a new 1st Day Schedule for EGHS. It can be found by clicking here and it has also been updated on the document "SY 18-19 EGHS Major Events"

Please note that boxed lunches will be made available to students who need to purchase them at the dismissal of school at 12:25 PM.

We will also be issuing Chromebooks in the morning, so students who need to be issued a Chromebook are reminded to be sure to bring signed Chromebook paperwork to EGHS tomorrow.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

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