IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
Thursday, September 21 - Activities Fair
Friday, September 22 - Homecoming Dance 7:00-9:30
Tuesday, September 26 - High School Open House 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 14 - PSAT Exam
Come celebrate Dunstable's 350th anniversary and join us as we host a patriotic parade down Rt. 113 this Sunday, September 10th at 10AM. Arrive early to get a parking spot and put down your blankets and/or lawn chairs on either side of Rt. 113. There will be road closures on and around the parade route. The parade route will be entirely on Rt. 113 from the corner near the Dunstable general store through Dunstable town center and ending at the corner of Westford St./Main St.(by the town cemetery) with an ice cream social on the town common at the conclusion of the parade sponsored by Tully Farms Dairy store.
Wear your red, white and blue and bring a bag or two to stash away all of the free goodies that will be tossed your way. Come out and support all of the local Groton/Dunstable student groups in the parade. It should be a great time for the entire family. (Rain Date: Sunday, Sept. 17th at 10AM)
ATTENTION JUNIOR CLASS PARENTS & FAMILIES!
A big thanks to all families who donated items to us for the GD football concession stand. We are off to a great start! If you are interested in donating, we are in need of:
gift cards: Market Basket or BJs Warehouse for perishable items
drinks: Gatorade, coke, diet coke, sprite and orange soda
Our next football game is Thursday, September 14th.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The NHS chapter at GDRHS is conducting its fall membership application process. On September 5, the invitation to apply was emailed to eligible Juniors and Seniors with a weighted but unrounded GPA of at least 90%. Instructions for the application process were included in that email invitation. The deadline for all application materials is Wednesday, September 27 at 2:00 pm. After the membership application process takes place, those students who are to be newly admitted will be notified. Students with questions about the application process are encouraged to attend an informational session on Tuesday, September 12 during WIN Block in the Black Box. Questions can be emailed to the NHS Advisor, Mr. Snodgrass, at asnodgrass@gdrsd.org. Use this link to find information on our Guidance Department page about the expectations for students who are seeking membership in the GDRHS Chapter of the NHS.
SCHOOL COUNCIL 2023-2024
GDRHS is looking for a few parents, community members, and staff to be part of the School Council for the 2023-2024 school year. The School Council will work together to thoughtfully plan and engage in enrichment activities that create learning opportunities above and beyond the classroom that align with curriculum frameworks and other educational goals. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19th, with the time TBD based on the availability of the committee. If you are interested, please email me at ssierpina@gdrsd.org. Thank you.
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT NEWS:
COLLEGE VISITS STARTING NEXT WEEK!
College visits start next Monday. Listen to morning announcements to hear of upcoming visits. Log into Naviance to see the full list of colleges and sign up to attend a visit.
You must sign up on Naviance in order to attend a college visit. Visits will occur during the WIN block. Once you are signed up in Naviance, I will schedule you in Enriching Students for the visit.
See your guidance counselor if you are having trouble logging into Naviance, or finding the college visit list.
https://student.naviance.com/grotondr
Juniors and seniors interested in attending any local college fairs this fall, use this link to see attending colleges and register - https://www.neacac.org/fall-college-fairs-2023
PSAT EXAM
The PSAT will be held at the High School on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Juniors and Sophomores can register at the link below.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS
Click the link below for a list of 15 Scholarship Programs available to Massachusetts students. More than 800 individual Scholarships will be distributed through these 15 Programs. Students from Massachusetts high schools are eligible for all awards.
https://studentscholarships.org/newsletter/september_scholarship_newsletter.pdf
STEM OPPORTUNITY - BAE SYSTEMS FOCUS PROGRAM
BAE Systems will be offering their FOCUS Program beginning in September 2023. FOCUS is an 11-week in person program which provides hands-on experiences in STEM fields to help grow students' interest in technical education and careers.
The program takes place at BAE Systems Nashua Canal Street facility from September 27 through December 6. Students will participate on Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. You can learn more about FOCUS on our website: www.baesystems.com/focus
Students in grades 9 – 12 from schools within a reasonable driving distance from Southern New Hampshire are welcome to apply for the program through September 18, 2023. Our application is hosted on Tallo: https://app.tallo.com/talent/opportunity/view/45748aef-bd27-4f43-9481-18d72356d0d5 (note: students will need to create a Tallo profile to apply, this is easy and free and compliant with NH student privacy standards).
Questions may be directed to the program team via focus.nashua@baesystems.com or to Laurel Skiff, Pre and Early Career program manager.
SENIOR YEARBOOK PORTRAIT INFORMATION
To the families of the Class of 2024:
Hopefully many seniors have had their senior portraits taken over the summer or have plans to do so soon.
This is a reminder that the deadline for submitting your senior portrait for the yearbook is October 31, 2023.
Please take a look at this senior portrait information sheet, which contains specifications for the portrait you will submit to the yearbook. (We originally gave you this information on April 25 during WIN Block.)
Photographers typically take a variety of photos during a session, and one of them needs to follow the specifications on our yearbook information sheet. That's the one you will submit to the yearbook.
Of course, you are free to choose other prints from your photo session to share with your family and friends.
Because of our page layout, we need to have consistency (vertical orientation and head size) among the 176 portraits seniors submit. This way, your heads will fit in the photo boxes and will be the same relative size as those of your classmates whose photos will be placed next to yours on a page.
Thank you. Any questions, please contact Mr. Adams (jadams@gdrsd.org), who keeps track of the senior portrait submissions.