GDRHS Newsletter

Important Upcoming Dates:

Monday 11/7/22 - TERM 2 Begins

Friday 11/11/22 - Veteran’s Day No School

Monday 11/14/22 - Term 1 Report Cards Published

Wednesday 11/16/22 - Early Dismissal 10:50

Thursday 11/17/22 - Early Dismissal 10:50

Wednesday 11/23/22 - Early Dismissal 10:50

Thursday/Friday 11/24 & 25/22 - Thanksgiving No School

NHS NEWS

Notifications regarding selection or non-selection will be sent out by mid-November. The current members of NHS will be excited to welcome new members at our induction ceremony on Tuesday evening November 29th.

Claire DiGiovanni,

NHS Director of Communications



NASHUA REGIONAL COLLEGE FAIR - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 6:00 - 7:30 PM

SPORTS UPDATE

Winter registration for sports is open.  Please make sure you have an updated physical on file and if you have an outstanding balance for the Fall season, please make sure you close that out before Winter sports start.


 Groton-Dunstable SEPAC – Upcoming Event

The SEPAC would like to invite you to a “Coffee and Conversation” om November 10 at 9:30 in the Dunstable Town Hall.  Please see the poster below for more information.  Thank you.


MEFA – EVERYTHING FINANCIAL AID

The FAFSA and CSS Profile both became available on October 1st, MEFA has plenty of resources that provide help, and they’re all free.

·     Our Understanding the FAFSA webinar for families walks through the application page by page, and includes general tips and helpful resources

·     The virtual FAFSA Festival on Oct 25th from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. will provide families with one-on-one assistance with completing the application

·     FAFSA Day Massachusetts is offering virtual events from November to February that allow families to meet with a financial aid expert and get FAFSA help

·     Our family webinar, What to Know about the CSS Profile, gives guidance specific to the application required by roughly 200 colleges and universities

·     Reporting Income on Financial Aid Applications and Defining Assets on Financial Aid Applications help students and families answer questions on the FAFSA and CSS Profile accurately

Massachusetts state aid

Need an overview of the financial aid available from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Join us for a webinar on Wed, Nov 16th at 8:00 a.m. to hear from Clantha McCurdy, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Access and Student Financial Assistance at the MA Department of Higher Education. Dr. McCurdy will review all state financial aid programs and highlight some new initiatives.

Register for the webinar