Enrico Fermi High School/Enfield High School Community Newsletter May, 2015 Quarter 4

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Principals’ Message

From Andy Longey, Principal at EHS and Paul Newton, Principal at Fermi

Dear Parents, Students, and Friends,

It seems like just yesterday when we met our incoming ninth graders for the first time.

When we met with them we told them about how their next four years would fly by! Up-

on reflection, it actually seems like just a couple of yesterdays ago that we stood in front

of the seniors in the Class of 2015 and said something very similar. Now here we are in

May with graduation just ahead on the horizon. Many times we’ve asked ourselves

where the time went. During these next few weeks many of our seniors will go through

this amazing transformation. For 3 ¾ years all they could think about is moving on with

their lives and having school end. For many of them, during this last ¼ of the year they

lament about not wanting to leave. This is also the time of the year when we realize that

we are not really ready for them to leave either. Of course it is inevitable we’ll all need

to find ways to cope and to get ready for the end of the year. This year our school year

ends on Tuesday, June 23 at Fermi and on Wednesday, June 24 at Enfield High School.

We will graduate at 7:00 PM at both schools. Exams will begin on Tuesday, June 16 for

our seniors and on Friday, June 19 for everyone else.

It is our most sincere hope that you have enjoyed your relationship with Enrico

Fermi and Enfield High Schools this year. In spite of our constant worries about the

budget, standardized testing, and the closing of Fermi, we have had a wonderful school

year. In closing, we hope all of you have a restful and productive summer. We want

each parent and student alike to know how much we value the relationships that we

have developed over our time as principal. We firmly believe that our students are some

of the finest in the state. They excel in academic achievement, musical and dramatic

performances, and in athletics. Our robotics program is second to none in the nation.

We have much to be proud about. The other thing that we are most proud about is our

supportive and positive parents. Together parents, students, and everyone who works at

Fermi and Enfield High School make up a “family”, a family we are all luck to be part of.

As the closing of Fermi draws nearer we will be trying to do a number of things to both

honor the closing of Fermi and more importantly begin to create that unified feeling of

pride that we know will be a hallmark of the New Enfield High School.

Sincerely,

Andrew Longey and Paul K. Newton

Principals, Enfield High School and Enrico Fermi High School

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Real World Experiences for Students

Enrico Fermi High School students, currently en-

rolled in the new "Civil Engineering and Architec-

ture" course, toured the new school construction

site to learn about engineering careers, electronic

3D drawing documentation and commercial con-

struction methods.

The tour started off with a visit to the construction

trailer to learn about the project timeline and the

use of electronic drawing documentation from the

Gilbane Civil Engineers.

Students learned that the 3D software used to de-

sign the new school project is the same as what

they use in the classroom. Students were shown

virtual 3D walkthroughs of the new school on the

electronic touch screen interface.

Students then toured the site, learning about vari-

ous commercial building methods being used on

the site. Visiting the site provided the students

with a real world experience directly related to the

classroom curriculum project they are currently

working on which is a library renovation. The

CEA classes have been visiting the new school con-

struction site throughout the year, thanks to the

Gilbane engineering team.

2015 Grade 11 SBAC Schedule

English Language Arts Schedule

Week of April 27—May 1 SBAC Classroom

Activity

May 4—15 SBAC Computer Adaptive

Performance Task

Math Schedule

May 14 and 15 SBAC Classroom Activity

May 18—27 SBAC Computer Adaptive

Performance Task

Grade 11 SBAC Make-up Testing

May 28—June 2 As needed in Computer

Labs

NOTE: SBAC English Language Arts and Math tests

will be administered during the students’ English and

Math classes. These tests will be proctored by the

students’ classroom teacher. Make up SBAC testing

and testing for students who do not finish within this

allotted time will be monitored by Guidance Counse-

lors in the computer labs.

Expanded Time Bell Schedule—May 4 to May 27

“A” Day Schedule “B” Day Schedule

7:26-7:34 Homeroom 7:26-7:34 Homeroom

7:38-8:42 Period 1 7:38-8:08 Period 1

8:46-9:16 Period 2 8:12-9:16 Period 2

9:20-10:24 Period 3 9:20-9:50 Period 3

10:28-10:58 Period 4 9:54-10:58 Period 4

11:02-12:20 Period 5 11:02-12:20 Period 5

12:24-1:28 Period 6 12:24-12:54 Period 6

1:32-2:02 Period 7 12:58-2:02 Period 7

Instrumental Music Department of EHS

The String Orchestra and Full Orchestra

International Competition in Montreal

Canada: April 30th till May 3rd. We will be

traveling there, performing at the

competition with the two afore mentioned

large ensembles, and in addition, the Brass

Quintet, String Quartet and Jazz Combo will

also perform for adjudication. After our day

of performing, we will spend a day touring

Montreal to include a walking tour, visit to

the Olympic Park, BioDome and Botanical

Gardens. We will be dining on a pirate ship

and celebrating our accomplishments at the

Awards Gala and Dinner before coming back

to the United States.

The EHS Music Department and FHS

Chorus will travel to attend The Lion King

on Broadway along with the John F.

Kennedy Middle School Chorus’ and Drama

Club on May 6th.

The Jazz Band and Jazz Combo will be

performing at the Quassy Jazz Festival

again this year on May 9thjust prior to

performing as part of the live pit for the

musical Alice in Wonderland. The Marching

Band will perform alongside our sister

school, Enrico Fermi and the John F.

Kennedy Middle School Band at the town

wide Memorial Day Parade on May 27th.

Our Spring Concert will be on June

3rd followed by our Band and Orchestra

Banquet honoring our Seniors and their

contributions as well as celebrating our past

year on June 6th.

The Marching Band will have Band Camp at

Enfield High School August 17th till 23rd;

8am till 4pm.

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Fermi’s Shop Rite Award Winners April and May Arianna Davis -12th Grade and

Stacey McCann -9th Grade Arianna is a very nice and pleasant young lady who I

have had the pleasure of having in class for Algebra I and

fortunate enough to advise in the Rachel’s Challenge

Club. When interacting with Arianna you are met with an

amazing smile and a kind word. Arianna has been a mem-

ber of our “Friends of Rachel Club” (FOR Club) for the past

two years. Arianna consistently gives up her time to help

others and to make the lives of people better by performing

targeted acts of kindness and by taking part in a wide varie-

ty of community service activities. At school, along with

being a member of the FOR Club, she also is an active par-

ticipant in our Art Department. She can always be found

working on a project or helping out friends with their art

work. It was during this year’s FOR Club community

events where Arianna has been observed helping out and

going above and beyond while making beautiful informa-

tional banners for the FOR Club programs. She made a

kind and positive impression on her peers as well as her

teachers. Fermi High School is very proud of Arianna’s ac-

complishments and we are very lucky to have her as a stu-

dent and leader at our school.

Stacey is a very nice and positive person who I have had

the pleasure of having in class for Honors Geometry this

year and fortunate enough to advise in the Rachel’s Chal-

lenge Club. When interacting with Stacey you are met with

an amazing smile and a willingness to help. Stacey has

been a member of our “Friends of Rachel Club” (FOR Club.)

for the past year. Stacey consistently gives up her time to

help others and to make the lives of people better by per-

forming targeted acts of kindness and by taking part in a

wide variety of community service activities. At school,

along with being a member of the FOR Club, she also is an

active participant in Fermi’s Band. She can always be found

working on all her academics and willing to help any strug-

gling peer. It was during this year’s FOR Club community

events where Stacey has been observed helping out and

going above and beyond. She made a kind and positive im-

pression on her peers as well as her teachers. Most recent-

ly, Stacey has been an active leader in our 2nd grade mentor-

ing program where she has made a positive impact at both

Hazardville and Nathan Hale Elementary Schools. Fermi

High School is very proud of Stacey’s accomplishments and

we are very lucky to have her as a student and leader at our

school.

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Enrico Fermi High School’s

Visual Arts Department

Congratulations to Enrico Fermi High

School’s Commercial Art and Illustration stu-

dent Rachel Wright. Rachel’s Donate Life

Poster Design (above) took “first place” in the

State of Connecticut. Rachel was honored at

the Connecticut State Capital on Friday by

both local and state dignitaries. Students

who participated in this design challenge

were provided with the opportunity to engage

their digital design abilities, while raising so-

cial aware ness regarding organ and tissue

donation. Rachel’s poster design will be re-

produced throughout the State of Connecticut

on Donate Life Publications.

Field Trip Fun with Mr. Mazzone

Mark your Calendar

May

1-27 SBAC ELA and

Math Testing

3 Fermi Music Fund Raiser Golf

Tournament

8-9 EHS Drama—”Wonderland”

13 Fermi Instrumental Music

Department Spring Concert

15 EHS Senior Variety Show

21 FHS Senior Prom—Chez Josef

27 Incoming FHS Marching Band

Parents Meeting—6:30PM

28 EHS Scholarship/Awards Night

29 FHS Senior Class Outing

June

1 FHS Scholarship/Awards Night

3 EHS Spring Concert

4 FHS Ins. Band Cookout

5 FHS Senior Night—La Notte

6 EHS Band/Orchestra Banquet

8 EHS/FHS Choral Concert

9 NHS Recognition Diner

12 FHS Class of 2017 Movie Night

fundraiser

19-24 Final Exams

23 FHS Graduation

24 EHS Graduation

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Enrico Fermi Students Travel

Abroad

On April 15th, thirty-three Fermi students

left for a ten-day trip to France and

Spain. After a stop-over in London, they set-

tled into their charming French hotel and

started exploring the famous sites of Par-

is. They enjoyed everything from the Mona

Lisa in the Louvre to macaroons on the

Champs- Elysees. The Eiffel Tower at night

and a day at Versailles were especially fun.

Students participated in activities that

brought French history to life and made what they were seeing throughout Paris more mean-

ingful. From Paris, they took the TGV (a high speed train) to the glitzy resort town of Biar-

ritz, in the southwest of France. There, they ran along the beautifully lit beach at night and

walked the scenic Atlantic coastline in the morning before leaving for St. Jean de Luz (more

macaroons from King Louis XIV’s favorite shop which is still turning them out), and the

Basque country of Spain by bus. Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum constructed of tons of glass

and titanium was a favorite photo shoot before traveling through beautiful Spanish country-

side to Burgos with its spectacular cathedral and pollard trees. Standing outside the cathe-

dral, students were guided through an activity that literally replicated the architectural rea-

soning behind Gothic arches and flying buttresses that they had seen in Notre Dame and now

were next to in Burgos. After a short night, it was on to Madrid. However, there were a

number of stops before they arrived in the Spanish capital: the Roman aqueduct and the

fairytale Alcazar in Segovia; Philip II’s palace, El Escorial; and the Valley of the Fallen, a

massive memorial to those who died in the Spanish Civil War. Once in Madrid, students

were delighted by their hotel which was steps away from the heart of the city. From this cen-

tral location, they visited the famous museums the Reina Sofia and Prado, caught royalty

exiting a children’s literature event, and cooked a delicious meal at a Spanish culinary

school. On their last day, everyone enjoyed traveling to Toledo where they toured the holy

buildings of various religions and shopped at a store where they saw master craftsman actu-

ally fashioning the items for sale from steel, gold, and silver, their craft originating in Da-

mascus and brought to Spain long ago. The final event of the trip was first a lesson in fla-

menco dancing and then a fabulous performance by the professional teachers. Students re-

turned to the U.S. on April 24th, exhilarated but exhausted. The official count for miles

walked: 117. The trip, two years in the planning, was arranged by former World Language

Chair at Fermi, Mrs. Audrey Fay and current English teacher, Mrs. Johna Merritt. Other

chaperones were Nurse Sandy Cimino; former Fermi Spanish teacher, Terry Marak; and two

parents: Mrs. Pattie Schacht and Mr. Gary Lindquist. We had a wonderful guide throughout

the trip who in his farewell said, “Go home and thank the people who made this trip possible

for you.” Let this be that public acknowledgement. To all who contributed to this extraordi-

nary experience, THANK YOU.