KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 1

The mission of Keene High School is to cultivate the academic, civic, and social growth of all students to empower them to become contributing members of the global community.

Principal Notes I am pleased to announce that the Committee on Public Secondary Schools has voted to award Keene High School continued accreditation in the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The committee was impressed with many of the pro-grams and services, among them:

• The inclusive process used by the school community to create its core values, beliefs and 21st century learning expecta-tions.

• The development of the advisory program and I-Time to support student learning. • The development of extensive school-wide curriculum templates that are utilized to clearly articulate the alignment to

standards, essential questions, instructional activities, and assessments in all subject areas. • The multitude of strategies, formative assessments, and differentiation of instruction utilized to meet individual student

needs, maximize student learning, and inform instructional practices for all students. • The use of resources such as I-Time, Learning Lab, and collaborative classes to support student learning. • The wide range of formative and summative assessment strategies employed by teachers in each unit of study. • The wrap-around support services, combined with supportive interventions that are regularly reviewed by the Student

Assistance Team, that offer the support students need to be successful. • The efficacy of the Academy Fund to provide enrichment opportunities as a supplement to, rather than a replacement

of, an adequate budget. • The school’s relationships with higher education and local professionals and businesses, which are manifested through

a variety of well-maintained programs.

The NEASC decennial process was a great deal of work for the staff and I cannot thank them enough for all their effort. I would also like to thank the many parents, community organizations, and businesses that helped us in the accreditation process.

Looking ahead, Keene High School staff will be working on school-wide and specific course competencies, assessment, and reporting. This year, we will spend a considerable amount of time creating norms for professional learning communities and defining school-wide competencies. This is going to be a multi-year process and will have a positive impact for our stakehold-ers. This work will complement the NEASC report and satisfy the recommendations outlined in the Final Evaluation Report that we received over the summer. We’ll keep you posted as the process moves forward.

I would like to take this time to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday vacation and thank you for supporting Keene High School and, more importantly, your child’s education.

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II

KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 2

NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT 29 193 Maple Avenue Keene, NH 03431 T: 603.357.9002 F: 603.357.9012 www.sau29.org

November 2, 2016

TO: Families of SAU 29 Students

FROM: Superintendent Malay

RE: School Cancellation Notifications 2016-2017 School Year

Dear Families:

It is time to once again think about the winter season that is just around the corner. The following are the various means used by SAU 29 for communicating school cancellations and delays due to weather or other health/safety concerns. In the event of a school closure or delay, noti-fications will take place between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. in order to properly notify families before students head off to bus stops.

This school year, we will once again be using the School Messenger notification system to communicate to staff and families regarding school closures or delays as well as in the event of emergency notifications. The following options are available through School Messenger to receive notifications:

· AUTOMATIC PHONE CALLS

· EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

· SMS TEXT MESSAGES (to opt in text subscribe to 68453) Please contact your child’s school office if you need to update your contact information, as you will only receive notifications if your information is in our student management system (Power School). You may also download the SAU 29 mobile app to your smartphone or wireless device to receive alerts pertaining to SAU 29 schools. The app is free and may be downloaded from the App Store for Apple devices or through Google Play for An-droid devices. Notifications will go out via the following television stations: WMUR (Ch. 9), WNNE (Ch. 31), WPTZ (Ch. 5), and WBZ (Ch. 4). Announcements regarding delays and cancellations may also be heard on the following radio stations: WKBK, WKNE, WINQ, WTSA, WYRY, WXLF, WWOD, and WHDQ. If you visit http://www.sau29.org, you will also find a link to “school delays and cancellations” on our homepage.

Inspiring and Empowering Every Student to Succeed Chesterfield, Harrisville, Keene, Marlborough, Marlow, Nelson, Westmoreland

Equal Educational Opportunity – Equal Employment Opportunity

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II

KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 3

Holiday Office Hours All KHS offices will be closed on De-

cember 26 and January 2. However, due to staff vacations, if you need to contact an office staff member any time during the holiday vacation De-cember 23 - January 2, please call ahead to make sure the office will be open. (Note: There will be school on December 23 if we have had a school cancellation day prior to December 23.)

Holiday Concerts Both at 7:00pm in the auditorium:

Choral Concert December 13

(Snow date: 12/14)

String Ensemble and Concert Band Concert December 20

(Snow date: 12/21)

Music Department News The KHS Winter Choral Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 13 at 7pm in the KHS au-ditorium. The concert will feature members of the Concert Choir, A Cappella Choir and Vocal Jazz. The KHS Winter Instrumental Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 20 at 7pm in the KHS auditorium. The concert will feature members of the String Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and Concert Band. Both concerts will feature a variety of standard and holiday selections to showcase the talents of the KHS music students and celebrate the holiday sea-son! The concerts will be free and open to the public with donations accepted to benefit the Keene Music Boosters. The Keene Music Boosters is a parent-led organiza-tion that supports the success of all Keene High mu-sic students. Please contact Mr. Clark rclark@sau29.org), Mrs. Heeran (dheeran@sau29.org), or Mrs. Paul (apaul@sau29.org) to get more infor-mation on how you can join this outstanding and dedicated group!

Senior News for Parents

Senior Baby Pictures are Due to Yearbook no later than December 16, 2016. You must have your student's name and grade on the back of the photo so that it can be returned promptly after we use it. Senior Parent Ads are Due to Yearbook no later than January 27, 2017. Put an ad in the Yearbook, and send your student a message! Ad costs are: 1/8 page = $50, 1/4 page =$100, 1/2 page = $175, and full page = $350. We can create the page using pictures you email or send us.

You can put whatever text you'd like on the page, we will set up the page, and show it to you for ap-proval. Checks may be written to KHS Yearbook and submitted with your order. Forms are available from Yearbook students or by calling Mrs. Merrill at 603-352-0640 Ext. 3505.

Remember that all senior headshots are to be taken and submitted by New England Studios. These pho-tos are taken by Tom Raffelt and are free. Call New England Studies at 355-1010 to schedule an ap-pointment. Lastly, senior quote sheets will be available online. The link will be available on the KHS website. We will announce the link to seniors as soon as it is available.

Cheshire Career Center’s Horticulture/FFA Holiday Greens Sale

Students will be making wreaths, kissing balls, and centerpieces for your holiday enjoyment. If you would like to place an order, contact any FFA member or call Mike Salce or John Mitchell at 352-0640 ext. 3693 or 3705.

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II

KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 4

Speakers Series The Speakers Series sponsored three presentations in October and November. On October 7, Sean Gaskell shared the history of the kora and the cul-ture of western Africa with nearly 150 students at two presentations. Students enjoyed Mr. Gaskell’s playing of this instrument as it connected to French classes’ study of francophone in African countries. On November 9, Sean Sodder worked with 17 stu-dents in Chinese 1 as he demonstrated Chinese mar-tial arts and breathing techniques. This included the basics of Kung Fu from proper breathing to correct execution of kicks and blocks. The overall lesson was to teach students that Chinese martial arts re-quire great diligence and patience in order to achieve success. On November 10, Jodi Clark provided instruction in stage combat to the Intro. to Theater class and Dra-ma Club members. This included physical combat as well as sword combat. On December 1, author Allegra Hyde will work with AP English, Women’s Literature, and Ad-vanced World Cultures as she shares her award-winning book Of This World. She will also share her journey to becoming an author, her publishing of a literary journal, and her experiences of being a trav-el writer.

We would like to welcome student Atticus Collette, grade 11, to the Speakers Series Committee. We still have slots for two more students. If your son or daughter is interested in joining this committee, please have him/her contact Kelly Budd in the li-brary.

The Keene Academy Fund generously provided funding for all of these presenters.

World Languages Honor Society Inducts Twenty-Seven

The KHS World Languages Department is pleased to announce the induction of 27 students into the World Languages Honor Society on November 10.

The Honor Society exists to acknowledge those stu-dents who have demonstrated excellence in the

study of world languages. In order to be nominated for membership, students must maintain an A- aver-age throughout all of the language courses taken at the high school level. They must also progress through at least the fourth course in a modern lan-guage and complete the application process. The French inductees for this year are: Thomas Carbonara, McKinley Croteau, Timothy Greenwood and Olivia Guerriero.

The Spanish inductees for this year are: Diego Betancourt, Racquelle Blanchette, Sydney Carlisle, Zachary Caspersen, Joey Furlone, Amelia Goldberg, Megan Harvey, Taylor Hoefer, Grace Horne, Emily Huston, Griffin Kane, Casey Koziara, Casey Koulalis, Jason Langevin, Hannah Majewski, Rebecca Markland, Danica Morris, Allyson Pat-node, Annalise Pattavina, Madelaine Phaneuf, Em-ma Piers, Jessica Spear, and Douglas Younie. Congratulations to all!

Library News We want to begin by congratulating Gillian Hum-mel and Fiona Caffrey for winning our bookmark contests for the Teens’ Top Ten Award and NH Flume Award. You can see pictures of Gillian and Fiona with their winning entries on our Facebook page. Both students won $20 gift certificates to Toadstool Bookshop. In November, we hosted a free raffle for students to win prizes for Marissa Meyer’s November 8 release of Heartless. Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series is very popular at school, so students were excited to have the opportunity to win a Heartless water bottle, Heartless bookmark, and Lunar Chronicles hand held mirrors. (If you have read the Lunar Chronicles series, you will understand the significance of the mirrors.) November was national novel writing month, and to celebrate this, we held a free raffle for the book Image and Imagination: Ideas and Inspira-tion for Teen Writers. This workbook-style book offers writing prompts to help teens find their own authentic voice. You can view the winners of these two contests on our Facebook page and Instagram account.

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II

KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 5

Each month we offer activities and events for stu-dents to participate in; this includes connections to national events, school events, monthly book dis-cussions, and book publications. Our monthly book discussions afford students bonus points opportuni-ties in some of their classes. For example, October’s book Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture was sponsored by the Math Department, and we had 49 students participate in the book discussion during I-Time. December’s book The Martian is sponsored by the Science Department.

You can learn about our book discussions, monthly events and activities, and much more by accessing our website via the link on the KHS home page and by following us on Facebook and Instagram.

A few times each month, we receive an email or call from a parent asking for reading recommendations. Our website has links to the books on the NH Flume Award list and the Teens’ Top Ten list. We review books on our website each month, and you can also access the librarian’s Goodreads account via the link on our website to view more reviews. With the holi-days coming up, a book always makes a great gift!

Attention: Winchester Parents and Students

This spring, the Town of Winchester voted to create a program within ACCESS designed to help Win-chester students succeed in life after high school. It is the mission of the new Teen Coordinator to in-spire, motivate, and provide Winchester students with the skills necessary to succeed in college and in professional careers after high school. Starting No-vember 17, weekly meetings will be held every Thursday in the Winchester Middle School where students will receive support in college exploration, career training, and attend cultural events and trips. Meetings will be at 3:15 in room 113. Please contact the new Teen Coordinator, Crystal Card with any questions: ccard.access@gmail.com or (603) 239-9055.

English Department News On December 1 Allegra Hyde, a local author and the daughter of KHS Art Department chair Scott Hyde, will present to Women's Literature, AP English, and Advanced World Cultures classes on her experienc-

es as a writer. Allegra has been recently featured on NPR and The Keene Sentinel. She will be sharing excerpts from her award-winning book Of This New World and giving guidance on the world of travel writing, creative writing, and publishing.

On December 8, KHS Women's Literature block 3 class will present TED Talks in a school assembly. Featured speakers will include McKinley Croteau "Fighting to Close the Gap on the Playing Field", Vincent Favorite "MENtal Health", Grace Horne "Food Insecurity and Homelessness", Sarah Perkins "Fast Fashion: Behind the Brands You Love", and Remy Scholz "Out of the Closet and into the Line of Fire: Transgender Violence".

Keene High School Athletics Fall 2016 Scholar Athletes

The following students received the KHS Athletics Scholar-Athlete Award for Fall 2016. They have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher while competing in-season in Inter-scholastic Athletics at Keene High. Bass Fishing: Tyler Mark, Luke Ruel. Boys Cross Country: Rahul Chalumuri, Andrew Derry, Stephan Droppa, Aiden Kindopp, Adam Minahan, Alex Opsahl, Ford Oster, Noah Phillips, Richard Randall, Jake Velazquez. Boys Soccer: Max Bradford, Sam Carlisle, Hyo Carty, Charlie Crisman, Daylen Danforth, Jake Dennis, Alex Doll, Graham Driscoll-Carignan, Richard Durkee, Michael Edaugal, David Erunski, Owen Fauth, Trevor Fay, Robert Greenwood, Will Hadlow, Evan Holland, John Hornbeck, Calvin Hunter, Jason Langevin, Max Lieberstein, Adam Patavina, Luke Piers, Tom Prock, Noah Timmer, Ryan Walter, Sawyer Zaluki. Girls Cross Country: Emi Boyd-Tucker, Laura Fryberger, Maddie Hoefer, Grace Horne, Emily Houston, Anna Landon, Allyson Patnode, Mikayla Randall, Abigail Spear, Hannah Spindler. Golf: Hunter Drew, Hannah Drew, Tim Greenwood, Nick Nadeau, Olivia Payne, Thomas Randall, Cam Rounds, Nick Royce, Sam Schrantz. Fall Cheer Comp and Fall Cheer: Lauren Allain, Kelsey Keating, Ashleigh Marshall, Hannah Harvey. Field Hockey: Sam Anger, Grace Auger, Livy Auger, Alyssa Bartlett, Teal Borden, Emily Bramwell, Katie Comerford, McKinley Croteau, Paige Dowd, Heidi Fales, Grace Finch, Demitroula Glimenakis,

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II

KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 6

Laura Guthrie, Chloe Leach, Gabby Hayden, Dan McCann, Aubrey Mitchell, Jordyn Pendilla, Kate Perrin, Hallie Robertson, Emily Washer. Football: Nathan Chadwick, Evan Dowd, Logan Galanes, Travis Emery, Clayton Guptill, Jared Hakala, Will Horne, Kristian Hutchins, Matt Janowski, Taylor Letourneau, Taylor Maliska, Nate Whitcomb, Jack Zwierchowski. Girls Soccer: Julia Aug, Rocky Blanchette, Emily Boswell, Emily Coppola, Isabel Coppola, Avery Dellogono, Mapiya Duran, Alyson Eldridge, Isabelle Fleuette, Bianca Gonzalez, Emily Gonzales, Abby Hamelin, Megan Healey, Olivia Hewey, Mazyie Hunter, Casey Koziara, Anna Lilly, Abby Mitchell, MaKala Panzer, Margaret Polifrone, Julia Priest, Victoria Reynolds, Emily Richardson, Jackie Richter, Emmaline Riendeau, Alexis Robarge, Paige Rountree, Hailey Soule, Shandria Waters. Girls Volleyball: Fiona Caffery, Sophie Craven, Natalie Davidson, Clarice Davis, Ari DiBenedetto, Hallie Fournier, Madeleine Hall, Madelyn Lucius, Becca Markland, Ali Power, Maia Round, Erin Scanlan, Shanti Silverstein-Belden, Rian Soucia, Lauren Taylor, Meredith Wells, Madison White. Unified Soccer: Donald Blood, Kelly Chapdelaine, Matt DeRaps, Tomi Ingalls, Matt Lynch, Annalise Pattavina, Olivia Payne, Amanda Pilgaard, Kelly Thurmond, Gianna Wilson.

April 2018 Trip to London & Paris! Does your daughter or son have the travel bug? Want her/him to have international travel experi-ence? Consider joining the 25 travelers who have already signed up! Teachers Jen White and Amy Chapman of the Social Studies Department are of-fering a trip to London & Paris in April 2018. The trip will be run through EF Tours, and there will be a guide with us 24/7. We are starting a year and a half out (Note the 2018 date!) so that people have enough time to save up for it. You can sign up by going to eftours.com and typing the tour number 1912659NY in the box. Our next meeting for par-ents and student travelers will be on Tuesday, Jan-

uary 24 at 6:30pm in Room 321. We ask all stu-dents to attend meetings with a parent. Questions? Email Jen White at jwhite@sau29.org.

Québec Trip 2017 To date, 22 KHS students have signed up for the three-day Québec trip February 9-11, 2017. There is still time for more students to sign up for this great trip to French-speaking Canada. Activities will include dog-sled rides under the moon, a Canadian feast with ma-ple syrup, learning how to make maple butter, dances, spoon music playing, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or tubing (at the greatest resort in North America), visiting Old Québec, the Winter Carnival (with Bonhomme, the live snowman), seeing every-thing from above in the Québec Observatory, admiring the Montmorency Falls, (They are higher than Niagara Falls.), and enjoying French-style breakfasts in quaint cafés. Students can try the famous Poutine, crêpes, and other Canadian culinary specialties while listening to people speak French. Wonderful guides will lead us through these activities. This is an affordable way to give your children a language immersion experience they will never forget! Please sign up! For more in-formation, contact Madame Reilly mreilly@sau29.org.

French Exchange 2017 French students from our sister town Luxeuil-les-bains in Franche-Comté near Switzerland and Germany will be coming in the spring to visit us. They are very ex-cited to try the American way of life! Thank you to the families who have already committed to hosting our French friends! We are still looking for a few more families willing to open their homes to our French stu-dents. Your house does not have to be big--the French student can share a room with your child. The visit will last ten days from April 9 to April 19, 2017. French students will shadow their student hosts at KHS during the day. We also have field trips orga-nized for them (the State House in Concord, the Nor-man Rockwell Museum), Ultimate Frisbee games, and a pizza party. You are welcome to take them on field trips of your own and show them how beautiful our country is. If interested or want to help, please contact Madame Reilly mreilly@sau29.org.

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II

KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 7

Student Council Thanksgiving Boxes

In November, Student Council students donated food items and filled eight Thanksgiving boxes with all the fixings for eight families in need.

Student Council and FBLA have joined forces to run a food drive at Keene High School. The goal is 500 lbs. of non-perishable food donations before the winter break. This will run as a competition between advisories, and the top three food gathering adviso-ries will win bagel platters.

Flu Alert The Department of Health and Human Services has alerted us that New Hampshire is the first state to report Influenza activity. We can expect a rough season. Therefore, we are advising that students and staff consider getting the vaccine that is still availa-ble, generally through December, at various loca-tions. For established patients with Cheshire Medi-cal/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene, there will a Family Clinic on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 5-7pm. Vaccines are also available at Convenient MD on Winchester Street and most local CVS, Walgreens, and Rite-Aide Pharmacies. Contact the nurses in the Health Office with any questions at 352-0640 ext. 3046 or 3047.

Career Conversations to Begin in December Mandy Fraser, the career counselor at Cheshire Ca-reer Center, is reaching out to adults who have a ca-reer story to share with high school students. A va-riety of speakers from business and industry will come to the school and talk about their career paths, career path options and opportunities, and the multi-ple pathways available after high school. Opportu-nities are many. They may be a two or four year

college, full or part-time, military, apprenticeships, and/or a combination of one or more. The intent is to expose students to their local and state communi-ty while also providing information relative to the many directions to go after high school. Presenta-tions will be interactive with time set aside for questions and answers. If you are interested and have a story to share please contact Mandy Fraser at 352-0640 ext. 3437 or email her at mfraser@sau29.org. The following are a few upcoming career conversa-tions. December 1 - Gunnery Sergeant Matthew T. Cooper from the United States Marines will speak about scholarships available with the Post 9-11 GI bill along with the many options available for males and females in the military.

December 21 - Dr. Thomas Andrew, state medical examiner (who has been in this position for over a dozen years) is a captivating speaker with a wealth of information on job-related experiences related to this position.

Music and Memory As many know first-hand, dementia is a debilitating condition that affects many generations at one time. Research is consistently conducted, and discoveries are made on a regular basis; however, the day-to-day care is burdensome not only for the person but also their families. John Cunningham, Cheshire Ca-reer Center instructor, conducted research on this sparked by a video, Alive Inside, that he shared in class. The film is available in the KHS Library with as well as a condensed story on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FWn4JB2YLU. The results became a community service project that was embraced by a small group of students from John Cunningham’s class. Two students, Nik Morton and Kevin Polifrone, shared their experi-ences of taking over 100 CD’s from a local long- term care facility and digitizing them in to an MP3 format. These individual units were then made available to the residents of this facility. A small contribution with priceless returns!

Parents: If your child is out, tardy, or dismissed, you must give the "reason" in the email, voice mail, or note when you communicate with your child’s house office.

Blue House - Mrs. Christine Lane 352-0640 Ext. 3164 clane@sau29.org

Green House: Mrs. Jane Rokes 352-0640 Ext 3564 jerokes@sau29.org

Gold House: Mrs. Mindy Hill 352-0640 Ext. 3364 mhill@sau29.org

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 VOLUME XI ISSUE II

KHS WEB SITE: HTTP://KHS.KEENESCHOOLSNH.ORG/

PAGE 8

Democracy in Action Schools were closed for Election Day, yet students from Student Council volunteered to come to school anyway. Students signed up for four-hour shifts and became an integral part of the election process. They assisted voters who navigated from the parking lot to the main entrance then to the voting terminals in the cafeteria. All students demonstrated leadership and civic duty and covered the voting hours from 7am to 7pm. Hats off to all of them!

College Courses in High School The Community College of New Hampshire can be found all over the state and in the Cheshire Career Center! There are over 16 college classes offered in CCC programs that offer dual enrollment: Health Sci-ence Technology, Computer Maintenance and Repair, Accounting, Business, TV Production, Automotive Technology, Machine Tool, Pre-Engineering, Market-ing and Computer Programming. Some programs of-fer multiple courses with Computer Programming of-fering 12 college credits, the equivalent of a semester at college. How is this possible? Throughout the United States, high schools and career centers have embarked on offering credit for high school classes as well as college classes; this is often referred to as dual credit. We work primarily with the community col-leges in New Hampshire but also have agreements with Central Maine Community College and Universi-ty of New Hampshire. The colleges work in partner-ship with the school, review the teacher credentials for approval then work to align the curriculum to ensure the content meets the college requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a college transcript that can be used at any college in the country. Last year Cheshire Career Center enrolled about 60 students in various classes for the 2015-2016 school year. In the first semester this year, over 100 students enrolled in these dual credit classes. Courses are offered at a fraction of the cost-- three credits for $150. Scholarships may also be available. This means over 100 students have a head start on their college pathway! If anyone has questions, call the Cheshire Career Center office at 352-0640 ext. 3464.

Battle of the Badges

On November 10 a room full of visitors gathered in the Cheshire Room to witness our community service members at work. Three firefighters competed against three police officers in a culinary cook off.

A basket of food was presented to the two groups: kale, mushrooms, parsnips, salmon, chicken thighs and raspberry jam. One hour was allotted for the crea-tion of an appetizer, main dish and a dessert. While the event was being televised and the chefs were busy in the kitchen, visitors were able to sample fares from local restaurants along with finger foods made by the culinary students. Other students assisted in the kitch-en while more students worked as the television crew.

This major fundraiser was supported and promoted by Luca Paris of Luca’s Mediterranean Cafe and is ex-pected to raise close to $10,000 for the Culinary Stu-dent Scholarship Fund. It was a night of great food and great company. By the way, the firefighters out-cooked the police officers by a two tiny points.

Drama Club – West Side Story The Keene High School Drama Club says THANK YOU for joining us on the West Side of NYC as the Sharks and Jets battled it out to mark their turf, and learning, ultimately, that we are all responsible for what is happening around us. Maria and Tony, con-vinced there is a "Somewhere," pay the ultimate price: loss of love, loss of life.

Our fall musical production was well supported by both our school community and the community-at-large. Over 1,600 tickets were collected over the three nights, among them were 300+ KHS students, who received free admission! THANK YOU for support-ing us!

Additionally, thank you to the numerous individuals who made the show possible, including the dedicated techies and talented cast, the student crew and usher volunteers, the KHS faculty and staff, the Club's 2016-17 season sponsors, the 18-piece orchestra who gave of their time and energy, and the production team.

They were wonderful evenings of melding song, dance, and action: Live theatre at its best!

PAGE 9

KEENE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT GRADUATION For 30 years, volunteers have provided a safe night of celebration for our Keene High School graduates. To continue this tradition, we need YOUR help.

Project Grad has TWO WAYS that your business can help during our ONLY fundraiser, the “4th Annual Dancing with the Keene Stars” on April 21 and 22, 2017. We expect attendance to reach approximately 1,100 people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can we count on you?

Please circle which option you chose from above, enclose a business card, and a check payable to KHS Project Graduation, and mail to:

Keene High School Attn: Christine Lane, Blue House 43 Arch Street, Keene, NH 03431

prior to January 31, 2017. Questions? Contact Christine at: clane@sau29.org.

Purchase an Ad for the Program

$100 for 1/4 page - 2.25”x 3.5” $150 for 1/2 page - 3.5” x 4.75” $150 for 1/2 page - 2.25” x 7.5” $250 for full page - 5” x 7.5”

*$350 for front cover inside

*$350 for back cover inside

*$350 for back cover outside

(All covers are 5” x 7.5”)

Become a Corporate/ Business Sponsor

Provide us with your business banner to hang for the two-night event, receive advertising that starts in March, and free tickets to the event.

Bronze: $500

Silver: $1,000

Gold: $1,500

Non-Profit Org.

U.S. Postage

PAID

KEENE NH

PERMIT NO. 105

Keene High School 43 Arch Street Keene NH 03431

Return Service Requested

To the Family of:

Upcoming Dates • December 2 – Workshop Day – No School • December 13 – December Choral Concert 7pm (auditorium)

(Snow date: 12/14) • December 20 – December Instrumental Concert 7pm (auditorium)

(Snow date: 12/21) • December 23 – Storm Day – No School unless there was a storm day

prior to this date • December 26 – January 2 – Holiday Vacation- No School • January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day – No School • January 23 – Workshop Day – No School • January 24 – Two-Hour Delayed Start • January 24 – 8th Grade Parent Night 6:30pm (auditorium) (Snow date: 1/31)