DECEMBER 2021

Mental Health & Teens: A Panel for Parents

On Wednesday, December 8th we will be hosting a Community Conversation for parents on Mental Health in Teens.  It will be held in the CMS Auditorium from 6:00pm - 7:00pm.  All parents of 8th through 12th grade students are welcome to attend.  The panel discussion will feature speakers from the RI Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Friends Way.  We ask that you please register in advance at this LINK.  

We are grateful to have a partnership with Friends Way, Rhode Island's bereavement center, and the RI Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  Please see the flyer below for more information.

A Special Fall Athletics Season for CHS

Our Fall Sports Teams had a one-of-a-kind season.  To read more about the accomplishments of all of our teams, please click HERE for the article that recently ran in the Westerly Sun.  We enjoyed celebrating our fall athletes with a hallway athletics parade and are very proud of our athletes and coaches.  

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CHARIHOtech Open House!

A Message from our Student Advisory Board

Student Advisory Board (SAB) is a club where students collaborate with the administration to help improve the high school, increase students' voices, and make sure all students have the best learning experience. This year SAB is comprised of three subcommittees; Positive Celebrations, 9th Grade Transition/Portfolio Review, as well as Giving Back. A goal of the Positive Celebration subcommittee includes organizing events that will help create a positive atmosphere. Members of the 9th Grade Transition and Portfolio Review subcommittee are finding ways to help foster a smooth transition for 8th graders to the high school and find ways for students to become involved in clubs and activities. This committee is also reviewing our Portfolio and Learner Qualities and creating ways for the Portfolio to become more accessible and coherent to students. Finally, the Giving Back subcommittee is finding ways to support local charities and the Chariho community by hosting fundraisers. The leadership team of SAB works with the School Improvement Team (SIT) to help achieve some of the goals of the subcommittees. This year SIT is reviewing the Portfolio and Learner Qualities and is working closely with the leadership team and Portfolio Review subcommittee to provide student perspective to the process. Our next Full Membership SAB Meeting will be on December 16th; be on the lookout for a registration link coming soon.

~The SAB Leadership Team

Monthly Spirit Dress Days & Giving Back

We look forward to coming together as a school for monthly spirit dress days.   Our November Dress Day was in honor of our Veteran's where students wore their red, white, and blue.  Our December Dress day will be on Wednesday, December 22nd and will be Ugly Sweater Day.  For the month of December, students are also organizing various donation drives to give back to the community.  More to come!

2022 Yearbook Announcement

Senior Recognition Ads

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Can you believe that your student is graduating this year? Congratulate your student(s) with a Senior ad in the Yearbook! A Yearbook recognition ad is a great way for parents/family and friends to honor student achievements and important milestones. The revenue from these recognition ads help our school and students to create a better yearbook. To purchase your ad online click on the following link and enter school code 21822 or simply search for Chariho Regional High School: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/general/displayLanding?portal=true

From the Athletics Department

Good luck to our High School Coaches, Student Athletes and Sports Teams as our Winter Sports Season is now underway.  Game schedules can be found on the Chariho Athletics website and also on riil.org.  Spectators are currently allowed to attend games at Chariho, however ALL spectators must wear a mask at all times while in the school and in the gymnasium.   There is a new winter sport that has been added to the Chariho Athletic Department.  Good luck to the Girls Ice Hockey Co-Op team!  Chariho will be joining the Pilgrim/Toll Gate High School Teams and forming a Girls Ice Hockey Team! 

 

Home venues are the following:

Girls and Boys Basketball: High School Main gymnasium

Girls and Boys Indoor Track: Providence Career and Technical Center

Wrestling: Middle school gymnasium

Boys Ice Hockey: URI Boss Arena

Girls Ice Hockey: Thayer Arena

Gymnastics: South County Movement Center

Text Messaging Capability through SchoolMessenger

The Chariho Regional School District have added text messaging capability to SchoolMessenger Communication, it is the same system we use now for phone calls and emails. The system is configured to send text messages to cell phone numbers whose recipients have agreed to receive them. We encourage families to confirm we have accurate phone numbers and encourage them to participate. 

All parent contact information is pulled from PowerSchool.  You can confirm the correct information is listed by accessing the Emergency Consent form in the PowerSchool parent portal.  

In order to participate in this service, you must first opt in by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number, 67587.  You can text STOP at any time to stop receiving text messages.

Upcoming Chariho Theatre Co Performance!

From our Chinese Program

Students currently enrolled in Chinese I, Chinese II, Chinese III, and Chinese IV visited the Yin Yu Tang House, located at the Peabody Essex Museum on November 10th.  The 18th-century Chinese house from Anhui province was relocated from its original village and re-erected in Salem, Massachusetts.  Currently, it is the only example of historic Chinese vernacular architecture in North America. The purpose of this field trip is to provide Chariho High School students, who are currently studying Mandarin Chinese, a unique opportunity to experience the most authentic local traditional Chinese house, and learn about Chinese art, architecture, and culture. Our students had the ability to experience products and practices of Chinese cultures outside of the traditional classroom setting, and to make connections between the language and culture studied and their own. See photos below.

FAFSA Update from the Guidance Dept 

With FAFSA deadlines approaching, Chariho High School will be hosting a FAFSA Day on Wednesday, January 19th from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. If you have not completed your FAFSA, book an in-person appointment with a representative from the College Planning Center of RI who will be available to help parents of Chariho seniors. Sign-up today at CHARIHO FAFSA DAY! Appointments are for 30 minutes per student and first come first serve. All students who plan to attend CCRI must also complete the FAFSA even if you are applying through RI promise. If you have any questions about FAFSA Day, please contact your school counselor.

Clinic Updates

Please click HERE for important updates from our Clinic.

Champlin Foundation Grant Award!

We are excited to announce that the High School has received a grant from the Champlin Foundation to support renovations to our band room. This funding will allow improvements and upgrades to the space to allow for more flexible student use and increased community engagement.