JANUARY 2022

Exciting News!

Mental Health Community Forum

In early December, we held a Mental Health Community Forum where panelists from Friends Way, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Building Futures spoke to parents about mental health in children.  Parents had an opportunity to ask questions of the 4 panelists, who shared their background and experiences as mental health providers and their work with trauma and grief.  We had roughly 30 parents in attendance and we are grateful to the panel for offering this opportunity to our community.

A New Online Charger Store!

Our Future Business Leaders of America students have created a new online school store.  Please Click HERE for more information on how to purchase Charger Apparel. 

Congrats to our Graphic Design Program!

We are very proud of that one of our very own Graphic Design students was awarded the winning design for the SkillsUSA RI Pin Design Contest.  Congratulations to James Harding and Mr. Rose!

Poetry Out Loud Recognition 

A very special congratulations to Virginia Keister who is this year's State Winner of the RI Poetry Out Loud Competition.  Virginia trained for and won a school-level competition in order to be eligible to compete in states.  She then won this title for the state of Rhode Island.  Way to go Virginia!  You can view Virginia's performance here.  

From our Student Assistance Counselor

In the following weeks, Keri Pringer (Student Assistance Counselor), will be delivering presentations to the 9th and 10th grade students as a part of the evidence-based prevention program called Project Success. 

The 9th grade presentations are a part of the Prevention Education Series covering topics including:

• (1) being an adolescent,
• (2) alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and their impact on the brain and development,
• (3) relationships with friends and family, and
• (4) coping skills for stress

The 10th grade presentations are a single presentation called the opioid module. This presentation provides educational information on what opioids are and how opioids affect the brain and body. If you have any questions, please contact Keri Pringer at keri.pringer@chariho.k12.ri.us or you can refer to the Project Success website https://risas.org/our-programs/project-success/

Performing Arts & Chorus Celebrations

A special congratulations to our Chariho Theatre and our Chorus Programs for their performances over these past couple of weeks.  We hope you had a chance to see A Christmas Carol or attend the Holiday Concert.  Below are some pictures from these amazing performances.