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SRHS Update: Week of March 26

Dear Parents, Students, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School. Here are your important announcements for the week: 1. Did you know we now have our very own PTO? Please consider joining. The membership form is attached. 2. Quarter 3 ends this Friday! 3. The Guidance Department is excited to expand our parent evenings and is hosting a presentation by the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) for Sophomore parents & students on April 16th from 6:00pm-7:30pm in the high school library! NHHEAF will explore and review how students can be making the most of their 4 years of high school to better prepare them for the choices they will make regarding their future plans of college, military, or the work force . The Guidance Department will also review our specific credit and graduation requirements and will answer any questions you have. Please contact the Guidance Department if you have any questions at 642-3600. 4. The scholarship newsletter for the week of Ma

Leaders Worth Following

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This post will appear in this month's edition of "The Sanborn Voice", SRHS's student newspaper: As a high school principal, the most popular question I get asked by students and parents alike is, “what is one thing I (or my child) can do to guarantee they will be successful in high school and in their future?” The truth is, there are many factors that contribute to success. If, however, I had to pick just one trait then here is how I would answer that question the next time it is posed to me: When I look at successful high school students, a common trait that is apparent to me is that the student is always a leader, not a follower. Here is my advice to you: If you want to be successful in life then don’t worry about what others will think of you, just be yourself. Be assertive, take initiative, and take responsibility for your own learning and your own destiny. This is the one trait I wish for my own three boys when they grow up. I know if they are willing to lead by

SRHS Update: Week of March 19

Dear Parents, Students, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School. Here are your important announcements for the week: 1. Did you know we now have our very own PTO? Please consider joining. The membership form is attached. Our next PTO meeting is this Wednesday March 21 at 6pm in the library. Consider sticking around that night because after the PTO event is another great opportunity....see item #2 below! 2. Hello Students, Parents, and Guardians, Last Thursday and Friday the freshman, sophomores, and juniors at Sanborn Regional High School received a presentation from the World Challenge organization, about a trip to Ecuador the Outing Club has researched and planned, which we would like to experience during April vacation of 2013. This email is going out to all the students who signed up for more information and included parent/guardian email addresses. Next Wednesday at 7pm in the High School auditorium, World Challenge will return to give a more in depth presentation to students

SRHS Update: Week of March 12

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Dear Parents, Students, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School. Here are your important announcements for the week. 1. Did you know we now have our very own PTO? Please consider joining. The membership form is attached. 2. The Athletic Department will hold their winter sports awards TONIGHT at 6:30 in the auditorium. Guidance News 3. Based on parent input, the Guidance Department has invited NHHEAF to give a special college and future planning event for sophomore parents and students.The presentation is called "High School, College, Career, Life...Bring It!" and it will be presented on April 16th @ 6:00 in the library. See the attached flyer for more information. 4. The guidance department scholarship newsletter for the week of March 9th is attached. 5. Sanborn will be hosting a comprehensive one-to-one or small group SAT Prep course offered by ACES Tutoring. The course, held over 8 sessions, is designed to fully prepare you for the SAT I test. While every student is dif

SRHS Update: Week of March 5

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Dear Parents, Students, and Friends of Sanborn Regional High School. Here are your important announcements for the week. 1. Please join me Wednesday (March 7) from 6-7pm in the library for my monthly PAC meeting. This month's topic will be the budget, the vote, and the Seminary project. I have invited SRSD Business Administrator Carol Coppola to attend and answer any questions folks might have about school funding and what the school district is doing to plan long-term for expected changes to school funding from the state and federal levels over the next few years. 2. Did you know we now have our very own PTO? Please consider joining. The membership form is attached. 3. Come join us for the choral event "Many Voices" TONIGHT at 6:30 in the auditorium at Sanborn Regional High School. The Methodist University Choir, under the direction of Dr. Michael Martin, will perform a joint concert with various student groups from the Sanborn Regional School District under the directio