Cromwel l High Notes

February 2016

Inside this issue:

Reminders/ Upcoming Events

2

Beauty and the Beast

3

Student Council 4

Health & PE News

5

SAT Update 6

Music News 7

Menus 8-9

Contact Information

10

School-Wide Behavior

11

Core Values & Beliefs

12

CPS 2015-2016 Calendar

13

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Cromwell High School's Music/Drama department is presenting the musical

"Beauty and the Beast" on Friday, February 19th and Saturday, February

20th at Cromwell High, Evergreen Road in Cromwell. Showtime is 7 p.m.

each night.

Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by

Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton produced

by Disney Theatrical Productions. Based on the 1991 film of the same name,

which was in turn adapted from the Frenchfairy tale by Jeanne-Marie

Leprince de Beaumont, Beauty and the Beast tells the story of a prince who

is transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cruel and selfish

ways, and an adventurous young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in

his castle. In order to become human again, the Beast must earn Belle's love

before it's too late.

Belle- Emma Randazzo Gaston- Justin Slifer The Beast- Blaise Serra Mrs.

Potts - Ashley Ramirez Wardrobe- Julia Allen Lumiere - Abby Perry Silly

Girl- Claudia Emanuele Silly Girl - Katie Ricard Silly Girl- Claire Rodriguez

Cogsworth- Cassie O'Neill Babette- Nicole Neely D'Arque- Ryan Adams

Silly Girl - Jillian Millette Chip- Jenna Liseo Lefou -

Chris Emanuele Maurice- Taylor Midgley Silly Girl - Kayleigh Pier

Ensemble: Shailen Braun,

Emily Inho, Andrea Keckley,

Ranon Klein, Julia Lemmon,

Ashley Mountain, Shiann

Ortiz, Christopher Sciucco, and

Taylor Woike

To order tickets, please call

860-632-4841, ext. 24900.

Beauty and the Beast

School Start Times

Regular Day 7:45 a.m.

90 Minute Delay 9:15 a.m.

Early Dismissals

Regular Early Dismissal 11:30 a.m.

Weather Related Dismissal

11:30 a.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Feb 6th - Milk & Cookies Fundraiser

with Beauty and the Beast Cast

Feb 10th - Softball Pasta Dinner

Feb 12th - No School

Feb 15th - President’s Day (No School)

Feb 16th - Teachers Work Day(No

School)

Feb 18th -Taste of Cromwell Fundraiser

Feb 19th & 20th - Beauty and the Beast

Feb 21st - Beauty and the Beast (Snow

Date)

REMINDER: Cromwell Softball Team will be having a pasta din-

ner fundraiser on Wednesday, February 10th at 5:30pm in the café.

Tickets are being sold by Coach Morello, donation is $10.00. Thank

You!

Beauty and the Beast

Student Council

News In January, the Student Council was very busy organizing

events, such as the 8th Grade Open House and the Semi

Formal Dance. During mid-terms, Student Council was

successful in selling pizza each day during the break between

exams. Also, on January 27, in a means to bridge the gap be-

tween the Middle School and the High School, some Student

Council members visited the Middle School to hold a

Leadership Conference with the 8th Graders. At this time we

taught them about life at the High School. We also discussed

what Student Council entails and most importantly we went

over tactics and strategies for interviewing. This month, Stu-

dent Council plans to continue volunteering and helping the

community with activities such as babysitting and working for

with the Human Service

Department. Lastly, in the

month of February National

Honor Society will be selling

Munson's Chocolates and

DECA will be re-opening the

school store.

As the semester begins, the Health teachers welcome new students

into their classes. Students will begin the semester working on ways

to improve communication skills, understanding conflict resolution

skills, and ways to manage stress. Students will be working on a

variety of assessments, projects, discussions, and more as they develop

ways to continue to lead a healthy lifestyle in choices they will need to

make throughout their life.

PE students have adjusted the number of times they meet per week.

If students had PE two days a week for the first semester, they will

now be in class three days each week. If students had PE for three

days a week, they will meet for two days. Activities for the second se-

mester will include Basketball, Net Sports, Ultimate Frisbee, and Rec-

reational Lawn Sports. Students will continue to work on sport skills

and fitness skills by working in the weight room.

Health and Physical

Education Department

SAT Update: On October 7, 2015, the CT State Board of Education adopted the SAT as the statewide

assessment in lieu of the Smarter Balanced Assessment (or SBAC) for grade 11 public

school students. This assessment was endorsed by Governor Malloy and has been ap-

proved by the U.S. Department of Education as part of CT’s Elementary and Secondary

Education Act Flexibility Request. The principles within this request are designed to

support State efforts to improve student academic achievement and increase the quality

of instruction.

The Connecticut SAT School Day will be administered to all 11th grade students on

March 2, 2016. The administration of the SAT will help reduce the testing burden and

potentially expand opportunities for students to use the state assessment results for col-

lege admission purposes as well. It will be important, however, to check with your col-

lege choices as to whether or not they require the essay portion of the SAT because this

will not be given as part of the state assessment.

Some additional details for the March 2nd, 2016 test day:

There are 3 parts to the SAT: Reading, Writing and Language and Mathematics.

Total testing time will be 3 hours.

The essay portion of the SAT will not be administered on March 2nd.

Four answer choices and no penalty for guessing.

400-1600 score scale.

While the Connecticut school-day SAT state assessment results on March 2nd, 2016 can

be used for college admission purposes as well, we encourage you to speak with your

child’s prospective college and determine if they require the essay portion. If that is the

case, speak with your child’s guidance counselor and discuss registering for an addition-

al SAT testing date. In order to take the essay portion of the SAT, all sections of the

SAT (Reading, Writing and Language and Mathematics) must be taken together on the

same day.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (860) 632-4841.

Music News

On Friday, January 16th and Saturday, January 17th,

Julia Allen (soprano) Megan Camilleri (clarinet), Jen-

nifer Salce (clarinet), and Merry Wang (flute) took part

in the Northern Region Music Festival with many other

talented High School students. These young musicians

were chosen by audition to take part in the festival. The

audition included playing or singing an advanced solo,

performing select scales and arpeggios and sight reading

or sight singing. Only students with the top scores were

accepted to perform with their Northern Region Festival

Ensemble. The festival included

many hours of rehearsal culminat-

ing in a fantastic performance

which took place at New Britain

High School on Saturday evening.

Principal Frances DiFiore fdifiore@cromwell.k12.ct.us x24904

Asst. Principal David DeCarli ddecarli@cromwell.k12.ct.us x24903

School Psychologist Kara Kelaita kkelaita@cromwell.k12.ct.us x24906

Speech Pathologist Laurie Cross lcross@cromwell.k12.ct.us x13312

Guidance Counselor Rebecca Stillman rstillman@cromwell.k12.ct.us x24908

Guidance Counselor Alicia Melillo amelillo@cromwell.k12.ct.us x24907

Guidance Counselor Deacon Chapin dchapin@cromwell.k12.ct.us x24909

School Nurse Vivian MacAlpine vmacalpine@cromwell.k12.ct.us x24911

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION

860-632-4841

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