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December, 2014

We provide parents with this Newsletter

as a means of helping you become better

informed about events and activities at

Sturgis. We hope that this type of

communication is helpful.

Communication, of course, is a two-way

street. Please do not hesitate in calling

us with a question.

Enrollment Period Underway

Sturgis Solar Initiative

Subway Lunch Options Sturgis is moving forward with its exciting solar energy initiative and has had initial contacts with three solar energy companies. A good number of parents, alumni, and community members have expressed their interest in being of assistance with the project, and the Sturgis Board hopes to form a joint Board/Community Member task force to help guide the planning and implementation of the project. We thank all of you that have provided financial support for the project via dona-tions to the William Sturgis Foundation. Don't worry as it is not too late to join in and support the effort by making a donation! Further information regarding donations can be found in this news-letter or on the Sturgis website.

We have finally worked out the logistics for students to have an option of ordering lunches online

from Subway and having the lunches delivered to the West and East campuses. We will be send-

ing out detailed instructions for this new opportunity on Friday, December 12 and then students

and/or parents can begin placing orders for lunch delivery starting on Monday, December 15 by

no later than 10 a.m. on the day the delivery is requested. Please watch for a separate special

email on Friday, December 12 regarding the detailed instructions for ordering online from Sub-

way.

We are presently in an enrollment period and accepting applications from

current grade 8 students for the 2015-16 school year lottery for places in

the upcoming grade 9 classes at the East and West Campuses. The final

date for filing an application for admission to Sturgis will be Friday, January 9,

2015, and the enrollment lottery will be held at Sturgis East on Friday, January

16 at 1 p.m. Applicants are now able to APPLY ONLINE! Click HERE for the

link. In addition, we will not be accepting applications for grade 10 for

2015-16 as our current grade 9 waiting list has 312 students. SIBLINGS AP-

PLYING FOR ADMISSION: Although siblings of current students are placed in

the first lottery pool, they MUST apply during the enrollment period to be

considered. Please make sure that we receive your child’s application by

January 9th.

GuideLines

from the Guidance Office

December 2014

Freshmen:

New Depression and Suicide Prevention Program

Freshmen parents should have received an email this week directing them to the Sturgis East website link below, providing details about this important program. http://sturgischarterpublicschool.org/guidance/documents/DepressionSuicideLetter.pdf

Please remember to submit the permission form required of each ninth grader before 12/22, also available from this link.

On 1/26/15 at 7:00 pm our guest presenter, Maura Weir will provide information about the upcoming se-ries. Maura is the Regional Manager for the Youth Suicide Prevention Project which has been designated a National Best Practice Prevention Program.

Sophomores and Juniors:

PSAT score reports and a guide for interpretation were mailed home this week. When you receive the score report, please take a few moments to review it with your child. Students

have had their test booklets returned to them so that they can review each question they might have missed and learn from their errors. Over the course of the next several weeks the guidance team will be meeting with sophomores to review their reports on an individual basis. At the start of the third quarter the guidance team will be meeting with juniors in English classes to review the score report format, discuss next steps with regard to college admissions testing (SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests), and to encour-age increased activity in terms of transition planning.

We recommend that the SAT and/or ACT be taken in the spring of junior year (April, May or June) and, if desired, again in the fall of senior year (September, October or November). PSAT scores do not get re-ported to colleges, although colleges may begin mailing information to your home if your child indicated they would like correspondence. This is a good time to advise your child to set up a “college only” email address to use for future inquiries as a way to manage the influx of correspondence that is about to arrive.

Seniors:

Seniors will have an assembly on January 6th to learn about their role in financing a college educa-tion. Then it will be time to get started on the financial aid application process. As with the admissions applications, have your seniors keep track of form requirements and deadlines for each school. The FAF-SA can be submitted after January 1, 2015. Please visit the guidance section of the Sturgis website for more information including local scholarships.

Yearbooks on sale now!

The price is $55, and sales will end by January 31, 2015. Order online at: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01059876

Hyannis Christmas Stroll

ABOVE: Sturgis East art students were invited to

create a wintry wonderland scene where children

can have their photos taken at the Hyannis Main

Street Christmas Stroll.

BELOW: Sturgis Elves added holiday spirit to festivi-

ties at the Hyannis Village Christmas Stroll on Main

Street last Saturday.

Despite yesterday's nor'easter, the East Winter Concert last night was a great success.

Congratulations to our talented student musicians and singers. Thanks to the Direc-

tors of Choirs - Laurie Davis; Sturgis String Ensemble - Dan Flonta; Jazz Band and Im-

provisation Combo - Jim Krikava for your dedication to the Sturgis music program.

Camp Sunshine

From December 5 - 7, two Sturgis East teachers and three students travelled to Cas-

co Bay, ME to volunteer at Camp Sunshine. Camp Sunshine is a retreat center for chil-

dren with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The session Sturgis attended

was geared towards children with brain tumors and their families. This was a reward-

ing experience for all involved and everyone from Sturgis spoke of returning to volun-

teer again in the future!

Pictured: With bear, Lilly Paradise; on right, Samantha Bryant

Winter Concert

Photos below:

Juniors doing a lab today where they testing Hydrogen. The pictures are of IB Chem SL students generating the Hydro-gen by reacting Zince and Sulfuric acid.

Thanks to all the donors who have contributed to the 2014-15 Annual Appeal.

It is not too late to contribute. It is not the amount you give that matters, it’s your action that counts! Our aim is

100% donor participation to demonstrate a collective base of support and enhance our ability to gain further

grant funding.

Christopher & Xanthipi Abel William & Laurie Agel Mary & Tony Agostinelli Melinda & Kenneth Aguiar Kristin & Robert Anderton Kathleen & Craig Bentley Laurel Bloom Marsha & James Boucher Corrine Brandi Krista Brejcha Ingrid Buntschuh Karen & John Burns Jacqueline & Michael Byron Cape Cod Synagogue Jeffrey Carr Janine Connors & Thomas Doherty Carol Conroy Madlyn & Daniel Coyne Dauphinais Family Diane & Thomas Dauwalder Marisa & Dennis Devine Karen & Tom Donahue Heather & Tim Feeny Jolanda Ferguson & Bob Wojtowitz John Fisher Beverlee & Thomas Flint Lenny & Adrienne Fontes Bettina & David Freelund Celia & Damon Gayer

Gini & Rick Germani Patricia Gerrior & Gordon Waring Jeff Gulko Edward O. Handy John & Barbara Hannon Joan & Kieran Healy Deirdre Healy Eric Hieser Joann Johnson & Peter Prygocki Raye Kaddy Laurie Kaiser & Jonathan Davis Michael Leahy & M.B. Maughan Frances Lightsom Katrin & James Linhares Donald Liptack & Diane Alfano Susan McCourt & Christopher Wheeler Deborah & Jon McDermott Karyn Metois Lyda Mihalyi Herb & Denise Millane David Miller Nan & Ken Moore Savannah Moynihan Anne & David Nastasi Lynn Parks Linda & Jim Peters Gene Pizzolato Michael Pol

Colleen & Timothy Potter Kathleen Power Lisa J. Rossi & Robert Nawoichik Patricia & Michael Sanders Norina & Howard Senzel Lisa & Skip Simpson Robin Singer Elizabeth & Kenneth Smith Kathleen & Gardner Smith Maureen & Sam Starr Elaine & Robert Sweeney Tim Telman John Temple & Ann Miller Pamela Thoits Olson Valerie & Patrick Taylor Kathleen & Carl Thut Fred Tirrell Whitney Troy-Vowell Carol & Jaan Vari Deborah & Salvatore Vasta William & Carmel Watson John C. Weeks & Elisabeth Collins Marion & Nate Weeks Carnes Weeks, Jr. Richard & Nancy Weida Ellen & Terence Whalen Karen & David Whitney Marianne & Gregory Williams Sandra Zabel Alla Zbinovsky

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 23– Alum Reunion

December 24-January 2

Winter Recess

January 9

Last day for Enrollment for next

year’s grade 9 class.

January 13-16

Mid-Year Exams

January 16

Lottery for next year’s grade 9

Support Sturgis Solar By going solar, Sturgis will be able to reduce our carbon footprint and electricity costs; support local “green collar” jobs; provide an op-portunity for students to learn first-hand about clean and renewable energy; and foster the International Baccalaureate (IB) goal to create awareness of local and global environmental con-cerns.

Remember, it’s not the amount you give that matters, it’s your action that counts! Donations can be made by check to: William Sturgis Friends of Education Founda-tion, PO Box 2012, Hyannis, MA 02601

ENGLISH ORALS FOR ALL SENIORS

All East and West Seniors will be doing English Oral Commentaries between

December 15th and January 7th at the First Baptist Church on Main Street, Hyannis.

Students will have the opportunity to talk about the poetry, drama and prose they

have been studying this semester. It is an extremely challenging and rewarding IB

Internal Assessment as each student is recorded in a 10 minute (SL) or 20 minute

(HL) conversation about the literature with their English teacher. The recordings are

graded by their English teachers and then samples are sent to be moderated by the

IB Examiners.

The works studied this semester include Hamlet, Jump and Other Stories, Sula, Es-

says of E.B. White, and the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy, Seamus Heaney and Robert

Frost. East students will walk to the Baptist Church while West students will be

shuttled back and forth to the Baptist Church in a school van.

Alumni Reunion

Sturgis Alumni Reunion will be on December 23. On Tuesday, December 23 from

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., both East and West campuses will be hosting alumni reunions, a tradition that began many years ago at Sturgis East.

The Sturgis East Reunion will begin coffee, etc. in the pit at 10 a.m. and then move to the Baptist Church Fellowship Hall to meet with grade 11 at 10:30 and grade 12 at 11:00. We will then have a pizza lunch at 11:45 and close the event at 12:30.

We look forward to reconnecting with our alumni every year and hope that as many alumni as possible can join us for these events.

Inclement Weather In the event of inclement weather causing the closure of school, Sturgis will notify parents via Fox TV Channel 25and NBC TV Channel 7by 6:00 a.m. Radio stations WXTK and

WOCN/WQRC will also announce school closings and delays.

To get automatic text messages to your cell regarding Sturgis

school closing, click here:http://whdhstore.hipcricket.com/