March 29, 2024

Seekonk High School News

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So far we have been without the need for any school snow days. Each year the unknown number of days may require an adjustment to the last day of school. We will need to wait to see what the rest of winter brings.

March is filled with a number of activities here at the high school. The Drama Club is intensely preparing for their performance of Cinderella. The performance will include a number of Seekonk talented students will be performed on March 15, 16 and 17. I hope you will be able to attend one of the performances. The show will start at 7 pm on Friday and Saturday night with a matinee Sunday afternoon.

MCAS testing for English Language Arts for all grade 10 students takes place on March 26th and 27th. This year will be the first time that students at the high school will take a computer based form of the MCAS. The third quarter comes to a close on March 29th. Report cards will be available soon after that.

There have been a number of sports events to make note of during the Winter season. Below are a few of the highlights:

SHS Athletic News from Athletic Director, Fred CrippenIn February we saw some outstanding performances from Seekonk Swimmers at the MIAA Sectionals at MIT. Last Saturday, Freshman Jayla Pina took 3rd place in the 100 yard Breast Stroke and 5th place in the 100 Free. Sunday, Blake Anderson won the 50 yard freestyle while Finn Paterson took fifth and Brett Mancini took 11th in the Diving Competition. Next up will be the States this weekend at Boston University.
Congratulations to Coach Matt McCartin and the Seekonk High School Boys Indoor Track team who are the 2019 Division 5 State Champs having won the MIAA Divisional Championship up in Boston. The team used great performances from Henry Jordan, Andrew Cabral, Hunter Studley, Brandon Gomes, Jake Gausland, Matt Silveira, Matt Dundas and Matt Alvarez to lead the Warriors to victory. On the girls side, Cammie Garabian and Ashleigh Wyrostek went 1-2 in the shot put competition. Cammie’s throw of 45-3 set the Division 5 record.
The Lady Warrior Basketball team is playoff bound and will conclude their regular season at Old Rochester.

Congratulations to the Seekonk/DR Ice Hockey team who worked hard all season long. Recently they downed Apponequet High School 7-3 at the New England Sports Village. Liam Fecteau scored two goals while Ben Lunnie, Connor Dowty, and Devin Dailey scored a goal apiece and Charlie Lehourites had two assists.

The Seekonk Athletic Department is proud to announce an addition to the coaching staff. Long time staff member Mrs. Jenn Borden will take over this Spring Sports season as the Head Coach of the Girls Tennis team replacing Mr. Mike Petrucci who will now be in charge of the Boys Tennis team.

The seniors really stepped up on “Senior Night” for Coach Alex DaLuz and the Seekonk Boys Basketball team. Trailing most of the game against the Norton Lancers, the Warriors fought back behind the efforts of Adam Horowitz, Devon Bento and Logan Casala before falling in overtime 78-71. The Jayvee boys won their fifth game in a row climbing to 10-9 on the season in dramatic fashion Wednesday night. Tyler Sceeles hit a game winning buzzer beating three point field goal to down Norton 55-53. The freshman fell to Norton 64-46.

Another change in the coaching ranks for Seekonk High School this spring is in Softball. Award winning Seekonk Head Field Hockey Coach and Hall of Famer Kim Pellerin will assume the Head Coaching Softball duties and will be assisted by Ms. Keri Kozlowski and current Head Girls Basketball Coach Bill Paulo.

The deadline for registering for a Spring Sport is March 4th and that no student-athlete will be permitted to tryout without a completed online registration and a valid physical.

“Free” physicals will be made available Thursday, May 14th in the Nurse’s Office at Seekonk High School at 2 PM. Anyone wishing to take advantage of this opportunity should drop by either the Main Office or the Nurse’s Office and pick up the necessary paperwork.

The first official date of Spring sports practice is Monday, March 18th All Spring student-athletes and their parents are to attend a mandatory MIAA Pre Season Meeting on Tuesday, March 5th in the SHS auditorium at 6:30. Following a short general presentation, each sport and its coaching staff will hold individual meetings to go over schedules and expectations.

News from the SHS Guidance Office Families of juniors and sophomores: On March 13th the counseling department will host a college planning night in the Seekonk High School library from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. An admissions representative from Quinnipiac College will be covering the college search through the admissions process.

Reminder for seniors: Local scholarships are starting to come into the guidance office. Check the board outside of guidance and pick up an application in the guidance office. These are the scholarships which will be given out on Class Night.

Reminder for juniors: There is an SAT prep class offered at SHS on Wednesday nights from 7:00- 9:00 PM beginning March 6th (through May 1st). Registration forms are in the guidance office.

The cost is $125; payment is due February 27th. Please see your guidance counselor with questions.

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