Weekly Update 6/9
Dear NCHS Family,
Gala Tonight:
Our Visual and Performing Arts Celebration of the Arts Gala is tonite at 7:00 pm. The purpose of the event to is showcase our NCPS students and to raise funds for the Saxe lighting and NCHS sound and lighting system. We hope that you can either attend the concert or make a donation to help us move forward with the NCHS upgrades next year.
To purchase tickets: http://www.ncps-k12.org/Page/4693
To make a donation: https://newcanaan.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/541/8/False/True
Recognition Assembly:
On June 2, we held our annual Recognition Assembly. Please click here to see the awards and the recipients.
Exam Schedule:
Graduation:
NCHS Graduation is set for Tuesday, June 20 outside at Dunning Stadium at 5:00 pm. If needed, there will be a rain date on Wednesday, June 21.
Grace Farms Study Space:
Grace Farms Cultural and Community Center will provide reserved study space for students in its Library June 13–18. Located in the River building at 365 Lukes Wood Road with more than 1,400 books, as well as collaborative space to work in its Commons, Grace Farms has also offered to put out lawn games and have open court time to play pickup games so students can have active study breaks as well as providing complimentary snacks. Study space will be available Tuesday–Wednesday, June 13–14 2–8 pm, Thursday, June 15 2–5:30 pm and
Friday–Sunday, June 15–18 2–6 pm.
Friday–Sunday, June 15–18 2–6 pm.
As always, thank you for your support!
Be well and stay healthy NCHS!
Bill Egan
Upcoming Events:
6/9 Tonite - Visual and Performing Arts Gala 7:00 pm
6/14 Final exams begin
6/20 Senior Breakfast - cafeteria 9:30 a.m.
Graduation Rehearsal mandatory 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Graduation line up starting 4:00 p.m. NCHS Gym
Graduation 5:00 p.m. Dunning Stadium
Pictures from around NCHS:
Department News:
World Language:
The World Language program continues to thrive in New Canaan. Currently the NCHS World Language department has 55 sections. We have 33 Spanish sections, 9 French sections, 10 Latin sections and 3 Chinese sections. In the 17-18 school year there is an increase in total sections. We will have 59 sections!
In the 17-18 school year there will be 33 Spanish sections, 11 French sections, 11 Latin sections and 4 Chinese sections. We are especially pleased to share that we are adding two level 5 classes: UCONN level Latin Class and a Chinese 5H class!
English Department:
Things are winding down around the English department, and the department is busy finalizing grades and preparing for final exams.
The 9th and 10th grade teams have completed scoring student portfolios, our departmental summative assessments for student writing in those grade levels. Scores are now available on the portal.
This past Friday, the department participated in the NCHS awards assembly, honoring a number of junior and senior students for outstanding achievement in English. A complete list of the awards can be seen on the school website, but here are a few pics of the highlights.
Math Department:
The Mathematics Breakfast took place this past Monday morning in the Wagner Room. Students were recognized for their achievement on the American Mathematics Competition, Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, and the NCHS Math Team. In addition, those students who were recognized for achievements in mathematics at the Recognition Assembly last week were again honored. Congratulations to all!
M3 Algebra II students worked in groups to create study guides and study questions for an assigned unit from semester two. Each group presented their work and shared their study guides with their classmates to help each other prepare for final exams.
VPA News:
NCHS Theatre Students Win Halo Awards under the direction of Dee Alexander
The Seven Angels Theatre presented the 14th Annual Halo Awards at the Palace Theatre in Waterbury celebrating the best in Connecticut high school theatre. New Canaan High School attended the awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 31. This year 64 schools participated. The New Canaan High School Theatre Program received a total of 18 nominations, 13 nominations for “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue” and 6 nominations for “Feathers in the Wind”.
NCHS won the following awards: Best Actor in a Contemporary Musical for “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue” by Joseph Turner, Best Actor in an Ensemble Play for “Feathers in the Wind” by Ian McPeake, Best Featured Dancer for “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue” by Maddie Freidland, and Best Dancing for “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue”. The students performed “My Favorite Son” at the awards ceremony from “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life in Revue”.
The New Canaan High School Theatre Program has had a very successful year of productions beginning with our fall productions of “The Wizard of OZ” and “Feathers in the Wind”, our winter musical “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life in Revue” and our spring musical “The World Goes Round”. It was an exciting year of performances.
The New Canaan High School Theatre Program has had a very successful year of productions beginning with our fall productions of “The Wizard of OZ” and “Feathers in the Wind”, our winter musical “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life in Revue” and our spring musical “The World Goes Round”. It was an exciting year of performances.
Cast of Feathers In The Wind
The cast of The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue
Music Tech:
The waiting is almost over! FLTR 2017 - From Rams to Lambs a mixtape of original music created by seniors in Mrs. Moody's Music Tech 4 classes will be released on June 15th. Music includes the traditional graduation recessional written by Nicole Howard-Krogg.
CTE Department News:
The students in the Baking & Pastry Arts course have been busy with the end of the semester baking labs which includes checkerboard cookies, truffles, and a Cupcake War Competition. Congratulations to Natasha Tchir, Emily Bryant, Lauren Canet, Jennifer Loomis, Collin Milano, Allison Pitts, Grace Ruksznis, and Connor Markey for winning the overall best cupcakes. The baking classes also enjoyed a crepe demonstration from Chef Jeff Trombetta, instructor at NCC.
Mrs. O'Connor's Civil and Engineering class has just concluded land surveying and will begin soil testing and analysis. This is their last activity before reviewing for their college exam.
Mrs. O'Connor's Woodworking 1 class is completing their box and bandsaw projects and then beginning review for their final.
Mrs. O'Connor's Woodworking 2 and 3 classes are trying to conclude their manufacturing project. They are finding that communication, teamwork, and planning really play a role in creating even a prototype before they begin their final products. They are also prepping for their final presentation of their product and portfolio.
Mrs. O'Connor's Set Design class is concluding their prop construction for their final project and prepping for their presentation for their portfolio.
Mrs. O'Connor's 3D Animation class are concluding their animations from Autodesk Maya and beginning their rendering process into Adobe After Effects. They will then prepare for final presentations. They are all excited about the possibility of winning an award for most elaborate, most entertaining, best craftsmanship, and class favorite to conclude their final.
Advanced TV Broadcasting - Congratulations to NCTV and The Morning Announcements team for being named 'Best News Show' in the2017 Area9 Access Awards! You can watch their winning entry here. With 4 live events over the past the few weeks, including the 3-hour Film Festival and the Recognition Assembly, students have been quite busy. Look for both events to air on the channel soon.
Today was the final Morning Announcements show of the year, but if you missed the live broadcast you can watch it here.
Intro to TV - Students are working on their final project of the year- to produce a live TV show from scratch. Right now, the class is working together rehearsing lines, editing scripts and practicing their studio. Students will perform their final show live during their exam period.
Graphics - Students are finishing up their personal logos and getting their final portfolios together, both of which they'll present during the exam period. For the logo project, initial sketches were drawn first and then a detailed pencil layout was created. From those a final, electronic version is designed on the computer using Adobe InDesign.
Library update:
