Mariner Weekly

Good Morning Mariners!!

Please see some important information below:

Congratulations to seniors Maryann Dillion, Ved Jain, Molly Nide, and Michael

Tresvalles for being named Commended Scholars by the National Merit

Scholarship Program for their outstanding performance on the 2019 PSAT, which

serves as the qualifying test for the program. Their scores have placed them

among the top 34, 000 students from over 1.5 million students who take the test

each year. Additional kudos go to Michael Tresvalles, who scored amongst the

top 16,000 students and now moves on as a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.

Please join us via google meet at 6pm this Tuesday, October 27th for Coffee with the Principal! While it might be difficult to serve you coffee, we will be meeting to discuss the year thus far with our newest Mariners. You will hear from Mrs. DeGrandis and I along with you children's class advisors and a few of our seniors as we talk about our freshman class and what to expect as we move to hybrid instruction. This will be a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you this Tuesday! Please see the google meet code below:

meet.google.com/wkt-ueed-yfi

We are very excited to welcome our students back to school on Monday, November 9th!

Hybrid cohort days and bus passes should be available on the Parent Portal today.

Safety will be our number one priority, as it always is! Here are some of the controls put in place to support student and staff well-being:

• Daily Covid Forms: Forms will be available on the Parent Portal and must be filled out prior to student arrival each morning. Failure to fill out the form will result in lost class time. Please make it a habit of filling out the form prior to your child leaving for school.
• Morning drop-offs and students congregating in the auditorium and gymnasium - In order to reduce the volume of students in the common areas waiting for the opening bell, students will go directly to their classrooms upon arrival. Buses will begin dropping off students at 7:00am. Students who are dropped off or drive themselves to school will enter through door 18 near the gym in the rear of the building and move directly to their first period classrooms. All teachers will be on their posts or at their doors at 7:00am.
• Masks and Faceshields - Masks are a requirement for all students and staff throughout the day.
• Non-touch Hand Sanitizer Stations - Located in every classroom, bathroom, and all common areas for appropriate use.
• Classrooms have been set up to support social distancing. Rows will skipped and we will use a checkerboard pattern to support in-class seating arrangements.
  
• Cleaning between classes - Teachers will be in the hallway monitoring students as they move between periods. As students arrive and enter the classroom, they will pick up a wipe and to clean their respective desk. Wipes will be discarded and hand sanitizer used following cleaning.
• Cafeteria - The vending machines will not be accessible and students should be informed that they are not permitted in the cafeteria unless they have an assigned classroom period.
• Bathroom usage - Bathrooms will be locked between periods every day and will be unlocked during periods for oversight and social distancing control. Teachers are assigned duties every period at each of the respective locations. If a student needs to use the restroom, he/she will be required to provide their Bathroom Pass. Students will mobilize to the nearest restroom and will be asked to sign in at the respective desk. Only 2 students will be permitted to utilize a particular bathroom at one time. Students will sign out when they are done.