Spaulding High School

We have had a great winter and we have so much to celebrate. I hope you take the time to read about our accomplishments.

Spaulding's FBLA chapter earned the prestigious Gold Seal Chapter title and an impressive 6 additional awards at the recent State Leadership Conference. With a record-breaking 41 students showcasing their skills and talents with 17 students winning medals in diverse events such as Business Communications and Public Speaking, the Spaulding chapter's success mirrors dedication, talent, and leadership within the FBLA community.

Carter Proulx earned the Navy ROTC Marine Option Scholarship valued at $180,000. This is a very competitive scholarship and only nine were awarded in the New England Region. Carter will attend Norwich University and, upon graduation, will commission in the United States Marine Corps as a second Lieutenant.

Jackson Rup was recently awarded the Air Force Junior ROTC J-100 Scholarship. This scholarship is only awarded to the top 100 AFJROTC senior cadets nation-wide. The value of this scholarship is $200,000 and covers tuition, books, room fees, transportation costs, and a monthly stipend. Jackson will attend Plymouth State University and, upon graduation, will commission in the United States Air Force as a second lieutenant.

Spaudling's Air Force Junior ROTC Drone Team took first place in the first National Remote JROTC Discover Drones Championship. The team consisted of drone pilot Mateo Notron, spotter Chayse Lochan, and support members Noah Jackson and Dylan Gravallese. The team flew the drone with FPV goggles through a specific obstacle course consisting of various flags and gates and won with their best time of 19.3 seconds, only 1.4 seconds faster than the second place team from California.

April 5-7, Model UN competed at a conference at Dartmouth College against 500 other delegates in a variety of committees and topics. Rachel Baughman and Gavin Boudreau both received verbal commendations for their performances! Great job to everyone who competed!

The MUN team had delegates in the following committees:

• International Court of Justice: Nuclear Weapons
  
• European Union: Genomic Data Security
  
• DISEC: WMDs & Violence in Central Asia
  
• Historical Crisis Committee: German Unification
  
• Current Crisis: British Budget
  
• Future Crisis Committee: Election of 2100
  
• Ad Hoc: McCarthyism

Spaulding will be hosting a Career and College Fair on May 8th. We currently have 64 colleges, businesses, and community partners who will be in attendance. Students will have opportunities to talk with college representatives, look at post-graduation employment opportunities, as well as participate in on-the-spot interviews for summer jobs.

On March 23rd, our freshman class participated in our first Freshman Pathways Day. While sophomores and juniors took the PSAT/SATs, freshmen had the opportunity to participate in field trips to explore various post-graduate pathways. Students were able to attend field trips for healthcare to Frisbie and Portsmouth Hospital, cosmetology at Paul Mitchell the School, building and fixing at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, business and marketing at the Fisher Cats, manufacturing at Sig Sauer, and continuing education at NHTI, Great Bay Community College, and Southern New Hampshire University.

Our goal continues to be that every student walks across the stage at graduation with a pathway for the future.

Students are working on their last lessons in Xello. The grade-level topics are Study Skills and Habits, Program Prospects, Work/Life Balance, and Career Path Choices. Seniors are presenting their Senior Portfolios as part of their graduation requirements in their advisories.

Spring Testing Update: We're thrilled to share that our recent spring PSAT10 and SAT testing session was a success! Students showed remarkable dedication and focus during the exam, and we're proud of their hard work. Looking ahead, we have the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS) Science testing scheduled for May 1st and 2nd for all juniors. This assessment is a valuable opportunity for students to demonstrate their scientific knowledge and skills. We encourage all students to prepare diligently and approach the upcoming tests with confidence. Thank you for your continued support in helping our students excel academically!

NHS recently did a very successful Choose Love:Cup of Kindness event, where students had to write something nice about someone or something else. They would then receive a free cup of hot chocolate. NHS was able to service almost 400 students during this event! We then posted up some of the comments on our NHS Bulletin Board for the whole school to see. NHS has been trying to promote kindness and school spirit, and our students were very passionate about this event.

We had a very successful and entertaining March production of Cinderella. Over 2000 people saw the show! Thank you to the parent volunteers, community sponsors, and dedicated supporters of our theater program.

After a long drought with our last appearance being in 2015, our team played in some very tough playoff games to advance to the state championship.

Coach Ferullo was named the Division 2 Hockey Coach of the Year by his peers. Last year, the program did not qualify for the playoffs. A year later, we are playing in the State Championship game.

Ryan was voted by the Hockey Coaches Association as an All State first team selection. This is quite an honor for our Junior.

Our Varsity Football team was voted the best sportsmanship ion Division 1 by the NH Football Officials Association. This is the third time the program has been honored with this award.

A special thank you goes to our interns from UNH who spent the year learning with us. We will really miss them and we wish them the best of luck as they hunt for their first job!