SPS Weekly Newsletter
December 22, 2023
O'Donnell Middle School 8th grade student Darren Mahagan received quite the surprise during lunch on Monday. OMS Principal Katrina Crowley went to the microphone in the cafeteria and said she had a special announcement for Darren and asked him to come up and join her. Once Darren got up to the front of the cafeteria, Mrs. Crowley said she wasn't the one who should make the announcement and said there was a special guest who would make the announcement instead. Darren, who at this point started to figure out what was going on, saw his mother, Breanna Hewson, emerge from the band room in her Army uniform. Ms. Hewson recently joined the Army and had been training in Missouri for the past five months, and other than a brief visit in October, hadn't seen her son. Watch them reunite in this video!
Congratulations to Stoughton High senior Alyssa Edwards for signing her letter of commitment to play softball at University of Hartford in Connecticut! Alyssa, a former South School and O'Donnell Middle School student, is a multisport athlete and captain, and vice president of the senior class.
"Alyssa is an exceptional student-athlete and role model. She sets high standards for herself and her teammates, communicates clearly, and supports everyone in her school and athletic community," SHS softball coach Laura Whittaker said.
"Over her high school career, among other accolades, she has been a multi-year Hockomock League All-Star, team MVP, and Enterprise All-Scholastic. A two time team captain, her leadership makes others feel included and important in the program’s drive to league and tournament success," Coach Whittaker continued. "Hartford is extremely lucky to have a student-athlete of Alyssa’s ability and character. We wish her the best of luck in her college career."
There was a signing ceremony for Alyssa last Friday in the SHS gymnasium where she was joined by her parents, family, members of the SHS administration and athletics department, teachers and coaches, as well as a group of her teammates and friends. Take a look at more pictures from the signing ceremony here.
Save the date! Registration for the Stoughton Public Schools February Vacation Humanities Camp opens January 2, 2024! This vacation camp is a free program offered to SPS students currently in grades 2-5. The camp will be held at the Gibbons Elementary School, 235 Morton St., from 8:30am-12:30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the February vacation week (February 20-22).
This is an exciting opportunity for students to participate in a reading/ELA/social studies project based learning program that will enhance their educational experience.
For more information and for the link to register (starting January 2), click here.
Another friendly reminder that with the school year underway, we want to make sure we have accurate and updated emergency contact information and health information for your child. Please log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account, click on the forms link in the left navigation menu and update any information that is not accurate in the two forms - Current Student Information/Emergency Form and Current Student Health Information. When you have updated the information, please click on submit at the bottom of each of the forms. If your child's information is accurate, please click on submit at the bottom of each form to indicate that you have reviewed the data and it is accurate.
