New Arrival Routines At ConVal High SchoolBlue Cohort freshmen who arrive a ConVal Regional High School are adapting quickly to the new arrival routines which include daily survey questions and a temperature check before they can enter the building or proceed to a designated tent for their first block class.
Student Arrival ProcedureStudent arrival at ConVal High School now includes a daily COVID-19 screening procedure. Students wait in line, with their masks on, to answer questions about possible contacts with coronavirus patients and recent travels outside the New England states.
Morning Temperature CheckThe daily arrival routine at ConVal Regional High School includes a check-in procedure which involves asking students COVID-19 related questions and a touchless temperature check before they can enter the building.
Chorus Class Begins With StretchesMr. Moore's Chorus Class, which is divided into in-person and remote students, begins with stretches to loosen the diaphragm and the lower lungs for proper breathing in support of a fuller voice. Breathing exercises are critical to the success of an aspiring vocalist.
Art Class Discusses Studio ComponentIn Ms. G's Art Class, the essential question of the week in 2D Studio Art is "What is a Studio?" Students are looking at the work of contemporary artist Hope Ginsburg and her video "Conjure A Studio" from PBS Digital Studios series The Art Assignment.
Teacher PreparationCourtney Smith, an English teacher at ConVal High School, uses her teacher preparation time to refine her presentation. The cart next to her contains all the equipment that is needed to allow for live-streaming in tents.
ConVal Regional High School will offer the PSAT on Saturday, October 17, this year.
The PSAT is an optional test for 11th grade students to help them prepare for the SAT, and it also serves as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship. 10th grade students may also take the exam, but will not be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship consideration.
The cost of the PSAT is $17. There is a limited number of testing seats available.
Both Gold Cohort and Blue Cohort students will test on the same day but in separate areas of the building and will have a staggered arrival and departure time.
Gold Cohort students will need to arrive and be in their test rooms by 7:30 am. Blue Cohort students will need to arrive and be in their test rooms by 8:30 am. The test takes approximately 3 hours. Students will need their own transportation to and from the testing.
Sign up information and payment must be received by Friday, October 9. Payment by check can be mailed to the high school, ATTN: Stacy Whitaker, or can be dropped off at the school between 7:30 am – 2:00 pm. Please call the Counseling Office at 924-4120 or the main office at 924-3869 when you arrive in the bus loop by the front apron (flagpole). Someone will come out to collect payment and provide a receipt.
Seniors will be taking the SAT, standardized test widely used for college admissions, on Wednesday, October 14, at ConVal High School. This testing date is replacing the statewide assessment that was canceled this spring.
For students who are not testing, this will be a remote learning day. Students from each cohort will arrive for testing, and be scheduled for dismissal at staggered intervals.
Blue Cohort students will arrive and need to be in their testing rooms by 7:30 on the morning of testing, and will be dismissed at approximately 1:00 pm.
Gold Cohort students will arrive and need to be in their testing rooms by 8:45 on the morning of testing and will be dismissed at approximately 2:25.
Each cohort’s testing rooms will be located in separate areas of the building.
Students wishing to opt out from testing must return this Opt-Out Form to Tim Cotreau (tcotreau@conval.edu), Director of School Counseling, by October 1 via email, or via regular mail to the address provided at the bottom of the form.
More details will be released as we get closer to the exam date.
In the video presentation below, school nurse Gretchen Shippee explains the COVID screening procedure for students as they arrive on campus at ConVal Regional High School.
Please click on the play button below to watch the 3½ minute video.
The following locations will be used for the screening:
Two screening stations will be set up at the main entrance near the apron.
One screening station will be set up for ATC area classrooms and the tents nearby.
One screening station will be set up at the gym entrance.
Two screening stations will be set up for the outdoor classrooms (tents) on the athletic fields.
ConVal Regional High School will offer the PSAT on Saturday, October 17, this year.
The PSAT is an optional test for 11th grade students to help them prepare for the SAT, and it also serves as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship. 10th grade students may also take the exam, but will not be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship consideration.
The cost of the PSAT is $17. There is a limited number of testing seats available.
Both Gold Cohort and Blue Cohort students will test on the same day but in separate areas of the building and will have a staggered arrival and departure time.
Gold Cohort students will need to arrive and be in their test rooms by 7:30 am. Blue Cohort students will need to arrive and be in their test rooms by 8:30 am. The test takes approximately 3 hours. Students will need their own transportation to and from the testing.
Sign up information and payment must be received by Friday, October 9. Payment by check can be mailed to the high school, ATTN: Stacy Whitaker, or can be dropped off at the school between 7:30 am – 2:00 pm. Please call the Counseling Office at 924-4120 or the main office at 924-3869 when you arrive in the bus loop by the front apron (flagpole). Someone will come out to collect payment and provide a receipt.
ConVal Regional High School will offer the PSAT on Saturday, October 17, this year.
The PSAT is an optional test for 11th grade students to help them prepare for the SAT, and it also serves as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship. 10th grade students may also take the exam, but will not be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship consideration.
Seniors will be taking the SAT, standardized test widely used for college admissions, on Wednesday, October 14, at ConVal High School. This testing date is replacing the statewide assessment that was canceled this spring.
For students who are not testing, this will be a remote learning day. Students from each cohort will arrive for testing,
In the video presentation below, school nurse Gretchen Shippee explains the COVID screening procedure for students as they arrive on campus at ConVal Regional High School.
Please click on the play button below to watch the 3½ minute video.
The following locations will be used for the screening:
Two screening stations will be set up at the main entrance near the apron.
The start of school which, in the past, was marked by students reconnecting in packed hallways after the long summer break, felt a bit different this year at ConVal High School.
COVID health check protocols were conducted on everyone before they could enter the building. Signage reminded staff and students to remain 6 feet apart and to wear masks.
Lance Levesque who teaches digital media at ConVal’s Region 14 Applied Technology Center has just been recognized by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) as an “Educator of Distinction.”
Educators of Distinction are outstanding role models and exemplary practitioners who have made a lasting difference in a student’s life by encouraging them to strive for excellence,
ConVal High School was notified by the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) that it will receive the Associations’ Sportsmanship Award.
In a letter to the high school administration, Executive Director Jeffrey Collins wrote: “On behalf of the NHIAA Sportsmanship Committee, I am pleased to inform you that you will be receiving the NHIAA/National Federation of State High School Associations’
Congratulations to all the graduates of the Class of 2020!
Your class will determine how we will recover and rebuild our society. Keep our ConVal community in your memory as you embark on a new life of vision, purpose, and hope.
You have been successful and achieved a myriad of accomplishments while at ConVal.
New Arrival Routines At ConVal High School Blue Cohort freshmen who arrive a ConVal Regional High School are adapting quickly to the new arrival routines which include daily survey questions and a temperature check before they can enter the building or proceed to a designated tent for their first block class.
Student Arrival Procedure Student arrival at ConVal High School now includes a daily COVID-19 screening procedure. Students wait in line, with their masks on, to answer questions about possible contacts with coronavirus patients and recent travels outside the New England states.
Morning Temperature Check The daily arrival routine at ConVal Regional High School includes a check-in procedure which involves asking students COVID-19 related questions and a touchless temperature check before they can enter the building.
Chorus Class Begins With Stretches Mr. Moore's Chorus Class, which is divided into in-person and remote students, begins with stretches to loosen the diaphragm and the lower lungs for proper breathing in support of a fuller voice. Breathing exercises are critical to the success of an aspiring vocalist.
Art Class Discusses Studio Component In Ms. G's Art Class, the essential question of the week in 2D Studio Art is "What is a Studio?" Students are looking at the work of contemporary artist Hope Ginsburg and her video "Conjure A Studio" from PBS Digital Studios series The Art Assignment.
Teacher Preparation Courtney Smith, an English teacher at ConVal High School, uses her teacher preparation time to refine her presentation. The cart next to her contains all the equipment that is needed to allow for live-streaming in tents.
