Uphill BattleOne of the entries into the snowman contest was a photo that seems to metaphorically express an uphill battle against snow. For more on the competition, which was held as a school-wide activity during social distancing, see the web post below.
NH Teacher Of The Year Finalists Meet As A GroupThe NH Teacher of the Year 2020 and the NH Teacher of the Year 2020 finalists, including ConVal's Sarah Grossi, were invited to speak to the NH State Board of Education. Grossi noted that "We all shared what was in our hearts and what is important to us as educators."
"Painting With Light" Photo Exhibit At The SAUThe SAU office is currently hosting in its main waiting area a photo exhibit by Mr. Levesque's Photo II students, entitled "Painting with Light."
Ice Hockey Team Advances To D III Semi-FinalsCongratulations to the ConVal-Conant Boys Varsity Ice Hockey team as they advance to the D III Semi-Final Round in the NHIAA State Tournament! They will play on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Plymouth State University with a start time of 7:30 PM.
Ben Conant Presents On Sports PhotographyBen Conant (Class of 2000), who works as an editor at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and covers sports for the paper, explains to Mr. Levesque's class how he uses a slower than usual shutter speed, combined with subject tracking, to convey motion in sports photography.
Unified Basketball Ends Season With Keene GameThe ConVal Unified Basketball team played its final season game at home against Keene High School. The bench looks at Coach Carne as he gives the squad currently on the court a double "thumbs up" for holding to the team strategy and for scoring from different positions.
Students in Mr. Bowman's class are currently studying World War I. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has variously been declared a "war," students were asked to create posters in the style of World War I public information campaigns.
"The point of this activity is for the students to show they understand the sacrifices that Americans made during World War 1," Mr. Bowman said. "WWI was the first time in history that the entire country mobilized like this. And frankly, we can use it to learn some lessons as we go through a crisis of our own right now."
"Students were asked to use Google Draw or Slides or draw on paper to make a public service poster where they advise Americans what they can do to fight the coronavirus. The poster should compare a sacrifice made during WWI to one we can/should make today."
"Some of the students' posters might seem a little heavy-handed or out of line with contemporary conventions. This is not because the students were being disrespectful. They were trying to use themes and strategies (and in some cases the wording) of World War One posters."
As the varied creative approaches to this activity show, the students were clearly engaged in this assignment!
On what would normally have been a snow day on Tuesday, students and staff were invited to build snowmen as a way to deal with social distancing and to connect through a school-wide, shared activity.
The results were creative, imaginative, and sincere expressions of school spirit. Many of the snowmen featured Cougar sports teams.
Other snow creations took more unusual routes: From the snowman who looks longingly at the driveway to the N95-masked snowman, from the snow woman taking a bubble bath (including a scented candle) to the impressive Maya pyramid that was an entry specific to the Social Studies department, the photo submissions showed off the full spectrum of student and staff creativity.
Check out the photos below, and thank you all for the submissions!
On behalf of Athletic Director John Reitnauer, please read the announcement below.
For Immediate Release March 23, 2020
RE: NHIAA Championships
By unanimous vote, the NHIAA Executive Council has enacted a resolution in order to fulfill its duties with regard to the awarding of State Champion and Runner-Up plaques and medals to teams participating in tournaments cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-Champions will be awarded to the highest-seeded team remaining on each side of the NHIAA Tournament bracket. All other teams remaining in the tournament will be awarded Runner-Up plaques and medals.
...
Boys Basketball — Division II
Basketball Champions - ConVal and Bow Runner-Up - Oyster River, Hollis Brookline, Hanover, Kennett, Pelham, Lebanon
This comes from a parent with students at both the middle school and high school levels.
"Thank you to all the staff of the ConVal school district. In my household, day one of online learning has been a success.
From listening in to the amazing high school teachers connect with my students, to my middle schooler singing for his music class.
Thank you for all the efforts leading up to this day. For us, it’s been successful."
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Students in Mr. Bowman's class are currently studying World War I. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has variously been declared a "war," students were asked to create posters in the style of World War I public information campaigns.
"The point of this activity is for the students to show they understand the sacrifices that Americans made during World War 1," Mr. Bowman said. "WWI was the first time in history that the entire country mobilized like this. And frankly, we can use it to learn some lessons as we go through a crisis of our own right now."
"Students were asked to use Google Draw or Slides or draw on paper to make a public service poster where they advise Americans what they can do to fight the coronavirus. The poster should compare a sacrifice made during WWI to one we can/should make today."
"Some of the students' posters might seem a little heavy-handed or out of line with contemporary conventions. This is not because the students were being disrespectful. They were trying to use themes and strategies (and in some cases the wording) of World War One posters."
As the varied creative approaches to this activity show, the students were clearly engaged in this assignment!
Students in Mr. Bowman’s class are currently studying World War I. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has variously been declared a “war,” students were asked to create posters in the style of World War I public information campaigns.
“The point of this activity is for the students to show they understand the sacrifices that Americans made during World War 1,”
On what would normally have been a snow day on Tuesday, students and staff were invited to build snowmen as a way to deal with social distancing and to connect through a school-wide, shared activity.
The results were creative, imaginative, and sincere expressions of school spirit. Many of the snowmen featured Cougar sports teams.
On behalf of Athletic Director John Reitnauer, please read the announcement below.
For Immediate Release March 23, 2020
RE: NHIAA Championships
By unanimous vote, the NHIAA Executive Council has enacted a resolution in order to fulfill its duties with regard to the awarding of State Champion and Runner-Up plaques and medals to teams participating in tournaments cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ConVal senior Angus Kirkpatrick, an engineering student in the Region 14 Applied Technology Center (ATC), has received certification as a SolidWorks Associate.
The CSWA exam is one of the most widely used mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) packages in the world. SolidWorks is an example of how certification can distinguish a standout designer or design engineer from the rest of the crowd.
On Monday, March 2, Jacob Demers received a Certificate of Appreciation from Jerry Galus of the Peterborough Economic Development Authority (EDA).
Demers was recognized for his contributions to a panel at Franklin Pierce University where he explained the many educational opportunities and benefits that the Region 14 Applied Technology Center (ATC) offers ConVal High School students through its Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes.
The ConVal Nordic team had an excellent day of racing in Whitefield, NH on Saturday, culminating in two skiers qualifying for the NH U16 team and another skier taking 4th place in the Boys B race.
Allison Bull and Jaimini Viles each skied fast enough to have their combined times from the NH Coaches Series February 1 classic race and this Saturday’s skate race place them in the top 24 boys and girls in the State in the U16 category (birth years 2004 and 2005.)
ConVal senior Liam McCall (center) won first place in the District 2 American Legion Oratorical Contest which was held at Post #23 in Milford on Saturday, February 15. McCall won with a pair of successful speeches, one on the principle of no taxation without representation and the second on an assigned topic, which for McCall was the 20th Amendment.
Uphill Battle One of the entries into the snowman contest was a photo that seems to metaphorically express an uphill battle against snow. For more on the competition, which was held as a school-wide activity during social distancing, see the web post below.
NH Teacher Of The Year Finalists Meet As A Group The NH Teacher of the Year 2020 and the NH Teacher of the Year 2020 finalists, including ConVal's Sarah Grossi, were invited to speak to the NH State Board of Education. Grossi noted that "We all shared what was in our hearts and what is important to us as educators."
"Painting With Light" Photo Exhibit At The SAU The SAU office is currently hosting in its main waiting area a photo exhibit by Mr. Levesque's Photo II students, entitled "Painting with Light."
Ice Hockey Team Advances To D III Semi-Finals Congratulations to the ConVal-Conant Boys Varsity Ice Hockey team as they advance to the D III Semi-Final Round in the NHIAA State Tournament! They will play on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Plymouth State University with a start time of 7:30 PM.
Ben Conant Presents On Sports Photography Ben Conant (Class of 2000), who works as an editor at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and covers sports for the paper, explains to Mr. Levesque's class how he uses a slower than usual shutter speed, combined with subject tracking, to convey motion in sports photography.
Unified Basketball Ends Season With Keene Game The ConVal Unified Basketball team played its final season game at home against Keene High School. The bench looks at Coach Carne as he gives the squad currently on the court a double "thumbs up" for holding to the team strategy and for scoring from different positions.
