Congratulations to the recipients of the February Cougar CARES Awards.
Faculty and students can nominate one student each month for a Cougar CARES Award. The goal is to recognize and celebrate students who demonstrate the actions described in the ConVal C.A.R.E.S. (Community, Adaptability, Respect, Engagement, and/or Safety) behavior matrix.
The following students were recognized:
Freshmen: Alex Akerley, Owen Chauncey, Nora Eliopoulos, Ally Larson, Olivia Michaels, Henry Siegl, Henry Vivilecchia
Sophomores: Amanda Bergeron, Eliza Bull, Hannah Daniels, Autumn Pierson, Kalyn Ross, Ryan Whitney
On Saturday, the Youth and Government delegation from ConVal High School went to the State House in Concord to participate in the pre-legislative session with 200 students from around the state.
The event was part of the Youth and Government program, sponsored annually by the YMCA, which allows high school students to serve in model governments at the local, state, national, and international levels.
During the session, junior Gabby Ramsden was elected as the 2024 Youth Governor. Ramsden distinguished herself by giving two great speeches and answering difficult questions about key issues in the state of New Hampshire.
Ramsden will be traveling to Washington, DC, in the spring to meet with other youth governors and learn about leadership. Congratulations, Gabby!
The World Language Department would like to announce and congratulate the February World Language Students of the Month.
These students demonstrate the keys to being successful language learners by having a positive attitude and a willingness to take academic risks. They demonstrate perseverance and curiosity and have proven themselves to be successful collaborators.
German: Jasmine Gagne, Owen Beaulieu
Spanish: Annabelle DeLisle
Congratulations!
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Congratulations to ConVal senior Chris Robbins who was crowned state champion 2023 NHIAA Division III Championships. Registering his 100th career win in the first match of the state tournament by pin, Robbins won the 195 weight class championship matchup against Alex Descoteau of John Stark High School.
At the NH State Meet of Champions at Bedford High School on February 25, Robbins defeated Tom LaCroix in the quarter-finals and Zachary Connerty in the semi-finals. At the same event, he received the DiCenzo-Gavriel Award for Best Sportsmanship and won a scholarship as one of the top three student-athletes in the sport.
Robbins went on to compete on March 3-4 in the New England Championships at the Providence Career and Tech Academy in Providence, RI, where he defeated Imanol Taveras of Providence in the quarter-finals and placed third overall with a semi-final win over Brendan Gilchrist of Norwalk, CT.
Congratulations, Chris, on a stellar wrestling career at ConVal!
ConVal senior Daniel McCall garnered first place in the District 2 American Legion Oratorical Contest which was held at Post #23 in Milford on Saturday, February 11.
McCall had prepared for a pair of successful speeches, one on the "elastic clause," a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) which grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary for carrying out the enumerated list of powers, and the other on section 1 of the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing citizenship rights to natural born or naturalized U.S. citizens, including the right to due process and equal protection under the law. Additional preparations included the 6th Amendment (the right to a speedy and public trial in front of a jury of peers), the 10th Amendment (the relationship between the federal government’s powers and those powers reserved to the states), and the 16th Amendment (the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes).
The mission of the American Legion Oratorical Contest is to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation for the U.S. Constitution among high school students. Speaking subjects must be on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution.
The competition is held in two rounds. The first set of speeches involves orations on a constitutional topic and are eight to ten minutes long. In addition, contestants prepare four three- to five-minute speeches on four different constitutional amendments and must be ready to speak on all of them. One of these assigned topic speeches is then chosen for presentation at the contest.
With his win at the District 2 American Legion Oratorical Contest, McCall advances to the state-level contest which will be held at St. Anselm College in Manchester on March 11.
German teachers Liz Concannon and Cindi Hodgdon are proud to announce the results of the National German Exam. Congratulations and certificates are going out to the following students:
Earning Bronze in level 2:
Izzy Jobin
Nathan Klonel
Earning Achievement Awards in level 2:
Ronia Foecking
Maeve Finn
Kai Reitnauer
Clara Christensen
And earning Achievement Awards in level 4:
Colby Sullivan
Jennifer Hopkins
Eva McCullough
Laramie Wilson
The National German Exam is administered each year to over 20,000 high school students of German. The exam is comprised of multiple-choice questions, a listening and viewing portion, and a reading portion. All materials used in the exam come from authentic resources.
Congratulations to the recipients of the January Cougar CARES Awards.
Faculty and students can nominate one student each month for a Cougar CARES Award. The goal is to recognize and celebrate students who demonstrate the actions described in the ConVal C.A.R.E.S. (Community, Adaptability, Respect, Engagement, and/or Safety) behavior matrix.
The following students were recognized:
Freshmen: Sophia Aiken, Isaac Clough, Chloe Gallagher, Olivia Michaels, Ema Richardson
Congratulations to Esther Janis who has been nominated for an American Visions Award by the regional New Hampshire Scholastic Arts awards committee.
Janis received the nomination for her photograph "Finding Youth."
Scholastic Arts American Vision Award nominees must have a Gold Key work with an original, authentic voice or vision. Jurors consider a number of factors that combine the recognition of talent and the representation of diverse mediums, viewpoints, and backgrounds.
For the adjudication panel, Janis' photograph stood out as a "Best in Show" representative for this year's Scholastic Arts Awards exhibition that took place on February 5.
Congratulations, Esther, for this first-ever recognition by a ConVal High School student!
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers announced the winners of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Congratulations to the nine students who received Gold Keys, Silver Keys, and Honorable Mention recognitions in the following categories:
Ceramics & Glass
Audrey Lang
"Blueberry Pint," Gold Key
"Oranges," Honorable Mention
Garret Rousseau
"Pitcher," Gold Key
Ava Solod
"Peace Tea Inspired Teapot Set," Gold Key
Digital Art
Maggie Fry
"Buzzzzz," Honorable Mention
Kalyn Ross
"Eyes," Silver Key
Drawing & Illustration
Ruthie Cassidy
"Emotional Migraine," Honorable Mention
Autumn Dahl
"Autumn's Mom," Honorable Mention
Painting
Leigha Psiras
"Among The Crowd," Honorable Mention
Each year, Scholastic Arts partners with more than 100 visual arts and literary arts organizations across the country to bring the Awards to local communities. Teens in grades 7 through 12 apply in 29 categories of art and writing.
Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
The World Language Department would like to announce and congratulate the January World Language Students of the Month.
These students demonstrate the keys to being successful language learners by having a positive attitude and a willingness to take academic risks. They demonstrate perseverance and curiosity and have proven themselves to be successful collaborators.
Congratulations to the recipients of the February Cougar CARES Awards.
Faculty and students can nominate one student each month for a Cougar CARES Award. The goal is to recognize and celebrate students who demonstrate the actions described in the ConVal C.A.R.E.S. (Community, Adaptability, Respect, Engagement, and/or Safety) behavior matrix.
The following students were recognized:
Freshmen: Alex Akerley, Owen Chauncey, Nora Eliopoulos, Ally Larson, Olivia Michaels, Henry Siegl, Henry Vivilecchia
Sophomores: Amanda Bergeron, Eliza Bull, Hannah Daniels, Autumn Pierson, Kalyn Ross, Ryan Whitney
Congratulations to the recipients of the February Cougar CARES Awards.
Faculty and students can nominate one student each month for a Cougar CARES Award. The goal is to recognize and celebrate students who demonstrate the actions described in the ConVal C.A.R.E.S.
On Saturday, the Youth and Government delegation from ConVal High School went to the State House in Concord to participate in the pre-legislative session with 200 students from around the state.
Congratulations to ConVal senior Chris Robbins who was crowned state champion 2023 NHIAA Division III Championships. Registering his 100th career win in the first match of the state tournament by pin,
ConVal senior Daniel McCall garnered first place in the District 2 American Legion Oratorical Contest which was held at Post #23 in Milford on Saturday, February 11.
McCall had prepared for a pair of successful speeches,
German teachers Liz Concannon and Cindi Hodgdon are proud to announce the results of the National German Exam. Congratulations and certificates are going out to the following students:
Congratulations to the recipients of the January Cougar CARES Awards.
Faculty and students can nominate one student each month for a Cougar CARES Award. The goal is to recognize and celebrate students who demonstrate the actions described in the ConVal C.A.R.E.S.
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers announced the winners of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Congratulations to the nine students who received Gold Keys, Silver Keys, and Honorable Mention recognitions in the following categories: