On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, ConVal Drama performed The Wolves by Sarah de Lappe. De Lappe was a MacDowell Colony Fellow in the fall of 2019 and visited with students at ConVal in November.
The Wolves takes place in an indoor soccer facility where members of a soccer squad — "The Wolves" — go trough warmup routines and stretching exercises while discussing personal relationships, popular culture topics, politics, and the lives of some of the adults with whom they interact.
Each of the girls is identified only by their jersey number, a reflection of both their intensely cultivated team identity and the incurious anonymity of the high school life that surrounds them. Throughout the play, which takes place over several weeks in the soccer season leading up to the final game, each team member struggles to assert her individuality while also being part of a group.
The Wolves was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the Yale Drama Series Prize, and received the American Playwriting Foundation's inaugural Relentless Award.
ConVal took the mat last Wednesday against John Stark and White Mountains for senior night.
Seniors Evan Shippee, Theo Cross, and manager Evan Sussman were all honored before the duals.
Evan Shippee performed solidly and racked up two pins to capstone his career at home. Theo Cross had an exciting come-from-behind victory, pinning his opponent after falling behind 13-2.
On Saturday, February 22nd, the Cougars will be in Pelham for the D3 State Tournament. ConVal will have 13 of the 14 weight classes filled and have an outside shot at bringing home some team hardware in a division that is expected to be dominated by perennial powers Bow and Plymouth Regional.
Manufacturing Month 2019 Recap, a February 2020 publication by the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, features the field trip of CTE students to Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer TRM Microwave in Bedford last fall.
On October 17, 2019, ConVal's ATC Center took CTE Manufacturing students on a tour of TRM Microwave, an RF/Microwave design, engineering, and manufacturing company. The field trip was part of the celebration of National Manufacturing Month.
Please see the related web post on the ConVal website here. To read the entire publication, please click here.
The ConVal School Counseling Department will host its annual College Planning Night for all juniors and their parents on Wednesday, February 5 at 6:30 pm in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre.
Moira Valenti from the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) will deliver the presentation.
Selecting colleges and applying for admission can be overwhelming. There are applications to be completed, deadlines to meet, essays to write and policies to understand.
This session is intended to educate the student and family about the college admission process. Topics include: narrowing your list, questions to ask on a college tour, college essay pointers, the application timeline, and the basics of financial aid.
Freshmen and sophomore students had an opportunity to explore elective courses for the 2020-2021 school year. The event took place during the TASC flex time block in the ConVal cafeteria.
Teachers and upper-level students, who have taken or are currently taking these elective classes, were on hand to talk about the courses and how they enhance learning.
Course registration for the upcoming school begins mid-February, so this was a well-timed event to explore many of the options offered by the following departments: Applied Technology Center, English, Health and Wellness, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, and World Languages.
Among the electives for the 2020-2021 school year are: 2D Studio Art, 3D Studio Art, AP US History, AP World History, Aesthetics and Ideas, Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, Business, Careers in Education, Ceramics, Chamber Choir, Chemistry, College Composition, Computer Programming/Networking & Robotics, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Creative Writing, Digital Photo & Video, Engineering, Firefighting & EMT, German, Graphic Design, History of Rock and Roll, Human Nature and Storytelling, Instrumental Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Introduction to Guitar, Jazz Band, Manufacturing/Woodshop, Marching Band, Mass Media Communication, Music in Media, Music Theory and Keyboard Playing, Personal Fitness, Philosophy, Psychology, Select Chorus, Spanish, Studio Art Extension ELO, Theatre Arts/Workshop, Western World Heritage, World Religions, and Young Adult Fiction.
In a hard-fought contest, ConVal's Unified Basketball Team defeated Fall Mountain with a score of 44-29 in their home opener on Tuesday, February 3.
Scoring was spread throughout the lineup and was highlighted by multiple three-point shots by Parker Nason. "The team worked together and this, combined with the support of our enthusiastic crowd, helped secure the victory," coach Kevin Carne said after the game.
Next, the team travels to Hinsdale on February 12th, followed by a home game against Stevens on February 13th.
You are cordially invited to an Open House of the Region 14 Applied Technology Center (ATC) at ConVal Regional High School on Sunday, February 16, 2020, from 1-3 pm.
The Region 14 ATC serves the school districts of ConVal, Jaffrey-Rindge, and Mascenic. Students have the opportunity to participate in career and technology education programs such as:
Automotive Technician
Building Trades
Business
Careers in Education
Computer Networking
Digital Photo and Video
Firefighting and EMT
Graphic Design
Manufacturing (with optional welding component)
Pre-Engineering
Parents and students, learn about the opportunities to help students become career and college-ready.
Industry and employers, connect with our instructors to help us prepare the future members of your workforce.
Community members, experience the amazing things happening in your own backyard!
For questions or to RSVP, please contact ATC Director Jen Kiley at jkiley@conval.edu or 924-3869 ext. 3010.
The Library Learning Commons served as the location for ConVal’s Hour of Code TASC event on January 31.
Students scheduled themselves to this opportunity and were free to explore, with the assistance of librarians Rachael Bowman and Ashley Jones, a variety of coding-related activities. They either followed activity-related instructions or were free to experiment with coding on their own.
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science.
The coding events have since become a concerted, worldwide effort to celebrate computer science. Last year, more than 130,000 Hour of Code events were conducted in over 180 countries.
"School Counselors: Helping Build Better Humans" is the theme of this year's National School Counseling Week which is being celebrated during the week of February 3-7, 2020.
National School Counseling Week is sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
Each day of the week is devoted to a different theme:
Monday: Happy National School Counseling Week
Tuesday: Lend a Helping Hand
Wednesday: Offer Encouragement
Thursday: Show Appreciation
Friday: Be the Change in the World
Thank your school counselor today and take a photo of the day’s theme to share it on Twitter, Facebook and/or Instagram with hashtag #NSCW2020.
For more details, visit the National School Counseling Week page on the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) website.
On February 4, freshmen and sophomores will be attending an elective fair to learn more about the variety of courses that are offered at ConVal. There are more than 40 electives to choose from.
This fair is important for students to be able to make informed decisions about course selections. Registration begins in mid-February, so this is a great time to explore new options.
Students will come with their homeroom TASC groups to the cafeteria. Teachers and students, who are currently enrolled in the electives, will be available to share information about the courses in the following areas:
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, ConVal Drama performed The Wolves by Sarah de Lappe. De Lappe was a MacDowell Colony Fellow in the fall of 2019 and visited with students at ConVal in November.
The Wolves takes place in an indoor soccer facility where members of a soccer squad — "The Wolves" — go trough warmup routines and stretching exercises while discussing personal relationships, popular culture topics, politics, and the lives of some of the adults with whom they interact.
Each of the girls is identified only by their jersey number, a reflection of both their intensely cultivated team identity and the incurious anonymity of the high school life that surrounds them. Throughout the play, which takes place over several weeks in the soccer season leading up to the final game, each team member struggles to assert her individuality while also being part of a group.
The Wolves was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the Yale Drama Series Prize, and received the American Playwriting Foundation's inaugural Relentless Award.
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, ConVal Drama performed The Wolves by Sarah de Lappe. De Lappe was a MacDowell Colony Fellow in the fall of 2019 and visited with students at ConVal in November.
Manufacturing Month 2019 Recap, a February 2020 publication by the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, features the field trip of CTE students to Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer TRM Microwave in Bedford last fall.
The ConVal School Counseling Department will host its annual College Planning Night for all juniors and their parents on Wednesday, February 5 at 6:30 pm in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre.
Freshmen and sophomore students had an opportunity to explore elective courses for the 2020-2021 school year. The event took place during the TASC flex time block in the ConVal cafeteria.
You are cordially invited to an Open House of the Region 14 Applied Technology Center (ATC) at ConVal Regional High School on Sunday, February 16, 2020, from 1-3 pm.
The Region 14 ATC serves the school districts of ConVal,
“School Counselors: Helping Build Better Humans” is the theme of this year’s National School Counseling Week which is being celebrated during the week of February 3-7, 2020.
National School Counseling Week is sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
On February 4, freshmen and sophomores will be attending an elective fair to learn more about the variety of courses that are offered at ConVal. There are more than 40 electives to choose from.
