Stoughton Public Schools

Congratulations to Andrew Causey (1st place), Noah Schwenzfeier (2nd place), and Adam Raja (3rd place), all sophomores at Stoughton High School, for winning the VFW's Voice of Democracy audio essay contest at the local level this school year! High school students across the country enter this contest. This year, students were asked to record a 3-5 minute audio essay answering "What are the greatest attributes of our Democracy?" At SHS, students in the Pre-AP US History class submitted entries. Stoughton American Legion Commander Michael Pazyra, representing the Stoughton VFW on behalf of Commander James Kelly, presented certificates and prizes to the local winners at SHS last week. The three winners from SHS are pictured here with Commander Pazyra, SHS Principal Julie Miller, SHS History Department Director Jaime Regan, and SHS Pre-AP US History teacher Melanie Ingrao.

Our MIAA Student Ambassadors, SHS seniors Jarred Daughtry, Morgan Groppi, and Bunmi Fabikun, pictured left to right, attended the 29th Annual MIAA Sportsmanship Summit, held November 9, 2023 at Gillette Stadium.

Congratulations to Stoughton High senior Morgan Groppi for signing her letter of intent to play lacrosse at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire! Morgan served as a captain of the SHS girls lacrosse team last spring, earning team MVP and Hockomock League honorable mention recognition. She is also an accomplished field hockey player at SHS, serving as a captain of the team this fall season.

The Patriot Ledger recognized Stoughton High junior Devon Rossi Benson, a lineman on the SHS football team, as one of 40 "unsung heroes" on high school football teams across the South Shore this season. Devon, wearing his 76 jersey, is pictured here. From the Patriot Ledger: [Devon] has made an impact for the Black Knights on both sides of the ball. Coach Christopher Evans said he consistently faces double-teams, and even an occasional triple-team, in the trenches. "He goes hard, never makes an excuse and shows up ready to work," Evans said. "We've had to make some adjustments up front on the offensive line and he does whatever is asked of him."

Here is a look at some 7th grade artwork at the O'Donnell Middle School. Students practiced observation drawing by looking very closely at little pumpkins. Then they practiced value scales and added value to the pumpkins (again by looking very closely at them on the tables) using both pencil and charcoal. Lastly, the students learned about color theory to choose color schemes for a watercolor resist background using crayons and watercolor.

Congratulations to O'Donnell Middle School 8th grade students Jhayla Sealy (1st place), Colin Thornton (2nd place), and Jason Ikonitskiy (3rd place) for winning the VFW's Patriot's Pen Essay Contest at the local level this school year! All students on team 8B at the OMS recently participated in this annual contest. The Patriot's Pen contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300-400 word essay expressing their views on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. The 2023 essay theme was “How are you inspired by America?” Stoughton American Legion Commander Michael Pazyra, representing the Stoughton VFW on behalf of Commander James Kelly, presented certificates and prizes to the winners at the O’Donnell Middle School Wednesday morning. The three winners from OMS are pictured here with Commander Pazyra, OMS Principal Katrina Crowley, and team 8B social studies teacher Caitlin Valair.

Ms. Gaul's third grade students at the Wilkins School recently met for the first time with their kindergarten buddies in Mrs. Faria's classroom. Third grade students had chosen a book to read to their buddies and then together they colored a fall picture. Ms. Gaul's students were great role models and Mrs. Faria's kindergarteners were super excited to make a new connection at the Wilkins!

First graders in Mrs. Russell's class at the South School read the book "Creepy Carrots". The students were then given clothespins and craft sticks with a challenge of building a fence to keep the Creepy Carrots in the garden. They planned, created, and worked through problems! Take a look at some pictures here...

Hansen School students made cards for veterans, decorating the front of the card and writing a message inside expressing gratitude for their service. These cards were given to the Stoughton Redevelopment Authority to display for the Veterans Day parade on November 11. The Redevelopment Authority office is located across from the Town Hall, which is on the parade route. First grade students are pictured here with some of the cards that were made.

The Gibbons School focuses on a positive character trait each month and the students pictured here were recently recognized for showing integrity during the month of October! Outstanding work!

In honor of Election Day, Dawe School first graders learned about the voting process and took part in a mock election by setting up a polling location with voting booths in school. They even received "I voted" stickers! Students learned why it is important to voice their opinion by voting and how they can help their community by getting out and voting. Students also learned about when people vote and how they have to go to a polling location and cast a ballot. All of the first grade classes at the Dawe earned a compliment party and were voting on a movie to watch for the compliment party. "Monsters, Inc.", "A Bug's Life", and "101 Dalmatians" were on the ballot, and in a landslide victory, "Monsters, Inc." won! "Monsters, Inc." teaches about friendship and being open to new ideas and having a growth mindset (all part of our SEL curriculum)!

As part of the C.A.R.E.S. initiative at the Wilkins School, students learn about how to best exemplify the traits of Community, Acceptance, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self Control throughout the school year. Community was the first positive character trait that the Wilkins focused on this school year. Congratulations to the Wilkins students pictured here for exemplifying community!

Here are some pictures from the South School PTO's annual fall Pumpkin Patch!

5th grade students at the Hansen School are pictured here after completing a challenge to make the longest paper chain they could using just one sheet of construction paper (along with scissors and tape).

Here are some recent examples of student artwork in the Gibbons School Art Studio! Great job!

Here are pictures from the assembly at the Dawe School where principal Mr. Cancellieri kissed a pig to celebrate the Dawe surpassing its fundraising goal for the recent fun run event! The assembly started with Mr. C. reading the book "Our Principal Promised to Kiss A Pig". Then Mr. C. fed a cracker and gave a kiss to Prosciutto, a pig from Alpine Acre farm in Stoughton!

Updated breakfast and lunch menus can be found here: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/page/menus

We had a photo shoot with our SHS fall sports captains last week and here they are sporting their new captain's jackets. Looking sharp!

Here is a look at students in Mrs. DeMayo's 2nd Grade class at the South School participating in a read aloud last week with the book "First Day Jitters." Those first day jitters are now out of our system and we are having a great second week of school!

First grade students at the Hansen School are pictured standing behind a welcome back sign on the first day of the 2023-2024 school year.