News & Announcements

for KRHS

Important Dates For February & March

February 5: No School- Teacher Professional Day

February 6: School Board Meeting 6:30pm

February 11: 6:00 PM Poetry Out Loud Semi-Finals at New England College

February 14: Winter Theater One-Acts 7pm

February 15: Winter Theater One-Acts 7pm

February 20: School Board Meeting 6:30pm

February 24-February 28- Winter Break

March 6: Kearsarge Chorus Festival 6:30pm

March 13: School Board Meeting 6:30pm

March 18: Blood Drive

March 20: Kearsarge Band Festival 6:30pm

March 21: No School- Teacher Professional Day

March 27: Applying to College for 11th graders 6:00-7:00pm (on Zoom)

News and Announcements

Poetry Out Loud

Six students competed on Monday, January 27 in the school-wide Poetry Out Loud contest. Poetry Out Loud is presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. The program encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life.

Students first competed in the classroom setting by memorizing a poem from the Poetry Out Loud anthology of poems and scored using a scoring guide that takes into account Physical Presence, Voice and Articulation, Interpretation, Evidence of Understanding, Accuracy, and Overall Performance.

Prior to the competition, students attended a workshop with Brian Evans-Jones, a juried poetry teaching artist in New Hampshire and Maine and has taught Poetry Out Loud workshops in both states since 2016. He has also coached the Maine and New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud state champions. He was formerly the Poet Laureate of Hampshire, UK (where he lived before moving to New England in 2014), and was the poetry winner of the 2017 Writers Exchange Award from Poets & Writers.

Congratulations to the winner, LILAH BARTHOLOMEW, as well as our runner-up, GREYSON ESENWINE. Lilah will be moving on to the semi-final competition which will be held on at 6:00PM February 11 at New England College. This event is open to the public so bring your friends and family!

Please Come Present Your Field at Our Career Day on 3/28

Kearsarge Regional High School is excited to bring back College & Career Day this spring--a full day of activities & presentations offered as a "Passport to Success"--and we need your help!

We invite you to join us as a presenter at KRHS for College & Career Day, which is scheduled for March 28th, 2025 (Snow Date: Monday, March 31st)!

We are hopeful that presenters will sign up to offer a group presentation for one or more sessions during the day and/or join us for the lunch/Career Expo. If you are able and willing to stay the whole day that would certainly be wonderful!

We are looking for presenters from all career sectors. Please fill out the attached form if you are able to, or respond to this email with the pertinent information, so we can add you to our day. If you have questions or need additional details, please reach out to ELO Coordinator, Amanda Leslie, at aleslie@kearsarge.org.

The schedule for the day includes the following blocks of time to choose from:

AM Sessions 9:30-11:05 (Arrival Time 9:00)

Session A 9:30-10:15

Session B 10:20-11:05

Lunch/Career and College Expo (Gym) 11:10-12:15 (Arrival Time 10:45)

Grade 9/10 Lunch 11:10-11:40

Grade 11/12 Expo

Grade 11/12 Lunch 11:45-12:15

Grade 9/10 Expo

PM Session 12:20-1:50 (Arrival time 12:00 PM)

Session C 12:20-1:00

Session D 1:05-1:50

If you are able to provide one or more sessions and/or participate in our Career and College Expo, please communicate how you will be able to participate.

If you agree to hold a session, please share a draft title and one to three sentence description. Your focus could be different for different sessions!

Additionally, we are hoping to hold several raffles throughout the day. Please let us know if you are able to contribute a raffle item and/or bring swag to offer session participants.

We anticipate making this event a huge success, with your participation. Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. Reach out with any questions, concerns, or feedback. Please provide us with the best way to reach you, if it is not via this email. I look forward to hearing from you.

Concord Regional Technical Center Visit to KRHS

CRTC presented their "roadshow" to current grade 10 students. CRTC presented programs and courses available to students by hearing from instructors and current students. Any student interested in applying to CRTC should complete the application process beginning February 1st. Interested students should also plan to sign up for the tour scheduled for February 4th. Email your school counselor with any questions about courses or the process to apply . To learn more about CRTC, visit https://thecrtc.org/ .

Sugar River Regional Technical Center Visit to KRHS

SRVTC presented their programs to KRHS students during flex on January 30th. SRVTC presented programs and courses available to students. Any student interested in applying to SRVTC should complete the application process as soon as possible. Interested students should also plan to sign up for the tour scheduled for February 10th. Email your school counselor with any questions about courses or the process to apply . To learn more about SRVTC, visit https://www.sau43.org/o/srv-rtc

Registration for 2025-2026 Classes

The course schedule for school year 25-26 is underway. While we are still doing the behind-the-scenes work, please start thinking about what classes you should and want to take next year. Ask your teachers about the progression of classes and what you should sign up for.

Course selections for the 25-26 school year will begin at the end of February to the beginning of March.

Students in grade 8 received information at the high school during an Open House on January 29th and will register for courses at the beginning of February.

The KRHS Program of Studies (google doc) or can be accessed here (pdf)

February Graduate Portfolio Updates:

Attention Seniors: February is a month during which students should be focused on making progress on their portfolios, including their Capstone project. Details for each component of the Capstone Project can be seen by students in their Google Classroom and the Graduate Portfolio Handbook can be accessed on the KRHS Website. Students will be working adding components of the Graduate Portfolio throughout February and March. Link to Graduate Portfolio Website.

Winter One Acts:

Presenting the following One-Act Plays

1. How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery by Don Zolidis

Directed by Emma Geraghty

*Comedy in 40 minutes. Five mysterious color-coded guests. A mansion. A murder. Can the killer get away with it? And how will the sleuths bring them to justice? A handy guide for how to escape the law when you just happen to be a prime suspect of a mysterious murder.

2. Check Please by Jonathan Rand

Directed by Calvin Smith

* Comedy in 30 minutes - Check Please follows a series of blind dinner dates that couldn't get any worse -- until they do.

3. In the Forests of the Night by Del Martin

Directed by Sandra Nelson

Please be advised that this play has mature situations and themes.

* Drama in 35 minutes. Thirteen students are compelled by their dreams to play a game in the woods to keep a mysterious "thing" at bay.

When: Friday, February 14, and Saturday, February 15th (snow date if needed - February 16th at 5 pm)

Time: 7pm

General Admission: $5

All performances will take place in the Kearsarge Regional High School auditorium.

For tickets: email senelson@kearsarge.org

OR use the QR code attached

New ELO Website

Check out the updated Extened Learning Opportunity Website that includes a wider sense of what's available, the ELO process, as well at community partnerships. The homepage is linked.

The Art of Music

The Art of Music Class has a bulletin board hanging in the cafeteria! Students created winter soundscapes on GarageBand and then created Northern Lights winter landscapes to accompany them. The landscapes have been posted in the cafeteria along with a QR code that can be scanned to listen to the songs created by our students.

Community Service Reminder:

Remember that it is a KRSD Graduation requirement to complete 20 hours of community service by the time you graduate. Forms to submit community service can be found on the school website, in your Advisory Google Classroom, and picked up in the Guidance Office. Completed forms should be turned in at the main office or guidance office to be logged.

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