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Originally delivered on 6/5/2022 8:03 pm

SUBJECT: The Weekly Ram, June 6 - 10

WEEK OF JUNE 6
PFA NEWS + EVENTS

To view upcoming PFA events, scroll to the bottom of this newsletter or view the full calendar on the PFA website.

Snacks Needed for Final Exams!

The PFA wants to help students be at their best during final exams and we need your help! We will be offering free snacks in between exam sessions on each exam day. 

Please click HERE to use the Sign Up Genius to donate snacks and/or volunteer to staff the tables. Snacks should be dropped off between Monday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 8. 

Contact Stephanie Mashia, Meghan McDonough, or Meg Saunders with any questions. 

Final Exam Schedule

Final Exams will start Thursday, June 9th and end Wednesday, June 15th. The schedule this year is slightly different with review days being held on June 8th and June 13th.  Makeup days are June 16th and 17th. Click HERE for the complete schedule

NEW Home of the Rams Mural at NCHS!

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, the PFA, with help from NCHS art students, commissioned and painted a Home of the Rams Mural on the exterior wall of the Ram Pasture Cafe.  Please come see it next time you’re on campus.  It looks fantastic!

COUNSELING NEWS
Senior Reception
Monday, Jun 13 | 5:00 PM

The Senior Internship Reception will be June 13th from 5pm to 6pm in the NCHS auditorium. All seniors who participated are expected to attend. Parents, Internship Hosts, and mentors are also invited to attend the end of year presentation.

2022 SAT and ACT Testing Dates

Students may register for the SAT test at www.collegeboard.org and for the ACT test at www.actstudent.org. When registering, remember to keep AP test dates in mind!

ACT/PSAT Dates
SAT Dates
PSAT Date
June 11
August 27
October 16*
July 16October 1*
September 10*November 5*
December 10*December 3

*Offered at NCHS
PSAT Fall Sign Ups

The PSAT will be offered at New Canaan High School on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Juniors will register for the test online beginning September 7th. Registration instructions will be sent home this summer, and the fee is $40.00.

School Counselors recommend that all members of the Junior class take the PSAT as preparation for the SAT that is usually taken the following spring. This PSAT test is also the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship Program for Juniors and is the only date the PSAT will be offered at NCHS.

COMMUNITY NEWS
The FOOD PACK is back!

Our goal is to pack 250,000 meal bags and we need your help! Rally friends, neighbors, school teams and clubs, church groups, family - this event is open to all!

WHAT: Please join SLOBS and Pura Vida by packing meals for those impacted by the war in Ukraine, as well as others who are food impoverished worldwide. 

WHEN: June 24 - 26, 2022 

WHERE: New Canaan High School cafeteria

HOW:  Click HERE to sign up for a packing shift or go to www.gracecommunity.info.

Ukraine Charity Concert at NCHS
Wednesday, Jun 15 | 7:00 PM

Please come out and support Unusually Quiet, a NCHS student band, who is having a Ukraine Charity Concert on June 15th at 7:00 PM in the NCHS Auditorium. All concert proceeds will be donated to the Ukraine Red Cross. Click HERE to purchase tickets.

Juneteenth Community Celebration
Sunday, Jun 19 | 4:00 PM

Please join us for a community picnic welcoming all ages! Bring your own food! Come celebrate together with fun activities and live music! Dancing highly encouraged. The event will be hosted on the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society Lawn.

A LOOK AHEAD
Mark Your Calendars!
Thursday, June 16
10:30a NCHS Graduation Ceremony
Friday, June 17
Half Day / Last Day of School
See the Full Calendar
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