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Saturday, June 14, was set as the official graduation date by the ConVal School Board in their February 18 meeting.

The start time for the outdoor ceremony will be at 10:00 am on Stadium Field. If there is inclement weather, the graduation date will remain Saturday, June 14, but will take place inside the Robert McGuire Gymnasium, with the same start time of 10:00 am. 

Each graduate will be given six (6) tickets for guests to attend outside graduation. If graduation takes place inside, each graduate will be limited to four (4) guests. 

If the ceremony is conducted outside, there will be additional first-come, first-served self-seating options on the stadium field bleachers. In the past, there have also been some spectators who have watched from outside the stadium field. 

For viewers who are unable to attend the graduation in person, the event will also be live-streamed online at [www.youtube.com/@convalevents](http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/PKoGoy9G4osKcUeL9GuQ0g\~\~/AAAAARA\~/bw56ATr0HknaqIY9lsft9JDsdyauFExybEJpBONOoE1t_rPdTva9rJWM7vg3jBU38dHQ4XQkCOkJKsdKkLbl3prdYsulsNU-48vQHfVGYHJSRjJjHIonBTMY4y_NCAsb).​ 

If you have any questions, please direct them to ConVal High School’s graduation advisors at <graduationadvisor@conval.edu>. The graduation advisors will send future updates to candidates for graduation to their school [cvsd.me](http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/A2FYBm4WTn5g2Gw4usWQMQ\~\~/AAAAARA\~/QvAH6orPyY7HyRRs8BCMmRAjqZi97BoD3qhQ13nWhoo8BTkF0w-KFO3nXLpB_tH0SM7a5O98f4h-I7zMNJMbp1BjNAW3Q-0tAb04yOCV6p4\~) accounts. 


ConVal High School Graduation set for June 14, 2025

If you graduated or received a certificate of completion from ConVal High School in 2023 and received special education services, please complete the Post School Outcomes Survey.  You can access the survey with this [**link**](https://nhdoe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV\_5t2A3D7IsuiGyA6).


Post School Outcomes Survey

ConVal Regional High School and the Region 14 Applied Technology Center (ATC) do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.

The purpose of the educational program at ConVal Regional High School is to provide students with a college and career readiness curriculum that encompasses knowledge, skills, and competencies for success.

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at the Region 14 ATC provide students with a wide range of skills demanded in the labor market while preparing them for post-secondary degrees in technical fields.

Programs include offerings in Automotive Technology, Business, Careers in Education, Computers & Information Technology, Construction Trades, Digital Photo & Video, Engineering, Graphic Design, and Manufacturing.

Admission to CTE programs is open to all students in grades 10-12. Some programs have an application process and are subject to prerequisites, which are specified in our [Program of Studies](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKXInxf42XL64e6xWe947iTa7qGyDRJj/view).

Running Start and dual credit options with the New Hampshire Community College system are available for an additional fee.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Ann E. Forrest, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent Title IX Coordinator 106 Hancock Road Peterborough, NH 03458 aforrest@conval.edu (603) 924-3336 x2026; Cari Christian-Coates, M.Ed. Director of Student Service 504 Coordinator 106 Hancock Road Peterborough, NH 03458 ccoates@conval.edu (603) 924-3336 x2048.


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Are you or someone you know looking to make a career change, find summer work, or secure a job closer to home?

The Town of Peterborough Economic Development Authority, the ConVal School District, and the Greater Monadnock Collaborative have partnered to bring you this first annual event!

Bring your resume and meet with 26+ employers who have already RSVP'd. You'll even have the opportunity to have an initial interview with most of them.

Visit the event’s website to learn more about the participating employers: [tinyurl.com/MonadnockJobs](https://townofpeterborough.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fc5d591411f0887c5a025cc47&id=ad5136f7ae&e=06aa1767de).

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The ConVal School District Special Education Department will be holding a Preschool Child Check Clinic for 3- and 4-year old children living in the towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Antrim Elementary School with appointments between 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

The purpose of the clinic is to identify 3-4 year old children who may need further evaluation/consideration for special education services.  Parents who have concerns about their child's development in the areas of speech, language, cognitive, motor, social, play skills, vision, or hearing should **call Melissa Gatto at 924-7503 x2032 to register** for the clinic.

Pre-registration is required.  The child must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Pre-School Child Check April 2

The 2025 District Choral Festival took place in the ConVal Gym on Wednesday, March 19.

The concert demonstrated the strength of the district-wide music program, covered a wide variety of musical styles, and showcased the diverse musical talents of ConVal students at different levels.

The final number was an all-singer rendition of "Truly Brave," a special mash-up of two great songs: "Brave" by Sara Bareilles and "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper.

It brought together choral ensembles from Great Brook, South Meadow, and ConVal Regional High School, as well as singers from Antrim Elementary, Dublin Consolidated, Francestown Elementary, Greenfield Elementary, Hancock Elementary, Peterborough Elementary, Pierce, and Temple Elementary Schools.

Thank you to the music teachers Patrick Cogan, Elisabeth Fortin, Elora Harvey, Ed Lowy, Brian Moore, Jacqueline Neilssen, and Hannah Petrick for putting together an evening of vocal music that delighted the district-wide audience.

2025 District Choral Festival

Kindergarten registration and screening for the southern tier of the ConVal School District will be held on Tuesday, March 18, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at Peterborough Elementary School, 17 High Street, in Peterborough.

The registration is for children living in the towns of Dublin, Greenfield, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple.

Pre-registration for this event is required. Please call Melissa Gatto at (603) 924-7503 ext. 2032 to schedule an appointment time.

The child must be accompanied to the registration and screening by a parent or legal guardian and must be five years old by September 30, 2025.

A snow date for the event is scheduled for Friday, March 21, at the same time and location.

Kindergarten Registration March 18

Thank you to all the voters who expressed their support for the ConVal School District on March 11, 2025. The detailed vote outcomes for each of the 11 warrant articles and ConVal School Board positions can be accessed [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11yyuhLffoVf4eSvz-ntVRg_aYQjhq1ao/view).

2025 District Vote Results

All inhabitants of the Contoocook Valley School District, consisting of the Towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple, who are qualified to vote in District affairs, are invited to participate in Voting Day on March 11, 2025.

The voting locations and times are as follows:

*   Antrim: Town Hall, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Bennington: Town Hall Gym, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Dublin: Town Hall, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Francestown: Town Hall, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Greenfield: Greenfield Elementary School, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Hancock: Meeting House, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Peterborough: Community Center, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Sharon: Meeting House, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Temple: Town Hall, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Please check with your town to confirm this schedule.

March 11 Is Voting Day

Kindergarten Registration

The Temple School Study Committee met with Superintendent Dr. Ann Forrest and with Facilities Director Tim Grossi on February 25 to advance an updated proposal to reconfigure the ConVal School District.

The Temple Select Board had created the study committee to assess the future of Temple Elementary School after the town and district voters rejected a School Board proposal to close DCS, FES, Pierce, and TES last year. With Dublin and Francestown now pursuing a withdrawal from the district, the committee focused on alternative options.

Per the [published report](https://www.templenh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif5071/f/uploads/ssc_final_report\_12052024.pdf) of the school study committee from December 2024, the Temple Plan envisions the closures of Antrim Elementary School and Peterborough Elementary School. Students would be moved to their respective middle schools, Great Brook School and South Meadow School. In turn, 7th and 8th graders currently attending Great Brook and South Meadow would be moved to ConVal High School.

In all, the proposed reorganization plan would involve the physical reassignment of 285 current 7th and 8th grade students at GBS and SMS as well as 399 elementary students currently at AES and PES. The proposed plan does not affect the 32 students currently attending Temple Elementary School.

The Temple School Studies Committee consists of Gail Cromwell (Chair), Pam Kingston (Vice-Chair), Carol Mamczak (Secretary), as well as members Michelle Cilley Foisy and Vivian Wills.

Temple School Study Committee Presents Plan

District News

On April 1, two dozen ConVal students were honored at the [NHIAA](https://www.google.com/search?cs=0&sca_esv=02a19ff6f2f64912&q=NHIAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP08e8rreMAxXBE1kFHf7aLboQxccNegQIBRAB) (New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association) and [NHADA](https://www.google.com/search?cs=0&sca_esv=02a19ff6f2f64912&q=NHADA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP08e8rreMAxXBE1kFHf7aLboQxccNegQIBRAC) (New Hampshire Athletic Directors Association) Scholar Athlete Awards. The Awards recognize high school seniors who excel in both academics and athletics, demonstrating outstanding school and community spirit. 

While still in office, Governor Chris Sununu proclaimed the day as Scholar Athlete Awards Day, noting that “the talent, spirit, and accomplishments of these New Hampshire athletes are truly worthy of our praise.

The ConVal contingent at the ceremony at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord included two- and three-season athletes in a wide variety of sports:

- Owen Beaulieu (Golf, Tennis)
- Maya Bennett (Field Hockey, Alpine Skiing, Tennis)
- Ashley Biathrow (Fall Spirit, Winter Spirit)
- Eliza Bull (Soccer, Alpine Skiing, Tennis)
- Roman Cadwallader (Football, Outdoor Track)
- Ryan Close (Soccer, Basketball)
- Kalena Cooper (Unified Soccer, Unified Basketball)
- Hannah Daniels (Soccer, Lacrosse)
- Josh Decker (Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track)
- Dylan Farrell (Football, Wrestling)
- Elliot Featherstone (Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track)
- Maeve Finn (Alpine Skiing, Tennis)
- Brynn Frosch (Volleyball, Softball)
- Honor Hagelberg (Soccer, Softball)
- Evelyn Harriot (Fall Spirit, Winter Spirit)
- Isabelle Jobin (Soccer, Alpine Skiing)
- Brooke Johnson (Soccer, Outdoor Track)
- Zoey Lazzaro (Soccer, Alpine Skiing)
- Avery Moore (Volleyball, Softball)
- Grace O'Brien (Soccer, Unified Basketball, Lacrosse)
- Mary Quintanilha (Unified Soccer, Unified Basketball)
- Kai Reitnauer (Football, Alpine Skiing, Baseball)
- Garrett Rousseau (Soccer, Alpine Skiing, Baseball)
- William Simard (Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track)

Congratulations, all!

ConVal Scholar Athletes Honored

The World Language Department would like to announce and congratulate the March World Language Students of ​the Month.

The following students demonstrate ​the keys to being successful language learners.

They have a positive attitude, willingness to take academic risks, perseverance, and curiosity, and they stand out as successful collaborators.

For German: Chris Bouyounes and Senja Cox. For Spanish: Roman Cadwallader and Arianna Hamlin.

Congratulations, all!

World Language Students of the Month

On Friday, March 28, students in several science classes had an opportunity to explore sustainable building practices by touring the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock.

In small groups, they conducted a comprehensive energy audit, working their way through 8 stations located throughout the building. Harris Center guides taught students how to measure electricity usage with Kill-A-Watt monitors and how to evaluate the energy savings of LED lights. They learned about efficient heating systems and solar panels. 

Students were shown how insufficiently maintained windows and foundations can lead to air leaks, and they got to test the interior and exterior temperatures of single-, double-, and triple-pane windows to measure heat loss. 

In other areas, they applied their math skills to determine how much water the Center’s composting toilets save and worked out how much forest area is required to sustainably grow the amount of wood that is used to heat the building with the pellet boiler.

The field trip connected back to the Science Class units on energy forms and sources, and to tie our lessons to daily life and our impact on the environment.

Science Classes Visit Harris Center

Sarah Grossi, who teaches Careers in Education courses at the Region 14 Applied Technology Center at ConVal High School, presented at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Region 1 Leadership Conference in Foxborough, MA. The focus of her breakout session was on the use of Universal Design in Learning (UDL)  in Career in Technical Education (CTE).

Grossi was named a Fellow by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) in January. The fellowship trains a cadre of leaders to position ACTE as a leader in developing an educated, prepared, adaptable, and competitive workforce by providing CTE educators with opportunities to participate in the development and implementation of laws, regulations, and other public policies at the local, state, and federal levels.

Grossi Presents at Leadership Conference

Earlier today, the members of the ConVal Envirothon Team, together with their advisor Andria Johnson, did a forestry walk with John Benjamin from the Harris Center for Conservation Education.  

They conducted a survey of the forest behind ConVal High School, analyzing different tree types, measuring the width and height of the trees, and determining the overall health of the forest.  

The next step for the team is the Envirothon competition in May!

Envirothon Team Surveys Forest

Hope Squad met for an all-day in-school retreat on Monday, March 24. Members engaged in team-building exercises, participated in lessons and discussions centered around suicide prevention, and planned activities to gather student engagement for the future. 

Hope Squad is a group of students nominated by their peers who meet regularly with trained advisors to talk and learn about mental health. Members are trained to note signs of distress and reach out, connecting peers to help and hope. Hope Squads educate the entire student body to reduce stigma and change their school's culture.

Hope Squad Meets

The 2025 District Choral Festival took place in the ConVal Gym on Wednesday, March 19. It brought together choral ensembles from Great Brook, South Meadow, and ConVal Regional High School. A true district-wide endeavor, the event also featured singers from Antrim Elementary, Dublin Consolidated, Francestown Elementary, Greenfield Elementary, Hancock Elementary, Peterborough Elementary, Pierce, and Temple Elementary Schools.

The concert covered a wide variety of musical styles and showcased the diverse musical talents of ConVal students at different levels. The opening song was "All of Me" from *A Vision Unfolding*, a genre-bending piece inspired by gospel, blues, and spoken word elements. This was followed by "The Sound of Silence" by the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, a Celtic choral original, a selection from the musical *Wicked*, a traditional blues song, a piece from the movie soundtrack to *Ad Astra*, Shakira's Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," and "Il Lampo," a dramatic, mixed-meter musical piece based on an Italian poem. The concert concluded with an all-singer rendition of "Truly Brave," a special mash-up of two great songs — "Brave" by Sara Bareilles and "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper.

In this photo, Choral Director Brian Moore conducts a dynamic performance of "This Is Me" from the musical film *The Greatest Showman* by the ConVal High School Trouble Clefs, together with piano accompanist Mary Ann Fleming.

2025 District Choral Festival Concert

The 2025 District Band Concert took place in the ConVal Gym on Thursday, March 13. 

Band ensembles from Great Brook and South Meadow middle schools, as well as Peterborough Elementary School, performed a wide-ranging repertoire that spanned multiple music styles, from contemporary pieces to movie soundtracks and classical music selections.

In this picture, ConVal Band Director Jonny Trudeau conducted the combined 7th through 12th Grade GBS, SMS, and CVHS Concert Band in a rendition of "The Never Ending Story" in an arrangement by Patrick Russell.

2025 District Band Concert

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ConVal-Peterborough Town Library Book Group

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