On April 1, two dozen ConVal students were honored at the NHIAA (New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association) and NHADA (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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.