While some off-campus locations canceled their events due to the weather, many other Day of Service activities proceeded despite the rain, including this roadside cleanup on Route 202.

Students had the opportunity to participate in either one extended or two shorter-time activities, including organizing the Lucy Hurlin Theatre and various classrooms, helping the Antrim and Peterborough Fire Departments, and assisting seniors with using their cell phones.

Big thanks go out to all the student participants and to the National Honor Society for organizing this community-building event.

Right after their respective NWEA and NHSAS Science tests, 42 sophomores and juniors attended the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC) College Fair and participated in a tour of Keene State College (KSC) today.

The tour was given by ConVal grad Frank LeBlanc (Class of '24) who just finished his freshman year at Keene State College.

On Saturday, May 17, the Annual Children & the Arts Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary under the theme of "Our Greatest Hits."

The ConVal drumline led the noontime poarade, the ConVal Contemporary Choir performed in the Peterborough Town Library's 1833 room, and the library also served as the venue for a show with artwork made by high school students in 2D, 3D, and ceramics.

Children and the Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering a free arts festival to celebrate art for, by, and with the children of the greater Peterborough community. The festival is always held on the third Saturday in May.

Today, ConVal's Envirothon team participated in the annual state-level Envirothon competition, which this year was held at the Squam Lake Science Center in Holderness, NH. Students competed in two teams of 5, against 22 other teams from across the state, in topics related to forestry, wildlife, soils, aquatics, and climate science. The competition results will be out later this week!

250 seniors, juniors, and sophomores attended prom at the Carriage House in Bedford. This year's theme was "Hollywood," and students looked Red Carpet-ready glamorous in their outfits.

A huge thank you to the staff who gave their time to chaperone the event: Alexis Harris, Matt Harris, Amy Rushford, Leslie Holcombe, Leslie Foster, Michael Derby, Carolann Tebbetts, Rebecca Dunn, Amanda Haley, Nikki Pike, Nate Gagne, Anne Clifton-Waite, Jen Kiley, Erik Thibault, and Rick Simoneau.

As Principal McKillop shared after the event: "Based on what I observed, and the voluntary feedback I received throughout the night, our students had a fantastic time. Even the two police officers on detail commented that they hadn’t had such a 'boring night' in quite some time … which, of course, is the best compliment we could hope for!"

As part of our school’s commitment to community engagement, we are organizing a Day of Service on May 22, in which students will participate in supervised volunteer activities, both on- and off-campus.

This form is needed only if your student intends to go off-campus for the Day of Service activities. For planning purposes, please return this completed form by Friday, May 16.

Students will have the opportunity to sign up for the Day of Service activity of their choice during TASC on Monday, May 19.

On May 13, the ConVal High School World Language Department held its annual Spring World Language Poetry Recitation contest. Students were evaluated on pronunciation, stage presence, and memorization.

The achievements of the following students placed them in the top three spots in German and Spanish, respectively.

• First place German: Jon Henly, Senja Cox, Chloe Mackensen
• First place Spanish: Holly Lyons, Keira Schaub, Samuel Stacy
• Second Place German: Audrey Young, Anthony Gutwein, Josie Hodsdon
• Second Place Spanish: Grace Lacroix, Anneliese Strong, Reagan Brown
• Third Place German: Miranda Ellis, Landon White, Logan Montano
• Third Place Spanish: Colby Harris, Samuel Phelps, Ryker Beam

Congratulations to all, we are very proud of you!

The Peterborough Town Library (PTL) is hosting an exhibition of artwork made by ConVal High School students. Greatest Hits features artwork created in the 2D Studio Art, 3D Studio Art, and ceramics classes taught by Karrie Mitschmyer, Ben Putnam, and Carolann Tebbetts.

This exhibition is running from Tuesday, May 6, to Saturday, May 31, in conjunction with the Children and the Arts Festival and is based around the 2025 theme of “Greatest Hits: Celebrating 30 Years of Children and the Arts.”

A reception will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 5-7pm. The Children and the Arts Festival Committee will also be screening videos of past festival parades in the 1833 Room during the reception.

Additionally, the Library will feature artwork on display in the Elizabeth Room. Remastered: a throwback to the greatest hits of Children and the Arts is an exhibit by High school students from 2D, 3D, and Ceramics classes. They have transformed old CDs into works of art based on their favorite themes from past years of the Children and the Arts Festivals.

The students who have their work exhibited are: Brian Alonso​, Kyle Austin​, Berkley Bates​, Owen Beaulieu​, Piper Bernier​, Lydia Brening​, Kat Brown, Cameron Burrell​, Cameryn Burtsel, Kaleigh Chalke, Liam Cook, Hannah Daniels, Amelie Davis, Mason Deschenes, Cole Dexter, Gus Dreher, Ronia Foecking, Emma Hart, Craig Hollingworth-Gold, Greta Holmes, Evan Hons, Elliana Howard, Elsa Hubbard-Lemay, McKenna Huxley, Destiney Jimenez, Izzy Jobin, Surasa Kalvaitis, Alex Laurie, Jackson Lewis, Aidan Marony, Mallory Mason, Izzabella Maybury, Hayden McAtee, Rowan McCluskey, Luci McLay, Bailey Middleton, Willow Middleton, Logan Montano, Laila Mullins, Danica Murdough, Penny Murphy, Charlotte Murphy, Brianna Myers, Emma O’Brien, Mia Platt, Adeline Regis, Liam Richardson, Kensie Sazonick, Henry Seigl, Nadia Solod, Larianna Trudel, Chloe Ward, Olive White, Ryan Whitney, Eva Williams, Sean Witt, ​and Audrey Young​.