South High Community School

South High Community School & Doherty Memorial High School Students Compete in VEX Robotics Showdown at South High 🤖 Seven teams from South High and three from Doherty Memorial High School recently competed in the VEX Robotics High Stakes Qualifying Tournament, facing off against robotics teams from across Massachusetts. South High's "Interstellar" team, led by students William Thyous, Tevin Mbogo, Josue Garcia and Harrison Dennett, won the Judge's Award at the event. VEX Robotics is an educational robotics program that challenges students to design, build, and program robots to solve real-world challenges. During this event, students compete in teams of two on a 12' x 12' playing field to see which robot can collect the most rings.

Worcester Public Library Hosts Book Drive for WPS Educators 📚 Thank you to our friends at the Worcester Public Library for hosting an amazing book drive! Over 12,000 books were donated to WPS K-3 grade educators, helping them build and refresh their classroom libraries. Thank you to Worcester Public Library for your continued support to literacy in our schools!

South High Community School's Quiz Team Prepares for Round of 16 in the State-Wide High School Quiz Show 🎉 We recently visited a practice for the South High Quiz Team as they prepare for the Round of 16 in the High School Quiz Show, and they showed us just how quick they are with the buzzer. The team will take on Weston this Saturday (January 25) for a live taping of the Round of 16 in the High School Quiz Show. Want to show your support? You can register for a free ticket to the live taping at the link below! Register for tickets: https://gbhevents.ticketbud.com/qualifying-match-3-south-high-vs-weston-f88132b4-30a876269ad0

Standard Response Protocol and Reunification Training with The I Love U Guys Foundation 🦺 Worcester Public Schools administrators recently participated in intensive safety training led by The I Love U Guys Foundation. It was the second large-scale staff training since the summer. The two-day session, held at Worcester State University, focused on ensuring our staff are fully prepared to reunite students with their families in the case of a school evacuation. WPS takes a proactive approach to ensuring safety and positive school climates. The district operates from the I Love U Guys safety framework with clear protocols, procedures, and a common language to ensure a systematic and organized response to any situation. Special thanks to Jim French of The I Love U Guys Foundation for leading this hands-on training with our staff! 🔗 Learn more about WPS’s safety protocols: https://www.worcesterschools.org/page/safety

🔥 Get Ready to Savor the Flavor! 🔥 Have you tried the new Chicken Banh Mi Sandwich yet? Served with crispy Sweet Potato Fries, it’s bold, fresh, and bursting with flavor! 🥪🍟 🌟 Exciting New Items Coming Next Week: 🥖 Chicken Philly Sandwich with crispy Baked Fries – a satisfying, savory delight! 🥗 Taco Salad Bowl – choose between Beef or Plant-Based Meat, packed with all the taco goodness you love in one tasty bowl! Check out what’s on the menu and try something new today! View the full menu at https://buff.ly/47lkI4R Let us know which dish you’re most excited to try! 👇

📚✨ Attendance Matters! 🏫 January has 19 school days — let’s make every day count! 🙌 Consistent attendance keeps students on track, boosts academic success, and builds lifelong habits. 📝💪 Together, we can show up, learn, and thrive! 🎓🌟 For more tips on maintaining good attendance, visit: https://buff.ly/4h75OTc

🏫 School Enrollment Begins Soon! 🎒If you are enrolling your child in the Worcester Public Schools for the 2025-26 school year, registration opens on January 2, 2025. The Parent Information Center will begin scheduling appointments on January 6, 2025. Visit the WPS Enrollment website for details: worcesterschools.org/enrollment

🏫 School Enrollment Begins Soon! 🎒If you are enrolling your child in the Worcester Public Schools for the 2025-26 school year, registration opens on January 2, 2025. The Parent Information Center will begin scheduling appointments on January 6, 2025. Visit the WPS Enrollment website for details: worcesterschools.org/enrollment

🎄✨ Festival of Lights Sparkled in Worcester! ✨🎄 Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Festival of Lights on Worcester Common! A special shoutout to our WPS scholars, including performers from Burncoat High Quadrivium Chorus, Midland Street Elementary, North High School, and South High School, for making the evening unforgettable. Your talents lit up the night and made the evening unforgettable! 🌟 Stay tuned for more events celebrating the season. 🎶❄️

📢 Help Shape WPS Core Values! The Worcester Public Schools are developing core values to guide our actions, culture, and decision-making. These values are the foundation of our community, and we need your input! 👉 Participate by January 15, 2025—your voice matters! Help define the values that will shape our Strategic Plan, to be announced in Spring 2025. Join now: https://buff.ly/3D9RCu1

🎉 South High Community School Advances in State-Wide High School Quiz Show 🎉 Shoutout to these stellar students from South High Community for advancing to the Round of 16 in the High School Quiz Show! 🧠✨ Out of 66 competing teams, South High has made it to the next stage and is now in the running for the State Championship! The Round of 16 will air on March 1, 2025 when South High faces off against Weston High School. 📸 Pictured from left to right: South High english educator and team advisor Kitren Farrell, senior Shannon Dennehy, senior Phoebe McDermott, sophomore Jhailyn Boapea, senior William Giannopoulos, junior Muriel Gibbons and sophomore Charles Chase Norris.

🦃 ✨ Wishing our students, families, and staff a joyful Thanksgiving filled with gratitude, reflection, and appreciation for the diverse traditions, histories, and cultures that enrich our communities.🍁 We are thankful for the opportunity to learn, grow, and support one another. May everyone have a restful and enjoyable break! 💛

🥧 South High Community School Culinary Arts Pie Fundraiser 🥧 The Culinary Arts Chapter 74 Career Technical Education (CTE) program at South High put the finishing touches on dozens of pies for its annual Thanksgiving fundraiser! The pie fundraiser helps the Culinary Arts program pay for its sophomore class field trip to Johnson & Wales University, one of the top culinary arts schools in the country. Teachers at South High pre-order pies in advance, selecting from Apple Pie, Blueberry Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Cheese Babka. From there, the Culinary Arts students get to work, freshly baking pies from scratch—and they looked delicious! Check out some of the sights from a busy day in the kitchen! 📸

More than 50 staff and community partners were celebrated at Worcester Public Schools Evening of Innovation! It was a great night to honor the incredible staff and community partners who make a difference every day. View the complete list of honorees: https://buff.ly/3OhAvcb

Quarter 1 honor roll listings for the 2024-25 school year are now posted! 🏆 Congratulations to the many scholars who are being acknowledged for their academic achievements. Find your scholar here 👉 https://buff.ly/4fS3XRL

🌱📝 Apricot Journal Seedlings Workshop at Flagg Street School 📝🌱 Recently students from The Apricot Journal visited with sixth graders at the Flagg Street School for a Seedlings Workshop! The Seedlings Workshop is a fun writing workshop led by students of South High Community School's award-winning literary magazine, The Apricot Journal. The workshop is a great way for the high school students to connect with elementary students in the district. The workshops are student-led with editors of the magazine developing lessons and connecting with host schools. In the recent workshop, students in Ms. Grilla's and Ms. Jardine's classes dove into expressing gratitude with sentence structure and word choice. During the day, there were four small group stations for art doodles, acrostic poems, thank you notes and hand turkeys with each finger highlighting something students are grateful for. The recent stop at Flagg Street is just the latest for The Apricot Journal with seedlings workshops already completed at Worcester Arts Magnet School and May Street School. The Apricot Journal has a goal of visiting two schools each month. Great job by all participating students and a special shout out to the Apricot Journal for leading this initiative! Take a look at some of the sights from the day 📸

Thank You Veterans for Your Service!🫡 Veterans Day honors military veterans for their service and sacrifice. It’s a day to show appreciation for those who have served to protect our country. Click here to learn more about the significance of Veterans Day and how you can honor those who served: https://buff.ly/3IOnULk

Veterans Day Breakfast at Gates Lane International School of Studies 🇺🇸 The students and staff at Gates Lanes came together ahead of Veterans Day for a special breakfast to honor veterans within the school's community. Students enjoyed a delicious breakfast and quality time with a special veteran in their life in the school's cafeteria. Gates Lane staff honored those unable to attend with a special slideshow of photos and names. The amazing JROTC cadets from South High Community School also joined in on the day, presenting the colors and sharing the significance of Veterans Day. A big thank you to South High JROTC instructor Chief Master Sergeant William Butman and his students. Thank you, veterans, for your service and sacrifice! 🙏

📚✨ Attendance Matters! 🏫 November has 16 school days — let’s make each one count! 🙌 Consistent attendance helps students stay on track, succeed academically, and build great habits. 📝💪 Let’s show up, learn, and thrive together! 🎓🌟

✨ Staff Development Day Highlights! ✨ Today, hundreds of dedicated educators from Worcester Public Schools came together for a day of professional development. Through interactive workshops and teamwork, they focused on enhancing their skills to better support our WPS scholars. Pictured here are some of the Highlights: Special Education Session: Collaboratively developed IEPs with guidance from Special Education staff and Evaluation Team Chairs. Nutrition Team Trainings: The day started with Project Bread chef Sherri presenting a shawarma seasoning blend recipe and a shawarma rice bowl concept. The Burncoat quadrant held a managers meeting, while team members participated in ServSafe classes, CPR/Choke training, and a Managers 101 session for staff with less than 90 days on the job. 👏 A heartfelt thank you to all staff for your dedication to excellence and student achievement!