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Enrico Fermi High School/Enfield High School Community Newsletter May, 2015 Quarter 4
Eagle Edition
Principals’ Message
From Andy Longey, Principal at EHS and Paul Newton, Principal at Fermi
Dear Parents, Students, and Friends,
It seems like just yesterday when we met our incoming ninth graders for the first time.
When we met with them we told them about how their next four years would fly by! Up-
on reflection, it actually seems like just a couple of yesterdays ago that we stood in front
of the seniors in the Class of 2015 and said something very similar. Now here we are in
May with graduation just ahead on the horizon. Many times we’ve asked ourselves
where the time went. During these next few weeks many of our seniors will go through
this amazing transformation. For 3 ¾ years all they could think about is moving on with
their lives and having school end. For many of them, during this last ¼ of the year they
lament about not wanting to leave. This is also the time of the year when we realize that
we are not really ready for them to leave either. Of course it is inevitable we’ll all need
to find ways to cope and to get ready for the end of the year. This year our school year
ends on Tuesday, June 23 at Fermi and on Wednesday, June 24 at Enfield High School.
We will graduate at 7:00 PM at both schools. Exams will begin on Tuesday, June 16 for
our seniors and on Friday, June 19 for everyone else.
It is our most sincere hope that you have enjoyed your relationship with Enrico
Fermi and Enfield High Schools this year. In spite of our constant worries about the
budget, standardized testing, and the closing of Fermi, we have had a wonderful school
year. In closing, we hope all of you have a restful and productive summer. We want
each parent and student alike to know how much we value the relationships that we
have developed over our time as principal. We firmly believe that our students are some
of the finest in the state. They excel in academic achievement, musical and dramatic
performances, and in athletics. Our robotics program is second to none in the nation.
We have much to be proud about. The other thing that we are most proud about is our
supportive and positive parents. Together parents, students, and everyone who works at
Fermi and Enfield High School make up a “family”, a family we are all luck to be part of.
As the closing of Fermi draws nearer we will be trying to do a number of things to both
honor the closing of Fermi and more importantly begin to create that unified feeling of
pride that we know will be a hallmark of the New Enfield High School.
Sincerely,
Andrew Longey and Paul K. Newton
Principals, Enfield High School and Enrico Fermi High School
Enrico Fermi High School/Enfield High School Community Newsletter May, 2015 Quarter 4
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Real World Experiences for Students
Enrico Fermi High School students, currently en-
rolled in the new "Civil Engineering and Architec-
ture" course, toured the new school construction
site to learn about engineering careers, electronic
3D drawing documentation and commercial con-
struction methods.
The tour started off with a visit to the construction
trailer to learn about the project timeline and the
use of electronic drawing documentation from the
Gilbane Civil Engineers.
Students learned that the 3D software used to de-
sign the new school project is the same as what
they use in the classroom. Students were shown
virtual 3D walkthroughs of the new school on the
electronic touch screen interface.
Students then toured the site, learning about vari-
ous commercial building methods being used on
the site. Visiting the site provided the students
with a real world experience directly related to the
classroom curriculum project they are currently
working on which is a library renovation. The
CEA classes have been visiting the new school con-
struction site throughout the year, thanks to the
Gilbane engineering team.
2015 Grade 11 SBAC Schedule
English Language Arts Schedule
Week of April 27—May 1 SBAC Classroom
Activity
May 4—15 SBAC Computer Adaptive
Performance Task
Math Schedule
May 14 and 15 SBAC Classroom Activity
May 18—27 SBAC Computer Adaptive
Performance Task
Grade 11 SBAC Make-up Testing
May 28—June 2 As needed in Computer
Labs
NOTE: SBAC English Language Arts and Math tests
will be administered during the students’ English and
Math classes. These tests will be proctored by the
students’ classroom teacher. Make up SBAC testing
and testing for students who do not finish within this
allotted time will be monitored by Guidance Counse-
lors in the computer labs.
Expanded Time Bell Schedule—May 4 to May 27
“A” Day Schedule “B” Day Schedule
7:26-7:34 Homeroom 7:26-7:34 Homeroom
7:38-8:42 Period 1 7:38-8:08 Period 1
8:46-9:16 Period 2 8:12-9:16 Period 2
9:20-10:24 Period 3 9:20-9:50 Period 3
10:28-10:58 Period 4 9:54-10:58 Period 4
11:02-12:20 Period 5 11:02-12:20 Period 5
12:24-1:28 Period 6 12:24-12:54 Period 6
1:32-2:02 Period 7 12:58-2:02 Period 7
Instrumental Music Department of EHS
The String Orchestra and Full Orchestra
International Competition in Montreal
Canada: April 30th till May 3rd. We will be
traveling there, performing at the
competition with the two afore mentioned
large ensembles, and in addition, the Brass
Quintet, String Quartet and Jazz Combo will
also perform for adjudication. After our day
of performing, we will spend a day touring
Montreal to include a walking tour, visit to
the Olympic Park, BioDome and Botanical
Gardens. We will be dining on a pirate ship
and celebrating our accomplishments at the
Awards Gala and Dinner before coming back
to the United States.
The EHS Music Department and FHS
Chorus will travel to attend The Lion King
on Broadway along with the John F.
Kennedy Middle School Chorus’ and Drama
Club on May 6th.
The Jazz Band and Jazz Combo will be
performing at the Quassy Jazz Festival
again this year on May 9thjust prior to
performing as part of the live pit for the
musical Alice in Wonderland. The Marching
Band will perform alongside our sister
school, Enrico Fermi and the John F.
Kennedy Middle School Band at the town
wide Memorial Day Parade on May 27th.
Our Spring Concert will be on June
3rd followed by our Band and Orchestra
Banquet honoring our Seniors and their
contributions as well as celebrating our past
year on June 6th.
The Marching Band will have Band Camp at
Enfield High School August 17th till 23rd;
8am till 4pm.
Enrico Fermi High School/Enfield High School Community Newsletter May, 2015 Quarter 4
Eagle Edition
Fermi’s Shop Rite Award Winners April and May Arianna Davis -12th Grade and
Stacey McCann -9th Grade Arianna is a very nice and pleasant young lady who I
have had the pleasure of having in class for Algebra I and
fortunate enough to advise in the Rachel’s Challenge
Club. When interacting with Arianna you are met with an
amazing smile and a kind word. Arianna has been a mem-
ber of our “Friends of Rachel Club” (FOR Club) for the past
two years. Arianna consistently gives up her time to help
others and to make the lives of people better by performing
targeted acts of kindness and by taking part in a wide varie-
ty of community service activities. At school, along with
being a member of the FOR Club, she also is an active par-
ticipant in our Art Department. She can always be found
working on a project or helping out friends with their art
work. It was during this year’s FOR Club community
events where Arianna has been observed helping out and
going above and beyond while making beautiful informa-
tional banners for the FOR Club programs. She made a
kind and positive impression on her peers as well as her
teachers. Fermi High School is very proud of Arianna’s ac-
complishments and we are very lucky to have her as a stu-
dent and leader at our school.
Stacey is a very nice and positive person who I have had
the pleasure of having in class for Honors Geometry this
year and fortunate enough to advise in the Rachel’s Chal-
lenge Club. When interacting with Stacey you are met with
an amazing smile and a willingness to help. Stacey has
been a member of our “Friends of Rachel Club” (FOR Club.)
for the past year. Stacey consistently gives up her time to
help others and to make the lives of people better by per-
forming targeted acts of kindness and by taking part in a
wide variety of community service activities. At school,
along with being a member of the FOR Club, she also is an
active participant in Fermi’s Band. She can always be found
working on all her academics and willing to help any strug-
gling peer. It was during this year’s FOR Club community
events where Stacey has been observed helping out and
going above and beyond. She made a kind and positive im-
pression on her peers as well as her teachers. Most recent-
ly, Stacey has been an active leader in our 2nd grade mentor-
ing program where she has made a positive impact at both
Hazardville and Nathan Hale Elementary Schools. Fermi
High School is very proud of Stacey’s accomplishments and
we are very lucky to have her as a student and leader at our
school.
Enrico Fermi High School/Enfield High School Community Newsletter May, 2015 Quarter 4
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Enrico Fermi High School’s
Visual Arts Department
Congratulations to Enrico Fermi High
School’s Commercial Art and Illustration stu-
dent Rachel Wright. Rachel’s Donate Life
Poster Design (above) took “first place” in the
State of Connecticut. Rachel was honored at
the Connecticut State Capital on Friday by
both local and state dignitaries. Students
who participated in this design challenge
were provided with the opportunity to engage
their digital design abilities, while raising so-
cial aware ness regarding organ and tissue
donation. Rachel’s poster design will be re-
produced throughout the State of Connecticut
on Donate Life Publications.
Field Trip Fun with Mr. Mazzone
Mark your Calendar
May
1-27 SBAC ELA and
Math Testing
3 Fermi Music Fund Raiser Golf
Tournament
8-9 EHS Drama—”Wonderland”
13 Fermi Instrumental Music
Department Spring Concert
15 EHS Senior Variety Show
21 FHS Senior Prom—Chez Josef
27 Incoming FHS Marching Band
Parents Meeting—6:30PM
28 EHS Scholarship/Awards Night
29 FHS Senior Class Outing
June
1 FHS Scholarship/Awards Night
3 EHS Spring Concert
4 FHS Ins. Band Cookout
5 FHS Senior Night—La Notte
6 EHS Band/Orchestra Banquet
8 EHS/FHS Choral Concert
9 NHS Recognition Diner
12 FHS Class of 2017 Movie Night
fundraiser
19-24 Final Exams
23 FHS Graduation
24 EHS Graduation
Enrico Fermi High School/Enfield High School Community Newsletter May, 2015 Quarter 4
Eagle Edition
Enrico Fermi Students Travel
Abroad
On April 15th, thirty-three Fermi students
left for a ten-day trip to France and
Spain. After a stop-over in London, they set-
tled into their charming French hotel and
started exploring the famous sites of Par-
is. They enjoyed everything from the Mona
Lisa in the Louvre to macaroons on the
Champs- Elysees. The Eiffel Tower at night
and a day at Versailles were especially fun.
Students participated in activities that
brought French history to life and made what they were seeing throughout Paris more mean-
ingful. From Paris, they took the TGV (a high speed train) to the glitzy resort town of Biar-
ritz, in the southwest of France. There, they ran along the beautifully lit beach at night and
walked the scenic Atlantic coastline in the morning before leaving for St. Jean de Luz (more
macaroons from King Louis XIV’s favorite shop which is still turning them out), and the
Basque country of Spain by bus. Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum constructed of tons of glass
and titanium was a favorite photo shoot before traveling through beautiful Spanish country-
side to Burgos with its spectacular cathedral and pollard trees. Standing outside the cathe-
dral, students were guided through an activity that literally replicated the architectural rea-
soning behind Gothic arches and flying buttresses that they had seen in Notre Dame and now
were next to in Burgos. After a short night, it was on to Madrid. However, there were a
number of stops before they arrived in the Spanish capital: the Roman aqueduct and the
fairytale Alcazar in Segovia; Philip II’s palace, El Escorial; and the Valley of the Fallen, a
massive memorial to those who died in the Spanish Civil War. Once in Madrid, students
were delighted by their hotel which was steps away from the heart of the city. From this cen-
tral location, they visited the famous museums the Reina Sofia and Prado, caught royalty
exiting a children’s literature event, and cooked a delicious meal at a Spanish culinary
school. On their last day, everyone enjoyed traveling to Toledo where they toured the holy
buildings of various religions and shopped at a store where they saw master craftsman actu-
ally fashioning the items for sale from steel, gold, and silver, their craft originating in Da-
mascus and brought to Spain long ago. The final event of the trip was first a lesson in fla-
menco dancing and then a fabulous performance by the professional teachers. Students re-
turned to the U.S. on April 24th, exhilarated but exhausted. The official count for miles
walked: 117. The trip, two years in the planning, was arranged by former World Language
Chair at Fermi, Mrs. Audrey Fay and current English teacher, Mrs. Johna Merritt. Other
chaperones were Nurse Sandy Cimino; former Fermi Spanish teacher, Terry Marak; and two
parents: Mrs. Pattie Schacht and Mr. Gary Lindquist. We had a wonderful guide throughout
the trip who in his farewell said, “Go home and thank the people who made this trip possible
for you.” Let this be that public acknowledgement. To all who contributed to this extraordi-
nary experience, THANK YOU.