Dear Parents / Guardians:
I hope you enjoyed a wonderful April vacation with your
family. Londonderry High School celebrated
several achievements during the month of April.
Student Council was once again recognized as a 2019 National Gold
Council of Excellence by NASC! Patrick Hagearty was crowned Mr. LHS, and we
celebrated the PVC Pirates who ranked 29th in New England out of 210 teams, qualifying
for the Robotics World Championships in Detroit, MI! Mr. Ciccarello, Mrs.Sohm, and Mrs. Juster
were named the VFW Loyalty Day Award winners, which honors individuals who have
made significant contributions to the community! Congratulations to these outstanding
educators and to the 2019 Dollars for Scholars Teacher of the Year: Mr. Mundy and 2019 Yearbook Dedication: Mr. Courtemanche! Quarter
3 Honor Roll listed 432 students earning High Honors, 286 Honors, and 137
Honorable Mention, which totals 855 Lancers receiving academic distinction!
The Home First event on the subject of Vaping and Social
Media among teens will be held Thursday, May 2nd from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
in the LHS cafeteria. This event is brought to you by a local support resource,
Home First and the Home First Hotline program, along with Breathe New Hampshire,
and is for parents and adult community members. Join
our passionate, knowledgeable panel of experts and local school administrators.
Panelists include: Allyssa Thompson, Director of Breathe New Hampshire, Dr.
Albee Budnitz MD, Chair of Tobacco Free NH, Jason Parent, Principal of
Londonderry HS, Stephen Secor, Assistant Principal of Londonderry HS, Greg
DePasse, local parent and technology expert, Christine Rioux, local dental
hygienist and Oral health specialist, and Katie Clark, School to Community Counselor from Center for Life Management. Topics of Discussion will
include:
- Our kids’ online lives: Social
Media, Technology, Parental Awareness & Controls
- Vaping Paraphernalia:
"Show and tell", Where paraphernalia is often hidden, and what
are the warning signs that your child is Vaping?
- Assessment and Treatment
information
- Q & A: Get
your Questions answered
- Breakout Sessions/
Practical Actionable Learning.
May 3rd kicks off the annual Beeman Trophy between
Londonderry and Pinkerton. All varsity
spring sports will be featured over that weekend on the PA campus, except for
Track and Lacrosse. May 6 – 10 is Teacher
Appreciation Week, so please take the opportunity to thank those teachers who
do such an amazing job with our students.
I’d like to thank the PTSO for hosting a breakfast in the staff’s honor
on Wednesday, May 8th and Raffle Friday, May 10th. The Band and Jazz Concert will be held May 8th. On May 9th, Sierra Sessa will be presenting
a Body Positivity Senior Project that includes discussion on self-esteem and
body image with students during the school day, along with hosting a parent
discussion from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in Room 221, designed to learn new ways
to approach and helps kids who might be struggling. Sign-ups for students begin May 2nd
and end May 8th in the Main Office or House 4. All parents are welcome to attend the evening
session.
We are very proud to announce our newest members of the
National Honor Society. The induction
ceremony for the following students will be held at the high school on May 10th
Juniors
Batchelor, Erin Boudreau,
Callum Boudreau,
Jaxon
Boufford, Caitlin Byerly, Ethan Costello, Timothy
Ethier, Julia Gagne,
Rachel Gehris,
Emma
Gormley, Faith Hamel, Juliana Heinrich,
Samantha
Kemball-Cook, William Macarelli, Kevin Mauceri, April
McKay, Marissa Mohr, Heather Mooers, James
Naar, Alexa Perry,
Alexandria Poirier,
Brenna
Ponto, Celia Rankin, Madison Richards, Jasmine
Seibert, Samuel St. Cyr, Luke Walen, Shannon
Wambu, Akolam White, Olivia Wilbur, Tyler
Sophomores
Anderson, Riley Arunkumar,
Adhvika Brassard,
Braden
Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Luke Butler, Carly
Clegg, Sarah Cote, Amara Desmarais, Hannah
Detellis, Emma Dodge, Kylee Donnelly, Emma
Fackovec, Rebecca Galluzzo, Jordan Gerardi, Sarah
Grela, Elexis Griffin, Matthew Griffin, Ryan
Gruchot, Alexander Harpster, Katherine Heenan, William
Hutchinson, Anna Hyder, Marissa Jackson, Malin
Longua, Nicole Louiselle, Juliette Maguire, Jillian
Marshall, Katherine Mullen, Chelsea Page, Gabrielle
Parsons, Aden Raza, Nicole Robbins, Cameron
Root, Delaney Ruppel, Jacob Sprague, Jack
Stowell, Emma Stowell, Jenna Strike, Erin
Thomas, Emily Vogel, Matthew Walden, Madison
Walsh, Nicole Witkop,
Kaitlin
Our annual “Little Lancer Day” will be held on May 14th
to welcome our Moose Hill School students, where members from Pay It Forward of the Class of 2019 will
celebrate the Class of 2031. The Chorus and Orchestra Concert will be held on
May 16th. Our Senior Prom is
Saturday, May 18th at the Andover Country Club. Senior athletes will attend the Varsity
Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 21st at 6:30. We will also celebrate 210
LHS seniors who are NH Scholar recipients! They will be honored at Fisher Cat
Stadium on May 23rd, which is also the day we host our Top Ten
Dinner. Finally, Music Awards Night is
Wednesday, May 29th at the Castleton. Congratulations to our
Students of the Month: Colby Ramshaw (Fr),
Lauren Rauseo (So), Olivia White (Jr), and Mrs. Giguere’s AP Language Class (Sr). Our Teacher of the Month is Joanne Blake and
Staff Member is Kerin Brown.
As we head into June, we will also celebrate all Academic
Award recipients in grades 9 – 12 on Monday, June 10th. Students will be getting notification of the awards
they will be receiving. If they do not
and should, please contact Steve Secor, Assistant Principal of House 2 at ssecor@londonderry.org after referring
to the criteria in the student handbook.
Applications for Parking Permits for the 2019-2020 school
year are now being accepted. For more
information, please access the school website using the “Information Tab” then
clicking “Forms”. Parking Applications
are due Friday, May 31st in House 1.
We hope you have a fantastic end to this school year!
Sincerely,
Jason Parent
Principal