EWG Senior High

ATTENTION SENIORS/SENIOR PARENTS: Please see the updated instructions below for sending in pictures of your senior when they were younger for the graduation ceremony at the Ryan Center. Please send 3-5 baby-to-early elementary age pictures of your senior. These will be used to create a slideshow that will play before the ceremony at the Ryan Center. Pictures can be sent to ewgseniorphoto2022@gmail.com. Please limit to 3-5 pictures per student, and include your student’s name in the subject line of the email. (PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU PREVIOUSLY FILLED OUT THE FORM FOR PICTURES, PLEASE RE-SEND YOUR PICTURES TO THE EMAIL ABOVE. We are no longer able to accept photos from the previous form.)

On Friday, February 11, EWG's DECA chapter competed at the RI State DECA Competition. Wyatt Fehsenfeld, Caroline Fortin, Madison Rathbun, John Kominski, Alessandro Laquale, and Felicia Dimartino all had strong showings. EWG took 1st (Alex Laquale) and 2nd (John Kominski) in the Accounting Applications event. Madison Rathbun and Felicia Dimartino placed 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Personal Finance Principles event. Madison Rathbun also earned distinction by earning the highest score in the state on the written portion of the Personal Finance Principles event. If you see them, congratulate them on a job well done

Project Based Learning at EWG! A group of students are currently building and prepping an electric car for a racing competition against Chariho! EWG is partnering with GreenpowerUSA in order to expose students to engineering, 3D modeling, math, science and technology. This is a hands-on engineering project where students will learn CAD software, designing, data analysis, reflective journaling, innovation and cooperation. The race will be held in the beginning of May!

Vraj Patel, Ana Simonini, Simone LeClercq, Brielle Bamberry, Julia Kiernan and Angelina Periera took part in the 75th Annual Model Legislature at the RI State House. Working with students across the state, and often working in bipartisan fashion, our students reminded us that when it comes to discussing politics, adults can learn a lot about civility and respect from teens. Congratulations on a job well done!

Students in Robotics I are learning all about autonomous vehicles. They are tasked with coding a color sensor to reflect a value in which they will use to find the center black line. From there, students will decide how best to control each of their two motors in order to get the fastest time possible without going off track. Students are exposed to how robots and autonomous vehicles use sensors and actuators to learn, understand and interact with the world around them. Next project they will add an ultrasonic sensor to avoid potential collisions with various obstacles.

The winners of the first semester attendance award have been announced. In conjunction with Horace Mann, our corporate sponsor. More than 50 students had near perfect attendance. The names were entered into our drawing for near perfect attendance this year. The winners each won a $25 gift card to Amazon, generously donated by Horace Mann. The random winners were: Emily O'Brien and Kwabena Sampong.

​EWG is leading the way in STEAM projects. In case you're wondering, that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Check out the Mercury's latest in-depth report​! www.ewgmercury.edublogs.org

Bag Recycling Items accepted.

The Sustainability Club is ready to collect plastic bags for recycling. The bags will be used to make TREX decking and benches. There are 3 drop off locations in the building; one box at the front entrance, one in the senior high foyer and one in the cafeteria. Please send your bags in with your child or drop them off. Thank you!

If you haven't already, please consider ordering some gifts from our Tru Earth fundraiser. Your clothes will look great and your carbon footprint will be reduced. Win, Win! Thank you on behalf of the EWG Sustainability Club. https://fundraising.tru.earth/EWGSUSCLUB

EWG Junior Aidan Thornton has produced a new commercial for EWG's school newspaper. Check it out here! https://youtu.be/yu9zO1cL1KE

This week's highlight: EWG's future engineers competing to create (and market) the best doorstop! Get the full story on The Mercury! www.ewgmercury.edublogs.org

The Class of 2024 is selling EWG themed apparel until Saturday, December 3. Items can be ordered at https://rhodytees.printavo.com/merch/ewgfundraiser2021/. Contact Mr Walsh at michael_walsh@ewg.k12.ri.us if you have any questions.

The EWG 2022-2023 school year application is now open for prospective students. Use the QR code to link to the online application.

Prospective Students!!!! Please join us for an Open House on December 9th at 6:00pm to learn more about the amazing learning opportunities at EWG.

Ever wonder how fast a Nerf toy fires a projectile and how much force is needed to do so? Physics students were tasked with determining this in their recent lab. They applied their knowledge of Projectile Motion in 2-Dimensions and Dynamics to figure this out!

Get some pep, EWG! Students were thrilled to help resume a school tradition. Visit the Mercury for more photos! ewgmercury.edublogs.org

Raspberry Pi PLT Students are exploring how to program and use a Raspberry Pi (a small, versatile computer). Students are introduced to Python, a coding language that can control a variety of sensors, lights, and motors.

Drones 101 Students learned how to build, program and fly a drone from scratch and earned their TRUST UAS Safety Certifications. Eligible students are taking their FAA Part 107 Certification test in November which will allow them to fly professionally and for money.

The floriculture class has been learning about elements of design. They worked creatively today to make centerpieces for homecoming! They will be making holiday wreaths and centerpieces for a November and December fundraiser. More information will be available soon.