MEET THE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

On January 25, the King Philip Region­al School Committee would like to invite the community members from the towns of Norfolk, Plainville, and Wrentham to a so­cial “Meet the School Committee.” Please plan to attend at 6:30 P.M. prior to the reg­ular School Committee meeting which will begin at 7:00 P.M. This occasion will take place in the King Philip Regional High School Library. Members of the 2009-2010 King Philip Regional School Committee are: Maureen Howard, Chairperson from Norfolk Margaret Billian, Vice-Chairperson from Wrentham Linda Andrews, Robert Chipman, Kim Carr, Wendy Wagner Robeson, Patrick Francomano, Matthew Gray, Charlene McEntee.

ATTENTION STUDENTS! The KP school council is searching for a student volunteer to plan and raise funds to create a King Philip Regional High School Wall of Honor. The purpose would be to recognize past, present, and future valedictorians and salutatorians. The project would require research, creativity, and potentially, fundraising or grant writing. This would be an excellent opportunity for a girl scout seeking her Gold Award or an Eagle Scout project. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Proulx at proulxj@kingphilip.org

PEER DIVERSITY TRAINING On January 25th, 27th, and 29th we will be offering peer diversity training for inter­ested

students. In collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League of Boston, Mrs. J. Gallagher will be providing work-shops throughout the three days. We hope to train approximately 30 students. Student selection and participation will be on a first come first serve basis. If interested or if you would like further information, please see or e-mail Mrs. Gal­lagher at gallagherj@kingphilip.org. Our new student trainers will also have the opportunity to attend the “Power of One” workshop in March in Boston.

Students Attend 2009 Massachu­setts Women’s Conference On Thursday, December 10, twenty students from King Philip along with Mrs. Brennan and Mrs. Elich, were invited to attend the 2009 Massachusetts Women’s Conference as guests of EMD Serono in Rockland. Students were able to attend workshops, visit the exhibit hall, and listen to keynote speakers that in- cluded Suze Orman and Brittany Bergquist.

The students enjoyed their experience and were very motivated by Brittany, the nineteen year old recipient of the “Be The Change Award”. The girls look forward to the opportunity to attend next year. Students who attended included: Julia Alvidrez, Caitlin Anderson, Melanie Ar­shen, Jillian Boylan, Holly Curtis, Meghan Fitzpatrick, Kara Flanagan, Jeannette Gerry, Jabarah Harley, Kimberly Hilfrank, Lauren Morton, Victoria Mosolgo, Krista Palmer, Kristen Parkinson, Angela Petru­zziello, Cara Poole, Anna Rabasco, Mere­dith Redman, Sarah Shipley, and Elizabeth Williams.

Hillary Bushway Signs National Letter of Intent The University of Louisville (Cardinals) lacrosse team has signed ten players to Na­tional Letters of Intent in the fall signing period. Nikki Boltja of Medina, Ohio; Hil­lary Bushway of Norfolk, Massachusetts; Kelsey Garraty of Ridley Park, Pennsyl­vania; Leslee Hefner of Forest Hill, Mary­land; Ashley Herbst of Pittsford, New York; Monica Negron of Bel Air, Maryland; Col­leen

O’Malley of Malvern, Pennsylvania; Amy Poteet of Whiteford, Maryland; Jamie Redding of Victor, New York; and Tory Wilkinson of Atherton, California.

“This is the most talented class of la­crosse players I have ever recruited to a Di­vision I program. I am thrilled they have each chosen to join the Cardinal family and look forward to guiding their success on and of the field at Louisville,” said Univer­sity of Louisville head coach Kellie Young. Bushway, an attacker from Norfolk, played club lacrosse with Mass Elite. She is a three year starter for King Philip Regional High School as well as a Boston Globe and Sun Chronicle All-Star to go along with her Hockomock League All-Star. Hillary played for Lower New England in a nation­al

tournament and is a three sport captain at King Philip Regional High School. She is the girls’ record holder at King Philip in the 400m run and was a Bay State games gold medalist.

Coach Kellie Young on Hillary Bush­way: “A midfielder, Hillary may be fast and agile, but she is also a bundle of light and positivity. She brightens any room she en­ters

which may also be why people are so surprised by her intensity on the field. A team player and a workhorse, she promises to have a fantastic lacrosse career at Lou­isville.”

SACHEM The Fall 2009 edition of the King Philip literary magazine, Sachem, was published the week after Thanksgiving. Editors of the magazine included Rich Ruff, Kel­ley

Thorne, Elizabeth Williams, and Dr. Joanne Mongeon, advisor. The first edi­tion for this year included “KP Tales,” po­etic responses to “Sonnet 29,” original po­etry, and short stories.

Contributors to the first edition in­cluded Tabitha Almeida, Jocelyn Andrea, Joanna Czyzewski, Elizabeth Devine, Lau­ren

Duffy, Caleb Fields, Ned Fitzgerald, Andrew Lamb, Allison Martel, Dahnyoung McGarry, Madeline Phillips, Colleen Puzas, Alyssa Ringler, Rich Ruff, Sarah Shipley, Brooke Sweeney, Kelley Thorne, Michael Zagieboylo, and Dr. Mongeon.

DECA DISTRICT COMPETITIONS The King Philip DECA Chapter is pleased to announce that it will be sending all 102 members, the highest number of members in three years, to this year’s dis­trict competitions. The district competition will be held on January 29, at the Mansfield Holiday Inn. Students will be competing in a number of categories such as Marketing, Community Service, Public Relations, International Business, and many more.

Winners of the district competitions will advance to the State Career Develop­ment Conference in March.

Massachusetts Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Program Cody Carneiro (11) has been selected to participate as a 2010 Junior staff mem­ber for (MAHOBY) Massachusetts Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Program. Cody will assist the facilitators/staff members to lead and maintain a group of ambassadors. Junior staff must have over 100 hours of community service, must have outstanding leadership skills, must be trustworthy and helpful, and raise funds for the program. Students from all over the state are asked to apply but only about 10 students gain such an honor.

ANNUAL SENIOR HOLIDAY PARTY Each winter, the senior class at King Philip Regional High School partakes in the Annual Senior Holiday Party sponsored by the Student Council. Members of the senior class are paired with students from a less-privileged elementary school. This year, King Philip hosted first grade students from the George School in Brockton. The children were invited to spend a fun-filled day with the upperclassmen complete with games, gifts, and holiday spirit.

In the past the Student Council sup­plied the transportation and lunches for the students at this charitable event, but without your help, none of this could have been possible! All donations were greatly appreciated. Thank you for making this holiday season just a little bit brighter for a child! KP thanks you for your generosity.

Alumni Speakers’ Symposium for Seniors

On Friday, January 8 the Guidance De­partment hosted its annual Alumni Speak­ers’ Symposium, in which recent graduates returned to King Philip to share with our senior students their stories about transi­tion from high school to college. Alumni who participated included Gregory Davey of Harvard University, Conner David of Cornell, De Arndra Galvin of the University of New England, David Getchell of WestfieldState, Mac Jacobson of Suffolk University, Stephen Manning of Framingham State, Megan Marra of Ho­bart and William Smith College, Christo­pher Pellichero of Providence College, and Stephanie Primavera of Ithaca College.

ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS Massachusetts College Goal

Sunday, January 31 at 2:00 P.M.

College Goal Sunday is a volunteer-driv­en effort to provide FREE ASSISTANCE to students and families seeking to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the federally required form for students seeking financial aid, includ­ing grant, and loan throughout the nation. College Goal Sunday mobilizes financial aid professionals from Massachusetts colleges and universities to help families of college bound students. The 5th College Goal Sunday will take place on January 31, at 2:00 P.M. in over twenty locations around Massachusetts. Go to www.MassCollegeGoalSunday.org or call 877-4CGSMAS for current site loca­tions, how to get there, and what to bring.

PEER LEADERSHIP For the month of November Peer Leadership was very busy! Their agenda included promoting the Great American Smokeout on the 19th with posters that congratulated our mostly nonsmoking community, stickers that students wore to represent their support, and a special addi­tion of Wake Up Warriors. Also, the first class of sixth grade pen pals was piloted in the Norfolk Freeman Centennial School. High school peer lead­ers wrote introductory letters to assigned sixth grade students to encourage open communication between the two build­ings. Wrentham pen pals have begun be­tween Mrs. Fownes’ class at the elementary school and our members. The plan is to expand the pen pal program to include the Plainville elementary schools.

In addition to community service, the middle school D.A.R.E. program was kicked off in November, and the peer lead­ers hoped to participate in the next presen­tations. Lastly, the executive board has been very preoccupied with planning a fundrais­er

so the club has means for all its planned activities. Our fund-raising will will run through February 5 with sales at lunch.

Math League Membership 2009-2010

(Advisor: Mrs. Debra Barrett)

SENIORS: Janessa Barrett, Dan Bin­gel, Emily Brennan, Michelle Crocker, Nate Kim, Dan Lee, Dahnyoung McGarry, Sarah Shipley, Alex Stalley, Chris Uvanovic, Kev­in Yiu, and Mike Zagieboylo

JUNIOR: Tom Yang SOPHOMORES: Chris Allen, Alex Lumnah, Ian Pimental, Greg Sekulski, Al­yssa Siegmann, Andrew Silberhorn, Taylor Smith, Zach Sogard, and Katie Yiu FRESHMEN: James Cushman and Alec Schuberth The high school math team practices weekly and competes on a monthly basis.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE 2009 ALL STARS

Girls’ Cross Country Stacey Wojcik (10)

Field Hockey Hillary Bushway (12) - Tri-captain, L.
Wing
(Hillary had 9 goals and 3 assists)
Katie Kelleher (12) - Tri-captain, Sweeper
Lauren Nickerson (12) - Tri-captain, Goal­ie

(Lauren played every minute of every game
and had 5 shutouts)

Football
Matt Anderson (12) - Center
Kevin Donahue (12) - Captain
Def. MVP - LB
(Kevin had 50 tackles, 7 for losses, 2 sacks)
Alec May (11) - DE
(Alec had 35 tackles, 12 for losses, 6 sacks
and 3 fumble recs)
Brandon Howard (12) Repeat
All-Star
Mike Cochrane (12) – Captain, Repeat
All-Star

Golf
Cam Bushway (11)

Boys’ Soccer
Matt Keys (11) - Center Back
(Matt is a repeat all star)
Tyler Marra (12) - Tri-captain, Goalie
Mike Perry (11) - Tri-captain, Mid
Matt Heagney (12) – Tri-Captain, Mid­fielder
League MVP
Girls’ Soccer
Sarah Shipley (12) - Captain, Mid
(Sarah is a repeat all star)
Girls’ Volleyball All Star
Brianna Souza (11) - Co-captain, Libero
(Brianna had 2.08 aces/game and 386 digs)

FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS

There will be free sports physicals on Thursday, February 11 for any student that needs one. All students participating in sports must have a valid physical. Stu­dents must sign-up with the school nurse by Tuesday, February 9 in order to be seen by the doctor.

SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION Spring Sports Registration will be held on two separate evenings at the High School. The first registration will be held in the main officeon Wednesday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. and the second registration will be held in main officeon Tuesday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m.

ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SPRING SPORTS MUST REGISTER ON ONE OF THESE REGISTRATION NIGHTS. ANY STUDENT WHO DOES NOT REGISTER ON ONE OF THESE REGISTRATION NIGHTS WILL BE AS­SESSED A SEPARATE $25.00 LATE FEE IN ADDITION TO THE USER FEE. To expedite the registration process, please bring the following documents: 1. A current copy of a physical exam. If we have a current exam on fileyou do not have to bring one. Please check with the school nurse to verify that a physical is cur­rent. In order to be current a student must have had an exam on or after February 16, 2009. 2. A completed Interscholastic Ath­letic Packet that can be downloaded from our website at www.kingphilip.org – click on the high school and then click on ath­letics.

Forms that must be fully completed and signed are pages 10, 11, 12 and 13. And a check made payable to KPRHS in the amount of $165.00. If there is a 2nd child participating in winter athletics the fee for them is $82.50 and a third child would be $41.25. All checks should have students name and the sport they are participating in. Please send separate checks for each sport. If registering late, you must also submit a separate check for a $25.00 Late Fee. Any student whose name does not appear on a roster will have their user fee check re­turned to them. If you have any questions about registration, please call April Sloan at 508-384-1000 ext. 449.