Congratulations to Carley Ryan, Nick Falzarano, Liam Archer, Paul Butts who have been selected for the Bridgewater State University High School Honor Band. The Honor Band is a compilation of the finest HS performers from across the state. Students will participate in a day of rehearsals on 2/12/15 at BSU and give a concert for the public that same evening.
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Holiday Concerts-Elementary, Middle, & High
Tis the season to be jolly…With the auditorium filled with holiday spirit, Carver instrumentalists and vocalists took to the stage at the CMHS auditorium on several evenings. On December 9th, Mr. Jeremy Teunis and the High School concert band captivated the audience with their musical selections to kick off the holiday season. With such pieces as “All is Calm”, “A Christmas Declaration” and “Where Eagles Soar”, the band surely kept the holiday cheer among the crowd. Included in the magical evening, the A Capella Ensemble soloist Megan Cullity sang beautifully the song “Stand by Me” followed by soloists Makayla Adams and Liam Borgeson who together sang “Hit the Road, Jack”. The Symphonic Band kept the momentum of the evening with their musical selections “Ascend” and the all time classic “Sleigh Ride”. The Jazz Ensemble continued to maintain the joy of the evening with their pieces, “Cousin Mary”, “Doxy”, and “Jungle Boogie”. The enjoyable evening was one to remember as the families and students gather at the end of the program.
On December 10th, the Elementary School’s new band director, Mr. Paul Howard, led the fifth grade advanced band in magnificently playing holiday songs including “A Christmas Sleigh Ride” and the classic “Jingle Bells”. With only eight practice sessions, the advanced band demonstrated their dedication and their hard work. Mrs. Giokas and the choral group also kept the audience in the holiday spirit with such songs as “The Most Wonderful Time of Year“ , “Deck the Halls” and “The Breath of Winter” to name just a few. The families and students expressed such joy as the evening came to a close.
On December 16th, with a packed auditorium, Mr. Teunis and the Middle School band filled the room with music from the hit movie “The Polar Express”, along with musical selections entitled “African Noel”, “Bobsled Run”, and another all time classic “Jingle Bells” along with several other selections. Included in the evening of celebration was Ms. Sjolin and her choral group as they performed arrangements “Pie Jesu”, “Canticum Novum”, and their personal favorite “Flight of the Grackles”. Their enthusiasm was clearly recognized by the audience. To end the evening, the Crusader Big Band took to the stage to play “Blues in Hoss Flat”. Friends and families appeared to have enjoyed three delightful evenings with the young, talented music students of their community. If you were unable to attend these terrific events, be sure to look for the evenings next year. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Photos of the concerts may be viewed and purchased at http://hyperionphoto.us/School/Music
“Music is the universal language of mankind” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Submitted by Kristen Shott.
VEX Robotics Team Wins First in Competition
“TARDIS,” “Durfee Destroyers,” “Globots,” …these are just some of the robots that descended on Carver to compete in Carver Middle High School’s first ever VEX competition. On December 13th, nine teams from five towns competed in timed relays, maze races, bean bag battles, and a challenge aptly named “Swept Away” that requires the “bots” to be adept in both dunking and sweeping.
Carver’s own “King Moonracer” picked up First Place on the high school level, followed by B.M.C Durfee High School’s second, and Global Learning Charter Public School’s (GLCPS) third. Wareham’s “TARDIS” and “Internet ET” placed first and second respectively amongst the middle school teams with “GOGC” picking up another third place for GLCPS. Fairhaven’s team didn’t place, but had a lot of fun competing.
The medals were designed and printed out on a 3-D printer by Carver’s Technology Education Instructor and team Co-advisor Tony Rota; and Carver High’s culinary group provided batches of delicious cookies. Looking forward, Dan Ryan – Carver’s Robotics Club Advisor, expects Carver’s teams will be busy modifying their “bots” for the upcoming competitions at Bristol Community College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
YPAC (Young People’s Alliance of Carver)
YPAC is relocating to the Middle High School. YPAC activities will resume in February.
Unified Bocce Ball!
On Saturday, November 15, 2014 23 unified high students from both student council and the PreVocational program came together to compete against 10 other area high schools in unified Bocce Ball at Whitman Hanson High School. Thank you to everyone who came out and had a great time. ~ Mr Tresca
Winter Sports Registration Night
High School Winter Sports Registration Night will be on Wednesday November 19th at 7 PM in the Auditorium. Any students interested in participating in a winter sport should plan on attending this meeting with a parent/guardian
Insurance Funding for Autism Workshop
Free Seminar – Friday, December 5th 6-8 p.m. at 118 Long Pond Rd., Suite 205, Plymouth. Get answers to gain access to coverage. Insurance Funding for Autism Workshop
UPDATE: Costumes for a Cure / Penny Wars
To all students, parents and staff who participated , helped and/or donated this past Halloween week, Thank You!!
Between Costumes for a Cure (Halloween Day) and Penny Wars (October 27-31) Carver Middle High School was able to raise $775.69 to donate to Make a Wish America.
Special thanks and recognition to two groups who really helped out a lot with making this fundraiser a success. First to National Honor Society and their advisor Mr. Mallon and secondly to Middle School Student Government and their advisors, Mr. Wechter and Mr. Sullivan.
Go Carver Crusaders!
Mr. Tresca and Student Council