WHS JAG starts Backpack Program

This year, as part of our community service for JAG we are starting up this new program called The Backpack program. What we are going to do is put food in backpacks and give them to students who can't afford food for the weekend. We provide 3 dinners, 2 lunches and 2 breakfasts and snacks. We will be putting this food in a backpack and give them to the kids. No one knows, but the kid and the Administrators (who will be picking what kids would need this), that they are receiving the backpack, so its completely confidential. We fill up the bags on Thursday/Friday afternoon and they will be delivered to the kids, and then we get the backpacks back the following Monday morning to fill them back up. We are starting out with the Elementary School, then hopefully we will have it go into the Middle School and the High School. This will be provided for the whole Sau23 school district (Woodsville, Bath, Warren and Piermont). This started up with the H.O.P.E (Helping Out People Everyday)based in Lyndonville, VT, and also with the 68 hours of hunger based in Somersworth, NH. This will be a program that we hope will expand into the community and we hope that it will last on for a long time and stop hunger in the community. We will be having food and backpacks donated to us.

In January...

January was national mentor month, so as an annual event that we do every year, we gave flowers to our school teachers/mentors.

On January 25th, Haley Coutu and Jordyn Tierney spent the day in Concord to meet with the District 2 Senator Jeanne Forester.

In February...

On February 2nd, Matt Latour, Brian Mallett, and Matt Wright toured New England Wire Co. in Lisbon, NH for an occupational field trip.

For more updated news...

We started up our Job Shadows. Cheyenne Wrigley, Laura Luurtsema, and Meghan Leverault went to the Head Start pre-school in Woodsville, for Early Childhood Education. More are coming up.

Today, March 15, 2012 guest speaker Sgt. Larson is visiting in sixth block to talk about repercussions of a DUI, and what its like to stay in jail and what their day is like.

Also, I would like to congratulate the following for their acceptances in colleges.
Congratulations to Samantha Catterall for getting accepted to Johnson and Wales College in Miami, FL.
Congratulations to Myles Lalmond for getting accepted to Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH.
Congratulations to Halee Davidson for getting accepted to Regency Beauty School in Florida.

SENIORS!!!!
Reminder: The Senior Competition events are coming soon.

Have a great day.

Hello Everyone!

Hello Everyone,
I am Laura Luurtsema, I am now taking over the Woodsville High School JAG blog since Josh is busy. I am a 17 year old Junior at Woodsville High School. Here are some of the news that you missed out on. Our fellow classmates at Woodsville High School were recognized for their great academics for the first and second quarter. Congratulations to Travis Levreault, Sarah Hatch, Jordyn Tierney, Mathew Wright, Meghan Levreault, Rochelle Ladue, and Joe Towne for getting Honor Roll for the first quarter. Congratulations Hunter Harris, Travis Levreault, and Sarah Hatch for getting Honor Roll for the second quarter. In the first semester we held a Poetry Out Loud contest where Tyler DeCosta placed in second, congratulations Tyler. Also, I would like to congratulate Matt Latour for getting accepted into the National Guard and the University of Northwestern Ohio, also extend congratulations to Matt Wright for also being accepted into the National Guard. Last but not least I would like to congratulate Samantha Catterall on her acceptance to White Mountain Community College, and congratulations to Joshua Peart on his acceptance to Lyndon State College.

On December 15th, six representatives from our local businesses came to talk to us about what they do at their job, what they like/dislike about their job, what they look for when hiring employees, etc. It was a great experience for all of us, and it was a great turn out. We asked a lot of good questions, and they gave a lot of good answers. This was apart of the Wal-Mart grant that NH-JAG recieved.

Many kids are doing college tours, and we are having more guest speakers and more coming up soon! I will keep you updated.
Have a great day!!

Each Wednesday, second period JAG students serve as peer mentors to Mrs. Mac's special education class. This week the students threw a Halloween party for the class. Each student got to piant a pumpkin, frost cookies for themselves, and play a game of pin the smile on the jack o'lantern. Laura Irwin recently attended the 4th Annual North Country College Access Convention. Experts in admissions and financial aid from many different schools shared strategies with the students to help them plan and pay for college.