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3/29/22 – I am curious as to why the library enforces a seating policy extremely arbitrarily which prevents many students from receiving valuable peer tutoring, this is NOT a good learning environment. – Student

A. Please speak with the librarian or an administrator if you have concerns.

3/29/22 – Is there an eSports team or gaming club in HSE or HSW? – Student

A. There has been some interest and Mr. Davidson in the HSE Library has been meeting with students. If you are interested, please see Mr. Davidson to get involved.

3/29/22 – I heard that there are “furries” at the school and litter boxes in the nurse’s office? I am assuming it is a rumor, but I was just curious. Thanks for your help. – Parent

A. This is not true.

3/29/22 – Hi, this is just a friendly request. In the high school when a student is cvl and there is a sub, it is typical for the.google meet not to be opened by the sub. I understand this and don’t raise an issue with it. However, some teachers don’t post a note on Google to let the CVL students know the teacher won’t be in and that there is no google meet. This leaves the conscientious student to keep trying to enter the meet for a long time in case a teacher is just late opening the meet, which happens sometimes too. My friendly request is this – can there be a better, reliable system in place so cvl students know there is a sub and therefore there is no google meet so a student doesn’t have to just keep trying to get into a class that isn’t even going to be opened? It’s really frustrating for a student. Thanks. – Parent

A. Teachers typically post in Google Classroom if they are out. 

3/25/22 – What happened to egg sandwiches at breakfast? – Student

A. Unfortunately, we are experiencing a supply chain shortage which sadly means “Shenwiches” are out of stock as of right now, but will be back soon.

3/25/22 – Does Shen offer a “Green Club” or a club that students can participate in to learn about, support and influence decisions that support the school’s sustainability plan? – Renee Devine, Parent

A. Yes, there are a handful of environmentally focused clubs at Shen. A full list can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UNYXp7TWdhnusgaIa7yoV81H_6CF0CocD_11Ep78Ev8/edit?usp=sharing and among them are: Environmental Clubs and Garden Club. 

3/25/22 – Is there a summer camp program for Tennis in 2022? Who can I contact to get more information? – Parent

A. Our 2022 Summer Camps can be found here: https://sites.google.com/shenschools.org/community-ed-svc/home/community-education/summer-adventures. The best person to contact is Jon Conover, Shen Summer Adventures Coordinator, at conojona@shenschools.org.

3/25/22 – Can transgender students use whatever bathroom they choose? – Student

A. The district’s policy ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NGH8mKSROE-UKt6789FaJ8cMyakXEmohs71R9clnl0Y/edit?usp=sharing) and regulation (https://docs.google.com/document/d/12od39J7MDTe0mLHaKuiU_PjJyarVjEi2nXzDczWjG8E/edit?usp=sharing)  on use of bathroom and locker room facilities clearly states the full details at all buildings and levels.

3/14/22 – What is the weight average and unweighted average to last year’s valedictorian and salutatorian? – Jing Bourassa, Parent

A. This policy (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kJkfBHSI8LNqcRmw14_Sq7–0og5qicv-mi_HjIjM98/view) might help address your question.  There are always questions about the weighting of grades since the senior year grades are not weighted until the final grades are submitted. This means awards calculations do not weight senior year grades when done in the spring.

3/11/22 – Why did Shen shut down the Republican Club? – Student

A. The Republican Club is not shut down, they are still up and running.