Important Upcoming Dates:
Friday 10/21/22 - Homecoming Dance 7-9:30
Friday 10/28/22 - Early Dismissal 10:50
Monday 11/7/22 - TERM 2 Begins
Friday 11/11/22 - Veteran’s Day No School
Monday 11/14/22 - Term 1 Report Cards Published
Wednesday 11/16/22 - Early Dismissal 10:50
Thursday 11/17/22 - Early Dismissal 10:50
Wednesday 11/23/22 - Early Dismissal 10:50
Thursday/Friday 11/24 & 25/22 - Thanksgiving No School
SPORTS UDPATE
Winter registration for sports is open. Please make sure you have an updated physical on file and if you have an outstanding balance for the Fall season, please make sure you close that out before Winter sports start.
Groton-Dunstable SEPAC – Upcoming Events
SEPAC is hosting Dr. Rachel Kramer to speak about fostering grit and perseverance in our kids on November 3rd from 7 pm to 9 pm. Via Zoom.
https://www.gdsepac.com/event-...
All staff, families and community members are welcome to attend as the event is free (thank you SEPAC!). Please go to the SEPAC website to RSVP. We hope to see you all on November 3rd .
All upcoming SEPAC events can be found at this page: https://www.gdsepac.com/meetings-events. Some events are there as a resource and others are events or meetings that our SEPAC is hosting.
SOCKTOBER Sock Drive - Sponsored by your GDRHS MIAA Student Ambassadors
Help MA Kids & Teens in Need
Information HERE
MEFA – EVERYTHING FINANCIAL AID
The FAFSA and CSS Profile both became available on October 1st, MEFA has plenty of resources that provide help, and they’re all free.
- Our Understanding the FAFSA webinar for families walks through the application page by page, and includes general tips and helpful resources
- The virtual FAFSA Festival on Oct 25th from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. will provide families with one-on-one assistance with completing the application
- FAFSA Day Massachusetts is offering virtual events from November to February that allow families to meet with a financial aid expert and get FAFSA help
- Our family webinar, What to Know about the CSS Profile, gives guidance specific to the application required by roughly 200 colleges and universities
- Reporting Income on Financial Aid Applications and Defining Assets on Financial Aid Applications help students and families answer questions on the FAFSA and CSS Profile accurately
Understanding Massachusetts State Financial Aid
Need an overview of the financial aid available from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Join us for a webinar on Wed, Nov 16th at 8:00 a.m. to hear from Clantha McCurdy, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Access and Student Financial Assistance at the MA Department of Higher Education. Dr. McCurdy will review all state financial aid programs and highlight some new initiatives.