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front cover of the American School Board Journal for A very generous gift of $5,000 from the April 2021 were Mashpee students and sisters, Schwartz Living Trust to support further planning Arianna and Adriana DeBarros. and implementation of the new Health Services Program at the Mashpee Middle-High School was We are grateful to the Mashpee Wampanoag received from Mashpee resident Katherine Schwartz. Tribe's Indian Health Services Clinic for providing Miles J. Schwartz, MD, Katherine's late husband, COVID-19 vaccinations to many of our staff was the Director of the Clinical Cardiology Training members in March/April—during a period of time Program at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center for when many were desperately trying to secure a 30 years and a professor of clinical medicine at vaccine appointment. Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. Through the Trust, Mrs. Schwartz also The Cape Cod Collaborative and the gifted $2000 to the Mashpee Women's Club to Massachusetts Association of School Committees— establish two $1000.00 scholarships for Mashpee Division VII co-hosted their annual Legislative seniors who are furthering their education in the field Breakfast (virtual). This is an event that brings of healthcare. We are so grateful to Mrs. Schwartz together Cape&Islands school committee members, for her generosity and for supporting future superintendents, our state legislators, and elected generations of healthcare providers from Mashpee. town officials to discuss regional educational issues. This year a discussion on racial equity took place The Mashpee Public Schools received a two- which included student voices. MMHS junior year Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Innovations Cheyenne Hendricks provided some powerful grant for FY 22 and FY23. This grant will fund three insights to the conversation, displaying a confidence areas of anti-bias work in collaboration with the Anti- level well beyond her years. Cheyenne believes that Defamation League of New England. A group of we all need to be more mindful of other people, that middle school students and a group of high school we need to do more listening, less talking, and more students will become peer leaders in anti-bias analyzing. We are so fortunate to have Cheyenne as training; all staff members of the Mashpee Public a member of our MPS stakeholder group that is Schools will engage in anti-bias professional working on the development of the Mashpee Public development, and a K - 12 anti-bias curriculum will Schools' next strategic plan. be implemented. Congratulations to Mashpee Middle-High We conducted our fourth annual MPS Family School (MMHS) senior Nathan Ware for being Opinion Survey. In addition to recurring questions, chosen as Mashpee's recipient of the Massachusetts we also gathered parent/guardian feedback on Association of School Superintendents'Certificate of absenteeism, social-emotional learning and well- Academic Excellence Award for school year 20-21. being, and homework. The information gathered from the survey responses not only allows us to Congratulations to MMHS educator Celeste monitor growth from year to year but also provides Reynolds for being named a Distinguished K - 12 us with insight to inform our practice. Teacher by the National Council for Geographic Education. This award recognizes excellence in We were pleased that members of the Class of geography teaching. We also celebrated Quashnet 2021 were able to have a memorable prom, enjoy STEM teacher Jamie Whiddon for being recognized some in-person senior week excursions/activities, as a Distinguished Educator by the Massachusetts participate in the traditional Walk of Honor, and Technology Education Engineering Collaborative celebrate Class Day during the week leading up to (MassTEC). Mrs. Whiddon was recognized for her their graduation. A wonderful outdoor graduation for efforts in developing a hybrid program that allows the Class of 2021 was held on June 5th under tents remote learners to build an underwater vehicle just on our MMHS stadium field. like their in-person counterparts. 140