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Good afternoon, Pinkerton Community,

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a school, we are committed to promoting good mental health by providing support and access to resources for all of our community members. 

The end of the school year can bring a lot of additional stress, so I encourage everyone to ask for help if you need it and to check on the people in your life who may be struggling. Remember, our School Counseling Department has provided a list of resources on the Students, Parents, and Staff sections of our website. 

Together we can normalize talking about mental health and help everyone to realize they aren’t alone. 

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Weekly Highlights/Upcoming :

Fall Sports Organizational Meetings:Fall Sports organizational meetings for CURRENT PINKERTON STUDENTS will be held on June 10.  Any CURRENT STUDENT interested in trying out in the Fall should attend.

Campus Corner Online Store - Campus Corner is now online! Get student-designed Pinkerton Academy merch here. Pickup orders only - pickup starts June 9th.

NH Teen Institute Summer Leadership Program - Would you like to attend the NH Teen Institute Summer Leadership Program at the end of June? Those who have attended in the past called it a life-altering experience.... 

It's also free! The Community Alliance for Teen Safety is covering 100% of the costs. They are considering current 8th, 9th and 10th graders who this fall will become freshman, sophomores and juniors.

Details on the program can be found here: https://www.nhteeninstitute.org/slp

They are selecting between 5 and 10 students, so if you'd like to be considered, please send your name and contact information to Sue Centner, Executive Director of Community Alliance for Teen Safety (CATS), at [email protected].

The June Exam Schedule for seniors and underclass students can be found linked here and  in the calendar section of the website. 

Tsienneto Road Work  - We have been notified of upcoming construction work planned for Tsienneto Road between Route 28 By-Pass and Route 102/Chester Road. The work starts next week and will continue throughout the summer. Below is the tentative schedule they shared.

• Irving Station to Lilly Lane - Thu 5/1/25 Mon 5/26/25*
• Lilly Lane to Barkland Drive - Tue 5/27/25 Thu 6/26/25*
• Barkland Drive to Scenic Drive - Fri 6/27/25 Thu 7/31/25*
• Scenic Drive to Route 102 - Fri 8/1/25 Thu 9/11/25*
• Scenic Drive Sewer Extension - Fri 9/12/25 Tue 9/16/25*

Project updates can be found on the town website at www.derrynh.gov. Any questions related to this project can be directed to the town office by calling 603-432-6144 or emailing [email protected].

Weekly Shout Outs

SHOUT OUTS TO…

Jimmy McCormack  for always going above and beyond to help anyone out – often creating more work for himself! We appreciate all you do for Pinkerton!

Rosa Matos for organizing another great Open House for prospective students. 

STUDENT SHOUT OUTS:

James MacDonald, Elise Collins, Lilly Pocrass, Declan Collins, and Connor MacDonald - these student musicians make up the band Glue, and they have been named to the top 10 for the Beats for Good contest. It is now up to the public to vote! The Grand Prize Winner will be invited to perform on the main stage at Do Good Fest 2025 on July 12 as the opening band! Additionally, the top three acts that receive the most votes will win the following donations for their schools’ music programs:

First Place - $5,000 donation, plus a $1,500 personal cash prize
Second Place - $2,500 donation
Third Place - $1,000 donation

Vote now and share it with everyone you know! Let’s make Glue number one! https://dogoodfest.com/beatsforgood

Avery Mannion, Emily Field, Eva Morgan, Ava Rozzi, Ava Mahon  - these honors biology students presented at ARMI (Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute) in Manchester, NH on 5/20/25. Their posters focused on creating a tissue-engineered product to treat damage caused by diabetes.

Brooke Benz - a member of our girls basketball team, Brooke recently received the John Burke sportsmanship award from the state officials association. Thank you for being such a positive example, Brooke!

Jometh Pantojas, Althea LeBlanc - for organizing a 12 person JROTC Raiders Team for a competition at Peabody HS, MA on 10 May. Raiders Competitions include a 3 mile run, obstacle course, simulated casualty extraction, tire flip/ammunition can carry relay, rope bridge and many other events. It takes a large effort to get all the equipment ready (ropes, liter, climbing gear, first aid kit, etc.), train all the students throughout the year, set up and organize who will be participating in each event and ensure everyone is where they need to be as there are multiple events going simultaneously. 21 teams participated and even thought we did not place at this event the students did a great job and didn't quit, in large part to Pantojas and LeBlanc pushing and encouraging them.

Ryleigh Bannister - for leading the JROTC assistance for four days of the New Hampshire Miss Teen event at the Stockbridge Theatre. She organized the cadets and ensured they were present and in position to assist with seating and guiding folks in during the event. She was also in charge of organizing the event at the Veteran's Cemetery flag laying in Derry. She will be in charge of organizing all the cadets to ensure all the veterans' graves receive a flag in remembrance of their service. 

Respectfully,

Michael Perez
Associate Head of School

 @mrperez_pa

@MPerezAHOS

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