Southwick Regional School

Home of the RAMS!

6-16-24

Dear Families,

As we conclude another remarkable school year, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and partnership. Together, we've navigated challenges and celebrated many achievements, ensuring our students thrive.

Wishing you all a joyful, restful, and safe summer break. I look forward to welcoming everyone back in the fall, refreshed and ready for a fantastic year.

Warm regards,

Principal Shorter

Field Day

I'm thrilled to share that Friday’s Field Day was a great success! Thank you to our incredible Student Council for their exceptional efforts organizing and managing the entire event.  Equally important, I commend our students for their positive participation in making Friday afternoon a highlight of our year.  Seeing everyone come together and enjoy themselves was a heartwarming close to the school year.

STEM Day

The Class of 2026 attended STEM day at Fenway Park in Boston on June 5th.  Students began the day learning about NASA, checking out different activities, and eating some delicious food. It was an amazing experience and to top it off, the Red Sox beat the Braves 9 to 0! 

Class Elections

Class Elections were held on June 3^rd.  Students had the opportunity to listen to speeches from the candidates followed by voting in the library.  Congratulations to our newly elected Class Officers!

                Class of 2025:     President, Joshua Davis-Visneau

                                                Vice-President, Isabella Proietti

                                                Secretary, Meadow Walsh

                                                Treasurer, Vittoria Ferrentino

                Class of 2026:     President, Joshua Raymond

                                                Vice-President, Connor Martin

                                                Secretary, Aden Braithwaite

                                                Treasurer, Alyssa Hanifan

                Class of 2027:     President, Laney Schoenthal

                                                Vice-President, Otto Muszynski

                                                Secretary, Andrew Jacob

                                                Treasurer, Alexander Kahler

                Class of 2028:     President, Caleb Gaudet

                                             Vice-President, Bryan Pomeroy

                                              Secretary, Skyla Miles-Lopez

                                              Treasurer, Riley Westcott

Summer at SRS

SRS offices will be closed June 27^th – July 5^th.  Beginning on July 8^th, Ms. Romani and Mrs. Gepfert will in the office daily from 8:30 am- 3:00 pm.   Additionally, the School Counseling office will have a counselor available on Wednesdays.

Summer Reading has been posted on the SRS website.  Students should select one book from the list provided.  During the first week of school students will complete a written response to the prompt provided.  For more information, see the Summer Reading Welcome letter posted with Summer Reading on the website.

New student and 7^th Grade Orientation Night will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 6:00 pm.  All 7^th grade families are invited to attend. The evening will include building tours, meet-and-greet with staff, Team assignments, information about the first day as well as other information about SRS and 7^th grade.  For more information, please contact the School Counseling Office.

Fall sports try-outs begin on August 19, 2024 at SRS.  Students can sign-up using Family ID which is accessible on the SRS website.  For additional information, please contact Mr. George, Athletic Director.

The Summer Band Program will be held August 19^th- 23^rd from 10:30 am- 1:30 pm each day.  For more information and to sign-up, please email Mr. Quinn at [email protected] 

Important News from the Transportation Office: New families or those who did not complete a transportation form last year will need to complete a transportation form (linked below or on the STRSD website) to receive bus transportation in 2024-25.

If you completed the transportation form last year and you do not have a change of address or do not have a change of pick-up or drop-off location from this past school year you do not need to complete the form.

If you did NOT complete the transportation form this past school year or you have a change of pick-up/drop-off location or you have a change of address, please complete the transportation application by clicking on the link below.

Divorced parents who both live within the boundaries of the school district and who have joint legal custody of their child(ren) are allowed to establish different pick-up and drop-off locations for their child(ren) throughout the week, provided the pickup and drop off locations are along an existing route to and from the student’s school. The alternating drop-off and pick-up location must, however, remain constant throughout the school year and must be verified by a copy of the legal document indicating the joint custody.

We look forward to serving your school transportation needs during the 2024-2025 school year. Please note that no additions or changes to pick-up or drop-off locations will be made between August 15, 2024 and September 15, 2024.

Transportation Form School Year 2024/25

For additional information or questions, please contact the District’s transportation provider at (413) 789-3291 or via email: [email protected] or [email protected]. 

Athletics News

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Spring Sports Student-Athletes and Coaches for their hard work and dedication to their teams and the RAMS Athletics program.  We had a very nice evening to celebrate our teams and student-athletes. 

CONGRATULATIONS to our Spring Athlete award recipients: