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King Philip High School Holds Successful Food Drive to Benefit Local Families, Food Pantry

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King Philip Regional School District
Paul Zinni, Superintendent
18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056

For Immediate Release

Friday, Nov. 22, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

King Philip High School Holds Successful Food Drive to Benefit Local Families, Food Pantry

WRENTHAM — Superintendent Paul Zinni is pleased to share that King Philip Regional High School recently held a successful food drive that resulted in many boxes of items that will be donated to local families.

The drive ran for about two weeks earlier this month. Students and staff were encouraged to either make a donation or contribute non-perishable food. Donations included canned foods such as soup, fruits and vegetables, as well as other non-perishable snack items.

In all, the high school collected several boxes of food and gift cards that will be given to 12 local families in need. In addition, at least eight boxes of food items will be donated to the Wrentham Food Pantry.

KPHS teachers Lindsay Haynes, Lisa Halloway, Christina Logan and Leslee Differ, along with the National Honor Society and Peer Mentoring student groups, coordinated the drive, and report that this year is the most amount of food the drive has ever collected.

“It was great to see our students and staff support this cause and we are grateful to everyone who generously contributed items to the drive,” Superintendent Zinni said. “We’re happy to help out local families in need, especially as we approach the holiday season.”

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Threatening Note Found at King Philip Regional High School

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King Philip Regional School District
Paul Zinni, Superintendent
18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056

For Immediate Release

Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Threatening Note Found at King Philip Regional High School

WRENTHAM — Superintendent Paul Zinni reports that a threatening note was found in a boys bathroom at King Philip Regional High School on Friday, Nov. 15.

On Friday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m., a high school staff member reported finding a crumpled note containing threatening language behind a toilet in a boys bathroom. The Wrentham Police Department was immediately notified and launched an investigation.

The note does not reference specific acts of violence or specific weapons, however it does contain threatening and vulgar language along with negative references toward the school’s wrestling team and its members.

King Philip High School officials and the Wrentham Police Department are working closely to investigate this incident. Wrentham Police were notified of the incident and detectives will continue to investigate in an attempt to determine who is responsible.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Wrentham Police Department at 508-384-2121 or report it to King Philip High School administration at 508-520-7991.

The incident remains under investigation. Wrentham Police and King Philip Regional School District officials will provide further information when it becomes available.

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King Philip Regional High School Students Earn Valuable Career Advice In New Class

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King Philip Regional School District
Paul Zinni, Superintendent
18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

King Philip Regional High School Students Earn Valuable Career Advice In New Class

WRENTHAM — Superintendent of Schools Paul A. Zinni is pleased to announce that students in King Philip Regional High School’s new Professional Innovations Program class just completed their guest speaker unit.

The class, facilitated by English teacher Sean Skenyon, serves as an elective for juniors and as a senior English course for students who intend to pursue careers rather than college following graduation.

Students with a wide range of interests, including construction. nursing and metalworking, had the opportunity to hear from KP alumni who have achieved personal and financial success in diverse career pathways.

Ryan Boselli (KP Class of 2013) spoke to the class about his service in the U.S. Marines, his startup mosquito spraying company “Veterans vs. Mosquitoes,” and his investments in real estate.

Brian Hamlin, who graduated from KP and whose three children graduated from the school as well, spoke to the PIP students about his family cabinet-making business, Hamlin Cabinet Corporation, based in Norfolk.

In a note to teachers and administrators at the school, Hamlin stressed the importance of supporting a student’s desire to pursue a career directly out of high school.

“Not everyone in your profession understands the gift they offer students like you do, giving them the ability to realize they aren’t off track looking to do something they are passionate about,” Hamlin said. “Life isn’t black and white when it comes to what makes a difference in a student’s life. What you are presenting them gives them hope that they can make a difference.”

Superintendent Zinni echoed Hamlin’s words.

“Brian and Ryan’s willingness to voluntarily give their time to the students in the Professional Innovations Program speaks volumes,” he said. “It reflects the community’s support of the students at KP and the community’s unique willingness to build that communal sense throughout the Tri-Town area. It also sends the incredibly necessary, inclusive message that every student’s passion has value; and the willingness to pursue passion — regardless of where that passion lies — will lead to success.”

Skenyon said he hopes to teach a junior-specific version of the class next year, along with a class for seniors taught by fellow English teacher Erin Nerlino, who originally came up with the idea for the Professional Innovations Program.

Now that the speaker unit is over, students will be tasked with locating a contact in their areas of interest, crafting an email for that contact and conducting an interview with a person in their field of interest in order to learn more about how to grow in that professional pathway.

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King Philip Regional High School Students Take Part In Start With Hello Week

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King Philip Regional School District
Paul Zinni, Superintendent
18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056

For Immediate Release

Friday, Oct. 18, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

King Philip Regional High School Students Take Part In Start With Hello Week

NORFOLK — Superintendent Paul Zinni is pleased to announce that students at King Philip Regional High School recently took part in Start With Hello Week as a way to raise awareness about social isolation and to promote a more inclusive school environment.

“Start With Hello Week was a terrific opportunity for our students to get to know each other better and to spread a lot of positive energy around the school,” said Cheryl Rowe, adviser of King Philip High School’s KP Cares community service club. “Students responded to all of the different activities that were available, and it was great to see so many smiles on everyone’s faces.”

Start With Hello is a nationwide initiative aimed at teaching students to make a difference with their peers in simple, fun and impactful ways to promote interpersonal connection and inclusion, and to identify and help lonely students who are showing signs of social isolation. It is organized through the national non-profit organization Sandy Hook Promise. 

Start With Hello Week took place in thousands of schools across the country from Sept. 23-27.

Students were treated to a different theme each day of the week, starting with Start With Hello Day, where KP Cares students and board members of the student council walked around at lunch and sat at each table to get to know their peers. They also had surveys with them to see what types of activities students would like to see at the school and what changes could be made. 

Tuesday was Superhero Day, where two whiteboards were set up in central locations at the school so students could write down who they look up to.

Wednesday was smile day, where KP Cares students and student council board members passed out cards with a smiley face on it with the message, “I love your smile!”

Thursday was lifesaver day, where students were asked to list their life-saving activities on the whiteboards and administrators passed out Lifesaver candies to everyone as they arrived at school in the morning.

Friday was kindness rocks day, where students brought in or painted rocks during lunch with kind messages to add to the kindness rocks garden in front of the high school.

“My favorite day was smile day,” said student council adviser Barbara Snead. “Students were genuinely smiling and it was great to see them all getting into it. It was just one of the many highlights of a terrific week for students, teachers and everyone else at the school.”

About Sandy Hook Promise

Sandy Hook Promise is a School safety advocacy group that leads programs and policy initiatives to protect children from gun violence. It developed in the aftermath of the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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