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Exeter High School Briefly Enters Safe Campus Mode after Suspicious Person Seen near Stadium

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New Hampshire SAU 16
Dr. David Ryan, Superintendent
30 Linden Street
Exeter, NH 03833

For Immediate Release

Friday, Oct. 18, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Exeter High School Briefly Enters Safe Campus Mode after Suspicious Person Seen near Stadium

Person Wearing Fake Gas Mask Determined to be Charter School Student

No Threat or Danger to School Community

EXETER — Superintendent David Ryan reports that Exeter High School on Thursday briefly entered Safe Campus Mode, which secured the building and grounds, after a suspicious person was seen wearing a trench coat and what appeared to be a gas mask.

The individual was identified as a student at a local charter school and the mask was believed to be a school art project. No threats were made and authorities have determined that there is no danger to the school.

The suspicious person was spotted by two school bus drivers near the athletic stadium behind the school at 9:30 a.m., and threat response procedures were activated. The school resource officer responded to the area and an investigation ensued.

The investigation determined the individual was a student at a nearby charter school. All charter school students have the right to ride SAU 16 buses, and it was determined that this student rode the bus to EHS before taking a shuttle to their school. The student was located and apprehended for questioning.

“We do not have a firm grasp on the student’s intent to behave this way, but we can state that the result of his antics led to the high school activating a secure campus for approximately 20 minutes until he was apprehended and identified,” Superintendent David Ryan said Friday.

SAU 16 has offered its Behavior Intervention Team (BIT) services to the charter school to help address the student’s behavior.

Superintendent Ryan wishes to commend administrators at Exeter High School, especially Principal Michael Monahan and Security Coordinator Richard Kane and Exeter Police Department School Resource Officer Sonya Robichaud for following the SAU’s established protocols and policies in the event of a dangerous situation.

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SAU 16 Alumnus Wins ACTE Trophy Design Contest

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New Hampshire SAU 16
Dr. David Ryan, Superintendent
30 Linden Street
Exeter, NH 03833

For Immediate Release

Monday, Sept. 30, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

SAU 16 Alumnus Wins ACTE Trophy Design Contest

EXETER — The design of a recent graduate of the Seacoast School of Technology has won the Association for Career and Technical Education’s (ACTE) annual student trophy design contest.

Kathleen Terwilliger’s trophy design was selected by the ACTE’s Board of Directors to be 3D printed and awarded to several individuals who are being recognized nationally for extraordinary contributions to career and technical education. The awards will be given out at ACTE’s Annual Awards Gala, which is being held in Anaheim, California on Dec. 7.

“This is an incredible honor, and we’re proud that an Alumnus of the Seacoast School of Technology was selected as the winner of ACTE’s student trophy design contest this year,” Superintendent Ryan said. “Kathleen demonstrated a true passion for engineering as a student, and it’s exciting to see her design chosen.”

Terwilliger graduated from the Seacoast School of Technology this spring, after studying pre-engineering. As the winner of the student contest, she will receive a $1,000 scholarship, as well as a trip to the ACTE Awards Gala this December along with Seacoast School of Technology Recruitment and Retention Specialist Samantha Tukey, courtesy of ACTE. The Seacoast School of Technology is also being awarded a one-year lease, at no cost, of a 3D printer by Stratasys, Ltd. 

“Kathleen is a hard-working student with a creative mind for problem-solving,” said Seacoast School of Technology Assistant Principal Pam Carr. “Her peers respect her for her quiet leadership and willingness to work collaboratively as a team.”

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Stratham Memorial School Librarian Published in National Journal

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New Hampshire SAU 16
Dr. David Ryan, Superintendent
30 Linden Street
Exeter, NH 03833

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Stratham Memorial School Librarian Published in National Journal

STRATHAM — Associate Superintendent Esther Asbell is pleased to share that Stratham Memorial School librarian Mary Lou Caron O’Connor was recently published in the Journal of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).

O’Connor’s “Now Serving… an Appealing Menu of Digital Literacy Tools and Resources” was published in the May/June 2019 edition of the Knowledge Quest journal.

The article is based on O’Connor’s initiative to offer educational content in the style of a restaurant menu called “Digital Literacy Tools & Resources for K-5 Learners.” The menu provides students options for digital literacy tools which encourages them to try different resources and make their own choices as they complete projects.

O’Connor explains that structuring the resources as a restaurant menu makes sense because students know what it is like to try new things at a restaurant.

When students are tasked with a research project, O’Connor creates a specific menu for that project by choosing a variety of digital literacy tools. Students then choose from the menu of offered tools which tool they prefer to use for their assignment.

Based on the AASL Standards Framework for School Librarians, digital literacy tools and resources are listed based on the categories: Think, Create, Share and Grow, and key values: Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore and Engage.

The menu options are designed to evolve over time to accommodate the changing needs of learners and educators and the evolving digital landscape.

O’Connor explains the value of this digital menu as providing students with the freedom to choose rather than being assigned a digital learning tool. This empowers students to take charge of their learning by choosing how they want to create and share their projects.

Students have also enjoyed using the menu, providing feedback that they like the many options to choose from and that it allows them to be more independent in their schoolwork.

“We are very proud of Mary Lou’s achievement,” Associate Superintendent Asbell said. “Our librarians are crucial in developing digitally literate and engaged students. The digital menu has proven to be a valuable tool that teaches our students to evaluate different resources. It also gives them the ability to choose which leads to them being engaged in their learning.”

O’Connor also presented her ideas at the New Hampshire School Library Media Association annual conference in Concord, New Hampshire in March.

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SAU 16 Superintendent David Ryan to Speak at Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce Building Student Pathways to Careers Event

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New Hampshire SAU 16
Dr. David Ryan, Superintendent
30 Linden Street
Exeter, NH 03833

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

SAU 16 Superintendent David Ryan to Speak at Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce Building Student Pathways to Careers Event

EXETER — The SAU 16 School Board is pleased to announce that Superintendent David Ryan has been chosen to speak about building pathways to careers for students at an upcoming Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce event.

WHEN:

Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 7:30-9 a.m.

WHERE:

Seacoast School of Technology, 40 Linden St.

WHO:

  • David Ryan, Superintendent of SAU 16
  • Frank Edelblut, Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education
  • Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce members

Future Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce members

WHAT:

The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a networking event titled, Building Pathways to Careers — Education in the New Hampshire Seacoast this September that will examine varying local and regional efforts and initiatives to support student success after graduation.

Tickets will cost $25 for members of the chamber and $35 for future members. The event will also include a farm to table breakfast from The Farm at Eastman’s Corner in Kensington.

Frank Edelblut, Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education, will be speaking at the event, as well as Superintendent Ryan.

Superintendent Ryan will discuss SAU 16’s various initiatives to help students prepare for their careers as well as college, should they choose to pursue higher education.

During his speech, Superintendent Ryan will highlight the district’s utilization of career pathway initiatives, including programming that allows students to take early college classes at Great Bay Community College and the Seacoast School of Technology.

“We believe that a student’s school experience, whether it is high school or post-secondary, is the most important pathway to preparing for a career,” Superintendent Ryan said. “I’m looking forward to having an engaging conversation with community members about embracing career readiness as the primary purpose of our schools, which includes preparing students to be successful in college, and I encourage anyone with an interest in better understanding or sharing their views on the changing scope of education to attend.”

To register for the Building Pathways to Careers — Education in the New Hampshire Seacoast event, click here.

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