Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 4/9/25

Congratulations to Girls Gymnastics Team on Winning State Championship

On March 1st, the Masconomet Girls Gymnastics Team won State Championship with a team score of 149.05, 2 points ahead of runner-up Newton North. Sarah Aldrich finished third in the all-around and Janey Young scored a 9.65 on the vault to secure the victory. This is the 5th state championship for the Girls Gymnastics Program since 2019. The team celebrated their victory with a “Rolling Rally” through the high school on March 3rd.

Masconomet Qualifies 15 Students for DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, FL

The Masconomet DECA Chapter returned home triumphant on Saturday, March 1, from the 66^th annual Massachusetts DECA State Career Development Conference (SCDC) at the Westin Seaport and Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) with 10 students qualifying for the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Orlando, FL.

115 Masconomet students joined over 4,000 students, advisors, and business professionals for the 3-day conference where students competed in over 50 categories of marketing, hospitality, finance, and entrepreneurship. Masconomet DECA earned 2 medallions for a top score on their role play, 25 Top-12 Finalist medallions, and 10 top 6 placements giving them a shot at the ICDC competition in April.

State Champions: ICDC Qualifiers

Place	Student & Grade	Category
4th	Jack Fieldler, Devin O’Brien & Tyler Guaragna, 12	International Business Plan (EIB)
4th	Hannah Mitchell, 11	Finance Operations Research (FOR)
6th	Merideth Brandt & Taylor Blanchette, 12	Finance Operations Research (FOR)
6th	Charlie Olson & Jacob Olson, 12	Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making (STDM)
6th	Genevieve Clapp & Elise Clapp, 11	School Based Enterprise (SBE)
9th	Cash Kornusky & Chris Young, 12	Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making (TTDM)

One8 Foundation Grant Awarded to Support Innovative Middle School Science Curriculum

Congratulations to our middle school science department, which recently received a $44,700 grant courtesy of the One8 Foundation over the next three years to support the implementation of our new Open SciEd curriculum! This grant will provide valuable resources, professional development, and hands-on learning opportunities to enrich our students’ science education. 

OpenSciEd is an innovative, research-based science curriculum that engages students in authentic, inquiry-driven learning. Using real-world phenomena, students ask questions, investigate through hands-on experiments, analyze data, and construct explanations – just like real scientists and engineers. Furthermore, this curriculum aligns well with our Strategic Plan and Portrait of Learner competencies as it reinforces the skills we foster across disciplines: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, perseverance, and social-emotional learning.

Special thanks to Tammy Fay, the Department head of the Science, Technology, and Engineering Department, for securing this grant and our educators and administrators, whose commitment to teaching, learning, and innovation makes this all possible!  

Annika Rodgers Wins National Silver Medal in Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

The Masconomet Art Department is proud to announce that Annika Rodgers (current 8^th grader) won a National Silver Medal this year in the Scholastic Art & Writing National Awards for her cyanotype print “Rhapsody in Blues”. 

Annika’s piece was selected by some of the foremost leaders in the visual arts for excellence in originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice. More than 310,000 works of art and writing were submitted to the 2025 Scholastic Awards and less than 1% of works received a National Medal!

Nirali Patel wins “Best in School” in 2025 6th Congressional District Art Competition

The Masconomet Art Department is pleased to announce that Nirali Patel (’26) was awarded the “Best In School Award” in the 2025 6th Congressional District High School Visual Art Competition for “Peacock Feather.” The Congressional Art Competition, initiated by Congress in 1982, is a nationwide high school arts competition sponsored by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Nirali’s work was displayed with the other contest winners at Monserrat College of Art. The winning work and honorable mentions were presented with a citation from Congressman Seth Moulton. Additionally, Montserrat provides the awardees and honorable mentions varying amounts of scholarship to the college’s Summer Pre College Program.

Congratulations to Masconomet’s Model UN Team

Congratulations to the Masconomet Middle School Math Team

The Middle School Math Team ended its season in historic fashion. Both regular teams completely dominated the meet with scores well above average and significantly higher than their nearest competitors. In addition, the team finished the year with an undefeated record. Every team member was at their best and deserves a BIG CONGRATULATIONS for their accomplishments. There were many near-perfect scores and once again, Masco took the top awards for the meet with 5 perfect scores earned by 8th graders Maniya Kari, Damien Townes, Aanvi Bhargava, Jackson Yespy, and 7th grader Sanya Patel. This meet was extra special for Team Advisor, Mrs. Afrow, who is retiring this spring. “I have been so inspired by the level of talent, enthusiasm, and collaboration displayed by these middle school mathletes. Their love of math is contagious and their potential is limitless.”

“Masco Planning” Website Launched

We’re pleased to announce the creation of the “Masconomet Planning” Section of the District Website. This section places information about the future vision of Masconomet, including our Strategic Plan, Capital Plan and FY26 Budget information, in one place on our website. More information will be added frequently. The new section can be found under the “Masco Planning” tab on the District homepage or at www.masconomet.org/mascoplanning.

Parent Coffees with Administration

Our next Middle School Parent Coffee will be held on Friday, April 18th in the High School Library at 8:30 AM.  Parents are asked to check in at the main office to sign into the building.  They will then be escorted to the library for the Parent Coffee.

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