Principal's Message
As we continue to transition towards the Spring season remember to set your clocks ahead on Sunday, March 10th. With the additional hour of daylight, it becomes easier to engage in more activities with your family. Our testing season is now underway! On March 5th, we will be administering the SAT/PSAT for our high school students in grades 9-11. These assessments are crucial, providing our students and teachers with essential information regarding college readiness and valuable data for making informed decisions about college choices and scholarship opportunities. Further details about our upcoming assessments can be found in this week’s memo.
Mission- Conrad Schools of Science… teaching life science and life lessons in a kind and inclusive environment, inspiring students and improving the world.
Vision- Conrad Schools of Science will empower students to achieve their goals and impact the community.
Master Calendar
Save the Date!
- Tuesday, March 5- PSAT Day (9th, 10th)/ SAT Day (11th)
- Wednesday, March 6- Spread the word to end the word dress down
- Friday, March 8- Schools Closed- In Service Day
- Thursday, March 14- PTO Meeting- 7PM Library
- Thursday, March 14- NHS Dodge Ball Tournament- 5:30PM Gym
- *NEW DATES!* Friday, March 15; Saturday, March 16- HS School Play- 7PM
- Thursday, March 21- Athletic Boosters- 6PM Library
- Monday, March 25- Biotech Fair- Cafeteria 2-4:30PM
- Monday, March 25- Thursday, March 28- Kindness Week
- Friday, March 29- Sunday, April 7-No School- Spring Break
With Gratitude...
Conrad would like to thank all who went out to vote on February 28th to support our referendum. We are truly grateful for your support.
Mark your calendar- new dates for play!
PSAT/ SAT Day March 5th
- SAT/PSAT Day is on March 5th
- 11th grade students will take the SAT
- 9th and 10th grade students will take the PSAT
- Both the SAT and PSAT are digital. Students will need a charged Chromebook
- Being on time on March 5th is essential. Please remind students to go to bed on time, wake up on time, and have breakfast the morning of the test.
- If a student is planning to have an early dismissal after the test, notes should be handed in to the main office prior to March 5th.
Course Scheduling for 2024-25 School Year
The student scheduling window for the 2024-25 school year is open for students in grades 9-11, beginning on Monday March 4th and will close on Wednesday March 13th. Each high school grade has met with the school counselors as a group to go over the process for how, when and where they are to get their scheduling completed. Your student can share this information with you by going onto their “class of” Schoology page. Under the course selection button you will find all the information and instructions each student will need to pick their 8 class requests for next school year. Teachers in English, Math, Science, Social Studies and World Language have made recommendations for each student so those classes will populate as the “default” course for each student. After the March 13th deadline the counselors will then meet with each student individually to review and finalize the student requests. We hope you all will participate in the scheduling process with your student and please let us know if you have any questions.
(A-L Matthew.Brainard@redclay.k12.de.us; M-Z Kirsten.coughlin@redclay.k12.de.us)
Scholarship Opportunity for Seniors- DEADLINE 3/6
The Delaware Afro American Sports Hall of Fame, Inc., has six $1000 scholarships (two per county) to award to graduating seniors for this year who will be attending an accredited College/University in the fall of 2024. Selections will be based on the student’s academic achievement, financial need, three letters of recommendation, and a biographical sketch. They must have participated in high school sports program for a minimum of two years. You can also find information on The Scholarship Compendium.
Attention Juniors: PAID Internship Opportunity- DEADLINE 3/8
Program Flyer and informational video found here (scroll to bottom)
FREE Tech Expo Event!
Black Student Summit March 23
Supreme Court of Delaware Internship
Youth Symposium 3/9
Academic Support Program
The Red Wolves After School Academic Support Program is designed to provide opportunities for middle and high school students in need of academic support, while fostering positive social interactions among students within their school and learning community. Middle school and high school students will have the opportunity to work with teachers for extra support in all subject areas. This program runs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:15-4:15, and will wrap up on March 27th. Parents/Guardians will have the opportunity to sign their student up on a monthly basis. Please use the link below to sign your student up.
March Sign Ups- https://forms.gle/ekAUGPUYHFirhBeH8
Registrarse en español aquí: https://forms.gle/RpBaNFA8nKDX4EUT6
PTO
Please join us at our upcoming get together on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 7PM in the school library. We hope to see you there! There will be snacks & a raffle! Receive an extra raffle ticket for you if you bring a friend!
- April 11th
- May 9th
Conrad- empty your coin jars!! It's time for...
PTO will be having a Penny Wars Fundraiser this year. This is a way for you to donate to all of the awesome things the PTO does for the school, staff, & your students & spark a little competition too! Each grade will have a point teacher. We will be collecting the donations every other day and supply totals the following day. The Penny Wars will run for 2 weeks, from Monday 2/26 - Friday 3/8. MS grades will be in competition with each other and HS grades will be in competition with each other. The 2 winning grades will be awarded with a FREE Dress Down Day!
Each grade will want to donate as many pennies as possible while taking any other monetary amounts (nickels, dimes, quarters, bills) in OTHER grades. For each grade - The pennies will be ADDED together & any other monetary amounts that were put in by OTHER GRADES will be SUBTRACTED from the PENNY AMOUNT. We cannot wait to see who dominates!!
Current Penny Wars Totals as of Tuesday 2/28/2024 -
- 6th - 5,699 points ($71.29) WINNING
- 7th - 40 points ($10.60)
- 8th - -138 points ($18.12)
- 9th - 1 point ($.01)
- 10th - -55 points ($.55)
- 11th - 19 points ($.19)
- 12th - 2,260 points ($23.80) WINNING
We hope that you will help support us in this fundraising campaign!
GREAT NEWS! The PTO Bowling Event has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 2nd
PTO Fundraiser at Chick Fil A March 5
Box Tops for Education
Please keep scanning those receipts for Box Tops. Just download the Box Tops app, pick Conrad PTO as your school, and scan each store receipt that has Box Tops items for Conrad to get credit for each of items you purchase. Box Tops send checks out quarterly. Thank you so much for scanning those receipts & please keep up the good work!
If you haven’t already, please join the Conrad Schools of Science PTO. Membership for the year is $10/person. By joining, you help fund some of our wonderful things we do for your students, the staff, & our school. (P.S. Becoming a member does not mean you’re signing up to volunteer for things.)
New PTO Member Welcome Packages
Thanks for your continued support! It’s appreciated!! Should have any questions, please feel free to contact Jamie Gilley at jmgilley27@gmail.com. Make sure to follow us on Social Media via the links below to keep up to date on all of our events.
School Happenings
Introducing Our 2024-2025 School Year Drum Majors!
Congratulations to Charley Wittenbach and Enrique Cariño who will be our drum majors for the 2024-25 school year!
UD Entre X students present their projects
Comparative Cultural Studies and AP Research students attend author event
Green Club Members attend YES!
Anatomy and Physiology
Wellness Center
Flu Shots are available through the in-house Wellness Center! Schedule your appointment today!
Conrad Schools of Science has an On-Site Wellness Center which is staffed with a Family Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority, a Registered Dietician, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Should you need any further information, don't hesitate to contact the Wellness Center at 302-992-5532.
Clubs
Green Club Needs Your Vote!
Blue Gold Fundraisers- Moe's and Hershey Park
FFA is selling pre-filled Easter eggs!
National Honor Society Announcement
Juniors and Seniors–If you have a cumulative unweighted grade point average of 3.25 out of 4.00 from grade 9 onward, Mrs. McDonald emailed you TWO invitations-to-apply to the NHS. The first one was emailed on Tuesday, February 20th at 8:00 AM -AND- a reminder was emailed on Monday, February 26th at 8:00 AM. If you are interested in applying to the NHS, check your email and follow all the instructions + deadlines noted therein.
Prom Closet is still accepting donations!
HOSA is still collecting donations of formal wear to support students going to the prom and 8th grade formal. Dresses, suits, shoes, accessories - drop off at the office. The Formal Wear Closet will be open during advisory and lunch block 3/25-4/12 for the prom and then again from 4/29-5/3 for the 8th grade formal.
Sign up for Italy Trip Spring 2025 NOW- $250 Early Discount Ends 3/15!!
High School Yearbook
Do you have pictures you would like to be considered for the high school yearbook?
The high school yearbook class would love to look at any pictures you have taken this school year- senior spot painting, friends getting together, fall dances, sports events, etc. Please use the link below to submit your favorite images- no hand signs or blurry photos, please.
Clubs and Activities Resource
Here is a Google Resource breaking down the Clubs and Activities offered here at Conrad for both Middle and High School Students. This document is currently being updated by the Clubs and Activities Advisors, but it is a great resource to use to get your child involved here at school.
Sports
We are in our overlap week for sports- our regular season winter games/ meets have come to an end and we are currently in Championship season and spring sports have begun. We are excited about the post season activities for our teams.
We had 22 students travel to DIAA Championships for Indoor Track and Field on Feb 3rd.
In swimming, we had 2 individuals (Aaron Stevens and Alyssa Napier) as well as a boys relay (Aaron, Brett Kennedy, Emil Lehmann and Evan Hawley) who competed in DIAA Championships this past weekend. (Feb 24th)
Our boys basketball team made it into the DIAA Championship bracket as the 19th seed. They played MOT on Tuesday and won. They moved on to play Middletown Thursday. We congratulate the boys on a great season!
Our girls basketball team also made it into the DIAA Championship bracket as the 19th seed. They played DMA on Wednesday. We congratulate the girls on an awesome season!
Our wrestling team attended the first ever DIAA Girls Wrestling Championships. Conrad was able to send four of our girls wrestlers, Geovanna Vidal, Yoali Avila-Amador, Anggiel Gonzalez and Vanesa Rodriguez all competed well. Vanesa Rodriguez took 2nd place, and Anggiel Gonzalez finished 1st becoming Conrad’s first ever State Champion.
Conrad is sending two individuals to the boys DIAA Championships, Tommy Arms (#4 seed) and JC Santos (#9 seed). The prelims and finals happen this weekend (Mar 1 & 2)
We would like to celebrate our winter season senior athletes. We are super proud of all they have accomplished and added to our teams during their time at Conrad and wish them luck as they move into the next chapter of their careers.
Conrad Football Youth Summer Camp registration is now open. Students grades 3-8 are welcome to join. Information can be found on redwolvescamps.org .
Sports Boosters
The Conrad Sports Boosters is an organization comprised of Parents, Coaches, and the Athletics Department. They meet once a month to discuss and organize support for all of our Middle and High School Athletics Programs. We encourage anyone to come out and take part in the conversation to support our student athletes.
The next meeting will be Thursday, March 21 at 6:00 in the Library.
Mark your calendars for Designer Bag Bingo Night 3/22
Conrad Athletics Website
Stay on top of Schedule Updates for all of our Sport Programs and changes due to weather. Please check the website for updates on weather instead of calling the main office. We also encourage you to use the apps of communication for your respective team as coaches will often communicate updates through those services.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Pat Williamson (Athletic Director) at patrick.williamson@redclay.k12.de.us or Amanda Rees (Assistant Athletic Director) at amanda.rees@redclay.k12.de.us or any of the coaches listed below. (Middle School coaches will be included in the next newsletter.)
- HS Baseball- Kelley.Wilson@redclay.k12.de.us
- HS Golf- Eric.Risner@redclay.k12.de.us
- HS Lacrosse- Boys- William.Allen@redclay.k12.de.us
- HS Lacrosse- Girls- jbwardell0430@yahoo.com
- HS Soccer- Girls- Leo.Marianiello@redclay.k12.de.us
- HS Softball- Coachhoff24@verizon.net
- HS Tennis- Boys- Kasey.Nowak@redclay.k12.de.us
- HS Tennis- Girls- Cathy.Jackson@redclay.k12.de.us
- HS Track and Field- Katrina.Holloway@redclay.k12.de.us
- HS Volleyball- Boys- Jennifer.Skinner@state.de.us