It is time to complete the annual Parent Satisfaction Survey. It will be open through Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Thank you in advance for completing the survey. Your voice matters. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VW5QTR5

The ASRHS Drama Club will be hosting their 3rd annual tag sale fundraiser this weekend, on Saturday, May 25, from 9:00am-4:00pm at the high school.  We hope that you can come out and support the Drama Club.

From Athletic Director, Steve Kendall,

A big thank you to everyone for their support of Unified Track. Yesterday's Central Massachusetts meet went amazingly well. There were numerous PRs by our student-athletes, we won a number of events, and all the kids were talking and making friends with kids from other schools. Assabet Valley was a tremendous host (and their turf field and track facility is amazing).

I cannot thank Paula Gastonguay, Matt Lehtonen, Kevin Hadmack, Meghan Guthrie, Hannah Levensailor, and Nate Diffin enough for their dedication to the kids and the program. Thanks to Dr. Malone, Mr. Caliri, Mrs. Bozek, Mr. Christie and Dr. Meyer for their unwavering support as well.Leominster AD Dave Palazzi was a big supporter as well, and we thank him and Kevin for their efforts for getting unified going at their school as well. Kevin did yeoman work, not only organizing things on Leominster's end but also driving the kids to and from practice and meets. Thank you, Kevin! We don't have the program we have without your efforts! As a graduate of Leominster, I appreciate all you and Dave did to help get this program off the ground and for bringing the world of unified sports to the students of Leominster High.

We will know in the coming days which student-athletes will qualify for the state meet in Milford next week. Regardless of how many qualify, everyone should be proud of the role they played in bringing unified sports to Ayer Shirley and Leominster. Let's keep growing this program!

Thanks to all!

Robotics Team, Andromeda One, won the Chairman’s Award this season, which is the most prestigious award that FIRST has to offer. This award winning video was created by the Andromeda One Videography Team led by Dana Maloney and it encompasses all of this year’s accomplishments.

Take a look. It is fantastic! Great work Videography Team.  youtu.be/2x3idLuLXQE

Come out this Sunday May 19th to the Ayer Shirley High School track for the 15th Annual Janis Bresnahan Run for Education. Register online or in the HS cafeteria after 9:30. The 2K run is at 11:15 and the timed 5K run begins at 12:00. Come run, walk, or cheer. Grilled lunch, Music, and a great event day.  www.janisbresnahanforeducation.com

Our very own high school teacher, Mr. Donovan, @MrD177, has been selected by Barnes & Noble the national winner of "My Favorite Teacher" essay contest. The eloquent and moving essay was written by Brooklynne Mitchell-Arno, @brooklynne1127.

Click on the link below to read the full press release.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/barnes-noble-names-massachusetts-educator-123000719.html

Today Page Hilltop celebrated our grandparents. Such a great morning! Grandparents are surely special and today their hearts were warmed.

U.S. News and World Report
ASRHS has once again been ranked a BEST high school by U.S News. For 2019, U.S. News ranked nationwide 17,000 public high schools out of a review of more than 23,000 in all 50 states including the District of Columbia. The high school ranked #2,539 (top 14%) in the national rankings. It ranked #107 (top 27%) out of 395 high schools in Massachusetts. The high school received an overall score of 85.28 out of 100.

We continue to push students to graduate meeting MassCore requirements. Our growth in student participation in AP courses and student performance on the exams is another metric by which we achieved high scores in our ranking.

“The highest-ranked schools are those whose students excelled on state tests and performed beyond expectations; participated in and passed a variety of college-level exams; and graduated in high proportions. U.S. News assigned numerical ranks to schools performing in the top 75%. Schools performing below the 25th percentile are listed alphabetically with a ranking range.”

We have been named a BEST high school in the last three of the four years. Congratulations to the students, faculty, and parents!

Here are a few pics from the junior/senior prom.  The students looked the best and they had such a fun time. This is such a special night.