The impact of social media and other screen time is incorporated in all the topics raised in Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER, how it may be impacting our teens’ mental health, and what we can do to help foster youth in the face of struggles. Facts from Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER include: Since 2011, there has been a 59% increase in teens reporting depressive... READ MORE >

Join us on November 21 for a showing of ScreenAgers 2. Check out the website for more information. READ MORE >

Exeter-West Greenwich Senior High Drama Presents Sonder: A Cabaret Story, An Original Production by EWG Senior, Michelina Smith About the Show The word ‘sonder’ means, “the realization that each passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.” In other words, every person that you see, meet, or interact with has his or her own story. Even... READ MORE >

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1. Love them fiercely.Love everything about them, even the annoying stuff. Love them for their actions AND their intentions. Let them know in word and deed how much you adore them. Love their wrinkled shirts and Axe-body-spray-covered selves. Love their bad handwriting and pimpled cheeks. All these seemingly insignificant details are an amazing, magical process at... READ MORE >

Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use/VapingThere are 530* cases of lung injury reported from 38 states and 1 U.S. territory. Seven deaths have been confirmed in 6 states.All reported cases have a history of e-cigarette product use or vaping.Most patients have a history of using e-cigarettes containing THC. Many patients have reported using THC... READ MORE >

FIELD TRIP UPDATE - A message from the Superintendent At the last School Committee meeting, the field trip policy amendment (#8604) was presented and passed to reflect changes to the interpretation of the law regarding funding and charging families. Our policy maintains maximum flexibility in securing funds to offer as many meaningful, curriculum-based field trips... READ MORE >

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In 2014 we received a generous grant from the Champlain Foundation to help build our outdoor Stem Park. They recently featured our stem park on their site. Check it out here.https://champlinfoundation.org/exeter-west-greenwich-junior-high-school/ READ MORE >

Dear EWG community, Our school will be partnering with The Pulsera Project, a fair trade nonprofit organization that provides sustainable, well-paying work opportunities for nearly 200 artisans in Nicaragua and Guatemala who make colorful hand-woven bracelets. Pulseras will be sold for $5 and bolsitas (purses) will be sold for $10. You can buy Pulseras from now... READ MORE >

April is Alcohol Awareness Month One in every 12 adults, or 17.6 million people, suffer from alcohol use disorder or alcohol dependence. Alcohol Awareness Month was established in 1987 to help reduce the stigma so often associated with alcohol addiction by encouraging communities to reach out with information about alcohol, alcohol addiction, and recovery.... READ MORE >

APRIL PARENT NEWSLETTER Parenting & Stress: Developing Your Own Coping Strategies Stress is an inevitable aspect of today's parenting. First, the stress you feel as a parent will continue throughout course of your life. The sources of that stress, and how best to deal with it, is what changes as you and your children grow. The following techniques can be used... READ MORE >

Join the Exeter-West Greenwich Senior High Drama Club as they present Disney’s Freaky Friday the Musical. When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance, and... READ MORE >

LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robotics Club News READ MORE >

What Is Gratitude?Gratitude is one of many positive emotions. It's about focusing on what's good in our lives and being thankful for the things we have.Gratitude is pausing to notice and appreciate the things that we often take for granted, like having a place to live, food, clean water, friends, family, even computer access. It's taking a moment to reflect on how... READ MORE >

Lawnmower Parent - Who Me? Have you heard about parents who keep an overly watchful eye on their child’s every move and then swoop in to save the day at the first sign of trouble. But have you heard of Lawnmower Parenting? While the helicopter parent hovers and worries, the lawnmower parent takes it even further, stepping in to clear their child’s path of... READ MORE >

Family Check Up: Could Your Kids Be at Risk for Substance Use? Families strive to find the best ways to raise their children to live happy, healthy, and productive lives. Parents are often concerned about whether their children will start or are already using drugs such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and others, including the misuse of prescription drugs. ... READ MORE >

TEEN VAPING SPEAKER: Robert Hackenson What Parents Need to Know About The Latest Teen Vaping Trend! Have you heard of vaping? Have you heard of JUULing? Your kids have! Come to our parent night on October 30, 2018 at 6:00 PM in the Jr/Sr High... READ MORE >

EWG Middle School Book Battle READ MORE >

Teens and Hobbies: What Teens get from Extracurricular ActivitiesSport, drama, Scouts, hobbies like craft or photography – extracurricular activities can be just about anything your child enjoys outside school. They can also be things you’ve encouraged your child to do, like language classes, music, debating, religious instruction, swimming, or paid and unpaid... READ MORE >

Teen Vaping – What Parents Need to Know With the recent Monitoring the Future Study release indicating that nearly one in three 12th graders reported using a vaping device in the past year, it’s imperative that parents are informed of the potential dangers that can result from vaping. What is Vaping? Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol,... READ MORE >

8th graders have had a great week in Washington DC this week. Today they headed to Mount Vernon and will soon by heading home. READ MORE >