Paying for College 101
A Virtual Presentation on
Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30 pm
Granite Edvance, a New Hampshire-based education nonprofit serving New Hampshire students and families, offers virtual presentations for students and families that cover a wide range of topics for students planning for life after high school. This particular presentation will be a guide for students and parents about what comes after they receive their financial aid offers from colleges. They will break down the different components of the offer letter and explain how to compare multiple offers. They will also explore options for covering college costs. If you are interested in being a part of this presentation, email Nancy Wilmot in the School Counseling Office at nwilmot@sau43.org to register and receive your Zoom link.
The boys basketball senior night is Monday, February 10 against Hopkinton.
The girls basketball senior night is Thursday, February 13 against Mascoma.
The Hillsboro-Deering varsity girls basketball game at Newport scheduled for February 8 at 7:00 PM will now be played on Friday, February 14 at 4:00 PM.
Blake Ploss achieved his hundredth career wrestling victory wednesday, February 5 at home against White Mountains.
Blake is pictured with all his coaches through the years.
The following games have been postponed on Friday, February 7 because Hillsboro/Deering schools will be closed for cleaning due to widespread sickness in their school district.
Newport JV and varsity boys basketball at Hillsboro/Deering is postponed and rescheduled to Saturday, February 15 with the JV boys at 9:00 AM and the varsity boys at 10:30 AM.
Hillsboro/Deering varsity girls at Newport is postponed and rescheduled to Saturday, February 8 at 7:00 PM.
The Division II indoor state track meet at Plymouth State University has been rescheduled from Sunday, February 9 to Saturday, February 8 .
The start time is now 4:15 PM.
Save the date...
January 31 Games Rescheduled
Basketball games with Hillsboro/Deering postponed on January 31 will be made up as follows on February 5:
Newport varsity girls at Hillsboro/Deering 4:30 pm
Hillsboro/Deering JV boys at Newport 5:30 pm
Hillsboro/Deering varsity boys at Newport 7:00 pm
Tonight's Newport girls varsity basketball at Hillsboro-Deering and Hillsboro-Deering at Newport JV and varsity boys basketball have been postponed due to the impending weather. The games will be rescheduled for a later date.
All practices for athletics on January 31 are canceled.
On Tuesday the middle and high schools conducted a ‘scan’ emergency drill during which students and staff scan their surroundings for anything amiss. In this case, the planted item was found quickly and returned to administrators.
Two high school sports schedule changes:
The unified basketball game at Hinsdale scheduled for January 23 will now be played at Hinsdale on January 28 at 3:30 PM.
The boys basketball games at Derryfield School in Manchester on January 24 will now begin at 5:30 PM instead of 4:30 PM; JV boys at 5:30 PM and varsity boys at 7:00.
The unified basketball game at Hinsdale scheduled for January 16 at 3:30 p.m. has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 23 at 3:00 p.m.
January 15 Boys Basketball Games Moved to January 18
Kearsarge is already booked with a home wrestling meet on January 15. Those games will now be on January 18 with the JV game starting at 4:30 p.m. and the varsity game at 6:00 p.m.
The bus will depart at 3:15 p.m.
Today's Games: Monday, January 13
Newport JV girls basketball @ Sunapee 5:00 p.m.
Newport varsity girls basketball @ Sunapee 6:30 p.m.
Sunapee JV boys basketball @ Newport 5:00 p.m.
Sunapee varsity boys basketball @ Newport 6:30 p.m.
MS & HS Athletics Transportation This Week
Monday, January 6
NMS girls & boys basketball @ Indian River: bus depart at 3:30 p.m. pending girls start time changing to 4:45 p.m. and boys start changing to 6 p.m.
Thursday, January 9
Unified basketball @ Stevens 3:30 p.m.: bus departs at 2:45 p.m.
Friday, January 10
Varsity ski team @ Loon 10 a.m.: bus departs at 6:30 a.m.
Varsity & JV boys basketball @ Monadnock: bus departs at 4 p.m. JV boys game will start at 5:30 p.m. Varsity boys game will start at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 11
Indoor track @ PSU 10 a.m.: bus departs at 7:45 a.m.
Wrestling @ Winnisquam 9 a.m.: bus departs at 6:30 a.m.
Here are the links for winter MS and HS sports portraits:
MS Girls Hoops: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGFV76282
Indoor Track: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGVC67224
JV Boys Hoop: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGKD62924
JV Girls Hoop: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGTE97692
Varsity Boys Hoop: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGNF57886
MS Boys Hoop: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGFD35768
MS Wrestling: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGJF38337
Varsity Wrestling: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGPH62829
Varsity Girls Hoop: https://my.photoday.com/g/PGTA44632
Unified basketball and alpine skiing will have photo days TBD.
The Grinch and his henchdog visited the high school and middle school this morning!
Tonight's high school wrestling meet at White Mountains is on as scheduled.
High School Sports Recaps
Tuesday, December 17
Varsity Boys Basketball - Newport 62, Fall Mt. 55
The Newport boys won a spirited, tightly played battle with Fall Mountain 62-55 December 17 at the Wheeler Gym. The game featured momentum swings back-and-forth with the Tigers having a big final frame to pick up the win. The Newport duo of Christian Forsythe and Aaron Fellows both had a game-high twenty-four points to lead the Tigers. Adrian Sanchez tossed in eight points and he and Aidan Couitt were huge on the defensive boards. The Wildcats got fantastic games from Luke St. Pierre with twenty-three points and Ledger Willett with eighteen.
JV Boys Basketball - Newport 41, Fall Mt. 25
The Newport boys junior varsity basketball team rebounded from a loss to Kearsarge to dominate visiting Fall Mountain 41-25 December 17 at the Wheeler Gym. Josh Seymour paced the Tigers with fifteen points, while Cam Nerenburg added eight and Jordan Sayer and Cory Richardson six each. The Tigers are now 1-1.
The Class of 2026's basket raffle has concluded. The class raised $2,215! Congratulations to all who donated baskets, all who bought tickets, all the winners and to the class for their hard work selling tickets.
Here are the winners of the baskets:
Spa - Tammy Tait O'Brian
Disney - Andrew Kathan
Poke'mon - Brian Searles
Coffee - Ann Stout
Cozy - Rebecca Searles
Wine and Snacks - Alex Goss
Dog - Alison Shepardson
Fall - Dartagnon Valez
Lottery - Aime Valez
Bird - Heather Zahn