Dear Shawsheen Students, Families and Colleagues,
Congratulations to the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship recipients we recently recognized from the Class of 2026! This scholarship is awarded annually to students whose combined MCAS score places them in the top 25% of students in their district and who scored Advanced on at least one MCAS test, and scored at least Proficient on the other MCAS tests. The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship provides a tuition credit for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university. Click on the following link to see the names of this year’s recipients: Class of 2026 SVTHS John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Recipients.
Rams Football Team Headed to Gillette for the Third Time in Four Years!
Congratulations to the Rams Football Team for advancing to the final round of the tournament after securing a win against North Reading on Friday night. The Rams will play against Foxborough at Gillette again this year, at 5pm on Friday, December 5, 2025. If you plan to attend the game, please carefully review the Fan Information Document from Gillette (to ensure you are prepared to comply with all of their rules for this event) and the Shawsheen Tech Superbowl 2025 Info Page. We will also be providing a fan bus for students on a first-come, first-serve basis. See the image below for more details.
The November Rampage
Check out the newest issue of the Rampage for the latest Shawsheen Tech Student News: Rampage – November 2025.
Reminder: Registration Info for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Annual Scholarship Awards Program
The Massachusetts AFL-CIO is pleased to announce the Annual Scholarship Awards Program. All graduating seniors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who are seeking a college degree or job training are eligible to compete. Scholarship awards this year total over half a million dollars.
To qualify, students must be a senior in high school, fill out the online application and then take our exam. Applicants must register in advance at https://massaflcio.org/scholarships. We will be accepting applications through Friday, December 19, 2025.The deadline is firm, and no late registrations will be accepted. The exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions and one written essay. All questions will be selected from the information in the study guide.
Exams will be administered online to registered students during the week of Monday, February 2, 2026, and Friday February 6, 2026. Once again, we will be using Classmarker to administer the exams online. Paper tests will be available upon request. Students will need access to a computer or tablet and all testing should be taken in school under supervision from an exam proctor. Further testing instructions will be sent to exam proctors in the last week of January.
Sincerely,
Jessica Cook
(she/her)
Principal
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Important Dates/Reminders:
Wednesday, November 26: Early Release for Students at 10:43am
Thursday, November 27-Friday, November 28: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 3: School Council Meeting at 2:15pm
Friday, December 12: Q2 Midterm
Tuesday, December 23: Early Release for Students at 10:43am
December 24 – January 2: NO SCHOOL – Winter Break
Monday, January 5: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS – Professional Day for Staff Only