Solomon Middle and High School Weekly Memo
Solomon Middle and High School Weekly Memo Monday, November 17 Tuesday, November 25
SCHOOL NEWS This weekly memo will be for Monday, November 17 through Tuesday, November 25. There will not be a weekly memo sent out next week. SITE COUNCIL / BOOSTER CLUB On Sunday, November 16 the SMHS Site Council will meet from 6:007:00pm and the SHS Booster Club will meet from 7:008:00pm in the high school library. We welcome all parents and patrons to attend. NHS Service Learning Project The Solomon High School National Honor Society will be sponsoring a canned food drive for the Dickinson County food bank, from November 17 21. Our goal for Solomon Middle and High School is to collect 875 cans of food for the needy of Dickinson County. Laundry baskets will be placed in each first hour classroom for students to drop off their canned goods for that day. As a reward, if Solomon Middle and High School reach their goal of 875 students will view a movie on Monday, December 1 and participate in a dodge ball tournament. These events will occur after lunch for the middle and high school. Students will be able to bring their own snacks and blankets and pillows for the movie. Digital Literacy Presentation Chloe Salmon of the Manhattan Boys and Girls Club and Netsmartz will be presenting to SMS and SHS students on digital literacy. She will discuss internet safety and other warning areas as it pertains to students and social media use. She will present during Middle and High School seminars on Monday, November 17. As we continue to progress with our one to one IPad initiative, it is important for our students to understand the dangers that are associated with social media and internet use. Kansas Honor’s Program On Wednesday, November 12, seniors, Alexa Ritter, Aislynn McKay, and Leah Werling were recognized as Kansas Honor’s Scholar’s for Solomon High School. These students were recognized as Honor’s Scholars at Chapman High School, along with other scholar’s from area schools. These three students rank at the top of their class. Please congratulate these students as you see them as this recognition is a significant honor. Veteran’s Day Assembly On Tuesday, November 11 and Wednesday, November 12, Mrs. Griffin’s Agricultural Leadership class and FFA officers held an assembly to recognize Veteran’s Day. The students created a picture collage depicting what Veteran’s Day means to all students in Solomon USD 393. The video will be placed on the district website for patrons and parents to view. I would like to thank Mrs. Griffin and our agricultural team for their efforts in organizing this assembly. Student Discipline Expectations On Monday and Tuesday of next week, all middle and high school seminar students will assist in creating a discipline matrix for behavior expectations in our school. During seminar, students will brainstorm behavior expectations for all areas of our building, including: classrooms, hallways, restrooms, cafeteria, busses, and gymnasium. Students and staff will determine what the expected student behaviors will be in all areas of the building. The discipline matrix will be posted around school and reviewed during seminar classes. Character Word of the Month The November character word of the month is gratitude. Knights of Columbus Solomon USD 393 would like to thank the Solomon Knights of Columbus of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for their generous donation of $267 for students in our district who are in need of coats
and stocking hats for the winter season. This time of the year is for citizen’s with means to help those who are not as fortunate. We greatly appreciate their donation. November Artist of the Month SHS would like to congratulate freshmen, Jake Harmon, for being chosen as the SHS November Artist of the Month. Jake is a first year art student in Mrs. Stott’s art class. American Education Week Distressed that 25 percent of the country's World War I draftees were illiterate and 9 percent were physically unfit, representatives of the NEA and the American Legion met in 1919 to seek ways to generate public support for education. The conventions of both organizations subsequently adopted resolutions of support for a national effort to raise public awareness of the importance of education. In 1921, the NEA Representative Assembly in Des Moines, Iowa, called for designation of one week each year to spotlight education. In its resolution, the NEA called for: "An educational week ... observed in all communities annually for the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments and needs of the public schools and to secure the cooperation and support of the public in meeting those needs." The first observance of American Education Week occurred December 410, 1921, with the NEA and American Legion as the cosponsors. American Education Week is always celebrated the week prior to the week of Thanksgiving. This school year, American Education Week will be celebrated November 17th through November 21st. Salina Technical College Freshmen and Sophomore Night Salina Area Technical College will host a High School Freshmen and Sophomore night on November 19, 2014 at 6:00pm at the campus. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce prospective students and parents to the free technical programs that Salina Tech can offer. Solomon High
School currently has seven juniors and seniors involved with this program. If interested, please have your student visit with Mr. Long and register online at www.salinatech.
ACTIVITY AND ATHLETIC NEWS
Middle School Basketball On Monday evening the middle school boys and girls traveled to Beloit to take on St. John’s Catholic School. Both the Varsity squads finished the evening victorious. The Junior Varsity and “C” team squads were defeated. On Tuesday evening SMS hosted Lincoln. The boys varsity and C team squads were victorious. The Junior Varsity squad was defeated by a tight margin. The ladies Varsity, Junior Varsity, and C team squads were all victorious. On Thursday evening, SMS hosted Ellsworth. The varsity ladies and varsity boys were victorious. The boys Junior Varsity and C teams were also victorious. The girls Junior Varsity and C teams were defeated by Ellsworth. SMS Boys ● Varsity 30 00 WSL ● Junior Varsity 12 00 WSL ● C Team21 00 WSL SMS Ladies ● Varsity 30 00 WSL ● Junior Varsity 12 00 WSL ● C Team12 00 WSL High School Basketball Both the SHS men and women’s squad’s will begin practice on Monday, November 17. WSL Vocal Pictured below are SHS students who competed at the WSL vocal competition on Tuesday. They performed very well.
STAFF NEWS AND INFORMATION November Faculty Meeting Presenter: Ms. Paterson
November 21 PLC Meeting: Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Silverman 7:40 – 7:55 am High School Supervision: Mr. Long 3:20 – 3:35 pm High School Supervision: Mrs. Griffin 7:30 – 7:55 am Middle School Supervision: Mr. Randles 3:20 – 3:35 pm Middle School Supervision: Mrs. Martell Lesson Plans Please make sure weekly lesson plans are posted to your teacher website. Veteran’s Day Assembly A huge thanks to Mrs. Griffin for planning our middle school and high school Veteran’s Day Assembly. Staff Christmas Party A huge thanks to Ms. Ediger for confirming reservations and creating invitations for our staff Christmas party. They will be passed out on Monday. Seminar Please make sure that we are doing the designed activities during seminar on a regular basis with consistency. Activities include MTSS, digital literacy, AR, homework, and grade checks. ENJOY THE WEEKEND!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: NOVEMBER 10 NOVEMBER 17 AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND DETENTION WILL BE HELD IN MS. EDIGER’S CLASSROOM
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY – 3:25 – 4:10 PM Monday November 17 First Day of SHS Basketball Practice 11:40am SHS Netsmartz Presentation HS Gym 12:10pm SMS Netsmarz Presentation MS Gym 4:00pm SHS Scholar’s Bowl @ Solomon Tuesday November 18 7:30am SMHS Faculty Meeting Library 5:00pm SMS Basketball vs. Central Plains @ Solomon Wednesday November 19 11:40am FFA Meeting 3:30pm SMHS SIT Meeting Conference Room Thursday November 20 Day FFA Dairy and Cattle at Linn 4:00pm SHS Scholar’s Bowl @ Abilene 4:30pm SMS Basketball @ Goessel Friday November 21 DAY CTSO Field Trip to Kansas City Business, Agriclture, FACS Saturday November 22 9:00am Saturday School Sunday November 23 Monday November 24 11:40am Pratt Community College Visitation 12:40pm Josten’s Senior Meeting in HS Library 4:00pm SMS Basketball vs. Rural Vista @ White City Tuesday November 25 DAY Gorilla Gala 11:30am Student of the Month Lunch
SCHOOL NEWS This weekly memo will be for Monday, November 17 through Tuesday, November 25. There will not be a weekly memo sent out next week. SITE COUNCIL / BOOSTER CLUB On Sunday, November 16 the SMHS Site Council will meet from 6:007:00pm and the SHS Booster Club will meet from 7:008:00pm in the high school library. We welcome all parents and patrons to attend. NHS Service Learning Project The Solomon High School National Honor Society will be sponsoring a canned food drive for the Dickinson County food bank, from November 17 21. Our goal for Solomon Middle and High School is to collect 875 cans of food for the needy of Dickinson County. Laundry baskets will be placed in each first hour classroom for students to drop off their canned goods for that day. As a reward, if Solomon Middle and High School reach their goal of 875 students will view a movie on Monday, December 1 and participate in a dodge ball tournament. These events will occur after lunch for the middle and high school. Students will be able to bring their own snacks and blankets and pillows for the movie. Digital Literacy Presentation Chloe Salmon of the Manhattan Boys and Girls Club and Netsmartz will be presenting to SMS and SHS students on digital literacy. She will discuss internet safety and other warning areas as it pertains to students and social media use. She will present during Middle and High School seminars on Monday, November 17. As we continue to progress with our one to one IPad initiative, it is important for our students to understand the dangers that are associated with social media and internet use. Kansas Honor’s Program On Wednesday, November 12, seniors, Alexa Ritter, Aislynn McKay, and Leah Werling were recognized as Kansas Honor’s Scholar’s for Solomon High School. These students were recognized as Honor’s Scholars at Chapman High School, along with other scholar’s from area schools. These three students rank at the top of their class. Please congratulate these students as you see them as this recognition is a significant honor. Veteran’s Day Assembly On Tuesday, November 11 and Wednesday, November 12, Mrs. Griffin’s Agricultural Leadership class and FFA officers held an assembly to recognize Veteran’s Day. The students created a picture collage depicting what Veteran’s Day means to all students in Solomon USD 393. The video will be placed on the district website for patrons and parents to view. I would like to thank Mrs. Griffin and our agricultural team for their efforts in organizing this assembly. Student Discipline Expectations On Monday and Tuesday of next week, all middle and high school seminar students will assist in creating a discipline matrix for behavior expectations in our school. During seminar, students will brainstorm behavior expectations for all areas of our building, including: classrooms, hallways, restrooms, cafeteria, busses, and gymnasium. Students and staff will determine what the expected student behaviors will be in all areas of the building. The discipline matrix will be posted around school and reviewed during seminar classes. Character Word of the Month The November character word of the month is gratitude. Knights of Columbus Solomon USD 393 would like to thank the Solomon Knights of Columbus of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for their generous donation of $267 for students in our district who are in need of coats
and stocking hats for the winter season. This time of the year is for citizen’s with means to help those who are not as fortunate. We greatly appreciate their donation. November Artist of the Month SHS would like to congratulate freshmen, Jake Harmon, for being chosen as the SHS November Artist of the Month. Jake is a first year art student in Mrs. Stott’s art class. American Education Week Distressed that 25 percent of the country's World War I draftees were illiterate and 9 percent were physically unfit, representatives of the NEA and the American Legion met in 1919 to seek ways to generate public support for education. The conventions of both organizations subsequently adopted resolutions of support for a national effort to raise public awareness of the importance of education. In 1921, the NEA Representative Assembly in Des Moines, Iowa, called for designation of one week each year to spotlight education. In its resolution, the NEA called for: "An educational week ... observed in all communities annually for the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments and needs of the public schools and to secure the cooperation and support of the public in meeting those needs." The first observance of American Education Week occurred December 410, 1921, with the NEA and American Legion as the cosponsors. American Education Week is always celebrated the week prior to the week of Thanksgiving. This school year, American Education Week will be celebrated November 17th through November 21st. Salina Technical College Freshmen and Sophomore Night Salina Area Technical College will host a High School Freshmen and Sophomore night on November 19, 2014 at 6:00pm at the campus. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce prospective students and parents to the free technical programs that Salina Tech can offer. Solomon High
School currently has seven juniors and seniors involved with this program. If interested, please have your student visit with Mr. Long and register online at www.salinatech.
ACTIVITY AND ATHLETIC NEWS
Middle School Basketball On Monday evening the middle school boys and girls traveled to Beloit to take on St. John’s Catholic School. Both the Varsity squads finished the evening victorious. The Junior Varsity and “C” team squads were defeated. On Tuesday evening SMS hosted Lincoln. The boys varsity and C team squads were victorious. The Junior Varsity squad was defeated by a tight margin. The ladies Varsity, Junior Varsity, and C team squads were all victorious. On Thursday evening, SMS hosted Ellsworth. The varsity ladies and varsity boys were victorious. The boys Junior Varsity and C teams were also victorious. The girls Junior Varsity and C teams were defeated by Ellsworth. SMS Boys ● Varsity 30 00 WSL ● Junior Varsity 12 00 WSL ● C Team21 00 WSL SMS Ladies ● Varsity 30 00 WSL ● Junior Varsity 12 00 WSL ● C Team12 00 WSL High School Basketball Both the SHS men and women’s squad’s will begin practice on Monday, November 17. WSL Vocal Pictured below are SHS students who competed at the WSL vocal competition on Tuesday. They performed very well.
STAFF NEWS AND INFORMATION November Faculty Meeting Presenter: Ms. Paterson
November 21 PLC Meeting: Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Silverman 7:40 – 7:55 am High School Supervision: Mr. Long 3:20 – 3:35 pm High School Supervision: Mrs. Griffin 7:30 – 7:55 am Middle School Supervision: Mr. Randles 3:20 – 3:35 pm Middle School Supervision: Mrs. Martell Lesson Plans Please make sure weekly lesson plans are posted to your teacher website. Veteran’s Day Assembly A huge thanks to Mrs. Griffin for planning our middle school and high school Veteran’s Day Assembly. Staff Christmas Party A huge thanks to Ms. Ediger for confirming reservations and creating invitations for our staff Christmas party. They will be passed out on Monday. Seminar Please make sure that we are doing the designed activities during seminar on a regular basis with consistency. Activities include MTSS, digital literacy, AR, homework, and grade checks. ENJOY THE WEEKEND!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: NOVEMBER 10 NOVEMBER 17 AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND DETENTION WILL BE HELD IN MS. EDIGER’S CLASSROOM
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY – 3:25 – 4:10 PM Monday November 17 First Day of SHS Basketball Practice 11:40am SHS Netsmartz Presentation HS Gym 12:10pm SMS Netsmarz Presentation MS Gym 4:00pm SHS Scholar’s Bowl @ Solomon Tuesday November 18 7:30am SMHS Faculty Meeting Library 5:00pm SMS Basketball vs. Central Plains @ Solomon Wednesday November 19 11:40am FFA Meeting 3:30pm SMHS SIT Meeting Conference Room Thursday November 20 Day FFA Dairy and Cattle at Linn 4:00pm SHS Scholar’s Bowl @ Abilene 4:30pm SMS Basketball @ Goessel Friday November 21 DAY CTSO Field Trip to Kansas City Business, Agriclture, FACS Saturday November 22 9:00am Saturday School Sunday November 23 Monday November 24 11:40am Pratt Community College Visitation 12:40pm Josten’s Senior Meeting in HS Library 4:00pm SMS Basketball vs. Rural Vista @ White City Tuesday November 25 DAY Gorilla Gala 11:30am Student of the Month Lunch
