Solomon Middle and High School Weekly Memo
Solomon Middle and High School Weekly Memo Monday, October 20 Sunday, October 26
SCHOOL NEWS MTSS Family Fun Night The elementary students and staff would like for us to remind everyone of the MTSS Family Fun Night scheduled for October 28th from 6:307:30pm in the elementary multipurpose room. This event is open for all students and parents in Solomon USD 393. Elementary students will be participating in educational games and activities. No Gossip Week In attempt to decrease bullying behaviors in the middle school, Mr. Long, School Counselor has implemented “No Gossip Week” in the middle school for the week of: October 20 October 24. In the middle school commons a large, secure trash can, will be placed. If a student feels the need to speak negatively about a classmate they are to write their comment on a piece of paper and place it in the trash can. They will not share their comment with anyone else. In addition middle school seminar classes will be creating, “no gossip” themed posters to be displayed in the middle school commons. The winning class will receive a prize. The purpose behind this strategy is to teach young people that words can be as damaging as physical pain. Bullying is a problem affecting every school in America. The only way to solve the problem is to teach kids the proper skills to eliminate bullying. Bullying Report Form Mr. Long has created a Google Form that students can anonymously fill out to report a bullying incident. The incident can be something the student observed or experienced. The only people who can access the information contained in the report form is Mr. Long and myself. This is an excellent way to tackle the bullying troubles that plague our nation’s school’s today. Please visit with your child regarding this form and we will announce it at school as well. To access the form visit, www.usd393.net, click on news, click on bullying report form, and then fill out the Google Form and click submit. 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.edu. Teacher Websites Beginning on Monday, October 27 all Solomon Middle and High School teachers are asked to have their daily lesson plans posted on their individual classroom site. As a parent you can assess teacher websites to view lesson plans, assignments, activities and other items posted on the website. To access teacher websites please follow these directions: 1) vist www.usd393.net, 2) click on your child’s school, 3) click on teacher pages, 4) click on your child’s teacher. Progress Reports First quarter progress reports will be mailed to home addresses that we have on file on Monday, October 20th.
Created by Tylor Wagner Created by Brooke Homman
ACTIVITY AND ATHLETIC NEWS
High School Volleyball – The high school volleyball girls did not have any matches this week. They will travel to Centre tomorrow for the Wheat State League tournament. We wish the Lady Gorillas good luck on Saturday! ● ● ●
Varsity Girls JV Girls C Girls
1612 (63 WSL) 573 (312 WSL) 02
SubState Volleyball The KSHSAA released the substate assignments for volleyball earlier this week. Solomon will play in the EllSaline substate in Brookville. The following schools are in this substate: Solomon, Bennington, EllSaline, Central Plains, Inman, Lincoln, Little River, Moundridge, Sacred Heart. Middle School Volleyball – On Thursday evening the middle school varsity, junior varsity, and C team squads all were defeated by Little River. The middle school volleyball squad finished 3rd in the Wheat State League and will host PeabodyBurns at 3:00pm in the Wheat State League tournament in Hope. The girls will play in the old gymnasium. ● ● ●
MS Varsity Girls – 72 (62 WSL) MS JV Girls – 52 (42 WSL) C Girls – 15 (14 WSL)
Middle School Football – On Thursday evening the middle school football squad lost 4414 to Little River to conclude their season. The middle school football team finished in 3rd place in the Wheat State League. ●
MS Football – 43 (42 WSL)
Middle School Basketball Middle School basketball practice will begin Wednesday, October 22. The middle school basketball programs will also have a parent meeting on Monday, November 3 at 6:00pm.
High School Football – On Friday night the varsity football squad traveled to Canton Galva. With approximately five minutes left in the half and the Gorillas trailing 2616, the lights went out at the stadium and the maintenance crew was unable to turn them on. Therefore, both administrations agreed to conclude the game at 2:00pm on Saturday. The Gorillas won the game by a score of 5450. The Gorillas will host Goessel on Friday night. The Junior Varsity squad will travel to Goessel for a 6:00pm kickoff on Monday evening. ● ●
Varsity Football – 33 (13 WSL) (20 District) Junior Varsity Football – 04 (03 WSL)
Impact the Cure On Tuesday, October 7 the high school volleyball squad hosted a “PinkOut” evening as we defeated Elyria Christian and Rural Vista. The girls raised $123.00 for the “Impact for the Cure” organization out of Abilene. The “Impact for the Cure” organization out of Abilene helps uninsured residents of Dickinson County receive free mammograms.
STAFF NEWS AND INFORMATION October Faculty Meeting Presenter: Mrs. Bjelland October 24 PLC Meeting: Mrs. Grant and Ms. Ediger 7:40 – 7:55 am High School Supervision: Mr. Perez 3:20 – 3:35 pm High School Supervision: Mrs. Byler 7:30 – 7:55 am Middle School Supervision: Mr. Randles 3:20 – 3:35 pm Middle School Supervision: Mrs. Carver
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: OCTOBER 20 OCTOBER 26 AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND DETENTION WILL BE HELD IN MS. EDIGER’S CLASSROOM MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY – 3:25 – 4:10 PM Monday October 20 Columbus Day 11:40am SADD Meeting Mr. Funk’s Classrom 12:05pm Marines Recruiter HS Commons 2:00pm SMS WSL Volleyball Tournament @ Hope 6:00pm SHS JV Football @ Goessel Tuesday October 21 3:30pm Girl Scouts / DVAC Bullying Awareness Meeting FACS Classroom 5:00pm SHS Volleyball @ Solomon (Minneapolis, EllSaline, Bennington) Concessions SMS / SHS Choir 6:30pm QLC / ASE Training HS LIbrary Wednesday October 22 Happy Birthday Haley Acosta 11:40am FFA Meeting 3:30pm SMS Basketball Practice 1st Day of Practice 3:30pm Winter Sports Concession Meeting HS Library Thursday October 23 Happy Birthday Kyel Rankin 1:15pm KSHSAA Regional Administrative Meeting Salina Friday October 24 Happy Birthday Nathan Martinez 7:00pm SHS Football @ Central Plains Saturday October 25 TBA SHS SubState Volleyball Tournament @ EllSaline Sunday October 26
SCHOOL NEWS MTSS Family Fun Night The elementary students and staff would like for us to remind everyone of the MTSS Family Fun Night scheduled for October 28th from 6:307:30pm in the elementary multipurpose room. This event is open for all students and parents in Solomon USD 393. Elementary students will be participating in educational games and activities. No Gossip Week In attempt to decrease bullying behaviors in the middle school, Mr. Long, School Counselor has implemented “No Gossip Week” in the middle school for the week of: October 20 October 24. In the middle school commons a large, secure trash can, will be placed. If a student feels the need to speak negatively about a classmate they are to write their comment on a piece of paper and place it in the trash can. They will not share their comment with anyone else. In addition middle school seminar classes will be creating, “no gossip” themed posters to be displayed in the middle school commons. The winning class will receive a prize. The purpose behind this strategy is to teach young people that words can be as damaging as physical pain. Bullying is a problem affecting every school in America. The only way to solve the problem is to teach kids the proper skills to eliminate bullying. Bullying Report Form Mr. Long has created a Google Form that students can anonymously fill out to report a bullying incident. The incident can be something the student observed or experienced. The only people who can access the information contained in the report form is Mr. Long and myself. This is an excellent way to tackle the bullying troubles that plague our nation’s school’s today. Please visit with your child regarding this form and we will announce it at school as well. To access the form visit, www.usd393.net, click on news, click on bullying report form, and then fill out the Google Form and click submit. 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.edu. Teacher Websites Beginning on Monday, October 27 all Solomon Middle and High School teachers are asked to have their daily lesson plans posted on their individual classroom site. As a parent you can assess teacher websites to view lesson plans, assignments, activities and other items posted on the website. To access teacher websites please follow these directions: 1) vist www.usd393.net, 2) click on your child’s school, 3) click on teacher pages, 4) click on your child’s teacher. Progress Reports First quarter progress reports will be mailed to home addresses that we have on file on Monday, October 20th.
Created by Tylor Wagner Created by Brooke Homman
ACTIVITY AND ATHLETIC NEWS
High School Volleyball – The high school volleyball girls did not have any matches this week. They will travel to Centre tomorrow for the Wheat State League tournament. We wish the Lady Gorillas good luck on Saturday! ● ● ●
Varsity Girls JV Girls C Girls
1612 (63 WSL) 573 (312 WSL) 02
SubState Volleyball The KSHSAA released the substate assignments for volleyball earlier this week. Solomon will play in the EllSaline substate in Brookville. The following schools are in this substate: Solomon, Bennington, EllSaline, Central Plains, Inman, Lincoln, Little River, Moundridge, Sacred Heart. Middle School Volleyball – On Thursday evening the middle school varsity, junior varsity, and C team squads all were defeated by Little River. The middle school volleyball squad finished 3rd in the Wheat State League and will host PeabodyBurns at 3:00pm in the Wheat State League tournament in Hope. The girls will play in the old gymnasium. ● ● ●
MS Varsity Girls – 72 (62 WSL) MS JV Girls – 52 (42 WSL) C Girls – 15 (14 WSL)
Middle School Football – On Thursday evening the middle school football squad lost 4414 to Little River to conclude their season. The middle school football team finished in 3rd place in the Wheat State League. ●
MS Football – 43 (42 WSL)
Middle School Basketball Middle School basketball practice will begin Wednesday, October 22. The middle school basketball programs will also have a parent meeting on Monday, November 3 at 6:00pm.
High School Football – On Friday night the varsity football squad traveled to Canton Galva. With approximately five minutes left in the half and the Gorillas trailing 2616, the lights went out at the stadium and the maintenance crew was unable to turn them on. Therefore, both administrations agreed to conclude the game at 2:00pm on Saturday. The Gorillas won the game by a score of 5450. The Gorillas will host Goessel on Friday night. The Junior Varsity squad will travel to Goessel for a 6:00pm kickoff on Monday evening. ● ●
Varsity Football – 33 (13 WSL) (20 District) Junior Varsity Football – 04 (03 WSL)
Impact the Cure On Tuesday, October 7 the high school volleyball squad hosted a “PinkOut” evening as we defeated Elyria Christian and Rural Vista. The girls raised $123.00 for the “Impact for the Cure” organization out of Abilene. The “Impact for the Cure” organization out of Abilene helps uninsured residents of Dickinson County receive free mammograms.
STAFF NEWS AND INFORMATION October Faculty Meeting Presenter: Mrs. Bjelland October 24 PLC Meeting: Mrs. Grant and Ms. Ediger 7:40 – 7:55 am High School Supervision: Mr. Perez 3:20 – 3:35 pm High School Supervision: Mrs. Byler 7:30 – 7:55 am Middle School Supervision: Mr. Randles 3:20 – 3:35 pm Middle School Supervision: Mrs. Carver
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: OCTOBER 20 OCTOBER 26 AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND DETENTION WILL BE HELD IN MS. EDIGER’S CLASSROOM MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY – 3:25 – 4:10 PM Monday October 20 Columbus Day 11:40am SADD Meeting Mr. Funk’s Classrom 12:05pm Marines Recruiter HS Commons 2:00pm SMS WSL Volleyball Tournament @ Hope 6:00pm SHS JV Football @ Goessel Tuesday October 21 3:30pm Girl Scouts / DVAC Bullying Awareness Meeting FACS Classroom 5:00pm SHS Volleyball @ Solomon (Minneapolis, EllSaline, Bennington) Concessions SMS / SHS Choir 6:30pm QLC / ASE Training HS LIbrary Wednesday October 22 Happy Birthday Haley Acosta 11:40am FFA Meeting 3:30pm SMS Basketball Practice 1st Day of Practice 3:30pm Winter Sports Concession Meeting HS Library Thursday October 23 Happy Birthday Kyel Rankin 1:15pm KSHSAA Regional Administrative Meeting Salina Friday October 24 Happy Birthday Nathan Martinez 7:00pm SHS Football @ Central Plains Saturday October 25 TBA SHS SubState Volleyball Tournament @ EllSaline Sunday October 26
