www.smsd.org/schools/smeast 2. Building a SME community of sup- port for all school-sponsored activi- ties with an emphasis on increasing positive school spirit. We need to change our image; where the focus of support is for SME and not the opposition. have a number of other goals we plan to work on to improve on the successes of the past. These goals include (but not limited to): 1. Educational programming for par- ents and students on the topics of underage drinking and drug use. Principal
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Lancer Newsletter Shawnee Mission East High School East East East East Lancers Lancers Lancers Lancers 50 Years 50 Years 50 Years 50 Years August 2009—Published Monthly www.smsd.org/schools/smeast Over the course of the past school year, Shawnee Mission East High School (SME) has undergone some significant changes. As I mentioned in the August, 2008 edition of the Parent Newsletter, block scheduling, new administrative personnel, and building construction would pose the biggest challenges. De- spite some early anxiety, block schedul- ing (for the most part) can be deemed a success. Several changes are in the works to try and improve seminar, in- cluding moving seminar to the end of the day to alleviate using this precious aca- demic time for assemblies and other school activities. With the help of sea- soned administrators, Heather Royce and Steve Loe, both John McKinney and I feel welcomed and accepted by the staff, students, and the community. Thank you for making this a great year. Our biggest challenge - construction - continues to move forward and even though there have been inconveniences, students and staff adapted well to the constantly changing conditions. There is no doubt, we are very excited about the start of the new school year. With construction virtually behind us and the economic downtrends starting to show signs of recovery, “it can only get better.” Our focus on academic achieve- ment will remain our number one prior- ity throughout the year. In addition, we have a number of other goals we plan to work on to improve on the successes of the past. These goals include (but not limited to): 1. Educational programming for par- ents and students on the topics of underage drinking and drug use. 2. Building a SME community of sup- port for all school-sponsored activi- ties with an emphasis on increasing positive school spirit. We need to change our image; where the focus of support is for SME and not the opposition. 3. Begin a 5-year process of develop- ing and implementing Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) with a focus on “student learning.” 4. Encourage all students to be in- volved in at least one school- sponsored activity whether through a school organization or through athletics. Our comprehensive program on the top- ics of underage drinking and drug use begins with a meeting of all parents and students (who plan to be involved in a school sponsored activity athletics and organizations) in our new auditorium on Monday, August 24, 2009. After a short induction, parents and students will sepa- rate (parents remaining in the audito- rium, students moving to the cafeteria) where each group will receive more in- formation on both topics. The session will close with both groups back in the auditorium. Our goal with these presen- tations is to concentrate on how we can keep our kids safe. In the area of building community sup- port and school spirit our intent is to repair our tarnished reputation of how we literally behave and act at events while building up attendance and support for all of our students and athletes. We need to concentrate on supporting our own without creating situations where our attention shifts to “putting down” the opposition or their fans. We also need to find ways to increase student attendance at all events – currently, even our own students and athletes do not support each other very well. Professional Learning Communities (PLC) are internal collaborative groups of teachers (in either their respective discipline or with colleagues in other disciplines) whose primary purpose is to focus on “student learning.” Working in harmony with colleagues at the middle school level, PLC’s use recent and proven research in the area of effective teaching and common assessments to assure all students are progressing to a higher level of individual learning. We know from years of research, when students are involved in school-related activities overall student academic per- formance increases while student disci- pline issues decline in number and scope. In addition student involvement in these activities strengthens the bond between the student and the school while enhancing the student’s interpersonal and communication skills. As such, we are looking at strategies to encourage and engage every student into a school- sponsored activity. As always, we are grateful for the sup- port of our parents and the community. Without the other half of education we would not be able to provide the kind of programming you expect and deserve. Thank you again and I hope to see and meet more of you as we begin our sec- ond year together. Karl R. Krawitz Ed.D Principal It Can Only Get Better - What Is Ahead for the 2009-2010 School Year Key Dates: Walk In Fee Payment August 3 – 7:30am-2:30pm August 4 – 12n-7pm August 6 –7:30am-2:30pm August 17 – First Day 9 th grade August 18 – First Day 10 th -12 th grades August 20 – Back to School Night
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Shawnee Mission Public Schools
Lancer Newsletter Shawnee Mission East High School
EastEastEastEast
LancersLancersLancersLancers
50 Years50 Years50 Years50 Years
August 2009—Published Monthly
www.smsd.org/schools/smeast
Over the course of the past school year, Shawnee Mission East High School (SME) has undergone some significant changes. As I mentioned in the August, 2008 edition of the Parent Newsletter, block scheduling, new administrative personnel, and building construction would pose the biggest challenges. De-spite some early anxiety, block schedul-ing (for the most part) can be deemed a success. Several changes are in the works to try and improve seminar, in-cluding moving seminar to the end of the day to alleviate using this precious aca-demic time for assemblies and other school activities. With the help of sea-soned administrators, Heather Royce and Steve Loe, both John McKinney and I feel welcomed and accepted by the staff, students, and the community. Thank you for making this a great year. Our biggest challenge - construction - continues to move forward and even though there have been inconveniences, students and staff adapted well to the constantly changing conditions.
There is no doubt, we are very excited about the start of the new school year. With construction virtually behind us and the economic downtrends starting to show signs of recovery, “it can only get better.” Our focus on academic achieve-ment will remain our number one prior-ity throughout the year. In addition, we
have a number of other goals we plan to work on to improve on the successes of the past. These goals include (but not limited to):
1. Educational programming for par-ents and students on the topics of underage drinking and drug use.
2. Building a SME community of sup-port for all school-sponsored activi-ties with an emphasis on increasing positive school spirit. We need to change our image; where the focus of support is for SME and not the opposition.
3. Begin a 5-year process of develop-ing and implementing Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) with a focus on “student learning.”
4. Encourage all students to be in-volved in at least one school-sponsored activity whether through a school organization or through athletics.
Our comprehensive program on the top-ics of underage drinking and drug use begins with a meeting of all parents and students (who plan to be involved in a school sponsored activity athletics and organizations) in our new auditorium on Monday, August 24, 2009. After a short induction, parents and students will sepa-rate (parents remaining in the audito-rium, students moving to the cafeteria) where each group will receive more in-formation on both topics. The session will close with both groups back in the auditorium. Our goal with these presen-tations is to concentrate on how we can keep our kids safe.
In the area of building community sup-port and school spirit our intent is to repair our tarnished reputation of how we literally behave and act at events while building up attendance and support
for all of our students and athletes. We need to concentrate on supporting our own without creating situations where our attention shifts to “putting down” the opposition or their fans. We also need to find ways to increase student attendance at all events – currently, even our own students and athletes do not support each other very well.
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) are internal collaborative groups of teachers (in either their respective discipline or with colleagues in other disciplines) whose primary purpose is to focus on “student learning.” Working in harmony with colleagues at the middle school level, PLC’s use recent and proven research in the area of effective teaching and common assessments to assure all students are progressing to a higher level of individual learning.
We know from years of research, when students are involved in school-related activities overall student academic per-formance increases while student disci-pline issues decline in number and scope. In addition student involvement in these activities strengthens the bond between the student and the school while enhancing the student’s interpersonal and communication skills. As such, we are looking at strategies to encourage and engage every student into a school-sponsored activity.
As always, we are grateful for the sup-port of our parents and the community. Without the other half of education we would not be able to provide the kind of programming you expect and deserve. Thank you again and I hope to see and meet more of you as we begin our sec-ond year together.
Karl R. Krawitz Ed.D
Principal
It Can Only Get Better - What Is Ahead for the 2009-2010 School Year
Key Dates:
Walk In Fee Payment August 3 – 7:30am-2:30pm August 4 – 12n-7pm
August 6 –7:30am-2:30pm
August 17 – First Day 9th grade
August 18 – First Day 10th-12th grades
August 20 – Back to School Night
SME NEWSLETTER GOES PAPERLESS! Beginning with our Septem-ber edition, the newsletter will only be available elec-tronically. The SME website now has a link for patrons to access the newsletter quickly. In addition, we are exploring the option of emailing the newsletter directly. Please make sure you have regis-tered with Parent@School (via the website) so that the school has access to your
email address.
Important Contact Numbers Main Office: 993-6600
Attendance Center: 993-6645
Nurse’s Office: 993-6616
Counseling Office: 993-6631
Fee Payment Reminder The deadline for internet payment is August 6. Walk-in fee payment is scheduled for August 3 (7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.), August 4 (12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.), and August 6 (7:30 a.m.–
2:30 p.m.).
Student ID Photos We are requesting that each student have a new student ID photo taken each year. Students should plan to visit during fee payment to take a
photo and pick up new ID cards.
Yearbook photos 9th – 11th graders will have yearbook photos taken during fee payment at SME. There are two additional make-up days (August 20 and September 3). Yearbook photos are taken at no charge, but families who want picture packets must pay for them separately.
Money for picture packets will be
paid directly to DeCloud Studios.
Senior Portraits will be taken at De-Cloud Studios. Please contact them at
648-0882.
First Day of School The first day of school for 9th graders is August 17. 10th – 12th graders re-
turn on August 18.
Block Schedule SME will continue with the block schedule for the 2009-2010 school year. The bell schedule will remain basically the same, with a 7-period day on Monday, followed by block days on Tuesday through Friday. Two minor changes: even block days (hours 2,4,6, seminar) will be Tues-day and Thursday and odd block days (hours 1,3,5,7) will be Wednesday and Friday; and seminar will be
moved to the last block of the day (beginning at 1:10).
Cell Phones Please assist us with enforcing the school policy regarding cell phones. Students are not to use cell phones during class time. Unfortunately, even when cell phones are silenced, students often text and check mes-sages. Many times, when confronted about the disruption, students will respond that they were replying to a text from a parent. Please be aware that leaving voice or text messages during class-time is a huge tempta-tion for your student, and that, re-gardless of the reason or the person calling, students will receive conse-
quences for violating the policy.
Track Grades & Attendance via Parent@School Parent@School is a program that al-lows parents/guardians to view their student’s school information, such as
absences, grades, and lunch balances.
Parents of New Students: Be sure to
sign up for Parent@School via the
school website.
Parents of Returning Shawnee Mis-
sion Students: You do NOT need to sign up again. Your login and pass-word remain the same from year to
year and school to school.
East for Excellence The East for Excellence (E4E) after-school tutoring program provides students with individualized assis-tance designed to meet their specific educational needs. The program is led by SM East teachers and is being provided at no cost to the student.
The first session will be Wednes-
day, September 30, from 2:50 p.m.
to 3:50 p.m. in Room 503. Sessions will then continue every Wednesday and Thursday from 2:50 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. in Rooms 503 & 504. Please note: At the time of this writing, a late bus has not yet been arranged. Students participating in the E4E af-ter-school tutoring program will need
to provide their own transportation.
Please call 993-6600 if you have any
questions.
SME Newsletter Publication Guidelines • The SME Lancer Newsletter is published monthly during the school
year except for a combined November/December edition.
• Deadline for submissions is the 1st Friday of each month with newslet-
ter distribution occurring on the last Friday of the month.
• Submissions in Word are preferable. You may also send articles in other word processing formats or graphically as a pdf or jpeg. Elec-tronic submissions are best, but hard copy material can be placed in the
“Newsletter” folder located in the PTA mailbox.
• Your submissions may be edited due to space considerations.
• Questions? Contact Heather Royce, SME Associate Principal at 993-6600, [email protected]; or Joan Beahm, PTA Newsletter Editor, at
Attendance Policies and Pro-cedures Shawnee Mission Board Policy man-dates a minimum of 85% attendance for eligibility to receive credit in a course. Semesters are generally 90 school days in length, but because of block scheduling- every class does not meet every day. Therefore, stu-dents run the risk of losing credit on the 9th absence on a block schedule. Please assist us in supporting regular attendance of your student by observ-
ing the following guidelines:
• In the event that your student must be absent, contact the Atten-dance Center at 993-6646 by noon on the day of the absence. Absences not excused by the par-ent will generate an automatic call from the Phonemaster sys-
tem.
• Parents have 24 hours to contact the Attendance Center, or the ab-
sence will remain unexcused.
• Students who need to leave cam-pus for an appointment during the day should bring a note to the Attendance Center before school, and they will be issued a pass to
leave.
• Students who become ill during the school day need to go to the Nurse, and she will contact par-ents. If students leave without checking out through the Nurse, the absence will remain unex-
cused.
Please update our records so that we
have accurate contact information.
You may contact the Computer Clerk
at 993-6609 to verify or update infor-
mation.
Transportation Information Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) has recently approved a con-tract with First Student to provide all SMSD bus services starting August 1, 2009. The SMSD Board of Educa-tion provides free bus transportation to students living more than 2.5 miles
from the school in their attendance area. Students who qualify for dis-trict-provided bus service in the Shawnee Mission School District may pick up a list of bus stops and pick-up times at their school of atten-dance by July 25 each school year. Students riding school buses must follow all safety rules and regu-lations. Violations of bus regulations may result in the student receiving appropriate and prescribed discipli-nary actions, which may include be-ing removed from the bus, an/or sus-pension from school. To help ensure compliance with necessary safety rules, video cameras may be used on school buses. Additional transporta-tion information, including Parent Pay costs, can be found at http://www.smsd.org/parents/
transportation.html .
New SME Staff 2009-2010 Pamela James (Spanish)
Hau In Lau (Chinese)
James Meara (Art)
Andrew Sandoy (Science)
Chip Sherman (PE)
Jason Smith (Industrial Arts)
Library Volunteers The Library at SME needs volun-teers. If you are interested, please contact Teri Orr at [email protected]
or 722-3808.
From the Front Office Parents: Please remember that the office can only accept academic and medical items. We cannot accept lunches, electronics, money (cash or checks), musical instruments, sports equipment, closed toe shoes for sci-ence labs, or gym clothes (including swimsuits and towels). Thank you
for your cooperation in this matter.
SMSD Food Service Infor-
mation for 2009-2010 The cafeteria has a food court with 5 stations for the students to select from and 18 entrée choices each day. The
stations are:
• Mom’s Kitchen
• Sandwich Station (hot sand-wiches)
• Cold Power (cold sandwiches and salads)
• Carb Station (pasta with various sauces)
• Finger Foods (pizza, nachos)
The students can go to any area and select an entrée and side dishes to make a complete nutritionally bal-anced meal. A lunch consists of, two ounces of protein, eight ounces of milk, 1 1/2 cups of fruit/vegetable and at least one bread item. Under the “offer vs. serve” program, stu-dents may choose all of the compo-nents and pay $2.25 at the secondary level. They must choose at least three components to receive a reimbursable
meal.
Breakfast is available each school day and starts the first day of school. Breakfast includes a choice of 7 en-trées which include breakfast pizza, cereal, egg & cheese biscuit, yogurt, biscuits & gravy, pancakes and many more. Remember if you have been approved for free or reduced priced meals you also get free or reduced breakfast. Bring your friends and
come check out breakfast!
Food Service is committed to serving
healthy foods to the students.
• 0 grams Trans fat on numerous entrees.
• Complete list of nutritional infor-mation on all menu items is avail-able on the district web page.
• Fruits and vegetables are offered each day which include fresh fruits, raw vegetables, canned fruits packed in light syrup, and frozen vegetables.
• Students are permitted to select unlimited fruits and vegetables except fresh fruit and potatoes.
• All potato products are baked and not fried. For example, French fries, tater tots.
• All breaded entrees are baked and not fried. For example, chicken nuggets.
• Skim milk is available (including white, chocolate, and strawberry).
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• Whole wheat pretzels.
• Vegetables are prepared without adding any margarine or butter.
• Pizza has a whole grain crust.
• Corn dogs are made with chicken and have a whole grain breading.
• Lower fat hamburger patties, beef fritter, and teriyaki chicken.
• Vegetarian entrees available daily.
• New products will be evaluated by students as developed by manufacturers.
Attention: Did you know that you can monitor your student’s account sim-ply by going to www.smsd.org/parents/foodservice.htm and selecting “Apply Money to your Student’s Ac-count?” Enter the I D number and last name, and it will take you to the fee payment screen. Select the button that says “Lunch Account Detail.” You will see all the activity on your student’s account for the year. You can also put money on your child’s
account from this screen.
Reminders from the Nurse Booster Shot Information and
Exclusion Dates Letters were mailed home this spring if your student is due for a TD booster shot for all students. Incom-ing 9th graders also must have proof that they have had Chicken Pox or Varicella and Hepatitis B immuniza-tions. The first exclusion date for noncompliance will be October 20, 2009. This exclusion date is for all boosters due between 6/1/09 and 10/19/09. If your student does not have proof of having received a booster by 10/20/09, KS State and SMSD policy dictates they be ex-cluded from school until it is com-pleted. Our exclusion dates will be: 1/15/09 exclusion for 10/20/09-1/15/10 and 4/30/10 exclusion for 1/15/10-4/30/10. Please do not delay; we do not like having to exclude any-one from school, as these are unex-
cused absences.
Medication Policy SMSD policy prohibits students from carrying any medications on their
person. The exceptions to this policy are inhalers and/or Epi-pens and dia-betic management supplies Students may self carry these medications with written permission from a physician and parents (which must be updated yearly). Students may carry/use cough drops and rewetting drops for
contacts.
The SMSD district policy on over the counter (OTC) medications states that OTC medications will be adminis-tered sparingly when indicated to make your child more comfortable and able to remain in school. For example, the medication may be used for dental pain, mild headaches, or orthopedic pain related to recent in-jury. The school nurse will stock ge-neric brands of Tylenol, Advil, and Tums. A signed consent from the parent or guardian must be on file in the nurse's office and renewed annu-ally before any medication will be
administered to your student.
If a student is to receive a prescrip-tion medication at school, the medi-cation must be sent to the school nurse’s office in the original prescrip-tion bottle accompanied by a permis-sion form from a parent and physi-
cian.
All medications orders expire at the end of the school year, and the nurse is required to dispose of any medica-tions not picked up at the end of the
school year.
All medication forms and policies may be found on the district web
page: www.smsd.org
SHARE Happenings Welcome back to school! SHARE has a new office in the new wing on the north side of the building! It's room 463 and it's a bit tricky to find because it's past the fire doors. The door to our new room is in the stair-well. We have windows and a sink and lots of room, so once you find us it's a sunny, happy place and we'll
have really clean hands!
This year the SHARE Fair is Sep-tember 9. Students will receive infor-mation about more than 80 volunteer projects. Project sign-ups will be before and after school outside the SHARE office for a week after the
Fair.
Our Renovation Sensation Homes Tour is September 23. For informa-tion about the tour and the really fun Patron's Party the night before go to
www.SMESHARE.org.
SHARE's annual Garage Sale has
been moved to April 10, 2010.
Did you know that statistics show that students involved in volunteering are 50% less likely to engage in high risk behaviors. Just by being there, we like to think of SHARE as a very effective Drug and Alcohol Preven-
tion Program.
Thanks to all of you for your support of our students as they make a differ-
News from the Library The Library will be welcoming and providing orientation for three groups this month. During early August, there will be a coffee and orientation session for parents who have volun-teered to help out in the library. Later on, new staff will be welcomed through a PowerPoint presentation, “Top 10 Reasons to Visit East’s Su-per Library Media Center.” Toward the end of the month, all freshmen English classes will come to the Li-brary for presentations based on the TV show “Survivor.” We look for-ward to meeting all the new members
of the Lancer community!
Personal Identification Numbers Students are encouraged to get a Johnson County Public Library card and PIN (personal identification num-
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ber.) With the card and PIN, students
may:
• Place online requests for books
• Access many library databases containing online magazine, jour-
nal, and newspaper articles
• Use JCPL computers
• Print from library computers
• Add funds to their library card
• Check the status of their account
online
• Renew materials (with no holds)
To get a free library card and PIN, visit any Johnson County Library. It
only takes a couple minutes!
Thank you to Joyce Burner! Last spring Joyce Burner, one of the parents in our Lancer Community who reviews for School Library Jour-nal, donated over $1000.00 worth of new books to our Lancer Library! A huge “thank you” to Mrs. Burner for helping us stretch our budget and pro-vide the latest young adult titles for
our students!
Graphic Novel Club
The Graphic Novel Club will meet once a month after school this year. If
your student enjoys these books, en
courage them to contact Mrs. Larson in the Library for the club meeting
dates!
Senior Yearbook Ads It’s a senior tradition parents won’t want to miss out on. The first dead-line for a senior ad in the 2010 Hau-berk is September 11. Parents will need to turn in a signed contract, pic-tures, text and payment to John Francis or Libby Wooldridge in
room 521.
We suggest that you make photo quality copies of those images rather than send us priceless photos which could be lost at the plant, but make sure the copy print is of high quality. Parents won’t get their photos back until after the yearbook is published in May. The late deadline is Septem-ber 28. There will be a 25% price increase for late ads submitted from the after September 11 and before September 28. After this, no more ads will be accepted. The checks
should be made out to SM East.
The ad contract can be found on the
Shawnee Mission East Web site.
Yearbook staffers can suggest de-signs. The yearbook staff asks that you avoid cutting up images and
photo montages.
For a well-designed ad, the staff sug-
gests:
• No more than two photos for a ¼
page ad.
• No more than five photos for a ½
page ad.
• No more than 9 photos for a full
page ad.
• Avoid lots of text.
• Avoid dark or back-lit color pho-tos that don’t reproduce well in
black and white.
• Use 300 dpi resolution if you de-sign the ad yourself and send the
design to us as a JPEG or PDF.
Back-to-School-Night Back-To-School Night for SME par-ents is Thursday, August 20, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. This is your opportunity to meet your student's teachers as you follow your child’s schedule through-out the evening. Report to the audito-rium at 7:00 p.m for a brief meeting with Dr. Krawitz. You will then pro-ceed to your child’s 1st hour class. You may also join PTA, All-Sports Boosters, and various other booster clubs. Spirit Wear will be available for purchase. Remember that parking will be tight; allow a few extra min-utes. Have your student fill out the sample schedule below and bring it with you.
SME Newsletter - August 2009 Page 5
Hour Room # Class Teacher
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Website Please visit the Shawnee Mission East counseling web-site at www.smecounselor.org. It contains a wide variety of information about the counseling department and staff, opportunities, career, college, scholarships, and enroll-ment. The counseling office also has a Web Back Pack
site: www4.smsd.org/lilienglebrick/.
Schedule Changes If your student’s schedule contains an error, please have her/him contact the academic counselor. We will only be able to make schedule changes to address these situa-tions: computer error, failure of a prerequisite course, graduation requirements, or inappropriate placement. The Schedule Change Request Forms are located in the
Counseling Office and must be signed by the parent.
Counselor Assignments Budget cuts last spring affected the Counseling Depart-ment. We were sad to say goodbye to one of our coun-seling colleagues, Brenda Tretbar, whose position was eliminated. She will still remain in the profession as a Counselor at Blue Valley Northwest. The new alphabet breakdown will be: A-Bt (Lili Englebrick); Bu-Fe (Barb Johnson); Ff-I (Terry Archer); J-N (Jamie Heller and Don Baker); O-Sl (Deanna Griffey); and Sm-Z (Laurie Lamb). Rebecca (Becky) Wiseman is our Social Worker
who will continue to do Personal Social Counseling.
College Planning Mark your calendars for the Senior College Planning Seminars. The SME counselors will be holding two in-formational meetings for college planning in September, one for students and one for parents. On Monday, Sep-tember 14, seniors will be asked to come to the library during their English classes for information about making college selections, completing the application process, scholarships and financial aid. The same information will be shared with parents on Wednesday, September 16, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the library. Each student will be provided with a folder including important informa-tion for both parents and students. Parents should bring their child’s copy of this folder to the evening meeting.
See you there!
2009 -2010 Concurrent Enrollment Options Simply stated, concurrent enrollment means a student enrolled in a high level high school class has the option to enroll and pay tuition at Johnson County Community
College or Baker University and earn college credit.
The list of high school classes offered for concurrent en-
rollment is on page 65 of the Program Planning Guide. The guide is available on line at smsd.org. Click on Cur-riculum under Public Information, and from that page
click on High School 2009-20010 under planning guides.
The state schools in Kansas accept JCCC and Baker Credit earned through concurrent enrollment. Although many colleges accept college credit earned through con-current enrollment, some do not. It is wise to consider where the student plans to attend college and contact the admissions office to see if they will accept college credits earned in this manner. The good news is that college credit earned in this manner is an economical purchase when compared to the cost of attending a four-year col-
lege.
College Now With the exception of American Government Honors all the courses listed on page 65 of the Program Planning Guide are offered for college credit through the College Now Program at Johnson County Community College. All pertinent information about College Now can be ac-cessed on line. Google JCCC. On the home page search for College Now. The List of Shawnee Mission East courses can be accessed by selecting College Now course – academic from the column on the left. Classroom in-structors will talk to their students about the College
Now option. Enrollment materials are available in the
counseling office.
This is a list of College Now dates for the Fall:
September 3, 2009
JCCC Application submission deadline
Authorization form submission deadline (signed by
your principal)
ACT/SAT test score submission deadline, if applica-
ble
September 12, 2009
COMPASS (JCCC placement test) deadline, if appli-
cable
September 13, 2009
Enrollment/Payment deadline
September 11, 2009
Last day for 100% refund
September 14, 2009
Last day for 80% refund
Last day to withdraw without a "W" on transcript
Counseling Office News—www.smecounselor.org
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November 16, 2009
Last day to request pass/fail grade
Last day to withdraw with a "W" on transcript
These deadlines cannot be extended. Students are
strongly encouraged to begin the process early. Ex-
ceptions to the deadlines will not be granted!
The fine print: College Now students are considered students of JCCC and are afforded the same privileges as on-campus stu-dents: access to the library, tutoring, gymnasium, etc. College Now students are also subject to the Family Edu-cational Rights and Privacy Act. Visit www.jccc.edu and search FERPA for more information on this federally-
mandated privacy law.
JCCC is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; therefore, a majority of our credits will transfer. It is your responsibility to check with the admission or advising office at the institution you wish to
attend to ensure transferability of courses.
State statute limits the number of College Now credits a
student can earn to 24.
Quick Step Plus Last year Johnson County Community College began offering College Algebra credit as a concurrent enroll-ment option for the Shawnee Mission East course Col-lege Prep Math. Information about this concurrent en-rollment option can be found on the internet. On the JCCC homepage search for Quick Step Plus to access this
information.
The College Prep Math instructors will talk to their
students about the Quick Step Plus program.
Concurrent Enrollment through Baker
University This year is the first time that Shawnee Mission will be offering concurrent enrollment with Baker University. The two courses that will be offered in this program are American Government Honors. Miss Laura Lamb, SME counselor, will talk to the students in these
classes and distribute enrollment materials to inter-
ested students.
Questions? Call Miss Lamb with any questions you have
about these programs. Her phone # is 993.6633.
PSAT/PLAN TESTS The PSAT/PLAN tests will be administered on Wednes-day, October 14, 2009. Registration will be announced later this fall. Contact the counseling office for more in-
formation.
The ZAPS test preparation workshop for the PSAT will be offered Wednesday, September 30, 2009 and Thurs-day, October 1, 2009. There will be an early session from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. and a later session from 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The cost is $75.00. Letters will be sent to Juniors and Sophomores announcing registra-tion and location. Contact the counseling office for fur-
ther information.
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LINK LEADER TRAINING (SME Gym) LINK LEADERS ONLY! Wednesday, August 5 AND Thursday, August 6
2:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. FRESHMAN ORIENTATION DAY (SME Gym) 9th GRADERS & LINK LEADERS! Monday, August 17 7:40 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. BACK-TO-SCHOOL DANCE (SME Cafeteria) 9th GRADERS & LINK LEADERS! Friday, August 28 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 9TH GRADE PARENT NIGHT (SME Library) 9th GRADE PARENTS & LINK LEADERS! Tuesday, September 1 7:00 p.m.
Prepare Now For the Fall Sports Season Practice/Tryouts for the fall 2009 athletic season will begin on Monday, August 17. Please keep the following in
mind as you prepare for the upcoming school year and our fall athletic season:
Before an athlete can practice or try out, we must have a KSHSAA physical exam form on file. Signatures from the physician, the athlete, and the athlete’s parents are required on this form, which is available through
www.smesports.com or from the SME Office.
The physical must be dated on or after May 1, 2009. Please note also that the physical exam must be performed by an MD (medical doctor), a DO (doctor of osteopathic medicine), DC (doctor of chiropractic medicine), or an RPA (registered physician’s assistant). An RNP (registered nurse practitioner) may perform the exam, but it then must be co-signed by a physician. Please hand deliver it to the AD Secretary in the office prior to the first fall try-
out/practice. No athlete will be allowed to participate until we have received the physical form.
In accordance with KSHSAA and Shawnee Mission District Policy, all students involved in athletics, debate, foren-sics, and cheerleading must be passing five subjects from the beginning of the semester to the end of the week in which the competition occurs. The student must have passed five new subjects the previous semester in order to be
eligible for athletics at SM East. Credits for serving as a lab assistant do not count towards academic eligibility.
Varsity Football 2009 Before we know it, our new head football coach, Chip Sherman, and the SM East Lancers will kick off the 2009
football season. Please show them your support by attending games and cheering on your team.
Thursday, September 3 @ Olathe Northwest CBAC 7:00pm
Thursday, September 10 Lawrence Free State North Stadium 7:00pm
Thursday, September 17 @ SM South South Stadium 7:00pm
Friday, September 25 @ Lawrence Lawrence HS 7:00pm
Friday, October 2 Leavenworth (Homecoming) North Stadium 7:00pm
Friday, October 9 @ Olathe South ODAC 7:00pm
Friday, October 16 @ SM North North Stadium 7:00pm
Friday, October 23 SM Northwest North Stadium 7:00pm
Thursday, October 29 SM West North Stadium 7:00pm
Mandatory Meeting for all Athletes, Cheerleaders, Lancer Dancers and Parents This year, we will break from the traditional Meet the Coach night and ask that all athletes (regardless of season), Cheerleaders, Lancer Dancers, and parents attend a mandatory meeting in the auditorium at 6:30pm on Monday, Au-gust 24. We will start with a program on underage drinking and drug use. Parents and athletes will then split into two groups. Following the separate presentations, the two groups will meet back together for closure. It is critical
that all parents and athletes attend.
Immediately following the close of the program, we will continue with Meet the Coach Night for all fall sports. Par-ents will have an opportunity to meet their son or daughter’s coach and receive information regarding team rules,
expectations, and procedures.
2009-2010 Important Dates
Jim Ricker, Athletic Director
www.smesports.com Lancer Athletics
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Monday, August 11 Fall Sports Begin Thursday, August 13 Lancer Launch Monday, August 24 Fall Meet the Coach Night Friday, October 2 Homecoming Football Game
Monday, November 16 Winter Sports Begin Monday, November 23 Winter Meet the Coach Night December 23-27 KSHSAA “No Practice” Dates Monday, March 1 Springs Sports Begin
What’s Up With PTA? Welcome to your monthly SME PTA column prepared by the PTA President. Each month I will try to use this column to inform, educate and recognize. Most of this information will relate to SME activities and issues. However, because the mission of PTA is to advocate for the needs of students and teachers, I may occasionally use this column to visit other education, student and fam-ily issues. I hope the information will be useful and pos-sibly stimulating. Below are some topics I want SME
parents to understand right off the bat this year.
SME PTA Does Not Do
Fundraising to Fund PTA Our sole source of operating revenue is YOUR PTA DUES. So please invest in SME and become a PTA “family” member today for just $28. This moderate fee makes a big difference in many programs that serve
teachers and students at SME.
How Do We Use Your Membership Invest-ment? Your membership dollars are put to great use at SME including possibly our most valuable program providing teacher Instructional Grants throughout the year. The PTA allots $10,000 from your membership dues each year to fund mini grants to support learning activities and exploration in the classroom at SME. With this year’s education budget cuts, the PTA Instructional Grants will have added importance this school year. Other important
PTA investments include:
College Clinic, October 14. The largest annual college expo in the heartland region showcasing nearly 200 US colleges and universities for SME students and students throughout the area. Your dollars are hard
at work on this student-centered program.
Lancer Launch, August 13 Your support helps the PTA help the administration in this informative parent/
student orientation to life at SME.
Lancer Transfer Welcome Event, August 12. This ice cream social event helps transfer students and their families get acquainted with SME leaders, school
layout, traditions and policies.
Connecting Parents with SME. The PTA supports many activities that help parents stay connected to the issues, opportunities, programs, and even chal-lenges facing SME and its students and families. Monthly PTA meetings and frequent Parent-Principal Coffees bring forth speakers and key infor-mation about education trends, policies, issues, and
challenges. The PTA encourages parents to put these
meetings on your calendar and try to attend.
These are just a few of the ways that PTA uses your membership dollars to support the students, teachers and families at SME. Again, please become a member today and make this small investment that makes a big differ-
ence at Shawnee Mission East.
Happy School Year
Cathy Bennett
SME PTA Executive Officers President: Cathy Bennett
Lancer Launch The PTA will sponsor a Freshman Parent meeting and an Incoming Freshman meeting in the gym on August 13 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The panel will be composed of faculty, admini-stration, and senior parents. Also, many SME clubs and organizations will be on hand to an-swer questions and provide SME spirit wear and merchandise for purchase.
A freshman picnic for freshman families is scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by an all school Watermelon Feed and Spirit Rally in the Junior Parking Lot.
Note: Locations are subject to change due to construction.
Freshman - A Party Just for You Friday, August 28, 2009
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Shawnee Mission East - Cafeteria
Kick the school year off with a bang and join the freshman class for fun and surprises at the Freshman Party.
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