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SHS NEWS “Learning Today, Shaping Tomorrow!”

February 2019

Notes from the Principal

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students:

Wow, the cold hit us hard and calling off school

was necessary for our children’s safety. When we

take days off, they need to be made up. The Board

of Education will set the new calendar, but that

will not happen until the cold season is over.

Please plan your vacation around the fact that we

will be going (at least) five days longer than

anticipated. This means we will be in session into

June. Final exams will be administered the last

three days of the new calendar. Final exams are

not given early. Students who miss exams will

need to take the exams after school lets out.

Congratulations to the following students who

have been named the Students of the Month for

December. You exemplified great respect for

yourself and others, and we want to acknowledge

the example you set at Sandwich High School.

Austin Morris, Frankie Saupp, Blake Sissom,

Payton Budds, Caleb Gomes, Ema Avdyllari,

Catrina Mitchell, Grace Morgenegg, Ava Knepper,

Ray Ramirez and Dominic Cosentino

(not pictured: Avrie Van Conant)

Career and College Fair

On Friday, Feb. 15, all Sandwich High School

students will have an opportunity to explore their

future. More than 40 career and college

representatives will visit SHS to talk to our

students about the connection between career and

college. Please read more about our Career and

College Fair on page 3.

Fundraisers

There are two exceptional fundraisers coming up

– both held at Fox Valley Older Adults – that will

benefit all students.

Sports Boosters’ Trivia Night is on Saturday,

March 9. This is a great time and all funds go to

the sports programs at SHS. (See page 7.)

Casino Night will be held on Saturday, April 13.

All proceeds go back to all schools in Sandwich

School District #430 through teacher-requested

grants awarded by the Sandwich Education

Foundation. (See page 6.)

IN THIS MONTH’S NEWSLETTER . . . . . Annual Junior Class Auction ----------------------- 2

Registration -------------------------------------------- 2 NHS Blood Drive ------------------------------------- Counselors’ Corner ---------------------------------

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Sports Highlights ------------------------------------- Sandwich Foundation Casino Night --------------

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Sports Boosters’ Trivia Night --------------------- Yearbook -----------------------------------------------

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Go Indians!

Go Lady Indians!

Tom Sodaro, SHS Principal

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Lunch and Breakfast Menus

can be found at:

http://scusd.ss19.sharpschool.com/district_resourc

es/food_service/lunch_menus

The Annual Junior Class Auction

The annual Junior Class Auction will be held on

Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Sandwich High School

cafeteria. The Post-Prom Committee will be

offering a light luncheon for $5 at noon with the

live auction beginning at 1:00 p.m. This fundraiser

consists of items that have been gathered and

donated by the class officers, parents and

businesses. Items are auctioned off to the highest

bidder!

Some of the items to be auctioned off this year

include: two parking passes (reserved spots) for

the 2019-2020 school year, three seats for the

Class of 2019 graduation (front row reserved) and

Mr. Gerrish’s famous salsa!

The auction is open to the public but parents

and guardians who attend the auction will earn

$5 off (max one discount per student) the Prom

ticket for their junior or senior son or

daughter, so please plan to join us.

It’s a fun time! All proceeds go directly to Prom

and will help lower Prom costs. Thank you for

your continued support!

Kari Frantzen,

SHS Junior Class Advisor

2019-2020 Registration is Open!

Registration for the 2019-2020 school year was

open in the Tyler Parent Portal on Jan. 22. All the

necessary registration information can be found

through the Tyler Parent Portal at

https://sdm.sisk12.com/SAN/SISK12.aspx

If you have forgotten your username or password

to the Tyler Parent Portal, do not hesitate to call

the office at 815-786-2157, ext. 2. Please take

about 35 minutes and complete your student’s

registration before Feb. 28.

Registration Instructions

Select the 2019-2020 registration tab.

As you begin registration, you may notice that

every form does not apply to your student.

However, within each of the forms are areas

marked with an asterisk that are required fields.

Each area that is highlighted in red and marked

“incomplete” will need to have some area filled

out.

Once you have answered those questions, you can

click “move to next form.”

You will know registration is ready to be

submitted when all areas highlighted in red have

turned green. Click the “submit registration”

button.

When all forms have been submitted, you will

receive a confirmation email.

Please note that although course selection has

taken place, class placement for the 2019-2020

school year will not be secure until student

registration has been uploaded through the parent

portal in Tyler.

For more information, please use the following

link:

https://www.sandwich430.org/UserFiles/Servers/S

erver_65214/File/District%20Offices/2019-

2020_SchoolOpeningInformationREGISTRATIO

NLettertoParents.pdf

Vision and Hearing

Each school year, vision/hearing screenings are

conducted for Sandwich District #430 schools in

accordance with the rules and regulations of the

Illinois Department of Public Health. Vision

screening will be done as mandated for the

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following children: preschool, kindergarten, 2nd,

8th, special education students, new/transfer

students and students with any other concerns.

Hearing screenings will be done for preschool,

kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, special education

students, new/transfer students and students with

any other concerns. Vision and hearing screening

will take place at SHS on Thursday, Feb. 7. If you

do not want your child screened, please contact

Kim Gonzalez, school nurse, at 815-786-2157,

ext. 6, or at kgonzalez@sandwich430.org.

Asthma, Inhalers and Medications

Winter has arrived and with it comes an increase

of weather-related illnesses such as asthma. Just a

reminder that any medication brought to school,

including inhalers, must have a school medication

form completed and on file in the main office.

A new law was recently passed requiring any

student with asthma to have an Asthma Action

Plan on file with the school. Your child's doctor

should be able to provide one; if not, the school

has sample plans that your doctor can complete. If

you have any questions regarding medication at

school, please contact Mrs. Gonzalez, school

nurse, at 815-786-2157, ext. 6.

Career and College Fair

On Friday, Feb. 15, all Sandwich High School

students in grades 9-12 will have an opportunity to

explore their future during the school day. More

than 40 career and college representatives are

scheduled to come to SHS to talk to our students

about the connection between career and college.

Many students head to a four-year university

undecided about what direction they want their

future to take. With the reduction of available

funds from state grants and the rising cost of

education, our students need to start thinking

earlier about their return on investment regarding

their education.

The SHS Career and College Fair is a great

opportunity to ask potential employers questions

about types of careers available in their industry

and what education is required to get started in a

career. The next step is to talk to college

representatives, ask questions about what

programs they have and the cost of attending. We

provide all students with a list of questions to ask

a potential employer and questions to ask on a

college visit.

Blood Drive

National Honor Society will be having its second

blood drive of the year Friday, Feb. 22, in the

south gym from 8:30-1:30. Walk-ins are welcome.

You must be at least 16 years old and 110 pounds

to donate. If you are 16 years old, you need a

permission slip. If you are 17 or older, you do not

need a permission slip. If you have questions,

please email Mrs. Thorson

at cthorson@sandwich430.org.

Social Studies

Just a reminder, even with the days missed of

school, AP testing and the US Constitution test

dates will not change. The teachers in the

department will adjust the schedule in their

classrooms to accommodate the already scheduled

testing. If you have any questions, please contact

Mr. Pajor (kpajor@sandwich430.org) if your

student is in APUSH and Mrs. Thorson

(cthorson@sandwich430.org) if you student is in

the following class(es): AP Comparative

Government, AP Macroeconomics and/or regular

US Government.

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SHS COUNSELORS’ CORNER

Ms. Martin vmartin@sandwich430.org Last Names A-K

Mrs. Docherty jdocherty@sandwich430.org Last Names L-Z

Mrs. Jordan djordan@sandwich430.org Registrar

Course Selection

Students should have chosen their courses for 2019-2020 through their Tyler Student Portal. Counselors will

be following up with them individually to make sure all courses requested meet graduation requirements.

Students should contact their counselor if they have any questions.

Thank you to these awesome students

On Thursday, Jan. 17, SHS student ambassadors presented to the incoming freshmen describing life in high

school. The event included a panel, round table discussions and the opportunity for 8th-graders to ask

questions. They all did a fantastic job! Thank you to Emily Floyd, Jacob Meyer, Lindsay Lee, Tanner Kelly,

Gracie Morganegg, Cayden Gudmunson, Carter Cech and Julia Kwiat.

Gustafson Scholarship Interviews

The following students will be interviewing with representatives from Waubonsee Community College for the

chance to be awarded the Lucille Gustafson Scholarship: Alexis Freeman and Isabel Schultz. The Gustafson

Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship for two years, during which students also participate in leadership

skill-building opportunities.

Career and College Fair

The SHS Career and College Fair will take place on Friday, Feb. 15, from 8:00-11:30 a.m. Students will have

the opportunity to meet with a variety of colleges, military reps and employers in the main gym.

SAT

Juniors will be taking the SAT on Tuesday, April 9, during the school day. They can practice on

www.khanacademy.org on an unlimited basis at no cost. Students are currently taking practice tests in their

math and English classes.

Cafeteria Lunch Visit

Tuesday, Feb. 26 - Army

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In the World of Sports at SHS

Boys’ Basketball: Sophomore Boys placed third in the recent I-8 Conference tournament with a 44-42 win

over Plano. Varsity Boys are currently in the semifinals of the I-8 Conference tournament. They beat the

Plano Reapers 49-39 last Friday in Coal City to move on in the tournament to take on the #1 seed Westmont

on Saturday, Feb. 2, in Westmont. The boys are eager to avenge an earlier loss in overtime to Westmont.

Girls’ Basketball: Sophomore Girls became the 2019 I-8 champions by beating Peotone 33-21.Varsity Girls

continued their dominant season as they won the I-8 tournament with a 52-32 win over Lisle. After beating

Herscher, they have an impressive 27-0 record. With only three conference games and one non-conference

game remaining, they are gearing up for a conference title and the upcoming IHSA postseason.

Wrestling: The Varsity Wrestling Team placed second at the I-8 Conference meet. The wrestlers ended up

with a 17-4 overall team dual record and a 9-1 I-8 Conference record, which was good enough for a second-

place finish. Here are our place-winners at the Conference Tournament:

106 Evan Reilly 2nd, All-Conference 120 Tyler Schindlbeck 2nd, All-Conference

126 Aidan Linden 3rd 132 Braulio Flores 3rd

138 Cael Schindlbeck 1st, All-Conference 145 Dylan Limon 3rd

152 Shane Reilly 3rd 160 Jackson Murphy 2nd, All-Conference

182 Wyatt Murphy 2nd, All-Conference 195 Connor Holly 5th

285 Braden Mansur 3rd

The JV Wrestling Team were the I-8 champs at the recent JV Conference wrestling tournament:

113 Cainan Haick 2nd 113 Bailey Sherman 4th

120 Austin Sinetos 1st 132 Nolan Reilly 1st

138 Sammy Dale 2nd 145 Alex Alfaro 1st

152 Eddie Brown 1st

152 Kaiden Gustafson 5th 160 Devon Zuck 5th

170 Jamie Serrano 5th 220 Max Coldwatte 4th

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Senior Parents: It is time to remember those graduates with a personalized ad

in their 2019 yearbook.

Traditionally, senior parents have placed words of

congratulations, encouragement, or remembrances in the

yearbook for their senior.

These ads are in all color and allow you to include some of

your favorite pictures of your senior (a baby picture, an

embarrassing middle school photo, and/or a graduation

picture).

Ads are due by Friday, March 22, so get your pictures

together and write your words of love to your graduate. For

ideas, you may want to look at a previous yearbook or see samples below.

Actual photos stay in building and will be scanned and immediately returned to you. If you

have jpeg images, they can be mailed to shsyearbook430@gmail.com along with instructions.

Prices and the order form are attached. Address questions to shsyearbook430.gmail.com.

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