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Simley Announcements 3-7-18
Published on Mar 8, 2018 11:19

This is a reminder that the registration deadline for next school year is this Thursday.

Students are finding that the registration option on Infinite campus does not show up on cell phones or tablets, so you may need to use a computer or laptop to enter your registration in your Campus portal.

Do not wait until the last minute to register as you may find you cannot use the device you thought you could register on.

Remember the deadline is this Thursday.

Reminder to all juniors who will be taking the ACT on April 3rd.

The ZAPS ACT Test Prep Seminar will be held on Saturday March 17th in the Spartan Center. Students will learn strategies and tips to improve scores for all subtests in the exam.  This course will also help students to gain confidence and reduce test anxiety. Students may register online at www.dorwaytocollege.com

See your counselor if you have questions.

Attention German Club members - There is a German Club meeting on Friday, March 9th at 7:15 a.m. in Mr. Mitchell’s room.

Snow Ball Dance is this Friday, March 9. Tickets will be sold this week during all three lunches for $10 and tickets can also be purchased at the dance on Friday for $15.

Attention Boys Tennis Players!  There is a preseason meeting TODAY,  Wednesday, March 7th at 2:40 p.m. in the Spartan Center.  The season starts Monday, March 26th.

The Boys Basketball team begins their section tournament TONIGHT, Wednesday, March 7th at 7 p.m. here in the Simley main gym. The Spartans will be playing the Red Wing Wingers.  Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults. Passes are not accepted for section games.  Winter athletes must purchase tickets for section games.

The Girls Basketball team is playing Holy Angels in the section championship TOMORROW,  Thursday, March 8th at 7 p.m. at Bloomington Jefferson High School. Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults. Please come out support our Spartans.

REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Attention Parents - If you are calling in to report an absence and would like to go directly to the Attendance line, please call 651-306-7010.  

Seniors: Reminder that there is a $45 grad fee that is due March 23. The payment can be made through Feepay or in the main office with Ms. Sievert. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Sievert.

All students interested in PSEO must schedule a short meeting with their counselor prior to Friday, March 23rd.  Please stop by the guidance office or email your counselor directly.

Interested in trying out for the 2018-2019 Simley Dance Team?  Tryouts for both the Fall Performance Team and the Winter Competitive Team will be held the week of March 19th.  Practices will be on Monday, March 19th and Tuesday, March 20th from 4-5pm and 5:30-6:30pm and Thursday, March 22nd from 5-6:15pm.  Dancers will know if they made the team before they leave practice on Thursday. Please email us at [email protected] with any questions.     

Attention all High School Baseball Players and Parents,  There will be an informational meeting/Potluck for the upcoming 2018 Simley baseball season on Monday March 12th, 6:30 PM in the Simley HS cafeteria. All High School players and parents are encouraged to attend.

Starting Wednesday, March 7th, Senior Hailey Scheffknecht will be collecting clothes for Neighbors Inc clothes closet for her NHS project. The box will be in the counseling office until Friday, March 16th.

Monday, March 12th will be the start of book drive held by Guresi Mena and Grace Bezek to donate to the Salvation Army. If you have any books to donate, please turn them into the boxes located in the Student Center and outside of the Nurses office. For any other questions, please contact Guresi or Grace and they would be happy to help.

Registration is now open for Spring Sports!  Register through Feepay. If your family has reached the fee maximum for the school year, contact Mrs. Madigan to adjust the fee prior to registering. Maximum activity fees per school year are

$290(1 participant per family), $400 (2 participants per family) and $500 (3 or more participants per family). The maximum fee applies to students in grades 6-12.

The start dates are:

March 6 - Adapted Bowling & Adapted Softball

March 12 - Boys & Girls Track, Baseball and Softball

March 19 - Boys & Girls Golf

March 26 - Boys Tennis

April 2 - Boys Lacrosse

A group of nine seniors are hosting Relay For Life on Friday April 27th, 2018, here at Simley High School. They would like to encourage all students, staff, and community members to participate in the event. You can find more information on the official website (https://tinyurl.com/simleyrelay) and social media accounts which are located on handouts that can be found in Ms. Kimble’s office, Ms. Erdman’s office, the main office, and on the NHS board. Together we can beat cancer once and for all!

Student Parking Lot- Only students with a Simley parking pass are allowed to park in the student lot. If you do not have a pass, you must park off campus. Students found parked in the

lot with a pass may be ticketed, booted etc. See Ms. Sievert in the main office if you have questions.

Reminder to Simley students - You are NOT allowed to be in the middle school. This includes cutting through the middle school in the morning and afternoons when arriving to or leaving from school.

ACTIVITIES:

Simley Activities for today:  Metro East Conference Schedules