Happy Labor Day!!!

Happy Labor Day everyone! I hope you all have a great long weekend and I will see all the Freshman Tuesday and everyone else on Wednesday!

Go Spartans!!!

Welcome Back Notes

Welcome back to SHS!!! 

We are all very eager to start another great school year!  Just a reminder that Tuesday, September 2, is dedicated to freshman only; therefore we are asking sophomore, junior, and senior students not come to SHS until the very end of the day for their co-curricular obligations.  Materials can be placed into lockers after school on Tuesday, or before school on Wednesday, September 3, when all students return to SHS for their first day of classes.

As we approach the first week, I would like to stress a few key points that are very important for student success and safety:

• Please stay in contact with your son/daughter's teachers and check Family Access regularly.  We had a huge turn out at Open House which was excellent, but please continue to speak with your son/daughter on how school is going, check in with their teachers periodically, and keep current with Family Access to check attendance, academic performance, and lunch accounts.  Please contact our Guidance Office if you have any questions in regard to Family Access. 

• The importance of attendance.  Please ensure that your son/daughter attends school everyday and is on-time to all of their classes as missing class is the number one way students fall behind in their classes.  We have an automated call system that will call all parents/guardians if their student is unexcused or tardy any hour of the day.  If your student will be absent, please call the Main Office and let us know. If at all possible, please make appointments outside of the school day.  If students must leave the building during the day, they must sign out in the Main Office prior to leaving.

• We have excellent support systems at SHS.  Our tiered study hall system has been very successful, along with students coming to see teachers before/after school and during resource time during our Gold and Red days; our teachers are here for support and please use them. Also, please use me as a resource as well for any issues that might come up. Our School Counselors are also an excellent source for academic, social, emotional, and post-secondary assistance. 

• Please encourage your student to get plenty of rest and proper nutrition.  We have an excellent food service that serves breakfast, lunch, and a free after school snack for students in participating in co-curricular or tutoring programs that day.  Fresh fruit and vegetables are always available, along with a wide variety of hot and cold food selections every day.  SHS has a closed campus, so all students are required to remain on campus for the entire school day.

• When picking up or dropping off your son/daughter before or immediately after school, please do not use the "horseshoe" in the front of SHS as that is for buses only.  SHS students are usually dropped off the earliest and need to stay on time to ensure the on-time arrival of all the other district students.  

I am very excited for Tuesday to arrive to welcome our Class of 2018 and Wednesday when we begin what I feel will be a great year!  If you need anything or have questions, please feel free to contact me at sruss@spartan.org or 608-366-3504.  In addition, please check back here for updates and positive happenings at SHS.

Go Spartans!!!

The Spartan Way: Respectful, Responsible, Safe, Best Effort!

One Week To Go!!!!

One week and counting until the Class of 2018 arrives!!!  Tuesday, Sept. 2 is devoted to Freshman students, while the rest of SHS reports on Wednesday the 3rd.

I will see you all soon!

GO SPARTANS!!!

Three Weeks To Go!!!!!

Good Morning!

We are three weeks from the start of another great school year!!!!  Registration and pictures are set for tomorrow (seniors and juniors) and Thursday (sophomore and freshman).  Schedules can be picked up at this time, and pictures can be taken either day for all students. Our Open House will be on August 27 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

We are very excited for the start of another year!!!  Good luck to our athletes as they begin to enter their first practices and competitions.

GO SPARTANS!!!

Happy August!!!

Good Morning!!!!

We have started the countdown to the start of the 2014-2015 school year!!!  Less than one month before our Freshman only day on September 2, and the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior first day on the 3rd.  SHS's Open House will be on August 26 from 6:00-8:00 p.m., with a Freshman/new to SHS student/parent/guardian meeting at 6:00 and a Senior student/parent/guardian meeting to discuss the year and graduation (May 22, 2015).

Have a great day and Go Spartans!!!!!