First Quarter Spartan Spirit!

Good Afternoon!

Please see the link below to SHS's Spartan Spirit!

Go Spartans!!

Sam Russ

http://secondary.spartan.org/media/2993/October%202014.pdf 

Great Week at SHS!!!

We had an excellent week at Sparta High!!!!  Many of our Juniors took the PSAT and we finished up the Freshman Aspire assessment.  Our students are working very hard in the classroom to finish the first quarter on a strong note.

As we approach the cold/flu season, please encourage all the students to get plenty of rest.

If you have any questions in regard to SHS, please feel free to contact me any time.

Thanks and GO SPARTANS!!!

Sam Russ
sruss@spartan.org
608-366-3504
The Spartan Way: Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and Best Effort!!!

ACT Aspire Test Complete!!!

SHS just completed testing the entire freshman class on the first ever ACT Aspire assessment!  Freshman students the last two days were in computer labs working on an online assessment in reading, math, English, science, and writing.  The students worked very hard and should be very tired tonight!!!  Great work the Class of 2018!!!!!

SHS PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Sparta High School will be hosting 1^st semester parent-teacher-conferences (PTC) on Thursday, October 2 from 3:30-6:30 p.m., Monday, October 6 from 3:30-6:30 p.m, and Friday, October 10 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. (no student classes this day).  Individual PTC will be held in the teacher’s classroom to give parents/students the privacy needed and also save the school district money by having the parents/students look at the computer screen rather than print out all the necessary reports (approximately 5000). If you cannot make either of the above dates, please contact your son/daughter’s teachers and set up another time to have the PTC.

New this year, is that we are hosting a volleyball game on October 2^nd and having PTC on the same night.  To encourage students and their parents to attend both the game and PTC on this night, we will be having a “ticket” that students and their parents/guardians can use to get into the game for free if they see seven of their teachers.  Teachers will have these tickets during the Oct. 2^nd PTC. If your student’s teacher is not available that night, please indicate that on the ticket.

Staff who will be unavailable for PTC due to scheduling conflicts (lists may change without prior notice):

October 2: Buck Engel, Lindsey Lebakken, Carol Olson, Cheri Zahasky, Britni Walz, Gina Hackworth (available 3:30-5:15), Julie Jandt (available 3:30-5:15), Jamie Adams (available 3:30-5:15), Julie Ender (available 3:30-5:15), Larry Noll (available 5:15-6:30), John Blaha (available 5:15-6:30), Mark Byom (available 5:15-6:30), Danielle Dove (available 5:15-6:30), and Mary Sackmann (available 5:15-6:30).

October 6: Ed Flasch, Michael Castle, Derrick Sands, Larry Noll (available 5:15-6:30), John Blaha (available 5:15-6:30), Mark Byom (available 5:15-6:30), Danielle Dove (available 5:15-6:30), and Mary Sackmann (available 5:15-6:30).

October 10: Cheri Zahasky

Please try and make it to at least one of our conferences as it is valuable for both the teachers and students that we have these conferences. If you have any questions in regard to PTC or any other aspect of SHS, please contact Mr. Sam Russ at 608-366-3504 or sruss@spartan.org