Science Hill High School Newsletter

October 6 marks the end of the first nine weeks! Ask your students how they're feeling about any potential midterm exams that might be coming up!

No school for students during the week of Monday October 9 through Friday October 13.

Students will return Monday, October 16.

All seniors should report to Science Hill by 7:30 AM to ensure the tests starts on time. Students should bring: Picture ID, admission ticket, calculator, pencils, and a snack. Transit will run as normal.

For all other students in grades 9-11, it is an asynchronous day. Students are expected to complete their assignments through Canvas.

Both an opportunity to give back to the community and the chance to earn service hours, students can come out to aid with the Kids Against Hunger campaign on October 18 in Grand Topper Hall from 2:00 - 5:00 PM to help package meals for families. Students can get with their club sponsor, ask their teacher or just show up on their own and the organizers will tell them what to along with getting community service hours logged.

If your student has previously signed up to take the PSAT, they will be taking it on Tuesday, October 24. Students should arrive to school by 7:30 AM to ensure the test starts on time. Students taking the exam will have the opportunity to make up any missed work from their classes.

For all other students, it is a regular in-person school day and attendance is expected.

Come out and participate in Science Hill's annual Trunk or Treat event on October 26 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Be on the lookout for more details the closer we get to the exciting event!

If your student has previously registered to take the ACT, it will be held at Science Hill on Saturday, October 28 at 7:45 AM. Students should bring: Picture ID, admission ticket, calculator, pencils, and a snack.

**Note that Juniors will receive their free ACT in the spring semester on 4/10/24 during the school day.**

PowerSchool Parent Access

PowerSchool Gradebook Portal provides real-time access for parents to view student’s final grades, attendance, assignments and more. Having a parent PowerSchool Gradebook portal account is an important way to know your child’s final grades and where those grades are stored for transcripts as Science Hill High School does NOT issue paper Report Cards.

If you do not have access to the parent portal, you can find the request form on the Science Hill Website under the About tab (Select Parent Gradebook Request) or follow this link that will directly take you to the form: PowerSchool Gradebook Portal Request Form

Canvas Parent Observer Access

Canvas Parent Observer allows for parents to view full course content, including calendars, documents, and quizzes, without taking part in the course. Grades from Canvas are synched to PowerSchool, which is where all final grades are reported and stored for transcripts.

Canvas Parent Observer Link: https://www.jcschools.org/families/canvas-parent-observer

Daily Announcements
Check out our announcements page that are updated daily on the website! This is where you can find more information about detailed events, student opportunities, club meetings, and more! Follow the link above or press the button on the website's main page that can be found by scrolling halfway down.

Social Media

Social Media can be a great communication tool to push out important events and information in a fun and entertaining way. Currently, Science Hill's Official Instagram (handle: sciencehill_jcs) is one of our platforms that we use to showcase what's going on at the hill both academically and athletically. We are actively working on getting our Facebook page to launch in the near future as well.

Bloomz

Bloomz is another one of our communication outlets that allow for instant notifications about important announcements and reminders such as parent/teacher conferences, picture days and make ups, and event cancellations and reschedule dates. Join Bloomz today by either downloading the Bloomz app or visiting the website (bloomz.com) and entering the code NH4F36. More detailed instructions can be found below!

Also known as the clothes closet, The Source is an excellent resource for anyone in need of common everyday essentials such as t-shirts, pants, jackets, personal hygiene, snacks and meals, and other items that students may need throughout the day.

It is also home of the Prom Closet where students can find formal attire to wear for school dances so be on the lookout for when that becomes available and open in the spring!

The Source is run by Jennifer Delahoussaye, our school social worker, who can be found in The Locker, which is a group of offices in the cafeteria. This location is easily accessible to students if they need to find her.

Ms. Delahoussaye is always accepting donations of food and snacks, along with personal hygiene products. For clothing donations, clothes need to be new or gently used* and be for high school age students.

If you or your student has any questions, please contact Jennifer Delahoussaye at delahoussayej@jcschools.org.

*"Gently Used" means worn once or twice AND washed prior to donating to the school. Thank you!

Want to know more about what scholarships are available to students and other post-high school opportunities are available to students to prepare them for what comes after graduation? Then visit the Counselor's Page on our website and under the Financial Aid/Scholarships tab is where that information can be found.

This page is updated regularly with available scholarships, open house nights, duel enrollment nights and alike!

The Academic Common Market (ACM) is a tuition-savings program for college students who live in the 16 states that are member of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), a nonprofit education organization. The ACM allows students to pay in-state tuition to study in a program not offered in their home state, provided they have been accepted into an approved degree program at a participating ACM institution and are certified as residents of a participating state. Eligible universities are four-year public institutions located in one of the 16 SREB states.

More information about this program can be found at https://www.tn.gov/thec/acm/acm.html