I hope you have all had a restful and rejuvenating summer! It is an honor to introduce myself to the school community as the new principal of Shelbyville High School. In addition to my role as principal, I serve first and foremost as a wife and mother. This year, my daughter Ellie will be entering 8th grade and my son Joey will be entering 6th grade. My husband, Scot, is also an educator, teaching math and serving as the head wrestling coach at New Palestine High School.

I am currently entering my nineteenth year of education. Prior to becoming the principal here, I was the Associate Principal at New Palestine High School for three years. I was also an assistant principal in Rush County at both the high school and junior high school for five years. Additionally, I served as an English teacher for ten years at Beech Grove High School and Southport High School.

To students and families, I can’t wait to meet all of you! Our staff has been hard at work this summer preparing for the upcoming school year. I am looking forward to many exciting things here at Shelbyville High School.

Enjoy the last week of summer!

Sincerely,

Amy Dawson

We would like to welcome the following new staff members to our school!

Amy Dawson, Principal

Jason Bass, Assistant Principal

Carter Hall, Social Studies

Madison Burnett, Katie Beyer's maternity sub Q-Z

Kyleigh Lay, Science

John Kirtland, Assistant Athletic Director

Dinora Torres, ESL Instructional Assistant

Miranda Wethington, School Nurse

Tiffany Mathias, Athletic/Front Desk Secretary

Abby Garner, Agriscience

Tonya Higgins, Attendance Secretary

Sirina Cassidy, Life Skills Teacher

Debbie Brewer, English

Registration- We appreciate everyone who has registered their student during this first week of

registration. If you have not done so already, please visit https://www.scs.shelbycs.org/page/registration

to register your returning students. All new and returning students must be registered before the first day of school.

Any student who has moved or moves during the school year will need to provide two pieces of documentation when making that change with the school. The link below will show you acceptable items and give you instruction on how to upload. You also have the option to bring those documents in to the front office.

https://www.scs.shelbycs.org/page/verifyaddress

Bus information will be available for viewing after July 28th by clicking the link below

the http://www.infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=SCS5QTZ7SAUC

Schedule Change Policy:

The timeline for schedule changes is as follows:

During the first week of a school semester students may change their schedules only with the written approval of the teacher of the current course, the teacher of the new course, a counselor, and a parent.

The reasons for schedule changes are as follows:

1. To meet a graduation requirement (i.e., make up a failed course)

2. To meet a documented college admission requirement. (Written documentation must be provided.)

3. A medical reason verified by a detailed, written medical doctor’s report.

4. By teacher recommendation that the class is inappropriate for the student.

After the first week of a school semester, students may change their schedules only with the written approval of the student services

team, 504 committee, and/or special education conference committee. Anyone who wishes to change classes without written approval

or a student who is removed from a class for disciplinary reasons will receive a "WF" for the course for the semester. A "WF" is

considered to be a 50% and this failing grade will figure into the GPA as a credit attempted.

*Only one (1) study hall is permitted per semester.

**Please note that requests for specific teachers, lunch periods, and teacher changes will not be honored unless severe,

extenuating circumstances are presented to the principal. Communication involving parents, student, and teacher is

encouraged.

Course fees will be posted for the high school on August 25th.

If you would like to purchase iPad Protection you need to log onto your parent PowerSchool account and go to the student fees and select New Items then select 1:1 iPad Protection Plan 2022-2022 the cost is $25.00. You may also stop by the front office to fill out the paperwork and pay the $25.00 fee.

This Protection Plan must be purchased in the first 21 days of school.

The SHS dress code is designed as a guide for students and parents in determining what is appropriate for the school setting. The goal of the dress code is to maintain student comfort, to assure adequate health and safety of the student, and to provide a standard of appropriate appearance in which a disruption to the educational process is prevented. Student clothing and appearance should not draw undue attention from other students and faculty or cause a disruption to the normal routine of the school day. The school administration will make the final decision on the appropriateness of student dress and appearance.

Guidelines:

1. Dress should reflect personal pride- Clothing worn by students needs to be appropriate for school and should not disrupt the learning environment. The following are examples of clothing or items that are considered to be inappropriate:  Clothing that is designed to reveal students’ bare midriff, chest, back, buttocks, undergarments, or the lack of undergarments.

2. Dress should reflect respect for others- Clothing that advertises, promotes, or glorifies the use of alcohol, tobacco, illegal substances, weapons or gang affiliation is not permissible. Clothing that is demeaning to race, religion, or sex (gender identity) is not permitted. Clothing that contains writing, slogans, pictures or symbols that might cause misunderstanding, or relay vulgar suggestion is not permissible.

3. Dress should reflect pride in the school facility- Clothing that may cause damage to school property is not permitted (example: cleats on shoes; shoes with wheels; long, heavy chains; and spiked apparel).

4. Dress should respect learning environment and security of school-Winter coats, sunglasses, costumes, costume accessories, hats, bandanas, hoods and other types of headwear are not to be 17 worn in the school building. If headwear is worn to school, they will be stored in locker during the school day.

5. Dress should reflect a concern for safety- Students must wear shoes at all times. Students are not to carry book bags, cinch sacks, large purses or like items from class to class. These items are to remain in the student lockers for security and safety reasons. Purses or small satchels will be permitted in class. These items must be kept on the corner of the student’s desk, hanging from the desk’s chair, or in a teacher designated location in the classroom. If a student is in violation of the dress code, then arrangements will be made for a change in clothing and consequences will be assigned from the discipline chart.

iPads will be issued during orientation to high school incoming freshmen on Thursday morning at SHS. All incoming 6th grade students will receive their iPads at SMS 6th grade orientation in the Media Center at SMS on Thursday evening. All students will need to fill out an iPad Agreement Form and give it to one of the Techs before they leave the area of distribution.

Shelbyville High School Team shop is now open!

Find items specifically for our team.

There is also spiritwear available for your family and friends.

Check out the shop details below.

OUR SHOP DETAILS

- Shop Now: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/SHS2022

- Store Open From: July 20 - August 1, 2022

All student drivers must purchase a parking tag for $5 and fill out the appropriate paperwork. Please see Ms. Higgins in the front office. You must purchase a new pass every year. Failure to have a new car tag could result in your driving to school privileges being revoked.

All students must park in the STUDENT LOT which is on the North side of the building in front of the softball/baseball fields. Students are NOT permitted to park out in the front of the building in the horseshoe or in the back of the building in front of the tennis courts/football field.

STUDENT DRIVING Any student who drives to school must register their motorized vehicle(s) in the office and register to be a part of the random drug-testing program. Students will receive a copy of the driving regulations upon registration. Driving privileges can be revoked for attendance, disciplinary, or academic reasons.

Lunches-

Over the past two years, lunches were free; however, this school year families will be

expected to pay for student lunches once again. Student lunch prices are outlined below. Breakfast will continue to be free for all students. We encourage all parents and guardians to fill out the free and reduced lunch form

to ensure that if you qualify, you will receive lunch and/or textbook/school fee assistance.

http://shelbyvillecentral.schoollunchapp.com/

Brad Long, our Jostens representative will be at SHS on Friday, August 26th to meet with Freshman during homeroom period. He will tell you everything you need to know to order a class ring for those who are interested. He will be back on Friday, September 2nd to take orders. Ordering will also be available online.

Major Health Partners is seeking ways to send the “Shelby County Community Health Needs Assessment Survey” to all families for the purpose of understanding the challenges and barriers that families face when trying to keep a healthy environment.

Please complete the survey at www.myMHP.org/survey.

Daily Schedule

Elementary: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Secondary (SMS and SHS): 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday Early Release Day:

Elementary: 2:00 p.m.

Secondary (SMS and SHS): 3:00 p.m.

Website: https://shs.shelbycs.org/
Location: 2003 South Miller Street, Shelbyville, IN, USA
Phone: 317-398-9731
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelbyhighschool/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARC5ZqiMm3l9qUMbgdO1n9gOVOKvdjST_A7NeCDpaidlbU_wPueW2hNl7AUIr4HR3xGus52IBFA4q667
Twitter: @shelbyhsbears

We hope you consider becoming a partner with Shelbyville Central Education Foundation by funding some unique programs for our students’ school. All donations are tax-deductible and will provide our students with the resources to be successful now and in the future. Please visit shelbycs.org and look for the foundation page, there you will find the Golden Opportunities page. On this page you can browse all the projects that are in need of funding. Here is a direct link to that page. https://foundation.shelbycs.org/

Thank you for your continued support.