Sentinel Snapshot

Last Wednesday, students registered for their 2024-2025 classes. Parents please spend a few minutes reviewing their choices with them before Wednesday, February 21st. Its important that you talk with your students about what they are choosing to take and making sure you understand were they are on their path to graduation.

The registration window closes on February 23. After February 23, students will not be able to change their course requests. Please note, the courses listed in the catalog will only be offered if enough students register for the class. It is important for students to think critically about both their most preferred courses and your alternate options as well.

New PCSC and/or Running Start students will register for classes at SHS as if they will attend SHS full time. When admitted to PCSC or Running Start, the students' counselor will adjust their SHS schedule.

If you have any questions, please contact your students grade level counselor. Registration closes on February 21st.

The cheer team after taking 1st Place in the 1A/2A Non-Tumbling Medium Category, headed to Florida for the UCA National Competition. The team took 5th place in Traditional category and 11th in Game Day Category.

The SHS Girls Bowling team attended the State Bowling Tournament in Tukwila, WA, last Wednesday and Thursday. Emma Owen finished her senior season by becoming the All-Time record-setter for SHS.

Steilacoom had 3 Wrestlers compete at the WIAA Matt Classic. Rene Cordero (7th Place), Jacob Warner, and Amina Thomas (5th Place). The team took 37th overall for the boys and 44th overall for the girls.

Boys Swim and Dive complete at State this weekend and the Sentinels had the following results:

10th place in Diving - Luke Kelly

16th place in Diving - Ryan Lang

3rd place Medley Relay - Adam Wargo, Ryan Pham, Trenton Bergren, Grayson Riddle

14th place 200 Free Style - Adam Wargo

11th place 100 Butterfly - Trenton Bergren

9th place in 100 Backstroke - Grayson Riddle

9th place in 100 Butterfly - Trenton Bergren

11th place in 400 Freestyle Relay

Steilacoom placed 11th in State Overall.

The boys and girls basketball teams had a great season and both made it to the 2nd round of the West Central District Playoffs last Thursday and Friday..

Over the last year, I have had an opportunity to discuss future growth in SHSD communities with developers, as well as city and town officials from Steilacoom and DuPont. Emerging plans could potentially add another 2,000 students to our district in the next six years. We have anticipated some additional growth for years, but not at this level or pace. This amount of growth will create a significant need for new classrooms, especially at the elementary level.

The district included a new elementary school in its bond plans last year, but the overall bond package fell just short of the 60% approval required. The SHSD Board of Directors and I are committed to re-engaging our community to develop a new bond package that aligns with our community's vision and students’ needs. We began seeking volunteers to guide that process and received a tremendous response. Volunteers have stepped forward to represent every area within the district including staff, families with current students, families with future students, and retirees.

Next month, the exciting process of creating a plan for SHSD’s future will begin. From the volunteer pool, the board will be selecting about 20 individuals to serve on a citizen's advisory committee to help prioritize the district's needs and provide feedback on a future bond package. All other volunteers will be invited to participate in focus groups and provide feedback on draft plans as they are developed. If you are interested in being part of a future focus group or would like to receive information about the plans as they develop, please let us know!

We want as much feedback and involvement from our community as possible, so we can ensure a successful plan to support our students. The citizen’s advisory committee will ultimately create a bond package that includes new classrooms to address future growth, as well as other important projects to meet the needs of our students, schools and community. We expect this plan to be finalized in 2025. If approved by the SHSD Board of Directors, the plan would advance to voters in 2026 or 2027.

Thank you all for your continued support of our amazing students and staff.

This month, we will showcase our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and the importance of CTE in our schools. SHSD offers a variety of CTE classes and partnerships with other schools, such as Pierce County Skill Center, Clover Park Technical College, and Bates College.

We have been informed by Western State Hospital that cars from SHS have been parking in the Western State Parking Lot. Please make sure that students use the SHS parking lots only. Parking passes for SHS are free this year and if students do not display these in their windows, we can not contact them when found by Western State. The hospital has informed us that they will tow cars if they do not have the correct parking passes.

A reminder that school starts at 7:35 AM. Its expected that students are in class ready to learn at 7:35 AM. Students who arrive late to the school building, need to check in to the Attendance Office and get a Tardy Slip.

Parents/Guardians:

If students need to leave early during the school day for an appointment. Please call the Attendance Line in the morning with the time you want your student to leave.

Students will receive an Early Dismissal slip to their classroom and they will meet you @ Attendance Office at the time specified. This will help students be ready to go when you arrive.

Students MUST sign out with the Attendance Office when they leave the building early.

Attendance Line: 253 983-2303

All students now have a School ID card. Students are required to have these on them during the school day. Any student who enters the building after the start of the school day is REQUIRED to show their Student ID/ASB Card when entering the building and must check in with the Attendance Office. This includes all Running Start Students who come onto campus. A picture of the Current Student ID Card on the student's phone is acceptable. This helps make sure we know who is on campus.

If you have any concerns or questions about your students academics or classes, please reach out to their teachers first. Most questions and concerns can be answered by the teacher best. You can find their email on on SHS Staff Directory or directly though Parent Square.

Visit https://steillyathletics.com/ for schedules, registration, and to purchase tickets.

Steilacoom Historical School District uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.

Email: steilacoomhsoffice@steilacoom.k12.wa.us
Website: www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us
Location: 54 Sentinel Drive, Steilacoom, WA, USA
Phone: 253-983-2300
Instagram: @bigsteilly

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Daily Schedule: Bell Schedule