
Super News
September 21st, 2023

AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award
Speedway High School, has earned the College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). This award acknowledges schools for their work toward equal gender representation during the 2022-23 school year. This honor recognizes the outstanding work our school is doing to engage more female students in computer science. Well done, Sparkplugs!
Speedway Baseball and Softball Registration
Tee Ball is offered for ages 3 by start of season with parent participation – 4 years old.
- 5 year olds are encouraged to play coach pitch unless they have never played before.
- Register by February 25th for $90
- This cost includes an Indian’s Knot hole card.
Baseball (Coach Pitch, Minors and Majors)
- Register by February 25th for $120 (Register by December 31st for $90).
- This cost includes an Indian’s Knot hole card.
- Athletes will be placed in divisions and teams after evaluations.
Softball (8u, 10u, 12u)
- Register by February 25th for $120
- This cost includes an Indian’s Knot hole card.
- Athletes will be placed in divisions and teams after evaluations.
Any questions please reach out to us by emailing at speedwaylittlelegue@gmail.com or our NEW
Facebook page Speedway Little League. Having trouble with dues check out the grants on the little league website ( https://www/littleleague.org/) for assistance.
T-Mobile offers income-based grants for sports registration. Gift the gift of baseball and softball this holiday season!
Speedway High School Cheer Clinic
The Speedway High School Cheerleaders will be holding a cheer clinic. It will be a Taylor Swift theme! Participants will be performing a dance at the varsity basketball game on January 26th. Any pre-K to 8th grade student can participate.
The fee for the clinic is $30 per participant, this includes a cheer shirt and bow. We will have practice on Tuesday, January 23rd and Thursday, January 25th in the aux gym from 5:00 - 6:30 at Speedway High School. All grades will be learning a dance geared toward their age group and performing at halftime of the varsity game. On Friday, January 26th, at 7:30 pm we will have the participants meet in the auxiliary gym. Each participant will be able to get into the game for free with their cheer shirt on. Admission to the game for parents and family is $6 per person, payable by cash only the night of the game.
If you would like to purchase additional t-shirts, those will be $15. Please complete the attached registration and return with payment to Amber Holbrook, 4903 Baxter Drive, Speedway, IN 46224 by January 10th. Make checks payable to SHS Cheer Fund.
Unfortunately we will not be ale to take walk-ins, so pre-registration is a must!
ParentSquare
ParentSquare will be used to communicate all school closings for the School Town of Speedway.
Be sure and keep your cell phone number and email up-to-date. Contact your school office to make changes!
Inclement Weather and School
Beliefs
Parents have a child specific perspective regarding their child and the threat of inclement weather.
A parent may make a determination for their child, and should respect the perspective of another parent regarding their child.
Parents have varied perspectives and it is unlikely the school will ever meet the expectations of every parent when considering inclement weather.
The School Town of Speedway respects a parent’s determination regarding their child’s attendance at school during inclement weather. If school is open, or delayed, because of inclement weather, the school will respect the parent’s decision to keep their child at home. Parents are expected to contact the school and inform school officials of their determination. The student will be counted as absent, per state code, and students will be given an opportunity to complete their academic work in the same manner as an excused absence from school.
The School Town of Speedway believes the public expects schools to be open and to provide education, supervision, and other services (including meals) to its students.
The School Town of Speedway believes all parents are committed to keeping children safe and these parents will dress their children appropriately for the weather when sending the children to school.
The School Town of Speedway believes its parents often do more than expected, and often seek out ways to assist children from other families with shared transportation to school. This high level of commitment and cooperation is sincerely appreciated.
Variable weather conditions are to be expected in Central Indiana. The School Town of Speedway believes its parents have plans in place for weather related delays and closures and believe morning notification is generally appropriate.
Delaying or Closing School is Based on Multiple Variables
Freezing Rain/Sleet
The most unpredictable weather variable is freezing rain/sleet. Freezing rain/sleet is temperature sensitive and fast-occurring. It begins and ends with little notice. When freezing rain/sleet are predicted, the decision regarding school is delayed until the latest possible time in an effort to observe the most current and local conditions. Such a decision generally will be made in the morning.
Snowfall
Snowfall is more predictable than freezing rain/sleet. Meteorologists generally give a 2 inch variable when predicting snow accumulation. Because the variation in actual snowfall, when compared to predicted snowfall, the decision regarding school status is delayed until the snow accumulation indicates a need for action. Such a decision, except in extreme situations, will generally be made in the morning.
Extreme Snowfall Situations
When snow has accumulated to a significant level, or is at such a level with more snowfall predicted, then the decision regarding school may be made the previous evening. A significant level is one in which local authorities have indicated it is unlikely streets will be passable by the following morning. This is an unlikely, but possible occurrence.
Extreme Cold
Temperature prediction is increasingly accurate. Speedway uses the hourly temperature predictions for its zip code from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa.gov). If air temperature is predicted by NOAA to be -10 degrees or below (the starting point for wind chill concerns with calm wind) at 7:00 a.m. the school will consider a two hour delay for the start of school. If the air temperature is predicted to remain at -10 degrees or below at 9:00 a.m. the school will consider closing. Such a determination will be made as early as possible, perhaps the evening before, but certainly by 6:00 a.m. in the morning.
Extreme Wind Chill
Wind chill prediction is not as accurate as temperature prediction because wind speed is more variable by time and location. While NOAA observations and predictions are based upon the open conditions of the Indianapolis Airport, these conditions are often different in the wind barricaded neighborhoods of Speedway. Local observations of wind speed will effect the decision regarding delaying or closing school. Wind chill concerns emerge at a predicted wind chill temperature of -19 degrees. If wind chill is predicted by NOAA to be -19 degrees or below and local wind conditions are predicted to mirror the airport wind conditions at 7:00 a.m., the school will consider a two hour delay for the start of school. If the wind chill is predicted to remain at -19 degrees or below and local conditions mirror the airport wind conditions at 9:00 a.m., the school will consider closing. The variability of wind speed will likely cause this decision to be made in the morning.
Functional Facilities
Utility issues (gas, electricity, water) may cause a school to close. Issues associated with cold, including water supply to a building and electricity to a building or neighborhood, may cause school to be cancelled.
SCHOOL CLOSED - Monday, April 8th
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing directly over Indianapolis. The timing of it's totality will be just as our students would be dismissing school.
For safety reasons, all Speedway Schools will be closed on Monday, April 8th. Please note this change to our previously published school calendar.