NORTH NEWS Jan 8 2024
Where Tradition began, Excellence continues.
Shawnee Mission North High School
Office Hours 7AM - 3:30PM
913-993-6900
Attendance Hotline (24 hours)
913-993-6945
Website: https://smnorth.smsd.org/
Location: 7401 Johnson Drive, Overland Park, KS, USA
Phone: 913-993-6900
Twitter: @SM_NORTH_HS
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Message from Principal David Ewers
North Community,
Welcome Back! We are so excited to have our students back in the building, and we are eager to start a great second semester! This semester we will continue to emphasize improvement in attendance, achievement, and culture of inclusivity. I firmly believe that if we simply improve student attendance, we can also improve our academic performance, graduation rate, and student engagement. Please take a moment to look at this resource to help us achieve our attendance goals for the school year. Let’s have a great week and a great second semester! Go Bison!
NEW INFORMATION
Strategic Plan Steering Committee
Strategic Plan Steering Committee
Community members received an email from the SMSD on January 4th with directions on how to apply to be a part of the committee.
The entire community is encouraged to engage in the process and now is the time to apply for the Steering Committee. Please use the following link to apply or nominate someone to be a member of the steering committee.
Information related to the Strategic Plan can be found below.
The Jones Project
We’re so excited to have an amazing local speaker, Coach Damon Parker from The Jones Project, come to Shawnee Mission North during seminar on 1/9 for 10th and 12th graders and 1/16 for 9th and 11th graders! Many of our Student Council members have been inspired by his impactful speech relating to issues that many teenagers today suffer from but don’t speak of. It is so important for our North community to know that they don’t stand alone. We can’t wait to have Coach Parker come to SMN and have our school community benefit from him! If you have any questions about this program, please contact one of the North School Social Workers.
After School Tutoring Update
Previously released information, but still important to know
ELA 12 Survey for Juniors
Junior students and parents - In the next couple of weeks, juniors will be asked to participate in an ELA 12 survey. This survey is to help us better understand which course offerings in the English department will be most requested to help build our schedule. Starting next school year, we will be offering Standard ELA 4, AP Literature, ELA 4 College Now Honors, U.S. Latino Literature and Contemporary Communications for those students enrolled in a Signature Program. We appreciate your time in completing this survey.
School Pictures
Students and Parents – it’s not too late to order school photos from this year’s picture day.
If your student is in grade 9-11, use this link to purchase their portrait photos. https://bit.ly/2ndSMN23
If your student is a senior, use this link to purchase their portrait photos. https://bit.ly/Senphoto
If you have any questions, please contact Rolland Studios here: https://www.rollandkc.com/contact
School Fees for 2023-24 are now DUE!!
- Please use the online fee payment portal. Go to www.smsd.org, hover over the "Families " tab, and click the link entitled "Pay Fees Online".
- Add lunch money online using “Optional Fees”. Create an account or use the Guest option with the student’s ID number and last name.
- If you are interested in applying for free or reduced lunch, please use this link.
- Fees are needed for teachers to buy supplies for classes and to cover other expenses for the 2023-24 school year.
- The following fees are required: instructional resource fee (classroom materials), participation fee (admission home games/theatre/activity buses, etc.), ID card and course fees.
- Optional: Yearbooks are $50 until January 10, 2024 and then they go up to $65. Parking permits are available throughout the year and prorated by quarter.
- If you need to pay by check, please mail or bring your check with your student’s ID number in the memo to SM North, Attn: Bookkeeper, 7401 Johnson Dr., Overland Park, KS 66202.
- If you qualify for free or reduced lunch, email a copy of your food service benefits letter to shellelewis@smsd.org. Free lunch students receive a $105 fee waiver & reduced receive $52.50.
- For payment plans and questions, please call 913-993-6910 or email shellelewis@smsd.org. Unpaid fees may be sent to collections, so please make payment arrangements.
Staff Member of the Week
SMN Booster Club/PTSA
10th Annual SMN Trivia Night!
The January meeting of the SMN All-Activiites Booster Club will be on ZOOM at 6:30pm on Monday, January 8. The link to join the meeting is below...
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75816922061?pwd=NxHtejVDyhQcHPMrwWsumyy3BQkr3Z.1
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!
Assist with Spirit Wear Sales at Friday HOME Basketball Games - click on the sign up links below for more info:
1/12/24
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFA62FABF58-46899017-help
Assist with Spirit Wear Sales and help welcome the incoming Freshman class at NORTHERN EXPOSURE! Click on the sign up link for more info:
1/17/24
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFA62FABF58-46986296-northern
Join in the fun at the 10th Annual SMN TRIVIA NIGHT!
Recruit your team of 8 to join us at St. Pius X in Mission, KS on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 6:30pm to 10:30pm for costumes, competition, and a whole lot of cheer! **This is an adult-only event – no one under age 21 will be permitted**
The team registration fee is $280, but as always, $100 of your team fee will go directly to the SMN team/group/club of your choice!
The DEADLINE to register your team is January 19, 2024 – We ONLY have 10 team slots left, so get your registration in ASAP!
Team Registration is ONLINE - https://smnorthptsa.memberhub.com/store/items/958674
VOLUNTEER AT TRIVIA NIGHT!
Not into Trivia, but want to support SMN? We NEED YOU to help with check-in, selling raffle tickets, bartending, & more! Click on the link below for more info:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849AFA92BA4FA7-46989347-trivia#/
Raffle Items Needed! Do you have a favorite business that you would contact to donate an item or gift card? Are you willing to team up with a friend to create a gift basket? Donate an item to our raffle and the business or individual(s) will be promoted at the event! Items are needed no later than January 19, 2024.
If you have an item to donate, contact SMN PTSA at smnorthptsa@gmail.com with information about the item. If needed, we can provide you will a donation letter from Shawnee Mission North for tax purposes.
The 10th Annual SMN Trivia Night is co-sponsored by SMN PTSA and the SMN Booster Club. All proceeds will be used to support SMN students, staff, and programs!
For more information contact SMN PTSA at smnorthptsa@gmail.com or SMN Booster Club at smnboosterclub@yahoo.com
Purchase SMN Spirit Wear and Booster Club Memberships at our online store (click on the link or use the QR code below)
Join PTSA and the Booster Club
The Parent/Teacher/Student Association (PTSA) and the All-School Booster Club are great ways for parents and guardians to get involved with our school!
Join PTSA by clicking on this link!
Join Booster Club by clicking on this link!
All proceeds raised by both organizations directly benefit SMN students!
Paraprofessional and Food Service positions are available
If you are interested in food services positions in the SMSD, please see the image below.
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STUCO NEWS
We are back in full swing after our break! This coming Friday, SMN Stuco is hosting many of our community’s elected officials to our school and we will be giving tours and showing how amazing our school truly is! Friday is also an exciting day as we will be welcoming future Bison from Crestview and Santa Fe Trail to our home basketball game VS Shawnee Mission South!
Winter Formal is upon us! It will be held on Saturday, February 10th in the Fieldhouse, more information to come soon!
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News from Student Services
Enrollment for 2024-2025
Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will begin in January 2024. Academic Counselors will meet with students by grade level in seminar starting January 9th. Each student will receive an Enrollment Card and a Course Listing Sheet and will be encouraged to take them home and talk with their parent/guardian about classes for next year. Counselors will then collect Students’ enrollment cards the following week during their English class. Please make sure your student’s enrollment card is in their backpack.
23-24 College Rep Visits - Sign up
Juniors and seniors may sign up for the college admission rep visits. These visits are held during school hours. (Check weekly for updated college lists, dates, and times).
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfn5kJr2FlCpNzF_Tu328IhA10mKWlhiAcnrZz2IOF4xD70wA/viewform
Job opportunity
Let's Grow Preschool
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Bison Athletics and Activities
Shawnee Mission North Athletics
January 15, 2023
The following students have been selected to represent SM North in the KMBC / Hy-Vee Scholar athlete application process:
Judah Jones – football, track, and field athlete.
Liam Dalley – football, basketball, track, and field athlete.
Abigail Weding – cheer, dance, track, and field, cross-country, girls’ soccer and gymnastics athlete.
Gavin Montagne – cross-country and track and field athlete.
Kaden Richardson – cross-country, track and field, and boys’ soccer athlete.
Girls Varsity Wrestling finished 5th place at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Cougar Classic – Shawnee Mission-Northwest, Bishop Miege, De Soto, Fort Scott, Lawrence, Lawrence Free State, Leavenworth, Lee’s Summit North, Piper High School, Shawnee Mission-East, Shawnee Mission North all participated. The following student-athletes placed:
100: 4th Place-Sabina Nagel
120: 3rd Place-Josephine Rathsam
145: 4th Place-Juliany Franco-Flores
190: 2nd Place-Kylie Huntley
190: 3rd Place-Makayla Padilla
SMN Boys and Girls Wrestling competed in the SM South Joel Rios Invitational. Aiden Calderon places 7th at the 215 pound weight class. Joey Piasecki takes 4th place at 157 pounds and Jack Taylor places 3rd at 190 pounds. Josephine Rathsam (120 lbs) placed 2nd at the SMS Joel Rios Girls Invitational.
SMN Girls Varsity Basketball team beat Lawrence Free State, 49-29. Sophomore Tamiah Washington led the way for the Bison scoring a career high 20 points. Tamiah was 9 for 10 from the free throw line and added 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Sophomore Haley Wieneke added 8 points and Senior Iliana Garcia added 7 points and a team high 9 rebounds. The Bison are back in action Friday January 5th at Shawnee Mission East.
The Bison Boys Basketball team lost to SM East, 65-42. North had a slow start but showed tremendous effort in the second half. North was led by Alex Casares- 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assist and Dailan Holman- 8 points, and 5 rebounds.
The Bison Girls Basketball team lost to SM East North was led in scoring by Tamiah Washington, 6 points, Rosjai Curtis 5 points and Rebecca Curtis 5 points. Nicole Mendez had five steals.
SM North GBB/BBB is back in action at home on Tuesday, Jan 9.
Shawnee Mission North Boys Basketball program hosted a New Year's Day Basketball Clinic! We had 74 campers, 40 high school players assisting, as well as our coaching staff..
This year we are hosting two feeder elementary schools per home game; this Friday, Jan. 12 we are hosting Santa Fe Trail and Crestview Elementary. Students would be allowed in free and tickets for parents are $7.00 each. Please encourage our elementary students to wear their Brickhouse Bound white t-shirt. We do have some extra ones for those students who didn’t receive one in the fall. More excitingly, they will be allowed to help form a HIGH FIVE section along with our PEP Club, Dance Team, and Cheer Squad during team introductions. One caveat, Coach Hays hosted a basketball clinic on New Year’s Day and those participants, and one parent will be allowed to attend free. Some of your students may fall in this category. We do have a list of registered participants.
Prior to our starting line-ups, our PA announcer will share with attendees to meet me and student leaders by the stage in the Fieldhouse. PEP Club, Dance and Cheer will help us line up the elementary students around the basketball court sidelines and endlines. This will occur for girls’ and boys’ varsity pre-game announcements. Elementary students are not required to participate but encouraged to do so.