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Hello SMS Families!

What a great week we had opening our doors to all of our students, old and new, training student leaders, collaborating with staff, welcoming new staff and preparing for the year and our first days of school; this is an exciting time and we are looking forward to next week!

Our first day of school is August 18th. Students are to be in their first period class by 7:55a.m. and will follow their schedule 1st-9th period. Students can bring a backpack only on this day with their materials, until their locker is assigned on Wednesday. Students will enter the main doors beginning at 7:40 a.m.

Students 7-8th grade picked up their Chromebooks this week. If your student did not do this, they will have a chance to do so on Wednesday, August 18th during the school day.

6th Graders who did not attend orientation today, please know you can access your schedule on PowerSchool at this time. Please print your schedule and bring it with you on your first day. You will also have time to get your Chromebook on this day as well.

Breakfast and Lunch are provided to you for free this year, students can come in at 7:40a.m. and enjoy breakfast and will have access to school lunch during their designated time.

Morning Drop Off and PM Pick-Up:

1. Please expect traffic getting into SMS on Pearl Road when you drop off and pick up your student. When you pull into the parking lot, please stay to the left and use the left side parking lot, as we use the right side for busses.
2. Pull to the left and use the curb lane to drop off your student. Please wait to let your student out of the car until you have pulled up as close to the stop sign , near the far end of the school. This will allow all cars to move forward, pulling in traffic off of Pearl. Please use the outside lane to pull out of the drop off line or to leave the parking lot. Do not drop your student off in the far lane, as they can get hit by a car.
3. Encourage your students to use the cross walk at the stop sign if you plan to park and drop off. This is the safe option, so that they do not cut off traffic and put themselves in harms way.

Please be patient, as this is a congested area, and will take time for all to get used to. Give yourself time to get to school and anticipate traffic. Thank you.

Please feel free to call at 440-572-7090 or email us with any need. We hope you have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you on the 18th!

Mrs. Boytim

Take a minute with your student to tour SMS HERE to help build their comfort with our school!

First Day of School: August 18, 2021 (7:55a.m.-3:00p.m.)

SMS Open House: August 19, 2021 (6:30p.m.-8:30p.m.)

Open House Arrival Schedule:

• Last Name A-I= 6:30-7:10p.m
• Last Name J-Q- 7:10-7:50p.m.
• Last Name R-Z- 7:50-8:30p.m.

SMS Open House - Thursday, August 19th

This year's SMS Open House will be on Thursday, August 19 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

We are asking that families stagger their attendance by following the schedule below:

Family Last Names Arrival Schedule:

A-I= 6:30-7:10p.m

J-Q- 7:10-7:50p.m.

R-Z- 7:50-8:30p.m.

Families are encouraged to join us for a unique Open House night on our campus. SMS Teams will be outside around the track to meet and greet families, and provide specific team and grade level information. Families will be able to walk the track, meet their teachers, learn about activities and events offered at SMS, and meet SMS Administrators and Guidance Counselors during this time.

The building will be open to tour and walk with your child(ren), however the event is being structured to eliminate large groups inside the building and provide an outdoor venue to further assist with social distancing.

We look forward to seeing our families on the 19th! Thank you for your help and support with this event.

New students in 7th and 8th grade were offered an orientation to tour the building, meet new friends, practice their schedule and learn ways to be successful at SMS!

7/8th graders worked hard preparing for our 6th graders, training for orientation, learning leadership concepts, small group activities and ways to lead a small group. We look forward to working with this group of students this year! Great job Mustang Mentors!

We had a wonderful day today, welcoming and celebrating our new 6th grade students. Students experienced large and small group activities, toured the building, reviewed their schedules, met new students, built relationships with upperclassmen and received their chromebooks. It was a wonderful day and we hope all of our students left with good memories, less nerves and positive experiences! We are excited to see them on Wednesday!

Schedules and teams will be finalized on Monday, 8/16. Please take a look at PowerSchool for your updated schedules and team assignments. 6th grade schedules were handed out at orientation today, and are available to view on PowerSchool.

Please be sure to write your schedule or print it so you can use it on your first days of school.

Please note: we do not take requests to change classes and teams. If you have an error to your schedule, please contact your grade level counselor.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SIGNS - #MustangsFirstDay
We want to see pictures of students celebrating their first day of school! To help with your first day pictures, we have created printable signs for your students. Click HERE for signs for all of our grades and schools. No matter how you are documenting the memories of the first day of school, make sure you tag your posts with #MustangsFirstDay. Good luck to all of our students on this very special day of the school year!

Click HERE to access 6-8 school supply lists.

Student Entry to Building (Main Doors): 7:40a.m.

School Day Starts: 7:55 a.m.

School Day Ends: 3:00p.m.

Students will receive locker information on the first day of school, along with their lock. Students MUST use their lock and it needs to remain on the locker at all times.

Lockers will be assigned on the first day. Students may use their Bookbag to carry their school supplies throughout the first day, ONLY, until they are assigned their permanent locker.

*Students taking PE need to supply their own lock for their PE locker.

All students will be given the option to partake in free lunch at SMS this year. Students will be able to go through the lunch line and obtain the school provided lunch, at no charge. Please note that all extras, such as ice cream, water bottle, snacks, chips, etc... will be available at a cost.

The Chromebook case students received last year and held onto will need to be used again this year. It is highly suggested that students bring them when they pick up their Chromebooks

• If a student lost theirs and need a new one, we can provide one at cost or they can purchase their own at a retail store.

• New Students to the district will receive a case.

SMS Families,

All athletic information can be found on here: Athletic Newsletter link, in the shortcuts on the SMS home page. Please see below for information for the start of the season in August. Please contact Mr. Ryan Mester, with additional questions at rmester@scsmustangs.org. Thank you.

Football

• Contacts:
  • SMS (7-8) Chris Miller cmiller@nebancorp.com
  • SHS (9) Lou Cirino lcirino@scsmustangs.org
• Sign-Up: fill out the form linked to sign up to get information for summer and next season. This is for grades 7-9 next year.
• Google Classroom: 7-8 Graders for next year join the SMS Football Google Classroom code: ioborqu

Volleyball

• Contacts:
  • SMS (7) Alex Weimken wiemken.alex@gmail.com
  • SMS (8) Nicole Morris nickimorris121@gmail.com
  • SHS (9) T.R. Harker THarker@swgeneral.com
• Sign-Up: fill out the form linked to sign up to get information for summer and next season. This is for grades 7-9 next year.

Cross Country

• Contacts:
  • SMS (7-8 boys & girls) Danielle Blackman dblackman@scsmustangs.org
  • SHS Girls: John Syroney jsyroney@scsmustangs.org
  • SHS Boys: TBD
• Information Document (everything you need for SMS XC)

Boys Basketball

• Contact:
  • SHS: Kevin Sapara ksapara@scsmustangs.org

Girls Basketball

• Contact:
  • SHS: Dawn Thall dthall@scsmustangs.org

Wrestling

• Contact:
  • SMS & SHS Adam Cletzer acletzer@scsmustangs.org

Track & Field

• Contact:
  • SMS (7-8 boys & girls): Danielle Blackman dblackman@scsmustangs.org
  • SHS Boys: Chris Koval ckoval@scsmustangs.org
  • SHS Girls: John Syroney jsyroney@scsmustangs.org

If parents opted out of transportation last year, they will need to call the transportation office and opt in for transportation for this school year if they are planning to use SCS bussing. Transportation can be reached at: 440-572-7060. Students should have a bus automatically assigned to them if one is available. Parents or students can check for their bus assignment, location on their PowerSchool account. Please contact transportation with any questions.

Follow Mrs. Boytim and School News @MrsBoytim and @TheSMSMustangs on Twitter!

Administration:

Mrs. Boytim: jboytim@scsmustangs.org

Mrs. Peters: jpeters@scsmustangs.org

Mrs. Bailey: jbailey@scsmustangs.org

Counselors:

Mrs. Ray (6): eray@scsmustangs.org

Mrs. Gerber (7): kgerber@scsmustangs.org

Mrs. Pietrocini (8): spietrocini@scsmustangs.org

Website: https://www.strongnet.org/Domain/411
Location: 13200 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: 440-572-7090
Twitter: @mrsboytim