Jule F. Sumner High School
Your Principal's Newsletter
A Letter from Mrs. Wasylkiw, Principal
Week April 14th - April 19th
Hello Sumner Families,
We have a lot to celebrate! Congratulations to our Speech and Debate club members who recently competed at New College at Florida in Sarasota (see images below). Stingray Shout Out to SGA and community support for our first color run benefiting Moffit Cancer Center. Our JROTC Stingray Battalion hosted their Ball this weekend. Girls Track placed 1st in 4 X 1 and 1st in pole vault. Our Baseball Team and Flag Football Team advance to district quarter final games this week. Please see images and more celebrations in our newsletter below.
This week we celebrate the Month of the Military Child with Spirit Week (see the flyer below). . On Tuesday, April 15th Quarter 3 report cards are available. The Senior Blue Letters are due this week. Please drop them off in the blue mailbox in the main office. Remember Friday, April 18th is a non-student day.
Looking ahead, on April 22nd and 23rd we have FCLE testing for students enrolled in US Government classes. On April 24th HCC Application Day for our students and Junior Jubilee Parent Engagement Night at 6:30 PM in the cafeteria. On April 25th and 29th we will be on a special bell schedule for large testing for Cambridge AICE exams. On Monday, April 28th we have our PTSA meeting virtually at 6 PM.
As we approach the end of the school year, we want to remind everyone about the importance of safety and adherence to school policies. Many of our seniors are excited to participate in water wars as a fun way to celebrate their final months of high school. However, water wars cannot be played on campus, in our parking lot or in our immediate vicinity. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please reach out.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Christine Wasylkiw
Principal
LAST DAYS!!! Senior Blue Letters DUE April 17th!
Please click on the flyer for all details. There is a mailbox inside the main office foyer to drop off letters!
Senior Class of 2025 Handbook
Here is the official Senior Year Handbook for the Class of 2025. You have questions? Here are the answers. Check out all the info here Class of 2025 Seniors / Senior Year Handbook Class of 2025 (hillsboroughschools.org)
FINAL Senior Townhall Presentation
The final Senior Class Townhall was held on Thursday, April 3rd. The updated Senior TownHall 2025 presentation is linked here for your reference. https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/Page/11190
Information for our Juniors and Seniors
Juniors & Seniors! Make sure you visit the College and Career Corner on the Sumner HS website for all the information you need for Bright Futures Scholarships, volunteer hours, and many other resources available to you!
The time is now to submit applications for scholarships!
College & Career Corner / CCC Mrs. Burgado & Announcements (hillsboroughschools.org)
School hours start at 8:30 am!
NEW dismissal time of 3:50 begins January 17th.
No more early release Mondays for Spring 2025.
Parents, please ensure your child is at school ON TIME BEFORE 8:30 am each day. We need you to commit to getting your student to school ON TIME! If you have a student driver, please discuss with them your expectation to be at school prior to the 8:30 bell.
Students may arrive on campus as early as 8:00 am. Free breakfast is served in the Stingray Cafe each day, 8:00 am - 8:30 am. First bell is at 8:30 am. Students have 10 minutes to arrive on time to 1st period. Tardy bell for 1st period is at 8:40 am, all students should be in their classrooms ready to learn!
Absences shall be reported to the school attendance office by the parent/legal guardian on the day the absence occurred. The number to be called to report an absence on the day of the absences is 813-378-8626 ext.4000.
Please refer to the Attendance Policy and information found in the HCPS Student Code of Conduct.
Parents, we need your help!
Parents are reminded that per Hillsborough County district offices Sumner High School is required to have the parent/student arrival and dismissal on the WEST side of our campus (towards 301), sharing this space with our student parking.
Parents of student drivers, please remind your students that they are NOT permitted to park in the Faculty or Visitor lots (EAST side of the building) at any time.
ARRIVAL/DROP OFF:
Entrance gate off County Rd 672 is at the Baseball field gate and each direction of traffic should zipper into the parking lot, taking turns to keep the flow of traffic moving. Traffic will enter and then make a U-Turn to complete a loop around the entire Student Parking lot. Drop off location is a single lane along the sidewalk.
*Pro Tip! Morning car line moves quickly and efficiently between 7:50 am and 8:15. Students are permitted to be dropped off and are allowed to enter campus as early as 8:00am. School starts at 8:30 am, first period classes begin at 8:40 am.
DISMISSAL/PICK UP:
All parents must also pick up their student using this same route in the afternoon on the west side of our campus.
Parents are NOT permitted to pick up students in our visitor lot (reserved for our parents of students with disabilities) or in front of the school which is a NO PARKING/PICKUP zone.
Parents are NOT permitted to park along streets in neighborhoods across from the school or along County Road 672.
