SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Week of November 8 - 12
From the Desk of Principal Sean Hall
Dear Spanish Springs High School Families,
It is with great sadness that I am informing you about the death of a student who attended our school. We are deeply saddened by the loss in our school community and will make every effort to help you and your student as needed.
This loss may raise many emotions, concerns, and questions for our school, especially our students. Administrators and teachers are ready to support our students in classes, as well as School Counselors, Psychologists, Social workers, and other Mental Health Professionals from the District and the school who will be providing support at this time.
Please feel free to contact the office at 425-7733 for resources that will be helpful for your child at home. Washoe County School Crisis Intervention Team will be helping with the immediate needs of students. We also encourage our families to please use our resources if you have questions or in need of additional support.
You may call the Crisis Support Services of Nevada at 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website at www.cssnv.org
Once again, please don’t hesitate to call us here at the school if you need assistance.
Thank you.
Sean Hall
Monday
B Day
4, 5, 7, 6
Tuesday
A Day
1, 2, 7, 3
Wednesday
B Day
4, 5, 6
Bell Schedule
Please click this link for a copy of this year's Bell Schedule.
Fall Finals Schedule
Spanish Springs High School Mask Mandate
At the current time and/or until further guidance is given from the Washoe County School District, masks will be required indoors for both students and adults/staff. Masks may be removed when outdoors or performing strenuous exercises.
SSHS Food Pantry
Senior Ads for the Yearbook
Get your ads now!!!
Senior ads are being sold at a discounted price until November 30, and yearbooks will remain at $80 until November 30. After that point, prices on both the ad and yearbook will rise.
Connecting with your Teen Workshops
Career Center
Seniors
Clubs
JROTC
The SSHS Army JROTC Cougars Battalion is competing in the JROTC Raider Nationals in Georgia. Go Cougar Battalion!
Athletics
NIAA and WCSD Athletic Guidance
Important Updates
Athletic COVID testing will occur weekly for all student athletes regardless of vaccination status on all levels of the football team (a close contact, high-risk sport) and other teams that are traveling outside WCSD during that week. All students must have a negative test to participate in that week’s events. Positive results may lead to exclusions from athletic participation as well as exclusions from school.
STUDENT CONSENT FORM FOR COVID-19 TESTING
Masks are required to be worn by all spectators, regardless of vaccination status, at all indoor school events per governor directive. Everyone planning on attending indoor events at the school should self-monitor for COVID symptoms before attending, socially distance where possible, and wearing masks at all times while in any area inside the school. We need to adhere to these requirements to keep our students playing and to keep athletics and activities running at our school.
Basketball Tryouts
Boys Basketball
oys Basketball tryouts will be held on Saturday Nov. 13 and Monday Nov. 15.
All All athletes wishing to try out must be cleared through register my athlete prior to tryouts which includes a physical for freshman and juniors. If you are not cleared, you will not be permitted to try out.
Saturday tryout times are:
Boys Varsity 8-10 AND 2-4.
Boys JV 8-10 AND 4-6.
Boys Freshman 8-10 AND 2-4.
Monday tryouts times are 3-5 for ALL levels.
Athletes should be dressed in gym attire and gym shoes for tryouts.
Winter Athletic Registration
2021-2022 WINTER SPORT REGISTRATION IS OPEN
The Athletic Department welcomes you and your family to the 2021-22 sports school year.
Parents can complete the sports registration by going to RegisterMyAthlete.com.
Upload:
- Sports Physical (if applicable) & NIAA Health Questionnaire (1st/3rd year)
- or NIAA Pre-Participation History (2nd/4th year)
All forms can be found online or in SSHS Office - Contact the Coach for times and dates for conditioning, practices, and try-outs.
IF NO REGISTRATION AND SPORTS CLEARANCE, THERE IS NO PRACTICING OR TRYOUTS.
Winter Coaches
Cheer
Lisa Shults (775-223-3604)
Basketball (Boys)
Kyle Penney (775-240-4991)
Basketball (Girls)
Arturo Cardenas (775-741-7031)
Ski
JD Wile (413-348-6112)
Wrestling
Joe Imelli (775-473-8311)
Senior Portraits
Senior Portraits are being taken at the Prestige Portraits/Lifetouch studio at 80 East Patriot Blvd., Reno.
Click the large purple button below to schedule an appointment or use the QR code to schedule an appointment.
Photo must be in a tux or drape with Moonlight Blue background for yearbook.
Portrait Deadline: You need to sit for your portrait by January 15, 2022.
Cougar Cash
Students, COUGAR CASH is back! Starting in the next few days, you will be able to earn Cougar Cash when staff members notice you demonstrating a PAW-sitive CAT-itude in the following ways:
*Being respectful to staff and peers
*Following directions
*Using self-control and managing emotions
*Participating enthusiastically by putting in effort, staying focused, being on-task, and using active listening
*Asking for help when you need it
Cougar Cash can be used at the Cougar Den Store, which will be reopening on November 9--no money, just Cougar Cash accepted. Get out there and be PAW-esome!
After School Tutoring
Core area teachers will be available to assist students during this time. Students attending tutoring should come prepared with their homework/assignments that they need to complete. Currently transportation will not be offered with tutoring, however we are hopeful that we will be able to get transportation set up in the near future.
Accreditation
SSHS Accreditation Review Visit Scheduled January 12 and 13, 2022
Spanish Springs High School is going through a Re-Accreditation Review this 2021-2022 school year, which is a required process every 5 years to review our teaching practices. The Accreditation Review process helps the school staff focus on continuous school improvement and the quality of learning and teaching.
Cognia, a non-profit organization, will conduct our accreditation review. A Review Team of 3-4 educators will oversee our virtual review via Zoom, January 12 and 13, 2022. Teachers and staff are busy collecting and analyzing school data to provide evidence that we are meeting the Cognia Accreditation Standards. Parents and students will also play an important role in the process; a small number of parents and students will be invited to serve on the interview teams to share their feedback and experience they have had as a member of the SSHS community with the Review Team.
For questions, please email Ms. Silvia Marin simarin@washoeschools.net
Spanish Springs High School Mission Statement
Testing
Attention Seniors: Civics Exam
The Civics Exam is coming soon. Participation in the Civics Exam is a graduation requirement in the state of Nevada. All seniors enrolled in Government this semester will be taking the exam in that class starting as early as November 15th. If you are a senior who is not in a government class this year, please contact your counselor to make testing arrangements.
Attendance
Attendance Policy
Spanish Springs HS follows all WCSD Attendance Policies and Procedures.
In Summary:
If your student(s) is sick, please keep your student(s) home from school.
Parent/guardian must call or email the school each day their student(s) is
absent to verify the student’s absence on that day to ensure the child's
safety. Please call the SSHS Office at 425-7733 to verify student absences.
Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.
Students will not be retained or fail a course (high school) based on attendance. However, students who miss 10% or more of class periods for any course that meets in a semester will be chronically absent in that course(s).
If the student must miss an entire class period for any reason, it is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to see that a written/verbal verification is provided to the school prior to, during, or within three days of an absence. Failure to do so within three days of the student's return to school will result in the absence being coded as Unverified (AUK).
The Health Department Excluded Distance Learning OR Contact Tracing (HDED or HDCT) code is used when a school has been notified by Washoe County Health Department or Washoe County School District that a student is excluded from school but is able to work on Temporary Distance Learning for the length of the exclusion.
Students are to attend Temporary Distance Learning daily and complete work assigned. Students will check-in daily on MS Teams through the Daily Agenda. If a student is unable to work due to health reasons or the student chooses not to work or communicate with the teacher daily, the student will be marked HDE. The HDED and HDCT codes do not count toward chronic absenteeism. HDE does count toward chronic absenteeism.
Guide to Attendance for Families
This guide, available in English and Spanish, helps parents, guardians, and families understand the various components of the attendance policy. Click on button below.
Make-Up Work
Make-up work must be provided for any absence, but it is the student’s responsibility to request the make-up work in advance or on the first day s/he returns to class. Because it is impossible to make-up some in-class assignments, coursework of a similar nature may be given. It is the student’s responsibility to turn in all make-up class work at the designated deadline. Failure to complete the make-up work within the designated deadline will result in no credit received for the make-up work.
Students will have the number of days absent plus one to complete missed make up work or concepts missed beginning on the day the teacher provides the missed assignments to the student. Teachers must provide missed make-up work or concepts missed within two days of the student’s return to class.
DMV Certification of Attendance
· DMV Certifications of Attendance are processed at the district level by the Student Records Department.
· Visit the WCSD web page: www.washoeschools.net and select:
STUDENT AND PARENTS
>STUDENT RECORDS
> CLICK ON BACKPACK CURRENT STUDENT.
FILL OUT INFORMATION, AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE CHECK THE DMV BOX.
· Please allow one week of processing time.
· Please note: Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent and do not meet the DMV Certification of Attendance requirements. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.
Information for how to get the attendance for DMV is permanently found at:
The complete WCSD policy can be found here: WCSD DMV Attendance Policy
ACTs
ACT TEST PREP-FALL SEMESTER
ACT Bootcamps provided by Tutors Across America
Discounted cost for ALL Northern Nevada Students $149.
Available to all grades 9th – 12th.
Average 3-7 point improvement on the ACT.
Tutors Across America’s Upcoming Fall Semester ACT Bootcamps available to Northern Nevada Students:
Available Online Bootcamps
Available in Person Bootcamps
October 15-17 @ Damonte Ranch HS
November 19-21
Class Schedule: 3-Days (20 Hours)
Friday: 4:00pm to 8:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 6:00pm (Lunch break 1pm – 2pm)
Sunday: 9:00am to 6:00pm (Lunch break 1pm – 2pm)
To Enroll in the Bootcamp Weekend:
Choose the camp you wish to attend.
Enroll as directed.
When completing payment, input coupon code: testsuccess
Spanish Springs HS Juniors: ACT Testing for Nevada Juniors is scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Spanish Springs High School. Participating in the ACT is a graduation requirement. Additional Bootcamps will be offered by Tutors Across America for juniors closer to March 1, 2022, at SSHS.
AP Testing
Please see below for important information for Advanced Placement (AP) students:
Students must have an AP account with College Board in order to register for the test as well as to access AP classroom for classroom curriculum. Teachers have given students the JOIN codes and instructions on how to complete this task. If your student has any questions, please direct them to their teacher.
AP tests are $94. $40 deposit to order test is due by November 15th. They can pay this to Megan Svare (bookkeeper) at lunch/afterschool or via the webstore.
AP testing is REQUIRED for all students in an AP class, there is NO OPT OUT this year.
November 15th is the final day for students to sign up for the AP classroom without a late fee. After November 15th there is a $40 late fee in addition to the testing fee.
All tests will be paper-and-pencil at school in May 2022.
Click here to view the: AP Testing Schedule
Tech Support
The hours are:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7am-2:30pm and Tuesday, Thursday 11:30am-7:00pm.