Greetings Patriot Families,

We had a fantastic "mini week" at The Creek! Thank you for speaking to your students about on-time arrival and adhering to our dress code! We noticed a difference on Friday when students came to school. This week we will hold our annual class meetings where we review the FCBOE policies and procedures with all of our students. On Tuesday, we will hold our class meetings for all 9th and 10th grade students and on Wednesday, we will hold our class meetings for all 11th and 12th grade students. As a gentle reminder, we are asking all families to return the signed code of conduct signature page and emergency medical form (yellow form) tomorrow.

Summer assignments have been posted on our website, featured in this week's newsletter, and provided to every teacher at Flat Rock Middle School! Please encourage your scholar to engage in learning activities this summer in the areas of Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies.

We are encouraging all families to join our Sandy Creek PTSO! Please see the membership information further down in this newsletter for more information.

We are excited to support our students in their academic endeavors while providing them with a competitive advantage!

#PatriotPride

Fayette County students continue to rank among the finest in the state, boasting impressing numbers in the 2023 Georgia Milestones Assessment. Fayette County Public Schools ranked top 2 in the state, in most categories among comparably sized districts.

Monday, August 7

• JV softball vs McIntosh, 5pm
• JV volleyball @ NGHS/SMHS, 5:30pm

Tuesday, August 8

Wednesday, August 9

• JV volleyball @ Westlake HS, 5:30pm
• V softball vs Hampton HS, 5:30pm

Thursday, August 10

• JV volleyball @ Eagles Landing HS/Eastside HS, 5pm
• V volleyball @ Eagles Landing HS/Eastside HS, 5pm
• V softball @ Johns Creek, 5:30pm

Friday, August 11

• V football @ Lithia Springs Lions (scrimmage), 7:30pm

Saturday, August 12

• V volleyball vs you got served tournament

We spy Mr. Tobler doing great things with his students here at the Creek!

We really are in sync with each other at Sandy Creek... our whole counseling staff and Mr. Haynes all wore the same shirts...and no they did not call each other the night before to coordinate!

During lunch students were able to relax and unwind from classes for a bit! We had cornhole and mini basketball set up for them in the lunchroom!

We welcomed our @SCHS_Patriots back to school with a little pep music from the @SandyCreekBand drumline on the first day of school!!

Please download our new app ParentSquare! Having a centralized platform with translation and ease of use for all will be beneficial for all of our parents, students, and staff!

Myles Rice, a 2021 SCHS graduate and an All-State player, led Sandy Creek to the State Finals in boys' basketball. Myles has recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and this disease will interrupt his basketball season at Washington State University. If you would like to fight with Myles, you can support him by clicking the link below:

https://gofund.me/25d4f7ca

Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot

Labor Day - Monday, Sept. 4th, No school

Personalized Learning Day - Tuesday, Sept. 5th, virtual day, students work from home

Student Holiday - Monday, Oct. 9th, No school

Personalized Learning Day - Tuesday, Oct. 10th, virtual day, students work from home

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. With the 35th class in 2023, the Foundation has provided over 6,750 Coca-Cola Scholars with more than $81 million in educational support. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship. The 2024 application will be available August 1-October 2, 2023, for students who will graduate during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Click below to view more information and to apply:

https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/

Attention Students! If you are interested in getting a part-time job, please scan the QR code or click on the link below to access a listing of available opportunities in our community.

https://secure.seamlesswbl.com/index.php/all_job_board_share/MjQ=

If a student is positive or symptomatic, they should stay at home until their symptoms are improving, they are feeling better, and are fever-free for 24-hours without fever-reducing medications. If they visit their doctor, they should follow their doctor's instructions based on their individual health needs.

Please click below for the student code of conduct

English: https://www.fcboe.org/cms/lib/GA01900971/Centricity/Domain/2953/2023-2024%20SECONDARY%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT.pdf

Spanish: https://www.fcboe.org/cms/lib/GA01900971/Centricity/Domain/2953/Codigo%20de%20Conducta%20Escuela%20Secundia%20en%20Espanol%2023-24.pdf

Cut off time for student check out is 3:15pm. There will be no exceptions made after this time.

Please be sure students who are car riders are dropped off and picked up in the student lot. No cars are allowed in the front parking lot during arrival and dismissal times due to bus traffic.

If your student plans to ride the bus this year, please click on the link above to register.

Click on the link below to request your form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsW1dHwhrowuNHQJg0hryV04bevLW29ucqDjBqZGrrnJ7WPg/viewform

All students who are parking a vehicle on campus must register for a student parking permit. Please click on the link above to start an application and pay for student parking this year.

Student Parking passes are available all year for $50 and should be displayed in the bottom corner of the driver's side windshield.

Please register your vehicle and apply for a permit to avoid an obligation. This obligation will interfere with your ability to purchase and attend other school related events such as the Homecoming dance, Prom and graduation activities.

All Fayette County students will pay full price for school lunch this year. If you wish to receive free or reduced lunch, please click on the link above to start an application. The cost for full priced breakfast and lunch are featured below.

Breakfast: $1.75

Lunch: $3.25

We love our volunteers! Please click the link here for the application process.

The Campus Parent portal is your source for student and family records, including household and individual contact information, attendance, school-based fees, academic planning (high school), forms, and report cards. The Parent portal also provides access to the GaDOE SLDS Portal. Please set up the parent Infinite Campus account first. The same username will be shared with Schoology to set up your parent account in Schoology. Because each login reflects the person associated with the username, it is recommended that a separate account is created for each parent.

• Usernames can be comprised of letters, numbers, the underscore, and dash.
• Please refrain from creating a username that is all numbers, as that will interfere with student data here in our district.
• After completing the setup of your parent portal account, please allow 24 hours for your new account information to be sent to Schoology before attempting to log into your Schoology parent account.

Get started with Infinite Campus

The Infinite Campus app is available in the App Store and Google Play.

Email: oliver.tosha@fcboe.org
Website: https://www.fcboe.org/SCHS
Location: 360 Jenkins Road, Tyrone, GA, USA
Phone: (770) 969-2840
Twitter: @SCHS_Patriots