SHS Weekly Update

Isle of Wight County Schools sent four high school wind teams, three middle school wind teams, two solar high school teams and three middle school solar teams to the KidWind/Solar Challenge State Competition April 12th at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Each region in Virginia sent their best teams for a total of eight HS KidWind teams, 10 MS KidWind teams, four HS Solar teams and six MS Solar Teams. After an intense day of competition with the best teams in Virginia, three high school wind teams are going to World competition in Phoenix, AZ, May 18-21. No other school system in Virginia has this many teams qualifying for nationals!

The high school and middle school KidWind teams were scored on the electrical output in 30 seconds in the wind tunnel, their presentation and an instant challenge which involved constructing a wind powered car on a budget.

Team Goon Squad won first place with a record-breaking run of producing 196 joules in the wind tunnel. Team members include: Katie Gallahorn, Seneca Register, Andrew Shipman, Sophie Shipman and Vyncent Simpson. The team took home the coveted Gold Turbine Blade trophy and a $300 cash prize.

Team Blown Away won second place and a $200 cash prize. Team members include: Hayden Williams, Draven Munro, Jeremiah Pettaway and Collin Phillips.

Team Wind Storm took a unique route to the World KidWind competition. After getting edged out of a state invitation in the March central Virginia regional competition by the Goon Squad and Wizards of Wind teams, the Wind Storm team put their turbine in the national online challenge competition. With the help of their coach, BreeAnna Frye, Wind Storm uploaded their engineering notebook, data and pictures of their turbine. On the week before Spring Break, they found out they won an invitation to the World KidWind competition! They also traveled to states to participate and practice their presentation in front of judges.

Friday, May 2, is an asynchronous day for students and a parent conference day for staff.

We have seven weeks left in school and students need to check their attendance. See the "ISLE ATTEND" attendance flyer below for the division's policy.

SHS Drama Club Presents:

LIP SYNC BATTLE: TEACHERS VS. STUDENTS

April 25th @ 6:00 in the auditorium

Registration will be open from April 1, 2025 until May 8, 2025.

To Sign Up, visit: https://tinyurl.com/ASVABMAY2025

On Friday, May 30, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council is hosting a Maritime Career Expo in collaboration with Newport News Shipbuilding and Isle of Wight County Schools. Click the link below for more information. RSVP by May 15.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tFB_yoVc34jiaqcF2goC2SJ5gvRH-PlspLkLwtn4oIE/viewform?edit_requested=true

Open the file below for more information and to apply for the Student Leadership Institute, a program of the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce.

• Senior dues are due now. Please submit cash or check to Mrs. Mayes in room 217. Make checks payable to Smithfield High School.

• Please continue to email your college acceptance letters to jbright@iwcs.k12.va.us to be featured on our scholarship wall. We update our bulletin board with new acceptances on Fridays. Additionally, you can also send in your scholarship award information to be featured in our graduation program.

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• Drop-off in the line in front of the school ONLY! There is to be NO student drop-off in ANY parking lots by parents or older siblings.

• No left turn onto Turner Rd from the parking lot during morning drop-off!

If you are planning to pick up your child early from school. Please send an email to shs-attendance@iwcs.k12.va.us by 10:00 am with the time you are picking them up. We will put your child’s name on the early release list. They are responsible for letting the teacher know they have “Early Release.”

Please ensure that all absences for your child are properly excused. To clear unexcused absences:

• Parents may submit up to five parent notes per semester for any reason.
• Doctor's notes are unlimited and can be submitted at any time.

To receive credit for a class, students must not exceed five unexcused absences. Any student with more than five unexcused absences in a class will not earn credit for that class, regardless of their grade. These students will need to go through the Attendance Appeal Process to address the issue.

Please send in all absent notes as soon as possible to ensure your child’s attendance record is updated. Thank you for your cooperation! Shs-attendance@iwcs.k12.va.us

Website: https://shs.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 14171 Turner Drive, Smithfield, VA, USA
Phone: 757-357-3108
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