NORTH NEWS May 20, 2024

Office Hours 7AM - 3:30PM

913-993-6900

Attendance Hotline (24 hours)

913-993-6945

Website: https://smnorth.smsd.org/
Location: 7401 Johnson Drive, Overland Park, KS, USA
Phone: 913-993-6900
Twitter: @SM_NORTH_HS

North Community,

We are almost there! It’s our final full week of school, with graduation taking place on Tuesday, and final exams beginning on Friday. Let’s have a strong finish to the school year this week and next week. Here is a schedule of our remaining days of school, with key events highlighted:

Monday (5/20)- Odd Blocks

Tuesday (5/21)- Even Blocks; Graduation at SMN 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday (5/22)-Odd Blocks

Thursday (5/23)- Even Blocks- NO Late Start

Friday (5/24)- Odd Blocks (Final Exams for 1st and 3rd block)

Monday (5/27)- Memorial Day- NO School

Tuesday (5/28)- Even Block Final Exams (2,4,6)

Wednesday (5/29)- Last day of school. Early release at 1:20 P.M. Final Exams for 5th and 7th blocks. MacBook Turn-in.

Let’s have a great end to the school year!

Parents, Guardians, and Students,

Please be aware that your student needs to turn in their MacBook and charger for the summer on the last day of school. We have a process where students will take their 5th and 7th hour finals in the morning and then transition to their seminar for MacBook check-in. Once in seminar, there will be a schedule for classes to come to the Learning Commons (Library) to turn devices and chargers into the school.

The past couple years, we’ve had some students not follow this procedural process which then causes us to have to charge the student for a missing/lost MacBook which is $1,117.95, if they do not turn it into us that day.

If your student is taking summer school classes or has a special circumstance in which they need to keep their MacBook, they are able to come to the front office to get a special summer school sticker or notify us of the special circumstance starting this Wednesday.

Lastly, last year we had over 200 missing/lost/stolen chargers not turned back into us. Please remind your student to look now for their charger to avoid a $58 replacement charger fee.

Congratulations to following 34 Seniors who have qualified for the Kansas State Seal of Biliteracy. We are proud of their hard work, and we know that their language skills will serve them in whatever field they choose to pursue in the future.

1. Bryan Gongora-Flores
2. Erika Nunez
3. Karla Sandoval
4. Katye Acosta
5. Gabriel Kendle
6. Austin Boyer
7. Kevin Guerrero
8. Anahi Silva
9. Ashley Linarez-Interiano
10. Fabiola Ruano Figueroa
11. Jendy Gonzalez- GOLD
12. Jimena Hernandez Montañez
13. Valeria Trejo Sandoval
14. Angie Fernandez Alvarez
15. Tayten DeGarmo
16. Andrea Velez
17. Ashlee Cruz- GOLD
18. Miguel Tapia Becerra- Gold
19. Gabriel Schmitz
20. Karen Villeda Rosa
21. Alexa Dominguez
22. Estefania Orantes
23. Nicolas Carrillo
24. Kleisy Arita
25. Liam Dalley
26. Jesus Medina
27. Daniela Galvan
28. Fernando Buezo Zamora
29. Nahomi Carrillo Martinez
30. Ariana Arevalo
31. Katherine Velasquez
32. Mauricio Gonzalez
33. Bryan Vazquez Rivera
34. Lizzie Sanchez Scarlett Lara
35. Lawrence Westermayer

Just a reminder that students need to park in the West or East Lot. There is NO student parking in the circle drive

• Only guardians may report their student's attendance.
• Whether a student is coming in late, leaving early, leaving and coming back during a school day, or out for a full day, it is considered an absence.
• Our Administration asks for your assistance in helping with these procedures.
• If attendance is reported on Attendance line 913-993-6945, please make sure to leave student name, the reason, your name, also leave time student is arriving or leaving.
• Students and teachers will receive an email to leave class at the appropriate time.
• If student's do not have an email pass to leave class, the student will need to come to the Attendance office and we will call a parent or guardian.
• We understand last minute appointments or last-minute checkouts may be unavoidable. If this happens, please come directly to the Attendance office and we will get your student.
• Guardians may submit attendance in advance at 913-993-6945. Attendance line is answered 24/7. If you know there will be an appointment or other obligation in advance, you may always submit ahead of time and attendance will be recorded.
• Unreported absences will be recorded as unexcused, and you will receive an automated phone call at the end of the day.
• Please report attendance within 48 hours or we will require doctor documentation to excuse the absence per district guidelines.
• We will only release students to individuals listed in Skyward by the students' guardian. Please be sure you check your emergency contact list and put all potential individuals who may need to pick up in your absence and delete individuals that you do not want to pick up your student.

Students and Parents – it’s not too late to order school photos from this year’s picture day.

If your student is in grade 9-11, use this link to purchase their portrait photos. https://bit.ly/2ndSMN23

If your student is a senior, use this link to purchase their portrait photos. https://bit.ly/Senphoto

If you have any questions, please contact Rolland Studios here: https://www.rollandkc.com/contact

We would like to provide the opportunity for families and students to nominate a staff member for Staff Member of the Week. Please use this form to nominate someone and we will try to honor as many nominations as we can!

• The Parent/Teacher/Student Association (PTSA) and the All-School Booster Club are great ways for parents and guardians to get involved with our school!

• Join PTSA by clicking on this link!

• Join Booster Club by clicking on this link!

• All proceeds raised by both organizations directly benefit SMN students!

https://shawnee-mission-north-booster-club.square.site/

Are you interested in working at the Brickhouse? SMN has a number of para-educator positions. If you are interested, please apply online at www.smsd.org or contact Mr. Dustin Jamison for more information. 913-993-6900.

If you are interested in food services positions in the SMSD, please see the image below.

Our Charity Picnic was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came out and helped us have a great time! As a school we raised $3000 for Children’s Mercy Hospital!

Need a summer job? Mr. Moyer (facility manager) at Hope Lutheran Church and School in Shawnee (6308 Quivira Road) is looking for individuals to work on summer projects during June and July at the school. Hours are 8 am - noon or 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Please contact Mr. Moyer at moyer@hopelutheran.org or call 913-631-6940.

We are a flower company that partners with schools across the city to provide flower bouquets for sale at commencement ceremonies. I appreciate this opportunity and hope that we can find a couple of great students to be a part of our team this year.

5/20/24

Congratulations to our new Dance Coach, Michaela Middleton. Due to graduation ceremonies at SMSD-North, the Dance Team Parent Meeting will be held on Monday, May 20th at 6:30pm at Hocker Grove Library.

SMN Softball lost to Olathe Northwest 1-0 in the KSHSAA 6A Softball Regional Championship

SMN Baseball lost to Olathe West 4-0 in the KSHSAA 6A Baseball Regional Championship

SMN Track results from the KSHSAA Regional Championship hosted at SM South can be found here.

Several of our athletes applied for the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) scholarship. Our very own Ciera Washington is the recipient of a $3000 scholarship from the NFLPA. Chase Coffman and Mike Rivera presented Ciera her award yesterday afternoon.

Shawnee Mission North High School takes pride in connecting our community to a wide variety of camps and summer programs for the student-athletes within our North community. Please find information about summer camps and programs.

Varsity Baseball Coach

Rusty Jones

btl359@gmail.com

Twitter: @SMN_Baseball

Varsity Girls Softball Coach

Julie True coachtrue22@gmail.com

Twitter: @SMNorthSoftball

Varsity Tennis Coach

Steven Acala

Stevenacala6@gmail.com

Twitter: @SMNtennnis

Varsity Golf Coach

Walter Mansfield

Waltermansfield@smsd.org

Twitter: @SMNboysgolf

Varsity Track and Field Coach

Mike Pope

Michaelpope@smsd.org

Twitter: @SMNTrack

Varsity Girls Swim and Dive Coach

Kailey Morash

Kaileymorash@smsd.org

Twitter: @SMNGirlsSwim

Varsity Girls Soccer Coach

Sarah Wallace

swallace627@gmail.com

Twitter: @smngirlssoccer

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4BAFAF28A7FD0-49460505-kick

Come join us at Panera Bread on Thursday, May 23rd for dinner and 20% automatically comes back to our football club. Please make sure you provide the code or show the flyer upon ordering online, in the Panera app or at the kiosk in-cafe.

Thank you for your supporting our SM North Football Booster Club to support our teams!

Join us on August 4th for only $15 per person!

This is a great opportunity for students to make this a team building activity or have a fun night out as a family all while supporting our SM North Football Booster Club!

Any student/person can attend. This is NOT just for the football players but it does benefit the football teams.

For only $15 per person, you can come to Top Golf and guests will enjoy 2 hours of unlimited game play and unlimited fountain sodas, lemonade and water. Plus, every Guest receives a Free Lifetime Membership to Topgolf.

Normally it would cost $58 per hour with NO free soft drinks + you would pay $5 additional, if you didn't already have a lifetime membership.

You're easily saving 50%

This event will be hosted on a Sunday early evening on August 4th at 3 PM.

You must make a payment no later than July 1st or until we have reached a maximum of 200 people.

Every person that goes, $5 goes directly back to our football club for our teams.

Click here to purchase:

https://www.smnfootballboosterclub.org/footballbisonstore/p/top-golf-experience