SHS Weekly Update

This Friday we had our first annual AP fair. Students were able to see the many options they have to earn college credit while also challenging themselves in high level courses. The fair was well attended by our students, many of which have never taken an AP class but maybe should give one a try.

Also Friday, I had the chance to take this year's top 5% to the Rotary Club meeting to introduce some of Strongsville's highest achieving students to the Rotary. Many of the top 5% have earned a year or more of college credits at SHS saving their families thousands of dollars. If you include College Credit Plus offerings SHS has some of the most diverse options for our college bound students.

Bill Wingler

Princpal: SHS

bwingler@scsmustangs.org

Friday some of our ELA classes participated in a "book tasting" with Mrs. Battle in the media center. Hot chocolate, Tea, and book sampling was part of the experience for students.

Congratulations to the following Strongsville High School student-athletes who announced their college commitments in a Signing Day event at SHS this week. These individuals will be continuing their academic and athletic careers at the college/university level:

Allanah Hagen - Youngstown State University (Lacrosse)

Harrison LaBahn - Capital University (Golf)

Skye Nye - Baldwin Wallace University (Cheer)

Chelsey Schreck - Warner University (Lacrosse)

Madison Smalheer - Slippery Rock University (Track & Field)

Marissa Smalheer - Slippery Rock University (Track & Field)

Owen Weiss - Ohio Northern University (Swimming)

Brayden Wypasek - Westminster University (Basketball)

Click HERE to hear about what made their experience participating in Mustang Athletics memorable.

Purchase a Sgt. Clean car wash and help raise funds for the SHS Boys Lacrosse team! Platinum Car Wash (a regular $27 retail value) can be purchased for $15. Car washes can be ordered online, with a QR sent to your phone to redeem at Sgt. Clean. Click HERE to purchase your car wash and help the SHS Boys Lacrosse team! Funds raised will go to the Strongsville Athletic Boosters Boys Lacrosse account.

Join Teresa Karsnak (Strongsville City Schools Parent Mentor), in partnership with Solutions Behavioral Consulting, for a series of parent mentorship trainings designed to provide tools and knowledge to understand and positively shape your child’s behavior. The upcoming sessions are scheduled for February 13 and February 27 from 6:00pm -7:30pm in the Strongsville High School Media Center. If you plan to attend, please email tkarsnak@scsmustangs.org with your RSVP.

Registration is required and limited.

Time: 10:25 am-12:00 pm

Details: Six, 12-minute rotations -- Each professional will give a 10-minute presentation with a 2 minute Q&A at the end of each session. Each presentation will cover details on that specific healthcare career and the educational pathway(s) which can lead to that career.
Audience: 11th and 12th grade students

Health Care Fields:

• Athletic Training - Athletic Trainer SHS
• Nursing - Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Transport Team
• Mental Health - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Lab Scientist - Medical Laboratory Scientist at Southwest General Hospital
• Chiropractor/Functional Medicine Doctor - Conscious Wellness
• Physical Therapist - Southwest General Therapy Services
• Occupational/Physical Therapist - School Based OT/PT North Coast Therapy Associates
• Medical Research - The Clinical & Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio
• Pharmacist - CVS Pharmacy

Strongsville High School Cheer will be holding tryouts for the 2025-2026 football & basketball season with Clinics on March 17th-19th from 4-6pm at SHS. Tryouts will take place on Thursday, March 20th starting at 4pm. A mandatory participant/parent meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 25th at 6pm in the SHS auditorium. If you have any questions feel free to contact Coach Orlosky at jorlosky@scsmustangs.org.

The Strongsville Optimist Club is offering scholarships for Strongsville Students. The amounts can be between 1k-5k and the application process is open. The form is below with instructions.

Calling all Doughnut lovers! The SHS Theatre Department has launched a GroupRaise Krispy Kreme Digital Dozen fundraising campaign to support their upcoming spring musical, Back to the 80's. From now until March 9, 2025, 50% of orders will be donated back to our cause when you purchase your doughnuts using our fundraising sales page. $15.00 per dozen!! Click HERE for charitable (so guilt-free), fresh to order (and perfectly glazed), dozens!!

Orders MUST be made through the website below and are NOT LIMITED to the local Middleburg Heights location. So please inform family & friends in other cities and states.

***Also, you can order as many dozens as you wish and use them throughout the year. For example, you could order 5 dozen and use one per month without worry of expiration***

Order awesome Mustangs Gear from ‘The Derby’ at Strongsville High School! ‘The Derby’ is a student operated spirit shop located in the SHS cafeteria, providing job training opportunities for students to develop skills necessary for future success - including independence, workplace readiness, job training, communication, problem solving, and leadership!

Check out ‘The Derby’ for items to add to your Strongsville wardrobe - made by SHS students. Items can be personalized and orders can be placed if the item is not available. Items can also be delivered to individual schools or picked up at the high school. SHS students can shop and order at ‘The Derby’ during lunch periods (10:00am - 1:30pm). All proceeds are given back to the Life Skills Employment Readiness Program for continued vocational training. Online orders can be placed using the QR code below or by clicking HERE. Contact thederbyshop@scsmustangs.org with any questions on custom apparel.

We would like to hear about how you feel about how we are doing in terms of student behavioral expectations. We will use your answers to find ways we can improve our school(s). You do not have to answer all of the questions. The survey is anonymous - nobody will know that your answers came from you.

Strongsville City Schools encourages students, teachers, staff, parents, and other members of our community to report any instances of potential violence, bullying, self-harm or any other issue where students may be at risk. Click HERE for additional Stay Safe. Speak Up! Information on the District’s website. Reporting incidents can be made anonymously online or through a toll free number (​1-866-listen2me / 1-866-547-8362).