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Schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Don't miss out on the Steelton Borough MLK Day fo Reading Event being held Monday, January 15th at the borough building. Assistant Superintendent, Willie Slade will be serving as a guest reader along with other local officials. We hope to see you there!

Cupboard at Calvary

Several Neighboring Academy students from both Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 volunteered to help with the Food Pantry at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Harrisburg Thursday, January 11th in the evening. The food pantry is provided to the local community twice a month, every second and fourth Thursday. The program is called the Cupboard at Calvary and serves those who live in the service area, which is defined as the 17109, 17111, and 17112 zip codes. More information is provided at https://www.calvaryhbg.org/pages/cupboard-at-calvary.

Food Bank Distribution for Seniors

The Neighboring Academy Cohort 1 supports the Central PA Food Bank distribution for our senior citizens held monthly at various locations in Dauphin County. Cohort 1 regularly supports the effort for the Linden Terrace apartments every third Thursday, by delivering the food boxes directly to the residents.

Middletown VFW Distribution for Service Members

The Neighboring Academy Cohort 1 supports the ongoing food bank distribution effort being held at the Middletown VFW, in conjunction with the organization Blacks in Government (BIG) who manages the program. This event is held monthly on the first Friday of each month at the Middletown VFW. The program is part of MilitaryShare, a Fresh Express Program of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank designed to provide fresh, nutritious foods for families. This includes all military branches, prior service, reservist, or inactive ready reserve. There are four distribution locations in Dauphin County. The BIG program also supports a local pet food distribution for our service member’s pets.

Before winter break, 5th grade performed Readers’ Theaters to practice their reading fluency and accuracy skills. According to ReadingRockets.org, "Reader’s theater is a collaborative strategy for developing oral reading fluency through reading parts in scripts. Students do not need to memorize their part but they will reread the script several times to build familiarity with the language and practice appropriate expression. The best reader’s theater scripts include lots of dialogue!"

On Friday, January 12th, Ms. Esposito’s and Ms. Pugh class took a field trip to the 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show. In preparation for their field trip, they learned about cows and sheep. On Tuesday they learned about the process of butter making and that the milk that makes butter comes from cows. Students then engaged in an activity in which they made their own butter. On Thursday, they learned about sheep and that their wool is used to make clothing and rugs. To go along with this lesson of sheep, students made looms with yarn. A great time was had by all!

The cast has been set for the Jr/Sr high school production of Once On This Island. Performances will take place on March 15 and 16, 2024. More info to come closer to the event date.

Congratulations to the following cast members:

• Mama Euralie: Marcedes Allen
• Tonton Julian: Sam Cunningham
• Ti Moune: Alexis Powell
• Daniel: Jason Covert Kohler
• Andrea: Jahmya McKethan
• Papa Ge: Allan Ricketts
• Asaka: J’Bi Burnette
• Agwe:- KC Cropper
• Erzulie: Adamaris Nieves
• Ensemble: Morgan Covert Kohler, Damariana Green, China George, Aubree “Mex” Culpepper, Alexis Evans, Arieon Burchell, A’Jayla Turner, Matt Aponte, Cain Cancel, Bryona “HR” Hayes-Roberts, Kenric Gore, Safyre Fulcher

It is that time of year to schedule our second round of parent-teacher conferences. Our winter conferences will be held on February 5th from 10:00 AM-6:00 PM and February 6th from 1:00-3:30 PM. In order to schedule your conference, please click the link listed below for easy access. You can also go to our school website to access the links as well.

The parent-teacher conference link will be open for sign-ups starting January 10th at 8:00 AM. Sign-ups are on a first come first serve basis when selecting a timeframe for conferences. Please schedule your conference as soon as possible! If you would prefer to meet via Zoom please reach out directly to your child's teacher to let them know, if not we will plan to meet with you face to face. Sign-ups will close on January 31st at 6:00 PM.

To sign up for a conference for an elementary student, please visit:

https://www.myconferencetime.com/shsdelementary/

To sign up for a conference for an Jr/Sr high school student, please visit:

https://www.myconferencetime.com/shsd

If you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher or the elementary main office at 717-704-3828 or the high school main office at 717-704-3809.

We look forward to seeing you all soon.

A NACA Homebuyer Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, January 27, 2024 with the SHSD Neighboring Academy at the Steelton-Highspire High School auditorium.

To register please follow the steps listed below.

R E G I S T E R O N N A C A . C O M

1. Go on NACA.com and click Buy a Home

2. Select Homebuyer Workshop

3. Put in your Zip Code

4. Select Neighboring Academy & fill in info

5. See you Sat 1/27 at 9am!

I am the District Social Worker for the Steelton-Highspire School District, starting in this role in the 2017-2018 school year. I received my bachelor’s degree in social work from Shippensburg University and then my Masters degree in Social Work from Widener University. I became a Licensed Social Worker in 2015.

Prior to coming to the Steelton-Highspire School District, I worked at Dauphin County Children and Youth as a caseworker and then became the Educational Liaison for Dauphin County. Being the Educational Liaison for Dauphin County allowed me to build connections and network with school districts which ultimately led me to my position here at the Steelton-Highspire School District.

I am currently attending Kutztown University and hoping to graduate with my doctorate this upcoming spring. I am currently doing a research study on the perceptions and practices of school social workers conducting home visits for school districts.

I enjoy my time with our families of the school district and hope to be the needed support to students, their families, and staff.

Counselor for grades K-2: Mrs. Lopez, glopez@shsd.k12.pa.us

Counselor for grades 3-6: Mrs. Rash, jrash@shsd.k12.pa.us

Counselor for grades 7-9: Ms. Sunday, bsunday@shsd.k12.pa.us

Counselor for grades 10-12: Mrs. Albert, aalbert@shsd.k12.pa.us

College & Career Counselor K-12: Vacant

Guidance Administrative Assistant: Ms. Navickas, jnavickas@shsd.k12.pa.us

Please visit this link for information regarding upcoming SAT testing dates and registration instructions: https://www.shsd.k12.pa.us/Page/4845

• 1/15: No School, MLK Jr Day
• 1/19: End of 2nd Marking Period
• 2/1: Early Dismissal, teacher In-Service
• 2/5: No school for students, Parent-Teacher Conferences 10am-6pm
• 2/6: Early dismissal for students, Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 2/16: Early Dismissal - students and staff
• 2/19: Schools and offices closed - President's Day