SHS Weekly Update

The SHS Concert Chorus & Choraliers competed in a choral competition at Berkeley Middle School in Williamsburg on May 17. The Combined Chorus placed 2nd with a Superior rating in the competition. The Choraliers placed 1st with a Superior rating, and won Best Overall High School Choir as well. Please congratulate our talented singers!

June 5-7: The EGR IV Team, “Hungry Chickens” was busy pitching their solar-powered, app-controlled chicken (small animal) feeder to the judges and Shark Tank casting staff at the National Invention Convention at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, MI.

If you interested in becoming and IGNITE member for the 2-24-2025 school year, please see Ms. Davis (Room 1).

We have SEVEN lightly damaged copies of the 2024 yearbook for sale for the discounted price of $65. Most only have a ripped page or two. If you're interested, please bring cash or check (made out to Smithfield High School) to the library. First come, first served.

June 12-13 - Three-hour early dismissal

June 13 - Last day of school

June 14 - Graduation at Liberty Live

All laptops are now due back to the library. The only exceptions are for students taking SOL expedited retakes and for anyone whose teacher made previous arrangements with the library.

Please note: Beginning next school year, students with repair fees or missing equipment will no longer be able to check out a loaner laptop for the school day without a payment plan in place.

Click the Senior Activities Newsletter link below for important information regarding graduation and other upcoming senior events.

For seniors, all laptops, library books and textbooks were due back to the library on Friday, May 31.

Seniors must clear their library accounts and pay senior dues to receive graduation tickets. Clearing a library account requires all laptop repair and/or replacement charges be paid and all items issued to be returned in good condition. If a laptop is turned in damaged, a deposit of $250 is required. Only genuine Apple chargers with no damage/tape can be accepted at collection. The replacement cost for an Apple charger is $71.10.

The flyer below contains information about viewing and/or pre-ordering Lifetouch photos taken during the June 14 graduation ceremony at Liberty Live.

Appointments are now available for the July 8-11 senior portrait session at Smithfield High School. The link to schedule a session at school is at www.prestigeportraits.com/bookappointment. Begin by selecting your school under School Photography. This year seniors will be able to sign up for either a Deluxe Session, which includes casual poses, or a Basic Yearbook Session. All scheduling and payments should be made through the website.

All members of the Class of 2025 should plan to take senior tux and drape portraits -- even if you're not interested in purchasing them -- as they will be used in the yearbook. Appointments will open later this summer for a second session Aug. 26-27.

The National Honor Society scholarship fund in memory of SHS student Hannah Goetz is open for donations. The scholarship will recognize a Smithfield High School senior who has overcome adversity in pursuit of excellence. Hannah heroically battled cystic fibrosis throughout much of her 21 years of her life. Hannah epitomized grace and dignity and fought every day to live life to the fullest. She inspired friends, family, classmates, teachers, and the community with her warrior spirit, her vivacious personality, and devotion to her faith. We would like to honor her battle and inspire others to persevere despite the odds and obstacles. Click here to make a donation to the fund: NHS Hannah Goetz Scholarship Fund

Health & PE 9 - Health & PE 10 - Economics & Personal Finance

Program Description:

The IWCS summer school program will provide students with the opportunity to take a new course during the summer for high school credit. This will open-up their schedule during the school year and give them more flexibility to take advanced classes (AP, Dual Enrollment), add additional electives or participate in regional programs (Governor’s School). The tuition-based program will be delivered in an online format and will be facilitated by an IWCS teacher. Students must have access to the internet outside of school.

See the flyer below for more information.

Thursday, June 13th is the last day of the 2023-2024 school year for medications to be picked up form the SHS Clinic. Click the links below for more end-of-year information from the clinic, as well as some summer tips and resources from the Western Tidewater Health District.

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