SHS Weekly Update

Isle of Wight Culinary Arts students participated in the Virginia ProStart Invitational held at Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Conference Center in Harrisonburg, VA.

Aidan Kerr took First Place in the state's first ever napkin folding competition.

An incredible Culinary Arts team composed of Alexandria Washburn, Aidan Kerr, Christina Kea-Towns, Charlene Sanderson, and Julia Leete brought home the First Place Prize in IWCS's first ever appearance at the VPSI.

Chef Nic Hagen and Chef Scott Horne were honored to coach and cheer on such a wonderful group of students.

We are headed to the National ProStart Invitation held in Baltimore, MD, on May 2nd-May 4th. We will represent the entire state of Virginia!

Smithfield took 1st place Saturday, March 1, at the 4A regional debate championships. Here are the individual awards:

Amma Maddy and Mazzy O'Hanlon- 2nd place Policy Debate

Gabrielle Johns and Jack Wesdock- 1st place Policy Debate

Both teams move on to super regionals.

Abigail Sikes and Reagan Bresnahan- 2nd place Public Forum Debate

Alyze Pizzaro and Abigail Wahl- 1st place Public Forum Debate

Both teams move on to super regionals

Noah Zola- 5th place Lincoln Douglas Debate (super regional alternate)

Sophie Shipman- 4th place Lincoln Douglas

Diana Leang- 1st place Lincoln Douglas

Sophie and Diana both move on to super regionals

Wyatt Richardson- 10th place Student Congress

Reese Wicker- 5th place Student Congress

Andrew Thompson- 4th place Student Congress

Liam O'Boyle- 3rd place Student Congress

Seth Baker- 2nd place Student Congress

Camryn Hicks- 1st place Student Congress and Most Outstanding Senator

All six move on to super regionals.

On March 15th, Smithfield debate will be competing at Super Regionals at Henrico High School.

We extend our warmest congratulations to Aiden Montgomery and Ryan Snyder for securing First Place in the coding and programming competition at the FBLA Colonial Region Conference! Your dedication, creativity, and teamwork have truly paid off, showcasing exceptional coding skills and innovative problem-solving. Your achievement is an inspiration to your peers and reinforces the value of perseverance and hard work. We are proud to have you represent Smithfield High School at the FBLA State Leadership Conference, April 4th and 5th in Reston, Virginia. Once again, congratulations on this remarkable achievement!

Representing Liebherr Mining Equipment Company, Natalie Kramer (Class of 2024) and Ryan Foster (Class of 2007) spoke to welding students recently and providing a welding demonstration.

All students currently enrolled in Health/PE 9 and/or Driver Education/PE 10 will be participating in Family Life Education in the coming weeks. Below you will find the standards of learning for this content, an informational letter from Central Office and an opt-out form for any parents that would like to exclude their student from this lesson. Please review this information and reach out to Ms. Cuffee if you would like to review any of the instructional materials.

SHS will begin rolling out the weapons detection system for our main entrance (car riders, drivers, parent drop-off) on March 18th. Click this link to access an instructional video from IWCS that provides additional details about the weapons detection system.

March 14 - Asynchronous day for students / High School Professional Learning Day

March 17 - Student Holiday; Staff Virtual Workday

The SHS counselors will begin meeting with students for scheduling. Please be on the lookout for a mailing and reach out to your student’s counselor if you would like to be present for the scheduling meeting. Counselors are available via appointment for in person, zoom, or telephone meetings.

Ms. Rachael Davidson

Last Names: A-D

rdavidson@iwcs.k12.va.us

757-357-8778

Ms. Meredith Hynes

Last Names: E-J

mhynes@iwcs.k12.va.us

757-357-8781

Ms. Jeneisse Howell

Last Names: K-O

jhowell3@iwcs.k12.va.us

757-542-3197

Ms. Jordan Respass

Last Names: P-R

jrespass@iwcs.k12.va.us

757-357-8779

Ms. Lana Booth

Last Names: S-Z

lbooth@iwcs.k12.va.us

757-357-8780

The CTE Student Application for the 2025-26 school year is now available.

If a student wishes to be considered for more than one double-block CTE course, a separate application must be submitted for each program of interest. Students currently enrolled in a double-block CTE course do not need to reapply to continue in the same course for the upcoming year.

The deadline for submission is March 15, 2025.

Prom Date: May 3rd

Theme: Night at the Casino/Las Vegas

Tickets are $50/per person BEFORE Spring Break; $60/ per person AFTER Spring Break (until we sell out)

Check out the SHS spirit wear now available through Jostens: https://themascotshop.jostens.com/1119382

Ready to purchase your yearbook? Click here to order.

Click the link below for a PowerPoint presentation about the Isle Maritime Trades Academy program.

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

• 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.”

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