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We have received some calls about the schedule this week. Steilacoom High School does have school on Monday, but will not have school on Friday for Staff Professional Development.

This 4 day week is Homecoming and there are lots of home sporting games happening, spirit days, and Friday's Halftime Parade and the Dance on Saturday. You can find all the information is below.

Parents, please check in on your students grades, as we are now entering week 6 and about 1/3 the way through the semester. If you don't see a grade for one of your students classes, please reach out and check in with that teacher. Its easier to address grade concerns early on then at the end of the semester.

Homecoming admission can be purchased with MasterCard or Visa at https://wa-steilacoom.intouchreceipting.com/signin After your family logs in and chooses your name, they would select "items at student's school". Homecoming is one of the categories. Admission is $25.00 per person.

The deadline to purchase online admission is Wed. 10/11 at midnight.

This week for Homecoming each day has a dress up theme.

The week of October 16-20th will be 1/2 days of school for conferences. Students will be released at 11:05 AM.

Information about conference will be sent out this week.

The Steilacoom Historical School District is thrilled to announce "Operation ELEVATE," a recent $1.5 million grant received from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) over the course of five years. DoDEA grants aim to enhance educational outcomes, reduce achievement gaps, and offer academic programs for districts with a high number of military-connected students.

Operation ELEVATE's primary goal is to address the challenges that students face in achieving literacy growth, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic. The plan involves implementing a sustainable system of effective classroom instruction that aligns with collective teacher efficacy conditions. Furthermore, Operation ELEVATE will focus on evidence-based early literacy enhancements in K-5 classrooms.

Recognizing the pandemic's disproportionate impact on early learners' literacy skills, the grant will establish after-school Literacy Labs at K-5 military-connected schools. Another significant objective of the grant is to ensure consistency in English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum from K-12. This involves implementing a uniform curriculum aligned with state standards and evidence-based practices/programs under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The 2023-2024 school year will primarily be a planning year for these initiatives.

Steilacoom Historical School District is one of 19 school districts supporting Army installations that received a total of $29,250,000 to support military connected students. This is the district’s 5th DoDEA grant award.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month and was founded in the United States in 2006 by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign unites communities nationwide to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention.

This year, our district will be joining participants nationwide by recognizing Unity Day on October 18, 2023. On this day, our school community is encouraged to wear Orange to unite

for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to send a visible message that no child should ever

experience bullying.

We are pleased to announce that Steilacoom High School now offers a Student Assistance Program to support the behavioral health needs of our students. Our Behavioral Health Assistant provides information, guidance and support to students who are impacted by emotional stressors and behavioral health challenges.

The goals of the program include:

1. Improve access to behavioral health services
2. Increase awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental distress and encourage help-seeking behavior
3. Develop healthy coping skills
4. Improve school performance

Sarah Menard is the Behavioral Health Assistant assigned to Steilacoom High School. Sarah will be meeting with students individually, in small groups and will also be providing presentations on behavioral health topics. She will be on campus daily from 7:00am - 3:00pm and is located in office 122.

Please feel free to contact Sarah at smenard@steilacoom.k12.wa.us if you have any questions about the program.

Did you know your can get email notifications for your student's daily attendance, when grades have been posted, and a progress report sent automatically. Here is how.

1. Log into skyward, click on "my account" at the top of the screen
2. Then scroll down to "email notifications." You can select how often you would like to receive a progress report from skyward.

Hey Seniors and Parents!

EVERYTHING IS DUE Friday, DECEMBER 1st!

1) Senior Photos: should be head and shoulders, dress code applies, 300 dpi.
Submit to this link: https://images.jostens.com/0dzX_zo7bO_rfgpTPNTZTSw

2) Senior Baby Photos: Submit them here: https://images.jostens.com/0dzX_zo7bO_rfgpTPNTZTSw

3) Senior Grad Ads! See attached flyer, but your families can submit text and photos here:
https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1118366

4) Senior Quotes will also be due December 1st, stay tuned for the form.

Next month, ballots will begin arriving in homes and voters in the Steilacoom Historical School District will get to decide whether to support a new capital projects levy. The levy is a substantially smaller list of projects and a lower dollar amount than the bond proposal that ran earlier this year. The levy includes:

• A new heating and ventilation system for Cherrydale and Chloe Clark
• Replacement of heating and ventilation system controls in other schools
• A new roof and other exterior improvements to prevent leaking at Steilacoom High School
• Technology system improvements districtwide
• District property
• Replacement of the high school turf field
• Traffic revisions at Cherrydale, Chloe Clark, and Saltar's Point
• Districtwide lighting and security system improvement

If the levy doesn't pass with 50% voter approval, funding will not be available for any of these critical projects.

This is a short-term levy (two years) with a tax rate that is lower than the current bond tax rate that is going away. The 2023 bond rate was $1.63 and the new levy rate that would replace it if approved would be $1.09 in 2024.

While these projects are completed, the district will re-engage with the community about larger needs that could be included in a future bond issue.

You are encouraged to get more information about the levy - on our website at https://www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us/who-we-are/departments/financial-services/shsd-2023-levy-information.

The district will hold informational webinars about the levy proposal on October 17 and November 1.

If you have questions, contact Shawn Lewis at shlewis@steilacoom.k12.wa.us

Mr. Johnson will be meeting with Juniors in their English classes to review individual credits and graduation requirements. Mr. Johnson has been meeting with Running Start students at each EVF appointment with the same information, and will continue to do so. If your student is not on track to graduate, Mr. Johnson will make this clear in his meeting with them, and will be following up with the family through Parentsquare.

Next Wednesday (10/11) seniors will be able to register to vote in Senior English and in WIN time. Students will need to have their Washington State Drivers License with them in order to complete this

Please remember that students should only be on campus if they are in a scheduled SHS class. Running Start Students, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before your class starts and leave right after class. This allows us to keep an accurate account of student safety. Students who are on campus need to report to the Sentinel Center or Library after they check in at the front desk.

School pictures taken at STEILACOOM HIGH SCHOOL are now available for parents to view and order online.

View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login

• STEILACOOM HIGH SCHOOL
• Event Code: FE21223
• Also Needed: Skyward Unique Student ID

See below for this week's schedule.

Go Sentinels!

Visit https://steillyathletics.com/ for schedules, registration, and to purchase tickets.

Grade Checks: Attention all athletes. Grade and eligibility checks will be done at the end of this week. Be sure to connect with your teachers about grades, turning in missing work, and completing reassessments. If an athlete is deemed ineligible, Garza will be contacting you and your coach to come up with a plan to get you back on track.

Winter Sports: Winter Sports starts November 13. Make sure your physical and registration is updated, including payment of user fees.

Girls Basketball information: Any girls interested in playing basketball this winter season please contact Coach Ivy to be added to the list. You can email him at rivy@steilacoom.k12.wa.us

Please be sure to pay your user fee. Players may not compete or attend away games until they've paid their user fee. If you need assistance please reach out to our ASB bookkeeper or Athletic Director. Use this link https://www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us/who-we-are/departments/financial-services/how-to-make-payments-for-fees-fines-and-food-service for more information on how to sign up or sign in to your account to make payments.

This week in Steilly Athletics:

Monday 10/9

JV Football Double Header

Fife vs Franklin Pierce--4pm

Steilacoom vs Clover Park-- 6pm

Volleyball-@ White River JV-5:45pm; Varsity-7:15pm

B/G Golf 2A SPSL League Tournament @ Gold Mountain; play begins at 9am
Tuesday 10/10
Swim at River Ridge HS (non-league)-4pm
Tennis home vs Fife-3:30pm
Soccer home vs Fife-JV-5pm; Varsity-7pm
Wednesday 10/11
Volleyball home vs Orting-JV 5:45pm; Varsity-7:15pm
Thursday 10/12
Swim @ Fife-3:30pm
Tennis @ Foss-3:30pm
Friday 10/12
Homecoming Football vs. Foss-7pm

Steilacoom Historical School District uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.

For more information on the Bell Schedule, please visit the school Website.

Email: steilacoomhsoffice@steilacoom.k12.wa.us
Website: www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us
Location: 54 Sentinel Drive, Steilacoom, WA, USA
Phone: 253-983-2300
Instagram: @bigsteilly

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