We hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break. As we enter the final quarter of the year we have some important information for all students and parents. As always, if there is anything you need or questions you have, please let us know, specially as we wrap up the year, move into testing season, and count down to graduation.

Before Break, we had some great things happening with our Sentinels.

A group of SHS student went to China and spent a week learning about the Chinese Culture returning right before Spring Break. When talking with the students, many said they had an amazing time and said their experience was incredible.

SHS Band had a fund day on Friday before Spring Break learning a new song, but only using their hands and feet. Members of band headed to Anaheim over break to perform and learn at Disneyworld.

Students in our Engineering classes had presentations where they had to create something using a "new type of material" and then analyze various measurements of the material and how it reacted using a computer program called Fusion360. The students shown, created a device that took heat from a car engine and converted it back to power for the car battery, (idea was to replace the use of an alternator.)

JROTC used their teambuilding and collaboration techniques to decide as a team how they were going to structure their PT day the Friday before break. JROTC is a student leadership class were students are driving the class and work with our instructors to build personal and team leadership skills.

Art students worked on a technique were they took a picture, broke the picture into squares and then drew the picture using Oil Pastels and enlarging the scale of the picture.

Senora Williams' Spanish class had fun playing "las charadas al reves" (reverse charades) before break. (There was lots of laughter and fun.) Students have grown a ton in their Foreign Language skills this year.

Our Tenor Bass Choir Students had fun warming up at the start of class.

Our spring testing window is now open and students in select grades will take the annual state tests in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

• Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) English Language Arts (ELA): 10th grade
• Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) Math: 10th grade
  
• Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS): 11th grade

Testing is scheduled during the following dates in advisory classrooms.

• April 16 SBA ELA CAT for all 10th graders and for 11th and 12th graders needing to meet their graduation pathway
• April 18 SBA ELA PT for 10th graders and for 11th and 12th graders needing to meet their graduation pathway
• April 18 WCAS for all 11th grade students
• Please note: If a student is also taking the ELA test, arrangements will be made to take the ELA portion on a make-up day.
• April 19 Make up testing
• April 23 SBA Math CAT for all 10th graders and for 11th and 12th graders needing to meet their graduation pathway
• April 25 SBA Math PT for all 10th graders and for 11th and 12th graders needing to meet their graduation pathway
• April 26 Make up testing

• Additional dates of make-up testing will be available if needed

More information will follow in the coming weeks. Anything you can do to help your child attend school on the above days is appreciated.

Thank you for your partnership in supporting the success of your student. Please contact us if you have questions about state testing.

AP testing will happen May 6, 2024 - May 17, 2024. All testing will happen at SHS but specific locations are still being determined. Below is a list of when testing will occur.

This week in Steilly Athletics:

Monday:

Fastpitch at Orting. Bus departs at 2:15.

Wednesday:

Tennis home vs Foss. 3:30

JV Baseball home vs Foss 4PM

Varsity baseball @ Foss 4PM

Fastpitch @ Fife. 7PM

Soccer home vs Fife JV 5PM V 7pm

Thursday

Track meet home vs Fife 3:30PM

Tennis home vs. WR 3:30 PM

Varsity baseball home vs Foss 4PM

JV Baseball @ Foss 4PM

Fastpitch home vs Silas 4PM

Friday

Varsity baseball home vs Lakes 4PM

JV baseball at Lakes 4PM.

Fastpitch at Black Hills 4:30PM

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

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