Rebel Review

South Families,

Happy Thanksgiving! I know we are all looking forward to taking a break from school next week. More importantly, I hope our entire South Community is able to spend great time with family and friends during the break. Personally, I am so thankful to live and work in our South High community. We have had a wonderful Fall and I am blessed to be surrounded by great students, staff and community. Have a wonderful holiday!

I send "The Rebel Review" every two weeks to keep you informed and to celebrate the great things our students and staff are doing. I would also encourage you to visit our school website anytime to view our latest updates. As always though, If you have any questions that you need answered directly, please feel free to call our main office for assistance (440-975-3648).

Sincerely,

Andy Suttell

Principal

Mark your calendar for these important events during the first few weeks of school:

November 28-December 2: Thanksgiving Break - No School

December 3: School Resumes

December 13: Excel TECC Application Window Opens

December 18, 19, 20: Mid Term Exams

December 20: End of Second Quarter

December 21 - January 5: Winter Break - No School - Happy Holidays

January 6: School Resumes - Start of 2nd Semester

January 10: Excel TECC Application Window Closes

Student Council has organized our annual Toys for Tots toy drive! Student Council is currently collecting new, and unwrapped toys to help brighten the holiday season for children in need. The collection will take place from Wednesday, November 22 through Tuesday, December 17.

Donation boxes have been placed in our lobby near the cafeteria, each labeled with a grade level. Remember, every toy you donate earns points for your grade. Let’s see which class can bring in the most and help come together and spread some holiday cheer. Thank you for your generosity, and happy donating!

Excel TECC staff recently met with our 10 grade students to deliver a presentation about the variety of programs available to them. Excel TECC has many incredible programs that prepare our students for careers in a variety different fields. Students who graduate from South High School who have been involved in Excel TECC are set up for career success in these fields. The application windows for Excel TECC opens on December 10.

In order to promote and learn about specifics about the programs, each Excel TECC program offers Open Houses. Those presentations begin week after our break and will be at the various locations that host the programs. I encourage you to attend these to learn about the incredible opportunities available. Please see the Information Flier below for dates of these Open Houses.

Please contact your child's counselor if you have any questions about entering the Excel To begin to learn about options, please see our Excel TECC website link.

Next week, Rebel Yell is promoting a spirit week. See the flier below for details. In addition, as a holiday treat, we will have Kona Ice and Tom's Coffee available on Monday during lunch hours for students to purchase if they choose.

Students who did not receive a competency score in ELA II and Algebra I must retake the state EOC exam at least twice to fulfill graduation requirements. Student who didn’t earn a 700 or higher may retake any of the exams. Emails will be sent Monday, November 25th to students who should retake one or more of these EOC exams. The email will give the student the date and time they should report to the Library for testing. Below is a general timeline for EOC testing. If you have any questions please contact our Associate Principal, Jen Chauby at jen.chauby@weschools.org.

South High School will administer mid-term exams prior to the end of the Second Quarter and prior to the Winter Break (December 21 to January 5). For your early planning, I did want to provide you with the 24-25 Midterm Exam Schedule. As we get closer, I will provide specific details to answer any questions you may have.

As we enter the Thanksgiving Break, I would like to encourage you to check PowerSchool and have a discussion with your child about their academic progress. There is still time in the Second Grading period to improve grades heading into the Midterm Exams and the end of the First Semester. It is important, however, to remind students that we only have two short weeks when we return from break prior to the end of the semester to do so. Please encourage your child to work hard, and discuss with their teachers what they can do to improve if needed.

SENIOR FAMILIES SAVE THE DATE: December 4, 6pm, Commons.This is the next meeting regarding Prom Fashion Show and After Prom planning. Please watch your email for communication related to the critical help you can provide!

We want our Seniors to have the best Prom and After Prom. It requires planning from parents to make this happen! Please join Rebel Families on December 4 at 6:00pm to help make After Prom a memorable experience for our kids!!

Make up day photos have been updated in the online galleries and It is now time to view and order your students' school day portraits for the 24-25 school year.

You may currently view and order your school portraits from the October 17 Make-Up Day as well as the August 30 Picture Day in the Cirino Photography Online Viewing/Ordering Gallery. You will need your students first name, last name and student ID number exactly as it appears in PowerSchool to log in - if you have any questions Cirino Photography can help just give them a call at 440 953-8200. The photo link can be found here: South Picture Link (https://my.photoday.com/gallery/willoughby-south)

It is time to start preparing for Graduation! See the attached flyer for all of the information you need to order your Cap & Gown, Graduation announcements, Senior Ring and other items. At our Senior Class Meeting earlier, seniors were provided with an ordering packet. If you did not receive the packet, please stop by the office to pick one up..

Senior Flier Information

Sophomores - It is time to order your Class Ring! Your ring is a symbol that you are a part of South HS and your graduating class. It is also a reminder of all of the great moments and accomplishments you will have while you are here. See the attached flyer for all of the information you need to design and order your Ring.

Class Ring Information

There is nothing more meaningful to an educator than to know the impact they are making on students and community. We have great staff here at South that I want to recognize as much as I can. Parents, would you like to nominate a school staff member for a shout out? The Staff Shout Out Form can be used anytime you want to report a staff member being awesome!

Guidance Department Information

We are moving in a wonderful direction as far as getting schedules fixed for our students. Please

continue to reach out to your student’s guidance counselor, if need assistance:

Mrs. Grant – Alison.grant@weschools.org, 440.975.3653 Serving students A-G

Mrs. Scripp – Lindsay.scripp@weschools.org 440.975.3624 Serving students H-O

Ms. Joyce – Virginia.joyce@weschools.org 440.975.3657 Serving students P-Z

Guidance is extremely happy to continue to help your students. Please reach out and contact any of our counselors if your child needs support. If your student needs academic support, please

reach out to guidance or Ms. Laura Albertone (National Honor Society moderator) for tutoring help.

Ms. Albertone can be reached at laura.albertone@weschools.org

As we move into the end of the semester, please have your child continue to work hard and interact

with his/her teachers to get additional help or explanation of material. Teachers are happy to help!

Please encourage passing all of their classes, especially if they are athletes. Also, as we move into 3rd quarter, please start speaking to your children about scheduling for next year. Think about what your child is interested in and have them choose classes that support that interest.

This is the Guidance Department's focus over the next several weeks:

12/5 – Guidance counselors will meet with 9th graders to introduce Naviance. We will go through

Science 9 courses. Environmental Science and Honors Biology

12/13 – EXCEL TECC Domains open. 10th graders can apply for the 11th and 12th grade programs.

1/10 – EXCEL TECC domains close. Please have your applications completed by that date.

1/22 – SAVE THE DATE: Advanced Options Night – 7:00 at the PAC (North HS auditorium)

Cardinal Credit Union provides South Students with a free checking account. They put the first $20 into an account for you. An ongoing bonus is that they add a dollar to the account for every dollar you earn throughout your entire high school experience. Cardinal also wants to reward you for you’re A’s at our Kiosk during lunchtime at South HS! IF you have one of their FREE CARDINAL ACCOUNTS, Cardinal will give you a $1 for every A. Just see us at our Kiosk at lunch with any documentation from your student records and your High School Mascot Debit Card so we have your account number, and Cardinal will add the bucks to your account!!!!

IF you do not yet have an account, see us at our Kiosk and we’ll help you get started!

With the cold weather months approaching, it's important that everyone is aware of the district's calamity day policy. Please see the Willoughby-Eastlake Letter for info about how and why the decision to close school is made, and how you will be notified.

In partnership with the Educational Service Center of the Western Reserve, our district is excited to offer a limited number of "Drive to Succeed" scholarships, thanks to a grant from the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO). These scholarships provide free driver training scholarships to low-income high school students.

If your child meets the income requirements and has a temporary permit, they may be eligible for a scholarship. Please note that only 20 spots are available for the year. To learn more or to apply, please contact your child's guidance counselor. We encourage eligible families to apply!

Willoughby South High School has 3 phenomenal Booster Organizations that support the students!

• Our BAND BOOSTERS support our Rebel music and band programs
• Our REBEL FAMILIES support our Rebel academic programs and provide scholarships
• Our ATHLETIC BOOSTERS support our Rebel athletics teams

Please support these fine organizations! They volunteer their time to give back to our kids in so many ways!

WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING:

• Disbursed funds to our athletic teams/student clubs for parent time worked in concession stands this fall

• Held Senior Parent meeting to start activities related to Prom.

• Transitioned our concession stand from outside (fall sports) to inside (basketball) - Stocking and keeping track is a lot of work (we can always use help!)

• Organized feeding staff for this past week’s Teacher Conference night (they can’t go without dinner!)

HOW CAN YOU HELP:

• SENIOR FAMILIES SAVE THE DATE: December 4, 6pm, Commons.This is the next meeting regarding Prom Fashion Show and After Prom planning. Please watch your email for communication related to the critical help you can provide!

• EARN MONEY FOR YOUR STUDENT’S CLUB OR SPORTS by signing up to work the indoor concession stand for basketball games. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/RebelFamsSUG

• WE NEED A FUNDRAISING CHAIR - most of the work can be done on your own time, calling restaurants to organize dine to donate, or coming up with new and creative ideas to help us raise money. If you are interested in leading the charge email us at wsrebelmoms@gmail.com

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES!

facebook.com/southrebelfamilies Instagram ​@rebelfamilies

The only way we can continue to provide things for our students is through raising money! (Our annual goal is $25,000), so please GET INVOLVED!

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES!

facebook.com/southrebelfamilies Instagram ​@rebelfamilies

Rebels Express, the South High Spirit Shop, would like to welcome everyone back to school!

Our store is now open for business online.

You can place an online order and pickup in the main office from 7-3. We can also send your order home with your student. The online website is : https://rebelexpress.square.site/

Please follow us on social media to stay updated on new items, special promotions and store hours.

Instagram: @rebels_express

X (Twitter) : @RebsSchoolStore

Facebook : Rebels Express Spirit Shop

The Argus, South's annual year, is busy planning the 2025 yearbook edition. Please see the Argus Update 2025 for information about our yearbook, school pictures and senior photo information. If you have any questions related to the yearbook, please email them to our Yearbook Advisor, Ms. McChesney at south.yearbook@weschools.org.

The Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools and the Cleveland Food Bank will provide monthly produce for any family in the community. The markets are open from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Service will not begin prior to 10 a.m. See the posting below for upcoming dates and location.

Enjoy some pictures and information of some of the great things happening at South over the last two weeks.

Each week, our teachers nominate students who are consistently positive in their approach to school both academically and behaviorally. At the end of each month, each nominated student will have a chance to earn Student of the Month.

The following students have earned Rebel Student of the Week during the past 2 weeks. Congratulations!

South Teacher Sheryl Milroy helped to organize our annual Veterans Day Breakfast. Students wrote and read letters, thanking our Veterans as well as performed music to honor and thank them for their service. This is a great event that we look forward to each year

Congratulations to our newest members of the National Honor Society. Over 25 students were inducted into the organization during the traditional induction ceremony. We are so proud of your work!

The South High School Marching Band held their banquet to celebrate their incredible season, culminating in superior ratings in the state competition. Congratulations to all members!

South High School Choir performed an incredibly inspirational performance during their Fall concert at the Performing Arts Center. The solo performances were phenomenal! Our students have outstanding talent.

AP Spanish teacher Mrs. Visnick had students create authentic displays and food samples after researching the National Identity of Spanish speaking countries

Bussing Information: The radius for school transportation widens from Middle School to High School. Transportation information is now available in PowerSchool Parent Portal. Please call Transportation Department at (440) 975-3736 if you have any transportation questions.

Food Services Flyer

Please see the following for information about our Food Services - Food Services Flyer

School Fees, Lunch Accounts & Free/Reduced Lunch Application: Manage student meal accounts & Apply for free and reduced meals at https://www.weschools.org/PayForIt.aspx

Open Positions at W-E Schools

Check out the Employment page to find opportunities for joining the Willoughby-Eastlake team: https://www.weschools.org/AssistantSuperintendent.aspx