SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Happy Fall, Cougar Country!

I hope you all were able to get some well-deserved rest during our fall break as we move into the winter months. We were able to administer the PSAT test this week for those students who chose to participate. We had a pretty good turnout as many of our students are beginning to look at their educational futures.

I just wanted to thank all the faculty/staff and students for welcoming me as their new principal at such a strange time of the year. I am so excited to be here, my administrative team and I will be working hard to move this amazing school forward.

Hope you all have a blessed and amazing weekend.

Sean Hall,

Principal SSHS

Please click this link for a copy of this year's Bell Schedule.

2021-2022 Bell Schedule

Due to conferences in elementary schools throughout the week, Wednesday October 20th, WILL NOT have an early release.

At the current time and/or until further guidance is given from the Washoe County School District, masks will be required indoors for both students and adults/staff. Masks may be removed when outdoors or performing strenuous exercises.

WCSD Communication regarding masks 8.4.2021

ACT TEST PREP-FALL SEMESTER

ACT Bootcamps provided by Tutors Across America

Discounted cost for ALL Northern Nevada Students $149.

Available to all grades 9th – 12th.

Average 3-7 point improvement on the ACT.

Tutors Across America’s Upcoming Fall Semester ACT Bootcamps available to Northern Nevada Students:

Available Online Bootcamps

Available in Person Bootcamps

October 15-17 @ Damonte Ranch HS

November 19-21

Class Schedule: 3-Days (20 Hours)

Friday: 4:00pm to 8:30pm

Saturday: 9:00am to 6:00pm (Lunch break 1pm – 2pm)

Sunday: 9:00am to 6:00pm (Lunch break 1pm – 2pm)

To Enroll in the Bootcamp Weekend:

1. https://tutorsacrossamerica.com/actcourse/

2. Choose the camp you wish to attend.

3. Enroll as directed.

4. When completing payment, input coupon code: testsuccess

Spanish Springs HS Juniors: ACT Testing for Nevada Juniors is scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Spanish Springs High School. Participating in the ACT is a graduation requirement. Additional Bootcamps will be offered by Tutors Across America for juniors closer to March 1, 2022, at SSHS.

Please see below for important information for Advanced Placement (AP) students:

Students must have an AP account with College Board in order to register for the test as well as to access AP classroom for classroom curriculum. Teachers have given students the JOIN codes and instructions on how to complete this task. If your student has any questions, please direct them to their teacher.

AP tests are $94. $40 deposit to order test is due by November 15th. They can pay this to Megan Svare (bookkeeper) at lunch/afterschool or via the webstore.

AP testing is REQUIRED for all students in an AP class, there is NO OPT OUT this year.

November 15th is the final day for students to sign up for the AP classroom without a late fee. After November 15th there is a $40 late fee in addition to the testing fee.

All tests will be paper-and-pencil at school in May 2022.

Click here to view the: AP Testing Schedule

The Civics Exam is coming soon. Participation in the Civics Exam is a graduation requirement in the state of Nevada. All seniors enrolled in Government this semester will be taking the exam in that class starting as early as November 15th. If you are a senior who is not in a government class this year, please contact your counselor to make testing arrangements.

After school tutoring will be starting on Thursday, October 21st from 2:45-4:00pm in the Career Center. Tutoring will then be offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:45 pm- 4:00 pm.

Core area teachers will be available to assist students during this time. Students attending tutoring should come prepared with their homework/assignments that they need to complete. Currently transportation will not be offered with tutoring, however we are hopeful that we will be able to get transportation set up in the near future.

I would like to welcome our new assistant to the library. Ms. Susan Lewis will be working in the library and helping support our students. Welcome to the library Ms. Lewis!

We have been so excited to have our students back in the library checking out books and spending time with their friends. We will continue to be open every school day to help support your goals!

For those of you hoping to get the edge on standardized tests, including the ASVAB, please stop in to learn how we can help you prepare!

As a friendly reminder, if you were issued a laptop or hot spot last year, please return the items (with the chargers) at this time so we may redistribute them. We will also send out notices for late materials at the end of the week via email and in class to students. Please be on the lookout for your old books so you can get those materials returned and the fines cleared. We can even return books from other schools on your behalf.

Have a great week! Sincerely, Mrs. Hefner and Ms. Lewis

October 26, 2021

Any student or staff member who missed Picture Day or wants to retake their picture needs to come to the cafeteria at their appointed time on Tuesday, 10/26.

Teachers are aware students will be missing approximately 10 minutes of class time. Students are asked to return to class immediately after having their picture taken.

If students are worried about missing class, they can have their picture taken before school, after school, or during lunch or their off-campus.

Students who do not get their picture taken may not be pictured in the yearbook.

Last name begins with:

First Block

8:15-8:45 A - D

8:45-9:15 E – F

Second Block

10:00-10:30 G - J

10:30-11:00 K – N

7th Period

11:30–12:00 O – R

Third Block

1:15 – 1:45 S – V

1:45 – 2:15 W – Z

Thank you very much.

Direct inquiries to Ms. Gil, Yearbook Teacher. tgil@washoeschools.net

Senior Portraits are being taken at the Prestige Portraits/Lifetouch studio at 80 East Patriot Blvd., Reno.

Click the large purple button below to schedule an appointment or use the QR code to schedule an appointment.

Photo must be in a tux or drape with Moonlight Blue background for yearbook.

Portrait Deadline: You need to sit for your portrait by January 15, 2022.

Senior Portrait Flyer

Spanish Springs HS follows all WCSD Attendance Policies and Procedures.

In Summary:

If your student(s) is sick, please keep your student(s) home from school.

Parent/guardian must call or email the school each day their student(s) is

absent to verify the student’s absence on that day to ensure the child's

safety. Please call the SSHS Office at 425-7733 to verify student absences.

Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.

Students will not be retained or fail a course (high school) based on attendance. However, students who miss 10% or more of class periods for any course that meets in a semester will be chronically absent in that course(s).

If the student must miss an entire class period for any reason, it is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to see that a written/verbal verification is provided to the school prior to, during, or within three days of an absence. Failure to do so within three days of the student's return to school will result in the absence being coded as Unverified (AUK).

The Health Department Excluded Distance Learning OR Contact Tracing (HDED or HDCT) code is used when a school has been notified by Washoe County Health Department or Washoe County School District that a student is excluded from school but is able to work on Temporary Distance Learning for the length of the exclusion.

Students are to attend Temporary Distance Learning daily and complete work assigned. Students will check-in daily on MS Teams through the Daily Agenda. If a student is unable to work due to health reasons or the student chooses not to work or communicate with the teacher daily, the student will be marked HDE. The HDED and HDCT codes do not count toward chronic absenteeism. HDE does count toward chronic absenteeism.

Make-up work must be provided for any absence, but it is the student’s responsibility to request the make-up work in advance or on the first day s/he returns to class. Because it is impossible to make-up some in-class assignments, coursework of a similar nature may be given. It is the student’s responsibility to turn in all make-up class work at the designated deadline. Failure to complete the make-up work within the designated deadline will result in no credit received for the make-up work.

Students will have the number of days absent plus one to complete missed make up work or concepts missed beginning on the day the teacher provides the missed assignments to the student. Teachers must provide missed make-up work or concepts missed within two days of the student’s return to class.

COUNSELORS:

A-Carp Dana Hamilton DHamilton@washoeschools.net

Carr-Frak Angie Goss AGoss@washoeschools.net

Fran-Inf Lara Dreelan LDreelan@washoeschools.net

Ing-Maso Niki Harris Niki.Harris@washoeschools.net

Mass-Pere Loni Romo LRomo@washoeschools.net

Perk-Simm Jill Anderson Jill.Anderson@washoeschools.net

Simp-Za Tarin Myers Tarin.Myers@washoeschools.net

Dear Spanish Springs Families,

My name is Natasha Maximoff and I am a staff member at Spanish Springs School. Each year we work hard to support our students’ success and help them to represent themselves and our school well in the community. This has been a difficult time for us all but we want to make sure we can continue to provide amazing learning opportunities, positive reinforcement and support for our students.

COVID-19 continues to limit our ability to solicit donations from our local businesses. Due to our district’s budgetary constraints, we are incredibly limited in the positive reinforcement items that we can provide for our students without your help. As we work to recover as a school and a district, we hope we can count on your support in donating rewards or prizes (this can include gift cards or coupons, food/drink, items for raffles, etc.) to help us continue to motivate and celebrate our students and their achievements.

If you choose to contribute to our school, you will give more than just donated items, you’ll be a hero to the students who will be recognized for their hard work.

Please feel free to contact us at 775-425-7733 x38216 or by email (ncmaximoff@washoeschools.net) if you have any additional questions about our school or if you’d like to support us in another way. If you would like to donate, please let us know. Upon receipt of any donated items, we can provide a Tax Exempt letter for donations that are tax-deductible.

All of us at Spanish Springs High School thank you in advance for your support!

Warm regards,

Natasha Maximoff

· DMV Certifications of Attendance are processed at the district level by the Student Records Department.

· Visit the WCSD web page: www.washoeschools.net and select:

STUDENT AND PARENTS

>STUDENT RECORDS

> CLICK ON BACKPACK CURRENT STUDENT.

FILL OUT INFORMATION, AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE CHECK THE DMV BOX.

· Please allow one week of processing time.

· Please note: Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent and do not meet the DMV Certification of Attendance requirements. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.

Information for how to get the attendance for DMV is permanently found at:

Parents and Guardians Page

The complete WCSD policy can be found here: WCSD DMV Attendance Policy

WCSD offers Tech Support. The contact number is 789-3426.

The hours are:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7am-2:30pm and Tuesday, Thursday 11:30am-7:00pm.

Athletic COVID testing will occur weekly for all student athletes regardless of vaccination status on all levels of the football team (a close contact, high-risk sport) and other teams that are traveling outside WCSD during that week. All students must have a negative test to participate in that week’s events. Positive results may lead to exclusions from athletic participation as well as exclusions from school.

STUDENT CONSENT FORM FOR COVID-19 TESTING

Week (#10)

Athletics and Activities that need to COVID TEST on Monday 10/18 from 7:45 AM to 10:30 AM.

Please have the coaches and ALL student-athletes who are taking the COVID Test use the following schedule:

7:45 AM to 8:00 AM:

Coaches and Staff

Any student-athlete that attends a different school location (TMCC, AACT, Online)

8:00 AM to 9:35 AM:

Varsity Football = (Game v Douglas on Friday 10/22)

JV Football = (Game v ? on Thursday 10/21)

Frosh Football = (Game v Douglas on Thursday 10/21)

9:35 AM to 10:30 AM:

Boys and Girls Cross Country = (Invite in CA on Saturday 10/23)

Volleyball All Levels = (Game at Carson on Tuesday 10/19)

Masks are required to be worn by all spectators, regardless of vaccination status, at all indoor school events per governor directive. Everyone planning on attending indoor events at the school should self-monitor for COVID symptoms before attending, socially distance where possible, and wearing masks at all times while in any area inside the school. We need to adhere to these requirements to keep our students playing and to keep athletics and activities running at our school.

Week (#6)

Athletics and Activities that need to COVID TEST on Monday 9/20 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Please have the coaches and ALL student-athletes who are taking the COVID Test use the following schedule:

9:30 AM to 12:00 PM:

Coaches and Staff

Any student-athlete that attends a different school location (TMCC, AACT, Online)

Varsity Football = (Game v BMCHS on Friday 9/24)

JV Football = (Game v BMCHS on Thursday 9/23)

Frosh Football = (Game v BMCHS on Thursday 9/23)

Boys and Girls Cross Country = (Invite at Truckee at Saturday 9/25)

Girls Tennis = (Game at Carson on Tuesday 9/21)

Boys Tennis = (Game at Douglas on Thursday 9/23)

Fall Sports Registration for the 2020-21 school year is now complete.

FALL SPORTS HEAD COACH

Cheer

Lisa Shults (775-223-3604)

LShults@sutlaw.com

Cross Country (Boys & Girls)

Rhonda Beadell (775-391-9989)

RBeadell@washoeschools.net

Football

Rob Hummel (701-269-1459)

RHummel@washoeschools.net

Golf (Girls)

Veronica Crew (775-815-3043)

CrewV9@gmail.com

Soccer (Boys)

Winston Mora (775-232-8935)

winstonjmora@yahoo.com

Soccer (Girls)

Janel Guthrie (775-830-6627)

JeGuthrie@washoeschools.net

Tennis (Boys)

John Rogers (775-750-7616)

John.Rogers@washoeschools.net

Tennis (Girls)

Lynn Rapp (775-762-4066)

LRapp@washoeschools.net

Volleyball

Katy Upton (707-208-1959)

Katherine.Upton@washoeschools.net

If you have any questions, contact the athletic secretary:

Kim Sterett at SSHS

775-321-3945

KSterett@washoeschools.net

2021-2022 WINTER SPORT REGISTRATION IS OPEN

The Athletic Department welcomes you and your family to the 2021-22 sports school year.

Parents can complete the sports registration by going to RegisterMyAthlete.com.

Upload:

1. Sports Physical (if applicable) & NIAA Health Questionnaire (1st/3rd year)
2. or NIAA Pre-Participation History (2nd/4th year)
   All forms can be found online or in SSHS Office
3. Contact the Coach for times and dates for conditioning, practices, and try-outs.
   IF NO REGISTRATION AND SPORTS CLEARANCE, THERE IS NO PRACTICING OR TRYOUTS.

Winter Registration must be completed by: Friday, November 6, 2021

Cheer

Lisa Shults (775-223-3604)

LShults@sutlaw.com

Basketball (Boys)

Kyle Penney (775-240-4991)

KPenney@washoeschools.net

Basketball (Girls)

Arturo Cardenas (775-741-7031)

arturoccardenas@gmail.com

Ski

JD Wile (413-348-6112)

James.Wile@washoeschools.net

Wrestling

Joe Imelli (775-473-8311)

JImelli@washoeschools.net

This guide, available in English and Spanish, helps parents, guardians, and families understand the various components of the attendance policy. Click on button below.