September 3, 2024

Congratulations to the students who maintained a 3.6 GPA for the entire 2023-2024 school year. Listed below are the students who will be photographed for the newspaper on Friday September 13. If you see one of them (or live with one of them) be sure and congratulate them, it is quite an accomplishment.

Class of 2025

Grace Anderson, Jyff Baran, Jordan Bauer, Charles Beach, Devon Blanchard, Owen Bourke, Ava Casey, Jasmine Cruz, Aubrey Cyr, Payton DeWitt, Raegan Fischer, Payton Frieders, McKayla Gatenby, Skyler Gerencir, Caroline Gomes, Lily Goodbred, Jackson Heilemeier, Keegan Herren, Kaylie Higgins, Nathan Hill, Sofia Hill, Kamden Jungkans, Marc Kassing III, Hunter Krueger, Jazmyn Kubas, Payten Kuntz, Erin Lissman, Lillian Mitchell, Jasmine Nagy, Colten Oakes, Peter Popp, LilyAnn Richardson, Joanna Rivera, Nicolette Romano, Natalie Romo, Rachel Rupp, Nigel Sajulan, Emily Sanchez, Joshua Schaefers, Mckenzie Schinddler, Daniel Sparti, Alyssa Stacks, Savanna Strawn, Aleece Subat, Hannah Treptow, Marilyn Villa, Joseph Wengren, and Charlotte Wortman.

Class of 2026

Ann-Marie Aden, Teague Banike, Charles Behringer, Audryna Brain, Allanah Clancy, Kaden Clevenger, Kayden Corneils, Diego Diaz, Riley Dillenburg, Ruby Ferguson, Ava Frieders, Bailey Frieders, Hailey Gauer, Shayla Green, Hailey Halmagyi, Mackenzie Hemmingsen, Sofia Hernandez, Gavin Hinckley, Logan Hockings, Dylan Johnson, Kai Kern, Rachel Kraber, Trinity Kujawski, Alyssa LeaTrea, Fiona Legge, Zamelie Lesko, Haylee Lilliebridge, Ayden Lipsey, Saige Markou, Logan McManis, Nicholas, Michalek, Nolan Minard, Anthony Munoz, Nolan Oros, Autumn Owens, Alan Parkison, Scarlett Paul, Sophia Piedra, Luis Quinones, Jazmin Rios, Mandrake Robles III, Jonathan Rocha, Ayden Russell, Clara Schiradelly, Griffin Somlock, Kaitlyn Stryszyk, Carina Swanson, Emily Urbanski, Sadie Wallis, Victoria Walsh, Sundara Weber, Jayden Wedra, and Lily Young.

Class of 2027

Clayton Anderson, Fernanda Anguiano, Francisco Barajas, Michael Bustamante, Brynn Butler, Chase Clark, Isabella Considine, Cooper Corder, Addilyn Daniels, Alexis Dolin, Jacquelynn Elder, Jillian Freemon, Ethan Geltz, Chloe Heiman, Eddie Hernandez, Addison Hill, Bella Isadore, Jaidan Johnson, Gage Judd, Delaney Kotecki, Kayla Kressin, Chase Lackey, Ivey Law, Mikaela LeaTrea, Teagan Lederman, Kaelyn Leonard, Anthony Loconte, Riley Moore, Daliyah Oberhart, Jacob Rinehard-Bardesi, Jacob Ross, Peyton Slulski, Avah Sparks, Evelyn Sparti, Brody Stahl, Tegan Stryszyk, David Tilghman, Anna Timmerman, EJ Treptow, Andrew Trojanowski, Eleanore Vanatta, Norah Vick, Brayden Wachowski, and Anthony Wade.

We have started the process of practicing emergency drills. On August 26 we had our severe weather drill, August 29 we had our first fire drill, and Aug. 30 we had our first hold in place drill. Over the next month we will have additional fire drills. By law schools are required to participate in emergency drills every school year.

Sandwich High School values a safe educational environment for our staff and students. No persons other than the parent/guardian, parent designee, legal guardian, government officials, those pursuant to warrant or subpoena, or school personnel will have permission to see a student during school hours without being verified by showing a drivers license/state issued ID.

All visitors or venders who may need to go beyond the office are required to display a visitors’ badge during their stay and must provide a driver's license/state issued ID to be scanned in order to generate a name badge/ lanyard. Visitors must be escorted at all times while in the building.

Please take a moment to review the Core Values that SHS and Sandwich Community Unit School District emphasize with staff and students to create a safe and effective learning environment. SHS Core Values- Core Values

September 19-25

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Click here to register for the Trick or Trot 5k or 1 mile run/walk October 27.

If you miss the date to order your student’s school pictures or any event photos the directions below were provided to SHS from our Lifetouch coordinator.

Please direct Parents to mylifetouch.com Or call Customer Service at 1-800-736-4753. If you did not get pictures taken prior to school or do not like your picture you can have picture retakes Sept. 13

Click here.

As a reminder beginning August 21, the high school will alter start times on Wednesday mornings only.The first period of the day will begin at 8:45 AM, but it does not need to affect your daily routine. Busing will be provided at the regular time and all students can come to the high school. Students that come to school at their scheduled bus time, will be expected to remain in the cafeteria area. They will have the opportunity to work on homework in one area and gather with friends in the other area. This will give them time to study and or socialize. IVVC classes will start at the regular time of 8:00 AM and Agriculture classes at Somonauk will also start at regular time.

For the upcoming school year, SHS has introduced several initiatives to support students' academic and social emotional needs. One significant addition is the implementation of FLEX time, available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On late start Wednesdays or early dismissal days, there will be NO FLEX time.

FLEX time is a dedicated period during the school day designed to:

• Provide targeted reteaching to meet individual students' specific needs, ensuring they receive timely and appropriate support to succeed.

• Address learning gaps by helping students overcome barriers before they become more significant.

• Engage with students more effectively.

• Offer opportunities for test and quiz make-up.

Please note that FLEX time is not intended for students to leave campus. This new initiative will begin on Thursday, August 15.

Sandwich High School will generally email a monthly newsletter. The purpose of this communication will be to highlight the latest things going on at school while also keeping you up to date on future events.

Click here to follow SHS on Facebook.

The Sandwich High School instagram page can be located by searching Sandwich High School District 430.

Students are not allowed to drive and park at school unless they have a parking permit. Parking passes cost $95 for the 2024-2025 school year.

The parking lot will be monitored for any cars parked without a school purchased tag in the window. Students parking without a parking permit will be assessed a fee.

If dropping off a student at Sandwich High School, students who are walking through the parking lot have the right away.

Student drop off and pick up is at the back of the school (door #1). Also, when a stop arm is out on a bus, it is illegal to pass it. Click here for information.

While phones and book bags are permitted at SHS, each teacher has a unique classroom management system. Phones and book bags in the classroom will be at the discretion of the individual teacher.

Any athlete in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade will need to submit a completed sports physical prior to the first day of practice. For freshmen athletes, the completed school physical will cover any athletics they participate in for one year.

Any questions regarding sports physicals please reach out to SHS Athletic Director Ian Stewart at istewart@sandwich430.org. Should you have any questions regarding the freshman physical or the meningococcal vaccination, reach out to SHS Nurse Kim Gonzalez at kgonzalez@sandwich430.org.