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South Sumter High School Newsletter
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April Newsletter
Below you will find all the latest SSHS news, upcoming events, important reminders, plus more!
April 1st
Softball Vanguard @ Away
JV Baseball vs The Villages @ Away
Baseball Varsity vs Citrus @ Away
April 2nd
Track Raider Invitational @ Home 4:30 pm
April 3rd
Baseball JV vs Crystal River @ Away
Baseball Varsity vs Gulf @ Home 7:00 pm
Early Childcare Ed 4 CDA test (Leave school at 8:30 SHARP)
April 4th
FAST Writing Test- 9th/10th grade
Baseball JV vs Hernando @ Home 4:30 pm
Baseball Varsity vs Hernando @ Home 7:00 pm
Softball vs Umatilla @ Home 5:00 pm
April 5th
Boy's Weightlifting Regional Championship @ The Villages
Baseball Varsity vs Hudson (Alumni Night) @ Home 7:00 pm
Softball vs Citrus @ Home 7:00 pm
April 6th
Track vs The Villages @ Away
April 8th
Baseball JV Hernando Tournament @ Away (April 8-12th)
April 9th
Softball vs Trinity Catholic @ Away
April 10th
FL Civics Literacy Exam
April 11th
FL Civics Literacy Exam
Math Field Day
Baseball Varsity vs Weeki Wachee @ Away
Softball vs Eustis @ Away
April 12th
Track L & S Championship @ Away
Baseball Varsity vs Pasco @ Home 7:00 pm
Phlebotomy: Friends and Family Day @ Raider Room 8-4:00 pm
April 15th
Baseball JV vs Nature Coast @ Home 6:30 pm
April 16th
Baseball JV vs Leesburg @ Home 4:00 pm
Baseball Varsity vs Leesburg @ Home 7:00 pm
April 17th
Softball vs Forest @ Home 5:00 pm
Baseball JV vs Nature Coast @ Away
Baseball Varsity vs Citrus @ Home 7:00 pm
April 18th
Softball vs Belleview @ Away
April 19th
Baseball Varsity vs Vanguard @ Away
April 20th
PROM 6:00-10:00 pm
Speech & Debate Tournament @ Away
April 23rd
Baseball Varsity vs Leesburg @ Leesburg 7:00 pm
Softball vs Nature Coast @ Home 7:00 pm
"Backtracking the Golden Route" Japan 2026 tour interest meeting (Raider Room) 6:00pm
April 24th
Baseball Varsity vs Lecanto (Senior Night) @ Home 7:00 pm
April 25th
Midterm Ends
Track 2A District 6 Meet @ Home 8:00 am
Baseball Varsity vs Belleview @ Away
Phlebotomy Friends and Family Night @ Cafeteria 3:30-6:30 pm
Free Student Athlete Physical Day 4:30-6:30 pm
April 26th
AICE English General Paper Exam
Early Dismissal for Students
Grad Bash for Seniors
April 27th
NNDCC Ball
April 29th
AICE English General Paper Exam
April 30th
AICE Psychology Exam
What's New
Upcoming Events/Announcements
Monday, April 1st, during Raider Time in the Raider Room, LSSC will be on campus offering FREE applications to Seniors! Seniors will be able to apply at no cost!!!
Don't miss out! Summer 2026 Japan Tour!
Click the link to sign up for the informational meeting
PROM information:
Date: Saturday, April 20th
Time: 6pm-10pm
Location: Trueheart Ranch in Webster, FL
Tickets: $30 each
It’s time to buy prom tickets!
- Prom tickets are available at the QR code below. They will be sold until April 16th.
- To purchase, your Student ID (No letters, just numbers) is your code.
- If you want to bring a guest who attends SSHS but is not in 11th or 12th grade, you must fill out the Underclassman Guest Ticket Request Form. Once completed, their code will be emailed to you.
- Underclassman Guest Ticket Request Form: https://forms.office.com/r/vS15SibMHD
- For all outside guests, an outside guest form must be completed and returned to Mrs. Fanelli by April 12th, 2024. Be sure to attach a photocopy of their driver’s license to the form. Forms are available in the Media Center and in Mrs. Fanelli’s room (Build 11, Room 007.)
- Questions about Prom can be directed towards Mrs. Fanelli or a Junior Class Officer.
March Recap
AP Biology students enjoyed Biology Day at Busch Gardens! They engaged in special educational stations including: Tiger Genetics learning about fur and stripe color inheritance patterns, Feeding Frenzy creating a meal plan for macaws, The Poop Scoop analyzing animal feces for evidence, and Talking Heads on skull formation of carnivores and herbivores.
A group of students had the opportunity to go on a Field Research Trip at the Citrus Marine Science Center to do water quality research from the springs, through the estuary and out into the Gulf!
We are SO proud of our student athletics and what their futures hold in their collegiate sport.
Jamare Dorsey signed with Rocky Mountain College
Bobby Hill signed with Lindenwood University
The Raiders below participated in the 2024 Sumter's Future Entrepreneurs Competition and won!
The winning finalists receiving $1000:
Shyra Pittman and Jenna Stevens
The second place finalist receiving $500:
Amber Arnold
The display finalists receiving $250:
Team: Macie Wilkinson and Yadira Valdez-Rodriquez
Felipe Alanis
Randy Moses
A VERY big shout out to ALL FFA and 4H students who participated as livestock exhibitors at the Sumter County Fair and especially the Grand Champions and Showmanship winners! Please click on the link below to visit South Sumter FFA's Facebook page for all photos taken of that week.