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All 11th grade students will take the ACT on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. 11th grade students should arrive at school at the normal time. Tardy bell will ring at 7:45. Students will report to the lunchroom to eat a free breakfast when they arrive. After breakfast, students will wait in the auditorium to be called to their testing room. Please do not bring book bags, cell phones, or any electronic device into the building on this day. 11th grade students may check-out with a signed parent note after the test is over. Remember, this is a required state test! It is very important that you are on time and do your best!

All 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students will have a regular school day for those that would like to attend. Those students will have designated areas during testing to work (PE Gym). 9th,10th, and 12th grade students not present that morning will not be counted absent that morning, but will need to check in by 11:30. Career Tech buses will run as normal. Career Tech students, please be here by 11:30 for the buses to leave on time. We are hopeful we will be able to go to 6th-8th period, but will not be able to resume a regular schedule until testing is completed for the day. We will use this day as a reteaching/catch-up/make-up work type of day if possible.

Week of March 10-14

Monday: Regular Schedule: Chess Club meets in LC afterschool, 3-4; Tennis vs. Douglas; VG Soccer vs. Albertville; Danceline Clinic begins; Drum Major Clinic begins;

Tuesday: Regular Schedule: Math tutoring after school in library 3-4;All 11th grade students will take the ACT on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. 11th grade students should arrive at school at the normal time. Tardy bell will ring at 7:45. Students will report to the lunchroom to eat a free breakfast when they arrive. After breakfast, students will wait in the auditorium to be called to their testing room. Please do not bring book bags, cell phones, or any electronic device into the building on this day. 11th grade students may check-out with a signed parent note after the test is over. Remember, this is a required state test! It is very important that you are on time and do your best! All 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students will have a regular school day for those that would like to attend. Those students will have designated areas during testing to work (PE Gym). 9th,10th, and 12th grade students not present that morning will not be counted absent, but will need to check in by 11:30. Career Tech buses will run as normal. Career Tech students, please be here by 11:30 for the buses to leave on time. We are hopeful we will be able to go to 6th-8th period, but will not be able to resume a regular schedule until testing is completed for the day. We will use this day as a reteaching/catch-up/make-up work type of day if possible; Tennis @ Fort Payne; JV Track @ Albertville; V/JV Baseball @ Cherokee Co; V/JV Softball vs. Oxford

Wednesday: Odd Block: Leo Club Meeting in library during Panther; Bowling tryouts from 4-6 @ The Alley

Thursday: Even Block: FCA meets in LC @ 7:15; World of Works - 11th grade field trip - permission were due last week for this field trip; Free Math tutoring after school 3-4;Tennis @ Gadsden City; V/JV G Soccer vs. Athens; JV B Soccer vs. Albertville; V/JV Baseball vs. Sardis; V/JV Softball vs. Gadsden City; Teen Science Cafe Night - 5:00 - Our guest is from the Alabama Department of Game and Fish. There will be Deorio's pizza too! Please make plans to attend!

Friday: Regular Schedule: End of the 3rd 9 Weeks! JV Baseball vs. Albertville; V/JV Soccer vs Christian Brothers; Tennis @ Pell City Tournament; V/JV Track @ Albertville; Crimsonette Tryouts; Drum Major Tryouts

Upcoming Events

ACT + Writing - All Juniors - March 11

World of Works - March 13

End of 3rd 9 Weeks - March 14

Peer Helper Banquet - March 19

Spring Hiring Fair or Juniors and Senior at Venue (9-12) - March 20

Report Cards Go Home - March 21

Spring Break - March 24-28

GSCC Cadaver Lab Tour/Field Trip (Mrs. Powers) - April 01

FCCLA Field Trip - April 04

School Librarian Day - April 04

Assistant Principal Appreciation Day - April 07

Juniors and Seniors Job Shadowing Opportunity - April 08

Prom - April 11

Progress Reports Go Home - April 17

Good Friday - No School - April 18

School Bus Driver Appreciation Day - April 22

CNP Appreciation Day - May 02

Junior High Math Bee - May 02

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 05-09

AP Exams Begin - May 05-16

Senior Final Exams - May 07-08

School Nurse Appreciation Day - May 07

Senior Final Walk (visit SES, JSJ, RMS) - May 13

Underclassmen Final Exams - May 15-16

Senior Awards Day - May 19

Make-up Final Exams - May 20-22

Senior Graduation Rehearsal (Required) - May 21 4:00

Last Day for Students - May 22

Graduation - May 23, 4:00 - JSU Pete Mathews Coliseum

All students that are tardy, checking-in to school or checking out of school MUST GO THROUGH THE FRONT OFFICE. We have a new finger scan system in place (very similar to the lunchroom finger scan system) where each student will scan in or out with check-in/check-outs and tardies.

A parent, guardian, or someone on your check-out list MUST sign you out of school to checkout. This is the same as always. The student must then go through the office to scan out before leaving. This procedure must be followed.

We do not accept over the phone checkouts. Please do not call the school for a checkout. Someone on the students checkout list must come and sign the student out of school. Please do not email to the school for a checkout.

If there are extenuating circumstances or an emergency situation, please contact an administrator or the front office.

Please remember how important attendance at school is! Please don't checkout of school unless absolutely necessary. If you are absent, please turn excuses in to front office.

Students: Encourage a friend this week!

Please remember to follow our dress code policy! Remember - Cell phones are not allowed to be out or used in any classroom! Only clear or mesh backpacks allowed in classrooms. Fast food and outside drinks are not allowed in the building! Please throw this away before entering the building.

Students are not allowed to exit the building to go to your car, even if you forgot something you really need! If you need something, you have to go through the office and an admin or SRO will escort you to your vehicle. Disciplinary consequence will apply if you do not follow these procedures!

This will be enforced!

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Website: sshs.ecboe.org
Location: 2361 School Drive, Southside, AL, USA
Phone: (256)442-2172
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