Paw Prints
Principal's Message
Happy Friday Cougar Families!
Welcome Back! This is the first Paw Prints of the 2024-25 school year and I would like to start by welcoming all of our new families to this weekly newsletter. Paw Prints will be sent out every Friday and is full of valuable Steele Canyon information that will keep you connected to the happenings about campus.
Please don’t forget that Curriculum Night is on Thursday evening, August 15. The evening opens with a welcome address at 5:40 PM in the gymnasium. Curriculum night is an opportunity for families to visit the classrooms and meet the teachers. Hope to see you there!
A schoolwide focus of ours for the 2024-25 school year is to decrease the epidemic of “Chronic Absenteeism.” Students are considered chronically absent when they are absent for more than 10% of the school days. As part of our Tier I strategies to promote positive attendance is to share with you how important student presence is to the learning process and creating a welcoming learning environment, how much we miss students when they are gone, and share in advance all the information you need to know when your student is absent. Please bookmark this link as a reference for what to do when your student is absent.
We are looking forward to an awesome 2024-25 school year, please let us know how we can make your Steele Canyon experience a success!
Rah! Rah! Cougars!
Upcoming Events
- Monday, August 12th: Governing Board Election Process begins August 12th - Two vacant community member seats; 1 vacant certificated staff member seat
- Tuesday, August 13th: Start Smart @ 5:45pm
- Wednesday, August 14th: Governing Board Meeting @ 5pm
- Thursday, August 15th: Freshman Lunch Meeting about running for Class Council
- Thursday, August 15th: Parent Open House (Curriculum Night) @ 5:40pm
- Friday, August 16th: Senior Sunrise 5:15am - 7am at the Stadium
- Tuesday, August 20th: All Block Evacuation Drills (wear comfy shoes!)
- Thursday, August 29th: Make-up Picture Day
- Thursday, August 29th: Freshman Intent to Run Due
- Thursday, August 29th: Parking Lot Auction @ 7pm
- Friday, August 30th: Fall Assembly (special bell schedule)
SCHS PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
SCHS PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
Thank you to all the parents who were able to join us for our first PTO meeting of the 2024-2025 school year! Our PTO meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Staff Lounge, with our next meeting coming up on September 3, 2024. Everyone is welcome to participate! We currently have a few vacant board positions which include: Auditor, Parliamentarian, and Fundraising Chair. If you would like to learn more about those positions or PTO in general, please email us at pto@schscougars.org.
We hope that you will stop by the PTO table at Curriculum Night coming up on Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 5-7:45pm. We will be available to answer any questions. It is a great time to join PTO and help support SCHS with your membership. All funds raised by SCHS PTO are invested right back into students, staff, and the school community. We look forward to meeting you all!
2024-2025 ASB Cards & Cougar Pack
Senior Sunrise
Senior Sunrise is on Friday, August16th from 5:15am through 7:00am in the football field by the Cougar statue.
Photos for 12th Grade
Sports, Sports, and More Sports!
Baseball
Any student interested in playing baseball this year, even players currently playing another sport, we are holding a player meeting on Wednesday, Aug 14th @ Lunch in room D203.
The Baseball Program is also holding a Baseball Parent Meeting right after Curriculum Night on Thursday, Aug 15th @ 7:55 pm in room D203.
Girls Volleyball
First home girls volleyball game Monday 8/12 vs OLP. Freshman and JV at 430 and Varsity to follow.
Welcome Class of 2028!
Drive Safe - the Cougar Way
Friendly reminder to drive cautiously as you enter and exit the campus. Campus Supervisors are here to keep the traffic moving - please follow all traffic directions from security personnel. Reminder that we do not provide access for cars at the back of the school during the school day.