SHS Weekly Update

The SHS Counseling Team

Congratulations to the Lady Packer Volleyball team for reaching states. They were runners up for the Regional team. Chloe Schall was named Player of the Year, Bella Dow and Katie Gallahorn were named first team. Lexie Hana and Ali Araneta were named to the second team. Coach Holland was also Regional Coach of the Year. Packers on me Packers on three…. Go Packers! Great season, girls ~ Coach Holland

🎶 Congratulations to the SHS singing Packers who auditioned on November 2 and were selected for the District IV Chorus ensembles! The District Chorus event will be held on February 7 - 8, 2025, and they will present the concert with other singers from District IV at Western Branch High School on February 8. Way to go, singers! 🎶

Front Row: Lilly Santomauro, Sarah West, Nathan Owens, Keith Dossey (alt.), Morgen Deibler, Harmonie Webb, Peyten Whitehurst

Back Row: Kathryn Wasinger, Kayla McMillian, Matthew Lebo,

Nasir Scott (alt.), Abby Turner, Evvie Bryant, Lauryn Robinson (alt.)

On 11/19/2024 Mr. Miller took four of our IWCS Welding Students to Tidewater Community College’s Trades Center to participate in a welding competition through Project MFG.

I am very proud that Mrs. Ashley Wells, our SEEKNNS representative from Huntington Ingalls, was able to come out and cheer on our team! Thank you Mrs Wells!

From left to right: Mr. Miller (Instructor), Chris Barrett (WHS), James Ferguson (SHS), Ashley Wells (Huntington Ingalls), Abigail Maye (WHS), Kristopher Leslie (SHS)

Each student was given a drawing with instructions and had two hours to weld their project.

High-achieving seniors were awarded their academic jackets during a ceremony on Nov. 12. To view more photos from the event, click here.

Mrs. Canady's art students give each other feedback on their work.

History students hard at work.

November 25 - Student Holiday; Staff Workday and Parent Conferences

November 26 - Student Holiday; Staff Virtual Workday

November 27-29 - All Schools/Offices Closed (Thanksgiving Holiday)

December 10 - Interim Reports Issued

December 20 - Winter Break Begins for Students

Isle of Wight County Schools is currently participating in the federal government's Impact Aid Program. Impact Aid is a federal grant program designed to help pay for the education of federally connected children. The amount of funding is based on the number of IWCS students whose parents are connected with the federal government. To determine if our school system is eligible for funding, each school will need to conduct a survey. The information from these surveys will be used to support our request for Impact Aid funds. The forms are being sent home with each student's report card. A copy of the form is also attached to this e-mail. All information that you provide on the Impact Aid Program Survey Form will be treated confidentially.

Please return the signed form to your child’s school by December 9, 2024.

Thank you for your assistance with ensuring we have proper documentation for our Impact Aid application.

The SHS Green Club is creating an in-house Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Thrift Shop and are in need of donations. We are accepting gently used goods of all types and sizes including, but not limited to:

• Any nondescript, school-appropriate clothing

• Hoodies and sweatpants

• Nondescript blankets/throws

• Professional attire for both males and females

• Clean sports bottles and travel coffee cups

• Scrubs and other CTE appropriate clothing

• Athletic attire/gear

• School supplies

We will be accepting donations Tuesday and Thursday mornings at student drop-off until Thanksgiving break. Students may bring bags of donations to room 215 (Ms. Albright’s room) until Dec 19.

The thrift shop will be free to all students/staff and will open after Winter Break, in 2025!!

Presenting the SHS Choraliers Christmas concerts, now at Christ Episcopal Church in Smithfield, the same series previously held at St. Luke’s Church! Please join us to start your holiday season off with Christmas favorites from ancient times to the present. The select Choraliers ensemble will delight both young and old with their community concerts on Friday, December 6 at 7pm and Saturday, December 7 at 4pm and 7pm.

Concert Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased on EventBrite at this link or at the door before the concert. Be sure to select which concert you are attending when purchasing tickets. We hope to see you there!

Click the link below to pay your senior dues: All senior dues should be paid by December 6, 2024, except for rollover graduates who will pay in February (2nd semester).

https://osp.osmsinc.com/IsleofWightVA/BVModules/ProductTemplates/Bvc2013/Product.aspx?productid=WH308-27

Cap and Gown: Our Jostens rep has presented cap and gown packages to seniors. The website is available for orders. Please click the link below to place your order:

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1119382/Smithfield-High-School/

Reminder to All Seniors: Don't forget to submit your senior quotes for the yearbook!

Share a little bit about your personality by including a quote under your senior portrait in the yearbook! The deadline to submit your quote is December 1. Submit via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/htKcTW6Pii8K96i89

All quotes must be school appropriate and should be no more than 150 characters. Please use quotation marks and include the author of your quote in your submission. Yearbook staff and SHS administration reserve the right to reject your quote if it doesn't meet guidelines.

Examples of what is NOT acceptable:

• References to alcohol, tobacco, drugs, gangs
• Foul language
• Quotes that are sexual or contain vulgar innuendo
• Nonsense or inside jokes
• Anything that belittles another person's ethnicity, religious/political beliefs, sexuality, gender, physical/mental ability

Click the link below for more information about purchasing a yearbook ad recognizing a member of the Class of 2025.

Website: https://shs.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 14171 Turner Drive, Smithfield, VA, USA
Phone: 757-357-3108
Twitter: @OfficialSHSPack