SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITY:
Each student’s academic growth will be monitored and advanced through engagement in Sumner’s four shared instructional principles: close observation and analysis, evidence-based writing, higher order questions, and academic conversations.
SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL CULTURAL PRIORITY:
Sumner High School, a community of excellence, will inspire unity through diversity by building authentic relationships.
Hello Sumner Families,
We hope everyone had a great weekend with family and friends. We have many things to celebrate during this week!
April 2nd is National Paraprofessionals Day! Let's give a round of applause to all the amazing paraprofessionals at Sumner HS! 👏 Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our students and teachers! April 4th is National School Librarian Day! 📚 Let's show our appreciation for our Sumner School Librarian, Mrs. Jones, who helps our Stingrays to discover new worlds through books. Thank you for inspiring us to read and learn!
This week we will host our C/O 2024 Senior Townhall Meetings. On Thursday, April 4th seniors with the last name A-L will attend the 1st period assembly and seniors last name M-Z will attend the 2nd period assembly. We will review the upcoming senior dates, assessments, dress code for graduation, and more.
Looking ahead, next week on April 11th our 9th and 10th grade students will be taking the state required FAST Writing Assessment and select 11th and 12th grade students will take the CLT Assessment to earn their graduation benchmark.
Please help us get your student to school on time! We have seen a rise in the number of students arriving to school well after the 8:30 am bell. Stingrays should be on campus prior to 8:30 and have a ten-minute passing time to arrive to their 1st period class before the 8:40 tardy bell. Please plan ahead for heavy traffic and leave home earlier. Parents of student drivers please discuss the importance of being on time with your student. We want all of our Stingrays present and on time to school!
Thank you for your continued support,
Christine Wasylkiw
Principal
The Sumner Highschool Athletic Boosters will be holding elections for the 2024-25 Board.
The elections will take place at the May 14th meeting.
If you have students playing a sport(s) at Sumner High School you are strongly encouraged to volunteer to serve on next years' Board.
Please reach out to Mr. Ron Buffano at ronald.buffano@hcps.net to receive the information on serving on the Board.
June Series Testing Dates
AICE Families, below you will find the AICE testing schedule with key dates and time. We will have another informational meeting in February to go over specifics of each exam. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Bakers, AICE Lead Teacher, kristy.baker@hcps.net
2024 June Series Testing dates are found at the link below.
Click on the file "Finalized Test Dates June 2024" to open the PDF document.
*Reminder if a student is not present for the exam day, he/she will not be able to make-up the exam and will have to pay for the exam.
Class of 2024 Senior Handbook
Scan the QR code to access the Senior Class of 2024 Handbook.
Class of 2024 Graduation Date
Graduation for the Class of 2024 will be on Tuesday, May 21st at 6 pm at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Seniors!
Please click the link to order your cap and gown for graduation. You can also shop all sorts of great merchandise for the Class of 2024!
We're partnering with Hazel Health this school year to provide students with an option for high-quality healthcare at no cost to their families. Students can fall behind just by missing 1-2 school days per month.
To help get students feeling better and back to class faster, we're providing tele-health visits with medical providers through this Hazel Health program. Every student in our school has access to these providers that specialize in pediatric care.
To take advantage of this service, sign up today! my.hazel.co/hillsboroughschools
JOIN THE PTSA TODAY! WE NEED YOU!
BECOME A PTSA BUSINESS SPONSOR!
There are GREAT perks to being a business sponsor with Sumner HS! Check out all the options here:
Sumner HS College & Career Corner!
Seniors! Make sure you visit the College and Career Corner on the Sumner HS website for all the information you need for Bright Futures Scholarships, volunteer hours, and many other resources available to you! The time is now to submit applications for scholarships!
A FEW REMINDERS: Parents, please ensure your child is at school ON TIME by 8:30 am each day.
We cannot educate our students at an optimal level if they are not present in class and/or are late to school. All students need to take hold of their commitment and potential to be the best they can be for themselves...and that commitment and potential starts with being on time and present to each class EVERY DAY!
Absences shall be reported to the school attendance office by the parent/legal guardian on the day the absence occurred.
The number to be called to report an absence on the day of the absences is 813-378-8626 ext.4000.
- Students may arrive on campus as early as 8:00 am.
- Free breakfast is served in the Stingray Cafe each day.
- First bell is at 8:30 am. Students have 10 minutes to arrive on time to 1st period.
- Tardy bell for 1st period is at 8:40 am.
- Student Parking pedestrian gate will be CLOSING at 8:40 a.m., all students arriving AFTER 8:40 a.m. will have to sign in unexcused tardy/late in the front office unless they are accompanied by an adult with a reasonable excuse.
- Please refer to the Attendance Policy and information found in the HCPS Student Code of Conduct.
Canvas
The LINKS BELOW provides parents and guardians with helpful information for using Canvas to support and monitor student academic progress.
To access the Canvas Family Guide, please click one of the following links:
Student Guide https://sdhc.instructure.com/courses/36524
Log in https://sdhc.instructure.com/courses/3146
Family Guide https://bit.ly/canvasfamilyguide
Social Media Expectations/Policy
We wanted to remind our students and families that any type of social media disruption and/or degradation will NOT be tolerated at Sumner HS. We are requesting that parents review the below HCPS social media policy with their children. Any student found in violation of the social media policy is subject to a consequence. We ask that you support this important initiative.
Per HCPS Student Code of Conduct--
Social Media Disruption (SMD): This section was added to assist schools in addressing the increasing volume of disruptions and behavioral offenses related to the use of social media. SMD is defined is the intentional use of digital devices such as cell phones, computers, tablets etc. to send, post, or share negative/harmful content that creates an adverse impact on a school’s learning environment. Negative/harmful content can in turn cause discomfort or humiliation, or unreasonably interfere with the school’s ability to maintain routine safety and order on campus.
- This offense includes the transmission of negative/harmful content regardless of who the initial recorder was; i.e. if a student is sent the information and then in turn sends out the same information, they too are held accountable.
- This offense includes the intentional posting or sharing of messaging that is insensitive, inappropriate, harmful, and/or slanderous to individuals and/or to groups.
- This offense is not dependent upon the subject(s) awareness of being recorded.
- Negative/harmful content includes, but is not limited to: School fights, Bathroom incidents, Vaping/smoking, Hazing, Intentionally creating a disturbance, Destruction of property or Sexual conduct.
Policy found on page 58 of the HCPS Student Code of Conduct.
Student Parking Information
Students may obtain a current year parking permit by visiting the Sumner HS website PARKING PERMIT form and $20 must be paid to MyPaymentsPlus.
Students will then bring the required documents, the completed form and proof of payment from MyPaymentsPlus to the Office of Student Affairs to receive a parking permit.
Student vehicles WITHOUT a current year parking permit are subject to receiving a ticket and a loss of parking privileges beginning on Monday 8/28/23. The picture shows what a current year parking permit looks like for your reference.
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About Us
Email: christine.wasylkiw@hcps.net
Website: https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/sumner
Location: 10650 County Road 672, Riverview, FL 33579, USA
Phone: (813) 378-8626
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