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Monday 9/9 Schedule B

Tuesday 9/10 Schedule A

Wednesday 9/11 Schedule A

Thursday 9/12 Schedule A -- PICTURE MAKE UP DAY

Friday 9/13 Adjusted Assembly Schedule (See Below)

This day is for MAKE UPS ONLY. If you would like to have you retakes done before the October 16th date please contact Perler Photography (253-770-5670) to schedule an appointment at their studio.

Pictures for ID and yearbook are taken during Spartan Days. Purchasing information is mailed home over the summer from Perlers, our school photographer. This will also be available at the picture table at Spartan Days. If you miss Spartan Days, picture makeup day is September 12 and retakes are October 16th during school. You can prepay ahead of time online by going to their website https://www.prepaysystems.com/view/Q9jrs6VW/sumner-high-school. Be sure to bring your receipt to Spartan Days as proof of payment.

*To ensure your picture in the yearbook, please be sure to make it to one of these days.

At Sumner High School, we are committed to fostering a learning environment that aligns with our 8 Essentials: Kindness, Respect, Honesty,Selflessness, Forgiveness, Humility, Commitment, and Patience. Evidence shows that unrestricted access to cell phones can disrupt learning, increase stress, and negatively affect mental health. Our goal is to create a focused educational atmosphere that upholds our core values and supports student well-being and academic success.

Cell Phone Policy

Classrooms will be phone and bluetooth device/earbud free during class time. Students will place their devices on silent or turned off and store them in their backpacks.

How can parents reach their students in an emergency?

If your family has an emergency and you need to be in touch with your student during a 59 minute class period, you may call the SHS attendance office and we will have your student get a hold of you. The phone number to the SHS front office is 253.891.5510

When will SHS students have access to their phones?

Students will have full access to their phones:

• Before school starts

• During passing periods

• During lunch breaks

• After school

What if a student forgets their computer? Can they use their phone instead?

Students are expected to bring their fully charged computers to school each day. If a student forgets their computer, they will not be permitted to use their phone as a substitute during class. However, SHS provides a limited number of loaner computers, ensuring that all students can participate in learning without relying on their phones.

Our Goal

This policy is intended as a proactive measure to create a learning environment that reflects our 8 Essentials. By minimizing distractions, we help students develop the focus and discipline needed to succeed both academically and personally.

Resources

Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health | HHS.gov

Away For The Day

How Social Media Affects Your Teen’s Mental Health: Yale Medicine

https://wa-sumner.intouchreceipting.com/

When going to this link please make sure you are signing into your account using your parent login. If you use the guest link it WILL NOT be applied to your student's account. (If you login in through your student's account, it will not bring up fines or fees).

New Students to SBLSD: Your login and passwords were mailed home to you and will be active in August.

Families will be able to purchase items such as ASB cards, yearbooks, etc. There is a fee of no more than $1.00 per transaction and payments are credited to your student's account.

Fees that can be paid online: Yearbook ($60), ASB ($40), Fall Sport Athletic Fee ($95). If you know you are in a class or activity with a fee, (like band for example,) you can also pay this online.

Fees you are NOT able to pay online: Parking (this must be paid in person due to limited space). Students must have a valid license and insurance to be eligible to purchase. Pictures can be paid online through Perlers—see picture section of this newsletter. Spirit Gear due to sizing and inventory.

Don’t know your Family Access login or password? If you need to obtain your user ID and password please contact the Registrar, Jessica Doble, through June at 891-5500. From June 29 - August 15 call the district office, 891-6000. FYI: These passwords can only be mailed home or provided in person.

Free and Reduced information: Paperwork to apply for free and reduced fees will be mailed home in August with the district calendar. You can also complete this online at the district website. A confirmation letter is mailed home following the processing of the application.

Whenever paying fees at school be sure to have your Free/Reduced confirmation letter with you. Thank you!

The District utilizes ParentSquare for its robocalls, emails, text messages and more!

Here are just a few key ParentSquare features we’re especially excited for:

• One tool for all communication formats

• Supports 106 languages with real-time, two-way translation

• Families choose communication format (text, email, voice calls) and timing (immediate or digest)

Please make sure your contact information is up-to-date in Skyward Family Access. With text messaging a family-preferred communication format, be sure to include your cell phone number in the primary phone field.

We appreciate the advance planning families do to prepare for the upcoming school year. Here’s a list of key dates for 2024-25. Please stay tuned for the more detailed calendar mailing in early August.

We hope you enjoy your summer and see you back in September for the first day of school:

• Sept. 3 (grades 1-12)

To help ensure the safety of spectators and security at our stadiums, only clear bags will be allowed at high school varsity football games at Sunset and Panther stadiums beginning fall 2024.

New requirements for guests who attend varsity football games:

• Only clear bags or small clutch/purses/wallets will be allowed inside the stadiums

• Bags must be clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC and not exceed 12” x 6” x 12”

• A small clutch bag, not exceeding 4.5” x 6.5”, with or without a handle or strap, may be carried inside the stadiums

• Other types of bags will not be allowed inside the stadiums

Thank you, in advance, for following these new guidelines for the safety of students, staff, families and the community.

• Go to parchment.com
• Click on create account in the upper right corner
• Create a "learner or parents" account
• From there you can request official and unofficial transcripts

The Sumner-Bonney Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX/Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator Adrienne Chacon (253) 891-6033, ADA Coordinator Diana Thomas (253) 891-6033, Section 504 Coordinator Karen Finigan (253) 891-6040. Address: 1202 Wood Ave, Sumner, WA 98390.