South Sumter High School Newsletter

February 4th

Boy's Weightlifting vs East Ridge @ Away

February 7th

Band Solo and Ensemble @ Tavares High School

EPIC Field Trip @ CEMEX

February 8th

FFA State Meats and Horse Judging Preliminary

February 10th

Blood Drive in the Cafeteria

Baseball vs Mt. Dora @ Home 4:30/7pm

FFA @ Florida State Fair

February 11th

Boy's Weightlifting vs Lecanto @ Home 4:30 pm

EPIC Field Trip @ CEMEX

FFA @ Florida State Fair

February 12th

Jazz Band Assessment @ Mt. Dora

Kona Ice/Tom's Coffee during lunches

Honor Grad Meeting in the cafeteria during RT

Baseball vs Citrus @ Home 4:30/7pm

FFA @ Florida State Fair

February 13th

AVID District Speech Contest

Baseball vs Belleview @ Away

FFA @ Florida State Fair

February 14th

Early Dismissal for Students

FCCLA Meeting in Mrs. Hileman's room before school

PBIS Early Release Day Event

Baseball vs Belleview @ Home 4:30/7pm

February 17th

Holiday for Students and Teachers

February 18th

Mid-Term Ends

Baseball vs Wildwood (Varsity) @ Home 7pm

February 19th

ASVAB Test in the Raider Room

February 20th

Track & Field @ Hawks Relay Away

Softball vs Crystal River @ Home 7pm

Baseball vs Cypress Creek (Varsity) @ Away

Boy's Weightlifting Lake Sumter Tradition Championships @ Home 4:30pm

February 21st

LSSC Talent Search Meeting

Softball @ Buffalo Invitational

Baseball vs Cypress Creek (Varsity) @ Home 7pm

February 22nd

Softball @ Buffalo Invitational

February 24th

Cheer Tryouts

Progress Report Available

ServSafe CTE Exam in Raider Room

February 25th

Cheer Tryouts

Baseball vs Oak Hall (Varsity) @ Away

Boy's Weightlifting vs Citrus @ Away 4 pm

Travel Meeting with Ms. Moffitt in the Raider Room 6-8pm

February 26th

Cheer Tryouts

Childcare CDA Exam @ WTC

Baseball vs Hernando @ Home 4:30/7pm

February 27th

Senior C&C with Mrs. Hooten Field Trip

Cheer Try Outs

Track & Field @ Away

Softball vs Belleview @ Home 5/7pm

Baseball vs South Lake @ Away

February 28th

Cheer Tryouts

Softball vs Springstead @ Away

NHS applications are due Monday, February 10 by 4:00 p.m. to Dr. Shinn for those that received an invitation to apply.

Interact and Key club are selling Hugs and Kisses Candy Grams for $1.00. They will be delivered to any student, teacher, or support staff on Wednesday, Feb. 12 during Raider Time. Members of Key Club and Interact club are selling them around campus, or you can email suzanne.shinn@sumter.k12.fl.us the following:

To:

Message:

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Also, send $1.00 to school to be placed in Dr. Shinn’s mailbox or delivered. For other options to pay, contact Suzanne Shinn at the email above.

It's almost time for cap and gowns to be delivered. Final Payment is fast approaching if you have a lingering balance on your Josten's order. Final payment can be made online using the account created and confirmation number you recieved when ordering the C&G or you can pay cash on site on delivery day to the Josten's representatives. SSHS will not accept check or card payments.

All SSHS students wanting to participate in graduation must have a C&G. Please note, that you cannot randomly order a C&G off of Amazon. It MUST match our official design, coloring and style. If you have questions about your order, please contact the vendor representative, Terri Hall at Terri@rhodesgraduation.com Phone: 904- 272-7419 Ext. 2201

Through our partnership with Varsity Tutors for Schools, South Sumter High School students can now use 24/7 On-Demand Chat Tutoring. When help is needed, connect with a highly qualified expert tutor, day or night.

To use the platform, students will log into their classlink account.

The annual College & Career Expo will be hosted by VHS on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Business partners, colleges, institutions & military branches will promote their summer jobs, internships, career opportunities & graduate programs to Sumter County students. The bus will be leaving at 9 am & return before first lunch. Sign up in Mrs. Hooten’s room. You must have school insurance & dress professionally to attend.

Senior signature shirts are $20 each & you can preorder your shirt with Mrs. Hooten February 18-28

Grad Bash at Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure is Friday, April 25th (7pm-2am) Tickets will be on sale January 30 – February 13 for $98 each from Mrs. Cofield. Your school $10 school insurance & permission slip must be given to her by April 11th.

The date has been set for Friday, May 30th at 7:30 pm in the gym. Email Danielle.Stewart@sumter.k12.fl.us with all questions pertaining to cap & gowns, announcements, Baccalaureate & Graduation.

We celebrated Aspyn Winter's debut author event with a book signing! The Raider Room was packed full of Raiders supporting Raiders!

Over 150 Sumter County Public Library System cards were issued to our students. Thank you to the SCPLS for partnering with the Raider Library.

Expectations

The school has a set of expectations for student behavior that will be taught to all students and recognized. These expectations apply to all areas of the school, including the classroom, hallways, lunchroom, and bus.

· Goal

The goal of PBIS is to create a positive school environment where students feel safe and can learn and grow.

· Teaching

Students are taught the school-wide expectations through examples and non-examples of appropriate behavior.

· Rewards

Students are rewarded with Raider Bucks for demonstrating expected behaviors by any staff member.

If you would like to volunteer or donate to our PBIS program, please contact Donna Cook at 793-3131, Ext. 8221

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