Sentinel Snapshot

October is National Bullying Prevention Month and was founded in the United States in 2006 by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign unites communities nationwide to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention.

This year, our district will be joining participants nationwide by recognizing Unity Day on October 18, 2023. On this day, our school community is encouraged to wear Orange to unite

for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to send a visible message that no child should ever

experience bullying.

We are pleased to announce that Steilacoom High School now offers a Student Assistance Program to support the behavioral health needs of our students. Our Behavioral Health Assistant provides information, guidance and support to students who are impacted by emotional stressors and behavioral health challenges.

The goals of the program include:

1. Improve access to behavioral health services
2. Increase awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental distress and encourage help-seeking behavior
3. Develop healthy coping skills
4. Improve school performance

Sarah Menard is the Behavioral Health Assistant assigned to Steilacoom High School. Sarah will be meeting with students individually, in small groups and will also be providing presentations on behavioral health topics. She will be on campus daily from 7:00am - 3:00pm and is located in office 122.

Please feel free to contact Sarah at smenard@steilacoom.k12.wa.us if you have any questions about the program.

Did you know your can get email notifications for your student's daily attendance, when grades have been posted, and a progress report sent automatically. Here is how.

1. Log into skyward, click on "my account" at the top of the screen
2. Then scroll down to "email notifications." You can select how often you would like to receive a progress report from skyward.

Hey Seniors and Parents!

EVERYTHING IS DUE Friday, DECEMBER 1st!

1) Senior Photos: should be head and shoulders, dress code applies, 300 dpi.
Submit to this link: https://images.jostens.com/0dzX_zo7bO_rfgpTPNTZTSw

2) Senior Baby Photos: Submit them here: https://images.jostens.com/0dzX_zo7bO_rfgpTPNTZTSw

3) Senior Grad Ads! See attached flyer, but your families can submit text and photos here:
https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1118366

4) Senior Quotes will also be due December 1st, stay tuned for the form.

Next month, ballots will begin arriving in homes and voters in the Steilacoom Historical School District will get to decide whether to support a new capital projects levy. The levy is a substantially smaller list of projects and a lower dollar amount than the bond proposal that ran earlier this year. The levy includes:

• A new heating and ventilation system for Cherrydale and Chloe Clark
• Replacement of heating and ventilation system controls in other schools
• A new roof and other exterior improvements to prevent leaking at Steilacoom High School
• Technology system improvements districtwide
• District property
• Replacement of the high school turf field
• Traffic revisions at Cherrydale, Chloe Clark, and Saltar's Point
• Districtwide lighting and security system improvement

If the levy doesn't pass with 50% voter approval, funding will not be available for any of these critical projects.

This is a short-term levy (two years) with a tax rate that is lower than the current bond tax rate that is going away. The 2023 bond rate was $1.63 and the new levy rate that would replace it if approved would be $1.09 in 2024.

While these projects are completed, the district will re-engage with the community about larger needs that could be included in a future bond issue.

You are encouraged to get more information about the levy - on our website at https://www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us/who-we-are/departments/financial-services/shsd-2023-levy-information.

The district will hold informational webinars about the levy proposal on October 17 and November 1.

If you have questions, contact Shawn Lewis at shlewis@steilacoom.k12.wa.us

Mr. Johnson will be meeting with Juniors in their English classes next week to review individual credits and graduation requirements. Mr. Johnson has been meeting with Running Start students at each EVF appointment with the same information, and will continue to do so. If your student is not on track to graduate, Mr. Johnson will make this clear in his meeting with them, and will be following up with the family through Parentsquare.

Please remember that students should only be on campus if they are in a scheduled SHS class. Running Start Students, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before your class starts and leave right after class. This allows us to keep an accurate account of student safety. Students who are on campus need to report to the Sentinel Center or Library after they check in at the front desk.

School pictures taken at STEILACOOM HIGH SCHOOL are now available for parents to view and order online.

View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login

• STEILACOOM HIGH SCHOOL
• Event Code: FE21223
• Also Needed: Skyward Unique Student ID

Fall sports are underway. See below for this week's schedule.

Go Sentinels!

Visit https://steillyathletics.com/ for schedules, registration, and to purchase tickets.

Athletic Trainer update

We are happy to announce that we have contracted with a certified athletic trainer. They will be at home JV and Varsity football and Varsity Soccer games the remainder of the fall season.

Please be sure to pay your user fee. Players may not compete or attend away games until they've paid their user fee. If you need assistance please reach out to our ASB bookkeeper or Athletic Director. Use this link https://www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us/who-we-are/departments/financial-services/how-to-make-payments-for-fees-fines-and-food-service for more information on how to sign up or sign in to your account to make payments.

This week in Steilly Athletics:

Monday 10/2

Girls Soccer vs Washington J.V. @ 5:00 PM Varsity @ 7:00 PM

Football @ Enumclaw High School @4:00 PM

Tuesday 10/3

Volleyball vs Foss High School JV @ 5:45 PM Varsity 7:00 PM

Soccer vs Foss High School Varsity @7:15 PM

Wednesday 10/4

Tennis @ Clover Park High School 3:30 PM

Cross Country @ SPSL Country Meet @ 3:30 PM

Girls Soccer vs Enumclaw High School @ 7 PM

Thursday 10/5

Tennis @ Enumclaw High School @ 3:30 PM

Girls Swim and Dive @ 3:30 PM

Friday 10/6

Tennis @ Washington High @3:30 PM

Football @ Clover Park High School 7:00 PM

Steilacoom Historical School District uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.

For more information on the Bell Schedule, please visit the school Website.

Email: steilacoomhsoffice@steilacoom.k12.wa.us
Website: www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us
Location: 54 Sentinel Drive, Steilacoom, WA, USA
Phone: 253-983-2300
Instagram: @bigsteilly

Facebook: Steilacoom Sentinels