Wolf Notes

Parent-Teacher Conferences at Edmond Santa Fe HS will take place on Monday and Tuesday, October 16th and 17th, from 4:30-8:00 pm each night. The conferences will take place in the Main Cafeteria and Freshman Cafeteria at Santa Fe. There is no need to schedule an appointment. Our conferences are designed for flexibility so that you can find your student's teachers at designated tables and have 10 minute conversations about your student. If one teacher has a line, you can visit a different teacher and then circle back to the first teacher later. This flexible setup for conferences allows for parents to visit as many teachers as needed. Also, if you can't come one night, then you can come on the other. We are looking forward to seeing you there. A separate email with specific directions about where teachers are assigned to be (which cafeteria) will be sent out on Friday, October 13th.

Fall Break will be on Thursday and Friday, October 19th and 20th. Also, there is a Teacher Professional Day on Monday, October 23rd, so students will actually be off from October 19-23.

On Saturday, October 28th, we will have Saturday School from 9:00-11:00 am for students who are struggling in their classes. This opportunity will allow these students to complete missing and make-up assignments for full credit. Students will be given an opportunity to work during those two hours (with drinks, snacks, and tutoring help provided) on missing or make-up assignments. Work not completed during the two hours can be finished over the rest of the weekend at home. All work assigned for Saturday School must be turned in to the teachers on Monday, October 30th in order to receive full credit. Last year, over 200 students came off the F list in one or more classes because of Saturday School. More specific information will be sent home about Saturday School before Fall Break.

Tardies and Unverified Absences are two areas where we are striving to make improvements with our students. It is important for students to understand that the five minute passing period does not allow time to stop in the hallways and visit with friends. Students should keep moving to their next classes unless there is a reason for a detour (restroom, office, media center). With absences, parents please help us by verifying why your student is absent to our attendance office. Medical, Illness, Family Emergency, Judicial, and Religious absences need to be documented for our required record-keeping for the State Department of Education. Our goal is to limit unverified absences that have no documentation as to the reason for absence.

Our school offers many activities for our students, and many of these opportunities take place during the school day. We need substitute help to make these activities possible, so it is important for our students to be on their best PACK behavior for our substitutes. When a substitute is covering a class, the expectations are no hall passes (unless it is an emergency) and no cell phone use. If a student receives a discipline referral when a substitute covers a class, administrators will assign appropriate consequences when necessary. We need our students help to create an environment where substitutes are welcome and appreciated.

• Congratulations to our Softball Team for making it to the finals of Regionals as they finished up their season!
• Congratulations to our Marching Band for winning the Mustang Contest on October 7th and sweeping all three performance categories (outstanding music, visual, general effect)!
• Congratulations to our Football Team for winning the City Championship and for a successful first half of the season!
• Congratulations to Cross Country Girls and Boys for their success in multiple competitions this year! They are competing at Conference on October 10th, Regionals on October 21st, and State on October 28th (at Santa Fe HS). Make plans now to support them at State on the 28th!
• Best wishes to our Volleyball Team as they compete in Regionals on October 10th and State (October 19-21). Thank you to our Wolfpack students for providing an awesome home court advantage this season!
• Debut (our fall talent show) is taking place on October 12 and 13 at Santa Fe. There will be two evening performances on Thursday and Friday and an afternoon matinee for students on Friday.
• Congratulations to the following students for being named National Merit Semifinalists by College Board: Joseph Hawkins, Ethan Hoang, and Daniel Pham! They scored in the top 1% of all students nationwide who took the PSAT as Juniors.
• Congratulations to the following students for being named National Recognition Scholars by College Board. They are receiving one of three awards: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA), National Indigenous Recognition Award (NIA), and National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA).
• Adediji Fakeye: NAARA
• Ariadna Serrano: NHRA
• Channing Hill: NIA
• Gabrielle Whitfield: NAARA
• Jennifer Ibe: NAARA
• Mia Miranda: NHRA
• Nicolas Watkins: NAARA
• Tawakalitu Akintunde-Karim: NAARA