STANWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Stanwood Spartans are united in cultivating character, modeling respect, teaching leadership and connecting to community.

April 3rd - 7th is Assistant Principals Week and we have 4 amazing Admins that we want to celebrate! Thank you to Carolyn Coombs, Tom Wilfong, Ross Short, and Zach Ward for all that you do for our students and families!

Thank you to our library staff for all they do: Librarian Debbie Byrum and Library Para Educator Gigi McNeal.

The Stanwood-Camano School Board wants to hear from you!

The Board of Directors typically sets a variety of dates, times, and locations to meet with constituents throughout the school year. Board members look forward to listening and learning about the communities' opinions, suggestions, and concerns. There is no agenda for these events; they are completely informal and anyone can attend.

In spring 2023, board members will hold chats at the following locations:

• 6-7 p.m. April 11: Director Al Schreiber at Lincoln Hill High School

• 6-7 p.m. May 2: Director Charlotte Murry at Stanwood Middle School

During the Chat with the Board events in Fall 2022, topics included curriculum, libraries, safety, early learning, language barriers, equity, and more.

A Spanish interpreter will be available.

Read more about future Chat with the Board events here: https://www.stanwood.wednet.edu/school_board/chat_with_a_school_board_member

Just a reminder that Wednesday, April 12th, is a late start day. First period begins at 9 a.m.

Third quarter ends on Wednesday, April 12th. Students should be turning in all missing work by that day.

We will have an advisory on Friday, April 14th, at 9:28 a.m.

Advisory is held at the end of second period.

Thank you to the football team for cleaning up graffiti on a building in town.

We had a really good turnout for the Talent Show. Mac Martin did a great job of organizing the event and our judges: Claudia Holum, Jennifer McFall, Sean Cunningham, and Jeanne Kelly helped choose the top three places for the event.

1. Maddie Jo W

2. Bailey W

3. The band Justice for Pluto (Charlotte N, Ben R-M, Emery S, and Aiden F)

The Stanwood-Camano School District Career & Technical Education Program is pleased to announce our Students of the Semester for the 1st Semester. Please join me in congratulating:

• Rebecca A, Agriculture Education
• Kayden J, Agriculture Education
• Hayden M, Agriculture Education
• Brooke W, Agriculture Education
• Kathleen B, American Sign Language
• Hailey C, Business Education
• Levi H, Business Education
• Matthew K, Business Education
• Bryan R, Business Education
• Laila R, Business Education
• Genevieve P, Core Plus Manufacturing
• Rebekah B, Culinary Arts
• William L, Engineering Design
• Audrey M, Photography/ Yearbook
• Madison R-E, Health Science
• Dalton T, Woodworking/ Construction

Two weeks ago, teacher Tristan Hanson and 23 students from Stanwood High School attended the Washington Technology Student Association State Conference. TSA allows students to take what they have learned in the Career & Technical Education program and apply those skills in a series of competitive events to test their technical, leadership, and employability skills. The Stanwood chapter did extremely well this year. Please join me in congratulating Tristan and his students:

1st place

Architectural Design - Megan Holmes, Taylor Bradshaw

Engineering Design - Riley Pappas, Aidan Manzuk, Avery Yee

2nd place

Manufacturing Prototype - Gracie Blue, Poppy Hanson, Collin Manzuk

Music Production - Daniel Blue

Promotional Design - Lindsey Khoury

Transportation Modeling - Jacob Daniels

3rd Place

CAD 3D Engineering - Megan Holmes

Top 5 in State

Fashion Design - Taylor Bradshaw, Poppy Hanson, Megan Holmes, Belle Rose

Manufacturing Prototype - Olivia Flickner, Natalie Linville

About 14% of U.S. high-school students and 3.3% of middle schoolers currently vape as of 2021, and the FDA and U.S. Surgeon General have declared it an epidemic. Research shows that vaping is dangerous, highly addictive, and harmful to a child’s health and brain development.

Frighteningly, vaping devices can also be manipulated and refilled with dangerous illicit substances, many of which can be harmful or deadly if used by an unsuspecting child. We are aware of the use of vaping devices in our community that have been laced with illegal drugs.

It is critical for families to talk with their children about the dangers of vaping and substance use. Our school administrators actively, in cooperation with our School Resource Officer, investigate and issue appropriate discipline and education on the dangers of vaping devices.

Ensuring the safety of students and staff requires an ongoing strong commitment to cooperation with our Stanwood-Camano families. As always, health and safety are our top priorities.

Find facts, information, and tips on how to talk with your teen about vaping at the American Lung Association website.

We will offer summer school in August at our school. If students failed a course, they are eligible for summer school. The program will be free this summer.

Please open the document below for all the information and application.

All proceeds will go to the SHS Booster Club/Grad Night.

Seniors, there are several scholarships listed on our website that are not part of the SCAF Scholarship Program. Please visit our scholarship page HERE to see if there are any that you might qualify for. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Headrick in the Counseling Office.

For any students who are needing their transcript sent to a college/university, please follow this LINK for the transcript request procedure. Thank you!

We are calling our parent group "Community Builders" and if any parents are wanting to volunteer please email Ted McCammant at tedmccammant@gmail.com

On March 29th, staff reflected on the student survey taken recently. Staff compared feedback from first quarter to the beginning of third quarter. Some of the highlights from that review included the following:

• Students need more instruction around goal setting.
• Identify and review resources for students.
• Provide step-by-step (chunking) of lessons as much as possible.
• Model growth mindset by admitting mistakes and fixing them.
• Continue to work with students on identifying/naming and regulating emotions.
• Self-management - emphasis completing work on time, resisting distractions, and remaining calm.
• Staff use similar strategies in all classrooms.
• Create relationships to foster empathy between students and staff.
• Encourage healthy ways of coping.
• Follow up on student safety.
• More mental health supports.
• Build opportunities for personal connections.

The building leadership team will make plans related to the items above.

Checkout the updated league website: WescoAthletics.com got an upgrade!

Student-athletes who need extra time for homework are invited to join us for optional Study Hall on late-start Wednesday mornings in the Library (7:30-8:45). Every student-athlete is required to maintain passing grades with at least a 2.0 average in their current classes to be eligible to compete.

Visit our website for information and follow along with us on social media at @go_shsspartans. Click Here for helpful links related to Spartan Athletics!

HOME EVENTS THIS WEEK:

Mon. Apr. 10 - Girls C Tennis, 4pm. JV Softball, 6:30pm.

Tue. Apr. 11 - Girls V Tennis, 3:30pm.

Wed. Apr. 12 - JV Baseball, 4pm.

Thu. Apr. 13 - Girls V Tennis, 3:30pm. V Softball, 6:30pm.

Fri. Apr. 14 - V Baseball, 6:30pm. Boys Soccer, 5/7pm.

Thu. June 1 - Senior Student Athlete Awards Night

Aug. 16 (Football) / Aug. 21 - Fall Sports Begin

MONTHLY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER!

April is National Poetry Month! Come to the SHS Library and help us build our Poet-Tree! Write a poem and hang it on our tree! The NEHS will be judging the poems! They will choose the top three! Prizes will be awarded! Also, the America Library of Poetry is holding the 27th Annual Poetry Contest for grades 3-12! Grand Prize is $500 and 62 other prizes to give away! Details in the SHS Library.

Use the Destiny Discover catalog to put books on hold, renew books, or check out an ebook. You can also visit the Gale Library databases for recent articles and scholarly journals. Doing research for a class? Visit the Complete Research Toolkit: a website put together by your librarian.

Did you know that on our website, you can find links to Bell Schedules, Staff Links, Registration, and the weekly Smore? Head to the bottom of the page for the Get Connected section!

www.shs.stanwood.wednet.edu

Friday Family Message for this week:

Link

Monday - Regular Schedule

Tuesday - Regular Schedule

Wednesday - Late Start

Thursday - Regular Schedule

Friday - Regular Schedule

Do you have questions and are not sure who to contact? Here is the breakdown by counselor and administrator based on student last name.

Counseling:

Paige Watson A – Em

Maren Holzinger En - K

Tricia Tayon L - Rh

Emily Elde Ri - Z

Administrators:

Carolyn Coombs A – K

Tom Wilfong L - Z

Zach Ward - Attendance

To review the school calendar, click on the link below.

Student Calendar 22-23

The calendar for the 23-24 school year can be found by clicking HERE.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

April 12th - 3rd Quarter ends

April 14th - Advisory

April 17th - National Honor Society Induction 7 pm / Performing Arts Center

April 20th - Band leaves for Disneyland (return April 23rd)

April 21st - Advisory

The Stanwood-Camano School District does not discriminate in employment, programs, or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX/Affirmative Action Officer and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Maurene Stanton (mstanton@stanwood.wednet.edu), or the Section 504/American Disabilities Act Coordinator, Robert Hascall (rhascall@stanwood.wednet.edu) Stanwood-Camano School District, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood, WA 98292. Telephone: (360) 629-1200.

El Distrito Escolar de Stanwood-Camano School District no discrimina en sus programas o actividades por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, origen nacional, edad, condición de veterano de guerra o grado militar, orientación sexual, expresión de género o identidad, discapacidad o uso de perro guía entrenado o animal de servicio, y ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y a otros grupos de jóvenes especificados. El empleado mencionado a continuación ha sido designado para atender consultas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Título IX / Oficial de Acción Afirmativa y Coordinador de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles, Maurene Stanton (mstanton@stanwood.wednet.edu), o la Sección 504 / Coordinador de la Ley de Discapacidades Estadounidenses, Robert Hascall (rhascall@stanwood.wednet.edu), Distrito Escolar Stanwood-Camano, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood, WA 98292. Teléfono: (360) 629-1200.

Email: cdelpozo@stanwood.wednet.edu
Website: https://shs.stanwood.wednet.edu/
Location: 7400 272nd Street Northwest, Stanwood, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 629-1300