Principal's Note
A semi-frequent update from SVHS Principal, Shannon Harris.
updated October 6, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
The year is just flying by. First semester is nearly a third over! Please take the time to log on to Powerschool and check your student’s grades. If you are unsure of how to do this please call the counseling center at 885-4020 or the administrators at 885-7847. We will be happy to give you your log-on information. Star Valley High School will hold parent-teacher conferences at the new Etna Elementary on Wednesday, November 12th from 4:30-7:30p.m. We will also have conferences on Thursday, November 13th at Star Valley High School’s cafeteria from 4:00-7:30. Please come and conference with your child’s teachers. It is a great opportunity to meet with all of them and see how your child is doing. We look forward to seeing you there.
We have had many construction projects going on at SVHS this summer/fall. I am happy to report most of them are almost done! We can now use our new sidewalk and it is very well lit at night. When the snow starts falling you will also see the hydronics at work as they melt the snow and ice and keep the sidewalk clear year round!
The new artificial turf field and track are complete! That project turned out very well and the facilities are already being used multiple times each day. We would like to thank Supt. Abrams and Mr. Holyoak for managing that project and seeing that it was completed- it really is a beautiful facility. We also thank the many sponsors that donated funds to enable us to have a new scoreboard, soccer goals and track equipment; we appreciate your generosity.
Another project that has been going on for months is the installation of new HVAC controls. That project is still being completed and as of right now most of still do not have the ability to control our heat/air. We are hopeful that this will soon be finished so we can be comfortable.
We have a great group of students and have had some really fun activities so far this year. We have had a couple of well attended dances, a great homecoming week, and lots of home sporting events. The fun continues as we have many activities and events coming up this month. Please look at the calendar on the district’s website for a complete listing. I will list just a few here. The first choir concert will be held on Wednesday, October 15th at 7:00p.m. There will be no school on Friday, October 17th for fall break. Our fall musical will be “Grease” which will be presented on November 6th, 7th, and 8th. Our final regular season varsity football game will be held on Friday, October 24th. The final home volleyball matches will be played on Thursday, October 16th starting at 3:00p.m.(Freshmen), 4:00p.m.(sophomore), 5:00p.m. (J.V.), and 6:30p.m. (Varsity). We are enjoying the beautiful fall weather and hope it continues for a few more football games and cross country meets. Please come out and support our students and join in the fun.
Be watching those backpacks as the students should be bringing home our new school newsletter called the “Braves Bulletin”. We appreciate your feedback and ideas so please contact us anytime you have a concern or an idea. Hope your fall is going as well as ours.
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updated September 8, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
Jerry Traylor is a nationally recognized speaker. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Jerry has walked across America many times bringing his message of encouragement and energy to youth and adults alike. His presentation is full of humor and positive thinking. He is living proof that you can do anything if your desire is great enough.
He will be presenting assemblies at SVHS on Wednesday, September 10th for the high school and middle school students. Wednesday evening he will address the community at SVHS’ auditorium at 7:00p.m. All members of the community are welcome. The evening is free and open to all. Please join us for this inspiring presentation made possible by the Star Valley Rotary Club.
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updated August 7, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
Fair week is here and that means the start of school is just around the corner! Registration will occur on the following schedule: New students- Monday, August 18th, Seniors- Tuesday, August 19th, Juniors- Wednesday, August 20th, Sophomores- Thursday, August 21st, and Freshmen- Friday, August 22nd. Registration will start at 8:00a.m. and continue until 3:00p.m. each day.
Fall sports begin on Monday, August 18th. Cross country will get an early (late?) start at 12:01a.m. Volleyball will have their first practice at 8:30a.m. and football will have their first practice beginning at 4:30p.m. Please come out and participate in these fall programs. All athletes must have a current (after June 1st) physical, a drug testing consent form, and a WHSSA eligibility form signed in order to participate. Please call Mr. Holyoak at 885-4015 if you require further information.
SVHS will also have band camp beginning on August 11th. This camp will run Monday through Thursday and will be held in the band room from 9:00-4:00p.m. each day. For more information regarding band camp please call Mr. Sand at 885-1917.
We will have our “SVHS Ice Cream Icebreaker Social” on Friday, August 22nd from 6:00-8:30p.m. This social is for all students, families, and community members who would like to attend. Come and meet our new staff and eat a cool treat.
Following the ice cream social we will have a Back-to-School dance for all students. This will be an outdoor dance and will be held in the front parking lot/entryway. The dance will run from 8:30-11:30p.m. There is no cost and we will once again have A & B Productions, an excellent DJ from Idaho. Hope you can all join us.
If you have other questions please call the school at 885-7847.
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updated June 2, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
It’s hard to believe that the 07-08 school year is gone. Graduation was held on Thursday, May 22nd in the auditorium with nearly 150 graduates receiving their diplomas. We commend them for all of their hard work and wish them well as they begin their many various adventures and opportunities. Good luck to all of you and thanks for the memories.
With the beginning of summer we move right into summer school. We began today offering courses in math, science, English, health, driver’s education, physical education and history. Summer school will run from 8:00a.m.-12:30p.m. Monday through Thursday through June 26th. There are a couple of deviations to the schedule due to staff training so please contact the high school for more specific information.
We encourage students who had failing grades, or grades below the 70% proficiency rate to attend summer school in order to recover those credits and keep them on-track for a timely graduation. For more information contact the counseling office at 885-4020, or the main office at 885-7847.For those of you not in summer school, enjoy your summer and we’ll see you next fall.
For those of you who like to plan ahead here are some dates you may want to make note of. Registration will begin at 8:00a.m. on August 18th for new students, August 19th for seniors, August 20th for juniors, August 21st for sophomores, and August 22nd for freshmen. We wil also have our community and family icecream social on Friday, August 22nd from 6:00-8:30p.m. The icecream social will be followed by a parking lot dance for all SVHS students from 8:30-11:30. Have a safe, fun summer and we’ll see you in August! 
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updated April 14, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Events, Principal's Note
The class of 2012 will be registering for their freshmen year this week. Registration materials will go home on Monday the 14th. this will give the students and theor parents a few days to look over the information before registering on Wednesday evening. The “Freshmen Fair” will be held on Wednesday, April 16th from 5:00-7:00p.m. During the fair students will be able to meet teachers from each department, meet coaches of the various sports, and also meet advisors of the many clubs offered at SVHS. They will also log on in one of our computer labs to request their courses for next year. Counselors and administrators will be available to assist on Wednesday night.
The incoming freshmen students will also be visiting Star Valley High School in four groups on Tuesday, April 15th and Wednesday, April 16th. During their visits they will be given a tour, introduced to an upperclassman mentor,visit classrooms, and meet some key personnel.
We look forward to meeting the class of 2012 and their parents. If you have questions you would like answered before Wednesday night feel free to call the counselors or administrators at 885-7847.
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updated April 14, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
Welcome back from spring break. I hope everyone had a relaxing, enjoyable and safe break. We are definitely nearing the end of another year as we only have six weeks remaining until graduation! There are many activities that will occur in the next six weeks including; soccer, track, the spring play, MORP, concerts, SBO elections, and the senior sneak. Let’s all get out and support the many activities that are coming up.
We also hope that everyone will remain focused academically as we complete the school year. Keep, or get, those grades up and make use of after-school tutoring as needed these last few weeks.
It’s hard to believe that another year is winding down and the summer will be here before you know it. Hang in there for six more weeks!
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updated March 25, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
We’ve completed the PAWS testing for this school year! We appreciate the patience our students and staff demonstrated as we worked out a few kinks with the computers and another new PAWs assessment. Our students did a great job of focusing and give it their best effort. We appreciate them. Thanks also to our counseling center for organizing the testing and making sure that all students were tested. We celebrated with a pizza and ice cream party on Friday at the conclusion of the testing. I believe the junior class set a record by downing a whopping sixty large pizzas! We’ll follow this up with a day at Lagoon(in May) for the majority of the juniors. Thanks again for being here and getting it done.
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updated March 7, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
Star Valley High School is planning the PAWs testing for the week of March 17th-20th. It would be very much appreciated if all juniors would be in attendance each of these days to assist us in completing this testing in a timely manner, with as few disruptions as possible. We will also be testing some of our sophomores in the area of math. This testing is very important to the school and the district, as it is used to determine adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act.
If you would like more information please feel free to contact Shannon Harris (Principal) at 885-7847. Thanks for assisting us by having your students in school each day, well-rested, and well fed. :)
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updated March 7, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
After many miles between Casper and Star Valley the winter sports/activities season is drawing to a close. We are so proud of our wrestling team who competed for the state title and came up just a few points short. Congratulations on their second place finish. Also a big congratulations to our state champion 215 pound wrestler, Zach Booth. We are so proud of our wrestling team and coaches and their many successes this year.
Congratulations also to our growing indoor track program. They went to state and represented us very well. Audrey West and Kevin Brough both came away as State Champions. Congratulations to them both. There were also many other outstanding individual and group performances. We are very proud of the SV indoor track team. Way to go guys and gals!
At the conclusion of the 4A dance and cheer spirit competition our teams came away with two third place finishes.We are proud of both the cheer and dance squads for their wonderful performances in Casper this week. Both squads will remain in Casper to perform during the half-time shows of several 3A and 4A basketball games. We wish them well on these performances.
In addition, our Singcopation and Trebletones groups will be providing the National Anthem to begin three state basketball sessions. We know they will also represent us well. Singcopation has the special honor of providing the Anthem for the 4A championship games! After their performances they may have a permanent gig lined up! Our best to them. We are proud of everyone’s effort during the winter season; now without a pause we will begin the spring sports and activities!
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updated February 13, 2008 by Mrs. Shannon Harris in Principal's Note
We appreciate all of the parents who joined us on Tuesday and Wednesday night for Parent-teacher conferences. If you were unable to make it and wish to talk to your child’s teachers please call the school or e-mail them.
Please remember that the students will have Friday, February 15th and Monday, February 18th off. Please have a safe and enjoyable long weekend. If you are going to be in town remember to stop by the high school on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday to support our wrestlers as we host the regional wrestling meet.
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