Seniors-To remain TN Promise eligible, students (not parents/guardians) will be responsible for watching a team meeting webinar prior to May 15, 2020 at 11:59 CT. This deadline has been changed. You should be receiving periodic emails concerning any issues. Please follow the link below.
https://tnachieves.org/high-school-class-of-2020/cancellations/
This is a reminder that breakfast and lunch will be available at SCHS next week for pick up or delivery. Breakfast is from 7:30-8:30 and lunch from 11:30-12:30. This is free to all 18 and under. If you don't have a way to come by, we can deliver. We will be delivering to the same families on our list as we did before spring break. We will leave school around 9:00 with deliveries. If you would like to be added to our delivery route, please call school before 7:30 AM each morning and leave a message with address and number of meals needed. School number 615-735-9219
SCHS would like to thank all our teachers and staff who came in to volunteer to deliver meals this week: Nicholus Bussell, Lindsey Hall, Kit Jenkins, Candy Carlyle, Chris Harris, Wendy Vermillion, Frank Ruckman, Connie Holder, Randall Smith, Tara Gates, Krissa Hackett, Charles Gross, Davey and Rachel Edmaiston, Denise Hackett, Todd Hess, and central office workers. None of this would have been possible without everyone working together. Many children were fed this week with these efforts.
Tomorrow will be the last day we will be preparing breakfast and lunch for students due to Spring Break scheduled next week. If you are unable to come by school to pick up your food, please contact the school at 615-735-9219. Please leave a message with name, address, and number of meals needed to be delivered. Breakfast hours to pick up at school are from 7:30-8:30 and lunch is from 11:30-12:30. Do not hesitate to call in this time of need as we want to help where we can. Thanks.
TDOE has received wavers for TN Ready End of Course Testing. View the statement below.
ACT has decided to reschedule the April 4, 2020 National ACT® test date to their June 13 and July 18 test dates in response to concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
ACT will be notifying registered students directly in the next few days, informing them of the postponement and providing instructions for next steps.
Due to the recommendations of CDC and the governor to limit large gatherings of people, the SCHS prom has been postponed until further notice. Prom will not be April 4, 2020.
SCHS Volleyball team FanCloth sell is open online until March 30. The following link will take you to catalog and you can purchase from there. https://fancloth.shop/KXF6Y
At check out please select a player or Coach Rachel Bush. If you don’t know a player she will deliver to you. If you have any questions email her rachel.bush@smithcoedu.net
Students-The ACT will not be given at SCHS, Tuesday, March 17. We will be working with ACT for a make up date and will provide information as it becomes available.
The next scholarship packet for seniors will be available in two ways for seniors to complete. Packets will be available to pick up during the free breakfast or lunch hours of 7:30-8:30 AM and 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Tuesday-Thursday of this week. These scholarship applications will also be uploaded on the school website to print off at http://www.smithcoedu.com/o/smith-county-high.
Students who are a part of youth leadership will not meet this week.
Due to the COVID-19 concerns and in the best interest of Smith County students, staff, and their families, Smith County Schools will be closed Monday, March 16, 2020 thru Friday, March 20, 2020. Spring break will remain the following week as scheduled. During the next two weeks ALL facilities will be closed and activities cancelled. SCHS and GES will be open for breakfast and lunch Monday, March 16 thru Friday, March 20, 2020. Breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m. We will also be transporting meals to Defeated Elementary and Union Heights Elementary during those same feeding times. All meals will be FREE to all children 18 and younger.
Austin Richel is the 1st place state winner for the AMVETS Americanism Essay contest. Thank you for representing our school so well. In photo-Left to Right-Annette Hord (assistant principal), Jimmy Crittenden (AMVETS rep), Austin Richel (winner), Buck Edmonds (AMVETS rep).
Smith County Schools are implementing preventive measures in regards to the Coronavirus. We want our staff, students, and parents to know we are taking the recommended CDC and TDOE prevention guidelines. Our staff is sanitizing schools and buses daily and thoroughly cleaning frequently touched surfaces and stocking schools with extra soap, paper towels, and disinfectant wipes. Teachers will be allowing more time for hand-washing and the school system has provided guidance to principals to help support them in making the best possible decisions for their students, school, and community.
We are excited to announce our new website! The Live Feed is where you can find important updates and fun stories about what's happening in school. We hope you enjoy the new site and find it easy to navigate!
Senior students have received an email regarding their TN Promise meeting. Please be aware that the TN Promise meeting at SCHS on March 31 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Your student is required to follow the steps in the email to meet the mandatory meeting requirement.
It is important to note that parents do not have the capability to log in to the webinar using parent information. Your student is required to log in using their personal information to watch the webinar to meet the mandatory meeting requirement.
Please let us know if you have questions.
Smith County Jr. Fair Board Application
Junior Fairboard is open to all students in Smith County who are in 7th-12th grades. Please fill out this form, submit it, and a member of the Smith County Fair Board will contact you. All Applications for the 2020 fair are due by Monday, March 30rd 2020. The fair will take place June 27th-July 4th, 2020. Click the link below to complete an application.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AFzsoJ2YHsVM6PqRnA7QSgEMk_L-0KQAdhyIalM0JxY/viewform?edit_requested=true
The top 10 of the SCHS senior class was announced today. Students placed as follows:
Left to right-1-Janna Abou-Rahma, 2-Dominique Hebert, 3-John Ross Hord, 4-Joey Gantenbein, 5-Chale'T Smith, 6-Olivia Phillips, 7-Kathryn Elmore, 8-Bo Broyles, 9-Braxton Washer, 10-Mallory Dillon
