Smith County High School

The 3rd nine week grades were closed as of March 13 (SCHS last day in school) and counted as the second-semester grade. No final exams will be given. Per Tennessee State Board Meeting (4/9/20)- No student can receive a grade lower than the grade they had on March 13, 2020. Students may be given opportunities to raise their grade. Students that are failing a course (S1 and S2 avg is less than 70 as of March 13th) must be given grading opportunities to achieve a passing grade and earn credit for the course. If students are failing a class and need to recover any credits, their teacher will be in contact with them in order to receive make-up work in order to receive the credit in order to graduate. It would be a good idea for students to reach out to teachers as well in an email if you have not heard from them soon. This may be due to the phone numbers SCHS has on file. Students that are passing a course (grade above 70 as of March 13th) may complete **assignments/grading opportunities to raise their 3rd 9 weeks average. **These are not required and cannot make a student’s grade drop below the grade the student had on March 13, 2020. If students would like to improve their 2nd semester grades, your teachers are available to work with you to complete this work. Please reach out to your teacher. If you are unable to contact the teacher, please contact your guidance counselor for assistance. Teacher’s emails can be found in the Google classroom set up for each particular class or on the school website under staff, https://www.smithcoedu.com/o/smith-county-high/staff.

Free ACT Practice Test Online-Students take advantage of this opportunity with feedback on the test you take. Applerouth is offering students the opportunity to take previously released SAT and ACT practice tests for free. Practice tests will be online and proctored to offer students the most realistic test day experience. Afterwards, each student will receive a detailed score report, access to a webinar on understanding their scores, a private phone consultation with a Program Advisor to create a targeted study plan, and access a strategy session led by one of our top tutors. Please follow the link below. ACT-April 25 and April 26 SAT-May 2 and May 3 https://www.applerouth.com/testdrive/?fbclid=IwAR37IpNqz3ka8KCmW75xox8RG2V65DhMpohqIsK-MShLq0H4rLFh-Y69W94

Seniors-If seniors have received any scholarships outside of SCHS, please let Mrs.Olivia Bush know through email (obush@smithcoedu.net). She will need to know who the scholarship is through and the amount. Please let her know by April 28. (Example-Some students have received scholarships through the college they plan to attend.)

Any sophomore or junior and parents who are interested in dual enrollment classes for next year will need to attend this Zoom meeting that Vol State has scheduled on April 21 at 6:00. The presenter will be answering questions regarding registration and requirements for next school year. Join Zoom Meeting https://volstate.zoom.us/j/92009482745?pwd=RCtHcHZSZnhmdzd4VlZ4RlYzbTU1QT09

SCHS FFA Greenhouse Order Form-Follow the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOusujoG3Z48zFKv3L9JqPBrixVgEWqS2xrQu59bQCDxVJ-g/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Google Classroom for Each Grade Level-All students have been set up to join a Google Classroom for their specific grade. This is a great way to receive any updates from administration or guidance. This is especially important for seniors. If you are a student, and do not have an option to join a classroom by grade, please email Mrs. Hord at ahord@smithcoedu.net.

Seniors Graduating as TN Scholars There are guidelines and forms to complete in order to graduate as a TN Scholar. I will include the link, but understand some of the dates say past years, but it is the information that you will need to complete. You must have completed certain classes, no out of school suspensions, 95% attendance for all 4 years, maintain a C or above average in all classes, and completion of 80 hours or more of volunteer service hours. You will need to follow the link below and complete the application for Tennessee Scholars (at the bottom) and the Tennessee Scholars Checklist and volunteer form 2015 (at the bottom). Once these are completed, you can scan the forms and email them back to Mrs. Olivia Bush at obush@smithcoedu.net, bring by when picking up breakfast/lunch on Mondays and Thursdays, take pics of the forms and email to Mrs. Bush or mail to the school at Mrs. Bush's attention. If you have questions, please direct those to Mrs. Bush at obush@smithcoedu.net. The deadline to have these turned in will be April 22, 2020. http://www.tennesseescholars.org/?page_id=340

Seniors-a Google Classroom has been set up for seniors containing information that seniors may need at this time. Please check this often. Students have a senior salute to complete from our local radio station, 104.1. These will need to be completed by April 17. Seniors should have received an email in their school email with an invite or log into google classroom. Reminder- All students have a school gmail and access to google classroom. To login, he/she will use initial of first name, initial of middle name, last name followed by @smithcoedu.net. Example-Student's name is John Edward Doe. His log in would be jedoe@smithcoedu.net. Passwords for students will be the last 4 digit of their social security number. Please contact school with any issues.

Due to current circumstances there have been some changes to the FFA greenhouse sale and fern order. We are taking precautions to ensure the safety of our students and community. The ferns ordered through the students have been cancelled. There can be no student interaction with the public on behalf of Smith County High School or the Smith County FFA chapter. At this time, the greenhouse sale has been postponed until further notice. A limited number of ferns will be available for purchase when the greenhouse sale takes place. This fundraiser has always been one of our favorite events because it allows us to interact with our community. Unfortunately it is not safe to do so at this time. We hope to see you soon, but the safety of our students and our community is our top priority. Thank you for your continued support of the Smith County FFA chapter. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. Foster at wfoster1@smithcoedu.net.

Smith County Schools Nutrition Department has been providing meals since the beginning of the school closure due to the COVID-19. Starting April 6th, we will have meals available for pickup and delivery on Mondays and Thursdays. On Monday, students will receive three breakfasts, three lunches, and three milks for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday service will be for Thursday and Friday meals. Only one milk, will be provided to each child per day due to a decrease in production. Delivery of meals to families that cannot pick up will continue to be provided.

Students will need to be checking school emails and google classroom when possible for updates and learning opportunities. All students have a school gmail and access to google classroom. To login, he/she will use initial of first name, initial of middle name, last name followed by @smithcoedu.net. Example-Student's name is John Edward Doe. His log in would be jedoe@smithcoedu.net. Passwords for students will be the last 4 digit of their social security number. Attached you will find a link to a tutorial of google classroom. https://youtu.be/xfgqtCi7hdo

Please see the letter below from Principal Dusty Whitaker concerning our plans for continued learning opportunities for our students.

Williams Chapel Church Scholarship-Please read eligibility on the attachment. The application can be found- http://smithcoedutn.apptegy.us/o/smith-county…/browse/111310

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.