We A.R.E. SK - Home of the Pioneers!

Accountable ~ Respectful ~ Engaged

Volume 5. Number 13

November 11, 2013

2014 YEARBOOKS NOW ON SALE
Go to www.smart-pay.com or call 1.888.853.1337

EXTRA YEARBOOKS WILL NOT BE ORDERED

PROUD OF
OUR PIONEERS. . .

ALL-STATE SOCCER
CHRISTINA COOK
Honorable Mention



MICROSOFT OFFICE CERTIFICATIONS

Powerpoint 2013

JENNIFER DECK

KATIE WISSING

Access 2013

ALEX ARIAS
KYLE BUCHANAN
TAD ECKLAR
ADAM JANOWSKI
AMBER SCHERER
JACOB STEWART

OCTOBER
STUDENTS OF
THE MONTH:

12th Grade

MADISON REESER

11th Grade

EMIR DELANOVIC

10th Grade

OLIVIA WHALEY

9th Grade

CHZARLYMAEN CORPUZ

PERFECT ATTENDANCE:

12th Grade

DESTINY CRAWFORD

11th Grade

KRISTEN MCDANIEL

10th Grade
HUNTER GILBERT

9th Grade

KAITLYN THOMAS

PIONEER
COUPONS:

12th Grade

BLANCA VASQUEZ

11th Grade

AMBER COLE

10th Grade

BRADY WALKER

9th Grade

DEVIN HUGHES

THIS WEEK @ SK



MONDAY 11/11

Veteran's Day Program

Bridge Club

LMC

2:30 PM

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

Winter Guard

Cafeteria

3 PM

Driving Class

Room 191

4 PM

College Affordability

Workshop

LMC

6:30 PM

TUESDAY 11/12

Bridge Club

LMC

2:30 PM

Wellness Workout

Room 192

2:30 PM

Academic Team

@ Bishop Brossart

Cheerleading

Cafeteria

6 PM

WEDNESDAY 11/13

College/Career Fair

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:45 PM

THURSDAY 11/14

NKU Field Trip
Mr. Fossett

Wellness Workout

Room 192

2:30 PM

TLC

Room 311

2:45 PM

First Priority

Chorus Room

2:45 PM

Winter Guard

Cafeteria
3 PM

Bowling Team

v. Cooper

@ Erlanger

Cheerleading

Cafeteria

6 PM

FRIDAY 11/15

NAILE Field Trip

Mrs. Bonar

Varsity Pre-Game

Football Meal

Cafeteria

2:30 PM

Winter Guard Practice

Cafeteria

3 PM

Varsity Football

Dixie @ SK

7 PM

SATURDAY 11/16

Cheerleading

Cafeteria

7 AM

Academic Team

@ Campbell Co.

John O'Bryan

Math Tournament

Dear (Contact First Name),

BLUE & WHITE DAY IS FRIDAY . . .

Support the varsity football team on Friday by wearing blue &
white. The Pioneers face Dixie @ 7 PM in the playoffs.
Game is @ SK. Reminder: NO PASSES will be accepted.
Admission is $5.

FRIDAY IS MUSTACHE DAY . . .

Wear a mustache with your blue & white on Friday as part of
No Shave November and prostate cancer awareness.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOY COLLECTION . . .

The girls basketball team will be assisting Grant Co. Middle & High Schools with a fundraiser to collect toys for patients at Children's Hospital who cannot come home for the holidays.

The team will begin collections of toys on November 13 and collect until Wednesday, December 11. Toys must be new and unwrapped. Toys can be for any age -- male or female. Drop donations to Ms. Wendeln in Room 129 or in the main office.



SOPHOMORE CLASS MEETING . . .

Friday, November 15 during SKORE

CLASS RINGS!



SENIOR CLASS MEETING . . .

Wednesday, November 20 during SKORE



SENIOR DINNER DANCE . . .

November 26 ~ 7 - 11 PM

@ The Syndicate

Las Vegas Theme

$35 per person

Tickets go on sale Monday, November 18 during lunch

Be Engaged . . .

Teams, Clubs, Groups & Organizations
Upcoming Meetings, Events and Information

BOOK CLUB Are you a reader? Join the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards Book Club and read/discuss some great young adult books with other students. See Mrs. Moore for more information or check this link.

BOWLING TEAM Practices are Mondays from 6-8 PM and matches on Thursdays from 3:15-6 PM.

BRIDGE CLUB The "Bridge" is a club at SK devoted to bridging the gap between our friends with disabilities and YOU! Please come and learn about how to get involved with Bridge. For more information, contact Eric Northrup (462.1013) or nkycapernaum@gmail.com. Get updates by liking SK Bridge Club on Facebook. .

DIVERSITY CLUB This month the Diversity Club's goal is to help students understand the tradition and culture that makes SK a unique and great school.

FIRST PRIORITY (formerly "FISH") meets every Thursday after school in the chorus room from 2:45-3:30 PM.

GUITAR CLUB Guitar Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 2:45-3:30 PM.

JAM-C CLUB Jam-C meets in Room 209 the 1st & 4th Thursdays of the month.

MARCHING BAND

November 2 @ Mid-States Championships @ Northmont HS

NHS Yearly NHS dues are $15. The deadline for paying is October 31.

PIONEER PRIDE Pioneer Pride Pep Club meets the second Thursday of every month.

STUDENT COUNCIL The next Student Council meeting will be Wednesday, November 20 from 2:40-3:30. New members are welcome.

TEEN LEADERSHIP CLUB TLC meets every Thursday after school in Room 311 until 3:30 PM.

WINTER GUARD The winter guard will hold auditions on November 21 & 22 in the SK cafeteria after school Contact Ms. Slusser for more information: kristina.slusser@kenton.kyschools.us

COUNSELING CORNER

GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (GSA)

Kentucky High School Sophomores and Juniors: Governor's School for the ARTS is now accepting application through December 31.

Students can apply on-line or download an application from www.kentuckygsa.org

ARTSHOPS
Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) is holding statewide ArtShops for high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors throughout Kentucky.

ArtShops are designed to give students the opportunity to participate in a hands on workshop in their chosen art form. Students who are interested in applying to the GSA summer program are highly encouraged to attend an ArtShop to better prepare then for the audition/review process in March. Please see website: www.kentuckygsa.org.

GE-REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

This program annually awards roughly 20 college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity and citizenship with $10,000 renewable scholarships. For more information: www.reaganfoundation.org/scholarships

Deadline: January 9, 2014

AROUND THE COMMUNITY . . .

SK BOWLING FUNDRAISER
Independence Skyline

Wednesday, November 20

5-9 PM

SK BAND FUNDRAISER

SK Band is conducting a holiday sale which includes Yankee Candles,

fruit, wreaths and kettle corn.

Yankee Candles can be ordered online by going to yankeecandlefundraising.com.
Click on Seller Login and add Group Number 990043715

Sale runs through November 13 with an early December delivery. Money must be turned in with the order. Contact any band/guard member or band booster member to order.

BAND UPDATE
The SK marching band recently competed in the championships @ Northmont High School near Dayton, Ohio, placing 9th out of 21 bands. The band qualified for the finals and jumped two positions to finish 7th overall in Class AA. Only two Kentucky bands qualified for the finals. CONGRATULATIONS!

BOWLING UPDATE

In the first match of the season, the Pioneers battledf the Rebels of Boone County. The boys took the match with top scores from AJ Crone (247 218), Casey Mangold (212, 203), Cody Hail (197, 234) and Jonathan Cummins (233).

The girls lost their match, but with a great effort against a tough Boone County team. Alyssa Hoffman (150) and Ellen Warning (136) were high scorers.