Simon Kenton High School

Simon Says E-Newsletter

Volume 4 #19

January 23, 2015

THIS WEEK @ SK

FRIDAY 1/23

Women's Soccer Meeting

Auditorium

10:30 AM

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

Indoor Percussion

Band Room

3 PM

Winter Guard Practice

Cafeteria

3 PM

Swimming & Diving

Freshman Regionals

@ Scott Natatorium

Men's Basketball

v. Grant Co. @ SK

5/6/7:30 PM

SATURDAY 1/24

Swimming & Diving

Freshman Regionals

@ Scott Natatorium

Academic Team

District Governor's Cup

@ SK

Wrestling

Capital City Classic

@ Franklin Co. HS

Wrestling - JV

@ Ross JV Invitational

Men's Basketball V

v. Collins @ Henry Co.

Women's Basketball

FR/JV/V

v. Walton @ SK

1:30/2:30/4 PM

SUNDAY 1/25

Ski Club

@ Perfect North Slopes

9:30 AM

Women's Basketball FR

v. NDA

TBA

MONDAY 1/26

Senior Compass Testing

Art Club

Room 107

2:30 P M

TLC

2:30 PM

Dance Practice

Cafeteria

3 PM

Women's Tennis
Conditioning

Turf Room

3 PM

Cheerleading

Cafeteria

5:30 PM

TUESDAY 1/27

Senior Compass Testing

Cheerleading

Cafeteria

3 PM

Women's Tennis

Conditioning

Turf Room

3 PM

Percussion

Band Room

3 PM

Winter Guard

Auditorium

3 PM

Women's Basketball

FR/JV/V

@ Boone Co.

4:45/6/7:30 PM

Men's Basketball JV/V

v. Boone Co. @ SK

6/7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY 1/28

Prom Planning Meeting

Room 203

2:30 PM

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

Winter Guard

Cafeteria

3 PM

Women's Basketball FR

@ Conner

4:45 PM

Women's Basketball JV/V

@ Cooper

6/7:30 PM

THURSDAY 1/29

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

Cheerleading

Cafeteria

3 PM

Dance Team

Auditorium

3 PM

Women's Tennis

Conditioning

Turf Room

3 PM

Percussion

Band Room

3 PM

Wrestling

@ Conner Duals

FRIDAY 1/30

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

Percussion

Band Room

3 PM

Winter Guard

Cafeteria

3 PM

Swimming & Diving

NKAC Diving

@ Scott Natatorium

Men's Basketball JV/V

v. Dixie @ SK

6/7:30 PM

Men's Basketball FR

v. Holy Cross

6:30 PM

SATURDAY 1/31

Swimming & Diving

NKAC Swimming

@ Scott Natatorium

Wrestling

State Duals

@ Union Co. HS

Women's Basketball FR/JV/V

@ NCC

4:45/6/7:30 PM

Men's Basketball JV/V

@ Holmes

6/7:30 PM

Simon Says 1.23.15

REPORT CARDS WERE SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS

ON JANUARY 14 . . .

BOWLING TEAM GOES TO THE REGIONALS . . . SK will bowl in the regionals @ Bellwood Lanes in Newport. Singles will bowled on Monday, 1/26 @ 3:30 PM. Vanessa Chessman, Kelsey Isles, Erica Travis and Michelle Thomas will represent the women's team. Brian Fecher, Cody Hail, Jake Bowling and 8th grader Jonathan Cummins from Twenhofel will represent the men's team.

The team regionals will be Wednesday, 1/28. Women's start time is 3:20 PM and the men's start time is 5 PM.

$5 for adults / $3 for students.

ANY JUNIOR INTERESTED IN PLANNING PROM . . . there will be a meeting after school on Wednesday, 1/29 in Room 203 with Mrs. Stephanie Schneider.

WRESTING TEAM WINS 7th CONSECUTIVE KENTON COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP . . .
several of the wrestlers had clutch wins that aided in the victory and contributed to future seedings. The team defeated Dixie 63-15 and then Scott 45-30.

Reminder: Parents . . . Please call 960-0222
when your
son or daughter is absent.

Let's Go SKIING!!!!!!!!!!

The SK Ski/Snowboarding Club would like to invite you and your family to join us for a day on the slopes.

Place: Perfect North Slopes

Date: January 25

Time: 9:30 AM - 6 PM (you don't have to stay the whole time)

Cost: Lift/Tubing Ticket - $33.00 (8 hour ticket)

Ski Rental - $15.00

Food - $2.00

Ski/Snowboarding Lessons: FREE!

Proud of Our Pioneers

MUSIC ACCOLADES

A big congratulations goes to Evan Sterner and Sydney Egan for auditioning and being selected to the Northern Kentucky Select Band! Way to go! Select Band is January 29-31.

Congratulations to the following students for making the Northern Kentucky University Band Symposium: Rachel Baker, Alexis Bene, Josie Boswell, David Chi, Olivia Crosby, Garrett Farwick, Sean Gardner, Courtney Hellmann and Erica Travis. The NKU Band Symposium is January 23-24.

The University of Louisville Honors Band is also January 23-24 and we have Evan Sterner, Bronson Area, Joseph Richard and Morgan Boggs attending.

GOVERNOR'S SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Congratulations to the following students who will represent Kenton County as Governor's Scholars Program nominees at the state level competition:
Carley Brueckner, Abby Chitkara, Megan Eichert, Lelia Gosto, Megan Grove, Kathryn Johnson, Emily Popham, Hayley Reynolds, Katie Taylor, Abbie Thatcher, Sarah Tuerpe and Mallorie Valentine.

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
12th Virgil "Elijah" Owens
11th Sydney Carpenter
10th Emily Montgomery
9th Olivia Bowling

SCHOLASTIC ART COMPETITION
Gold Key -- Maggie Mullins (Ceramics & Glass)
Silver Key -- Cameron Duncan (Sculpture)
Silver Key -- Ciera Hernandez (Sculpture)
Silver Key -- Ashton Mallory (Drawing/Illustration)
Honorable Mentions -- Kali Burgin (Drawing/Illustration), Matthew Chaffin (Sculpture), Caleb Fausz (Sculpture), Ashton Mallory (Painting)

CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS FALL POETRY CONTEST
The following students will be published in Creative Communications poetry anthology for Fall 2014:
Christina Crites
Ekrem Delanovic
Lauren Farmer
Brayden Grimsley
Megan Grove
Mikayla Hawkins
Destany Larison
Tiffany Morgan
Zoe Whelan

PIONEER COUPONS

Week of 1.23

12th - Nicole Ziege

11th - Logan Glass

10th - Sebastian Sarieh
9th - Ashley Lambert

PIONEER COUPONS

Week of 1.16

12th - Amber Cole
11th - Jordan Kelley
10th - Maddy Cocco
9th - Elizabeth Cummins

Yearbook Baby Ads & Yearbook Sales
LAST CALL FOR BABY ADS FOR THE 2015 YEARBOOK. Click here for a form. Cost is $25. Turn in all forms to Mrs. L. Schneider in Room 214A. SPACE IS LIMITED! The 2015 Pioneer is now on sale, but PRICES GO UP in March. Books may be purchased at www.smart-pay.com. A basic book is $48 now. The staff does NOT order extra yearbooks, so this is your opportunity to purchase a book.

Volunteer Opportunity for Students
NEED SERVICE HOURS? St. Patrick Church on Mills Road in Independence needs assistance during the Lenten season with the Friday fish fry. Shifts begin at 4 PM and conclude through clean-up. Hours can be split. Contact Janet Frohlich in Room 151 for more information or to sign up to volunteer.

From the Counseling Office . . .

STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LIFEGUARD TRAINING, CLICK HERE.

Interested in a summer internship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital? if you are a student interested in science, this may be for you. CLICK HERE.

Kentucky Educational Television (KET) will host a LIVE financial aid call-in show on Monday evening, January 26 @ 9 PM.

Financial aid experts from Kentucky's colleges and universities, and KHEAA, will be available to provide important information and field questions from viewers. More information is available at http://www.ket.org/educationmatters/.