Simon Kenton High School

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     Volume 4  #30
April 27, 2015

 

TESTING SCHEDULE
April 27 PLTW EOC IED
April 28 PLTW EOC POE
April 29 PLTW EOC CEA
May 4 AP Chemistry
 
May 5 AP Calculus AB/BC
May 6 AP Eng Lit/Comp
May 7 AP Spanish
May 8 AP US History
           AP European History
May 11 AP Biology
May 12 1oth Grade KPREP
              On-Demand
             AP US Government
             AP French
May 13 AP Eng Lang/Comp
             AP Statistics
May 14 11th Grade KPREP
             AP World History
             Make-up KPREP
May 15 Make-up KPREP
May 18 US History EOC
May 20 Algebra II EOC
May 21 Biology EOC
May 22 English II EOC
May 26-June 1
              Makeup EOCs
May 26  SR Exams 3/5/6
May 27  SR Exams 1/2/4


THIS WEEK @ SK


(The information below is taken directly from the school Google calendar on the website and emails received.  It is subject to change based on any number of factors, including weather.)

MONDAY 4/27 

 

Art Club

Room 107

2:30 PM
(cancelled this week)

TLC

2:30 PM    

 

Women's Varsity Tennis

NKAC   

Women's Tennis JV A/B
@ Lloyd 

 

Men's Varsity Tennis

@ Dixie

3:30 PM 


Driving Class

Room 191

4 PM

  

JV Baseball

v. Highlands @ SK

5 PM

Varsity Baseball
@ Highlands

5:30 PM 

 

FP Varsity Softball
v. Lex Catholic @ SK

6 PM 

 

TUESDAY 4/28 

 

Women's Tennis
v. Calvary @ Richardson  

 

Men's Tennis

v. Calvary @ SK

3:30 PM  

FP JV/V Softball
v. Grant Co. @ SK
5:30/7 PM  

 

Honors Night
Auditorium

6 PM

 

Dining on a Budget
Library Media Center
6 PM 

 

WEDNESDAY 4/29

 

Women's Tennis
@ Ryle

Driving Class

Room 191

4 PM     

 

Men's & Women's 

Track & Field   V
Pole Vault @ Dixie

4:30 PM 

Wrestling Open Mat

Practice Gym

6 PM

  

THURSDAY 4/30

 

Redwood Driver's Ed

Room 148

2:30 PM

 

Food Packing Event (FBLA)

Cafeteria

3 PM 

 

Men's & Women's 

Track & Field  V
NKAC Relays

@ Ryle

5 PM 

 

FP Varsity Softball
@ Ludlow
5:30 PM  

 

Varsity Baseball

@ Newport

5:30 PM  

  

Hungry Man
Powderbuff Games

Joe B. Stark Gymnasium

6 PM 

 

FRIDAY 5/1   

 

Men's Tennis

 

Regionals

Men's & Women's
Track & Field  JV
JV Championships
@ Cooper
4:30 PM

Varsity Baseball
@ Walton Verona
5:30 PM

JV Baseball
v. Walton Verona @ SK
5:30 PM

FR Baseball
@ Cov Cath
5:30 PM

FB JV/V Softball
v. Carroll Co. @ SK
6/7:30 PM

Women's Soccer Meeting
Library Media Center
6:30 PM

Twenhofel Musical
7 PM
 

SATURDAY 5/2

 

Men's & Women's  V
Track & Field

UK Relays @ UK

10 AM

 

Varsity Baseball

@ Henry Clay

11 AM 

 

Men's Varsity Tennis
Regionals 

 

Women's Varsity Tennis

Regionals @ Lloyd 

 

FP Softball  FR
St. Henry Tournament
@ St. Henry  

 

Twenhofel Musical

Auditorium
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4.27.15

Dear (Contact First Name),

Hey, parents of seniors . . . the SK Pride Shop is selling graduation yard signs for $10. 

ACADEMIC TEAM FUNDRAISER @ SKYLINE
Wednesday, April 29 (click for flyer)


Women's soccer meeting is Friday, May 1 @ 6:30 PM in the SK Library Media Center.

More senior news . . . Josten's will be back on Friday, May 1 to distribute caps & gowns and announcements.  Payments must be paid in full.  If you owe money, please bring CASH.  No checks will be accepted.

HONORS NIGHT IS TUESDAY, APRIL 28 @ 6 PM  
Susan B. Cook Auditorium

GRADUATION IS MAY 30 @ 10 AM.  
Bank of Kentucky Center ~ NKU.
 
LAST WEEK FOR YEARBOOK SALES. Books may be purchased at www.smart-pay.com.  The staff does NOT order extra yearbooks, so this is LAST opportunity to purchase a book.   There are less than 30 books remaining for purchase.  Once they are sold, there will be no further orders.
Annual POWDERBUFF Volleyball Game
It is time again for the . . .
ANNUAL HUNGRY MAN POWDERBUFF VOLLEYBALL GAME!
Wednesday, April 29 @ 6 PM

Grade teams and a staff team will compete for charity (hence the name "Hungry Man.")  Shirts to wear in the games are $7.  See Miss Hoerlein for more information.
Prom & After-Prom News
Girls Silver Tiara Crown with Blue Heart Isolated on White Background.

Junior-Senior Prom is Saturday, May 9 from 8 PM - Midnight @ Coney Island's Moonlight Pavilion.  

 

PROM VOTING TAKES PLACE DURING LUNCH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 - FRIDAY, MAY 1.  Any junior or senior attending prom is eligible to vote.

Court will be announced on May 5. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Schneider in room 203. 

 

AFTER-PROM IS BACK!  Looking for something to do on Prom night without spending lots of money?  For only $5 any junior or senior can attend after-prom on the B & B Riverboats.  You don't have to attend Prom to join in the fun.

After-Prom will be from 12:30 - 3:30 AM on BB Riverboats. Cost is $5 per person.  There will be a DJ, karaoke, food, henna tattoo artist, caricature artist, a casino and more.  Tickets will be on sale the same time as prom tickets.    

Proud of Our Pioneers
GOVERNOR'S SCHOLARS
Carley Brueckner, Abby Chitkara, Megan Eichert, Megan Grove, Kathryn Johnson, Emily Popham, Sarah Tuerpe, Katie Taylor, Hayley Reynolds, Abbie Thatcher, Mallory Valentine

GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS     Reshawna Bell (Creative Writing)

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
12th  Luke Spenlau

11th  Brendan Craddock

10th  Hannah Lewis

  9th  Sam Murray

Rising Star  Logan Krohmer

FOUR YEARS OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE -- Bronson Area, Corey Grothaus, Katrina Hellman, James Portwood, Kelsey Schmiade.  Congratulations!

KHSAA REGIONAL CLASS WINNER:  Kelsey Schmiade   WAY TO GO!

 

WOMEN'S TENNIS UPDATES  
 

This past weekend the girls competed in the JV Region Tournament and the Derby Doubles Tournament.  7th grader Cassie Saner and sophomore Rene Robinson both made the singles semi-finals and had to play each other.  Cassie prevailed in the match to qualify for the finals which was rained out Saturday morning.     

At Derby Doubles, sophomores Karissa Fagan and Emily Montgomery made the consolation finals of their bracket, defeating both Louisville Collegiate and Lexington Christian on Saturday afternoon to qualify.  

 

The team was able to split squad and defeat both Cooper and Gallatin County in the same evening to move to 10-6 on the season.  Individual winners were Karissa Fagan (3rd singles v. Cooper), Natalie Hahn/Lauryn Reckner (1stdoubles v. Cooper), Olivia Bowling/Payton Hamilton (2nddoubles v. Cooper), Stephanie Saner (1st singles v. Gallatin), Cassie Saner (3rdsingles v. Gallatin), and Mandy Berkemeier/Rene Robinson (2nddoubles v. Gallatin).  Karissa was able to battle back from a deficit to win her second set 7-5 to clinch at Cooper.  Rene and Mandy were able to pull out a 10-8 tie-breaker after 9pm last night to pull out the win at Gallatin.  Payton Hamilton's win was her 30thcareer varsity victory.

 SK's ARCHERY TEAM was runner-up for Region 5.  Seven archers made the All-Region Team:  Amanda Hornsby, Cassie Kremer, Holly Snow, Hanna Howard, Charles Watson, Jackson Parrott, Matt Tomlinson.  


MOS MASTER CERTIFICATION   Jacob Stewart (Word Expert, Word Core, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, One Note)

MOS MASTER SPECIALISTS   David Brock, Nathan Bishop

MOS EXCEL CERTIFICATION 

David Brock, Nathan Bishop, Tyler Benjamin, Nick Brock, Kyle Casson, Blake Chadwick, Kirstin Dunn, Rachel Ecklar ,Erica George, Jaedin Haubner, JC Hawkins,McKenzie Hill, Johnny Lutz, Jacob McNeese, Kate Moore, Adam Newman, Lukas Phillips, Harley Pike, Jonathan Shaw, Caitlyn Skidmore, Anthony Torres, Luke Vance

 

PIONEER COUPON WINNERS
12th  Megan Stamey
11th  Michael Crowder
10th  Elijah Brock
  9th  Cameron Bailey   

SK PTSA NEWS  & SBDM ELECTION INFORMATION

SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (SBDM) PARENT REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS

Are you interested in serving as a parent representative on SK's SBDM council for the 2015-2016 school years?  Please complete the linked nomination form
and email it to Mrs. Hickey @ 
michelle.hickey@kenton.kyschool.us 
or Tara Snellings @ 
t.snellings@twc.com by 5 PM on April 30.  
Please remember to vote! 

The SK PTSA will hold elections for the 2015-2016 SK SBDM on May 4. 
All four parent representative seats on the SK SBDM are open and nominees will
appreciate your vote.  Voting for the SBDM Parent Representatives will
begin at 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM in the SK Main Office and will conclude at the PTSA Meeting at 7 PM when final votes will be taken and tallied. 

PARENT BOARD MEMBERS ELECTIONS

The SK PTSA is looking for parents to join the PTSA as board members for the 2015-2016 school years.   No experience needed.  Due to recent changes in regulations, anyone with Redbook knowledge would be greatly apppreciated,as well as anyone with treasurer experience.  For more information, please call Tara Snellings, PTSA President @ 859.816.3818 or email @ t.snellings@twc.com. PTSA Board elections will be held on Monday, May 4 @ 7 PM in the SK Library Media Center.

FOOD PACKING EVENT

Food Packing Event & Fundraiser

Food Packing Event: April 30

Meals will benefit the SK Youth Service Center

Donations Accepted through April 17

FBLA has begun fundraising for a Food Packing Event to be held @ SK. 

You may remember the food packing event last spring hosted in part by the Northern KY Hunger Relief. Last year we were able to pack 25,000 macaroni and cheese meals for our Youth Service Center and other local food pantries!

  • The cost is just 25¢ per meal and if every student donates a quarter in each class we will reach our fundraising goal! 
  • Donations may be given to Ms. Burns in Room 288 during 1st - 3rd periods or to Ms. Bauer in room 291 (during any class period). 
  • Volunteer sign-ups will be available as the event gets closer. The amount of money we raise will determine the number of volunteers needed.   
From the Counseling Office . . . 
Interested in being a life guard?  Contact Florence Aquatic Center 859.803.8803

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
 Piner Elementary School is requesting students to participate in creating a garden. Students are needed on the following dates:  4/28, 5/5, 5/12, and 5/26 from 3:45 to 4:45. If you are interested in participating, stop by the guidance office to sign up.

FINANCIAL AID
Senior Parents and Students Please go to www.fafsa.ed.gov

to complete the free financial aid form for college.  

 

IC STUDENT PORTAL has been turned on. From the SK webpage or the district webpage: Go to Infinite Campus and click on student/parent log in. The student username will be the student's state ID number. The student's password will be the: first name initial, last name initial, and six digit birth date. You will be forced to change your password once you log on. Please make sure you put a copy of the password in a secure location.  This process must be completed on a computer, not a mobile device. Once the set up is completed, the student can set up the apps on mobile devices. 

SK Youth Service Center Updates
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DINING ON A BUDGET 
Your family is invited to a workshop about saving time and money on your family's meals. 
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 
6 - 7:30 PM 
@ SK 
FREE!!! 
Space is limited.  RSVP to 960.0144 
Childcare provided, as needed. 
Families in attendance will receive dinner, door prizes and a wealth of  time-saving, money-saving recipes!

LOOKING FOR A PART-TIME OR SUMMER JOB?  Check out opportunities in the Student Career Center located in Room 130.  Receive one-on-one assistance with resume writing, interview techniques and other employment skills.  Get information about local job fairs and businesses currently hiring.  Learn how to dress for success or apply online for jobs.  Call 960-0144 to set up an appointment or email melissa.cross@kenton.kyschools.us for more information.

RELATIVES RAISING RELATIVES SUPPORT GROUP & LUNCHEON 
Are you raising a child who is a relative?   
For more information or to pre-register, call 356.3155 
Upcoming meeting date is May 8 @ the Kenton County Extension  - Durr Annex on 3099 Dixie Highway from Noon - 1 PM.   Child care provided.

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH 
Blue Ribbon 5K/10K  5/16

Advisory Council Date: 6/9 (Meetings held @ SK)

FREE TUTORING  Did you know SK offers FREE tutoring every day during SKORE?  to sign up, go to www.kenton.kyschools.us and find the SK webpage.  Look for the Sign-up Genius icon and follow the instructions.
Around the Community . . .
Twenhofel Middle School presents . . .
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Jr.
Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2 @ 7 PM
Admission is $5 at the door.
Children 3 & Under are FREE
SK Auditorium