Volume 5 | Issue 18 | January 4, 2016

SIMON SAYS

E-Newsletter of Simon Kenton High School

Happy New Year and welcome back from winter break!

PROUD OF OUR PIONEERS!

CONGRATULATIONS TO
THESE STUDENTS . . .

Pioneer Coupon Shop Drawing Winners: Matt Carpenter (Stocking), Preston Spegal (Stocking) & Matthew Jackson (Lunch with Mr. Popham)

One Note 2013 Certifications: Kathryn Johnson, Katie Taylor & Taylor Welch

JUNIORS . . . the ACT is March 1 @ SK. It's not too early to prepare!

UPCOMING FUNDRAISER . . . The Lady Pioneer basketball team is sponsoring the 2nd Annual "Buckets for Brittany" Memorial Game on Monday, January 25 against Boone County. This game and the associated events (including a silent auction and bake sale) will be a fundraiser for the SK Special Education Department.

SK's Adaptive Guard will be featured in a special performance between the JV and Varsity games. Paul Daugherty, author of the best-selling book Uncomplicated Life, and his daughter Jillian will be special guests at the event (and will sign books). Learn more about them at http://www.uncomplicatedlife/

Presale t-shirts will be sold by the team for the student body and community to wear to the game. Please help support SK's Special Education Department and buy a shirt today!

OPEN ENROLLMENT - SK will be accepting OPEN ENROLLMENT applications through January 15. Applications will be dated and should there be a "numbers" issue, they will be considered for approval in date of receipt order. Please be sure to complete the application, including the back side, and both a parent and the student need to sign.

Applications will not be dated as received or accepted for consideration until the application is fully completed. For questions, please call Peggy Wahn at 960-0100 during regular school hours.

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TEAM UPDATES

WRESTLING UPDATE -- The wrestling team had a successful holiday break. The team started the break by traveling to the Cincinnati Coaches Classic where Dante Castellano and Casey Cornett both made the finals, but fell just short of being crowned champions.

The pair had a repeat performance as runners-up the following week against some of Ohio's toughest competition at GMVWA at Wright State University in Dayton. In the SK Invitational Tournament on Saturday, the team wrestled very well and won the gold.

GET INVOLVED! SK Clubs, Groups & Athletics

NHS will meet on Friday, February 5. All fall service hours are due THIS FRIDAY to Mrs. Dukes in Room 293 or Mrs. Cross in Room 130.

STUDENT COUNCIL will meet the first and second Thursday of every month throughout the school year in the Library Media Center from 2:40 - 3:30. ALL grades are welcome. See Miss Hoerlein in Room 207 if you have questions.

PIONEER PRIDE meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. New members are ALWAYS welcome.

GUITAR CLUB will meet from 2:45-3:45 PM every last Wednesday of the month in the chorus room. Anyone interested in playing or learning to play the guitar is welcome to attend.

ART CLUB meets on Mondays in the art room from 2:30-4 PM every other week. Listen to the announcements for updates. $5 dues are to be turned in at the meeting.

12 DAYS OF GIVING FINAL UPDATE
Student Council and Mrs. Cross would like to say a big THANK YOU to SK students and staff. We collected over 700 items (!!!) during the 12 Days of Giving. These items helped many families during the holidays.

COUNSELING CORNER

Dr. Charles Lindeman is now available to meet and provide therapeutic services @ SK to students with private insurance. If you are interested in your student participating in school-based therapy, contact Susan Back, 859-960-0227 or susan.back@kenton.kyschools.us for more information.

Step-Up is a summer internship program that offers 8 weeks of full-time research experience in a scientific lab. Selected from over 300 students nationwide, 100 will be awarded this opportunity to participate. There is a $2,200.00 stipend, a trip to Washington D.C. in August to present findings at the National Institute of Health and an educational experience that is invaluable.

Applications will be accepted through 2.15.16

Here is a link to the online application

This Week @ SK

[Please Note: For many reasons, including weather, event times or locations could change. This is the information we were given at the time of publication. Always receive your primary information from the coach or sponsor.]

Monday, 1.4

Thursday, 1.7

Student Council
LMC | 2:30 PM

Winter Guard
Cafeteria | 3 PM

Men's & Women's Bowling
v. Dixie @ Bellewood
3:30 PM

Friday, 1.8

Winter Guard
Cafeteria | 3 PM

Men's & Women's Bowling
Cincy HS Classic
@ Western Bowl

Swimming & Diving
Model Meet
@ Scott | 6 PM

Men's Basketball

@ Scott
JV | 6 PM

Varsity | 7:30 PM

Saturday, 1.9

Archery @ SK
[unconfirmed]

Academic Team
@ Flemingsburg Tournament

Swimming & Diving
Scott Eagle Classic
@ Scott | 10 AM

Wrestling
Larry Remmert Invitational
Sheridan HS, OH

Women's Varsity Basketball

@ Lexington Catholic

Men's Basketball

v. Shelby Co. @ SK

JV | 6 PM

V | 7:30 PM

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To our feeder schools . . . we will share your upcoming events. Just make sure we have information in plenty of time to publish it for you. Same goes for groups @ SK who need fundraisers, etc. advertised.

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Independence, KY 41051