Volume 5 | Issue 22 | February 1, 2016

SIMON SAYS

E-Newsletter of Simon Kenton High School

The National ACT Test Date is this Saturday, February 6. Students MUST have an ACT-approved ID, as well as an admission ticket from ACT. Students will not be admitted without these two items. Please arrive by 7:30 AM for check-in.

JUNIORS . . . the ACT is March 1 @ SK. It's not too early to prepare!
SUPER STRATEGY SATURDAY will be February 13 @ SK. CLICK HERE for more information on registering for this epic event!

Students interested in spending 14 days in China this summer should see Miss Hoerlein in Room 207 for the application and details.

INTERESTED IN KENTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES? Click here for more information.

FOLLOW SK SPORTS ON TWITTER

TEAM UPDATES

Can you say DYNASTY??? ACADEMIC TEAM
For the 13th consecutive year, the academic team, coached by Chris Girard, won the overall championship at District Governor's Cup.

The quick recall team went 3-0 to claim the title, winning those matches by a combined score of 153-22. This was also the 13th straight district title in quick recall. Team members were Chelsea Russell, Sam Roberts, Nicholas Griffey and Emily Girard.

The Future Problem Solving Team, coached by Adam Abston, also claimed a district championship. Team members were Kathryn Johnson, Meghan Snellings, Haylee Mitchell and Hanna Howard.

Individuals advancing to the regional tournament were:

Emily Girard--1st in Language Arts, 1st in Arts and Humanities

Chelsea Russell--2nd in Arts and Humanities, 4th in Math

Nicholas Griffey--3rd in Social Studies, 5th in Math

Sam Roberts--1st in Social Studies

David Chai--1st in Math

Victor Papyshev-- 1st in Science (tie)

Emily Popham--2nd in Language Arts, 5th in Composition

Megan Grove--3rd in Composition

Brittany Ashley--3rd in Arts and Humanities

Aaron Anderson--3rd in Science

Brooke Jones--4th in Language Arts

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL TEAM MEETING

Anyone interested in trying out for the 2016 SK softball team should have a parent present at the team meeting on Tuesday, 2.2 @ 7 PM in the Field House.

BASS FISHING TEAM If you would like to be a member of the bass fishing team, there will be a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, 2.2 in Coach Archer's room (105) immediately after school. You must attend if you plan on being a part of the team.

WRESTLING TEAM The wrestling team has had a few weeks of solid success. On 1.6 the team qualified for the Kentucky State Duals by finishing 2nd in the sectional tournament. The team competed in the subsequent team state tournament this weekend and went 2-2, defeating Ryle and Christian County to finish 9th in the tournament. This is a great accomplishment forSK's young team.

SK also hosted the Kenton County Championships. The team went undefeated and retained the district traveling trophy. The team also finished 3rd at the Larry Remert Invitational in Sheridan, OH and had 3 placers at the Hammer and Anvil at Western Brown. We also honored our only senior, Blake Powell, with a team win over Conner on Senior night with the Twenhofel and the youth teams present.

GET INVOLVED! SK Clubs, Groups & Athletics

FRESHMAN-SOPHOMORE DANCE
The Freshman-Sophomore Dance will be Friday, April 1 from 8-11 PM.
The theme is 007. (James Bond/Secret Agent).
Tickets will be on sale in March. More details will follow closer to the event.

SPANISH CLUB will meet on Thursday, 2.4 in Room 316 after school

NHS will meet on Friday, 2.5. 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.

SK DRAMA
PRESENTS

TICKETS:
$7 per adult
$5 per student.

PERFORMANCES:

Thursday, 2.4 @ 7 PM
Friday, 2.5 @ 7 PM

NEW BUS APP

Parents/Guardians - Kenton County is proud to present a new bus application that will allow you to see where your student's bus is. Just use the attached guide to sign up. You will need to know your son/daughter's bus number to sign up. Please note the following information:

There is NO Kenton County information being shared with company that is not already in the company's purview. (The bus number and geo location.)
No student or family information is used at all.
There are no students identified on the bus.
There is NO indication of route or next stop. Parent must be familiar with area.

Girls Silver Tiara Crown with Blue Heart Isolated on White Background.

Cinderella's Closet

Each year around 40 SK young women receive prom dresses through Cinderella's Closet - it is a great program! Contact Melissa Cross if you are interested in getting involved.

The FRYSC will be collecting dresses, shoes, purses, jewelry, etc. Bring donations to Room 130.

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

2016 Pioneer Updates

Yearbooks are on sale through April. Go to www.smart-pay.com to order your copy.

Interested in purchasing a baby ad for your senior? The deadline for ads was February 1, but we still a few spaces to fill. $25 per ad. Click here for the order form.

PROUD OF OUR PIONEERS

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Maddy Kunkel - 12th Grade

Sabrina Collins - 11th Grade

Max Brueckner - 10th Grade

Will Vaughn - 9th Grade

SK Rising Star - Madeline Whittle

Congratulations to Aaron Anderson, Daniel Kendall and Cathryn Wood as 2nd place state winners and 1st place regional winners in the 12-week Stock Market Game. Each member will receive a $20 gift card, a certificate, and a medal. There were 375 State teams and 79 regional teams.

Congratulations to Alex Miller on her selection to the Northern Kentucky Select Band. The NKY Select Band will perform in Greaves Hall at NKU on March 12.

Congratulations to Rachel Baker, Morgan Boggs, Lex Hamlet and Joey Richard on their selection to the University of Louisville Honors Band.

MOS Certification for
Word 2013:

Kyle Wilson

MOS Certification for PowerPoint 2013:

Evan Armstrong

Zach Barnett
Kyle Wilson
Jewel Claypool

Joshua Bentley

Max Brueckner

Josh Bryan

Spencer Carr

Cameron Clark
Taylor Conrad
Laura Cox

Cody Daniels

Alison Galbraith

Lily Gebauer

Jake Goldberg

Dyllan Goldick

Mallory Grove

Kasey Heflin
Hanna Howard
Ryan Huesman

Chris Jones

Evan Kenwright

Jordyn King
Olivia Bowling
Kyle Fredricks
Anna Gadker
Celine Johnson
Brandon T. Smith

Chloe Waddell

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, 2.1

Tuesday, 2.2

Winter Guard

Cafeteria | 3 PM

Swimming & Diving
Gold Medal Meet
@ Scott | 4:30 PM

Men's Basketball

@ Owen Co.

JV | 6 PM

V | 7:30 PM

Wednesday, 2.3

Department Meetings
2:40 PM

Thursday, 2.4

Student Council

LMC | 2:30 PM

Spanish Club
Room 316 | 2:30 PM

Winter Guard

Cafeteria | 3 PM

Men's Basketball FR
@ NCC | 6:30 PM

Friday, 2.5

NHS
Auditorium | 2:30 PM

Winter Guard

Cafeteria | 3 PM

Men's Basketball

@ Oldham Co.

JV | 6 PM

Varsity | 7:30 PM

Charlotte's Web

Susan B. Cook Auditorium
7 Pm

Saturday, 2.6

ACT
7:30 PM

NKAC FR Regional
Basketball Tournament

Wrestling

Charger Classic
@ Jeffersontown, KY

Women's Basketball

v. NCC @ SK
FR | 1 PM
JV | 3:30 PM
V | 5 PM

Charlotte's Web

Susan B. Cook Auditorium
7 PM

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Independence, KY 41051