Volume 5 | Issue 25 | February 22, 2016

SIMON SAYS

E-Newsletter of Simon Kenton High School

ATTENTION 8TH GRADE PARENTS . . . 8th Grade Parent Night will be Monday, 3.14. Self-guided tours begin @ 6:30 PM. The presentation begins @ 7 PM in the auditorium.

SK grad Angie Gillespie [Class of 1996] needs our help.

She has written a jingle for J. G. Wentworth's "shot at the spot" jingle writing competition. She's currently in 2nd place and could use some SK family votes. You can vote once a day.

www.jgwentworth.com/shotatthespot

FOLLOW SK SPORTS ON TWITTER

TEAM UPDATES

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Sophomore Ally Niece scored her 2000th point and hit the winning shot against Highlands last Thursday. The shot came from 3/4 court!

INDOOR PERCUSSION The indoor percussion team took 1st place this weekend at the Bellbrook

High School Competition.

WRESTLING TEAM

The wrestling team finished their season this weekend, earning a few more pieces of hardware on their way out. Junior Casey Cornett became SK's 24th state champion, taking the title in the 170 pound weight class. Fellow junior Dante Castellano finished 3rd and was widely considered the most improved wrestler in the Commonwealth. The team represented our school well, with respect and class, and finished 17th in the state.

Senior Blake Powell earned the Riherd's Above and Beyond Citizenship Award. Blake earned this award for being such a class act and demonstrating unbelievable character to his team, school and the rest of the state.

ACADEMIC TEAM & FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING

Chelsea Russell scored the winning point in overtime to lead the academic team to a 35-34 win over Dixie. The win sends the team to state for the 2nd consecutive year. Please congratulate Chelsea, Emily Girard, Sam Roberts, and Nicholas Griffey. Chelsea, Emily, and Sam also advanced to state in the written tests.

The Future Problem-Solving team finished 2nd to advance to state. Team members were Kathryn Johnson, Meghan Snellings, Hanna Howard and Haylee Mitchell.

SWIMMING & DIVING TEAM
In the recent swimming Regionals, the women's medley relay team placed 6th. Sophomore Shaine Olmstead placed 7th in the 500m. In the men's 200m free relay, the team placed 5th.

State qualifiers were Liam Blanchet, Braden Chow, Shaine Olmstead Austin Hartman and Patrick Hutchinson.

BOWLING TEAM

Pioneers had a great showing at the state bowling tournament in Lexington. Seniors Jacob Lawson and Vanessa Cheeseman represented in the singles division last Thursday.

Jacob Lawson finished 11th out of 32 bowlers, just missing the the cut by 17 pins. Vanessa Cheeseman was our first Lady Pioneer to make it to State.

On Friday the women's team competed in the team tournament, seating 6th after the qualifying round. The team was led by senior Michelle Thomas with a 210 game, sophomore Haley Desentz with a 188 game and junior Savannah Corwin with a 181 game. The team lost in the first round to Louisville Male 3-1.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Attention Girls Soccer Players: There will be an informational parent and player meeting on Wednesday, 2.24 @ 7 PM in the SK Library. If you have any questions please email Coach Zoeller at Robert.Zoeller@kenton.kyschools.us.

TRACK & FIELD

It's not too late to join the track & field team. See Coach Herbst in Room 127 for more information.

GET INVOLVED! SK Clubs, Groups & Athletics

CROCHET & KNITTING CLUB New and experienced people are welcome to join the group after school on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Bring your yarn, crochet hooks and knitting needles!

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.

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. Next meeting is Wednesday, February 25.

BOOK CLUB will meet on 2.26 to discuss The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb.

COUNSELING CORNER

INFORMATION ON TEEN DEPRESSION
Click link

FREE WEBINAR: Teen Depression through 3 Lenses

Tuesday, 3.1 | 7-8:15 PM

AP EXAM REGISTRATION

ends on Thursday, 3.3 @ 11 PM. Please visit
www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/181255 to register.

To complete registration, students must answer all of the required questions. Registration is not complete until students have printed the PDF of the confirmation page provided at the end. We know that parents may desire to register their students for exams. We strongly recommend that parents and students are both present while registering to ensure that the correct exams are ordered. A credit card or debit card is needed to register.

If students have questions, see Ms. Back.

Good news about SCHOLARSHIPS:

There are several new scholarships available for seniors. Applications and information can be found in the scholarship drawer located in the Guidance Office. During the spring semester these opportunities will come in frequently, so please encourage your students to continue checking for them.

NKU SCHOOL-BASED SCHOLARS There will be an informational meeting for all sophomores, juniors and their parents who are interested in taking dual-credit classes through NKU's School-Based Scholars program for the 2016-2017 school year.

The meeting will be held on Monday, 2.22 @ 6 PM in the SK auditorium. James Catchen from NKU will be present, along with counselor Roy Lucas, to explain details of how the program works and requirements for students wishing to take dual-credit classes through NKU.

2016 Pioneer on Sale NOW

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

PROUD OF OUR PIONEERS

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

12th Grade - Samantha Deters

11th Grade - Chelsea Russell

10th - Taylor Hubert

9th - Skylin Yates

Rising Star: Kiersten Reams

Perfect Attendance
The following students had perfect attendance last semester and won the drawing for gift cards from Cummins Filtration:

1st Quarter
(Received $25 Visa gift cards)
9th - Emily Morgan
10th - Luke Tanner
11th - Emily Frerman
12th - Charles Watson

2nd Quarter
(Received $25 Visa gift cards)
9th - Caleb Farfsing
10th - Haylee Mitchell
11th - Flynn Blanchet
12th - Isaiah Hutton

1st Semester
(Received $50 Visa gift cards)
9th - Lauren Steffen
10th - Richard Conrad
11th - Brian Carter
12th - Jacob Dickens

2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

Kali Burgin, Gold Key

Zoe Whelan, Gold Key

Tommi Dixon, Silver Key

Kathryn Johnson, Silver Key (2)

Madeline Kunkel, Silver Key

Jessie Rudde, Silver Key (2)

Mackenzie Goodridge, Honorable Mention

Katie Harper, Honorable Mention

Avery Horton, Honorable Mention See more at: http://www.kenton.kyschools.us/News/students-win-fine-arts-awards#sthash.MLQuIDsb.dpuf

MOS Certification for

Word 2013:

Kyle Wilson

MOS Certification for PowerPoint 2013:

Katie Wagner
Ashton Dischar
Olivia Spina
Haley West
Will Leanhart

Hannah Edwards

Dylan Perkins

Kyle Taylor

Abby Ayers

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.]

AT THE TIME SIMON SAYS
WAS SCHEDULED FOR PRESS, SEVERAL PENDING SPORTS EVENTS HAD NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR
THIS WEEK @ SK.

Monday, 2.22

College Visit | Alabama
Auditorium | 10:30 AM

Art Club
Room 107 | 2:30 PM

Odyssey of the Mind
Room 191 | 4 PM

Tuesday, 2.23

MSU Admitted Student Visit
Auditorium | 10:30 AM

Pre-ACT
12:30 PM

Wednesday, 2.24

Guitar Club
Chorus Room | 2:30 PM

Knitting & Crochet
Room 291 | 2:30 PM

Thursday, 2.25

Friday, 2.26

State Swimming

Saturday, 2.27

State Swimming

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Independence, KY 41051