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Volume 5 | Issue 31 | April 4, 2016

SIMON SAYS

E-Newsletter of Simon Kenton High School

Dear (Contact First Name),

Schools closed April 11-15 for Spring Break.

SK students interested in or planning on attending the Kenton County Academies of Innovation and Technology (KCAIT):
OPEN HOUSE on April 21
6-8 PM @ The Edgewood Campus
3234 Turkey Foot Road
Come ask questions and meet teachers/potential classmates!

Parents:

When dropping students off in the morning or picking up in the afternoon, please use the driveway in front of school. Please do not drop off and pick up in the student or faculty parking lots. This causes a danger to our student drivers and staff and congests our traffic pattern. Also please be aware of students and staff crossing the driveway and those directing traffic. Student safety is most important to us. Thanks in advance for your assistance with these very busy times of the day.

IMPORTANT NOTICE . . . 2016 Yearbooks are on sale through April 15. WE DO NOT ORDER EXTRA YEARBOOKS AND WE MUST HAVE A COUNT TO THE PUBLISHER ON APRIL 15. If you do not order by April 15, you cannot be sure you will be able to purchase a book.

Go to www.smart-pay.com to order your copy.

WE HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY OF 2015 BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW. $60.

Call 859.960.0214 or have student visit Room 214A before school or during SKORE.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

End of Course Testing

May 16 - US History

May 18 - Algebra 2

May 19 - Biology

May 20 - English 2

KPREP testing (On Demand Writing)

May 10 - all 10th grade students

May 12 - all 11th grade students

FOLLOW SK SPORTS ON TWITTER

TEAM UPDATES

BASS FISHING TEAM

The SK bass fishing team has started and is learning. The team fished one tournament at Kentucky Lake with the top boat finishing 19th out of 117 boats.

The team is looking for local lakes and farm ponds that you would grant permission to fish for practice and tournament seeding. All fishing would be catch and release. The team is willing to earn permission through conservation activities or acts of stewardship. All students are covered by Student Angler Insurance and family insurance and will be supervised by coaches.

In addition to looking for practice ponds and lakes, the team is also looking for bass boat sponsors. The boats are not to be captained by the student anglers, but by the owner or other participant willing to complete a free
background check through the Kenton County School District. Boats are needed for local lake and river practice fishing and all day state tournaments. The boat must be currently registered, at least 16 ft. in length and have an aerated live well capable of holding 5 fish. Boat sponsors may not fish during competition. If it were a local event, such as practice or team only event, the boat sponsor may participate in fishing.

This is a great opportunity to spend some time on the water and be an active member of the SK community. If you are interested, contact Matt Archer 960-0105, Adam Klaine 960 -0285 or Brad Walker at 960-0201.

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!

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.

SK Family Resource &
Youth Services Center

JOB FAIR
There will be a JOB FAIR at SK on Thursday, April28 from 2:30-4 PM in the library. Representatives from local businesses will be there looking to hire high school students for part-time and summer jobs.

Employment workshops (resume writing, cover letters, interview skills, etc.) will be available on Monday, April 25 and Wednesday,

PREVENTION UNDER THE BIG TOP
Free Event on April 23 | Click the heading for more info.

HUNGRY MAN CHALLENGE

Thursday, April 21 @ 6 PM

All SK males can apply to play in the
SK Powderbuff Volleyball Tournament.

Competition will pit grade level v. grade level.

Coaches will be the girls' volleyball team.

$7 participation fee per person.

Applications are outside Room 207.

Proceeds will go to SK's Resource Center to help our families in need.

PROUD OF OUR PIONEERS

US Presidential Scholar

Emily Popham

Kids Voting Civic

Engagement Award
Max Brueckner

MOS Certification for Excel

Max Brueckner

Bri Conway

Mason Eubank

Alison Galbraith

Lily Gebauer

Jake Goldberg

Dyllan Goldick

Kasey Heflin

Sam Holt

Hanna Howard

Ryan Huesman

Hannah Lewis

Alexis Maffei

Gracie Melton

Samantha McCoy

Dana McKinley

Eric Meyers

Lexie Patton

Madelyn Richman

Megan Sizemore

Matt Slater

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, 4.4

Tuesday, 4.5

Winter Guard
Cafeteria | 3 PM

Women's Tennis V & JV A
v. Calvary @ RR Park
3:30 PM

Softball - Freshman DH
Grant Co. | 5:30 PM

Baseball - JV
v. Beechwood @ SK | 5 PM

Wednesday, 4.6

Women's Tennis V & JVB
v. VMadonna @ SK | 3:30 PM

Baseball - Varsity
v. Conner @ SK | 5 PM

Softball - V & JV
v. Boone Co. @ SK | 5:30 PM

Baseball - FR
v. Dixie @ SK | 7 PM

Thursday, 4.7

Student Council
LMC | After School

Packing Event
Cafeteria | After School

Winter Guard
Cafeteria | 3 PM

Softball - V & JV
v. Dixie @ SK | 5:30 PM

Baseball - V
@ Holy Cross

Baseball - Freshman
@ Beechwood | 5:30 PM

Baseball - JV
v, Holy Cross @ SK | 5 PM

Friday, 4.8

Winter Guard
Cafeteria | 3 PM

Baseball - FR
@ NCC. | 5:30 PM

Baseball - JV
@ Campbell Co. | 5:30 PM

Baseball - V
@ Grant Co. | 5:30 PM

Softball - Varsity
@ Boone County Tournament

Saturday, 4.9

Track & Field
@ Walton

Baseball - JV & Freshman
v. Boone Co. @ SK | 11 & 1 PM

Baseball - V
@ Cooper | 11 AM

Softball - Varsity
@ Boone County Tournament

Sunday, 4.10
Bass Team
@ KY State Championships
Lake Cumberland
Conley Bottom Marina

COUNSELING CORNER

Reminder:
Homecoming Scholarship applications are due to Ms. Lewis in Room 141 by Tuesday, April 5.

Miami University Summer Scholars Program

Session I: July 3 - July 15, 2016
Session II: July 17 - July 29, 2016

Miami's Summer Scholars Program provides a rich, early college experience for academically-talented rising high school juniors and seniors from across the globe. Students will join an engaged community of learners for an intense, two-week program on Miami's campus exploring a topic of their choice with an acclaimed Miami faculty member. Participants who later choose to apply to Miami will also receive priority consideration for Miami merit scholarships and the University's premier academic programs.

The University is pleased to offer a limited number of full scholarships for the Summer Scholars Program to academically-talented students with financial need who apply and are accepted to the program.

As part of the application process, counselors will need to submit the following materials online. All application materials must be received by May 1, 2016.

If you have any questions, please email summerscholars@MiamiOH.edu or contact Lindsey Holden at lindsey.holden@MiamiOH.edu or 513-529-2556.

Have information for Simon Says?

Deadline is NOON on Thursdays.

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.

Simon Kenton High School | 859-960-0100 | laura.schneider@kenton.kyschools.us | http://www.kenton.kyschools.us/school_home.aspx?schoolid=3
11132 Madison Pike
Independence, KY 41051

HUNGRY MAN CHALLENGE Thursday, April 21 @ 6 PM

HUNGRY MAN CHALLENGE

Thursday, April 21 @ 6 PM