Volume 5 | Issue 32 | April 18, 2016

SIMON SAYS

E-Newsletter of Simon Kenton High School

Dear (Contact First Name),

Welcome back from Spring Break!

It is now official. Graduation will take place on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 9 AM at BBT Arena on NKU's campus. Please make plans to attend and celebrate this achievement with our students.

A big thank you to all who donated and packed mac & cheese meals. SK student volunteers packed a whopping $21,600 meals. These will go to our Youth Service Center and other local food banks. Thanks to Therese Dukes and NHS for their hard work!

SK is looking for parents to serve on a committee to elect parent members for the SBDM Council. If you are interested in serving on the committee please contact Beth Hellmann at bethh@twc.com.

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 now available only as the supply lasts. April 15 was the last day to guarantee a yearbook order.

Go to www.smart-pay.com to order your copy from a limited supply.

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 & GROUP UPDATES

ACADEMIC TEAM FUNDRAISER
The Academic Team invites you to LaRosa's for a fundraiser on Tuesday, April 19 from 4-9 PM. Use this flyer to help the team.

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (FFA)

Several FFA members attended the NKY Regional FFA Day and participated in the following:

Chelsea Lowe - Horse Impromptu Speaking-Superior

Austin Heeger - Sheep and Goat Impromptu Speaking-Superior

Olivia Andrews - Poultry Impromptu Speaking-Superior

Cameron Bailey - Swine Impromptu Speaking-Superior 1st

Jake Rouse - Ag Mechanics Impromptu Speaking-Superior-2nd

Cameron Bailey and Jake Rouse will move on to compete at state.

Some of the FFA Officers were responsible for submitting records on behalf of our chapter at the NKY Regional Paperwork Day:

Chapter Treasurer's Book-submitted by Dalton Howe - Fair

Chapter Secretary's Book -submitted by Olivia Andrews - Excellent

Chapter Scrapbook-submitted by Mikayla Strain - Superior

Finally, one of the FFA members submitted a Proficiency, which is a detailed document of his or her Supervised Agriculture Experience Program (SAE) to compete against others within the region. Mikayla Strain placed 2nd with her Swine Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Girls basketball will have open gyms on Tuesdays from 7-9 PM and Saturdays from 12- 4 PM, with specified workouts for those who wish to participate.

A complete schedule will be provided on your first day.

TENNIS TEAM

The varsity women's tennis team competed in the North Laurel Classic and took first place. The team swept the 1st first place hardware from all four courts, including first singles Stephanie Saner who lost in an early upset and battled back to win in straight sets to win a three-way tie. Individual placers were:

1st Place First Singles - Stephanie Saner

1st Place Second Singles - Avery Horton

1st Place First Doubles - Olivia Bowling / Emily Montgomery

1st Place Second Doubles - Lauryn Reckner / Rene Robinson

Cassie Saner undefeated in exhibition matches

The JV also competed in the Northern Kentucky JV Invitational, hosted by Coach Tommy Chen. The team performed well. Individual placers were:

1st Place Doubles - Kayla Snyder / Lacey Chestnut

2nd Place Doubles - Kelli Capps / Kellie Shafer (SK v SK in the finals)

4th Place Singles - Angel Hucker

1st Place Singles Consolation Bracket - Morgan Richter

The varsity is currently 8-3 in team matches with several big matches coming.

The following players are currently leading our varsity (line-ups fluctuate frequently, but these are most common positions):

1st singles - Stephanie Saner 5-6

2nd singles - Avery Horton 8-3

3rd singles - Cassie Saner 9-2

1st/2nd doubles - Olivia Bowling 10-2

1st/2nd doubles - Emily Montgomery 8-2

1st/2nd doubles - Lauryn Reckner 9-3

1st/2nd doubles - Natalie Hahn 6-3

Reserve - Rene Robinson 5-2

Reserve - Mandy Berkemeier 4-0

Reserve - Karissa Fagan 3-0

The JV team is currently 73-24 in individual matches this season. Current win leaders are:

Lacey Chestnut (12-2)

Kelli Capps (8-1)

Morgan Richter (8-1)

Kellie Shafer (8-1)

Kayla Snyder (12-1)

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, April 28 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

SK STUDENTS
OF THE MONTH

12th - Natalie Hahn
11th - Emily Montgomery
10th - Grace Shaffer
9th - Emily Girard

Congratulations to Kathryn Johnson, who is the first SK student to ever pass Expert Excel 2013 certification!

MOS Certification
for Word Expert
Alyssa Armes

MOS Certification
for One Note
Alyssa Armes

MOS Certification for Excel

Olivia Bowling*

Jewel Claypool*

Mira Hopkins*

Tyler Setter*

Laura Cox

Myia Coy

Cody Daniels

Evan Kenwright

Jordyn King

Alexis Wilson

*Now certified in Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

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, 4.18

Tuesday, 4.19

WKU Visit - Juniors
Auditorium | 10:30 AM

YSC Advisory Council
Room 211 | 10:30 AM

Men's Tennis
v. Villa @ SK | 3:45 PM

Baseball - Fr
v. Beechwood @ SK | 5 PM

Wednesday, 4.20

Faculty Meeting
Auditorium | 2:40 PM

Women's Tennis JV A & B
@ Campbell Co. | 3:30 PM

Baseball - Varsity
@ Campbell Co. | 5 PM

Baseball - JV
v. Campbell Co. @ SK | 5 PM

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

Baseball - FR
v. Cov Cath @ SK | 7 PM

Thursday, 4.21

Men's Tennis
@ Cooper | 3:30 PM

Track & Field - Varsity
@ Ryle Relays

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

Baseball - JV
@ Beechwood | 5 :30 PM

Friday, 4.22

Men's Tennis
v. St. Henry @ Richardson Park
3:45 PM

Women's Tennis (V)
@ Assumption in Louisville

Women's Tennis (JV A & B)
@ Eastern in Louisville

Track & Field - JV
@ Ryle JV Invitational

Baseball - JV
@ Conner | 5:30 PM

Baseball - V
@ Bryan Stevenson Tourney

Softball - Varsity
@ Franklin Co. Tourney

Saturday, 4.23

Bass Team
@ KHSAA Region 2
Lake Cumberland
Holcomb's Landing

Women's Tennis (V)
v. Bullitt Central @ St. Francis

Women's Tennis (JV A)
v. Bullitt Central @ Assumption

Women's Tennis (JV B)
v. Assumption in Louisville

Baseball - Fr
v. Highlands | Noon
v. Cooper | 2 PM

Baseball - V
@ Bryan Stevenson Tourney

Softball - Varsity
@ Franklin Co. Tourney

Sunday, 4.24

COUNSELING CORNER

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APPLY IN PERSON MONDAY - THURSDAY 9:00AM - 3:00PM

FOR SAME DAY INTERVIEWS, APPLY IN PERSON ON FRIDAY BETWEEN 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

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Entry level positions do not require previous experience. We will train you on the job. All applicants are hired as Novolex employees - no temporary agency involvement. Should speak functional English.

Our employees have a unique work schedule - 3 days one week 4 days the following week. All workdays are 12 hours (7 am to 7 pm, and 7 pm to 7 am).

We offer room for advancement, competitive wage & benefits

package, including medical, dental and 401K, 11 paid holidays and vacation pay that is based on years of service.

If you would prefer to join our team in Richwood on line, go to www.durojobs.com (be sure to click the Richwood location on the drop down menu). If you are not familiar with the on line application process or have any issues call 859-488-8440 we will be happy to help you. If you get a recording please leave a message and we will return your call.

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.

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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