South Harrison
Spring
Newsletter
Statement of
Non-Discrimination
Applicants for admission and employment, students, and employees of South Harrison R-II Schools are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. As stated in Policy AC the following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Compliance Officer:
Superintendent
South Harrison R-II School District
PO Box 445
Bethany, MO 64424
Phone: 660-425-8044
Fax: 660-425-7050
Email:
Acting Compliance Officer: (in the event the compliance office in unavailable)
Special Services Director
South Harrison R-II School District
PO Box 445
Bethany, MO 64424
Phone: 660-425-6933
Fax: 660-425-7050
Email:
Adult & Community Education Classes for Lifelong Learning
The following classes will be held at the North Central Career Center. Contact Mary Ward at 425-6609 ext. 5004 or visit the school website for information or enrollment.
Yoga/Pilates: Donna Eiberger
Country Line Dance: Connie & Eldon Graham
Country Couple Dance: Connie & Eldon Graham
Essential Oils: Annie Graham
Body Camp For All Ages: Jeffery Epperly
Cupcakes: Heather Benedict
Linkedin: Pam Fitzgerald
Re-Purposing A Picture Frame: Pam Fitzgerald
Bee Keeping For Beginners: Raymond Heldenbrand
Beginning Bridge: Sharon Smith
Investigating The Top Social Networks: Pam Fitzgerald
Container Gardening/Small Space Gardening: Heather Benedict
Destination Germany: Dennis Eastin
Beginning Belly Dance: Erica Fitzgerald
Quilting: Broken Glass: RosaLee McGuire
Infant Massage: Tiffany Cox
Geocaching 101: Denise Wagner
Deco Mesh Seasonal Wreath: Betsy Friesz
Monogram Burlap Wreath: Betsy Friesz
Vintage Button Bracelet (Crochet): Betsy Friesz
Ruffle Scarf: Betsy Friesz
Yearbook
This is your last chance to order a 2014-2015 yearbook! To reserve your copy, the yearbook staff must have your order by the end of March! Yearbooks are $35 each, you can pay Ms. McFall, a yearbook staff member or order online at www.jostens.com. Don’t miss out, this yearbook includes all Middle School, High School and Career Center students and faculty.
Spelling Bee
On February 12, 2015, South Harrison hosted the Harrison County Spelling Bee in the Little Theater. We had 24 spellers from 5th-8th grades. The schools represented were Cainsville, North Harrison and South Harrison. Austin Eads, 8th grader and Brooklyn Ellis, 6th grader were our 1st and 2nd place winners. They will go on to represent Harrison County at the Regional Spelling Bee in St. Joseph, Missouri on March 14, 2015.
Summer School
Summer school will be offered at South Harrison High School. For more information
contact Mark Forster, Principal at 660-425-8051 or Valerie Neal, Counselor at 660-425-8113.
Girls Golf
South Harrison Girls Golf will be starting their spring bulb sales. Don’t forget to get your spring flowers and help support the golf team. You can now order online or contact any golf member.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 and Thursday, March 14, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Last Day for Seniors/Commencement
The last full day for seniors will be Friday, May 15, 2015. Seniors will rehearse at 12:30 p.m. for commencement, check in books, pay bills, and clean out lockers.
Commencement exercises for the Class of 2015 will take place at the high school on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Baccalaureate will be May 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Last Day for Students
The last day for students will be Wednesday, May 20, 2015. We will be having final exams for hours 1-4 on Tuesday, May 19th, and for hours 5-8 on Wednesday, May 20th.
Fourth quarter grades will be mailed to parents unless your child has outstanding fees, lunch, and library books, etc. Please feel free to call the principal’s office at 425-8051 for further information.
Fool’s 5K/Fun Run/Walk & Field Events
Sponsored by the Jr/Sr High Student Council, the Fool’s 5K/Fun Run/Walk & Field Events will take place Wednesday, April 1, 2015. More information will be in the announcements and sent home soon.
FCCLA
The South Harrison Chapter of FCCLA catered a Valentine’s Day Banquet for the Unified Services. Members made lasagna, breadsticks, salad and cheesecake. Members then served over 100 people on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, in the high school commons. All patrons and members had a good time. Thanks to all the members for helping support this event.
State Bound Science Olympiad Teams
Congratulations to the 2015 1st Place Region 1 Championship Science Olympiad Senior High Team! The first time in the history of the South Harrison School District! The team will continue on to the State competition at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri on April 18, 2015.
Individual medals were:
Air Trajectory -- 2nd Place -- Samantha Garrett & Hannah Baker
Anatomy & Physiology -- 3rd Place -- Kylie Gannan & Hannah Baker
Astronomy -- 4th Place -- Danielle Hayden & Ryan Carmichael
Bridge Building -- 1st Place -- Cody Fish & Aleah Squires
Bungee Drop -- 1st Place -- Ryan Carmichael & Cody Fish
Cell Biology -- 1st Place -- Kylie Gannan & Victor Babinski
Chem Lab -- 3rd Place -- Jacob Wagner & Danielle Hayden
Disease Detectives -- 2nd Place -- Jacob Wagner & Kylie Gannan
Dynamic Planet -- 1st Place -- Rebecca Prest & Keagan Madison
Experimental Design -- 4th Place -- Angel Gomez, Zachary Faulkner & Tayla Doolittle
Forensics -- 5th Place -- Victor Babinski & Danielle Hayden
Fossils -- 2nd Place -- Jacob Wagner & Rebecca Prest
Geologic Mapping -- 2nd Place -- Samantha Garrett & Rebecca Prest
Green Generation -- 3rd Place -- Samantha Garrett & Keagan Madison
It’s About Time -- 3rd Place -- Victor Babinski & Charity Flanders
Mission Possible -- 1st Place -- Aleah Squires & Angel Gomez
Protein Modeling -- 1st Place -- Rebecca Prest & Victor Babinski
Scrambler -- 2nd Place -- Zachary Faulkner & Charity Flanders
Tech. Problem -- 5th Place -- Angel Gomez & Tayla Doolittle
Wright Stuff -- 2nd Place -- Jacob Wagner & Zachary Faulkner
Write It-Do It -- 4th Place -- Aleah Squires & Tayla Doolittle
The Junior High Science Olympiad Team placed 3rd as a team and will compete at a state level on April 18, 2015.
Individual medals or ribbons were:
Air Trajectory -- 3rd Place -- Jacob Nyhagen & Jeremiah Nyhagen
Anatomy & Physiology -- 5th Place -- Emma Meinecke & Keighana Oliver
Bio Process Lab -- 2nd Place -- Ally Hoyle & Daniel Karns
Bottle Rocket -- 4th Place -- Austin Eads & Emma Meinecke
Bridge Building -- 2nd Place -- Fayne Hamilton & Gustavo Murillo
Can’t Judge A Powder -- 2nd Place -- Ally Hoyle & Daniel Karns
Crave The Wave -- 3rd Place -- Emma Meinecke & Wesley Hall
Crime Busters -- 3rd Place -- Sara Carmichael & Jeremiah Nyhagen
Disease Detectives -- 2nd Place -- Daniel Karns & Wesley Hall
Dynamic Planet -- 4th Place -- Hailey Carter & Brooke Moreland
Elastic Launch Glider -- 4th Place -- Dereck Bowman
Entomology -- 6th Place -- Keighana Oliver & Jeremiah Nyhagen
Experimental Design -- 2nd Place -- Ally Hoyle, Jacob Nyhagen & Dereck Bowman
Fossils -- 1st Place -- Dereck Bowman & Sara Carmichael
Green Generation -- 5th Place -- Wesley Hall & Alexis Dutro
Meteorology -- 2nd Place -- Fayne Hamilton & Gustavo Murillo
Picture This -- 6th Place -- Austin Eads, Sara Carmichael & Hailey Carter
Road Scholar -- 3rd Place -- Daniel Karns & Brooke Moreland
Robo Cross -- 5th Place -- Sara Carmichael & Jeremiah Nyhagen
Simple Machines -- 4th Place -- Brooke Moreland & Hailey Carter
Solar System -- 3rd Place -- Dereck Bowman & Jacob Nyhagen
Wheeled Vehicle -- 1st Place -- Fayne Hamilton & Gustavo Murillo
Write It-Do It -- 4th Place -- Keighana Oliver & Sara Carmichael
FFA
The FFA Chapter has been very busy preparing for spring activities.
They recently celebrated FFA Week. Sunday members attended church at New Hope Baptist. Monday they served the community a free breakfast. Tuesday the chapter hosted a blood drive. Wednesday greenhands painted their hands. Thursday State FFA Vice President Brandon Bothwell visited with agriculture classes and Friday members attended the Western Farm Show in Kansas City.
This year the chapter has five State Degree candidates, three State Proficiency winners, six second place Area Proficiency awards and one 3rd Place Area Proficiency award.
The chapter also has students applying for State Choir, State Talent, Missouri Agribusiness Academy, Hymax Academy, Area Scrapbook, Treasurer’s Book and Secretary’s Book and will have one candidate for the Area Officer team this spring.
Payton Gentry, Ethan Coleman and Tanner Daugherty were selected to attend the Washington Leadership Conference this summer.
There are also students competing on seven Career Development Event teams.
The FFA trapshooting team starts practice again and will compete at the State FFA Trapshoot in May.
The FFA Chapter Banquet is scheduled for May 8, 2015 and we would like to invite the community to attend!
Thank you for all your continued support!!
3 Tips for Parents to Engage Teens in Summer Learning
Summer learning loss is not a new or complicated phenomenon. After students spend most of the year cooped up in classrooms and studying for tests, most of them are ready for a break when May and June come along. But this drop-off in learning can hurt students.
In high school especially, students need to be sharp year-round for difficult class assignments, SATs, graduation tests, and college applications. After summer break, high school students must be able to quickly transition back into a full academic schedule.
1. Talk to your child's teacher: Use these last weeks of school to get summer learning suggestions from your child's teacher. With younger students, parents can often handle teaching basic skills themselves, but as teens delve into more difficult classes such as calculus and AP English, Peck says parents should turn to teachers.
Go to the teacher and say, 'What do you suggest my student be doing over the summer? Are there online resources that you can recommend, or are there free or affordable activities … that my student can engage in over the summer?'"
2. Help your teen find a job: I can't think of a single work experience that doesn't involve reading or writing comprehension, citing office and administrative positions, specifically. Parents and their high school students should be open to internships and volunteer opportunities, too.
Parents and teens should look for opportunities with parks and recreation departments, schools, local businesses, and city governments, which often have summer job programs. Working at a summer camp can also be a valuable learning opportunity, because teens are taking responsibility for younger children and often teaching a skill.
3. Choose fun learning activities: Summer learning doesn't mean teens should be hunched over textbooks at the library for three months, Peck says. And even if that was the goal, parental control varies as teens become more independent. Parents can most effectively engage their teens in summer learning by choosing fun activities.