SCHOOL NEWS:
The second wave of Capstone presentations will be held after school on Tuesday, November 15th. In order to present in this wave, you must have all written work submitted to your Advisor's Google Classroom by Monday, November 7th. All of your work must receive a score of successful or highly successful. You will sign up to present by filling out a Google Form that will be posted on the Capstone Website. A schedule with presentation times and Room assignments will be posted on the Capstone Website by Friday, November 11th. Students who present during this wave are eligible for an Honor Cord.
Seniors: Cap and gown orders are now open! Please scan the QR code on the flyer posted to the Senior classroom page to fill out the required information. No payment is due at this time. Complete this by November 18th to ensure that your order will be placed. As a reminder, graduation is on June 15th at Dunkin' Donuts Park. Please see Mr. Zielinski or Mrs. Lynch with any questions.
November 1st marks the beginning of Native American Heritage Month. The month is an opportunity to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native and Indigenous peoples, while the learning continues throughout the year. More information can be found at https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/about/.
Attention Students: The library will be closed all day on Tuesday, 11/1 for the blood drive. Please plan accordingly.
All students are welcome to submit an entry to design the cover of the program for the Fall Play. Our Fall Play this year will be The Giver, based on the novel by Lois Lowry. Submissions are open to all current SWHS students and should be in jpeg, png or actual art on canvas/paper. Include your name, grade, current English teacher/period. Submit to Mrs. White in Room 144 or [email protected] . Deadline is Nov 7th.
The South Windsor High School HOPE Club is sponsoring a fall blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 from 7:25 am- 12:45pm.
An estimated 38 percent of Americans are eligible to give blood or platelets, but of those, less than 10 percent actually donate each year. If you are healthy and eligible, please come out to donate. Most donations take about an hour, so book your appointment, roll up your sleeve and become a part of the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross. You must be at least 16 years of age to donate blood. 16 year olds must have the Parental Consent form completed: Parental-Consent-Blood-Donation.pdf. Sign up on the Red Cross website using code: swhs20, scan the QR code on the flyer, or click here
Contact: Joseph Biju @ [email protected] with questions.
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES:
Bonjour! The portal to register for the Quebec field trip is opened and the link is available in Google Classroom. The dates of the trip are from Friday, February 3rd to Monday, February 6th, 2023. To sign up, go on the Quebec Field Trip Google Classroom code: qzu6fez Space is limited. See Mr. Ly (Lee) for any questions in Room 227.
The Black Student Alliance (BSA) will have an Interest Meeting on November 2nd in Room 205 from 2:15-3:15. BSA is a safe space for students to share their school and cultural
experiences, and discuss current events. Interested students are encouraged to
join the Google Classroom: ecwnhhf to stay up-to-date on all BSA upcoming meetings and events. Please see Mrs. Bravo, Mrs. Davis, or Ms. Mwangi for more information.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER:
Seniors – if you plan to take advantage of the free application day for ALL CT state universities on November 15th, TODAY (Monday October 31) is the LAST day to submit Academic Records Request Forms to School Counseling to guarantee that all of your materials will be sent by the deadline.
Grade 10 students who would like to be considered for the Hugh O’Brian Youth leadership (HOBY) program may nominate themselves by seeing Ms. Carty in the Career Center to pick up an application. HOBY is an annual spring conference for students in grade 10 who would like to participate in hands-on leadership activities and explore how their own personal leadership skills can make an impact in their local community. Two students will be chosen to represent South Windsor High School at the Connecticut conference.