CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES:
SWFLC’s annual volleyball marathon is on January 20th. Sign up forms are available this week during lunch waves and on our Google Classroom. Money and sign up forms must be submitted during lunch waves by December 21.
Calling all writers: Mind's Eye is still accepting submissions for its poetry contest. Your poem can be about anything and the selected poet will win a prize and be featured in this year's magazine. You may submit to your English teacher, a member of Mind's Eye, or Ms. Flachsbart in Room 129.
The Teen Center Youth Council volunteer group is hosting a Holiday Toy Drive to support those in need this holiday season. Please consider donating an unwrapped toy to support a neighbor in need, Monday, December 12th through Thursday, December 15th between 4-6pm at the Community Center.
The long-awaited first meeting of the Art Club will be this Wednesday, December 14th after school in Room 7 until 3:00 p.m. We will spend time working on projects and getting to know each other! The Google Classroom code for Art Club is hshluc4.
The Strategy Club will meet this week on Wednesday after school in the Media Center Classroom, this is a change from our usual meeting location.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER:
Attention 11th grade male students who are interested in a last minute opportunity to apply to the United States Senate Page Program for Spring 2023! The School Counseling office has just received notice of a last-minute opportunity for one 11th grade male student to be selected to serve as a page to Senator Chris Murphy from mid-January to mid-June in Washington, DC. Interested candidates MUST apply by Friday, December 16th by 8 pm, but earlier application is strongly encouraged. Candidates must be 16 or 17 years of age during their time as a page, be a United States citizen and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. For information on other criteria, and to learn more about the program and how to apply to it, please see Mrs. Carty in the Career Center as soon as possible.
College Planning Partnerships will offer an SAT Prep course for High School Juniors starting in January. The course will be taught via an on-line platform on either a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday schedule from mid-January until mid-March. There are both afternoon and evening sessions available. The discounted cost of the course is $499 using code SWHS2023.